Miranda Orcha

Miranda is the primary protagonist of Disgraced Moon.

## Character Detail

Miranda is a girl from Southern California, on earth. When she is introduced, she is in the midst of getting kicked out of her apartment by her roommate. Emotions running high, she seeks refuge in a quiet spot in a local forest clearing. She ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time, though, and falls through a portal into another dimension to the country of Gatimah. In Gatimah, she meets Andi Truesome and Jacob Rincon. She decides to accompany the two of them on their quest with the hopes of finding a way back home. During the quest, she grows closer with the two men and, on her own, grows a relationship with Alice Truesome.

## Appearance

Miranda is a short, chubby girl with brown skin, big brown eyes, and coily brown hair. She often wears her hair in a top bun, however her hairstyle changes semi-frequently over the course of the story. Her base outfit shows her in a purple bomber jacket, a pair of jeans, an orange T-shirt, and purple sneakers. She also notably wears a square-shaped silver necklace most of the time.

## Personality

Miranda isn't the type to face issues head on; quite the opposite, actually. She has escapist tendencies and usually laughs her problems off rather than trying to deal with them. In fact, she'd much rather try to fix the issues of others than do anything about her own. In her mind, it's better to dive into distractions than to remember any of her past mistakes. Because of this, Miranda can come off nosey and overly friendly, but she never means any harm by it.

Because of her friendly nature and desire for human connections, she can be a little too trusting of others. She always sees the best in other people and doesn't assume bad intentions of anyone. This means she can make friends in Gatimah pretty naturally, but it also means she's much easier to manipulate should someone have ulterior motives.

Generally, Miranda is fun-loving, adventurous, and naturally curious. She isn't afraid to take risks and do new things if it means she gets to make a fun memory or make a friend. Deep down, all she really wants is to make friends of her own, and to have her own makeshift family.

## Abilities

As a human from earth, Miranda possesses no latent magical ability. Later into the story, Miranda uses old magical tools to give herself the ability to see a few seconds into the future in battles, to give herself some defense against those with magical abilities.

## Relationships

### Andi Truesome

Andi is the first person Miranda makes contact with in Gatimah. The two trust each other almost instantly and grow to be good friends as the story progresses. Their shared impulsive tendencies and sociable natures mix into a fun and chaotic vibe for their friendship. However, as time goes on, Miranda starts to become suspicious of Andi and believes he is withholding information from her. This places a strain on their relationship, with their trust in each other faltering for it.

### Jacob Rincon

Miranda and Jacob get off to a rocky start, with Jacob not trusting Miranda at all. However, the two grow closer due to their shared experiences growing up on earth. Miranda grows a sibling-like attachment to Jacob, with the two confiding in each other about their feelings a lot of the time. As Miranda begins to distrust Andi, her relationship with Jacob suffers due to Jacob's unwavering loyalty to Andi as his best friend.

### Morih Clarimond

Miranda has no connection to Morih when Morih is introduced, but after Morih joins the main characters on their journey, Miranda deliberately tries to become closer with Morih. While Morih initially shrugs Miranda off, the two quickly become friends. Miranda is particularly happy to have another girl around after spending the entire trip with the guys. As tension grows in the group, especially with Andi and Miranda, Morih remains fairly neutral and doesn't allow her friendship with Miranda to waver.

### Alice Truesome

Alice appears in Miranda's dreams very early into her time in Gatimah, expressing gratitude to finally be able to talk to someone after so long. The two have a cordial relationship initially, having discussions about Gatimah together in Miranda's dreams. As their relationship progresses, Alice begins expressing concerns regarding her grandson, Andi Truesome, and implies Miranda should try changing his mind about his expedition. Miranda starts to see Alice as a mother-like figure, and goes to her with more and more personal problems over time. Miranda keeps this relationship a secret from Andi, Jacob, and Morih, at Alice's request.