Stelle

Biodata

Background

Stelle says she was born on the Herta Space Station. She also says she swallowed a Stellaron 11 24.

Before returning to the station, Stelle received a square metal block from Silver Wolf, who said Kafka wanted it given to an unidentified “variable” to turn it into a “constant.” Stelle brought the block with her, but did not know whom she was meant to give it to 11.

Appearance

Stelle has gray hair and amber eyes. At the space station, she wears a white shirt under a black jacket, a black mid-thigh skirt, and black ankle boots 11 12 18.

• An Astral Express badge is pinned to the left side of her jacket 12.

Personality

Stelle enjoys teasing her companions, particularly March 7th, and often delivers her jokes with a straight face. She is also attentive: she notices that Lin Feng’s Cat Cake lacks a space station energy marker and recognizes Nous from Lin Feng’s description 18 22 23.

She has a fascination with rummaging through trash cans, preferring a rusty one over a new one because she thinks it might contain something special. She insists she searches through trash cans rather than eating them 19 24.

Equipment and Items

• Baseball bat — Stelle carries a bat and brings it when she thinks March 7th is calling about an enemy attack 21.
• Kafka’s metal block — A warm, smooth, silvery-white block delivered by Silver Wolf. It trembles briefly after Stelle wipes it, though she does not notice 11.

Relationships

• March 7th — Fellow Astral Express crew member and frequent target of Stelle’s teasing. They visit the space station and test the Simulated Universe together 11 14 23.
• Lin Feng — Stelle first encounters him in his Cat Cake form. She later meets his human form in the Simulated Universe without recognizing that they are the same individual 12 18 19.
• Kafka — Sent Stelle the mysterious metal block through Silver Wolf, intending her to give it to an unidentified variable 11.
• Ruan Mei — Creator of Lin Feng’s Cat Cake body. Stelle contacts her after finding the Cat Cake aboard the Express 22.

Story Role

Simulated Universe test

Stelle and March 7th arrive at the Herta Space Station to test the Simulated Universe. While looking for Peppy, Stelle finds Lin Feng’s blue-marked Cat Cake body and picks him up. His system begins absorbing a disordered data flow while she holds him; it stops after he is separated from her 11 12 13.

Stelle and March enter the Simulated Universe, followed shortly afterward by Lin Feng and Peppy. Inside, Lin Feng experiences a simulated opening scenario in Stelle’s body; she is later seen separately beside March when he wakes in human form 14 15 17.

After Lin Feng describes seeing a gigantic mechanical head, Stelle identifies it as Nous and suggests telling Herta. She and March later report the simulation’s abnormalities to Herta 18 20.

The Cat Cake aboard the Express

After the train departs, March finds Lin Feng in Cat Cake form and calls Stelle, who drops her bat in surprise. Stelle notices that the Cat Cake lacks a space station energy marker and messages Ruan Mei, who permits it to stay aboard 21 22.

Stelle and March introduce the Cat Cake to the crew and consult Dan Heng about its care. After Dan Heng suggests it feeds on energy, they make a place for it in the recreation room 23 24.