alright, I've read everyone's characters, and everyone's history about four times. This is gonna be fun.<br/><br/>So, if you noticed, I don't have a word about any of you in my history. I'll be adding a spoiler to the character sheet once i figure out how Cori actually does know all of you, she seems to be a bit of an 'in' for this crew.<br/><br/>One question before i forget; Veluux, are there NPC member's of the crew? I have three of them ready (Cori's lackies, when I wrote her character, three men came along with her that i haven't hinted at, go figure) if it sounds like a good idea to everybody(to add NPCs), it seems like we should have a nice army of mechanics or something, fodder, and story cushion, if we're pulling in huge numbers like our histories suggest, then we could afford a lot of extra hands. The FBI is onto us, we're the center of the Triad auto-ring. Cori is insane. etc.<br/><br/>Now, onto the<strong>"Personal Histories"</strong><br/>(this is sort of similar to what I did at the beginning of the last effort.)<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">Taras</span></strong>-(hehe) ok. So the first time he met her, it was right before she started stealing cars, probably about eight or nine months, she was 19, he was 20. Totally platonic, they might have even bee "eskimo brothers" (Definition: A relationship between two men who have had sex with the same woman.) They were great partners in crime, both able to cause significantly veritable distractions (Taras=physical, Cori=psychological). They likely lived well, and in close quarters, even though they had separate 'houses'/apt. Then Taras went to prison.<br/><br/>By the time he had gotten out, Cori was stealing cars and she was making a lot more money. Her father was still alive, so it was all for personal funds as well. Vel, you and I can talk more in-depth about their intimate connections, but she constantly calls him a "faggot" every time the topic is brought into conversation. The irony is of course her own to enjoy. Beyond that, I think life-long-soul-mate-criminal-war-buddies is a proper way to sum up their history.<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">Allison</span></strong>- Fucking, who's this bitch? (joking...). Given a pretty large age difference, Cori treats Allison rather strangely. She doesn't trust this young woman very much, but only a little bit less than most of the world. She likes the girl enough to keep her around, and she can't specifically decide why she's irritated by this girl. But she's outspoken about it, especially when she's drunk, and their relationship has always been tense. The underlying truth, that Cori can't admit, she wants to fuck Allison, and she can't. the girl is eight years younger than Cori and it's a mental barrier that only exists because of Taras. As quiet as he is, and as 'fatherly' as he is, Cori knows in her gut that he wants her too. And he met her first, and there's something funny going on with her. She's not as casual as other people.<br/><br/>Cori's emergency instincts go on around this girl, it's probably just because their pheremones collide or something. It's all feeling. She's helped Allison in the past. She respects Allison, and she laughs with Allison on good nights. Cori is good at squashing tension, but it seems like she has to do it every time she meets up with Allison for a drink, dinner, a race, or even a job.<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">Nicholas</span></strong>- unposted, so I'll refrain and put this in as a place-holder.<br/><strong><span class="bbc_u"><br/>Ryan</span></strong>- (tisk tisk). Fucking spies. Cori and Ryan get along, and that's gonna be tricky, because there can't be any sexual tension between them. I think it would be cool if the two of them butted heads immediately at a street racing event. So they participate in a pink-slip to mile. She's racing her Cadillac Coupe De Ville, so she does not expect herself to lose to some piss ant blonde d-bag. However, she does lose to him in the race (likely the first night of his undercover assignment). In a blind rage, Cori tried to fight him. She didn't want to hurt him, only make her frustration incontrovertible.  Lets say he pulled some "New York" bullshit in a Seattle race, its not actually illegal, but she lost, and her pride is damaged. And, she just lost her favourite car.<br/><br/>In this initial fight, i expect he would fight back, even though its a small child-like woman throwing fists at his face. Either way, they would have gained respect for each other in the fight. Whether he thinks shes hot or not, it doesn't affect her feelings about him, so play that however you want to, but drinking with her would have helped a lot, helping her get laid would have helped a lot, and helping her steal her car back from who ever he sold it too, would be a good catalyst for real trust. For this character (Ryan) these two paragraphs are just a focused brainstorm, so let me know what you think. It's not official yet.<br/><strong><span class="bbc_u"><br/>Natalie</span></strong>- For<em>some</em>reason, Cori tells Natalie everything about what she does, why she does it, and how illegal it is. Rach, this sounds like pillow talk to me. It does say that Nat is straight (by experience) in her profile, but partying with Cori while 'funemployed', drinking, dancing, being hit on constantly by Ms. Adams, I think these two would have gone to bed together once or twice.<br/><br/>But, there are easier ways to earn Cori's trust... well, not really, but I'm open to anything else you can think of. Until then, I'd like to run with this idea. Cori is a fair person, and she would treat Natalie with as much 'respect' as the next person. Granted, Cori is rude, rough around the edges, and almost void of emotions, so Natalie's interpretations will, as always, be up to you. As is with Ryan's history, let me know what you think, it's another focused brainstorm. A couple nights of curious sex seemed like a good puzzle piece, so I'm trying to fit it into place.<br/><strong><span class="bbc_u"><br/>Adriano</span></strong>- unposted, another place-holder. I don't see much adjustment that Adriano will need for this take on the RP, but I still need a reference to work with, so I'll wait, no hurry from me.<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">Kwan</span></strong>- unknown - antagonist<br/><strong><span class="bbc_u"><br/>Rurik</span></strong>- unknown - antagonist.