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This is not Valery. I repeat, this is NOT Valery.
Vᴀʟ sᴛᴀɴᴅs ᴀᴛ 184ᴄᴍ ᴛᴀʟʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇɪɢʜs ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴏᴠᴇʀ 82ᴋɢ. Hɪs ʙᴏᴅʏ ɪs ʟᴇᴀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰɪᴛ, ᴡɪᴛʜ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴍᴜsᴄʟᴇ ᴅᴇꜰɪɴɪᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇs (ᴇɢ. ᴀʙs, ᴀʀᴍs, ʟᴇɢs, ᴄᴀʟᴠᴇs...)
Hᴇ ʜᴀs sʜᴏᴜʟᴅᴇʀ-ʟᴇɴɢᴛʜ ᴅɪʀᴛʏ ʙʟᴏɴᴅᴇ ʜᴀɪʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴜsᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʙᴜɴᴅʟᴇs ɪɴ ᴀ sᴍᴀʟʟ ᴘᴏɴʏᴛᴀɪʟ, ʙᴜsʜʏ ᴇʏᴇʙʀᴏᴡs ᴛʜᴀᴛ sʜᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀ ᴀs ʜɪs ʜᴀɪʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀɴɢ ʟᴏᴡ, ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ʜɪs ᴛᴡᴏ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ʙʟᴜᴇ ᴇʏᴇs. Hɪs ɴᴏsᴇ ɪs ᴅɪsᴛɪɴᴄᴛ; ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ sʟɪɢʜᴛʟʏ ᴀǫᴜɪʟɪɴᴇ sʜᴀᴘᴇ. Hᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ʜᴀs sᴍᴀʟʟ ᴇᴀʀs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴅᴇᴛᴀᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴇᴀʀʟᴏʙᴇs. Hɪs ᴍᴏᴜᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ʟɪᴘs ᴀʀᴇ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴜᴍ sɪᴢᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ʜᴀs ᴀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪɴᴇɴᴛ ᴜᴘᴘᴇʀ ʟɪᴘ. Hᴇ ʜᴀs ʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴄʜᴇᴇᴋs ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪɢʜ ᴄʜᴇᴇᴋʙᴏɴᴇs.
P E R S O N A L I T Y
Vᴀʟ ɪs ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ǫᴜɪᴛᴇ sᴛʀᴀɪɢʜᴛꜰᴏʀᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪs ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs. Iᴛ ɪs ʜɪs ꜰᴇᴇʟɪɴɢs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ, ᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ᴍᴏᴏᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. Hᴇ ɪs ᴜsᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴡᴀʀᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ, ᴀs ʜᴇ's ʜᴀᴅ ᴠᴇʀʏ ꜰᴇᴡ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ᴄᴀʟʟ 'ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅs', ᴀɴᴅ sᴏ ʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅs ᴜᴘ ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛ ʜɪs ᴏᴡɴ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ. Oɴ ᴀ sɪᴅᴇ ɴᴏᴛᴇ, sᴘᴇᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ, Vᴀʟ ɪs ᴇsᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ꜰᴏɴᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇʏ ʀᴇᴍɪɴᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴏꜰ ʜɪs ᴛᴡᴏ sɪʙʟɪɴɢs.
Bᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ʜᴇ ʙʀᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴜᴘ ʙʏ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟꜰ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴄɪᴅᴇɴᴛ, Vᴀʟ ɪs ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴡᴀʀᴍ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪʟʟ ɢᴏ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏꜰ ʜɪs ᴡᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴꜰʀᴏɴᴛ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴛʜɪɴᴋs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʙᴜsɪɴɢ ᴏʀ ᴍɪsᴛʀᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴋɪᴅ. Tʜɪs ʜᴀs ᴜɴᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢʟʏ ᴇᴀʀɴᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛs ɪɴ ʜɪs ꜰᴇᴍᴀʟᴇ ᴄᴏᴡᴏʀᴋᴇʀs' ʙᴏᴏᴋs.
Hɪs ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍ ɪs ꜰᴏʀ ʜɪs ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀᴋᴇ ᴜᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ. Aʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ʜᴇ ᴛʀɪᴇs, ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇssᴜʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ꜰɪʟʟɪɴɢ ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛs' sʜᴏᴇs ꜰᴏʀ ʜɪs ᴛᴡᴏ ʏᴏᴜɴɢᴇʀ sɪʙʟɪɴɢs ɪs ɪᴍᴍᴇɴsᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴡᴀɴᴛs sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇʟʏ ᴏɴ. Vᴀʟ ʜᴀs ʏᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴡᴇᴇᴘ ʜɪs ꜰᴀᴛʜᴇʀ's ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ɪɴ ᴇᴀʀɴᴇsᴛ...
Bᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ʜᴇ ʙʀᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴜᴘ ʙʏ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟꜰ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴄɪᴅᴇɴᴛ, Vᴀʟ ɪs ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴡᴀʀᴍ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪʟʟ ɢᴏ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏꜰ ʜɪs ᴡᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴꜰʀᴏɴᴛ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴛʜɪɴᴋs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʙᴜsɪɴɢ ᴏʀ ᴍɪsᴛʀᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴋɪᴅ. Tʜɪs ʜᴀs ᴜɴᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢʟʏ ᴇᴀʀɴᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛs ɪɴ ʜɪs ꜰᴇᴍᴀʟᴇ ᴄᴏᴡᴏʀᴋᴇʀs' ʙᴏᴏᴋs.
Hɪs ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍ ɪs ꜰᴏʀ ʜɪs ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀᴋᴇ ᴜᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ. Aʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ʜᴇ ᴛʀɪᴇs, ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇssᴜʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ꜰɪʟʟɪɴɢ ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛs' sʜᴏᴇs ꜰᴏʀ ʜɪs ᴛᴡᴏ ʏᴏᴜɴɢᴇʀ sɪʙʟɪɴɢs ɪs ɪᴍᴍᴇɴsᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴡᴀɴᴛs sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇʟʏ ᴏɴ. Vᴀʟ ʜᴀs ʏᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴡᴇᴇᴘ ʜɪs ꜰᴀᴛʜᴇʀ's ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ɪɴ ᴇᴀʀɴᴇsᴛ...
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A ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ ᴍɪᴅᴅʟᴇ-ᴄʟᴀss ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ Sᴛᴀᴛᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴅᴇsᴛ sɪʙʟɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ, Vᴀʟ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ᴠᴇʀʏ sᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ʟɪꜰᴇ ɢʀᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ. Hɪs ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʙᴜsʏ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇʏ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴇᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇ ʜᴏᴜʀs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴜs ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴜsᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʟᴇꜰᴛ Vᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ʙᴀʙʏsɪᴛ ʜɪs ᴛᴡᴏ ʏᴏᴜɴɢᴇʀ sɪʙʟɪɴɢs, Tɪɴᴀ ᴀɴᴅ Lɪᴛᴛʟᴇ Mɪᴋᴇ. Vᴀʟ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ɪᴛ, ᴀs ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ sᴇᴇ ᴀɴʏ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍs ɪɴ ᴋᴇᴇᴘɪɴɢ ᴀɴ ᴇʏᴇ ᴏɴ ʜɪs sɪʙʟɪɴɢs ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ʜɪs ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴀᴛ ᴡᴏʀᴋ.
Hᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴ ʜᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ɢᴏᴛ ʙᴏʀᴇᴅ ᴏʀ ᴛɪʀᴇᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ɪᴛ. Tʜᴜs, Vᴀʟ ᴡᴀs ᴜɴᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅʟʏ ɪɴᴛʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴠɪᴅᴇᴏ ɢᴀᴍᴇs ᴀs ᴀ ᴍᴇᴀɴs ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀss ʜɪs ᴛɪᴍᴇ. Aᴛ ꜰɪʀsᴛ, ʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴘʟᴀʏᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴏɴᴇ ʜᴏᴜʀ ᴏʀ sᴏ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴛɪʀᴇᴅ ᴏꜰ ɪᴛ ᴀɴᴅ sᴡɪᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴍᴏʀᴇ "ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ", ᴀs ʜᴇ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴀʏ, ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏʀ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ.
Nᴇᴠᴇʀᴛʜᴇʟᴇss, ʜᴇ sʟᴏᴡʟʏ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟꜰ ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ɪᴍᴍᴇʀsᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴏꜰ ɢᴀᴍɪɴɢ. Hᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ɢᴀᴍɪɴɢ ʙʟᴏɢs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ɢᴀᴍɪɴɢ ɴᴇᴡs. Tʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ Pᴀʀɪᴀʜ. Aᴛ ꜰɪʀsᴛ, Vᴀʟ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀɴ ᴀᴍʙɪᴛɪᴏᴜs ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ "ʙʀᴀɪɴ ɪɴᴛᴇʀꜰᴀᴄɪɴɢ" sᴛᴜꜰꜰ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʙɪɢ ᴘʀɪᴄᴇ ᴛᴀɢ - ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇssɪɴɢ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ʀᴇǫᴜɪʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʀᴜɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀᴍᴇ ᴡᴀs sᴏ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴇxᴘᴇɴsɪᴠᴇ ᴀᴜɢᴍᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏʟᴏɢʏ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴜɴʟᴇᴀsʜ ɪᴛs ᴛʀᴜᴇ ᴘᴏᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟ.
