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I was supposed to replace her after a mind-wipe. That didn't work out too well as we shared her body for a while. A lot of people wanted to purge my personality implant but she went and made me my own body. Then she went kind of crazy... then un-crazy. In the years since then we've gotten along much better. I babysit her kids now and then, she's helped me out of a couple jams. She did mind control me once to bring her beer, but she's promised not to do it again. We have a psychic link; she's one of the few people I can use telepathy on.

When I was stuck in the Clone's body. There was a bit of cosmetic alteration involved. After we were separated she went and turned herself into a ginger, just for fun. She did keep the blonde hair and the rest on me, and declared me a 'half sister' to the rest of the clones.

Sterga was one of the science teachers at East Briar for a while. I heard like fourth hand there was some story about her being a reformed villain in hiding, I have no idea if that's true. The Clone borrowed one of her lairs and cooked me up in a week. She was kinda bitchy and snark ass but she did me a solid in letting me get made so I can't complain too much. She disappeared on Mars back in '13. No one ever found out what happened. I blame the aliens.

The Clone decided to have a joke at my expense and leave me as a teenager. More "manageable" that way. You can guess how well that turned out. I admit it did turn out to be a useful asset, hardly anyone wants to punch a teenage girl in the face. So I joined the gymnastics team and the cheer squad at school. You can make some 'homicidal cheerleader' jokes now, I won't mind. I mean, I did build a garotte into one of my Pompoms.

For the longest time this guy was out to get me. Pretty sure he still doesn't trust me, then again he seems to trust very few people so I guess it works out. He's a blue ribbon trained French chef, and my god can he cook. He's also a expert swordsman and is pretty sharp with a gun. There's some crazy stories about what he did before he ended up at the school, we're pretty sure he was some sort of spy. He just says he's "retired", so make of that what you will. I keep calling him "Cook" just because it annoys him. He's kicked my ass a couple times for it.

Brother Ignatius is the truant officer at the school, as well as keeping up the non-denominational chapel there. Rumor has it he's a vampire. But he's more spry and with-it then he lets on. I shot the guy once and he got right back up, so there are definitely powers there. What exactly they are is still a mystery.

Creepy stalking Furball. I swear this guy- he's delusional or something and is firmly convinced I am the root of all evil. He jumps out from the weirdest places and that's like, it. We scuffle a bit, I cuss him out and he runs off cackling to do it again a couple weeks later. I think he needs to find a better hobby. I ain't crazy! I have proof that the LindenMonster is EVIL! Behold: Juryrig creates a time machine in 2016, Linden travels to Vibora Bay, then the Titanic sinks! She caused it to happen! She caused the worst movie in all of mankind to be made! It was BORING and because of her all the men in the world were forced to go see it! E V I L!! THE TRUTH MUST BE TOLD! LET ME GO, SHE MUST BE STo...

And then I got Adopted. Actually he adopted all the clones, and I'm technically listed as one, so I got included. Virth is cool. He's an alien from the Maffei galaxy and we've had our ups and downs since the paperwork got signed but it's worked out overall. He married the Gymnastics teacher from the school, Rachel, I've known her for years. They met during Parent-teacher night, they're super cute together. I babysit his kids, he's given me a room in his house for that "normal family" feel. He's teaching me how to play the piano. I owe Virth a couple really big favours.

He's a vampiric warlock in exile from Fae. He used to work for a Viking emperor over there but they had something of a falling out. He's on Earth now to get his shit together, I met him at the Gothbar and let him have Safehouse3 to live in. As a reformed villain, he usually gives sound advice about what not to do. Cool guy. FAAAABULOUS hair. I have total hair envy. Also his daughter Beatrix is adorable! He got a job at the school as the music teacher. Amazing violinist.

Kevin Kingswood is a twin, has a brother named Keith. He's from a small town in Alaska and was part of a plot to combine the DNA of an entire superteam into two people. It's kind of hush-hush. He's teaching me guitar. We've been dating since he moved to Detroit. Things happened, we made a few possibly bad decisions in there. He asked me to marry him September '18. ...I said yes. It's been a year now, and the clones have only just realized why we have matching rings!

Linden's Gun-safe contains her preferred weapons, their ammunition, cleaning supplies, her body armour and other adventuring gear. As such they include:
★ Blaser R93 Tactical: This is her beloved "Black Betty" sniper rifle. She's modded it up some. Betty plays it's own 'theme song', the Leadbelly, RamJam & Tom Jones versions.
★ Heckler & Koch G36: A good all-around weapon.
★ SIG Sauer P320: Her go-to pistol.
★ Mauser 1918 T-Gewehr: It's an anti-tank rifle from WW1. It works on Elephants, it also works on Power armour and superhuman Bricks.
★ ADS Amphibious Rifle: Not something she uses regularly but feels the need to own. It has a compressed-air powered grenade launcher under the barrel.
★ Bowie-style Knife: Large, with a thigh-sheathe.
She also keeps a supply of odds-and-ends in an old VIPER backpack. They may include:
★ Flash bangs, Assorted grenades, A lighter, Lockpicks, A folding knife or two, Leatherman pocket tool, Piano wire, Several basic First Aid kits and a Ceramic knife.
★ Malvan Ray Pistol: For her assistance to the Malvan people Linden was allowed to keep the "Not very good" pistol she was given as a side arm. Of course by Earth Standards its a Very Good gun!

