Hunter Kid
From Unofficial Handbook of the Virtue Universe
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| Hunter Kid | |
| Player: Chase White | |
| Origin: | technology |
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| Archetype: | Scrapper |
| Security Level: | 50+3 |
| Personal Data | |
| Real Name: | Stella Graziano |
| Known Aliases: | Donna Graziano, Hunter |
| Species: | Human |
| Age: | 16 |
| Height: | 6,3 |
| Weight: | 190 |
| Eye Color: | blue |
| Hair Color: | red |
| Biographical Data | |
| Nationality: | Etoile Isles |
| Occupation: | C.E.O. Star Holding Ltd. Donna of The Graziano Family M.I.R.F. Agent |
| Place of Birth: | Cap au Diable |
| Base of Operations: | Haven (Cap au Diable) |
| Marital Status: | In relationship |
| Known Relatives: | Andrea Graziano (Sister) Hunter Unit Alpha (Sister) Marcello Graziano (Cousin) Franco Graziano (Father) |
| Known Powers | |
| Dual Blades regenerative Nanites | |
| Known Abilities | |
| Cybernetic enhanced speed and strength minor technopath high energetic impulses | |
| Equipment | |
| Vanguard Swords nanite-based battlesuit energy inhibitors | |
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Contents |
History
Childhood
“Life is a bitch”
Her Birth was her first kill. While Andrea, her twin, was already screaming, Stellas Birth killed her mother. Her Father first told her this when she was three years old, and he never forgave her.
Officially Franco Graziano was C.E.O. of the Sara Holding Ltd. Inoffically he was the Capo Bastone of the Graziano Family in Haven. While Andrea was his Princess, the hire of the Graziano Family, Stella was raised to be a servant in all means. When the Girls turned 8 their father noticed, that they just look like their dead mother. He never dared to touch Andrea. She was his precious, his daughter, his pride.
But Stella became his puppet. She'll never forget the first time he touched her. She was wondering about the new dress he bought her, the first present she ever got. And than he took her to a trip, just her father and her. No Andrea, no Bodyguards. She never felt that happy again, hoping that her father might be like a father to her now. But she was wrong. When they just arrived in the hotel he told her to take on the new dress and showed her how to put on make up. Then his huge strong hands closed around her arms. He looked at Stella. In this very moment she saw the insanity in his eyes for the first time.
After that night Stella spent nearly a week in a private hospital in Haven. No one asked what happened. When she returned her father took her aside. He made clear that he would hurt Andrea, if she ever talks about this things to anyone. So she kept silent.
From that day on she was a toy to his father. He took her whenever he wished. After a while he figured out, that some of his partners had quite the same taste, so he started to import children as addition to his prostitution department. Stella herself was regularly given to special partners. She never even tried ro resist. And with the years of violation and sexual abuse, she began to deal with it. She realized that it's easier to accept her role. She started to use her experience and began to have fun with it. And suddenly Stella noticed that she can manipulate those men. Even if she never would be able to stop them, she was able to use them for her own benefit. She knew that all this was still wrong, but she didn't care anymore.
Death
“R.I.P. doesn't mean 'Rest in Peace'”
When she and Andrea were 12 years old, Stella was send to one of her fathers partners. The meeting was about to take place in the "La Stalla" a restaurant under Grazianos control. Her customer was awaiting her in one of the private apartments in the top floor. He didn't even had the chance to open her dress, when chaos came over them. The Rogue Isles Police Department raided the restaurant. While all customers of the restaurant where hold captive a squad broke in the apartment. Stella tried to escape, but had no chance. And the last thing she remembers are flames, tearing her apart.
Her body was never found. Many R.I.P.s and customers died at that day. There where many articles in the Rogue Isle Protector about the tragic death of Franco Grazianos youngest daughter. All said that it was an accident. Many excuses where found. And after a few weeks the Police declared that most of the leftovers won't be identifiable. The Graziano Family buried an empty casket.
The Hunter Kid
”They made me a teenage killing machine, so shut the fuck up!”
The first thing she realized when she woke up on Mercy’s sidewalk were the numerous injuries covering her body. Second was the strange combat suit she was wearing. After a moment of orientation she noticed that her wounds were closing quite fast. Her Forearms and lower legs had been replaced with cybernetic technology, so where most of her organs. At the back of her suit two Katanas had been placed and the dog tag around her neck showed 'Hunter Kid'.
She tried to remember what happened, but all she could figure out was the explosion in the restaurant. So she wandered through Mercy, hoping to find a trace in her memory and too much afraid to return home. It didn't took long, until she ran into a longbow patrol. She didn't even think about what to do, when she was attacked. In the blink of an eye two dead longbow agents were lying on the ground. Stella had drawn her swords and killed them, just like that was all she had done in her life.
Later that day she found out, that four years had past since the explosion. But she was still looking like a 12 year old girl. Realizing that she must be dead for the Family she decided to sign up at the registry. She saw the opportunity to start over - a opportunity to take revenge.
