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Description & Vitals
Born on the 30th of August, 1995, Nora Treinor is 5' 8" tall and weighs around 165 lbs. She is lean but still muscular and toned, as she is accustomed to and enjoys manual labor and tackling the city on foot. She typically has medium-length brunette hair tied back in a pony tail. She has distinctively glowing, orange eyes, though they were previously bright and blue. She is covered in skull and bone-themed tattoos, and has a noticeable knife scar across the base of her throat.
Nora is typically extremely friendly, full of conversation topic, bad jokes, and anecdotes. She tries to give everyone she meets the benefit of the doubt, which has led her into some dangerous situations in the past. She does not like violence and avoids it even in a joking manner.
However, when stressed, or when somebody she cares about is threatened, Nora's demeanor quickly shifts to one of chaotic aggression and a near-desire to engage in violence.
For the most part, Nora tries to conduct herself within the limits of the law, but as time has progressed she's become more willing to push the boundaries of the law or ignore it outright if the situation calls for it.
Nora is attracted to flames and all other manner of fire, and her favorite color is orange. She is beyond terrified of the open ocean, even just swimming slightly off shore causes her to panic.
Origins
Nora moved to Los Santos from a small country town somewhere outside of Liberty City. Her father's parents moved to Los Santos from Liberty City, and her grandpa ran a Pizza This location in North Vinewood where she used to deliver pizzas on his moped over the summer.
Because Nora's parents did not react positively when Nora came out as transgender, she eventually realized it was time to move to Los Santos permanently and try her hand at photography and fine art.
Nora moved into a room at the Little Seoul mall's hotel and began establishing a foothold within the city. She learned quickly to perform odd jobs for the local citizens of the city, eventually saving up to buy her first vehicle, a Shitzu Vader. She also began gathering equipment to start her photography business.
Bench Bois
Within the first week of living in the city, Nora stumbled upon an eclectic gathering of individuals who had set up a hangout spot on the steps of the Little Seoul mall. This group of loosely-affiliated people referred to themselves as the Bench Bois (the 'i' in 'Bois' stands for inclusive, because it's not just boys.) Having not made any friendly connections thus far, Nora gravitated toward their chaotic but good-hearted nature, and quickly found herself spending time at the Bench every night. Of particular importance to Nora were Spooky Larry, Dylan Duntrune, Dia Mond, Allan Zarnak, and Jebediah Laurel-Nivoun, with whom she very quickly formed a bond. She also found herself running around frequently with Mabel Appleberry, a southern woman who had moved to Los Santos to restart her bakery business and set up a new place to live on Mt. Chilliad that she referred to as New New Orleans.
Meeting Ty Grant
Also during Nora's first week in the city, she stopped by the Burgershot in the Little Seoul mall to buy food for her daily errands. Working the counter on that particular day was Ty Grant, whom immediately made an impact on Nora with his forward and bewildering questions.
After a violent encounter resulted in Nora being shot by the Blocks at the Bench, she decided to move away from the city for at least three days to camp and hunt in the woods. If at the end of those three days she didn't miss the city, she would pack up and move back home, presuming she was not cut out for the city. However, when she returned to the city, she ran into Ty again, and they exchanged numbers. Something told her to stay and explore her fascination with him.
Over the next couple of weeks, they would hang out for short periods each day. Nora was extremely nervous hanging out with Ty at first, as he often engaged in criminal activity, but Nora learned quickly when to dip and exit situations to avoid any problems.
One weekend, Nora and Ty found themselves hanging out nearly non-stop for two days, at the end of which an incident occurred at the Paleto recycling facility: Ty Grant was kidnapped by a group of people who wanted hostages in order to threaten MRPD. Nora, not having a vehicle with her that could catch up, stole a car for the first time in her life and sped all the way back to the city in pursuit, eventually locating a police officer she could speak to. When asked what her relation was to Ty Grant, the hostage, Nora blurted out "he's my boyfriend". Upon being rescued from his kidnappers, Ty learned what Nora had said, and began referring to her as his girlfriend. They have been inseparable ever since.
