The redhead who had introduced herself as Ronin remained on the quiet side even as things somewhat began to calm down after the introduction of a whole new gaggle of chucklefucks to the team. The bus returned to as close to normalcy as it could get and there was time for more impersonal introductions - In the form of Minos shifting idly through the files provided.

All attempts at getting any information out of her had proven quite frustrating. From 'Your guess is as good as mine' to 'I don't know' she never seemed to give a helpful answer... And it became quite clear why. The woman remembered nothing before a few days ago when she wandered into a corporate office and asked for a job that would get her out of the city. She had no augmentations, no wing tech, no exceptional gifts. Just a moderately nice suit and a well-made blade.

Apparently the Intel department had tracked down an actual name with some effort - Hitokiri Battosai. The life she doesn't remember was exactly as bloody as her confidence with a blade implied. She was a deniable assent used by multiple syndicates to remove targets and perhaps even a few higher up clients here and there. Something had gone wrong in her last memory wipe and she hadn't been properly decomissioned and put into standby. Leaving the blank slate that was now sitting patiently with her hands crossed over her lap on the bus.

Preliminary results of her combat evaluation listed her surprisingly high for one devoid of augmentation or memory her adaptability in the face of daunting odds and her refusal to back down even when faced with the impossible had marked her as a valuable asset for a team like this. She's a blank slate emotionally and that means everything she feels she feels with great intensity. It fuels her in combat to perform above and beyond what she should be capable of.

If given a chance to develop proper relationships she could very well become one of the most loyal members of the team, but the opposite was just as possible if she wasn't handled very carefully.

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Pub: 04 Jul 2025 19:23 UTC

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