#electrical technician

Anya

Daniella has romantic feelings for Anya. Daniella playfully flirted with her at times, trying to test the waters. Anya would often flirt back or respond with a laugh but it still wasn't clear to either of their feelings were truly reciprocated.

Almost all shipments that Anya went on, Daniella was there as well. This gave them ample time to get to know each other intimately, along with the fact they hung out frequently back home.

They spent almost all their free time on the Tulpar together and stuck by each other’s sides post-crash. Along with this, Anya had gone to stay in Daniella’s room three months before the crash, due to Jimmy. This shows her trust in Daniella, even if she never told her the whole story.

Daniella struggled with migraines post-crash. Anya would try her best to alleviate them with the limited resources she had to work with; ensuring she got enough sleep, trying to lower her stress, making sure she was hydrated, and staying in the dark of their now shared room as light can worsen migraines.

Durga

Daniella views Durga as a younger sister because of how close they are and the fact that Daniella often feels familial-love to her younger peers.

Daniella was with Durga during her first shipment, and she took it upon herself to show her the ropes. The nature of their roles caused their duties to overlap so they naturally grew close.

They also hung out outside of work when possible. This aided in their bond growing stronger.

While not shown or specified when this happened, we know that they spoke about their pasts and familial issues with each other before the crash. It's more than likely that Daniella told her story to Durga to show she can relate to not having the most supportive family.

After the crash, Daniella would check on Durga when she had the time. Daniella would tell her funny or lighthearted stories about her life back on Earth, her time working for the Pony Express, and even some about her co-workers to lift her spirits. She wishes she could've done more to help her.

Daisuke

Daniella cares for Daisuke a lot. She enjoys his company and playfully teases him about lots of things.

They don't interact much after the crash, but they appear to be a good team. They worked together in the cockpit to make repairs secretly in an attempt to get them back home.

Curly

Not much is known about their relationship but it's clear Daniella respects Curly as a captain and authority figure, much more than Jimmy.

She heard about Curly and Jimmy from Durga before the events of ‘Mouthwashing’ so that had some influence in her opinion of him.

Swansea

Daniella knew Swansea about 10 years prior to the events of ‘Mouthwashing’. He was her mentor, similar to how Curly was Durga’s. Swansea was already well versed in mechanics so Daniella naturally became skilled too. However, she was scared of him at first as due to his resemblance to her dad. He took a more hands-off approach with her teaching when he realized her discomfort, for both of their sakes. This allowed time for her fear of him to dissolve.

Their relationship was one where they could interact casually. Swansea isn't the nicest person so that can bother Daniella, but he isn't the worst in her opinion; they like joking with eachother.

After Swansea began to drink mouthwash, Daniella started to fear him in his drunken state. Swansea would never go out his way to intentionally hurt her, but her past made her paranoid. It seems she ‘guarded’ the sleeping quarters in case he'd act out.

Jimmy

Daniella does not like Jimmy. She finds him hard to look at, or in other words, she thinks he's ‘fugly’.

Daniella heard about Curly and Jimmy through Durga before the events of ‘Mouthwashing’ so that had influence in her opinion of him. She still treats him with respect as he is ‘above’ her in terms of authority and in order to remain in good standing with him.

Post-crash, Daniella grew fearful of Jimmy. He stressed her about maintaining the electrical systems in the ship, leading to her work quality depleting. She still tries her hardest as to not end up on the receiving end of his wrath.

She lost respect for him and doesn't view him as a proper captain. She mocks him under her breath when she's especially tired of his behavior.

Daniella’s Character Profile

Daniella’s parents’ relationship was taking a turn for the worse before she had even been born, but they saw no point in divorcing at that point; they felt like they wasted so much of their lives together, trying to make things work, but it never did. They didn't love each other much but saw divorce as a futile thing; who'd want them now?

They had Daniella when they were in their late 30’s unexpectedly. They desired to have kids at one point, desired to build a happy family, but by the time Daniella came around, that desire was reduced to almost nothing.

Desiderio, one of her sisters, would be born when she was around 6. Dueña, the other, when she was 7. When Daniella was 11, her brother, Daniel, was born. They were all the result of their parents trying to fill the void of their loveless marriage with sex, which didn't work in the slightest, leaving these kids with parents that didn't care for them.

