Victoria "Vicki" Vale

# Vicki Vale

## Vicki Vale

Gotham Gazette Reporter DCWW

*Upstart Reporter of the Gotham Gazette that's always looking for the next big scoop, even if that means needing to get herself into some trouble. Granted there's always trouble to find in a place like Gotham.*

## History

### Early Life

Vicki Vale, born a resident of Gotham City all around, was one of the few middle-class citizens that occupied the lower Gotham housing districts. Being a person of mixed descent and with the environment she lives in. She only had in her eyes the only person that she was inspired by, and every late night she sneaked out of bed—stayed up way past her bedtime to watch her aunt Valerie, to go on the scene with her camera crew and report about the happenings of Gotham. Each night was a different story for her, some of which weren’t age-appropriate, but it did give her a sense of peace.

As Vicki got older, she would find herself accompanying her Aunt more in the Gazette as it continued to make a name for itself. Distinguishing itself from the other namely multimedia local news organizations in Gotham. Some may not agree with their approach to their stories. And then there are those who see the paper as something invaluable that can’t really be replaced. Vicki was taught a lot by her aunt about the ins and outs of the business and being a reporter, the name of the game that is the news. And the lessons taught to her helped her carry a sort of attitude even throughout her life, such as joining the school newspaper, to the credit of being a bit of nosy gossip to some cliques. But she does genuinely mean well and even to the present. She can go down to eye level with another person and just talk or listen. After all, communication is a reporter's most important tool.

Though she did deal with the hardships and shitty hands of life that are dealt to most that live in Gotham. From one crisis after the next, such as her folks leaving her to her aunt due to them having anxiety attacks and other problems with their health. The Gazette got caught on fire that was covered by insurance but lost so much more. Her aunt Val almost died on a case she had a lead on. The newspaper lost its lead reporter by weeks to a month, just trying to scrounge up the stories that were lost. And then there’s college; student debt can be a bitch, especially when the scholarships she applied for don’t cover all of her classes.

### Moving out to LA

But those setbacks never stopped her. She has big dreams, and after graduating from Gotham U with an English degree, minoring in Journalism.  She is planning to hit the big leagues, LA, to be specific. Sure, once she made it to the city of angels, it took a little while to find her footing. After a couple of months, she got an entry-level position as a Productions assistant. And yeah, having her boss as the Executive Producer of Cat Grant could be a bit rough sometimes, along with the ridiculous requests made by the showrunner Derrick Wales that made this talk show a bit more of a bargain than anyone could ask for. To make matters worse, Cat Grant left officially due to “Creative differences,” and so much attention was aimed at her. So many little nitpicks that she couldn’t ignore, with the under-veil threat of never stepping up. And as the show got picked up, the arguments and the drama behind the scenes caused Vicki to just live out in a daze.

Days turned to months, and those months extended past a year. Perhaps even longer, She didn’t even know that her Aunt Valerie passed on, much less a voicemail or any messages about the funeral. Things extended to be worse for her, that is until she woke up in an inebriated state. In some strangers' beds, she blacked out. Where am I? This is the only question that is in her mind. The sun is hitting her through the blinds, and she’s trying to find her keys, her phone. Anything that she owns is laid on the foot of the bed. Her head is splitting while she leaves for the elevator of a penthouse apartment. And she’s going home, not just to a shitty apartment in Burbank. But at her actual home, in Gotham, she threw her phone out. Took the only plane ticket on LAX to Gotham City and left all of it behind. Trying desperately not to think about it, though perhaps it was a favor from her aunt's old friends. She finally got her journalism degree to work and got a job over at the Good Ol. Gotham Gazette.

### Coming back home

Reconnected with her parents, bringing in new readers to the paper. Though it’s not close to the same numbers as its heyday, it doesn't have the resources or staff to compete with the big leagues like Daily or Cat-co. Hell, even disappearing off the face of the earth to Gotham didn’t help with her reputation, as she practically had to rebuild from the ground up. Her image, network, sources, you name it. But who’s she to deny a challenge, like sure she gets annoyed as the torch bearer to her aunt's legacy. Or being told to be just a “lesser” comparison to other female reporters, not naming any names.  At the end of the day, she wants to do her job well, and nothing is going to stop her from reporting the blunt truth to the residents of her home. No matter what it takes to do it.

## Powers and Abilities

### Abilities

* **Investigation**
* **Photography**
* **Research**
* **Editorial Skills**
* **Clerical Work**
* **Multilingual**