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Info, Permissions, Preferences
Info Sheet
At A Glance
Quick Facts
Name: Naomi Nagata.Nicknames, Aliases: ---.
Species: Human (Belter).
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Canon: The Expanse
Canon Point: Flexible, typically S3 - S6
Wiki: Link
Appearance & First Impressions
Build: Slender
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Reference Pictures: 1 | 2 | 3
Voice Reference: 1
Naomi is of mixed racial heritage, predominantly african american, although there is the faintest trace of an epicanthic fold to her eyes, which along with her name suggests some Japanese heritage, too.
She is slender, with limbs that appear just a touch too slim and elongated compared to how regular humans are built. She's physically a bit lighter than a woman of her build should be, due to lower bone density and muscle mass.
Permissions & Preferences
IC & OOC Permissions
IC PERMISSIONS
Physical Contact: Maybe
Mental Contact: Yes
Flirting/Affection: Maybe
Fighting: Maybe
Injury/Death: Yes to minor injuries. Let's chat about major injuries and death.
Pass: Fandom OCs, Rule 63 characters
Physical Contact: Maybe
Mental Contact: Yes
Flirting/Affection: Maybe
Fighting: Maybe
Injury/Death: Yes to minor injuries. Let's chat about major injuries and death.
Pass: Fandom OCs, Rule 63 characters
OOC PERMISSIONS
Backtagging: Yes
Fourthwalling: Yes
Threadhopping: Yes
Handwaving: If non-essential
Off-Limits: "on screen" graphic domestic/sexual abuse, pregnancy related body horror. Mentions are fine, please do not "show" in text.
Backtagging: Yes
Fourthwalling: Yes
Threadhopping: Yes
Handwaving: If non-essential
Off-Limits: "on screen" graphic domestic/sexual abuse, pregnancy related body horror. Mentions are fine, please do not "show" in text.
Shipping
Open To:m/f, f/fCanon OTP: James Holden
Other Canon Ships: Camina Drummer, Amos Burton
Cross Canon: Generally open to other ships, but let's discuss first
Canon NoTP: Marco Inaros
Not Interested: Characters under 25, Fandom OCs, Rule 63 characters
Note: Canonically, Naomi is in a dedicated, happy relationship with James Holden, and that is where my primary interest in shipping lies for her. For memes I might be open to other ships after prior discussion. In games, any and all other arrangements are dependant on Holden IC and OOC.
Kink List
FAVORITES
Body Worship
Cunnilingus
Massages
Praise
YES
Blindfolds
Bondage (light)
Breastplay
Clothed sex
Cunnilingus
Dirty talk
Face-Fucking/Sitting
Gags
Hair Pulling
Multiple Orgasms
Masturbation (solo/mutual)
Multiple Orgasms
Oral Fixation
Oral Sex
Overstimulation
Pegging (giving)
Possessivenss
Rough Sex
Scratching
Semi-Public
Teasing
Topping
Toys
Vaginal
Vanilla
MAYBE
Anal
BDSM (Heavy)
Body Worship
Bottoming
Breathplay
Collaring
Dub-Con
Dominance
Interspecies
Multiple Partners
Photo/Video
Public Places
Spanking
Somnophilia
Submission
Threesomes
Voyeurism
NO
Bathroom Play
Beastiality
Body Modification
Breeding
Fisting
Genital Torture
Gore
Humiliation
Incest
Medical Play
Necrophilia/Snuff
Non-Con
Spitting
Underage
Vore
Character Information
History & Timeline
World Info
Set roughly 300 years in our future, "The Expanse" shows us the world of our solar system as colonized by humanity. Within the show's world, three major factions/regions have emerged: Earth (led by the UN), Mars and the Belt (the Asteroid Belt and Outer Planets). Earth struggles with overpopulization, Mars is a militaristic faction united in the common goal of terraforming the planet, and the Belt is populated by a cultural hodgepodge of people under no centralized government whose physiology has changed to adapted to zero/low gravity environments and the hard work on space ships and stations, mining resources mars and earth are in need of. While not governed under central rule, within the Belt a faction known as the OPA has made efforts to represent Belter rights - violently, if need be. As the threat of an alience substance known as the protomolecule emerges, able to kill and alter people and spreading like a disease, it becomes rapidly apparent that humanity is its own worst enemy, as faction politics and attempts to destroy or seize the protomolecule threaten to destroy humanity inside out. At Naomi's canon point, the substance known as the protomolecule has opened a Ring Gate to unknown destinations beyond the solar system, causing all factions to attempt to seize control of this new technology despite potential dangers.
History
Like all Belters, Naomi's grown up on mining ships and space stations within the Belt, meaning she's used to poverty and a life under constant dangers. Naomi is a gifted, skilled engineer who got her start via self-learning.