Her first job as 'Hunter Kid' was about clearing out the sewers, where some people had just went missing. She got some support on that mission. This was when she first met Turtle, as she thought a big military robot. He was the only one who asked her, if she wasn't a bit young to kill all those opponents and was wondering about her carelessness.
Andrea
“A sister is both your mirror - and your opposite.”
After some weeks of doing jobs and considering what to do next, Hunter had several important encounters in Pocket D. Some people, most of them heroes, mistook her for her sister. On this way Hunter found out, that her sister had left the Family and ran to Paragon to become a hero. Finally she met a friend of her sister, willing to give Andrea a message and Hunters Com-Data.
It took some time until Andrea called her sister, and this first call wasn't quite how Hunter did expect it.
It needed some effort to convince her about Hunters identity and that this isn't just a trick of their father to get her back to the Family. It was quite hard to proof that she wasn't just a clone or something like that, especially because Hunter wasn't that sure about what she was. Finally they decided that this point wouldn't be important at that moment. Andrea told her, that she left the Family because she found out what bad things their father was doing. Her plan was to become a hero to pay off some of the Family’s debt. Hunter was relieved when she found out that Andrea still knew nothing about what her father has done to her. When Andrea had finished her story about her father, threatening her now, Hunter thought she might would have an ally for her revenge. But Andrea still was a princess, not a Killer, like Hunter. When Hunter told her, that she was planning to kill their father her sister totally freaked out. Never would she let her father get hurt that badly. Hunter was disappointed, but promised, that she would try to find another way to stop him.
Stupid Plans
“ Revenge is a confession of pain”
Turtle became a brother in arms to Hunter. She respected him, and one day, when they were flirting like usual she noticed, that he was more to her than just a comrade. She really liked him. So she accepted when he asked her for a drink. Still assuming that he is a somehow very human-acting robot, she was quite surprised when a seemingly teenager waited for her in Pocket D. They talked much that evening, had their first kisses and a bit of secret petting as far as possible in public. But they also had their first fight.
Hunter told him that she spoke with her sister. Turtle wasn't pleased when he heard about her plans about taking revenge on her father. And when Hunter tried to argue without telling too much about what her father did to her, he got angry. He blamed her to be selfish and dumb and she totally freaked out at this. After quite a while of debating both calmed down again and Hunter promised in tears, that she wouldn't try anything on her own. She was somehow afraid of loosing Turtle's friendship for this fight. A friendship, that got some benefits later that day.
Even if she promised her sister to not kill her father and Turtle that she won't do anything stupid, she still desired revenge. And slowly there was a plan forming in her mind, she would just have to get the resources and maybe some allies to perform it.
Getting started
”Shut up, T. I just won't let you die. Basta!”
Quite many important encounters happen in Pocket D. For Hunter that is not different. There she found someone who made Andrea contact her and finally she met there someone who could tell her something about her cybernetics.
Emma mistook her for her sister, nothing surprising at that time. But Emma saw her mistake quite fast and was already informed about Hunters existence. She was able to make some examinations on Hunters cybernetics and nanites. As far as Emma told her the cybernetics weren't a big deal – available at any good tech-store around the city and the isles. They were quite expensive but not traceable. The nanites on the other hand were something different. Nanites of this quality must have been a special order, customized especially for Hunter Kid. The growth inhibitors too. And Emma had a quite good idea where those nanites might came from. But instead of just telling Hunter the name of the facility she recommended to ask Turtle about it.
Confused by this lead Hunter called up Turtle. When she took him to task he was upset about her sudden mistrust. Hunter felt her suspicion confirmed, when he told her that even if he would have information about her, he wouldn't be allowed to talk about it. She suspected him to be just an observer, sent to watch her processing. Hurt by her suspicion he accepted to call his boss and set up a meeting.
During this meeting Hunter finally was told the name of the organization Turtle works for. Minotaur Independent Research Facility was a neutral weapon facility, creating and selling weapons for whoever got enough money to pay. Turtles boss told Hunter that the only way for her to get the desired information was to join the facility. Hunter accepted and two days later she became Turtles Recovery Agent. Her new boss told her, that most of her parts were produced in the facility but sold to numerous customers. Her nanites really had been a special order and were only sold to Crey. M.I.R.F. didn't had any information about what happened to the nanites after they left the facility, but it was a trace at least.
Birds and Machines
”I'm a bad girl, Birdy. You better cope with it.”
Hunters and Turtles friendship with benefits worked quite well. They talked less, but when ever they could effort some time or needed to get rid of some stress, they just screwed their brains out. Since both were not really used to emotional relationships it seemed to be perfect.
In preparation for Turtles first field-tests in Paragon Hunter Kid took her first trip to the City. When she was just hanging around in Kings Row wondering about the gaze Blue Steel gave her, someone tried to rob a bank nearby. Intending to do some good stuff while she's in the City she hurried to stop the robbery. And there she first met Kenpo Tengu. He first thought that she was robbing the bank, but then accepted her assistance.
