Inspector Lou Bergemont

Inspector Lou Bergemont is a detective currently operating somewhere in the Dreamscape. He is a newer recruit of the Space Police, and is known in the force as the Silencer. He is best known for arresting Simian Jim and for his failed attempts at apprehending Roberto.

## Origin

Lou was born in Neo Miami during the reconstruction of the city, his family being one of few to survive its destruction. Born a knack for seeing through things, metaphorically speaking, he became an prosecutor in an up and coming law firm in Neo Miami at age 26. Despite his humble beginnings, his wit and tireless devotion to his work made him highly successful. However, the many crime families of Neo Miami began to notice Lou as a threat to their dominance and sought to remove him.

During a raid on his home , Lou would evade the attempted murder by 3 unknown assailants. Escaping out a window, Lou remained on the run for a few days until disappearing from Earth all together. It is assumed at this point he became a Space Police low-ranking officer, and due to the mysterious nature of becoming a Space Police officer it can be assumed that at some point after the raid he was enlisted.

Lou would reappear 3 years later in the city of Boston, a common city for new recruits to prove themselves due to the population of entities and creepy drug addicts. After a few years serving in Boston, Lou would make his first arrest of a criminal on the Space Police's Most Wanted. After his morning cup of earl grey tea, Lou would spot notorious criminal Simian Jim enjoying an egg latte at the same café. This occurrence is one of Jim's unluckiest moments, considering his absurdly high luck stat. He would be so unlucky as to be shot in the back of the head by Lou, who proceeded to arrest Jim and brought him into custody.

While Simian Jim would go on to escape, Lou would be promoted to Inspector under direct orders from the Time Engineer. This was mainly prompted due to the anomaly of Simian Jim's faulty luck when being captured. According to all who have studied the luck stat, Simian Jim shouldn't have been caught that day no matter how lucky Lou might have been. This prompted further study into him, after which it was discovered that Lou Bergemont had a aura that could ground reality around him , making it such that he had influence over reality to a small degree within a small range.

This ability would be the catalyst to create a Sacred Artifact especially for him, the Silencer, a firearm silencer that would channel this anomalous aura into his weapon and shoot "truth seeking" bullets, as Lou calls them. Now being a remarkable asset to the Space Police, Lou was given a mission to find and kill Roberto, an assassin who was dangerous to his victims and the fabric of time and space, due to his extremely annoying ability to shoot bullets through the fabric of time.

The next few decades would consist of Lou chasing Roberto throughout New Crunk City, but never quite being able to capture him. While his special Silencer theoretically is a good counter to Roberto's time abilities, it seemed that Lou lacked much in the way of physical skill and wits compared to Roberto. After many decades on the Roberto case, he would eventually be reassigned to a partially-classified case involving the Dreamscape. It is known that Lou is currently inside the Dreamscape looking for something, but as to how he got inside or what he is looking for remains a mystery. It is suspected that his mysterious abilities allow him to be relatively unaffected by the Dreamscape.

## Powers and Abilities

Lou Bergemont exhibits skills far above those of an average human, which aligns with his status as an officer of the Space Police. While not witnessed, it can be assumed he passed the Space Police academy and is well-versed in interdimensional law and has mastered at least one form of martial arts. His primary weapon, a Remington R1, is fitted with a powerful Sacred Artifact, the Silencer. This artifact allows for any bullet shot through it to be imbued with a powerful anti-anomaly effect, which I suppose in itself is anomalous. This is extremely effective in the Space Police's greater goal of timeline preservation, allowing for threats to the timeline to be easily dispatched. The Silencer does draw out a great deal of strength from Lou, however, and only 4 bullets can be shot through it each day without bringing too much risk to Lou's well-being.

## Trivia

* While on the Roberto case, Lou would often make guest appearances at Watermelon Michael's Bar and Grille as a pianist, bringing a Neo Miami flare to the restaurant that is sorely missed since his reassignment.