At some point in her youth, Naomi meets Marco Inaros, an idealistic OPA radical. Her relationship with Marco contains within its course the defining moments of her past. She gets involved with the OPA. Marco is a manipulative, narcissistic abuser, and Naomi canonically describes the experience as becoming nothing outside of what she is to Marco, losing herself in the relationship to please him. When Naomi is 18 years old, they have a son together named Filip.
Naomi creates a program for Marco that can override spaceship reactor control programs, the intent being to allow them to leave ships adrift and rescue them for a price. Marco instead uses Naomi's code to intentionally overload the reactor of a civilian ship, blowing it up in the docks of Luna, killing 516 people. Naomi carries the horrific guilt over this to this day, blaming herself. This event drives her to leave Marco, who retaliates by taking their son Filip, denying Naomi access to the child in order to force her to stay. Naomi searches for Filip for months, abandoned and betrayed even by presumed friends. Eventually, Naomi walks into an airlock intending to kill herself by venting herself into space. She changes her mind, and instead chooses to walk away from Marco for good - and therefore from Filip, whom she has not seen since.
In the time after this, Naomi manages to acquire several degrees, a high accomplishment for a Belter from such modest roots. She eventually becomes the Chief Engineer of the Canterbury, where she meets Amos, Holden and Alex. The four of them become the only survivors of the Canterbury's destruction, thrusting them into the middle of the fight over the protomolecule as the galaxy spirals into conflicts they're trying to navigate without losing themselves in the process.
As the only Belter on board, she often finds herself trying to speak up on behalf of her people. Her recent history is defined by betraying her found family and hiding a sample of the protomolecule rather than destroying it, believing that her people can't negotiate at the table with Earth and Mars without a bargaining chip of their own.
Set roughly 300 years in our future, "The Expanse" shows us the world of our solar system as colonized by humanity. Within the show's world, three major factions/regions have emerged: Earth (led by the UN), Mars and the Belt (the Asteroid Belt and Outer Planets). Earth struggles with overpopulization, Mars is a militaristic faction united in the common goal of terraforming the planet, and the Belt is populated by a cultural hodgepodge of people under no centralized government whose physiology has changed to adapted to zero/low gravity environments and the hard work on space ships and stations, mining resources mars and earth are in need of. While not governed under central rule, within the Belt a faction known as the OPA has made efforts to represent Belter rights - violently, if need be. As the threat of an alience substance known as the protomolecule emerges, able to kill and alter people and spreading like a disease, it becomes rapidly apparent that humanity is its own worst enemy, as faction politics and attempts to destroy or seize the protomolecule threaten to destroy humanity inside out. At Naomi's canon point, the substance known as the protomolecule has opened a Ring Gate to unknown destinations beyond the solar system, causing all factions to attempt to seize control of this new technology despite potential dangers.
History
Like all Belters, Naomi's grown up on mining ships and space stations within the Belt, meaning she's used to poverty and a life under constant dangers. Naomi is a gifted, skilled engineer who got her start via self-learning.
At some point in her youth, Naomi meets Marco Inaros, an idealistic OPA radical. Her relationship with Marco contains within its course the defining moments of her past. She gets involved with the OPA. Marco is a manipulative, narcissistic abuser, and Naomi canonically describes the experience as becoming nothing outside of what she is to Marco, losing herself in the relationship to please him. When Naomi is 18 years old, they have a son together named Filip.
Naomi creates a program for Marco that can override spaceship reactor control programs, the intent being to allow them to leave ships adrift and rescue them for a price. Marco instead uses Naomi's code to intentionally overload the reactor of a civilian ship, blowing it up in the docks of Luna, killing 516 people. Naomi carries the horrific guilt over this to this day, blaming herself. This event drives her to leave Marco, who retaliates by taking their son Filip, denying Naomi access to the child in order to force her to stay. Naomi searches for Filip for months, abandoned and betrayed even by presumed friends. Eventually, Naomi walks into an airlock intending to kill herself by venting herself into space. She changes her mind, and instead chooses to walk away from Marco for good - and therefore from Filip, whom she has not seen since.
In the time after this, Naomi manages to acquire several degrees, a high accomplishment for a Belter from such modest roots. She eventually becomes the Chief Engineer of the Canterbury, where she meets Amos, Holden and Alex. The four of them become the only survivors of the Canterbury's destruction, thrusting them into the middle of the fight over the protomolecule as the galaxy spirals into conflicts they're trying to navigate without losing themselves in the process.
As the only Belter on board, she often finds herself trying to speak up on behalf of her people. Her recent history is defined by betraying her found family and hiding a sample of the protomolecule rather than destroying it, believing that her people can't negotiate at the table with Earth and Mars without a bargaining chip of their own.
