well i'm willing to break myself
to shake this hell from
everything i touch
i'm willing to bleed for days
my red and grays
so you don't hurt so much.
BORN TO A SINGLE MOTHER IN LAS VEGAS, FREYA WAS THE LIGHT OF HER MOTHER'S LIFE. ALTHOUGH SHE HAD NO IDEA WHO THE FATHER OF HER CHILD WAS (YAY, ONE NIGHT STANDS!), SHE WORKED HARD TO GIVE HER DAUGHTER ALL OF THE THINGS SHE DIDN'T HAVE HERSELF. HER MOTHER WAS ATTENTIVE AS SHE COULD BE WORKING TWO WAITRESSING JOBS AND OTHER ODD JOBS HERE AND THERE. SO FREYA WAS MOSTLY RAISED BY NEIGHBORS AND BABYSITTERS. SHE WAS USED TO BEING ALONE AND OCCUPYING HERSELF. WHEN SHE DID SEE HER MOTHER, SHE WAS ALWAYS TRYING TO PUSH FREYA TO BE THE BEST SHE COULD BE -- WHICH HAD HER PUTTING FREYA IN BEAUTY PAGEANTS FROM A YOUNG AGE. FREYA HIDES THIS PART OF HER HISTORY WELL, AS SHE WON A LOT OF THEM. SHE STOPPED COMPETING WHEN SHE WAS THIRTEEN AND FINALLY HAD ENOUGH OF MAKE-UP AND POOFY DRESSES AND SWIMWEAR.
NOT THAT SHE DIDN'T ADORE BEING A LADY, BUT FREYA CHOSE TO SUBMERGE HERSELF IN COMPUTERS AND VIDEO GAMES INSTEAD. SHE WAS FASCINATED WITH TECHNOLOGY AND SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN SCHOOL LEARNING HOW TO USE COMPUTERS AND ANYTHING ELSE SHE COULD GET HER HANDS ON. BY THE TIME HIGH SCHOOL CAME AROUND SHE WAS PRETTY WELL VERSED IN COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND ACTIVELY BROWSING THE INTERNET FOR PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR INTERESTS. MOST OF HER FRIENDS WERE ON FORUMS, AND SHE SOMEHOW WOUND UP LEARNING TO HACK. IT STARTED OUT INNOCENTLY ENOUGH, JUST FOR INFORMATION, BUT SOON SPIRALED OUT OF CONTROL.
GOVERNMENTS ARE NOT MEANT FOR HACKING, BUT DAMMIT! THEY'RE SO EASY! AND FREYA AND HER FRIENDS DID JUST THAT. SURE, IT WAS ONLY THE STATE OF NEVADA, BUT ACCESSING RECORDS ON SALARIES AND BUSINESS EXPENSES AND USING THEM FOR BLACKMAIL WASN'T EXACTLY "OKAY" WITH THE NEVADA STATE POLICE. FREYA WAS CAUGHT AND CHARGED, BUT HER SKILLS WERE RECOGNIZED AND SHE WAS LEFT WITH A PLEA BARGAIN AND A PROMISE TO WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT. THIS CAME TO FRUITION IN MASSACHUSETTS, WHERE FREYA ATTENDED MIT FOR COLLEGE. SHE SPENT THE FIRST TWO YEARS DOING FREELANCE WORK FOR THE FBI (UNDER STRICT STIPULATIONS FOR HER PROBATION) AND JUGGLING AS MANY CREDITS AS MIT WOULD ALLOW HER TO TAKE.
FREYA LIKED BOSTON, SHE ADMIRED THE COLD WINTERS AND CHANGE OF SEASONS. IT WAS A CITY RICH IN HISTORY SO SHE DECIDED TO STAY. COLLEGE WAS A STRUGGLE, BUT FREYA SEEMS TO ENJOY HAVING A LOT TO DO AND NOT MUCH TIME TO DO IT. SHE REMAINS PRETTY UNFAZED DURING HIGH PRESSURE SITUATIONS AND ACTUALLY SORT OF LIKES THE ADRENALINE RUSH. FRESH OUT OF COLLEGE, SHE WAS HIRED TO DO A FREELANCE JOB FOR RAYBURN TECHNOLOGIES -- TRACKING A VERY HIGH AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WENT MISSING FROM THE BOOKS. SO IMPRESSED WITH HER SKILLS, SHE WAS ASKED TO STAY ON PERMANENTLY. FREYA FEELS VERY MUCH AT HOME AT RAYBURN, AND SINCE SHE HAS NO FAMILY ON THIS COAST (OR REALLY, ANYWHERE) -- HER COWORKERS AND FRIENDS HAVE BECOME HER SECOND FAMILY.
VERY MUCH THE TYPE TO NEVER THINK BEFORE SHE SPEAKS, FREYA FINDS HERSELF CONSTANTLY BEING THE ONE TO PUT HER FOOT IN HER MOUTH. SHE'S QUIRKY AND A BIT FAR OFF, BUT ALWAYS TRIES TO STEER HERSELF BACK ONTO THAT STRAIGHT AND NARROW PATH OF A NORMAL HUMAN BEING. THE QUEEN OF STARTING THINGS AND NEVER FINISHING (MINUS WORK, BUT THAT'S BECAUSE ITS FUN!), HATES THE TASTE OF COFFEE, IS ALLERGIC TO PEANUTS AND CARRIES AN EPIPEN, PLAYS OREGON TRAIL AND THE SIMS LIKE IT'S NOBODY'S BUSINESS.
comic verse: felicity smoak
tie ins:
- same initials
- born and raised in las vegas
- madd computer hacking skillz
- mit graduate with the same major
- caught by the government for hacking
incentives
investigative skills
advanced computer hacking skills
advanced computer operations
storylines
harry • best friend
best friend, biggest pain in the ass, roomie sorta.
ripley • best friend
best friend, cinnamon roll: too good and pure for this world, roomie sorta.
tara • close friend
lady hacker crushes, fight over the last piece of garlic bread, true hacker love.
sebastien • coworker
she knows all about budapest.
laura • coworker
white wine wednesday enthusiast, freya changes her screensaver to "rocks make me hard!"