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shed your skin - TAKESHI KOVACS [A]

Together they dreamed of exploring the stars but the normal human lifespan limited their desires. So, they designed and created something to extend it and then they were finally able to travel the galaxy. But what they did not estimate was the greed and cruelty of the human race who twisted their miracle into something dark and merciless. And the sisters quickly regretted ever thinking up of their invention and soon began plotting to rid the worlds of Stacks forever.

Their uprising inspired others to join their fight and it didn't take long for them to have an army's worth of men and women to train. They became the ultimate warriors — envoys — and just the mention of their name struck fear into everyone around to hear it. But if people feared the envoys, then how much do you think they were afraid of their leaders?

Lenora Falconer supported her sister through thick and thin and was co-leader of the warriors they had so carefully trained. She, like Quellcrist, had her demons but the sisters had conquered them, cornering their darkest thoughts into a cage and locking them away in the furthest corners of their minds. Lenora, once upon a time, was a Scientist and dedicated her time to helping others, but now she was a soldier and even though the intention stayed, the actions were not justified by it.

Then came the Battle of Stronghold, the place where all the Envoys were buried beneath ash and blood.

By some miracle, Lenora survived but the images of what had happened would never leave. She found some old allies who took pity on the woman and immediately helped her escape the planet. Her sleeve history and identity were wiped so no one would know that she was Lenora Falconer, the face of a revolution, a 'terrorist' and murderer.

Centuries she spent alone, hopping between planets to try and stay hidden away as much as possible. She was a hypocrite, something she would not deny as she doing the very thing she had fought to destroy. Lenora knew justifying it was wrong but she did believe the rebellion would rise once more and if it did, she wanted to be there. Besides, she had nothing left to live for.

Lenora ended up in Bay City — under the name Marie Sparrow — and decided to join the police force in hope of helping to fix a world she broke with her invention. And that was how things went for the Envoy leader, well, until her friend Kristen came back from the prison to tell them a terrorist was borrowing her boyfriend's sleeve. But still Marie has no idea this 'terrorist' is a man she believed to be long dead: Takeshi Kovacs.

And after tagging along with Kristen to the Bancroft party, Marie (or Lenora) is forced to come face to face with her past. She must have known that it wouldn't remain buried forever.

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epigraph:

"You are my fate
this once and always."

- atticus

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quotes:

"Fuck, Nora! You're going to drive me crazy."

"I thought you already were, Tak."

takeshi kovacs and lenora falconer