The Enigma of Time

Life was idyllic for Gurley at first, until a combination of events turned her life into one of regret and sorrow.

Her father died of lung cancer, cigarettes being one of his only vices.
She discovered her bisexuality, which would shun her from life opportunities and her community.
Her mother couldn't cope with her husband's death or the debt that followed, taking her frustration and grief out on her daughter.

Isolated from both her remaining family and the small southern town she called home, Gurley took comfort in what she could until she could one day leave- art, the remnants of her Girl Scout troop, and Team Fortress 2.

Once she graduated from high school, she left home and joined the United States Air Force in hopes of redeeming herself. After five years of service, she was honorably discharged and returned a changed woman, renting an apartment on the outskirts of her home town.

It was there where, she met the nine mercenaries that helped her through her high school years, waltzing into her life with problems and dangers of their own.