Act I Part 1: Storm

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"Sternum, solar plexus, temples, and kneecaps, eyeballs, jugular, kidneys, and the groin..." she hums as she sharpens her favorite knife. Why? Well why not? She has nothing else to do, and besides, she's in a war zone. Although these days the whole world is a war zone. No true safety, no real privacy; everything is monitored, restricted, and controlled.

How do you escape this? Well that's the thing. You don't. You can, however, prevent it. But if you're going to do something, you have to do it before anyone gets a chance to inject you with nanomachines. And that's why a girl that's only 14 years old is a walking arsenal and a living weapon.

Her name is Storm. Just Storm because she doesn't know who her family is. Or 'was' actually. She's a bit tall for her age, with a slim but sturdy body type, long white-blonde hair, pale skin from hiding in the shadows all the time, serious yet soft features, and dark eyes that have seen too much, perfect to match the hands that have done too much. Her body is like that of a normal human being, with the exception of her eyes, legs, and arms.

Like her childhood they were taken by the Patriots. So even though her eyes might look normal, they are actually cybernetically enhanced along with her arms and legs. Because of this, she hides herself away from the rest of humanity. She lives in the dark and watches from the shadows.

She wears dark green camouflaged combat pants, a grey compression shirt, a black hooded coat that goes down to her knees, black combat boots, black gloves, a grey canvas backpack, and a black mask that covers the bottom half of her face.

She's seen and done things that no one should ever have to do, especially not a child. Mentally, and emotionally she is already a woman. She's had to fight for every breath of air, every second of her life. She used to just wander aimlessly but then she found him. The metal man.

They've never officially met but she's been following and learning from him since she was eight years old. He doesn't know it yet, but while he has Snake's back, his "shadow" has his.

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