#Riley reliving Johnny's memories post-getting shot: 'Wow Hell sure looks like a gross dive bar full of sweaty hot people'

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Lt. Mower: What is the worst betrayal your OC has faced?

Uhhhhhhhh the Dex one is probably ranked up there as the highest, mostly because Riley deep down always knew it was a possibility-- she saw the writing on the wall regarding Dex's 'vacation' and comeback, she knew there was something rotten hidden under all that glitz and promises-- but after Jackie died, she completely let her guard down because of the shellshock. The reason it was such a bad betrayal is not because she trusted Dex but because in her eyes it was so goddamn obvious in hindsight, and if she was on her game he likely would've had a harder time getting the jump on her. Grief-process part of it aside, there is a reason she spends a lot of time going after him after the Relic zaps her back to life; you do NOT get to fuck her over and get away with it

Letter of the Law: How does your OC feel about corps? Hatred, necessary evil, etc.

Growing up in the Badlands where the corps treated nomad clans warily and mostly gave them a wide berth, she viewed them kinda like prey, in a sense-- never really gave them much further thought beyond what the convoys that ran through their routes were carrying, which was likely partly due to a youthful naïveté that didn't comprehend the full scope of the world by that point. In Night City where corpos are top dog, Riley very much has a "you don't fuck with me and I don't fuck with you" attitude towards them. She doesn't like them, but while she certainly's not going to go out of her way to sock a corpo-rat on the jaw, she's certainly not afraid to; it's more a matter of her deciding when she wants to pick her battles.

Phantom of Night City: What does your OC believe about death and what comes after?

Riley doesn't believe in life after death. When you die you die, that's it, and it's up to the living to keep your memory alive. No God and no afterlife is waiting, and she certainly doesn't really believe in higher powers. She toys with the idea that she'll go to hell when she eventually does die, but it's more a joke or a form of self-deprecation than something she actually believes will happen to her.

Second Chances: Does your OC follow any belief system? Do they have any spiritual beliefs about the world?

Riley 100% believes in the cycle of karma and that no deed goes unpunished. She doesn't believe in the concept of 'the universe' as strongly as someone like, say, Misty, but she does subscribe to the idea that the world will find a way to balance out the good that happens in your life with the bad and vice versa. It's about the closest thing to a belief system she follows outside of her own moral code, and she eventually comes to the conclusion that sometimes the karma cycle needs...uh.......a little push from time to time.