Vᴀʟᴇʀʏ ᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀᴍᴇ ᴄʟᴏsᴇʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴄʜɪᴘᴘᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀɪᴏᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴇʀs ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛᴇᴅ ᴅᴏɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪsᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ʜᴜɢᴇ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴘʀɪᴄᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀᴍᴇ ᴡᴀs ꜰɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ʀᴇʟᴇᴀsᴇᴅ. Hᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ sᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ʙᴜʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴɪᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀᴍᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʀᴜɴ ᴏɴ, ʏᴇᴛ ʟɪꜰᴇ ᴘʟᴀʏᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴄʀᴜᴇʟ ᴛʀɪᴄᴋ ᴏɴ ʜɪᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ.
Tʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴀʏ, Vᴀʟᴇʀʏ ᴡᴀs ʙᴀʙʏsɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ ʜɪs sɪʙʟɪɴɢs ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ɢᴏᴛ ᴀ ᴄᴀʟʟ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴀ ᴍᴀɴ ɴᴀᴍᴇᴅ Cʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴄᴇ Jᴏɴᴇs, ᴡʜᴏ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ɪɴᴠᴇsᴛɪɢᴀᴛᴏʀ. Wʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɴ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴀʏ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ Vᴀʟ's ʟɪꜰᴇ ᴜᴘsɪᴅᴇ ᴅᴏᴡɴ.
Hɪs ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛs ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴄᴀʀ ᴀᴄᴄɪᴅᴇɴᴛ.
Aᴘᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀss ᴀɴ ɪɴᴛᴇʀsᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴀ ɢᴀs ᴛʀᴜᴄᴋ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ʀᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏꜰ ɴᴏᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʀᴀsʜᴇᴅ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴏɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄᴀʀ. Tʜᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴘᴀᴄᴛ ᴡᴀs sᴏ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜɪs ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛ's SUV ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴏꜰꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴀᴅ ᴀɴᴅ sᴘᴜɴ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴛɪᴍᴇs ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪᴛsᴇʟꜰ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɪʀ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ʟᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ɪᴛs sɪᴅᴇ. Hɪs ꜰᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ɪɴsᴛᴀɴᴛʟʏ ᴋɪʟʟᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴɪᴛɪᴀʟ ɪᴍᴘᴀᴄᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴄᴋ, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ʜɪs ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴀᴅ ᴍɪʀᴀᴄᴜʟᴏᴜsʟʏ sᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴇᴅ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʟɪꜰᴇ-ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛᴇɴɪɴɢ ɪɴᴊᴜʀɪᴇs.
Tʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ꜰɪᴠᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀs ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴏꜰ Pᴀʀɪᴀʜ.
Tʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴠᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴏɴʟʏ ʙᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪᴢᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴀɴ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ʀᴏʟʟᴇʀᴄᴏᴀsᴛᴇʀ ꜰᴏʀ ʜɪᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs sɪʙʟɪɴɢs. Wʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ sᴀᴡ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀsᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴄɪᴅᴇɴᴛ, sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴄᴏᴍᴀᴛᴏsᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏɴ ʟɪꜰᴇ sᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ.
Tʜᴇ sɪɢʜᴛ ᴏꜰ ʜɪs ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ sɪsᴛᴇʀ ʙᴀᴡʟɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇs ᴏᴜᴛ ʙᴇsɪᴅᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ's ʙᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴅᴇ, ʜᴏʟᴅɪɴɢ Lɪᴛᴛʟᴇ Mɪᴋᴇ - ᴀ ᴛᴏᴅᴅʟᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇɴ - ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴀʀᴍs, ᴜɴᴀᴡᴀʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇʀɪᴏᴜsɴᴇss ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ʟᴇꜰᴛ ʜɪᴍ ꜰᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ɴᴜᴍʙ. Hᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss ʜᴏᴡ ʜɪs ʟɪꜰᴇ ʜᴀᴅ sᴏ sᴜᴅᴅᴇɴʟʏ ɢᴏɴᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴄᴀʀᴇꜰʀᴇᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴡɪsʜ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ᴡᴏʀsᴛ ᴇɴᴇᴍʏ. Aɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ʏᴇᴛ.
