Shimizu-Motoyoshi Miu (Yamataigo: 清水本吉明菜) is a player character played by Miyako.

Shimizu-Motoyoshi Miu
Species & Gender:	Female Nekovalkyrja, Type 33
Date of Birth:	30日 5月
Clan:	Motoyoshi Clan, Shimizu Clan, Ketsurui Clan
Faction:	Yamatai Star Empire
Organization:	Star Army of Yamatai
Occupation:	Star Army Command Staff
Rank:	Shôshô
Current Placement:	18th_expeditionary_wing

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Miu is a Player Character played by Miyako. She serves as the Secretary of the Department of Colonization in the Government of Yamatai, and is also an active duty Shôshô with advanced Engineering knowledge. Miu is one of the daughters of Shimizu-Motoyoshi Akina (清水本吉明菜) and Ketsurui-Motoyoshi Katsuko. She is the middle child of the triplets.¹⁾

Height: 154.94cm Mass: 60kg Measurements: 36-29-36 Bra Size: 36GG

Build and Skin Colour: Soft white skin, short stature.

Facial Features and Eye Color: A bright, and innocent face. Akina has come to the opinion she looks very much like Katsuko's. Her eyes are silvery, or metallic gray depending on the light.

Hair Color and Style: A brilliant dark blue, dipped just slightly in indigo at the tips, as her tail is. It has some long, loose curls.

Distinguishing Features: Very 'filled-out'. Has a full-sized tail. Her ears are very soft and fuzzy, and filled with white fluffy fur inside.

• Voice Actresses:
  • Yamataigo (邪馬台語): TBD
  • Trade: TBD

Personality: Cordial, quick to smile, has a hard time bonding through conversation alone. Often is mistaken for a kuudere.

Likes: Sour candies, applied engineering, companionship, cosplaying, her mother, and her sisters.

Dislikes: Being alone, matsutake mushrooms, uncarbonated soft drinks.

Goals: To make new friends, make new things, and have a new life outside of the SAoY.

Carried by Princess Taisho Shimizu-Motoyoshi Akina (清水本吉明菜), in a rare pregnancy of triplets. Miu was born second when Akina went into labour, and thus is the second of the Ketsurui-Shimizu Princesses. Her other mother is the former Empress Ketsurui-Motoyoshi Katsuko. To commemorate her birth a Star System in the eastern expanse of the Yamatai Star Empire was named after her.

The Norian arrived at the edge of the Kikyo Sector in empty space near the Xylar system in 44.7²⁾. As a reservist with a history of command, Miu was called on to help with the mercy operation. She was assigned to command a Sharie-class Battleship in the First Expeditionary Fleet. Iconic Popstar Kotonoha Miyako was her First Officer. She engaged their ship with the enemy that followed the Norians into the sector.

She was awarded the Norian Arrival Humanitarian Assistance Medal before being deactivated again.

It was decided by Yugumo Fleetworks that someone prominent in one of the Three Clans³⁾ should present the gift of the Ketsurui-no-Arashi to the Empress. As a daughter of the heads of two of the Clans she was born into, Miu made an obvious choice given her close association with the Yugumo brand and her work on the YCS Bastion of Winter. Being comfortable in high-visibility situations also helped her out.

She arrived in YE 44.9 over Yamatai (Planet) with the crew of the Arashi as the ceremonial leader of the small gift fleet. The Princess was even convinced to wear a revealing white bear costume for the occasion.⁴⁾

The Shimizu Clan took up the idea to host a huge party at Year-End in the finest Norse tradition of Yamatai. Miu was one of the project leads for the Kikyo Connect electronic ecosystem, and the Yul celebration was where it would be unveiled and launched to the general public.

Given she was on the world and had a costume already, she was pressed into working at the KiNet area on the opening-night of the festival. She answered questions, gave out premium memberships, and helped to give lottery tickets away.

