Mika, Dr. Mirri (World Guide, Biographical) (Patreon)

Mika, Dr. Mirri

Born 16.4.4573, Mashiva, Maria, Marian Drift Prefecture, Feyli Empire. Tigress Feyli. Biogel Host.

Dr. Mirri Mika is a New Product Development Lead Scientist attached to the Gelitech Gelarium and Marian Drift Prefecture Operations Facility in Mashiva. She joined Gelitech just after its inception as an entity separate from Vixanti Corporation, in late 4609, where her innovative, out of the box thinking, and dry personality made her an obvious choice for product development and testing. In early 4612, she was promoted to Lead Scientist in charge of one of the two dozen independent New Product Development teams within Gelitech, and assigned to the Operations Facility in Mashiva. There, she could keep in close contact with the neighboring Gelarium, and keep personal track of what sorts of biogel fun piqued visitors' curiosity the most.

In her New Product Development role, Dr. Mika has overseen the development and testing of dozens of new and innovative biogel ideas. Most of the ideas that Dr. Mika has had over the years have turned out to be failures in one way or another, often because of a disconnect between how she assumed people would use her invention, and how they would actually be used. Notable examples are the Gelivator, the Gelicar, and the supposedly figure perfecting 'vote to enhance' public access body shape adjusting system. There have been a few successes though, such as the Inflatogummy.

Dr. Mika also has a more personal interest in artifacts of the ancient Key'vin'ta Empire, a shared interest with Vixanti Corporation's Chief Science Officer, Dr. Anshi Alluwa. She regularly visits Xinta Temple in Mashiva in an effort to discover its secrets, and has led several expeditions seeking ritual artifacts which might offer clues, or otherwise aid in her studies. She maintains a small museum of key'vin'ta artifacts adjacent to the south courtyard of the Gelarium, where guests at the surrounding Biogel Hotel can learn about the key'vin'ta and their activities in the Mashiva area.