Vega Fabio de Cerna - Art Gallery Curator
Born to aristocratic parents Vega Fabio de Cerna was raised in lush
surroundings and developed his love of beauty early in life. While he could
have spent his days simply living the life of the idle rich he sought more
athletic pursuits. Becoming interested in the ancient tradition of Bull
Fighting he trained as a matador but showed a natural talent that amazed his
teachers. Having learned everything they could teach him within a year he
set out to exceed them and hired new trainers skilled in ninjitsu. Combining
these new techniques with his matador training he synthesized a new fighting
style both effective and aestetically stunning. This style took the Bull
Fighting world by storm and quickly made him a legend. By 18 he was the
already the most famous matador in Spain and looking for new worlds to
conquer. Much as he reveled in his fame and the adoration of his female fans
he found himself becoming bored with how easily he always won. The ennui
from the lack of challenge would lead to some reckless decisions and tragic
choices.
Following the unfortunate death of his parents during the "Running of the
Bulls" (while some still call the circumstances suspicious he was eventually
exonerated of any blame by the Spanish courts) he fell in with bad company and
began working for the Shadowlaw syndicate. The best thing that can be said
about this period was that he remained a freelance consultant rather than a
full time employee. Also that while not pursuing assignments he continued
his lifelong study of beauty in all forms becoming known internationally as
(among other less complimentary things) a connoisseur of fine art.
Indirectly it was Shadowlaw who brought him to the Institute. He had
received an assignment to find the whereabouts of former MI6 agent turned
freelancer Cammy White. M. Bison had plans for a mission would suit her
perfectly (which was eventually carried out by her doppleganger but that's
another story) and sent Vega to locate her. To make a long story short he
eventually found that she now worked for us and paid us a visit. Fortunately
he took a low key approach and simply visited instead of trying to break in.
Which is why he's on staff instead of in cryogenic storage.
However while looking around our facility he evidntally decided he liked
the Institute's ambiance and swore to find a reason to stay. It's also
rumoured that when he actually saw Cammy in the flesh for the first time he
fell for her which added to his resolve to stay at the Institute. However he
has always denied this and since he still has those claws nobody pushes the
issue too hard.
At any rate for whatever reason he decided to stay on here and that meant
finding a job that was not beneath his dignity and for which he was qualified.
There were few vacancies which would fit him and after Mr. Tanaka rejected his
application for Gold Team that seemed to be that.
However by chance he saw a new job posting that seemed perfect. Our Art
Gallery had grown beyond the bounds of the amateurish management that had
sufficed in its early days. It was decided that a curator was needed and Vega
was the first applicant. In fact almost no-one else applied, the nature of
our institution scared a lot of qualified people off.
After determining that due to juristictional squabbling and insufficent
evidence there were no outstanding warrants hanging over him it was decided to
give him a chance. As Mr. Chainsman joked, "I nearly destroyed the earth once
so who am I to judge him harshly?"
He has done well in his new position though his habit of almost always
wearing facial protection over his handsome features has lead to a lot of "Who
was that masked man?" jokes. Of course when he does take the mask off things
slow down as about half the staff (along with about the same percentage of
patients) start drooling over him so it's a habit we don't try to discourage.
Despite this popularity he does spook some of our employees. Not without
cause as to prevent his skills from atrophying between shifts he is known for
skulking around at night, seeking concealing shadows as he tracks whoever he
has picked for practice. He has been caught on more than one occasion
stalking his "prey" around the hallways. Which while it might get him fired
at many institutions isn't a big deal here. As many of our pranksters stalk
their victims before striking around here it's hardly unknown behavious and is
just dismissed as a personal idiosyncrasy.
Which reminds me, keep an eye out when walking past any dark corners.
You never know, Vega could be closer than you think.
