01. Jeka is one of the few Legionnaires who isn't vegetarian. Orandians are actually incapable of properly digesting vegetables and soy products, although her now-mutated physiology may allow her to do so. She refuses to test this because she still really, REALLY hates what happened to her. She says a prayer for the animal before she eats, even though the meat eaten in the 31st century actually consists of cloned cells.
02. Her mother died when she was thirteen. She left home a year later and spent the year after that traveling around the United Planets. She contacted her father and younger brother regularly to let them know that she was all right, and always left whatever planet she was on almost immediately afterward. As the anniversary of her mother's death approached, Jeka heard that the Legion was holding try-outs. The rest, as they say, is history.
03. Her mentalism is actually closer to empathy than telepathy; but she can perceive words and images if she concentrates. Furthermore, she can only do that to one person at a time. However, she can hijack the senses of a large crowd and show each person something completely different without so much as breaking a sweat. She finds the disparity unsettling, and tends to be a bit freer with listening in than she possibly should. This is intended as a continuous reminder that the people around her are real people who rely on the accuracy of their senses, so she shouldn't sprock with them for no reason. She's not above playing with her illusions, though.
04. She doesn't find humans/humanoids attractive. It isn't that they're ugly, she is quite capable of discerning who is and is not attractive as those things go, she simply doesn't see the draw herself. It's not just humanoids either, she's really only attracted to other Orandians.
05. She wishes that Candi (Monstress) had been around to help her through recovering from her transformation, because she knows that Candi would have been able to understand at least part of what she was going through. She hopes to one day be as proud of her new appearance as Candi was able to become of hers, but she also doesn't think that will actually be possible.
06. She likes 'dressing up' with an illusion when she goes out for fun, mostly to keep a low-profile/keep the staring down. She prefers real accessories though, especially hats. Visiting Zuko's tea house was the first time she's 'gone out' since her transformation.
07. Reep (Chameleon) is the only one allowed to call her 'Princess' or 'your Highness' or anything like that. Everybody else gets quick instructions to call her Jeka or Sensor instead. Likewise, she's the only one allowed to call him 'your Holiness'. He's also the only one she's ever allowed to see her break down (granted, part of that break down included her lashing out at him, so it's not all as sweet as it sounds).
08. Her boobs serve no purpose. At all. They're not even particularly sensitive, which is why she doesn't wear anything to support them. And the only reason she didn't shave all of her hair off was because it helped her hats fit better.
09. Brainy whipped up a pair of cyber-arms for her when she joined the Legion, and putting them on felt like being untied after being bound all her life. Having them felt natural. If there's one thing she doesn't hate about her transformation, it's having arms.
10. Prior to her transformation, she loved performing and being, if not the center of attention, not far from it. She still retains some of her showmanship, but now prefers to hang back and not be stared at.
BONUS! 11. Jeka's voice quality has actually been commented on in the comics. It's a husky alto.
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02. Her mother died when she was thirteen. She left home a year later and spent the year after that traveling around the United Planets. She contacted her father and younger brother regularly to let them know that she was all right, and always left whatever planet she was on almost immediately afterward. As the anniversary of her mother's death approached, Jeka heard that the Legion was holding try-outs. The rest, as they say, is history.
03. Her mentalism is actually closer to empathy than telepathy; but she can perceive words and images if she concentrates. Furthermore, she can only do that to one person at a time. However, she can hijack the senses of a large crowd and show each person something completely different without so much as breaking a sweat. She finds the disparity unsettling, and tends to be a bit freer with listening in than she possibly should. This is intended as a continuous reminder that the people around her are real people who rely on the accuracy of their senses, so she shouldn't sprock with them for no reason. She's not above playing with her illusions, though.
04. She doesn't find humans/humanoids attractive. It isn't that they're ugly, she is quite capable of discerning who is and is not attractive as those things go, she simply doesn't see the draw herself. It's not just humanoids either, she's really only attracted to other Orandians.
05. She wishes that Candi (Monstress) had been around to help her through recovering from her transformation, because she knows that Candi would have been able to understand at least part of what she was going through. She hopes to one day be as proud of her new appearance as Candi was able to become of hers, but she also doesn't think that will actually be possible.
06. She likes 'dressing up' with an illusion when she goes out for fun, mostly to keep a low-profile/keep the staring down. She prefers real accessories though, especially hats. Visiting Zuko's tea house was the first time she's 'gone out' since her transformation.
07. Reep (Chameleon) is the only one allowed to call her 'Princess' or 'your Highness' or anything like that. Everybody else gets quick instructions to call her Jeka or Sensor instead. Likewise, she's the only one allowed to call him 'your Holiness'. He's also the only one she's ever allowed to see her break down (granted, part of that break down included her lashing out at him, so it's not all as sweet as it sounds).
08. Her boobs serve no purpose. At all. They're not even particularly sensitive, which is why she doesn't wear anything to support them. And the only reason she didn't shave all of her hair off was because it helped her hats fit better.
09. Brainy whipped up a pair of cyber-arms for her when she joined the Legion, and putting them on felt like being untied after being bound all her life. Having them felt natural. If there's one thing she doesn't hate about her transformation, it's having arms.
10. Prior to her transformation, she loved performing and being, if not the center of attention, not far from it. She still retains some of her showmanship, but now prefers to hang back and not be stared at.
BONUS!
11. Jeka's voice quality has actually been commented on in the comics. It's a husky alto.