Mirella

Mirella is a secondary character in *Not Even Bones*.

## Appearance

> "The girl's skin was a grayish-pink that didn't look entirely human, but other than that she seemed normal enough on the outside. Her hair was long and straight, and the same color as her skin, were her eyes."
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> Anita about Mirella, Not Even Bones

Mirella is a species of unnatural called the Amazonian dolphin. Her skin has a grey coloration, while her hair and eyes are pink, due to her diet. In the Mercado de la Muerte, she is fed shrimp to keep her unique coloration.

After her eye was purchased and eaten, Mirella escapes with Anita. She comes to wear a black eyepatch over her empty eye socket, which, as Anita describes, “makes her look like a pirate”. Her hair has also become a more vibrant pink.

## Personality

> "I have to go. But I promise, I'll make sure no one escapes. And that they'll never rebuild the market here again."
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> Mirella, Not Even Bones

## History

### Not Even Bones

> "We're in Mercado de la Muerte. Death Market. The biggest market for unnatural body parts in the word."
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> Mirella, Not Even Bones

Mirella had been at the death market for an unclear amount of time by the time Anita arrives.

When a buyer comes to her cell and purchases her eye, Mirella fights back as they take her away to the operating room; where her eye is taken. Senora Reyes later orders Kovit Sangwaraporn to torture her for fighting back. After Anita breaks out, she helps Mirella escape, but when the duo is spotted stealing a boat she is shot by the man who purchased her eye. Her body falls into the bay and Anita believes her to be dead.

After Anita sets fire to the Mercado de la Muerte, it is shown that Mirella survived the gunshot and that contact with water changes her body to have fins. She and other Amazonian dolphins overturn and drown boats of escaping death market patrons. She lets Nita pass safely.

### Only Ashes Remain

A few days after Anita makes it to Canada, Mirella is shown on the TV, which features a news story on how a large pod of murderous Amazonian dolphins have blocked a major trade route and are demanding that Brazil join INHUP in order to better protect Unnaturals. The leader of said group is revealed to be Mirella, who wears an eye-patch in place of her missing eye.

## Relationships

### **Nita**

> "I'm sorry I left you behind."
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> Mirella, Not Even Bones

Mirella and Anita were fellow prisoners in the Death Market, and the first person Nita met there. The two escaped, bonded together, and definitely cared for each other. Mirella expressed sorrow at leaving Nita behind, though didn't see quite eye-to-eye with her all the time. From how they treated each other, it is safe to say that Nita was Mirella's ally, but not quite friends.

### **Kovit**

During her time at the Death Market, Mirella might have felt indifferent towards Kovit and perhaps saw him the same way she saw Reyes and her henchmen. This attitude changed however when she was tortured by him. This is evident when Nita had knocked him out and her responding to her that she wanted Reyes to kill him.

### **Reyes** †

Though it is unclear how long she stayed in the Death Market, it is safe to assume Mirella did not and never liked Reyes during her time at the Death Market. Like her henchmen, she might have felt indifferent to them.