Sᴜᴅᴅᴇɴʟʏ, Vᴀʟ, ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴅᴇsᴛ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ ᴀᴛ 18 ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟꜰ sᴡᴀᴍᴘᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsɪʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇs. Tʜɪɴɢs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜɪs ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛs ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴜsᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ᴏꜰ, ʟɪᴋᴇ ꜰᴏᴏᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʙɪʟʟs, ᴡᴇʀᴇ sᴜᴅᴅᴇɴʟʏ ʜɪs ᴛᴏ ꜰɪx. Tʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏsᴘɪᴛᴀʟ ᴇxᴘᴇɴsᴇs; ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ sɪᴍᴘʟʏ ʟᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴄᴛᴏʀs ᴜɴᴘʟᴜɢ ʜɪs ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʟɪꜰᴇ-sᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴsᴜʀᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ ʀᴀɴ ᴏᴜᴛ.
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ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴇᴅ ʜɪs ᴀss ᴏꜰꜰ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ.
Oꜰ ᴄᴏᴜʀsᴇ, ᴏɴᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴀsᴋ "Bᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀs? Fʀɪᴇɴᴅs?"
Aʟʟ ᴏꜰ Vᴀʟ's ɢʀᴀɴᴅᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛs ʜᴀᴅ ᴘᴀssᴇᴅ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ʏᴏᴜɴɢ, ʜɪs ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀs ᴀɴ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ʜɪs ꜰᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ʏᴏᴜɴɢᴇʀ, ʙʏ 3 ʏᴇᴀʀs, ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ.
Hᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ʜᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs sɪʙʟɪɴɢs ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴsʜɪᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪs Uɴᴄʟᴇ. Fᴜʀᴛʜᴇʀᴍᴏʀᴇ, ʜᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴀ sʜɪᴘ ɪɴsᴘᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴜs, ᴡᴀs ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟɪɴɢ ᴏᴠᴇʀsᴇᴀs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛʟʏ ʜᴇʟᴘ Vᴀʟ.
Fᴏʀᴛᴜɴᴀᴛᴇʟʏ, ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴄɪᴅᴇɴᴛ, Vᴀʟ's Uɴᴄʟᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ sᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴍᴏɴᴛʜ, ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀs ʜᴇʟᴘɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇᴅᴜʀᴇs ᴏꜰ ʜɪs ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ's ꜰᴜɴᴇʀᴀʟ, ʏᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ. Fɪɴᴀɴᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ, Vᴀʟ ᴡᴀs ʙᴀsɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴛʜɪɴ ɪᴄᴇ, ᴀ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘᴇʀsɪsᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀsᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴏᴜɢʜʟʏ ʜᴀʟꜰ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ʏᴇᴀʀ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴄɪᴅᴇɴᴛ.
Iᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴏɴʟʏ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴘᴀssᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ Vᴀʟ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴀʟᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴏᴜᴛ. Hᴇ ɢᴏᴛ ᴀ ᴊᴏʙ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ɪɴᴄᴏᴍᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs sɪʙʟɪɴɢs ʜᴀᴅ ɢʀᴏᴡɴ ᴜᴘ ᴀ ʙɪᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʀᴇǫᴜɪʀᴇᴅ ʜɪs ᴀʙsᴏʟᴜᴛᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ, sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜰɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ sᴏᴍᴇ ꜰʀᴇᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴏꜰ ʜɪs ᴏᴡɴ.
Tʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀᴇᴅ Pᴀʀɪᴀʜ. Iᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ sɪɴᴄᴇ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴄʜᴇᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀᴍᴇ's ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴘᴀɢᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ sᴏ, ᴀs ᴏɴᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛ, ᴡᴀs ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴀɴᴛʟʏ sᴜʀᴘʀɪsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀᴍᴇ ᴡᴀs ꜰɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ʀᴇʟᴇᴀsᴇᴅ.
Hᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀʟsᴏ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴍᴏʀᴇ sᴜʀᴘʀɪsᴇᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ 60% ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀᴍᴇ ᴀs ᴛʜᴀɴᴋs ꜰᴏʀ ᴅᴏɴᴀᴛɪɴɢ, sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏᴛᴀʟʟʏ ꜰᴏʀɢᴏᴛᴛᴇɴ.
Sᴇᴇɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏᴡ ᴘʀɪᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴀᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ sᴏᴍᴇ ꜰʀᴇᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟꜰ, Vᴀʟ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀᴍᴇ ᴀ ᴛʀʏ. Tᴡᴏ ᴅᴀʏs ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ, ᴀ ᴄʜɪᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ʀᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴍᴏᴅᴜʟᴇ - ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴏᴜᴛʀɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴜʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs sᴜᴘᴇʀ ᴇxᴘᴇɴsɪᴠᴇ - ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʟᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ʙᴇᴅ.
