Maria Long

Maria admires the boys in their tight uniforms.

**Maria Long** is a Cosmos Academy student and Junior Ranger in training.

Maria Long is voiced by Cass Thompson.

### Personality

Maria Long is spunky, fashionable, sincere, and a bit perverted. Whenever a cute boy crosses her path, she instantly loses herself in a lustful daydream. She also can’t stand getting sweaty or dirty in a fight, trying to keep herself looking as fresh and clean as possible. While she cares very much about her appearance, she cares even more about her friends. Whether her friends are in need of a makeover, shopping spree, or an extra fist to beat down enemies, Maria is always there to assist.

## Attributes

### Abilities

* **Athletic Aptitude**: Due to extensive training and conditioning, Maria possesses advanced physical attributes and athletic capabilities.
* **Combat Aptitude**: As a cadet at Cosmos Academy, Maria is trained in both armed and unarmed combat.
* **Marksmanship Aptitude**: Being prepared for security and military threats, Maria is trained in the use of ranged weapons, particularly pistols such as the Interstellar Force’s standard issue handles.
* **Survival Aptitude**: In preparation for missions across space and on various planets, is trained in operating in and adapting to a variety of environments and conditions.
* **Stealth Aptitude**: Both Maria and her roommate, Jazz Owens, were able to successfully infiltrate the academy's weapons room, disabling portions of its surveillance system in the process and managing to escape with a duffel bag filled with handles, an endeavor organized by Jazz. However, the two were not aware of the presence of hidden surveillance equipment that alert security of the theft, but not the exact identities of its two culprits, as well as Itsuki Reo, who managed to spot them and identify their reason for being there before he willfully ignored them, allowing them to quickly escape and avoid further attention from an approaching guard.
* **Fashion Aptitude**: Maria demonstrates a particular love for fashion, being skilled enough to help cut her friend, Hope Griffen's, hair.

### Weaknesses

* **Mysophobia**: While mostly a harmless quirk, Maria's distaste for getting dirty is strong enough to heavily dissuade her from engaging in activities she knows will get her dirty, such as crawling through the school's ventilation system, which is publicly known to be neglected and moldy. While initially fully prepared to go with Jazz to retrieve handles from the weapon's vault, she immediately attempted to flee in fear after being told the plan included going through the vents.
* **Lust**: Maria's tendency to become immensely distracted with even the thought of attractive men is often debilitating enough to cause her to almost completely forget her present circumstances. During a reluctant infiltration mission set up by Jazz to obtain handles for her to tinker with by using the school's ventilation system, upon realizing she was over the boys locker room, she began deliriously fantasizing about them exercising, to the point where she barely paid attention to the mission or even the fact she was in a dirty vent for a moment and going so far as mistaking Hope noticing Itsuki Reo's scarred back as her peeping on him.

## Paraphernalia

### Equipment

* **School Uniform**: A dress shirt, skirt and shoes worn during class hours.
* **Ranger Uniform**: Standard issue for Interstellar Force personnel, these durable yet flexible environmental bodysuits are designed with systems that regulate their wearer's body temperature, as indicated by small screens on their sleeves. Official Interstellar Rangers are indicated by two strips on the chest area of their suits.
* **Cellphone**: A personal mobile device carried by most civilians, complete with a camera, touchscreen and the ability to fold out into tablet size.
* **Computer Tablet**: A portable, interactive computer screen, complete with a stylus pen, that are used by students and staff for both classes and leisure. These tablets are installed with digital textbooks before being issued out.

### Weapons

* **Handle**: As a cadet, Maria has access to a handle during training exercises and on field missions.

### Transportation

* **Shuttle**: An interplanetary craft able to make routine trips from Earth to Cosmos Academy and Interstellar Force Headquarters in space.

## Facilities

* **Interstellar Force Headquarters**: Maria is currently stationed at Interstellar Force Headquarters.
	+ **Cosmos Academy**: Maria's current residence is a dormitory at Cosmos Academy, along with her roommates, Kayleen Huo and Carmen Avilas.

## Relationships

### Allies

* Jazz Owens - Classmate and Friend
* Hope Griffin - Classmate and Friend
* Amai Higashi - Classmate and Friend
* Sebastian Rojas - Classmate and Friend
* Alex Stepanov - Classmate and Friend
* Jeff Williams - Classmate and Friend
* Kayleen Huo - Classmate and Roommate
* Chris Myrthil - Classmate
* Itsuki Reo - Classmate and Class Representative
* Carmen Avilas - Classmate and Roommate
* Arthur Stepanov - Classmate
* Professor Parth Strong - Teacher and Superior
* Doctor Dola Amber - Superior
* Professor Maya Kimball - Teacher and Superior
* Counselor Alam - Superior
* Director Principle - Superior
* Ranger Diskin - Superior
* Ambassador Jorge Avilas - School Ambassador and Superior
* General Reo - Superior
* Unnamed Security Officer - Superior