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- Trance commenting about the substantial damage she created after fleeing to New York Trance, born Amrita Sarkar (Bengali: অমৃতা সরকার, Amr̥tā Sarakāra), also known by her alias Farhana Yasmin (Bengali: ফারহানা ইয়াসমিন, Phārahānā Iẏāsamina) was a Bengali-American hypnotherapist, psychiatrist, inventor, former Krei Tech affiliate, arms dealer, and current FBI forensic psychologist and fugitive. She is the daughter of doctors Prasenjit Sarkar and Reshmi Das, the half-sister of Shahidul Amin Mohiuddin, and the former lover of entrepreneur Alistair Krei.

With the help of her childhood friend, she was able to escape San Fransokyo back to New York City to assume the identity of "Farhana Yasmin" and finally achieve her childhood dream of becoming a forensic psychologist. She currently resides in her hometown.

Background
Hailing from New York City, Trance, born Amrita Shreya Sarkar, was the only child of Prasenjit Sarkar and Reshmi Sarkar (née Das). Prasenjit was from Durgapur, India while Reshmi originated from Kolkata. Of Bengali Hindu heritage, Prasenjit and Reshmi—both of whom later became doctors—had their marriage arranged by their parents. Though both hesitant and not truly in love, Prasenjit and Reshmi were married in Kolkata, West Bengal. The newly wedded couple then immigrated to the United States for better job opportunities and a fresh, new start.

Prasenjit and Reshmi settled in the East Coast, where their daughter Amrita was born years later. The couple never told Amrita that their family was forced and predetermined.

Early Life
As a child, Amrita’s parents spoke solely in Bengali and Hindi to maintain their cultural roots, knowing that she'd eventually learn English in school. Because of this, Amrita did not learn English until first grade and still retains a slight Bengali accent to this day. Prasenjit and Reshmi wanted their daughter to be connected to India up to the point where they sent Amrita to live in Kolkata, India with Reshmi’s sister for three summers.

When Amrita eight years old, Prasenjit found a job opening in the West Coast; specifically the city of San Fransokyo, California. The family moved from New York to the Bay Area where Amrita transferred to a new school. For the first two years in San Fransokyo, Amrita was bullied by other students—especially a prejudiced Japanese student named Shota Kurokawa—and would return home crying every day. Prasenjit would comfort the girl, saying he knew that she was a brilliant child and would do great things in life. Despite originally doubting her father’s words, Amrita eventually found inspiration and a passion for psychology; she wanted to understand how others thought and why they behaved the way they did because of her bullies. The young girl especially wanted to work for the betterment of her country and set her heart on forensic psychology for the FBI.

As soon as the crying had begun, Amrita quickly got over her bullies and their comments. Her ambition to enter forensics drove her to rigorous academics—being especially talented in English and science, she excelled in school. She was so determined about her future to the point where she would lie to her friends about going to the mall, movies, etc... in order to study. All was going well for Amrita until the sudden death of Prasenjit at the hands of a failed organ transplant, completely throwing Amrita off her game. During the operation, Amrita noted how terribly her father was suffering, motivating her to find a way to supress pain and, in a sense, avenge him.

Adolescence and Teenage Years
Unfortunately, Amrita was not given the chance to do so until much later, as she was beginning a new challenge: high school. It took months until Amrita finally became stable enough to accept her father’s passing, but Reshmi—who had never really loved Prasenjit—quit her occupation and took a leave of absence from Amrita’s life, traveling back to India to her family. Amrita was left in the hands of a trusted friend and babysitter, Nanako, while Reshmi stayed with her sister and her husband in Kolkata. After some time with relatives, Reshmi backpacked alone to Bangladesh, eventually meeting a charming man named Mujibur Amin Mohiuddin. She fell in love with his charisma and humor, leading her to ultimately spend nights with him as his “mistress”. After a slip-up during one night, Reshmi found herself pregnant with a son. Since abortions were (and still are) illegal in Bangladesh, Reshmi took an extended stay with Mujibur until she gave birth to their son, Shahidul. Worrying about Amrita, Reshmi left Mujibur with Shahidul and returned to America, hiding her affair with Mujibur from her daughter.

At Yoshitaka Mizuno High, Amrita persisted with her pursuit for forensics, but later found a friend in a transfer student named Alistair Krei (the soon-to-be CEO of the massive Krei Tech Industries). Alistair, who was also more of a loner, inadvertently met Amrita during a studying session in the school’s library. The two grew to become great friends—Alistair provided comfort and solace for Amrita while Amrita was there to listen to Alistair’s own personal issues.