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A ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ ᴍɪᴅᴅʟᴇ-ᴄʟᴀss ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ Sᴛᴀᴛᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴅᴇsᴛ sɪʙʟɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ, Vᴀʟ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ᴠᴇʀʏ sᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ʟɪꜰᴇ ɢʀᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ. Hɪs ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʙᴜsʏ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇʏ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴇᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇ ʜᴏᴜʀs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴜs ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴜsᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʟᴇꜰᴛ Vᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ʙᴀʙʏsɪᴛ ʜɪs ᴛᴡᴏ ʏᴏᴜɴɢᴇʀ sɪʙʟɪɴɢs, Tɪɴᴀ ᴀɴᴅ Lɪᴛᴛʟᴇ Mɪᴋᴇ. Vᴀʟ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ɪᴛ, ᴀs ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ sᴇᴇ ᴀɴʏ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍs ɪɴ ᴋᴇᴇᴘɪɴɢ ᴀɴ ᴇʏᴇ ᴏɴ ʜɪs sɪʙʟɪɴɢs ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ʜɪs ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴀᴛ ᴡᴏʀᴋ.
Hᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴ ʜᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ɢᴏᴛ ʙᴏʀᴇᴅ ᴏʀ ᴛɪʀᴇᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ɪᴛ. Tʜᴜs, Vᴀʟ ᴡᴀs ᴜɴᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅʟʏ ɪɴᴛʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴠɪᴅᴇᴏ ɢᴀᴍᴇs ᴀs ᴀ ᴍᴇᴀɴs ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀss ʜɪs ᴛɪᴍᴇ. Aᴛ ꜰɪʀsᴛ, ʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴘʟᴀʏᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴏɴᴇ ʜᴏᴜʀ ᴏʀ sᴏ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴛɪʀᴇᴅ ᴏꜰ ɪᴛ ᴀɴᴅ sᴡɪᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴍᴏʀᴇ "ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ", ᴀs ʜᴇ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴀʏ, ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏʀ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ.
Nᴇᴠᴇʀᴛʜᴇʟᴇss, ʜᴇ sʟᴏᴡʟʏ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟꜰ ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ɪᴍᴍᴇʀsᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴏꜰ ɢᴀᴍɪɴɢ. Hᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ɢᴀᴍɪɴɢ ʙʟᴏɢs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ɢᴀᴍɪɴɢ ɴᴇᴡs. Tʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ Pᴀʀɪᴀʜ. Aᴛ ꜰɪʀsᴛ, Vᴀʟ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀɴ ᴀᴍʙɪᴛɪᴏᴜs ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ "ʙʀᴀɪɴ ɪɴᴛᴇʀꜰᴀᴄɪɴɢ" sᴛᴜꜰꜰ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʙɪɢ ᴘʀɪᴄᴇ ᴛᴀɢ - ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇssɪɴɢ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ʀᴇǫᴜɪʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʀᴜɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀᴍᴇ ᴡᴀs sᴏ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴇxᴘᴇɴsɪᴠᴇ ᴀᴜɢᴍᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏʟᴏɢʏ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴜɴʟᴇᴀsʜ ɪᴛs ᴛʀᴜᴇ ᴘᴏᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟ.
Vᴀʟᴇʀʏ ᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀᴍᴇ ᴄʟᴏsᴇʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴄʜɪᴘᴘᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀɪᴏᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴇʀs ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛᴇᴅ ᴅᴏɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪsᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ʜᴜɢᴇ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴘʀɪᴄᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀᴍᴇ ᴡᴀs ꜰɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ʀᴇʟᴇᴀsᴇᴅ. Hᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ sᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ʙᴜʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴɪᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀᴍᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʀᴜɴ ᴏɴ, ʏᴇᴛ ʟɪꜰᴇ ᴘʟᴀʏᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴄʀᴜᴇʟ ᴛʀɪᴄᴋ ᴏɴ ʜɪᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ.
Tʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴀʏ, Vᴀʟᴇʀʏ ᴡᴀs ʙᴀʙʏsɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ ʜɪs sɪʙʟɪɴɢs ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ɢᴏᴛ ᴀ ᴄᴀʟʟ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴀ ᴍᴀɴ ɴᴀᴍᴇᴅ Cʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴄᴇ Jᴏɴᴇs, ᴡʜᴏ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ɪɴᴠᴇsᴛɪɢᴀᴛᴏʀ. Wʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɴ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴀʏ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ Vᴀʟ's ʟɪꜰᴇ ᴜᴘsɪᴅᴇ ᴅᴏᴡɴ.
Hɪs ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛs ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴄᴀʀ ᴀᴄᴄɪᴅᴇɴᴛ.
Aᴘᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀss ᴀɴ ɪɴᴛᴇʀsᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴀ ɢᴀs ᴛʀᴜᴄᴋ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ʀᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏꜰ ɴᴏᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʀᴀsʜᴇᴅ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴏɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄᴀʀ. Tʜᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴘᴀᴄᴛ ᴡᴀs sᴏ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜɪs ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛ's SUV ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴏꜰꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴀᴅ ᴀɴᴅ sᴘᴜɴ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴛɪᴍᴇs ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪᴛsᴇʟꜰ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɪʀ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ʟᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ɪᴛs sɪᴅᴇ. Hɪs ꜰᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ɪɴsᴛᴀɴᴛʟʏ ᴋɪʟʟᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴɪᴛɪᴀʟ ɪᴍᴘᴀᴄᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴄᴋ, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ʜɪs ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴀᴅ ᴍɪʀᴀᴄᴜʟᴏᴜsʟʏ sᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴇᴅ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʟɪꜰᴇ-ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛᴇɴɪɴɢ ɪɴᴊᴜʀɪᴇs.
Tʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ꜰɪᴠᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀs ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴏꜰ Pᴀʀɪᴀʜ.
Tʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴠᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴏɴʟʏ ʙᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪᴢᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴀɴ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ʀᴏʟʟᴇʀᴄᴏᴀsᴛᴇʀ ꜰᴏʀ ʜɪᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs sɪʙʟɪɴɢs. Wʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ sᴀᴡ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀsᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴄɪᴅᴇɴᴛ, sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴄᴏᴍᴀᴛᴏsᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏɴ ʟɪꜰᴇ sᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ.
Tʜᴇ sɪɢʜᴛ ᴏꜰ ʜɪs ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ sɪsᴛᴇʀ ʙᴀᴡʟɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇs ᴏᴜᴛ ʙᴇsɪᴅᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ's ʙᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴅᴇ, ʜᴏʟᴅɪɴɢ Lɪᴛᴛʟᴇ Mɪᴋᴇ - ᴀ ᴛᴏᴅᴅʟᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇɴ - ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴀʀᴍs, ᴜɴᴀᴡᴀʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇʀɪᴏᴜsɴᴇss ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ʟᴇꜰᴛ ʜɪᴍ ꜰᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ɴᴜᴍʙ. Hᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss ʜᴏᴡ ʜɪs ʟɪꜰᴇ ʜᴀᴅ sᴏ sᴜᴅᴅᴇɴʟʏ ɢᴏɴᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴄᴀʀᴇꜰʀᴇᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴡɪsʜ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ᴡᴏʀsᴛ ᴇɴᴇᴍʏ. Aɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ʏᴇᴛ.
Sᴜᴅᴅᴇɴʟʏ, Vᴀʟ, ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴅᴇsᴛ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ ᴀᴛ 18 ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟꜰ sᴡᴀᴍᴘᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsɪʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇs. Tʜɪɴɢs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜɪs ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛs ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴜsᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ᴏꜰ, ʟɪᴋᴇ ꜰᴏᴏᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʙɪʟʟs, ᴡᴇʀᴇ sᴜᴅᴅᴇɴʟʏ ʜɪs ᴛᴏ ꜰɪx. Tʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏsᴘɪᴛᴀʟ ᴇxᴘᴇɴsᴇs; ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ sɪᴍᴘʟʏ ʟᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴄᴛᴏʀs ᴜɴᴘʟᴜɢ ʜɪs ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʟɪꜰᴇ-sᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴsᴜʀᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ ʀᴀɴ ᴏᴜᴛ.
Sᴏ, ʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴇᴅ...
ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴇᴅ...
ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴇᴅ ʜɪs ᴀss ᴏꜰꜰ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ.
Oꜰ ᴄᴏᴜʀsᴇ, ᴏɴᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴀsᴋ "Bᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀs? Fʀɪᴇɴᴅs?"
Aʟʟ ᴏꜰ Vᴀʟ's ɢʀᴀɴᴅᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛs ʜᴀᴅ ᴘᴀssᴇᴅ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ʏᴏᴜɴɢ, ʜɪs ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀs ᴀɴ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ʜɪs ꜰᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ʏᴏᴜɴɢᴇʀ, ʙʏ 3 ʏᴇᴀʀs, ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ.
Hᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ʜᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs sɪʙʟɪɴɢs ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴsʜɪᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪs Uɴᴄʟᴇ. Fᴜʀᴛʜᴇʀᴍᴏʀᴇ, ʜᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴀ sʜɪᴘ ɪɴsᴘᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴜs, ᴡᴀs ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟɪɴɢ ᴏᴠᴇʀsᴇᴀs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛʟʏ ʜᴇʟᴘ Vᴀʟ.
