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        C CHAPTER FIVE: STORYTELLING
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                ANGELINA “ANGEL OF
                  TRUTH” RODRIGUEZ
               Profession: Journalist
               Profession
               Organization:
               Organization: Network Zero
               Mental Attributes: Intelligence 3, Wits 4, Resolve 3
               Mental Attributes:
               Physical Attributes:
               Physical Attributes: Strength 2, Dexterity 2, Stamina 2
               Social Attributes:
               Social Attributes: Presence 4, Manipulation 3, Composure 3
               Mental Skills:
               Mental Skills: Academics 1, Computer 3, Investigation (Undercover Video) 4,
               Occult 2, Politics 1
               Physical Skills: Drive 2, Larceny 1, Stealth (Trailing) 3, Survival 1
               Physical Skills:
               Social Skills: Empathy 2, Expression (Video Blogging) 4, Persuasion 3, Socialize
               Social Skills:
               3, Streetwise 2, Subterfuge (Assumed Persona) 3
               Merits:
               Merits: Danger Sense, Eidetic Memory, Language 3 (Spanish), Professional
               Training 2 (Blogger), Fame 1 (as Angel), Mentor 2 (Editor of newspaper),
               Status (Network Zero) 2
               Willpower
               Willpower: 6
               Morality
               Morality: 7
               Virtue
               Virtue: Prudence
               Vice: Lust
               Vice
               Initiative
               Initiative: 5
               Defense
               Defense: 2
               Speed: 9
               Speed
               Health
               Health: 7
            that had killed her mentor was going to show up at any point to  appropriate for a news environment. She’s been called on to
            finish the job. With her newly opened eyes, she realized there  substitute for the weather girl several times, and is always

            was lots more going on in the world than the average viewer  looking for her big break, so she is careful to look “camera
            was paying attention to, and soon other supernatural footage  ready” at all times.
            joined that of the original monster fi lm.             Although she’s appeared online for several years now as
               Somehow Network Zero got access to the undisclosed vid-  “Angel of Truth,” only her voice (studiously devoid of any
            eos and, recognizing a potential recruit, contacted Lina. Once  Latina accent) is connected with the clips. She wears her hair
            they’d convinced her they weren’t connected to the thing that  braided back tightly and no makeup while “scouting” for Net-
            had been feeding the ravers its blood, they encouraged her to  work Zero stories.
            edit the tapes to remove her identity, and make them public.   Storytelling Hints: Lina’s not a pacifist, but she’s cer-
            With the organization’s help, she created the persona of the  tainly no fighter. Short of the average human ability to flail
            “Angel of Truth” and began not only airing her own videos on  at an attacker, she’s essentially useless in a fight, which is
            the Internet, but also those of other Network Zero operatives  one of the reasons she stays out of them. Telephoto lenses
            as well. Most of her viewers think they’re watching a tabloid-  are her friend.

            style work of fiction, but some, including a sizeable audience of   As Lina, she’s still hoping (after a seemingly intermi-
            hunters, know that what they’re seeing is real.    nable internship) to one day make a place for herself as an
               Appearance: Lina is of Hispanic descent, with warm skin  on-the-scene reporter or even an anchor. But she knows the
            tones and dark hair. She’s short, but refuses to wear heels to  stories she records for Network Zero would get her laughed
            make up for it. Too many hours spent sitting at a desk and too  out of the station at her day job, so she keeps the two very
            many fast-food meals have pushed her naturally curvy form to  separate. She’s always known that her role in life is to capture
            the edge of “pleasingly plump,” but her inherent vivacious-  the truth and get it to the public and, as the Angel of Truth,
            ness carries her weight well.                      that’s what she does.
               At work, she wears her thick, curly hair down and per-  Unfortunately for other hunters, she doesn’t really differ-
            fectly coiffed, heavy makeup applied with care and clothing  entiate between “monsters” and other hunter cells, especially
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