Many of Nora's friends did not understand her love for Ty at first, as from the outside they appeared to be complete opposites. But around Ty, Nora was able to be her most authentic self, full of silliness, chaos, and nonsense. Over time, people have come to understand and accept them as a couple, and Ty has pushed Nora to overcome many of her fears and anxieties while living in the city.
Revival By Fire
In a car with several others after departing from the Bench at Little Seoul mall, Nora was involved in an extremely destructive and explosive collision. Nora was left broken and burned on the sidewalk nearby, barely clinging to life. As her vision began to fade, a skeletal motorcycle appeared, with the masked rider asking Nora if she wanted to live. When Nora said she wanted help, the rider took her to a circular garden area before levitating her into the air, enveloping her body in flames, and fully restoring her vitality.
Ever since that strange and delirious experience, Nora has felt less afraid of death, a growing belief in her mind that she may be unable to die, though whether this belief is founded in anything or simply the early warning signs of a psychotic break is yet to be seen. In the meantime, she still avoids dangerous situations, if for no other reason than to avoid the associated pain.
Spooky Larry's Death
One night, after Nora and Larry had spoken on the phone about some mundane gig-related topics, Nora made her way back into her hotel room within the Little Seoul mall hotel. By the time she woke up several hours later, Larry had been shot and killed by a member of BCSTow. The loss of such a crucial figure and inspiration in her life destabilized Nora's already teetering mental state, and thinking about how she would handle the loss of Ty Grant, she resolved to never let that happen. This was the turning point at which Nora began learning to defend herself, learning to drive better, faster, and more boldly. She learned to take charge, learned more about the criminal elements of the city so that she could be more equipped to protect the people she loved.
Nora spoke at Larry's funeral on Mt. Chilliad, and she has always made time to sit on the steps of the mall and talk to him several times a week. She continues to emulate his giving and gracious attitude by helping people however she can, even if she doesn't know them, whether that is with money, food, advice, or a ride.
Aphrodite & the Phoenix
The night of Spooky Larry's funeral, Nora was exiting the Little Seoul mall's front doors after the funeral had ended. Having just passed by one of her friends introducing herself to a new person, Nora soon heard the sound of a blade stabbing into flesh and cries of pain behind her. When she turned around, her friend was bleeding on the floor, and the new person was gone.
Shortly thereafter, while crying in the middle of the street in a semi-intoxicated state, Nora learned that the new person had been none other than the serial killer, Aphrodite, who had been stalking and tormenting people at the mall for weeks.
She then spoke with Kato Seijuro, the leader of the Black Dragons and friend of the Bench, about what had happened. Kato let Nora know that he was personally investigating Aphrodite and had made it his mission to kill her before she hurt anyone else. Nora volunteered to help, and soon she found herself assisting Kato as he held a man at gunpoint. Eventually, they took the man to a beach, where Kato took his belongings and told him that "the Dragon, the Captain, and... uhhhhh, the Phoenix did this to you!"
Upon returning to the hotel, Kato informed Nora that the robbed man was unrelated to the Aphrodite incident, and that the name Phoenix had only come to him at random.
The Phoenix (Car)
Within days of the Aphrodite incident at the mall, Nora found herself in the southside of Los Santos doing freelance work. For no particular reason, she visited Hayes Auto dealership for the first time ever, and on that particular day, Nora found the car that would become her signature and her identity: a Phoenix, by Imponte.
Nora immediately painted the car orange and had orange underlighting installed, which would eventually become her entire aesthetic. Over the following months, Nora would slowly upgrade the car, and eventually she began to push her to perform time trial races, again believing that the more capable and fearless she could become, the better she could protect the people she loved.
In addition, as the side of Nora's personality she referred to as "The Phoenix" began to emerge, she discovered that one of the best ways she could exorcise her anger and stress was to drive the Phoenix as fast as possible in perilous situations, further pushing her belief in her own immortality.
Meeting Noodle Cadoodle
One morning, as Nora and Ty prepared to depart from the Little Seoul mall's underground garage, they ran into a woman by the name of Noodle Cadoodle, whom Nora recognized from LifeInvader. The three of them agreed to work together for the morning, and from that point forward Nora and Noodle would begin to spend time together more and more frequently.
