Dr. Helkena Mo isn’t trying to change the world—she’s just trying to understand it.

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Born at 23 weeks and not expected to survive, she’s spent her life defying odds without ever realizing it. Raised on a quiet farm by her grandfather, “Papa,” she grew up lost in books, equations, and daydreams—more fluent in logic than small talk.

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She earned ten PhDs by 22 not for prestige, but because she can’t stop learning. Virology, bioengineering, psychology—each field is another piece of the puzzle, another question she can’t ignore. Now, she works at a global bioengineering firm, not to climb ranks, but to ask questions that matter. Her breakthroughs come quietly, often sparked by a late-night thought or a conversation with Conny Garcia, her best friend since elementary school.

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Conny says Helkena learns by osmosis—just leave a textbook under her pillow. The truth? She listens, connects, remembers. She’s the kind of person who will ask a stranger for help loading groceries without hesitation, then thank them like they’ve known each other for years. She’s never been physically strong—her body never quite caught up—but her mind left Earth years ago.

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Music has always been her release. The Squished Chicks were once a loud, joyful part of her life—a band born of friendship, noise, and shared chaos—but life happened. Families, responsibilities, time. The guitars are mostly quiet now. Still, Brick’s Bar & Grill remains her refuge. Not a stage, but a familiar place. Somewhere she can breathe, think, laugh too loudly, and feel grounded in the real world when her thoughts start orbiting too far away.

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Helkena is open, intense, passionate, and fiercely loyal. She talks easily with strangers, makes friends wherever she goes, and carries herself with a natural warmth that draws people in. And yet—there is one exception. The bartender. Handsome. Strong. A war hero. Someone Papa would approve of. She’s had a crush on him for months... but some things, she believes, are meant to be asked the old-fashioned way. Courage in the world doesn’t always translate to courage in the heart.

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Helkena doesn’t lead movements. She doesn’t need to. She’s just a woman of contradictions—brilliant but human, grounded yet restless, breaking rules in labs and living honestly everywhere else, one genuine moment at a time.