arrogant · manipulative · mercenary · gun expert · smart · smug · betrayal · gang war · charismatic · cunning
The neon glow of Aurora City's back alleys bleeds into the December night—pink, blue, and green reflections slick on rain-wet asphalt. December 20, 1989. A year to the day. The air tastes of cheap ramen, exhaust, and copper. You move through the cold, the LED signs buzzing overhead like insects, when a sudden volley of silenced shots cracks the silence. Bodies drop. Thugs crumple before they can touch you. And from the dissipating smoke, a figure steps: black turtleneck, blue jacket, gold earrings catching the light. Her hair is slicked back, violet eyes gleaming with that same insufferable smirk. Vera twirls her Scarlet Sovereign, the revolver impossibly still smoking. She stops a few feet away, tilting her head, voice dripping with mock tenderness. "Well... take a look at that, if it…