★ #5 Was destroyed during a purple chicken rampage in early 2017.
★ #1 Was still used by VIPER until recently, then she had eight Snookums clones go in and “clean up the place” on the condition they could live there. [For a small rental fee.]
★ #2 And #4 locations are as yet unknown to anyone save Linden herself.
★ #3 Was given to her friend Michel, his daughter baby Beatrix and their bodyguard Rictor. Michel is a demi-vampire from a subdomain of Fae, a warlock and a musician. He currently teaches music at the East Briar Institute. The nearby Neighbours became curious as to why he suddenly moved in, Linden gave the excuse that Michel is her older brother, recently returned from Europe. As their both blond and he has a interestingly foreign accent, it isn't questioned. Neither are the odd weapons and armour he occasionally brings home.

Safe house #3 is a two storied building, the residence on top, and once, a store below. Michel and Rictor have fixed the problem roofing, and have turned the first floor into an arts studio, for Michel's music and Rictor's painting. Being a safe house there is a hidden doorway into the city storm sewers, and another as a false wall leading to the back alley in the rear.

Linden is a clone, based off a previously successful VIPER design then heavily modified: Resilient, strong, fast, adaptive. Her powers are not flashy and she has no real special effect associated in using them. She still retains the false memories implanted by her conditioning.
★ She has fast regeneration: makes her difficult to kill, she can survive injuries and accidents that would kill normal people and possibly cripple most Metas. Given enough time she can regenerate a lost limb. Her estimated lifespan is four hundred years if something she can't readily regenerate from doesn't kill her before then.
★ She has mild super-strength: not enough to pick up a car, but can easily Frisbee a manhole cover. It seems to top out at roughly twelve thousand pounds.
★ She has moderate super-speed: while faster then any Olympic runner, she is in no way a speedster. She can move and react incredibly swiftly, occasionally able to dodge the proverbial speeding bullet. She can produce a short-duration burst of speed- but only for short periods, a few minutes at most. Capable of running long distances with ease, she considers a 40-mile run one direction "good exercise".
★ She contains an active nanomachine colony that is built to adapt to her needs. It can produce interlocking armour over her skin, reinforce her bones, seal her in completely to protect against gas attacks or survive the pressures of underseas. It also provides active camouflage utilizing holographic overlays that interfere with her infra red and UV signatures. While not foolproof it allows her to be very sneaky. It also contains an internal communications unit, a selection of combat stim packs and a short range sensor array. The nanites can also be used to conceal small objects inside her body but Linden prefers not to do that as "It's disgusting."
★ As a side effect of her nanomachines Linden was programmed in vitro with numerous combat options making her dangerous in both close and ranged combat situations. She was also given a selection of commonly used languages she can speak and understand.
★ Linden has been designated as "psi capable" but as yet only been able to telepathically communicate with much stronger Psi-talents.
★ She has also recently manifested a flight ability but its speed and duration limits are not yet known. She's been having trouble controlling it, much to her embarrassment.

Linden is a little too tall for a girl by most people's standards, weighs a little too much to swim well, and is quite vain about her hair. She's mouthy, has no tolerance for bullshit, a bad habit of spying on people she knows through her spotting scope, claims to be a lesbian and is a vegetarian. Her nanite colony makes her visible on metal detectors and magnetic powers can be used against her very effectively. She has no resistance to magic and only a basic understanding of how to protect herself from it. She's very sensitive to being called a clone, and given her purpose in creation has no problems hurting people. Technically classified as a sociopath, she regularly has therapy for anger and trust issues as well as behavior modification: her emotions are "optional" at best. She has managed to remove the worst of her negative programming but she's never going to be the nicest person around.

Linden is an intelligent girl, designed to adapt- but she knows there will be people out there that are smarter, faster, better tacticians, effective combatants or anything else that the situation calls for. Her preferred role is perhaps best described as "Tactical Ranged": she's good in a close up fight, hand to hand or with a knife. But she likes to be above the fighting with a clear view of the area. As such she can provide intel, spot for hidden enemies, give cover fire or remove a target at quite some distance. Her stealth ability can conceal her from all but the most in-depth scans. Her weapon of choice is a modified sniper rifle capable of using different loads of ammunition but she owns a selection of other guns and will equip what is appropriate.

Linden works part time at the "Strawberry Fields" Animal Shelter, located near Dearborn. She is taking college classes at the East Briar Institute, and is on their Varsity Cheer squad. She maintains an active interest in dance and gymnastics and practices at a local gym.