Natasha infiltrated as a teenage runaway. Among other things, the gang works as runners for the underground betting rings and otherwise just tries to keep body and soul together. Her past is somewhat unclear as she dislikes talking about it and harshly fends off all attempts to pry. However, it's known that Nat is fluent in Russian and that she used to learn ballet. She still has the graceful bearing of a dancer, but anyone who thinks that's a sign of weakness will soon learn their mistake, as Nat is more than capable of holding her own in a fight.
Also unknown is how she came to meet her Pogemon. In its Pogmented form, it resembles this Pokemon mash-up. It is the size of a full-grown male elk, easily large enough for her to ride.
In its normal form, it resembles a Tsum Tsum version of that mash-up. So imagine a fuzzy black cylindrical blob, about 8 inches long, with four teeny nubbins for legs. The butt end has another teeny nubbin for a tail. The face end is slightly pointed to resemble an elongated ungulate face, and has slightly larger branched nubbins above its face, resembling the beginnings of antlers.
It's name is Vanya* and it hates you. Also, against all evidence to the contrary, it is apparently a Mineral-type Pogemon.
Powers: - limited size changing (covering the range of possible Tsum Tsum sizes, from small enough to fit in a hand to nicely pillow-sized) - tummy storage (can store items in belly for a limited period of time) - nigh indestructible but also no combat ability whatsoever until Pogmentation
_ * Actually, it's name is Ivan, but similarly to how she uses Natasha instead of Natalia for her given name, she uses Vanya instead of Ivan for her Pogemon. According to the one post I have saved that explains Russian dimunitive names, the progression for Ivan goes: "Ivan -> Vanya -> Vanyusha, Vanechka -> Vanyushen'ka (the last one is so fluffy no one but your grandma would ever use it)".
She totally calls her Pogemon Vanechka (perhaps even...Vanyushen'ka???) when no one's around, even though no one actually understands enough Russian to call her on it.
POGÉMON!
Also unknown is how she came to meet her Pogemon. In its Pogmented form, it resembles this Pokemon mash-up. It is the size of a full-grown male elk, easily large enough for her to ride.
In its normal form, it resembles a Tsum Tsum version of that mash-up. So imagine a fuzzy black cylindrical blob, about 8 inches long, with four teeny nubbins for legs. The butt end has another teeny nubbin for a tail. The face end is slightly pointed to resemble an elongated ungulate face, and has slightly larger branched nubbins above its face, resembling the beginnings of antlers.
It's name is Vanya* and it hates you. Also, against all evidence to the contrary, it is apparently a Mineral-type Pogemon.
Powers:
- limited size changing (covering the range of possible Tsum Tsum sizes, from small enough to fit in a hand to nicely pillow-sized)
- tummy storage (can store items in belly for a limited period of time)
- nigh indestructible but also no combat ability whatsoever until Pogmentation
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* Actually, it's name is Ivan, but similarly to how she uses Natasha instead of Natalia for her given name, she uses Vanya instead of Ivan for her Pogemon. According to the one post I have saved that explains Russian dimunitive names, the progression for Ivan goes: "Ivan -> Vanya -> Vanyusha, Vanechka -> Vanyushen'ka (the last one is so fluffy no one but your grandma would ever use it)".
She totally calls her Pogemon Vanechka (perhaps even...Vanyushen'ka???) when no one's around, even though no one actually understands enough Russian to call her on it.