Akiki: Finding a position as the leader of her group, she staked out a rooftop, something close enough to the stars to make her friends and sibling feel comfortable. She clawed a powerful reputation, manipulating other Expers for supplies and information.

It was once part of a young idol pop group with her sister and a pair of twins. As the producer’s favorite, it carried the most pressure to stay perfect—to smile right, move right, be right. When genetic alteration technology emerged, her manager saw it as the perfect publicity stunt. The entire group underwent the painful procedure, all in the name of attention.

But instead of fame, they found outrage. The public turned on them, calling them monsters and experiments. When the controversy grew too big to control, their manager handed them over to the E.I., hoping to erase the scandal and start over with a new, untouched set of idols. She and her bandmates were left discarded—after giving everything to become what the world demanded.

• Age: 21

• Pronouns: She/It

• Sexuality: Pan-sexual

• Species: Horn Exper

• Personality Traits: Keeping a sweet, innocent persona barely conceals her bloodthirsty rage. The most dangerous of her group, reading to fight tooth and nail for the positions they once held.

• Hobbies: Partying, making choreography, singing, and finding people to sweet-talk.

• Dislikes: People disrespecting her or her group, anyone telling her what to do.

• Height: 5'5

Azizi is a ditzy and airy individual who struggles to hold conversations, preferring to stay near its sister. It gets uncomfortable very easily, but can still be sweet and friendly.

Labeled the disappointing younger sibling, it was known for being rebellious—bold fashion, unconventional behavior, and music that didn’t fit the idol mold. In the pop group with its sister and a pair of twins, it was always the least favored. It preferred hip-hop and rap, loud beats and sharper words, but was constantly pushed into smaller, simpler roles and told to tone itself down.

When the others agreed to genetic alteration for the sake of fame, it refused—until its older sister convinced it otherwise. The procedures were harsher on it than on anyone else. By the end, its body no longer felt like its own, thoughts slipped through its mind like static. The personality that once made it stand out was erased, leaving only an empty performance shell.

When the world turned on the band, branding them monsters, the group was abandoned—and Azizi was left drifting in a haze, trapped in a body that didn’t feel real, in a world that no longer seemed to belong to it.

• Species: Xenomorph Exper

• Pronouns: It/Its

• Age: 20

• Sexuality: Asexual

• Height: 5'5

• Hobbies: Listening to its sister tell stories and sing, writing songs for its sister and friends, stargazing

• Dislikes: Being overwhelmed, people touching its head, being left alone

• Personality Traits: Ditzy, airy, struggles to hold conversations, likes to stay near its sister, gets uncomfortable very easily, sweet, friendly

Shiva & Diva: Following Akiki and her sister to the top, they act as a constant source of chaotic, dazzling fun, keeping the group on their feet and making their bleak surroundings worthwhile. 

Twins from birth, they were used to being the center of attention—feeding off the novelty of their mirrored faces and matching smiles. When they joined another pair of sisters in a young idol pop group, it was mostly for fun. They didn’t take fame too seriously, but their easy charm and natural talent kept them in the spotlight.  

When severe eczema began threatening their image, new genetic alteration research offered a solution. The group underwent appearance-modifying procedures together, desperate to stay in the spotlight. But the public turned on them, disgusted by their altercations. The controversy destroyed their careers, and soon after, the twins were sent away to the E.I. Still, even in exile, they remained dazzling—perfect faces with nowhere left to shine.

• Age: 22

• Sexuality: Straight

• Height: 5'8

• Outfit: Matching red dresses and heels.

• Personality Traits: Mean, always smirking and giggling, absolutely menacing to anyone who doesn't know them, constantly trying to make things into jokes or just another game to play.

• Hobbies: Singing, learning Akiki's dance routines and choreography, Partying, eating and drinking, and bullying anyone beneath them.

• Dislikes: People who are too serious and can't "loosen up," Sensitive people, and anyone whom they consider "ugly."

• Pronouns: She/Her:

• Species: Melanin Exper