Noodle and Nora discovered that they shared much in common, and where Ty often pushed Nora into situations that frightened her and put her at risk of legal trouble, Noodle acted as a calm, stabilizing force in her life. This theme of balancing the calming forces of her partners versus the chaotic influence of Ty would carry on and build up in the coming months.
While running as lieutenant governor with Lucy Webb, Noodle became the victim of political corruption by the sheriff, who was friends with the at-the-time governor. Being charged as a felon, she lost her weapon licenses, and was no longer permitted to run, thus ending she and Lucy's campaign.
Several days later, Noodle suffered from a nearly fatal fall off the mall balcony, injuring her brain and ending up in the ICU. Nora slept at the hospital and refused to leave her side until she woke up, starting to realize that Noodle meant more to her than just being a friend.
Ellie Solis, First Blood
During a typical day at the Little Seoul mall, Nora was hanging out with some of her closest friends: Noodle, Daniella, Riley, etc. when a shy, scared woman approached their collective group. She stated that she was new to the city and didn't know where anything was or how to make money. Nora, forever holding the tennets of the Bench Bois close to her heart, immediately lept to her aid. She showed her around the major parts of the city, helped her start making money freelancing, offered her food and money to keep her going for a while, and so on.
During a particular freelance gig, Nora found herself alone with the woman–who had thus far only referred to herself as "Ellie"–on Vespucci beach. Nearing the end of their current gig, Ellie approached Nora atop the beach's restroom facility roof, and offered her a token of gratitude... which turned out to be a switch blade knife to Nora's throat.
As Nora lay on top of the building bleeding out, Ellie cackled with gruesome delight at the idea of watching her bleed out on the beach, before ripping out a chunk of her hair and leaving her to die.
Nora survived, thinking at the time she was just lucky but not realizing that the fire inside had prevented her death yet again. However, she forever onward bore a horrific scar across her throat, and while she herself may have lived through the attack, her inherent trust of other humans did not. From that day onward, she would see every new person a potential threat, not to be trusted.
The Phoenix Emerges
On a day that should have been as uneventful as any other, Nora, Noodle, and Ty had visited the courthouse to use the public printer for a few unimportant, impulsive tasks. Upon entering the courthouse, Nora is immediately crowded by a group of unfamiliar faces, questioning her about, of all things, the health and status of her kidneys. Nora, ever-vigilant after her recent near-death experience, lies on the spot that one of her kidneys has been taken by a psychopath who had pretended to be her friended... and she's an alcoholic, on top of that. The would be organ thieves leave her alone, and she quickly pulls her two companions aside to warn them about the possible danger.
And yet, despite this clear and obvious warning, Ty grant decides to volunteer himself to be kidnapped by the woman with pink hair and a sunhat... the same woman who had just stated she was in need of a kidney transplant. Seeing where the situation was headed, her own vow to never lose someone whose death she could prevent rings loudly in her skull, and places an orange grinning skull mask upon her face. However, despite her desire to pursue and subdue her boyfriend's would-be kidnappers, she is starving, and cannot keep pace. In a fit of explosive, uncharacteristic rage, sheswings wildly, kicking stones, tearing at tree branches... and accidentally backhands Noodle. She cries out in fury and stumbles onward, intending to call the police, but as she rounds the corner across from the courthouse, she encounters the kidnapper's vehicle. Ty, having realized this was not a joke and that he is about to lose a kidney, cries out for help. With murderous focus, she draws her orange heavy pistol from her belt and aims it at the trio trying to drive off with her boyfriend. "Let him out of the car, or in three seconds I will replace the gray matter in your skulls with lead!!!" she growls at them, and they comply, driving off in fear.
Nora grabs her Rebla, and proceeds to drive up and down the street in front of the courthouse, watching as Ty, Noodle, and several onlookers stand and chat at the curb. She explodes, screaming at them to stop being stupid, no survival instinct-having fools and to head inside the building just in case the kidnapping trio decides to spin the block and outgun them. She picks up Noodle and Ty, the form of whom remains speechless for the next 10 minutes, and the former quietly apologizing for his stupid mistake.
