It was generally assumed in an organization such as Counterstrike that there would be characters. Quirky, odd, unusual, or just plain dangerous as they may be, it was acceptable.
Cheshire did not appear to fit in this. An efficient office manager-type with dishwater-blond hair and of fairly average height and weight with no apparent scars and no obvious personality hiccups, she looked out of place when compared with people like Joe or Peter.
The only odd thing about Cheshire Marie Antwerp was her name.
But, really, her name explained it all.
She had an affinity for cats, a hatred of dogs, and a fondness for milk.
She had obtained the name (which eventually became official) from her first meeting with Joanna Murray long ago: Joe had been lost and Cheshire, always one to mock the misfortune of others, was watching her from a tree, smirking. She did eventually help Joe, and they became friends.
What people tended to forget was that even a Cheshire cat has claws when cornered.
It was a lesson few learned slowly.