Trey

History

Test Subject

Thirteen was lucky. Not that lucky, otherwise he wouldn't be an Emerald Legion test subject trapped on the sunny side of Xeros. But he was lucky enough to have survived fifteen years, to get psychic abilities out of it, and to have a broken brain implant no longer monitoring his every move. It didn't even alert the Legionnaires of their first success in their attempts to force kids into psions.   His growing abilities in precognition were how he knew when he'd have opportunity to steal a ship and escape. Problem was, there were a dozen other kids just like him that he'd have to leave behind. He couldn't even tell Twelve, his closest friend, that he was leaving. He silently promised he'd return to free them all one day, and left.   Thirteen had never piloted a ship before, but he was lucky. He made it to the night side of Xeros before losing control in a crash landing that left him with only minor injuries. Within days, he was a stowaway on a shuttle leaving the planet.  

Networker

As much as he wanted to fulfill his promise, Thirteen couldn't bring himself to face the Compound again. He buried his guilt and his past behind a new persona. Assuming the name Trey, he spent years taking odd and often extra-legal jobs as he planet hopped. Once he had the funds, he concealed the giant 13 on his chest behind a tattoo of the king and queen of hearts - a blade hid the 1, and a heart the 3.   In his early 20s, he settled in Nisora's largest city and established himself as a criminal networker - the guy who always knew a guy. A decade later, he was informant to gang members, reporters, and middle-managers alike. To avoid affiliating with any particular group, he'd built careful networks of contacts and lies. Remaining neutral was dangerous balancing act, but one he enjoyed performing.    

The Gal Pals

Neutrality Shattered

"It's New Year's Day! This couldn't have waited a week? Do you know how many people I called? No one would take the job. Even Roger said no, and he never says no to work!"

— Trey has complaints

  A job from investigative reporter Jorie Grey ruined everything. She'd already hired Atticus de León as a bodyguard, but wanted an additional escort for a visit to the mysterious research base orbiting the planet. Worse, she had the audacity to do so on New Year's Day. With none of his usual contacts available, Trey had to go himself.   Every researcher at the base was dead when the trio arrived. The sole survivor was an alien named Bry. The Syndicate made the facility to create a VI shell for him that would look identical to a human. Their attacker was the Perimeter Agency, who'd deemed Bry a galactic threat.   The trio evaded Perimeter's backup and brought Bry to the safety of the planet's surface. At the time, Trey saw Perimeter as a threat to the balance he'd fostered within Galendra, and Bry as a possible bargaining chip.   Despite his connections and hookups, Trey had always kept everyone at a distance. The subsequent months of working with the others and growing closer to Bry forced him to face truths he hadn't in twenty years.  

Facing the Past

Necessity pulled Trey back to Xeros. The Gal Pals - as he, Jorie, Atticus, and Bry were now known as - needed to lay low, and Jorie's mother was deathly ill. Upon arrival, they learned the only thing that could save Jorie's mother's life was a medicine only carried by the Emerald Legion. And only Trey knew of the existence of the Compound.   Trey contacted his former prison and offered to himself in exchange for the needed medicine. The Compound had a new leader who'd always been slightly less cruel than other Legionnaires. At his side was Twelve. The last survivor of their old group, she now tried to make life more bearable for the next generation.    

Putting Pieces Together

Trey returned to Nisora changed. More willing to see the Gal Pals as his friends, more accepting of his feelings toward Bry, and more willing to do what was needed. He confronted Perimeter's trial, and under Oath, shared information he'd previously planned to take to the grave. He burned bridges with factions that no longer served him, built new ones with other groups, and even tempted death to save the city.   It wasn't without cost. His near-death experience damaged his psionics. Whatever recovery is possible will take time and effort. From a new secret location, he works to rebuild what was lost and create a new balance in the city between factions new and old. One of his biggest concerns is the growing cult surrounding Jorie, and how she seems to be implanting memories in people to get them to follow her.   Whatever happens next, he won't face it alone. A fact he's still coming to terms with.