View source for Bella Cousland

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|rowspan="1" width="35%"|<b>Aliases</b>||-
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|rowspan="1"|<b>Born</b>||?
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|rowspan="1"|<b>Nationality</b>||[https://deusex.fandom.com/wiki/United_States_of_America American]
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|rowspan="1"|<b>Occupation</b>||Thief<br>Assassin<br>Hacker
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|rowspan="1"|<b>Height</b>||?
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|rowspan="1"|<b>Eye Color</b>||Lightgreen
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|rowspan="1"|<b>Hair Color</b>||?
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|rowspan="1"|<b>Augmentations</b>||None
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|rowspan="1"|<b>Relatives</b>||[[James Cousland]] (Son)
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|rowspan="1"|<b>Relationships</b>||<div style="font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;">Allies</div>
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*[https://deusex.fandom.com/wiki/Tracer_Tong Tracer Tong]<br>
*[https://deusex.fandom.com/wiki/JC_Denton JC Denton] (Partner)<br>
*[https://deusex.fandom.com/wiki/Paul_Denton Paul Denton]<br>
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|rowspan="1"|<b>Affiliation</b>||[https://deusex.fandom.com/wiki/Luminous_Path Luminous Path]<br>[https://deusex.fandom.com/wiki/ApostleCorp ApostleCorp]
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|rowspan="1"|<b>Opposition</b>||Unknown
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|rowspan="1"|<b>Creator||[[Karute91]]
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|colspan="2" align="center"|[https://www.deviantart.com/karute91/art/Something-to-wait-for-part-1-382607821 Something to Wait For - Part 1]<br>[https://www.deviantart.com/karute91/art/Something-to-wait-for-part-2-383048723 Something to Wait For - Part 2]
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==Overview==
Bella is a young woman who joined the [https://deusex.fandom.com/wiki/Luminous_Path Luminous Path] triad in [https://deusex.fandom.com/wiki/Timeline#2052 2052] just before the events of [https://deusex.fandom.com/wiki/Area_51 Area 51].

Born in [https://deusex.fandom.com/wiki/United_States_of_America America], she grew up with her father in a dangerous area where he worked as a <i>"master thief"</i>. Her mother, described as <i>"a beautiful woman"</i>, died when Bella was just a baby, so she posseses no recollections of her.

Due to the environment's nature Bella grew up in, her father became overprotective of her, especially when it came to <i>dating</i>. As a result, she found herself particularly inexperienced in this field as a young adult.

Her father, however, did not exclude her from the criminal world and taught her the art of thievery. As she grew older, Bella dedicated time learning other fields such as <i>assassination</i> and <i>hacking</i>.
==Appearance==
She's introduced as a "very beautiful woman" in the eyes of [https://deusex.fandom.com/wiki/JC_Denton JC Denton].<br>Physically, not much is described except for the <i>lightgreen</i> color of her eyes and her attire:<br>A <i>red and white biker jacket, tucked inside red cargo pants</i> and <i>silver kneehigh biker boots</i>.
==Personality==
Bella is somewhat <i>outspoken</i>, <i>quickwitted</i> and <i>doesn't</i> let herself be <i>pushed around</i>.
<br>That doesn't mean, however, that she's uncooperative or disrespectful of her superiors; to the contrary, she's smart enough to know when to keep silent and can easily follow orders, even if she thinks they're not ideal.

She's shown to get embarrassed when she's made aware of saying something foolish, talks too much when she gets excited and bows down everytime she greets someone, a trait that makes her looks weird to others.

Notably is also her superstitious beliefs, using the numbers "13" (unlucky) and "9" (lucky) in daily life situations, such as choosing her apartment's number and cyberhacking.

==Timeline==
===2052===
[https://deusex.fandom.com/wiki/Tracer_Tong Tracer Tong] requests JC's return to [https://deusex.fandom.com/wiki/Hong_Kong Hong Kong] to meet the newest member of the group: Bella Cousland.
<br>It's imperative for JC to meet her as he needs them both for a special mission; one they must pay special attention to the "getting to know each other" part, since if they don't appear close during the mission, "they're dead."

After showing some chemistry, Bella suggests getting to know each other better somewhere where they won't run into acquaintances. JC then recommends going to the [https://deusex.fandom.com/wiki/Lucky_Money 'Lucky Money'], as he knows the owner and would lend them a private booth just for the two of them.
<br>Once inside the private booth, they chat a bit about each other until they are interrupted by [https://deusex.fandom.com/wiki/Paul_Denton Paul Denton], who was having fun at the pub and happened to see them.
Paul advises his brother to <i>"make a move"</i>, but to do so elsewhere since the booth was tight and cumbersome <i>"for that kind of thing."</i>

Reluctantly, JC takes Bella to his apartment, where after a brief chat, she confesses to him. JC rejects her and kicks her out of his apartment, denying to himself he recirprocates her feelings.

After completing the initial mission Tong had assigned them, JC runs into Paul on the street, who reproaches him for not <i>"making a move"</i> and forces his younger brother to admit he's attracted to Bella.
He then convinces JC to immediately go to her apartment, marking the location on his [https://deusex.fandom.com/wiki/Infolink infolink].

JC goes and admits he's attracted to her, which leads to the two having sex. The next day, he realizes Bella isn't there, and resigned, takes off to Area 51.

===2052 - 2071===
Bella gives birth to [[James Cousland]].
<br>She raises him alone presumably back in America. She hides the fact JC Denton is James's father, a thing her son comes to know once JC awakes. She does this to protect them both as authorities blamed JC for [https://deusex.fandom.com/wiki/Collapse The Collapse].

===2072===
Bella, despite being away for years, remains in contact with Tracer Tong judging by how James casually recognices him upon meeting him in [https://deusex.fandom.com/wiki/Trier Trier].
<br>When JC is awakened in Antarctica, he takes an unconscious James to his [https://deusex.fandom.com/wiki/%27Ton_Hotel apartment] in [https://deusex.fandom.com/wiki/New_York_City New York], where Bella appears to be residing.<br>Apparently, JC and Bella still love each other despite being separated for 20 years.<br>JC and James's bond with her is what ultimately reconciles their troubled paternal relationship.

==Fanart Gallery==
===By Other Artists===
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File:Cchr11_bella.jpg|by [[Cchr11|cchr11]]
File:Cchr11_madeline_bella.png|by [[Cchr11|cchr11]]
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