Cyberpsychosis: 2, 6, 8 and 15 for Valerie. Thank you! 😊
Thank you for the ask, @dieselfusion! You get both versions of her. 😁
2. Lt. Mower: What is the worst betrayal your OC has faced?
Streetkid!Val: Travis. He sleezed his way into her pants (and heart) and convinced her to join 6th Street. Later Val found out he targeted her because she was a talented netrunner, and he had been tasked with scouting new talent. He lied with every breath, and cheated on her constantly. She stayed only because she didn't think she could make it on her own. After two years of his bullshit and listening to a bunch of NUSA losers deserters whine about things being better under Myers, she finally had the courage to leave and find work with fixers. Once she made the decision, Travis dropped the truth on her -- that she'd only ever been a job to him.
Corpo!Val: Everything that happened with Arasaka. She worked hard to achieve her position and produced results for the corp. It didn't matter that she was following orders from her superior, who would not hesitate to kill her for disobeying. She gave her youth to the corp and, though she received an education and training, feels they left her with nothing.
6. Bloody Ritual: Does your OC have any pre or post mission rituals or superstitions?
Streetkid!Val: if it's a big job, she'll hit up Vik to tune her cyberdeck, otherwise she will do some basic maintenance, like rebooting it and reinstalling her quickhacks. After, she usually hits up Tom's for a burger and fries.
Corpo!Val: She didn't have any before Jackie, she considered herself too practical for things like that. After his death, she usually ends up at The Afterlife and has a couple of his drinks post-gig.
8. House on a Hill: Is your OC easy to trust or are they paranoid? How vigilant are they?
Streetkid!Val: Very slow to trust now, but once someone has proven themselves, she trusts them completely. She's not very vigilant and she has been burned by trusting the wrong people, especially in her first few years on the streets, and later with Travis.
Corpo!Val: She learned very quickly as a teen at Araska not to trust anyone, and her time in intelligence/counter-intel only increased that lack of trust. She is very vigilant and has very few people she trusts fully.
15. Smoke on the Water: What does your OC actually truly think about the sex industry in Night City?
Val (both): she has no problem with it, though she wishes the street joytoys had a union and protection. Her mother was a joytoy and she knew how hard Victoria worked to keep them afloat. She also has no problem with dolls, given that they don't experience any emotional trauma from their jobs. She gets into it with Johnny every single time he makes a misogynistic comment about dolls or whores.
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