At the beginning of YE 45 it was time for the Senate of Yamatai to elect a Premier⁵⁾. It was decided that at least three candidates must run to ensure the people had a choice in the matter. With so few serious candidates to run for the position, Miu decided to run for the position by being voted for locally in the Jiyuu System. Despite not assuming she had a chance, she put her full energy behind the campaign with a small team to help her.

To Miu's surprise, she was made one of the candidates representing the Bellflower Party for the Empire-wide election.

With more resources at her disposal and a duty to make even more of an effort, she earnestly persued the chance to represent the interests of the Empire and the Ketsurui Clan in the service of Empress Himiko I.

When the election came, she secured more individual districts than the only other serious opponent, her Bellflower ally Ketsurui-Shinjuku Hanako. Even if she held the popular vote, almost all the districts voting for her did not have a Senator to represent her in the electoral vote of the Imperial Senate.

Miu won the popular votes in both the Jiyuu System and the Koukotsu System which both had serving Senators. With Hanako past the bar to win already, Senator Ketsurui Koyama voted against Miu for Hanako despite objections during the proceedings⁶⁾.

The loss was expected, but it did not happen how she expected. Despite how it happened, she was deeply honored to have the confidence of so many of her fellow Imperial Citizens.

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Miu has extensive education and training in the Engineering field, dating back to before she joined the Star Army. While in service, she obtained two different PhDs. She has the knowledge and skills to both maintain and design star ships working in tandem with others in service, as well as to jury-rig solutions on the fly from her time spent during the war. She has also spent time working with various R&D programs, including strictly military ones, both as a junior Engineer, up to project lead for various systems.

Shimizu learned to command from experience and training in the Star Army of Yamatai. She is able to speak in public both in academy and military settings, and has attended the Kyoto War College before earning her command level promotions.

As a cadet and student, Miu soaked up anything else she could to answer the growing list of her questions, as well as complete coursework pertaining to: Star Army history, the laws of the Empire, technology from other civilizations, and pop culture history for bar nights, to name a few.

Proficiency not only with military and civilian radio (and similar) traffic, but also adept at reading and composing reports. Working knowledge of typical space-faring communications devices, focused on Yamataian. She speaks and writes in advance levels in: Trade, Yamataigo, and has downloaded Tinacen to learn completely at her first civilian posting.

She has all her current certifications on Star Army small arms, and is proficient in hand-to-hand and zero-g combat. This includes operation of power armor.

Repairing and maintaining is not enough as an engineer, she also knows how to use standard Kessaku OS systems, and to traverse databases as needed.

Miu's digital brain and her years of study (as well as applied mathematics) together have made her proficient with mathematics.

Miu has a mix of her own belongings, her old Star Army uniform pieces, and recently issued Yugumo uniforms and materials.

• Yugumo Corporation Standard Issue

• 1 Officer's Cap, dark grey and purple.
  • Fleet Patch on flash
• 1 RHI Type 43 "Megumi" Environmental Skinsuit
• 1 RHI Type 43 "Yuuki" Combat Helmet
• 1 pair EM-G8 Gravity Boot
• 2 coveralls, charcoal grey

• 1 Star Army Exercise Uniform, Type 40
• 1 Type 41 Gym Shoes
• 1 Star Army Undershirt
• 4 Star Army Undergarments (2 bikini, 2 boyshorts)
• 2 Star Army Exercise Bra, Type 40

• 1 Star Army Duffel Bag, black
• 1 Handheld Plasma Cutter

• 1 Neko Sparkle
• 1 Toothbrush (electronic)
• 1 Bottle of Shampoo
• 1 Bottle of Conditioner
• 3 Bath Towels
• 2 Washcloths
• 1 Hair brush
• 1 Bottle of body wash

• Electronic Money Card

Miu is a reservist Taisa. As a Ittō-kikanshi (一等機関士) (Chief Engineer) she receives a salary of 6675 per month into her account.

This character was recruited for the Bastion of Winter plot.