Josephine Lace

*"I hate to say this, Francis, but I'm actually a bit busy overthrowing the social order and whatnot"*

## Josephine Lace

Josephine as pictured in the cover art in online stores.

### Aliases

Rose Kendrick (New identity in Norbert Ending)

## Physical description

### Hair color

White

Josephine Lace is a young woman who serves as the protagonist of Vengeful Heart. She worked for Nepthys Inc. as a Hydraulic Engineer directly under the CEO who also served as her direct supervisor, Francis Brabeck. She lives in the Middle Districts of the city, a fair bit further away from the wealthy City Center which is home to various corporations and business-people alike.

## Appearance

Josephine has long hair that goes just past her shoulders, parted to the sides down the middle, her hair and eyebrow color is white. Her eyes are large and a rich brown. In Chapter 1 she is seen wearing a gray turtleneck shirt with a light-blue button up suit jacket.

In Chapters 2, 3, and 4 she is seen wearing a light-blue hospital gown, it has three buttons at the top and her initials on a white label across the right side of her chest. Her hair has also been cut to be just past her ears now, though she still maintains their part as seen before.

Partway through Chapter 4 she changes into an Army Parade uniform provided by of Rani. She is wearing a red collared shirt with sleeves that reach just past her shoulders below a deep blue-green collared jacket with red buttons off to the side and teal shoulder boards with a red trim in the middle of the seams on the side.

In Chapter 6 during the Nepthys 'break-in' to find Francis' plans, she goes with a disguise, using a jacket that belongs to Amy and nearly identical to her own except it is red.

In Chapter 8 she wears a security company uniform while she infiltrates the CWS with Norbert. This uniform is a full length jacket with armor plating, though deceivingly looks like a puffer vest. It has a thick collar with a red stripe going horizontally across the circumference of the collar, while a thin red stripe protrudes down the sleeves from the shoulder pads. A similar but thicker red stripe goes down the front of the jacket. She appears to be wearing some sort of protective equipment above her elbows which is connected via a black band around her arm. She is also seen to be wearing a red turtleneck shirt underneath the uniform.

## Personality

Josephine comes from a low-income background but was able to seek out higher education due to her parents taking out excessive financial loans. She uses this sacrifice to fuel her ambitions in life and seeks out the best of the best to do them proud.
She initially believes that her work at Nepthys Inc. is for the greater good and that only good can come from her work, though this changes in Chapter 2. This brings her a great source of shame later on and she actively fights to make amends, physically with the world and with herself. She is a very moral person and adheres to her, albeit shifting, morals strictly. She does not fare well in confined spaces, with heights, nor is she an adept swimmer.

## Quotes

"*You could say that. I was shot through the heart with a machine gun and spent four months in a coma.*"