Talk:Ayanna Dumpington

Ayanna is mentioned in an update to AI!Seraph: "Over its long and storied career with the Lift, Seraph learned more about humanity: Elwin McGhee taught it about having a soul, Concrete Mandible taught it about art and creativity, and Ayanna Dumpington taught it about having fun. When it was pointed out that none of Seraph’s teachers are technically human, it beeped loudly and intentionally until all reporters were forced to vacate the premises."

In accordance with the new IRM Guidelines, I'm proposing we format the IRM as Filebox based on its current entries. The current two entries are distinct, unrelated stories from each other. In addition, I contacted the Lift to see what classification they were filing players with a Tokyo Adrift IRM under and was told that this category was the most appropriate.

Applying this now!

Some collected thoughts from Ayanna lorejam with the Lift.

• Joining the Tigers in time to gain Fire blood has changed Ayanna's composition a little. It's unclear if she's now filled with very hot water, Styx water, lava, violent lightning, or is in fact a molotov. She requires a sleep mask because she illuminates rooms. Ayanna's encouragements towards hydration take on a different spin now - sometimes she's encouraging water, sometimes challenging Tigers to drink actual fire or spiced drinks.
  • Fire eater Paula Mason handles the fire the best, of course.
  • Famous Owens hates this. She is a thorn in their side.
  • She still absently mindedly forgets sometimes, and does things like get a Frosty Cap to try and cool herself, only to melt/evaporate it into a Smokey Necklace
• Ayanna is as excitable as ever but maybe a bit more reckless. Much has been made of her 'fiery attitude', something which Ayanna tries to put across, but she's still friendly and a morale boost to the team, especially in rough moments such as Aldon's vaulting, where she pepped the team up with a song.
  • Aldon left vis championship ring to Ayanna in order to reassure her that she fitted in as a Tiger, made especially clear when the S18 election saw her evolve and earn her stripes.
• Ayanna learned about the Tigers and their history by wandering the Sixth Circle stadium.
• Ayanna started doing bouldercise, inspired by Sisyphus, after joining Hades, and has made exercise videos.
• Ayanna developed several friendships with fellow Stripes, including working on cracking Zion's jaded shell, attempting to befriend Mora (to mixed success), jazzercise with Mummy and Paula Mason (and Nandy Slumps), and having an admiring outlook towards Paula Turnip.
• Ayanna still visits the Lift regularly and ships *herself* as a care package on siestas. (it was a surprise the first time). She likes to show her new teammates around Tokyo and introduce them to her old teammates.
• Full lorejam doc is here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CChPy0xjFl3Xo8WbA-qAVcIiKkgOhDrSWMBtcU9REjY/edit

All added to Ayanna's side at least.

• Ayanna feels close to Aldon II (and later III) due to the original Aldon giving her vis championship ring (per below update). She feels she owes vim a return on the favour of welcoming her.

IRM entry for Ayanna as a possessed barrel of rum, continuing to play on the ideas of water bottle girl ayanna where it is unclear if she is the container or the liquid therein, for the pirate AU

I've had some lore written for Ayanna for a while now, I just need to get it posted. Here's a brief summary:

• Ayanna was accidentally created by the Japanese company Tsukao, trying to create new types of waters to sell.
• She ends up being raised and trained to be the company's mascot by Tsukao's R&D department, until the company goes bankrupt and she leaves.
• She "says" she got to the Lift after getting a job, everyone else says she was fished out of Tokyo Bay by Stijn. (She wanted to say hi to it.)
• Now, on the Lift, she's popular and has many sponsors.
• Ayanna is known to be childish and obsessed with proper hydration, to the point of it being rumored that she only joined the IBL to promote hydration among players.