Rydell Ananova

> Ah...what do you mean? Eyes green. Totally normal shade of green. Not...neon. Are they still glowing?
>
> Rydell

**Ryska "Rydell" Ananova**, also known as **Techne**, is the fourth of the Street Rats to be born. She has a **green aesthetic** and fills the **nerd** role in the group.

## Personality

Rydell is on the quieter side, used to being overlooked. She doesn't take it personally- in fact a lot of times she prefers it. However, when in the company of friends, like Dorian, she allows herself to be more open, typically resulting in unintentional awkwardness and stubborn determination. She always had a natural understanding of technology, and after her powers manifested, the running joke of 'Rydell is secretly a robot' became a bit more rampant. Rydell is also observant, more book smart than street smart, and tends to think of things in puzzles, trying to find the most logical solution.

## Biography

### Early Life

###### Childhood

Ryska’s parents and older sister were born in Volgograd, Russia. Her father worked in the machinery manufacturing sector for many years, and when his eldest daughter Veronika was 3 years old, they immigrated to America. Their second daughter, who they named Ryska, was born on December 21st, in Hemingway.

Their family was not well off in the slightest, living in a small one bedroom home old family friends allowed them to stay in for very cheap rent in Chicago. Her father worked at an automotive manufacturing plant. Her mother worked as a waitress. When Ryska was 8, the cops came knocking, looking for her parents. They weren’t just working in Chicago, but got involved with the black market. All in all, they were found guilty. Her father was sentenced to 56 years in state jail, her mother 49 years. This left Ryska, now insisting on going by Rydell to have a more American name, and Veronika in the foster care system. Eventually, they were placed with a older couple in Hemingway, the same place Rydell was born. Upon returning, she befriended a young Lucy Wilson, spending most of their birthdays together since they were so close to each other

###### Teenage Years

Rydell was a quiet kid with a knack for computers. She taught herself everything she could and by the time she reached high school, she was working after school at the local tech repair store. During English class, one of the drama kids were talking about their play and the issues they were having with the equipment, and in a spur of the moment decision she decided to volunteer to fix it. This lead to her becoming part of the Tech team for the drama club. It was also during this time that she had a falling out with Lucy Wilson as she became a cheerleader and shot up in popularity.

On News Year's Eve after she turned 18, her technopathy first manifested while at work. However, she did not notice it, summing it up to getting better at fixing computers. It wasn't until February 28th when she first realized it. That day at school, she connected with the technology controlling the flight system for her school's Peter Pan musical, nearly maiming the main actor. After it was blamed on a fluke accident, she went to work at Fix-It Tech. Late that night, on her last computer, her mind connected with the system in the laptop. She found a mysterious, government-looking logo, as well as files on her missing classmate, Dorian Harper. Panicked that she set off a tracking system, she ran away from home while her sister dealt with the device. She decided to set off to try and find Dorian to get more information and explain what really happened to Morgan.

## Powers and Abilities

### Abilities

* Theater Tech
* Fixing computers
* Random Movie Trivia

## Relationships

### Family

##### Nikola Ananova- Biological Father

Nikola is currently in jail serving a 56 year jail sentence in Chicago.

##### Natasha Ananova - Biological Mother

Natasha is currently in jail serving a 49 year jail sentence in Chicago.

##### Veronika "Vera" Ananova - Sister

Vera is Rydell's older sister, adopted by the Smiths in Hemingway. She is currently a hybrid student at UChicago and spends a week at home at a time.

##### Jason Smith - Adoptive Father

Jason adopted Veronika and Ryska when they were 8 and 11 respectively. Nice guy, works a lot at the local pharmacy

##### Olivia Smith - Adoptive Mother

Olivia adopted Veronika and Ryska with her husband. A bit strict, religious, but allowed the girls their freedom.

### Love Interests

##### Charlie Knight

Rydell develops a crush on Charlie not long after meeting her