OVA
Description
Gloria Martinez served as an emergency medical technician for REO Meatwagon in Night City. She gave birth to her son, David Martinez, in the back of a speeding ambulance while reattaching an injured edgerunner's arm. She completed suturing the mercenary's limb before delivering her own baby on the gurney; the edgerunner then used his newly reattached mantis blades to sever the umbilical cord, symbolizing Gloria's dedication and the intense bond with her son from the start.
She and David lived in an apartment in Megabuilding H4, located in Santo Domingo's perilous Arroyo district. Despite the dangers, Gloria worked long hours and took significant risks to provide for David and protect him. She ensured his enrollment in the prestigious Arasaka Academy, maintaining his academic eligibility – an achievement that brought her deep pride. Alongside her EMT duties, she engaged in black market activities, salvaging valuable cyberware from deceased edgerunners for extra income. Notably, she recovered a military-grade Sandevistan implant from James Norris, a cyberpsycho subdued by MaxTac, intending to sell it to the edgerunner Maine.
Her life ended abruptly after a traffic incident. Following David's retrieval from Arasaka Academy due to disciplinary issues, their vehicle was caught in crossfire between rival gangs. Injured in the collision, Trauma Team responders ignored them at the scene to aid a platinum client. Taken to a low-end surgeon, Gloria was initially stabilized but her condition deteriorated overnight. Medical staff attributed her death to chronic overwork and physical strain, worsened by the accident's injuries.
David arranged her budget cremation, placing her ashes in a simple plastic urn. He kept the urn alongside her belongings, including her EMT jacket, within which he later discovered the Sandevistan implant. Gloria's aspiration for David to "reach the top of Arasaka Tower" became a driving force in his life, though his path diverged from her academic ambitions. After David's death, his partner Lucy interred Gloria's ashes in the North Oak Columbarium. Lucy inscribed "You were right. David reached the top of Arasaka Tower" on the niche, referencing Gloria's original hope for her son.
She and David lived in an apartment in Megabuilding H4, located in Santo Domingo's perilous Arroyo district. Despite the dangers, Gloria worked long hours and took significant risks to provide for David and protect him. She ensured his enrollment in the prestigious Arasaka Academy, maintaining his academic eligibility – an achievement that brought her deep pride. Alongside her EMT duties, she engaged in black market activities, salvaging valuable cyberware from deceased edgerunners for extra income. Notably, she recovered a military-grade Sandevistan implant from James Norris, a cyberpsycho subdued by MaxTac, intending to sell it to the edgerunner Maine.
Her life ended abruptly after a traffic incident. Following David's retrieval from Arasaka Academy due to disciplinary issues, their vehicle was caught in crossfire between rival gangs. Injured in the collision, Trauma Team responders ignored them at the scene to aid a platinum client. Taken to a low-end surgeon, Gloria was initially stabilized but her condition deteriorated overnight. Medical staff attributed her death to chronic overwork and physical strain, worsened by the accident's injuries.
David arranged her budget cremation, placing her ashes in a simple plastic urn. He kept the urn alongside her belongings, including her EMT jacket, within which he later discovered the Sandevistan implant. Gloria's aspiration for David to "reach the top of Arasaka Tower" became a driving force in his life, though his path diverged from her academic ambitions. After David's death, his partner Lucy interred Gloria's ashes in the North Oak Columbarium. Lucy inscribed "You were right. David reached the top of Arasaka Tower" on the niche, referencing Gloria's original hope for her son.