Later that day. After they did a quite good job on cleaning up Kings Row's streets the took a drink together. The talked much. Sure there still was a bit flirting. But Ken didn't seem very happy about flirting with someone who's looking like a 12 year old girl. During he following days she realized that her friendship with Ken started to get more than that. She was confused, cause this wasn't something about sex. It was about all the talking and sympathy. Something Hunter never knew before. Maybe it was cause they both had been abused children, now fighting for their place in the world. He was the first to whom Hunter told her story, the whole story. It was a kind of relieve to her. And for the first time in her life she got a boyfriend, someone she really loved.
The spider in her neck
”Yes, Arbiter. I did it and you knew it. So what's this shit about?”
When Hunter tried to tell Turtle, that she wouldn't fuck him anymore, he died in battle. She knew that her job was to retrieve the black box which was implanted in his neck. But she never thought that it would be necessary. She had promised him, that she wouldn't let him die.
Ken found her hours later sitting in Pocket D. She was quite drunk already and Turtles blood was still on her hands and her knifes.
Some days later Hunter's assistance was commanded by Arbiter Pocyk. The Arbiter investigated strange happenings concerning an Arachnos member that was brought back from the dead and messed up Grandville. Hunter was confused and thought that this investigation had to be a trick or a test, cause Hunter herself had caused that happenings. She took it with humor, cause that was the only way how she could cope with her fear.
When Arbiter Pocyk provoked her too much, by backbiting on Turtle, Hunter wanted to take her to task. Pocyk blamed her to be a spoiled brat, not knowing anything about how things are working at the Isles. Still not knowing another way to cope with her fear, Hunter just couldn't stop laughing. Pocyk went more and more into rage, till she threatened Kens life and left Hunter alone.
A bird in a cage
”Advice after injury is like medicine after death”
Hunter didn't know what do to. She knew that she wouldn't have any chance to stop Pocyk. Turtle was dead ans she was afraid of talking with Ken about the threat. In her despair she asked her boss for advice. She knew that M.I.R.F. might have a way to protect Ken, but wasn't sure, if they would. PossBot's advice was to propitiate Pocyk by giving her Ken as a present. Maybe this would show her that Ken doesn't mean much to Hunter and might save his life.
Since this advice was everything Hunter had, she met Pocyk and offered Ken to her. The Arbiter gave her a venom that would leaving him unconscious and told her to call, when he could be picked up.
It was Valentines' Day. Ken was waiting for Hunter in her apartment. He had everything well setup for a romantic Valentines Eve. He was worried about her condition, when she showed up, even more when she told him, that she doesn't want to talk about what happened. But he took the Desperados she offered him. After few gulps he felt numbly. Hunter wasn't sure what the venom would do to him. When he seemed like nearly falling asleep, she said sorry for what she had done, and drank some of the venom herself. His instincts took over and in a last effort of vigil he attacked Hunter. She thought that he would kill her, and she would have accepted it. But he felt asleep before he was able to hurt her badly. So Hunter sent a message to Pocyk, before she herself went unconscious.
Hunter was alone. She had given the one she loved to Arachnos and still didn't know what happened to him. Her best friend was dead and would be replaced with a clone some time later. And all of it was her fault. She let Turtle die, even if it was her job to protect him. She poisoned Ken, even if she knew that it was wrong. Not knowing what to do now, Hunter started to work quite obsessive.
She nearly talked to anyone in this time. And every time someone tried to approach her she was like 'Hey step back. I'm the dumb-ass, who gave his love to Arachnos.”
In this time she ran across Pocyk quite often. They did numerous jobs together and Hunter just mentioned how less she cares about Ken whenever Pocyk told her about the cruelties she done to him. Finally Pocyk told her that she has lost interest in Ken, since he fell in coma, and would let him free.
Hunter used her connection to the Midnighters and some freelancers to find Ken and bring him back to the hospital in Kings Row, without leaving any trace to herself. Ken was in coma. Trix a former prostitute of her father was paid to find Ken and bring him to the midnight club, where Pardox Time, a hero, took over responsibility. But after a few days Paradox sent back the money to Hunter and didn't gave any information about Ken. Anyhow, Hunter found out, that Sinclair himself had taken responsibility for Ken. Many people in Kings Row, those who were once saved by him, gathered in front of the hospital to wait for him to wake up.
Driven by her guilt Hunter started to patrol in Kings Row. A few days later Tim, her sisters boyfriend, joined her. They talked much and finally he convinced her to visit Ken.
Facing the Darkness
”No. I don't fear Mot. He'll not take me. I'm no desperate. I can face him, cause I know that this is my atonement for what I've done. I promised not to die. This time I'll keep my word.”
A rising Star
”I am Stella Graziano, daughter of Don Capo Franco Graziano.”
It's all about Family
”Who cares which of us is the real Stella? It's the same blood in our veins so your a sister, no matter what.”
The lessons learned
”I got it...now.”
