Leila Singh

Leila Singh is a former member of  Team GEWL, the former partner of Wesley Terrarium, and currently the Advanced Artillery Mechanics professor at  Siren Academy. She is a minor character in  The Coming Storm.

Appearance
Leila is a woman of average height but notable stature. Her skin is olive tone from her time spent outside and there are usually oil or residue marks found on her because of her time in the garage/workshop. Her hair is long and black, parted on the left side and styled up into a messy bun; in addition to her hair, she has a thick pair of eyebrows, usually overlooked when others take note of her overall appearance, her mustard yellow eyes, or her choice of weapon. She has a long cat's tail with white fur and black spots.

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Personality
Prideful to say the least, Leila Palila is wise, patient, adept, a little arrogant, and simultaneously iron-fisted. She possesses a natural ability to lead others, albeit rather forcefully, despite the fact that she was not Team GEWL's actual leader; she's able to take charge whenever Grison falls short of his expectations. In-spite of her pride, she is shown to be a very pragmatic and determined woman, willing to cast her and others' beliefs aside to put herself in dangerous situations for the sake of other people. When her closest companions are the ones put in danger, Leila tends to get a bit overzealous in her "protective" maneuvers, and can get a little out of hand with slaying Grimm or beating down her opponents. She believes everything happens for a reason, be it good or bad.

Most of the time, Professor Palila has a cold exterior and a strong personality, though she is not heartless. While harsh and intolerant of failure, she comes to care a great deal for her companions and is quite protective of them, much like an older sister would her siblings. Meeting Grison for the first time was an experience in itself, as she found him unrelatable and butted heads with him every chance she had. That aspect of their childhood has carried over into their adult lives and refuses to cease or desist. Despite this, he is the reason she warmed up and found it possible to let others in, and welcomed him into her life like a little brother. Leila has been known to exhibit a softer side as was demonstated by how she treated Wesley, knowing he harbored romantic feelings for her up to the point she fell in love with Eira. Leila is the kind of person who will do what she can to look out as best as possible for her friends and family. Her relationship with Eira was a strained one, as the women could see eye to eye on many scenarios, but took different approaches to the situation. Leila was more forward and liked a direct approach, whereas Eira preferred to ease into it, formulate a plan, and make a clean getaway without putting anyone's life in danger. Despite Eira's marriage to Grison, Leila still harbors feelings for her.

Background
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Leilani's history could be written into a four hundred page novel if she took the time to do so. She was born on the island of Menagerie, alongside Grison Wolfgang and Wesley Terrarium, and raised by two loving parents who were often busy or away at work.

Semblance
Leilani's semblance is something she calls Magnetic Pull. When activated, her body's gravitational pull significantly increases until every metallic object in the area is attracted to her.

Weapon
Name: Fujun'na Shinrei (不純な心霊 Translation: Impure Slasher)

Primary Type: Melee

Modeled After: A Swiss Army Knife

Capabilties: Fujun'na Shinrei is nothing more than a shell that holds a massive sword and a shoulder-mounted machine gun for last resort purposes. Much like a standard Swiss army knife, all that is required for Fujun'na Shinrei to transform is pressing the silver harness buckles on the sides. When pressing the one on top, a scythe unfolds from inside the red shell. Pressing the bottom one activates the Buster Sword feature, which also unfolds from the inside. when both buckles are pressed simultaneously, a machine gun can unfold from the shell, including the barrel, trigger, shoulder holster, and the recoil barrel on the back.

In regards to ammunition, Leila doesn't really use any...that is, unless she's using the Ultimatum feature. In that case, she can simply insert Dust crystals (preferably red/burn, uncut) into the recoil barrel at the back of Fujun'na Shinrei; they fall into the barrel, and are locked in place to be used as ammo. The weapon can also be loaded with bullets of various shapes and sizes, but Leila doesn't necessarily carry them with her that often. She prefers Dust, specifically that which can scorch anything in its path or cause explosions.

Relationships
Grison Wolfgang: The two of them have been friends since childhood. Leila and Grison frequently butt heads in and out of work, clashing on minute details and each of their approaches to teaching the students of Siren Academy. Much of their remaining emotions after the death of Wesley and Eira's departure lean toward resentment, as he didn't find out about her feelings for his fiancee until after she left them.

Wesley Terrarium: Leila holds an extensive amount of guilt in her heart following Wesley's death. The two grew up together on Menagerie and were joined at the hip from the moment they were paired up during their initation. For a long time, Leila was unsure how to approach Wesley about his romantic feelings for her, and never built up the courage to reject him. It wasn't until she fell in love with Eira that he took the hint and backed off almost entirely much to her dismay. During their time as professors at Siren, Wesley became rather aloof and detached from his teammates, especially Leila who regretted her previous actions. The two never had a chance to make up before he was gunned down.

Eira Vanderburgh: Formerly her teammate, the woman is now estranged from her team. Leila hasn't seen Eira since the death of Wesley years prior, and assumes the woman to be dead. Despite their fallout following the incident and Eira's previous engagement to Grison, Leila harbors romantic feelings for her to this day, and stubbornly refuses to admit it.

Trivia

 * The name Leila is of Persian/Hebrew origin, and means "night," or "dusk."
 * Her surname Singh is Sanskrit and means "lion."
 * Leila is a lion Faunus.
 * Much of Leila's character comes from the story of The Lion and the Mouse, one of Aesop's Fables.