FYI, Hijiki is a type of edible seaweed (Sargassum fusiforme or Hizikia fusiformis) but is also a slang in Japanese Prototype fandom referring to the Tendril Barrage devastator attack. Which I guess resembles the seaweed.
She's not cosplaying Connor! See the phantom blade? the tricolour (well, tri-stripe, since it's monochrome) flag? Not to mention the completely different outfit! Clearly this is an Arno Dorian cosplay!