#anna orlov

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She’s not been in Divinely Volatile much because of where she’s located in the book, but Anna is a tough nut to crack. She’s very emotionally closed off anyway, so that makes it harder to figure out what she’s thinking. It takes me a few goes to unravel the motive behind her actions and dig out the why so she doesn’t just come off as a total asshole. Also, most of the characters in Divinely Volatile know at least one language besides their native one, but Anna is restricted to Russian and some English, and that means looking up the right phrasing and slang to get the voice right because obviously different cultures use different phrases. She’s really fun, though and one of my fave girls, so I’m hoping I can fit her in a bit more before the end ^=^

Anna Orlov is a Russian soldier stationed in Japan working for the Russian Ambassador. She and Ndiaye started dating after meeting at the Senegalese Embassy in Tokyo. She’s strict, stern and very organised. Until Ndiaye smiles at her, which is when she turns into a puddle of mush who’ll do whatever is asked of her. She gets along well with Yueliang, thanks to their similar career backgrounds, but still don’t know each other very well. She trusts Ndiaye’s judgement that Yueliang needs their help and is hard to divert from a course of action once she decides on it.