From that day onward, they would come to associate the mask and the voice of the Phoenix with violence and fear.
Nora Treinor - OG Bench Boi
After Larry's death, the Bench Bois slowly drifted apart, and those that held onto the sacred benches kept them secret and hidden away. Nora, however, refused to give up on the Bench. Even when the Bench Bois no longer saw each other except in chance passings, and with only Larry's memorial marking the front steps of the mall, she refused to let the spirit of the Bench die. Remembering the words of Dylan Duntrune, that the Bench was not about the benches, she started buying couches and sitting out in front of the mall. While it never gained the same traction, it did not go unnoticed by other members of the Bench. And so, one day in the summer of 2025, Nora received a text from Jeb asking her to meet up at a specific location. Upon arrival at the meeting spot, which turned out to be the mall, Nora was greeted by Jeb and Dia, both dressed in formal attire, who then presented her with a bench of her own, engraved with "Nora Treinor, OG Bench Boi". As she accepted the gift through eyes that held back tears, Jeb explained that they wanted her to have it for keeping the Bench alive after Larry's death. She held onto her Bench until the day she had to flee and leave everything behind.
The Wendigo & the Battle At Cassidy Trail
For weeks during that summer, reports had circulated in friend groups and on social media of attacks in the forest. Some blamed the deforestation of the north, some blamed attempts at filling in Lago Zancudo. Whatever the reason, multiple of Nora's friends and acquaintances had been hospitalized with severe, brutal injuries. The victims reported seeing entities that looked just like themselves, even sounded like themselves. But then those entities would shift forms and attack with inhuman speed and strength.
Groups began to form, lines were drawn, sides were taken. Some wanted to drive the creatures from the woods, others wanted to understand them. Many simply didn't even believe they existed. But as the days passed, an apocalyptic prediction was made. On a specific day, a battle would be fought that would determine the fate of the city.
Prior to this looming threat, Nora had never experienced the supernatural outside of her own resurrection. She had no intention of taking part in the fight. Fate, however, would not let her sit on the sidelines anymore. Ghost, the leader of the Crimson Wraiths, demanded that every member of the Wraiths stand with the priestess against the BCSO and anyone else who sought to destroy the altar of Gaia overlooking Cassidy Trail. Ty Grant, though he did not care or even believe, was pushed to show up as a member of the Wraiths. And if Ty was going, Nora would not let him go alone.
The morning of the prediction came. Meetings were had. Plans were made. As the hours passed, a sense of dread began to build... the feeling that this may be everyone's last day alive. An announcement was made: gather near the bridge at Cassidy Trail. The hour was marked, and arrived. Crowds grew as police attempted to keep people away from the mountain itself. Hoshi, the priestess of Gaia, spoke first. Then, the prophet himself descended from the mountain and spoke. The stage and stakes were set. There would be no defense of the altar. It was too late for that. It would be a battle against the creatures, a fight to see who would survive. And if the citizens of San Andreas failed, a great flood would wipe away everything they knew. Life and death themselves would be inverted, and the world would be reset. Time was given to prepare. Supplies gathered. Friend groups organized.
Then the hour arrived. The sky darkened. Unnatural lightning tore the sky and shattered the air. Once again a crowd gathered at the bridge. All eyes were on the mountainside, waiting for the first of the creatures to appear. And it did appear, suddenly and without warning. Flares and bullets flew in its general direction. Chaos broke loose. Nora, Dia, and Jeb retreated from the bench they had brought with them to the top of Nora's orange Terrorbyte. More flares and bullets streaked towards the mountain and in other directions crossing through the crowds. Clad in her orange battle gear and grinning skull mask, Nora watched with calm tactician's eyes as the fight played out on the slope. Her measured observation was interrupted by a bullet to her shoulder, however, and she turned to her companions in utter confusion. Then multiple bullets slammed into Jeb, and he was sent off the side of the vehicle. Dia and Nora dropped down to help him, but Dia was similarly downed a few seconds later. Growling in confused rage, Nora turned to scream at the assailants... the BCSO. They had turned and started firing on the crowd, and they once again began firing at Nora. A volley of fire pierced Nora's body, but she refused to go down. She helped Dia into the cab of the Terrorbyte, then dragged Jeb to his own truck so that someone else could drive him to safety. Firing up the engine of the massive, nigh-invulnerable war vehicle, Nora blared the horn and bathed the road ahead with the orange glow of her floodlights. She carved a path back to Harmony, where Jeb and Dia received medical care, her own wounds going untreated as she waited outside to defend the hospital from any would-be attackers.
