Vi's Prison Wife (hear me out)
My hc is simple. This is Gert. I think Gert was Vi's prison wife. Or one of them anyway. (s2 spoilers incoming)
In the alternate universe, she works at the Last Drop and is a DJ, I think it's safe to say she seems well-established in the Zaunite community, likely grew up in the area, and probably knew, or at least knew of, Vander and his kids in our universe, too.
We know she's political and not afraid to buck the system. I can easily see her getting arrested as young adult and being glad to see a familiar face in Vi.
Gert don't give a fuck about compliance with enforcers:
And here we can see she seems to like the ladies (sorry other-Mylo):
Then, when she's dying and they start to take her helmet off, here's Vi's reaction from the smallest glimpse of her dreads alone:
That's it. That's all she sees and we get this moment:
She knows exactly who this is without even seeing her face. She looks shocked and scared. Sure she probably wouldn't have had blue hair at the time she's in prison, but we do know she bleaches it in the other universe, so maybe she's always liked to change it up. Regardless, I think Vi sees the dreads, maybe her complexion, and just knows.
With her last breath, what does Gert do? She reaches for Vi who holds her hand right as she slips away. Her last act was to seek comfort from the familiar face in front of her- probably because that is the face of the woman who comforted her in Stillwater prison as well.
Vi is gutted and in disbelief, so much so that she has to be hoisted to her feet and literally dragged away by another enforcer.
So that's it. I think Gert had a proper prison sentence for an actual crime, shacked up with Vi, taught her a thing or two about a thing or two, and was released long before Cait got Vi out. I think watching her die in the middle of this war was the first time Vi had seen her since Stillwater and that is why it hits her on a personal level.
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