Personality
Kind-Hearted, Empathetic
Driven by the abuse and loss she suffered and the deaths she caused, Naomi can often be seen pushing to help people in need, sympathizing and empathizing with those who suffer, especially other Belters, women and children. Tied to this, Naomi tries to save lives wherever possible, not hesitating to risk her own wellbeing if necessary.
Reserved, Private
Naomi is not an open book, preferring to keep her past close to her chest, and rarely opening up about it. It's only slowly over the course of their relationship together that Naomi begins trusting Holden with the darker aspects of her past. When she betrays him by hiding the sample rather than destroying it, Naomi accepts his ire for a long time before she eventually confesses the parts of her past to him that have driven her choices, a confession that allows him to understand where she's coming from.
Determined, Strong-Willed
Naomi has a strong moral compass that she will follow even to her personal detriment, as can be seen in her choice to go behind her crew's back with the protomolecule sample. She felt so strongly about needing to support her people in that instance that she was willing to risk her personal relationships for it. When she feels like others do something morally wrong, she doesn't hesitate to speak up either. Naomi isn't someone who gives up or gives in easily.
Intelligent, Resourceful
Naomi rarely panics, thinks quick on her feet and is able to remain level headed even under pressure, improvising where necessary. This can be seen in her self-taught and academic accomplishments in her field of expertise, as well as how she manages to hold it together when ships and stations are literally falling apart around her.
Opposed to Violence
Naomi is aware that violence is sometimes unavoidable or necessary, but advocates for non-violent solutions where possible and is uncomfortable with it to the point where she refuses to carry a weapon unless pressured into it when it's absolutely necessary.
Loyal
At the end of the day, Naomi is loyal - to herself, to her moral conviction, to her found family, to her people. She rejects ascribing herself to a cause, knowing where those paths can lead, but it doesn't make her less dedicated to the people she values. At her current canon point, Naomi left her crew to work on a Belter ship for a while, a journey of self-discovery that ultimately shows her that her dedication and loyalty lies with her found family much more than with her people and their cause at large.
Belter physicality
As a Belter, Naomi's muscle mass and bone density are much lower than those of people who have grown up in gravity. Known as "Skinnies" (derogatory), Belters in the show cannot withstand planetside gravity without undergoing months long endurance training and medical procedures to assist them - and even then, success isn't guaranteed. This also means that generally speaking, Naomi is physically considerably weaker than others.
Little to no understanding of the natural, planet-side world
Naomi has never in her life seen living animals or indeed most plant life. She comes from confined spaces of metal with at best artificial skies and lighting, and has no survival skills in the natural environment of a planet.
Trauma/PTSD, Trust Issues
Due to her past abuse, Naomi has some weak spots when it comes to applications of violence fpeople rallying others to their cause, physical/emotional/mental abuse, children. As she's very private and doesn't share much about herself easily, she can potentially alienate or antagonize people while making decisions based on her past trauma.
Driven by the abuse and loss she suffered and the deaths she caused, Naomi can often be seen pushing to help people in need, sympathizing and empathizing with those who suffer, especially other Belters, women and children. Tied to this, Naomi tries to save lives wherever possible, not hesitating to risk her own wellbeing if necessary.
Reserved, Private
Naomi is not an open book, preferring to keep her past close to her chest, and rarely opening up about it. It's only slowly over the course of their relationship together that Naomi begins trusting Holden with the darker aspects of her past. When she betrays him by hiding the sample rather than destroying it, Naomi accepts his ire for a long time before she eventually confesses the parts of her past to him that have driven her choices, a confession that allows him to understand where she's coming from.
Determined, Strong-Willed
Naomi has a strong moral compass that she will follow even to her personal detriment, as can be seen in her choice to go behind her crew's back with the protomolecule sample. She felt so strongly about needing to support her people in that instance that she was willing to risk her personal relationships for it. When she feels like others do something morally wrong, she doesn't hesitate to speak up either. Naomi isn't someone who gives up or gives in easily.
Intelligent, Resourceful
Naomi rarely panics, thinks quick on her feet and is able to remain level headed even under pressure, improvising where necessary. This can be seen in her self-taught and academic accomplishments in her field of expertise, as well as how she manages to hold it together when ships and stations are literally falling apart around her.
Opposed to Violence
Naomi is aware that violence is sometimes unavoidable or necessary, but advocates for non-violent solutions where possible and is uncomfortable with it to the point where she refuses to carry a weapon unless pressured into it when it's absolutely necessary.
Loyal
At the end of the day, Naomi is loyal - to herself, to her moral conviction, to her found family, to her people. She rejects ascribing herself to a cause, knowing where those paths can lead, but it doesn't make her less dedicated to the people she values. At her current canon point, Naomi left her crew to work on a Belter ship for a while, a journey of self-discovery that ultimately shows her that her dedication and loyalty lies with her found family much more than with her people and their cause at large.
