Who are these two people? Well, the one on the left is called Ferro Lopez. And the one on the right is his sister, Priya. They were born in a Latin Simerican country, but escaped the drug wars for a chance at a new life in Sunset Valley. There are less bullets, certainly, in this new place - but the streets are just as cold.
They may be siblings, but their characters are rather different. After all she went through, Priya, like her brother, is a light sleeper. Being from a different culture, she's also quite inappropriate to other people's eyes. Nevertheless, she is an innately good person - she meets people, talks to them, and appeals to their human nature. This is her style of getting money - making friends she can fall back on in hard times. Her charismatic nature is also a help in this. Finally, after a gruesome experience in a meat farm as a child, she remains a vegetarian.
Ferro is a different ball game altogether. Unlike his sister, the hardships he suffered hardened him and made him innately bitter. Inappropriate and a light sleeper he may be, but from then onwards you couldn't tell he and Priya were related. Being a loner means he is not at all suited to talking to people, and he makes up for this discomfort by being aggressive, hassling passers-by which he thinks are rich to try and gain access to their possessions. His morals long lost, he is a kleptomaniac, and this is his primary source of food and money at the end of the day. But it's not as bad as it looks. Deep inside, Ferro is an artist - and loves to leave his artistic tag on every property he robs.
Next time, we follow Ferro on his day on the streets - and in the houses - of suburban Sunset Valley.
