'Tessa was chasing leads in an undercity dive bar when some local toughs decided they didn't like an uppity anthro asking questions. One of them tried to kill her...now she has a brand-new knife that the previous owner doesn't need anymore and she's about to work off a lot of frustration.'
Tessa is a "cousin" of sorts to Ceru. Created by the same far-future megacorporation, she was trained to be a soldier before a chance encounter with Ceru filled her head with doubts and questions. She has since gone AWOL and is trying to find Ceru while evading the hunters trying to bring her back or eliminate her...
