Red

## Overview

All his life he'd been keeping people safe. He knew he wasn’t smart enough to be a leader, but smart enough to know that they can’t do it alone. As a child, he was bigger and faster. That has value. He sold his services way back then and protected whoever could pay, bullies or bullied alike. Red had used his money to bail his mother out of a series of bad debts, and then she had died as soon as she was free. The whole affair had left him bitter.

Red doesn’t like working for scumbags. He left his last two employers high and dry because they were doing horrible things. They bought his protection, but they paid for his silence, too. He couldn’t do it. He has a sense of honor. But those former employers put a hit on him. There’s a permanent price on his head. He either works for the Magistrates or disappears, possibly into the corona of a sun. In Your Life Is Forfeit Rivka visits the previous employers and gets the contracts on Red cancelled.

When asked why Red is so "assertive' to the rest of the crew, she says he sees himself as the alpha dog and can’t ever be seen as weak. He can’t ever think he’s being challenged for primacy. I married the alpha dog and she can work him some, but he’s the most loyal and dedicated force of nature you’ll ever find.

Other aspect:

* Hates dogs and cats and lets that color his opinion of Weres.
* Names his railgun Blazer.
* He has been enhanced enough so he can press a metric ton,

## Activities

### Judge, Jury and Executioner

#### You Have Been Judged

Grainger recruits Red to protect Rivka and her team. He is not allowed to be enhanced in the Pod-Doc at that time.

After a month of training Rivka and Red are sent out on her first case on her own Federation Corvette. Instead of a major legal issue it turns out to be a daughter trying to escape the toxic environment of her parents. The father is the governor of the space station they live on but finds his power wilting in front of Rivka's investigation. Rivka ends up taking Jay on as a new crew member.

The team goes to Pretaria where 2 planets with a common non-human ancestor have an escalating trade war. Grainger sees this a good test of her Pod-Doc mods and her ability to use her gift on Aliens. Each side will send a 5 person team to the negotiations. Rivka and Red are warned the food and drinks are toxic.

Their first meeting with the negotiations ends when Red passes out from the heat. This convinces Rivka

#### Destroy The Corrupt

Lindy and Jay are cornered by patrons when the visit a casino on S'korr to check on corruption. Red comes to protect them and is challenged by Brutus, the head of security, to a fight. Brutus is a scorpion style alien with a stinger tail that is deadly. Red uses the tail to kill Brutus. Rivka has bet 10,000 credits on Red to win against 2-1 odds, the 4 of them will share the winnings.

#### Your Life Is Forfeit

Grainger talks with High Chancellor Wyatt about the current caseload. When Wyatt asks about Rivka, Grainger explains she is off "talking" with Red's previous employers and get the contracts on **Red** cancelled. Wyatt has Grainger set it up as an official case, sanctioned by him, classified to the highest degree.

Red had worked for two criminals before coming to Rivka's service. Tod Mackestray (Blokite)is underworld boss who primarily gains power through corrupting politicians. K'Twillis (Aborginian) is a ruthless strip-miner who is willing to kill when obstructed by legal authorities. Both hide their locations very well so the team decides to fake Red's death so they come to the team. Although Red is disappointed the maximum reward is only 50,000 credits, having them pay a reward to the team will be a bonus on top of capturing the criminals.

The first stop is Leed's planet where they land in the middle of a civil war.

Ultimately both criminals end up on the planet Capstan where Red and Rivka execute K'Twillis and send Mackestray to prison for life. Mackestray's AI, Margaret and K'Twillis' henchman Billster are collaterally killed in apprehending their bosses.

#### The Interview

Rivka takes the crew to Azfelius to destress before her "interview" in front of the Federation Council. Lindy and Red are carried to a separate area when the Faeries drop Red from a height far enough up to break his lower leg due to his attitude and excessive cursing. They declare him Mr. Pickleskin and he is not to be let off the Wyatt Earp if it is ever allowed to return.

Lindy let's the crew know she is pregnant after the trip to Azfelius.

Red is severely injured in the final action over Fromme. The missile’s expanding warhead had severed his suit’s legs mid-thigh and taken Red’s real legs with it. His nanocytes had closed the wounds, barely, but he continued to leak precious blood that carried the nanocytes that would save his life. Rivka used the spray sealant to close the horrific wounds. Red’s helmet had been sliced nearly in half but nearly wasn’t all the way, and that had saved him. A vicious wound jagged across the side of his head. The team gets him to the Pod-Doc in time to save him. They had brought his severed legs and put them in the Pod-Doc with him. This reduced the time in the Pod-Doc but he still is very unsteady when he come out.

#### Torch the Sky

Rivka had forced Red to get a size reduction in the Pod-Doc because he couldn't go through some of the places they needed to go. He doesn't like the reduction but Rivka will not let him go back.

Red is severely injured when the bomb meant to ignite the planet's atmosphere is shortstopped by the Wyatt Earp. The back of his armor is melted to his body and he would not have survived without a session in the Pod-doc.

## References

1. ↑ Martelle, Craig; Anderle, Michael. Judge, Jury, & Executioner Boxed Set (Books 1 - 4): You Have Been Judged, Destroy The Corrupt, Serial Killer, Your Life is Forfeit (Judge, Jury, Executioner Boxed Set) (p. 86). LMBPN Publishing. Kindle Edition.
2. ↑ Martelle, Craig; Anderle, Michael. Judge, Jury, & Executioner Boxed Set (Books 1 - 4): You Have Been Judged, Destroy The Corrupt, Serial Killer, Your Life is Forfeit (Judge, Jury, Executioner Boxed Set) (p. 213). LMBPN Publishing. Kindle Edition.
3. ↑ Martelle, Craig; Anderle, Michael. The Interview: A Space Opera Adventure Legal Thriller (Judge, Jury, Executioner Book 13) . LMBPN Publishing. Kindle Edition.
4. ↑ Martelle, Craig; Anderle, Michael. Judge, Jury, & Executioner Boxed Set (Books 1 - 4): You Have Been Judged, Destroy The Corrupt, Serial Killer, Your Life is Forfeit (Judge, Jury, Executioner Boxed Set) (p. 233). LMBPN Publishing. Kindle Edition.
5. ↑ Martelle, Craig; Anderle, Michael. Judge, Jury, & Executioner Boxed Set (Books 1 - 4): You Have Been Judged, Destroy The Corrupt, Serial Killer, Your Life is Forfeit (Judge, Jury, Executioner Boxed Set) (p. 497). LMBPN Publishing. Kindle Edition.
6. ↑ Martelle, Craig; Anderle, Michael. Judge, Jury, & Executioner Boxed Set (Books 1 - 4): You Have Been Judged, Destroy The Corrupt, Serial Killer, Your Life is Forfeit (Judge, Jury, Executioner Boxed Set) (p. 681). LMBPN Publishing. Kindle Edition.