Tanya Yaznakov

> *"Why can I see you...?"*
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>  - Evidence #46, titled *To You, The Reader*
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**Tatiana 'Tanya' Yaznakov** is a student in 11-Socrates.

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## Story

### Background

Tanya was born on May 1, 2001. As a child, she entered pageant competitions, and when her family saw her potential, they decided to help train her become a model.

Rather than bestowing her superhuman abilities, the Genesis Event caused her to become mute and deaf, but no one knew that it also gave her powers. She spent over a year attempting to receive treatment and therapy for her conditions but never recovered. Tanya and her family became distraught due to the disabilities she suffered, saying that it was 'unfair because it can't be fixed.'

## Appearance

Tanya is skinny and has a rich brown complexion. She has striking dune-yellow eyes lined with what looks like permanent mascara, that usually either look terrified or trapped in a thousand-yard stare. She has dark long hair reaching to her lower back.

### Outfits

In school, Tanya wears the standard female NCPS uniform. However, instead of the blazer, she usually wears a black, baggy sweater with a large, thick collar that covers her neck and mouth, as well as black stockings.

Casually, she also just wears the same black and baggy sweater.

## Personality

Tanya is often seen as mysterious and suspicious, due to her thousand-yard stare and resting bitch face, but she is actually gentle and soft-spoken (if she could speak). She has a surprising amount of patience, having been used to people misunderstanding or misinterpreting her. She does, however, prefer being left out of the limelight and is more reserved with her interactions.

Tanya is usually very quiet (duh), reserved and keeps to herself. One would usually see her in a trance. Her general nonchalance and stare might put off or even intimidate other people from approaching her. However, she acts quite normally when approached, and tends to be expressive, using gestures and very animated expressions to make up for her inability to speak.

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People who have gotten used to her find her presence comforting, and feel welcome confiding in her as she’s a “great listener”. She also happens to be great at keeping secrets.

## Powers & Abilities

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### Powers

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### **Abilities**

* **Sign Language:** Tanya’s main mode of communication, other than writing.
* **Modeling:** Tanya has experience as an amateur model.

## Limitations & Weaknesses

### External

* **Trance:** When ███████████████████████ ██████████ ███████ █████████, Tanya enters a trance-like state. This frequency increases when near a ████████ ██████.
* **Muteness:** Tanya is mute as a result of an adverse dynamic mutation.

## Equipment

* **Face Mask:** Tanya usually wears a cloth mask to cover her face, as the lower half of her face has the scars from her past injuries and reconstructive surgery.
* **Sonic Collision Sensors:** Tanya wears gadgets that emit directional vibrations upon detecting objects within her immediate vicinity - the closer the object(s) and the faster they're moving, the more powerful the vibration from that direction. They help her sense where she's going or if she's about to make contact with a person/object.

## Trivia

* Tanya's character concept is a manifestation of the 'man vs author' conflict paradigm.
* Her surname, Yaznakov, is a portmanteau of the words *yazyk* and *znakov*, which together mean 'sign language' in Russian.
* It is heavily speculated in-universe that her disabilities were not the result of an adverse mutation, but rather having perceived Eldritch knowledge and attempting to speak Infinicus' name upon hearing it, sending her ears, throat, vocal cords, and mouth into decay. She has then undergone reconstructive surgery to repair those parts and regain her voice, but the latter was unsuccessful. This theory is further solidified by what appears to be an Ultimordian sigil etched into her throat in the form of a scar.
	+ Alternatively, it may have been due to her futile attempt to describe Infinicus or some other Ultimordian's form, and subsequently destroyed her senses in the process. Parts of her ear and throat were removed after surgery, having found to be have gangrene, almost spreading to the rest of her body.