Diane Romero

Diane Romero was a cadet at The Pilgrim Space Academy, and a close friend of Margaret Dale.

Background
Her father was Carlos Romero, who ran a hovercar repair shop on Planet Ymir during most of her childhood. She never knew her mother, who was apparently an arms dealer from Alpha Centauri.

From an early age, she was an extremely talented engineer, as also quite a proficient thief thanks to the lessons of her father. She knew how to pick locks by the time she was five years old.

She built her first droid when she was eight years old, and named him Norbert.

New Friendships
Thanks to her remarkable gifts, her father managed to enroll her as a first-year cadet in the Pilgrim Space Academy in 2214. At first she struggled to make friends, but she soon connected with a fellow outsider named Kenrick Morse. He helped her to make significant improvements to the artificial intelligent of Norbert, whom she had smuggled along to the academy.

She would later find a soulmate in Margaret Dale when she arrived at the academy. After hearing Maggie's story about surviving an attack on Latona Station, Diane researched the station and found that it was not mentioned anywhere on the Galactic Register. She tried to warn Maggie that there was something strange going on, though she was reluctant to listen at first.

Eventually, Maggie changed her mind and Diane helped her to investigate a couple of faculty members who had been acting suspiciously. A teacher named Kathy Brown was ultimately revealed to be a traitor working for a shadowy organisation called Fractus. When Kathy held Gail Pilgrim and the other faculty members hostage in the gymnasium, Maggie and Diane used Norbert to save the day. Norbert was destroyed in the process, but he was rebuilt the following year as Norbert 2.0.

The following year, Maggie confided in Diane that she'd had a strange vision in which she experienced Kenrick's memories as though from his point of view. Diane helped her look to into what was really going on, and they ultimately discovered that Maggie seemed to be developing some rather unusual psychic abilities.

Carlos' Visit and Disappearance
Carlos Romero visited Planet Abassi in 2216, intending to spend some time with his daughter. However, he was detained by space port officials for carrying too much Straczynium in his luggage. His old friend Masaki Abe got him out of trouble, and in return Romero agreed to pay off some old debts.

In order to repay those debts, Carlos enlisted the assistance of his unwitting daughter in attempting to steal the Galactic Star from the Museum of Military History. Following the intervention of Maggie and Jaime Bishop, Diane refused to help her father and demanded that he return the artifact to its proper place.

Shortly afterwards, Diane learned that her father had gone missing. The authorities in Aegina City wished to talk to him about some irregularities on his travel documents, but they were unable to locate him.

Personality
When Maggie first met Diane at the academy, she was very passive and often allowed people to push her around. However, her friendship with Maggie helped her to develop greater confidence and assert herself more.

Despite having an extremely nervous disposition, Diane demonstrated her bravery on a number of occasions. Her desire to help others would often land her in dangerous situations.

Appears In

 * Space Pilgrim Academy: Year 1
 * Space Pilgrim Academy: Year 2
 * Space Pilgrim Academy: Year 3
 * Space Pilgrim Academy: Reunion