Once everyone was back on their feet, they met at Casey's Diner to rest and gather their senses. The fight had moved further up the mountain, with only a small strike team leading the charge. Everyone else returned to the city, to the Bench, and they waited until news of victory reached them over government emergency radio. Nora sat with Jeb, Dia, and Flowin Dollin, anxiously awaiting word of whether or not the spearhead had succeeded, or if the city would soon be invaded.
At long last, the broadcast was made: victory had been achieved, and the citizens of San Andreas could return home safely to recover. Nora and a dozen other people met up at Dragon Records to check-in with each other, and slowly but surely the average crime-ridden chaos of the city replaced the weight of apocalyptic destiny.
For Nora, though, true rest would never again be an option. And in the calm after the nightmare, Dia jokingly said, "Damn Nora, I guess nothing bad really can happen to you, huh?"
The Boathouse
After months of working at Burger Shot, attending cooking classes, and feeding everyone in her apartment, Nora Treinor approached the Boathouse in Sandy Shores, asking for a job in the kitchen. As Ty was already working the front desk, he was able to get her an interview with one of the managers, and she was hired on the spot. By this point, she had attained certification as a Master Chef, and within the first week had completely redone the inventory tracking and ordering system. As a result, the owner, Momo Madison, promoted her to manager, and put her in charge of running the restaurant, as Momo could not be around frequently. Nora took this challenge head on, and by the end of her first month had doubled the restaurant's bank balance. She continued to run the place, taking deliveries into the city, hiring a head chef, running events, etc., all while ignoring the blatantly supernatural things occurring around the restaurant, Momo's often peculiar appearance and demeanor, the secret meetings that took place when the restaurant was closed.
While her time at the restaurant was not particularly consequential aside from testing her leadership capabilities, the people she encountered there–Momo, Immy, the Talons, etc.–would go on to play major parts in her future. She continued working at the Boathouse until the war.
Smokey's
When Nora first moved to Los Santos, she would not drive above 35mph. Driving scared her, breaking the law scared her, and overall she simply did not understand car culture or people's obsession with their vehicles.
After spending enough time with Ty Grant (and his endless lectures on VVT), however, she slowly found herself becoming more fascinated with cars and how they work. This fascination only grew after she purchased the Phoenix. And so, in a move she'd never thought she make, she began self-studying mechanic work.
Thankfully, with her robust garbage collection and recycling business, Nora already had access to raw materials and funding to establish her own private workshop. Within days, she had already gathered all of the tools and materials she'd need to get started, and she had established a private workshop at the Bench Bois home in the Vinewood Hills. Well, private to a degree. Noodle had also expressed interest in resuming her career as a mechanic, so she and Nora worked together to continue gathering supplies, building parts, and repairing vehicles.
As she always had, Nora spent her nights drinking and conversing at Bahama Mama's. While gleefully chatting and drinking away one night, she felt the presence of Diesel, the club's head of security, standing next to her. "Nora..." he started, almost monotone, "we need to talk." With a brief skip of panic in her heart, she agreed, and walked with Diesel to the back of the club. Instead of lecturing her, however, Diesel offered her a job.
Outside of running security for Bahama Mama's, Diesel was the owner of a nearby mechanic shop called Smokey's. He had heard about Nora's ambitions from others, and wanted to extend her a job, under two conditions. One: she would have to reach her first certification as a mechanic on her own, to prove she was actually interested. Two: if she could provide the materials from her garbage and recycling business to Smokey's, they were in dire need, and Diesel would appreciate it.
Nora agreed to both terms, and that very night was hired as a trainee mechanic at Smokey's, thus beginning what would become a long career at various mechanic shops... and lead to some of her closest friendships and deepest losses in the future.
Noodle & Nora
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