History: Naomi is one of the youngest mages in the Order of Freelance Mages, but that doesn't mean that she's lived a sheltered life. Her life has been marked by ups and downs, like any other person's life; when she was 1, her parents were killed during a suicide bomb attack in the waning segments of the War of Subjugation; a young Sergeant in the Gardai named Franz Jaeger found an abandoned baby at the scene of the attack and took her in, raising her as his own child/sister.
When Franz was recruited into the Order, he ended up bringing Naomi with him to the office a lot, as he was having trouble finding daycare/babysitters, and he was also becoming paranoid about her being kidnapped and used as a threat against him, with the result that Naomi has spent much of her childhood at the OFM headquaters, being raised mostly by Franz and with the Order's mages and support staff as a large extended family. As a result, unlike other girls her age, she's more aware of what exactly goes on in the world, which prompted her desire to join the Order.
Despite being the Order's mascot and Franz's sister, she didn't get any slack, however. She still went through standard TSAB recruit training, and Erick followed long-established recruitment policy in determining whether to recruit her or not; she passed all her psychological evaluations and selection (though just barely), and after finishing her basic training in tactics and weapons handling (which was a bit easier than most, since Franz had taught her how to shoot), was assigned to the OFM Air Force's Lance Flight as Lance 2, Emili's wingman.
Since her assignment as Emili's wingman and apprentice, Naomi has shown rapid progression in terms of skills and abilities, and Emili is quietly grooming her and preparing her to become a Flight Leader for when the OFM expands. She's been B-ranked for the past 9 months and is preparing to take the A-rank promotion exam sometime within the next six to eight months; like Teana, she's quite ambitious, though she's not as gung-ho about proving herself as Teana is. Well... not as overt as Teana, anyhow.
Naomi and Emili are very close; she sees Emili as an older sister, a sentiment she reciprocates, and both often hang out and spend time with each other; off-duty, it's not uncommon for Naomi to adress Emili as "nee-chan". Glen is likewise another older brother (though she calls him "Glen" or "Sir", while Erick and Sergeant Major Ivanovich are her surrogate uncles. (On a side note, when Franz saw nine year old Naomi sitting on Ivanovich's shoulders, laughing happily as the senior NCO sang her a nursery rhyme, he nearly had a heart attack.) She's also friends with the Aces, referring to them as "name-neechan", though when they meet publicly, on duty, or in uniform, she adresses them as "Ma'am."
Because Erick was a strong presence in her early years (taking on the role of a friendly uncle), Naomi has subconsciously molded herself on him, taking on his GAR tendancies and merging them with the
tsundere personality inbuilt in herself (and reinforced by contact with Emili). She can be a very kind and loving person when she wants to be, though if she's pissed off, it's best to put on body armor and take cover (again, very much like Emili).
She's very loyal to her friends and extended family in the Order, but while she's friendly and outgoing, Naomi does have difficulties connecting with people outside the Order, and has difficulties in seeing the other person's point of view, particularly in her relationship with Franz - oftentimes she wonders just whether he truly
does love her, and doesn't have that assurance simply because he's very uncomfortable about telling her he loves her. The result is that she's constantly seeking this assurance, trying to prove herself to him to win his approval, and problems do crop up - such as when she kept asking him if he loved her while he was requesting air support.
(Glen was not pleased about that one bit.) One of her biggest sensitive points is her bust size; she gets
very touchy about not being as well-developed as - say, Subaru or Teana - and the mentions of busty well-endowned women can set her off on a long rant on the injustices of the world. Franz does not understand this, but tries to give her ranting space.
Part of Naomi's problem is that she loves Franz more than she should... and keeps trying to get him to actually open up to her. She has an intuitive knowledge that he's keeping the true him hidden from her and everyone, and wants to break through his armor and bring him into the light...while
he, on the other hand, wants to keep himself hidden. What really annoys her is how blind he is to her
As with all OFM members, Naomi has received extensive training for black ops and covert interventions, and is particularly fond of using flashbangs. Her bond with her teammates is strong and firm, and about the only person in the Order she doesn't really get along with is Sergeant Aleksndr "Psycho" Nagant, demolitions specialist; she's always wary and a tad skittish around him, and finds his childlike delight in blowing things up to be downright creepy at times.
Well, she has the next ten years to get used to him.
If she can stay alive (and sane) long enough, Naomi is destined for great things - but she's all too aware of the fate of her predecessor as Lance 2. Till then, all she can do is her best, to prove herself to her flightmates, her friends, her "family"...
...and to the man she loves, whom she would do anything for..
...If only he'd just wake up and realise the depth of her feelings for him.
Spoiler for ZOMG meido Fanservice:
The picture below was taken by Emili at a school open day, where Naomi's class had a maid cafe theme. Naomi's attempt to get a reaction out of Franz failed as he arrived drained and worn out from another
Unlimited Paper Works session. She was most upset he was more interested in coffee and food than her.
Naomi in center, with two friends.