Daniella ended up taking on a parental role for her siblings while they were growing up: keeping up with their hygiene, getting them ready for school, helping them with school work, cooking for them, cleaning up after, and then teaching them how to clean up after themselves, and teaching them about life general. The only role their parents filled was covering finances, but even then it was Daniella sneaking their cards away from them to make purchases.

Along with all these burdens Daniella had, her dad was a heavy drinker. Whenever she'd see him, he'd almost always have a drink next to him. When sober, he was a lot to handle, and drinking made him worse. He was prone to anger, lashing out on his kids for the smallest things. His violence was often physical, which Daniella faced the brunt of. She always shielded her siblings, no matter what, and their mother was scarcely around to stop it.

When her mother was around, she'd usually have a cigarette lit, resting between her fingers. Daniella grew to hate the smell of tobacco, associating it with her mother and how she was never there for her. Not only that though, the smoke circulating through the vents and all throughout the house felt suffocating.

Daniel one day told her that Daniella looked and sounded like their mom. He didn't mean to hurt her, but it did. She sloppily chopped her hair to try and alter her appearance, to get rid of that resemblance. Later on, she'd start dyeing her hair.

The violence from Daniella’s father wasn't merely physical, it'd be verbal too. He'd berate his kids, primarily Daniella, saying they'd never amount to anything in their lives. A sad projection of his own insecurities onto them.

Daniella refused to let this be true. She worked hard in school, pushing her siblings to do so as well, and she ended up top of her class. She earned her highschool diploma, and landed a position at the Pony Express as an Electrical Technician at 19. It was a relatively high-paying job, at least enough to reach her goals; she wanted her siblings to get a higher education and live a good life. She was sad that she'd be far from her siblings, but it was all for them.

Daniella managed to get Desiderio and Dueña out of their parents’ house at the same time as her. She was 20, and her sisters were around 19 and 18. Their parents refused to let Daniel go as he was 9; They forced him to stay until he was 18.

She set up savings accounts for all her siblings, and had to allow her parents to manage Daniel’s. It bothered her that she had to do this, as it kept her in contact with her parents, but she still did it. What she'd never find out though, was that her parents, mainly her dad, would spend that money on themselves and force Daniel into silence.

This year, Daniel would graduate highschool; He’d finally get to see his sisters without restriction, and most importantly, he'd be out of his parents’ house.

Daniella was scheduled to finish her current shipment a week before he'd graduate. He was so excited that she'd see him reach such a big milestone, and she was equally as excited.

Unfortunately, She’d never make it home.

Name: Daniella Narvaez

Aliases: Dani

Vanilla [given by Durga]

Birthday: May 24th

Age: 29 years old

Gender: Female, she/her

Zodiac: Gemini ♊

Race: Hispanic/Latino

Height: 6’5 [approximately 195 and ½ cm]

Ethnicity: Puerto Rican

Nationality: American

Occupation: Electrical Technician of the Tulpar ’s freighter crew

Status: Decreased

Likes: Her siblings, cats, her line of work, cooking, weightlifting, running, board games, 2010’s pop music

Dislikes: Drugs, alcohol, wasted potential, blood, disrespect

Job Description

Daniella is responsible for installing, maintaining, repairing, and troubleshooting the electrical systems of the Tulpar ships.

Personality

Daniella is a generally laid back person with a playful sense of humor, shown through her teasing of Daisuke and her cliché pick-up lines aimed at Anya. She cares deeply for her loved ones and feels the need to protect them. Although, she can become rather aggressive when she feels as if she or her loved ones are being disrespected or attacked. This is her method of protecting herself and others, albeit not the most healthy way of doing so. We can see her true personality shine through in the little time we see her before the crash.

Post-crash, Daniella becomes anxiety-ridden. The stress of trying to maintain the ship’s electrical systems, the ones that weren't busted, takes a toll on her. It's more than likely that Jimmy forced that role upon her. It's noted by Swansea that she's a “-nervous wreck. Worse than when [he] first met her.” and that the “Quality of her work’s been dwindlin’.” She's prone to shutting down and dissociating when under extreme stress or in a state of panic.

She also experienced paranoia, pacing the halls all throughout ‘the night’ on the Tulpar to ‘protect’ everyone. This started after Swansea began drinking the mouthwash; a trauma response of some sort.

Daniela Narvaez, full body [creds to @m0rganitee on Tumblr and Instagram]

Chibi Daniela, [creds to @m0rganitee on Tumblr and Instagram]