Belter physicality
As a Belter, Naomi's muscle mass and bone density are much lower than those of people who have grown up in gravity. Known as "Skinnies" (derogatory), Belters in the show cannot withstand planetside gravity without undergoing months long endurance training and medical procedures to assist them - and even then, success isn't guaranteed. This also means that generally speaking, Naomi is physically considerably weaker than others.
Little to no understanding of the natural, planet-side world
Naomi has never in her life seen living animals or indeed most plant life. She comes from confined spaces of metal with at best artificial skies and lighting, and has no survival skills in the natural environment of a planet.
Trauma/PTSD, Trust Issues
Due to her past abuse, Naomi has some weak spots when it comes to applications of violence fpeople rallying others to their cause, physical/emotional/mental abuse, children. As she's very private and doesn't share much about herself easily, she can potentially alienate or antagonize people while making decisions based on her past trauma.
Abilities & Skills
Genius Level Engineer
While we mostly see the application within spaceships and space stations, being a skilled engineer Naomi has a range of skills and knowledge that can be applied towards technical and mechanical solutions and problem solving, with an analytical mind and strong competence in mathematics, coding, design, construction and general science.
Intelligent, Resourceful
Naomi rarely panics, thinks quick on her feet and is able to remain level headed even under pressure, improvising where necessary. This can be seen in her self-taught and academic accomplishments in her field of expertise, as well as how she manages to hold it together when ships and stations are literally falling apart around her.
Intuition
Naomi tends to be competent at reading people and seeing what's important about them. She's vigilant not to fall prey to people's charms (been there, done that), and often proves critical in advising Holden on people's base intentions.
Basic First Aid
While the state of the art med bay takes care of most things, Naomi is shown to be competent enough to administer very basic first aid. Anything beyond that quickly goes beyond her though - as she says: She fixes ships, not people.
Dexterity
As someone used to working in the guts of ships and stations in low to zero gravity, Naomi has above average dexterity and hand-eye coordination, as she's used to working with elements that require high levels of precision and steady hands even under critical conditions. She promises this is true even if she staggers around like a drunk while planet side initially, not used to orienting to a horizon and handling gravity. She'll adapt. Don't judge.
Astronomy/Intersolar Travel
Having grown up in the Asteroid Belt, Naomi has a good understanding of space and space travel.
While we mostly see the application within spaceships and space stations, being a skilled engineer Naomi has a range of skills and knowledge that can be applied towards technical and mechanical solutions and problem solving, with an analytical mind and strong competence in mathematics, coding, design, construction and general science.
Intelligent, Resourceful
Naomi rarely panics, thinks quick on her feet and is able to remain level headed even under pressure, improvising where necessary. This can be seen in her self-taught and academic accomplishments in her field of expertise, as well as how she manages to hold it together when ships and stations are literally falling apart around her.
Intuition
Naomi tends to be competent at reading people and seeing what's important about them. She's vigilant not to fall prey to people's charms (been there, done that), and often proves critical in advising Holden on people's base intentions.
Basic First Aid
While the state of the art med bay takes care of most things, Naomi is shown to be competent enough to administer very basic first aid. Anything beyond that quickly goes beyond her though - as she says: She fixes ships, not people.
Dexterity
As someone used to working in the guts of ships and stations in low to zero gravity, Naomi has above average dexterity and hand-eye coordination, as she's used to working with elements that require high levels of precision and steady hands even under critical conditions. She promises this is true even if she staggers around like a drunk while planet side initially, not used to orienting to a horizon and handling gravity. She'll adapt. Don't judge.
Astronomy/Intersolar Travel
Having grown up in the Asteroid Belt, Naomi has a good understanding of space and space travel.
Content Warnings
Rough PastGrowing up on poor Belter mining ships means that Naomi has lived a life of strife. Nearly suffocating, starving, and becoming marooned were regular occurrences throughout her childhood.
Emotionally Abusive Relationship
When she was 15, Naomi entered a relationship with Marco Inaros, a charismatic member of the OPA, who lured Naomi's desire to bring her people forwards into dangerous acts of terrorism, making her an unconsenting accessory to the death of 516 people, at which point Marco used their son Filip as a bargaining chip to try and pressure Naomi into staying with him. Themes related to this topic include gaslighting, emotional abuse, child kidnapping, loss of agency, social isolation.
Child Abandonment
For her own sake, Naomi eventually decided that she needed to cut ties with Marco Inaros, thus abandoning their son into his father's care for good.
Past Depression, Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempt
Following aforementioned events and choices, Naomi used to be suicidal. This is no longer the case, but the topic is intimately familiar to Naomi.
Headcanons
Headcanons are canon compliant and framed to have no impact on cast mates in games. Mostly they inform how the character is played rather than becoming constant talking points. If ongoing canon reveals information that contradicts the information listed here, the headcanons will be updated/adjusted accordingly.
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