As Derana, you found new allies in crime like Dr. Mortum, a genius inventor who built the armor for your new villain identity. Dr. Mortum is Black, with a suave but professional demeanor and a French accent.
He was very excited at the challenge of building your armor, though he can be rather high-strung. In fact, once you delivered the last piece needed for the build, he held Derana at gunpoint, fearing the whole deal might be a setup. The suspicions were not unfounded, as you had stolen the targeting device in question from the villain Psychopathor and set him up to be captured by the Special Directive.
The Special Directive is a military-adjacent unit of Re-Genes, artificial humanoids with blue skin, AI minds, and powerful boosted powers. As the boost drugs kill most who dare use them, artificial humanoids are seen as a more ethical way to get supersoldiers. It was understandable that Dr. Mortum was rattled. Nobody wants to get the attention of the SD, least of all you.
But that is all water under the bridge now, and Derana's relationship to Dr. Mortum is…