Fᴏʀᴛᴜɴᴀᴛᴇʟʏ, ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴄɪᴅᴇɴᴛ, Vᴀʟ's Uɴᴄʟᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ sᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴍᴏɴᴛʜ, ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀs ʜᴇʟᴘɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇᴅᴜʀᴇs ᴏꜰ ʜɪs ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ's ꜰᴜɴᴇʀᴀʟ, ʏᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ. Fɪɴᴀɴᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ, Vᴀʟ ᴡᴀs ʙᴀsɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴛʜɪɴ ɪᴄᴇ, ᴀ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘᴇʀsɪsᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀsᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴏᴜɢʜʟʏ ʜᴀʟꜰ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ʏᴇᴀʀ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴄɪᴅᴇɴᴛ.
Iᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴏɴʟʏ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴘᴀssᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ Vᴀʟ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴀʟᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴏᴜᴛ. Hᴇ ɢᴏᴛ ᴀ ᴊᴏʙ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ɪɴᴄᴏᴍᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs sɪʙʟɪɴɢs ʜᴀᴅ ɢʀᴏᴡɴ ᴜᴘ ᴀ ʙɪᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʀᴇǫᴜɪʀᴇᴅ ʜɪs ᴀʙsᴏʟᴜᴛᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ, sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜰɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ sᴏᴍᴇ ꜰʀᴇᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴏꜰ ʜɪs ᴏᴡɴ.
Tʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀᴇᴅ Pᴀʀɪᴀʜ. Iᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ sɪɴᴄᴇ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴄʜᴇᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀᴍᴇ's ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴘᴀɢᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ sᴏ, ᴀs ᴏɴᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛ, ᴡᴀs ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴀɴᴛʟʏ sᴜʀᴘʀɪsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀᴍᴇ ᴡᴀs ꜰɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ʀᴇʟᴇᴀsᴇᴅ.
Hᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀʟsᴏ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴍᴏʀᴇ sᴜʀᴘʀɪsᴇᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ 60% ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀᴍᴇ ᴀs ᴛʜᴀɴᴋs ꜰᴏʀ ᴅᴏɴᴀᴛɪɴɢ, sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏᴛᴀʟʟʏ ꜰᴏʀɢᴏᴛᴛᴇɴ.
Sᴇᴇɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏᴡ ᴘʀɪᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴀᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ sᴏᴍᴇ ꜰʀᴇᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟꜰ, Vᴀʟ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀᴍᴇ ᴀ ᴛʀʏ. Tᴡᴏ ᴅᴀʏs ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ, ᴀ ᴄʜɪᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ʀᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴍᴏᴅᴜʟᴇ - ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴏᴜᴛʀɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴜʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs sᴜᴘᴇʀ ᴇxᴘᴇɴsɪᴠᴇ - ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʟᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ʙᴇᴅ.
Lɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴅɪᴅ ʜᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡ, ᴛʜɪs ᴅᴇᴄɪsɪᴏɴ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʀᴏᴜʙʟᴇs ꜰᴏʀ ʜɪᴍ...
A T T R I B U T E S
R O L E
Cʟᴏsᴇ Cᴏᴍʙᴀᴛ - DPS
A F F I L A T I O N
Sɪᴋᴛʜ
P R O F E S S I O N
Bᴏᴜɴᴛʏ Hᴜɴᴛᴇʀ
W E A P O N O F C H O I C E
Lᴏɴɢsᴡᴏʀᴅ
B E N C H M A R K S
- Flesh Like Steel - Val is able to take as much damage as he's able to dish out. He has trained his body in the game, much like how he worked out in reality and has built it up to the point where he has become unaffected by normal attacks (ie. a swing from an average swordsman will not make him kneel immediately, etc). This benchmark allows Val to take numerous blows of internal or external assaults before succumbing to the effects.
- One-Handed Weapon Proficiency - Just because Val is mainly using swords should not be taken as a sign that he's a pure swordsman. His profession demands from him to be able to wield more than one type of weapon. Swords, daggers, axes, maces or any other type of one-handed weapon is able to take a life when used by Val. This benchmark allows Val to use if not all, most one-handed weapons with some degree of skill and efficiency.
- Resolute Technique - Great tacticians learn that consistency often trumps potential. Val has also learned this, one way or the other. All his time practicing and fighting with swords has allowed him to reach a certain enlightenment about the use of the sword in a fight. It's not about swift attacks that come and go like the wind, or powerful attacks that rattle your opponent's bones, or even flashy attacks, that confuse and disorient the enemy.
