Laura Kinney

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PHASE 2

X-23
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Codename:	Talon
Affiliations:	TBD
Birthdate:	February 7th 2007
Journal:	xp_talon
Player:	Rei

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Character Journal: xp_talon

Real Name: X-23

Codename: Talon

Aliases: Laura Kinney

First Appearance: (link to DW (x_logs) with date as link text)

Date of Birth: February 7th, 2007

Place of Birth: Weapon X Facility, Alaska

Citizenship: None [Soon to be United States]

Relatives: Generic Female Clone of Logan (Father), Dr. Sarah Kinney (Birth Mother), Dr. Zander Rice (Former Acting Father)

Education: High School Graduate (Private Tutors)

Relationship Status: Single.

Occupation: None.

Team Affiliation: (if applicable)

Biography

Childhood

After 22 failed attempts at recreating Weapon X, X-23 was born in a Weapon X Facility in Alaska to lead director Dr. Sarah Kinney, who acted as the surrogate . She was one of many attempted clones of a previous project that they wished to recreate. She was the first to have survived because of the birth process that Dr. Kinney had championed for and was labeled a success. The X-23 Project was led by both Dr. Kinney and a man named Dr. Zander Rice, both with different approaches to how the project was to go, but an agreement was made to both doctor’s satisfaction. Dr. Kinney acted like the mother, while Dr. Rice took on the father role.

Dr. Kinney was in charge of the care and education of X-23. She read to X-23 everynight from different books, and engaged in early learning. It became apparent that X-23 had high intelligence from an early age and started learning at a young age. Dr. Rice was in charge of training and soldier-like skills. She started her training when she was at the age of three, starting with karate and then moving on to other different fighting skills. She later trained with weapons and espionage.

X-23’s days had a strict routine. In the morning, she would eat breakfast, have morning training, then spend the next few hours with her private tutors. She would then break for lunch and some free time before heading into her afternoon schooling and more training. She would then break for dinner and the evenings she was allowed to either continue with any other schooling or training. She would then shower and then spend her evenings either reading or engaging in mind games.

It went on like that for years. However, Dr. Rice felt that X-23’s mutation wasn’t kicking in fast enough. So with some hesitation from Dr. Kinney, they both agreed to try to trigger her mutation in a more aggressive style. X-23 was given lethal doses of radiation, which did eventually trigger her mutation and also her claws. Now that her claws are extracted, X-23’s claws are coated in adamantium. Because of her fast healing factor she was awake for the painful process. It scarred X-23 and the trust she had between her ‘mom ‘ and ‘dad’ suffered. For the next several months, X-23 only focused on her schooling and, if she wanted, training, until Dr. Rice had a talk with X-23, guilting her into believing that what was done to her was for her own good. That it would make her stronger.

X-23 returned to a relatively normal schedule until she was 16 years old. 23 was to be tested in the field. She was assigned a handler named Kimura, 23 didn’t like her and she didn’t know what her role was in this testing exercise. 23 traveled with Kamura to a remote home in the outskirts of Fort Collins, Colorado. There 23’s was told that Martin Sutter was a former scientist that had stolen sensitive documentation from the facility and her job was to take it back. 23 entered the home where Sutter was waiting for her. It was then he explained to her the true purpose of the X-23 program and the 22 other failed attempts. 23 confused with this knowledge wanted to know more before a red mist started to come out through the vents and then it went dark.

When 23 awoke she was shackled and covered in blood back on the plane to the facility. She had no memory of what had happened or how she got back. When she arrived back at the facility, Dr Kinney was the first to greet her and Dr. Rice was talking to Kimura. 23 heard that the mission was a failure, but the trigger scent worked as expected. Later that night 23 asked Dr. Kinney what the trigger scent was and was told it was nothing to worry about. It was a lie.

The next day, 23’s newest training partner was Kimura. Kimura unleashed hell onto 23, which took two days for her to recover. She was told later it was because she wasn’t strong enough and to get stronger, or else Kimura was going to continue to send her to the hospital. 23 didn’t see much of Dr. Kinney after that day and Dr. Rice started to make more of an appearance. 23 hated this new routine and started to rebel in the coming weeks, and Kimura would use force. 23 would fight back and then be sent to confinement. Dr. Rice continued to say this was 23’s best interest but 23 wouldn’t listen.

Then came the night that changed 23’s life forever. After a particularly challenging day, leaving Kimura bloodied, 23 found herself back in confinement to heal and to reflect. When she thought it was Dr. Rice coming in to give her the same speech, it was actually Dr. Kinney. In a hushed voice, she said that it was time for 23 to leave this place. Confused but seeing the worry in Dr. Kinney’s eyes and the sweat on her brow, 23 knew that this was not what Dr. Rice would have been wanted. Dr. Kinney was risking everything. When 23 asked why, Dr. Kinney simply said that 23 should have never been raised to be a weapon.

They were able to get out of the facility into a car. 23 was asked to change out of her clothing and given a new passport. She looked at the name ‘Laura Kinney’ and for the first time in her life, she had a real name. They drove to the nearest airport where a small plane was. The pilot introduced herself as someone part of the Mutant Underground Network and they had to hurry. However, the facility was already aware of what was going on and was already on the trail.

As the plane was taking off, they shot at it, puncturing a hole in the gas tank. They had to make an emergency landing in Fairbanks, where a task force was waiting to bring Laura back. Laura knew that if she went back then nothing would change. She knew that Dr. Kinney, no, her mother, had risked everything to get her out of there. So Laura knew she must protect her family.

The task force didn’t stand a chance as Laura used up her pent up rage on them in that airfield. The three of them escaped through one of their vehicles but ditched it when they crossed the border into Northern Canada. The next couple of weeks were slow going,their destination was a small remote cabin that was set up as a safehouse for the Mutant Underground Network in Montana. Laura learned that this was a movement to transport mutants that needed a safe place to go.

Once Laura arrived at the cabin, there were two other people there, mutants, and they also worked for the Railroad. As the weeks passed, another family showed up and everyone fell into a routine. Though Laura always had a bag packed and ready to go. Even Sarah had given her a thick envelope with some cash in it, “Just in case” she would say. Laura wasn’t always aware of what the next game plan was, but she knew that the facility would always be looking for them.

Laura had her first Christmas at the cabin. It was a new experience, she had made friends with the other ten year old named Riley, who introduced her to many different things like video games, streaming services, Taylor Swift, and then the holidays. Christmas was the big one, Laura didn’t understand the concept of the meaning behind the holiday but did like that it seemed that it made everyone happy. Riley also introduced Laura to makeup and would often paint her nails. Riley was a mutant with visible mutation, she had a pair of mini bat wings on her back, and her parents were trying to make their way to California. They were waiting for the conditions to improve before moving on.

Several weeks later Laura had to say goodbye to Riley and her family, which Riley gifted her Taylor Swift friendship bracelet. The house soon fell silent and life continued. At the end of July, it was time for Laura and Sarah to move, their destination a small town in Nebraska, where people tend to keep to themselves. Unknown that they had been tracked to their current location.

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Height: 5'1"

General Build: Slender, Toned

Eyes: Brown

Hair: Brown

Other Features: None. But she is heavier than she looks.

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