About Zerin Taro
Joined the military (or a military organization) upon reaching their majority as a way out of a lack of life prospects. Served in the Calvary (tanks/mechs/ridden technology). An explosion caught her and her vehicle, trapping her inside and only surviving due to being dragged out, and the cost of her right arm and leg, the arm literally severed with a shotgun blast because it was trapped in twisted metal. She survived, and was reassembled, her contract still wasn't up, so might as well use her to test out some new tech. Years later, she's still rocking the tech, once top of the line military prototypes, now showing its years of use and age. They aren't a flashback out of superstition or paranoia, they are a flashback because they've lived the price that is paid for hubris