The key point to fighting and winning is always consistency. A steady stream of attacks, fluid and unending, one after the other, allows the opponent little to no chance of fighting back. This benchmark exponentially increases Val's accuracy when fighting with a sword. - Ambidexterity - The hardest part to fighting someone of equal skill is catching them off-guard. Val learned of this very early in his travels. To counteract this, with the coin he earned from the bounties, he sought out left-handed sword masters and learned from them how to wield a sword in his off-hand with equal skill.
This benchmark allows Val to dual wield swords with relative ease. - Studious Combatant - It is a know and true fact that running towards a fight without preparation is plain stupid and a quick way to the grave. As such, Val has made it a habit of studying his opponents carefully, gauging their approximate skills and thinking about strategies to defeat them. This benchmark allows Val to discern an enemy's weak points more easily and thus, increasing his efficiency when fighting one on one. (In short, a boost in critical chance)
- Dubious Networks - Wanted criminals, like bandits or thieves, never cease to move, lest they want to be hunted down by people like Val. Thus, in order to track down someone, Val had to become familiar with many places and their people. His network of acquaintances, be they lawful or shady, is quite wide-spread, and allows him to gather all sorts of information rather quickly, for the right price.
- Deft Hands - The art of picking locks is one of the more subtle and skill-intensive things in Val's toolset. It requires a steady hand, a clear mind, as well as the knowledge of a lock's inner workings. Through trial and error, Val is able to pick simple locks, like doors, but struggles with more intricate lock designs.
- Barricaded Mind - Not once, not twice, not thrice, but four times has Val fallen victim to a magician's mind tricks. All four times, he ended up failing to secure his target and had to escape with injuries. Having had enough, Val visited one of his few magician friends who passed on to him a set of techniques that fortify the mind against illusionary attacks. Although he has yet to fully master the technique, Valery doesn't deny its effectiveness. He can keenly feel the thin layers of magic wrapping his brain and shielding it, should he concentrate a little.
- Adept Cartographer: Maps are one of the first things Bounty Hunters learn to appreciate. Val has turned this appreciation into a side profession of sorts. Those that might travel with him may find it odd when he suddenly whips out pen and paper and starts drawing random scenery. It's his way of remembering the topography of the place he is visiting so that he can then later accurately draw the maps he uses for his travels, as well as those that he sells.
- One more for the road! - No matter how much he drinks, he never gets completely drunk to the point of losing all inhibition. The regular meetings with sources on taverns and bars, all the mingling in with the patrons in order to hear rumors or pick up on potential targets, all that comes with drinking. As a result, his tolerance towards alcohol is quite impressive indeed.
R O U G H V I R T U A L H I S T O R Y
Vᴀʟ ɪs ᴀ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ʙᴏᴜɴᴛʏ ʜᴜɴᴛᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴏꜰ Pᴀʀɪᴀʜ. Rᴇɢᴜʟᴀʀ ꜰᴏʟᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ʜɪᴍ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛʀᴇᴇᴛs ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ʜᴏᴘᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴄᴏɢɴɪᴢᴇ ʜɪᴍ, ᴏꜰ ᴄᴏᴜʀsᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ɪs ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀᴍᴏɴɢsᴛ ʟᴀᴡ ᴇɴꜰᴏʀᴄᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ sᴏᴄɪᴇᴛɪᴇs. Hɪs ʀᴇᴘᴜᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴘʀᴇᴄᴇᴅᴇs ʜɪᴍ ᴍᴀɪɴʟʏ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴋ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀsᴛ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ʜɪs ᴡᴀʀᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴀʟᴋᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴀᴛᴛɪᴛᴜᴅᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇʟʏ ᴅᴏᴍɪɴᴇᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴡᴀʏ ᴏꜰ ʙᴀᴛᴛʟɪɴɢ, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʜᴇ sᴇᴇᴋs ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴏᴘᴘᴏʀᴛᴜɴɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏʀɴᴇʀ ʜɪs ꜰᴏᴇs, ᴡᴇᴀᴋᴇɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴋɪʟʟ, ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ʟᴇᴀᴠɪɴɢ sᴘᴀᴄᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ꜰɪɢʜᴛɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴄᴋ.
Hᴇ ɪs ᴀʟsᴏ ǫᴜɪᴛᴇ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴀᴍᴏɴɢsᴛ ʙᴀɴᴅɪᴛ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴜᴛʜ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴs ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴇɴᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ɪɴ ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴡᴀʏ...
Hᴇ ɪs ᴀʟsᴏ ǫᴜɪᴛᴇ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴀᴍᴏɴɢsᴛ ʙᴀɴᴅɪᴛ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴜᴛʜ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴs ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴇɴᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ɪɴ ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴡᴀʏ...
@Gowi I said to heck with it, I won't try to create a whole other backstory for him because I would have to pretty much change everything. So here he is, cliche fighter bounty hunter Val.
