Vanessa Cuarón

Vanessa Cuarón is a recurring character in the early Space Era of Hilt games.

## Backstory

Born in the Tsukonian solar system, Vanessa was the youngest child of Alejandro and Michelle Cuaron, having one
older brother and sister.

Her sister got married when Van was 16, and she had a nephew born when she was 19. She automatically received the role of
babysitter and proceeded to corrupt this nephew Mateo thoroughly. Both cursed
with overactive imaginations, she began devising ridiculous
adventures for them to both go on. As Mateo got slightly older, the
adventures and puzzles she presented him got gradually more
difficult, but he kept solving them nonetheless. Not to be outdone, she got ahold of a police cold case and
suggested to him they investigate it. Through a series of remarkable
circumstances, they wound up actually cracking the case and turning it back over to the relevant authorities.

Shocked at how successful they were
together, they tried another, and before too long this one had been
solved as well.

Not wanting to bother with the
rigamarole of training at a police academy and everything, she began
offering her services as a freelancer (while vigorously avoiding
letting her young nephew's name get attached to the business, despite
him being an equal partner). She advertises their services as simply
“getting stuff done.”

What does it mean to “get stuff
done”? Sometimes people need stuff done but doing it the proper
route requires red tape, involvement of the authorities, all kinds of
trouble. But if you need something done quickly and effectively, with
a minimum of fuss, you call Vanessa Cuarón.

## Twin Diamonds

*Main article: Twin Diamonds*

Vanessa's first appearance in an RPG was in the epic *Twin Diamonds* game, wherein she was among a small crew sent to a mysteriously appearing planet. Through the course of their investigation, it was discovered the planet was in fact a giant space head. Vanessa survived, though was very upset about having waded through a river of earwax and having been smothered by living boogers on the journey.

## Message on Azriel V

*Main article: Message on Azriel V*

When the Administrator of Azriel V was murdered, the local Bastion police force turned to bounty hunters and private detectives to aid in the investigation. Vanessa, however, was hired by the Niiz K Corporation to go and investigate for them. She was never told why Niiz K wanted this seemingly minor crime to be addressed, though she couldn't help but notice they had also sent their top attorney to bail out a man who had been arrested in connection with the murder.

Once again she survived, and through helping solve the case received a tidy sum of money, which was enhanced greatly when Niiz K paid a second time in exchange for an extra errand she ran for them while on Azriel V.

## Standard Items

Tracking device in her heel. Mateo has the receiver.

Armored hat (been clocked over the head
too many times)

Bag of miscellaneous stuff (duct tape, Missy Moo Moo Land army knife, lengths of rope, waterproof matches, etc.)

Bullet proof umbrella

## Short Stories

Vanessa has appeared as a character in:

* Fear and Loathing in Niiz K
* The Wreckers
* The Fall of Wakiza
* Outside
* The Eternal Labyrinth
* Once Upon a Time in Armageddon
* It Happened One Week