Young Adulthood
As the end of their high school senior year approached, Amrita applied for Stanford University’s psychology program while Alistair was accepted at SFIT and studied robotics. The two parted ways for years but promised to meet each other one more time before Amrita left for the East Coast for the FBI. While at Stanford, Amrita’s vague idea for The Oasis (a psyche-based virtual reality program) rooted, but she discarded the theory at the time. One night, the college hosted a stage hypnotist show for the students; of which Amrita and her friends attended. Amrita, after being pressured by her friends, volunteered to be hypnotized. Then and there, she found her true interest in hypnosis and hypnotherapy and decided to focus on the field (with peer encouragement, of course). She obtained the nickname “Trance” from the deep trance state she was induced into during the show.

At Stanford, Trance discovered her mother’s hidden affair with Mujibur and her parents' arranged union through a friend. Shocked and upset, Trance hid herself from Mujibur and Shahidul and cut off all ties with Reshmi.

With Krei Tech
Trance graduated from Stanford years later, but returned to San Fransokyo to find a career in hypnotherapy. She managed to afford a small apartment, keeping her commitment to stay away from Reshmi. Fellow graduate Alistair was surprised to find Amrita back in the city, but nevertheless informed her of his grand idea to start a robotics-based company: Krei Tech. Amrita supported him and helped him to build his industry up, forgetting about her ambition during this period. Alistair and Trance formally announced their romantic relationship as Krei Tech grew larger and larger. As time passed, Amrita noticed changes in Alistair’s behavior and motives, eventually leading her to question leaving behind her dream for him. A rumor from an anonymous Krei Tech employee (later revealed to be Regina Krei, Alistair’s sister) stating that Alistair was involved in an affair with another woman (unveiled as Abigail Callaghan) shook Trance to her core. Deeply affected by this accusation—which was later confirmed to be true—because of her mother’s own mistake, Trance sorrowfully resigned from Krei Tech and ended her relationship with Alistair. After the first few months, Trance assumed the identity of Rajani Mishra—a young waitress from Uttar Pradesh, India—to avoid the publicity of the breakup.

Krei Tech Aftermath
Trance eventually settled down and found an occupation as a hypnotherapist. She continued working on The Oasis (the project she'd originally developed at Krei Tech) but found herself struggling to pay for the equipment needed to experiment with the tech. Living in a minuscule apartment, Trance was overcome by grief, stress, and pressure from her occupation and the project. With no other way to obtain extra money for herself, Trance hesitantly resorted to contacting her half-brother, Shahidul, and striking deals with him. She offered to export famed Krei Tech weapons to Bangladesh for him in exchange for cash. Shahidul agreed.

Shahidul instructed Trance on hacking into Krei Tech’s computers and databases, but warned Trance that she had to regain Alistair’s trust in order to do so. Still hurt, Trance reconciled with her former lover and obtained access to his files using his ID information. She began shipping various weapons and tech from the United States to the nearby Nepal (in order not to raise suspicion) for Shahidul, who would fly the equipment to Bangladesh himself.

Trivia

 * She has a very calm and soothing voice that she used for hypnotherapy, one that her friends have noted as being "too mellow and should be used for recording audio-books". Coincidentally, Amrita has recorded several hypnosis audio files for sale in the past.
 * In addition to self-hypnosis, Trance also meditates.
 * Trance was offered a scholarship at SFIT but rejected it (as she was pursuing forensics at the time and didn't know she'd become a hypnotherapist and inventor later). Instead, she received her alma mater at the real-life Stanford University.
 * She is fluent in Bengali, Hindi, and English and speaks a little Japanese.
 * Trance's foreign language in high school was Japanese, but she does not remember how to write or read.
 * Trance was part of her high school's competitive archery team.
 * As a child and teenager, Trance was very self-conscious about her bushy eyebrows due to her main childhood bully Shota mocking her for them. She would attempt to cover one of them with her hair, leading her current side-bang-like hair to reflect that. She still retains this quirk, but now wears makeup and trims them to conceal them.
 * She was one of the few Indian students at her predominantly-Japanese elementary school and was subsequently bullied for her ethnicity and skin color. This issue did not carry over to high school as Trance was a member of an Indian Student Union club.
 * Amrita herself is a Hindu while her alter ego, Farhana, is a Muslim. In order to strengthen her persona, Trance studied Islam, the Quran, and various hadiths for a few months in order to play out Farhana's religion.