Gundam Runners, ch. 4: Catherine Bloom
A/N: I don't think this one is written as well as the others. I never got a good sense of Catherine's character from the show, so I'm trying to create one out of very little. This is all I could come up with, so I'd appreciate a bit of feedback.
WARNING: Ooh, this has a lot. Drug dealers, whores, and weaponry. Have fun with that!
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Catherine Bloom was raised with a troupe of street performers. A rag-tag group of freelance mercs, street mages, and animal keepers that owned a section of the only park in the city, and made a halfway decent profit off loiterers and collected bribes. Indeed, the park offered the only recluse that was completely protected from prying (official) eyes. Drug dealers, weapon jackers, pimps; as long as they paid their proper dues, the troupe kept their business secret. It was in this environment that Catherine, borne to a whore and a merc, was brought up.
Her lithe figure and ability to move in a way that seemed almost boneless inspired the troupe to train her as an acrobat. She lent herself more to contortionism; Catherine was easily bored and was always getting into problem spots with some of the crime lords. She had an endless fascination with the world outside the park; the world these criminals came from and disappeared back into. She was especially curious about anything mechanical; weapons in particular piqued her interest. By studying the jackers and the mercs, she was able to learn the functions, parts, and structure of all standard and most exotic weapons. She became adept at throwing-knives, but was comfortable with any sort. Word spread wide through the underground that a new sort of Amazon was born.
People began to come to get their weapons appraised, repaired, or improved. Whatever was needed, Catherine could do it. So it is no wonder that the Runner-group heads began to come crawling around the park, looking for runners to hire.
And it was only a matter of time before Kushrenada came searching for a weapons specialist. And, true to street performer form, Catherine went with the highest bidder.
Catherine is a freelance worker at heart; she informed Kushrenada that she'll only stay with the Gundam Runners until she can get a move on her own. But, there are precious few niches a young, inexperienced female can fill in the City. Treize is aware of this, and will do anything he can to keep it that way. Weapons specialists are not in short supply; however, one as versatile and expert as Catherine will be hard to come by again.
A/N: I don't think this one is written as well as the others. I never got a good sense of Catherine's character from the show, so I'm trying to create one out of very little. This is all I could come up with, so I'd appreciate a bit of feedback.
WARNING: Ooh, this has a lot. Drug dealers, whores, and weaponry. Have fun with that!
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Catherine Bloom was raised with a troupe of street performers. A rag-tag group of freelance mercs, street mages, and animal keepers that owned a section of the only park in the city, and made a halfway decent profit off loiterers and collected bribes. Indeed, the park offered the only recluse that was completely protected from prying (official) eyes. Drug dealers, weapon jackers, pimps; as long as they paid their proper dues, the troupe kept their business secret. It was in this environment that Catherine, borne to a whore and a merc, was brought up.
Her lithe figure and ability to move in a way that seemed almost boneless inspired the troupe to train her as an acrobat. She lent herself more to contortionism; Catherine was easily bored and was always getting into problem spots with some of the crime lords. She had an endless fascination with the world outside the park; the world these criminals came from and disappeared back into. She was especially curious about anything mechanical; weapons in particular piqued her interest. By studying the jackers and the mercs, she was able to learn the functions, parts, and structure of all standard and most exotic weapons. She became adept at throwing-knives, but was comfortable with any sort. Word spread wide through the underground that a new sort of Amazon was born.
People began to come to get their weapons appraised, repaired, or improved. Whatever was needed, Catherine could do it. So it is no wonder that the Runner-group heads began to come crawling around the park, looking for runners to hire.
And it was only a matter of time before Kushrenada came searching for a weapons specialist. And, true to street performer form, Catherine went with the highest bidder.
Catherine is a freelance worker at heart; she informed Kushrenada that she'll only stay with the Gundam Runners until she can get a move on her own. But, there are precious few niches a young, inexperienced female can fill in the City. Treize is aware of this, and will do anything he can to keep it that way. Weapons specialists are not in short supply; however, one as versatile and expert as Catherine will be hard to come by again.