Parisa Gusev (Earth-5875)

"Do you ever wonder what's up there? Maybe someone's wondering how's it like? Do you think we'll ever meet them?"

- - Parisa Gusev to John-117

Parisa Gusev was a childhood friend of John-117 who lived on Eridanus II.

Early life
Born and raised in Elysium, on Eridanus II, Parisa Gusev became a good friend of her neighbor, John-117. Their parents would often let them go stargaze in the night at Elysium's grasslands, wondering what lied beyond their planet and intelligent life on other planets.

Parisa eventually moved out of Eridanus II on August 2517, and because her family was poor, they weren't able to access the Internet and keep in touch with John. As such, she was unaware of his supposed death when the ONI clone that replaced him died.

Interview
In 2564, Gusev was interviewed by investigative journalist Benjamin Giraud as part of his ongoing investigation about the life of John-117, where she learned he had become the legendary Master Chief, who saved humanity more than once. Unlike his previous contacts, Ben was able to find Parisa through his own contacts, as previous people he had interviewed were actually covert ONI agents, which led him to believe her story was genuine, unlike the story presented by Deon Governder.