[img]http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae218/AbsolutCharlie/FRAME/cropped_sei_sakuraoka_by_estefano1989-d5xmr4p_zps4rnyfilz.png[/img] [b]Name:[/b] Karen Chung [b]Age:[/b] 27 [b]Gender:[/b] Female [b]Nationality:[/b] Chinese-American [b]Alias/Handle:[/b] Swallowtail [b]Psychological Analysis:[/b] Karen comes off as a harsh, no-nonsense Ronin, expecting the best from her teammates while on-duty. Results come first. She is perhaps the most likely out of the team to worry over their reputation. In this sort of business, one has to have a sterling image. Karen keeps a close eye on the rest of the team in the field, to better orchestrate the most successful outcome. She radiates authority, carrying herself with a haughty demeanor and steely confidence. She is loathe to display any kind of weakness, or failure to measure up to the rest of her team. On the inside, she is actually very reserved and apprehensive about herself, which is likely what drives her to perform at her peak. Of course, she makes no effort to reveal her softer side to her associates. Despite her reputation, she enjoys a laugh over drinks, and will not shy from an occasional insult in good humor. [b]Employment Record:[/b] Karen was never an ambitious child. She was not wanting for friends, or hobbies or necessities, but she lacked enthusiasm in most things she did, save for hitting the gym, blogging and shooting guns with her father. Come her 16th birthday, she had no real aspirations to learn to drive. No real concern over jobs at 18. And when she graduated college at 21, she'd put off career-searching and largely kept to herself. With a niche degree and a desperate need for some form of income, she was forced to look into local job postings. The security corporation GSM had an opening, and without much to lose, Karen looked into it. Following a seven-week-long period of training, Karen was employed by GSM as a full-time security officer. GSM had a strong presence in the States, providing surveillance and protection to client businesses; most of which were arms manufacturers or cybernetic companies. Karen was assigned to a posting at Ceres Aeronautics. Originally a designer and manufacturer of aircraft, Ceres had just taken the leap into the cybernetic market as well, taking licenses from designers to manufacture prosthetic limbs and implants. Ceres's entering the biotech industry unnerved other local corporations, wary of the growing competition within the market. DynaCorp was especially anxious when Ceres unveiled its latest series of neural developments. DynaCorp was starting to lose a number of prospective clients to the upstart company. It hired a mercenary unit to assault Ceres's manufacturing plant with the intent to deliver the message “stay out of the industry.” Karen was among the GSM personnel assigned to the facility, who had been caught off-guard by DynaCorp's attack. The mercenaries mounted a sudden, powerful offense and hammered Karen's partners into submission before totaling the plant. Her trips to the gun range with dad had paid off. Although she held out with a grim determination and downed a few of the hired guns, there were too many for her to deal with, and she was forced to hide and wait out the assault. The incident prompted Ceres Industries to respond by hiring the same mercenaries that had been sent after them with an extremely lucrative contract. Not only did this get DynaCorp out of their hair momentarily, but it gave them a means to retaliate. The mercenaries took a liking to Karen, praising her for her performance during their raid. The leader, a Ronin, convinced Karen to quit her dead-end job at GSM and join his unit, following the expiration of their contract. He sensed potential in the girl, and he felt he owed it to himself and the fallen mercs to make use of it. Karen was trained extensively by her new crew, molded from humble beginnings into a lethal professional soldier. She was taught the ins and outs of the Ronins' underground society; how to thrive, who to (dis)trust and how to do business. For what seemed like the first time in forever, Karen felt truly alive. By augmenting her body with credits earned from operations, she felt herself becoming stronger. There was a kind of euphoria in it, coupled with the danger, the prestige of being a Ronin. This was finally something she could dedicate herself to. Karen's team has been involved in many operations since her induction, and has had a moderate turnover rate since. Ronins have come and gone before her eyes, and even her mentor was consigned to meet his end. At the moment, it consists of only a handful of Ronin; some new, some old; each one a finely-honed instrument of their client's will. Karen's hope is to mold the group into the most effective team as possible, aiming to uphold the honor and legacy of its Ronins before her. [b]Enhancements:[/b] [list] [*]A-grade cybernetic optical implants – Karen's eyes feature an advanced HUD, giving her access to thermal, night and infrared vision. They interface with high-grade weapons with the proper software to allow for precision aiming and target acquisition. They also have recording software and 63x zoom. Karen can interface with TVs and monitors to display and record visual data. The eyes' most impressive feature is probably its 'smart vision' – enabling the user a degree of x-ray vision through thin walls and objects with thermographing technology. 10,000Cr [*]B-grade dermal armor – Karen's body has been modified with a composite, microfiber weave, suspended in a dilatant fluid beneath the skin in vital parts of the body. The fluid becomes rigid when struck with kinetic energy. It also protects against fire and electric damage through conductive elements woven into the armor. This enables resistance from EMP attack. 5,000Cr [*]B-grade arm prosthesis – Artificial arms made of myomers, and held together by a polymer and metal frame, interface with high-grade weapons to provide shooters with a rock-steady firing platform, even on the move. They also grant the user considerable strength and reaction time beyond what would normally be possible. 10,000Cr (Left/Right) [*]A-grade thermo-optical camouflage – This system consists of a series of wires that link the brain to a control implant located along the ribcage. The grid is layered beneath the surface of the skin and over prosthesis. When activated, the implant generates a precise electromagnetic field that manipulates the EM radiation in the user's immediate vicinity. The result is a high-quality optical cloak, that bends the light hitting the user. It affects all wavelengths, rendering detection through lasers or infrared and ultraviolet light impossible. Temperature regulatory systems mask the user's thermal signature, making them difficult to spot, if not invisible, through thermal optics. 10,000Cr [/list] [b]Equipment:[/b] [list] [*]Combat-grade armor. 5,000Cr [hider=Armor Appearance][img]http://img13.deviantart.net/e07f/i/2015/266/a/5/atlas_elite_by_alexjjessup-d9aoy7d.jpg[/img][/hider] [*]Kryton CR12 carbine (A-grade) – The CR12 features a helical magazine across the length of the barrel, much like a P90, and a bullpup action with a forward-facing ejection port. Although the weapon is very light and compact, it retains the barrel length and accuracy of a conventional rifle. It fires a 6.5x39mm armor-piercing round, with up to fifty in each magazine. The weapon has Picatinny rails for mounting various accessories. Karen typically equips it with a silencer, laser aimpoint and holographic sight. As an A-grade firearm, it features a complex suite of recoil-dampening systems, and interfaces with Karen's implants for easy target acquisition and auto-stabilization. 5,000Cr [*]Seburo M-5 (C-grade) – The Seburo M-5 is a simple, 5.45×18mm handgun. It has a concealable 3.5-inch barrel and fires using a rotating breech locking mechanism. It is a common firearm in the hands of security and law enforcement personnel, and is ideal for anyone requiring a light, concealable weapon. Its 5.45×18mm round is capable of penetrating multiple layers of kevlar. Karen's magazines hold twenty rounds in a double stack pattern. 250Cr [*]Standard combat knife. 250Cr [*]4x E-nades. 1,000Cr [*]Trade tools – Karen carries an array of virus and data-hacking software loaded into portable USB drives, through which she can overload or invade encrypted systems. Useful for causing havoc to security networks or digging up secure data. 1,000Cr [*]4x PharmaCon Medical Gel. 1,000Cr [*]PharmaCon Emergency Trauma Solution. 1,000Cr [*]Street Chems – Karen doesn't use them herself, but she carries a handful of substances that could be used to... entice locals into owing her favors. 500Cr [/list]