Null Kit
Sasha Micheal Melnik (a.k.a. Null Kitten, Brandy)
Written by: Null Kit
Under most circumstances I wouldn't even begin to consider surrendering information about myself, but owing to certain obligations, I will comply under duress. I am a decker of some repute operating within the Raleigh area, specialising in host-manipulation and data aggregation/trading. I've been involved in Shadowrunning for over a decade, in which time I've been involved in multiple runs that have gained the attention/noteriety of peers and authorities alike (the details can soon be found in other subsections of this cache). My current affiliation is with the Shadowrunning group known as The Cabinet, where I serve as the team's on-site matrix support as well as the co-creator and curator of this very DataCache, though I am available for freelance work and data-brokerage, provided the compensation is satisfactory and the employers trustworthy.Word of advice if you hire Null: He's very upfront about being paid in full for his time regardless of the background/circumstances of a job, so don't expect a sob-story to get cheap/pro-bono work out of him unless the Barkeep really strong-arms him (and even then, he might come to collect later on). On the flip-side, he's never overcharged either and turns down payment if he fails his end of a contract, so at least he has that saving-grace, however small it might be...
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
My appearance has been described as 'anemic' in most charitable manners, but remains in mostly acceptable standards of physical form with the exception of moderate cybernetic augmentation. The most obvious of these augmentations are a Barghest TMT-4 corpsec-grade Cyberarm and a pair of Evo Alpheidae cybereyes.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Much of my upbringing was nondescript as far as Saeder-Krupp corporate citizenry goes, though academically accomplished in the fields of IT and cybersecurity. I joined my brother Anton over in North Carolina, where I was introduced to Shadowrunning and given the alias Null Kit (albeit against my will). After an ill-planned run led to Anton's death along with the deaths of several others of the group, I've been interred into a successor shadowrunning group organised by our mutual associate the Barkeep.
Really? All the dirt you've got on other people in Raleigh - on us - this all you're gonna say about yourself?
Shocking surprise, a paranoid decker is secretive about his personal life.
He also tracked me to my own bolthole when I tried to peak in his commlink. To be fair, most deckers who've lived long enough in the game would do just the same, as would I, but it still feels a tad hypocritical, I concede.
Did you find anything new about him?
Only that his taste in fashion was far worse in his younger years, he subscribed to a crochet newsletter and that he makes regular dealings with The Pack, trading info and matrix-support for guns, drugs and security in his Juno hideout. Wasn't worth having my takeout delivery-app drained of its loyalty-points and my left eye confiscated, truth be told.
Morality & Philosophy
I don't consider myself to share the same affectations of rebelling against 'the man' as many of my peers do, but future employment currently presides in my readiness to humor such beliefs. There's little in the way of jobs that I won't accept if the compensation is adequate, so long as at least some standards and decorum are present.
Personality Characteristics
Savvies & Ineptitudes
I posess a multitude of skills in the field of hacking, cybersecurity and information-warfare, along with more traditional infiltration methods and combat capabilities. I have been told by my peers however, that my abilities in blending in and adapting to unforseen situations, particularly social ones, is found wanting.
We just tell him to keep his mouth shut and let someone else do the talking. It's easier for everyone, including the people we're trying to fool.
I did a couple of gigs with Null a while back. As far as decking goes, he the perfectionist type, the sort that likes to rewrite his programs for the specific run, get in and out without anyone noticing anything's amiss. But as soon as he gets spotted he tends to flip the table and throw out dataspikes until either everything's derezzed or he's got an opportunity to smoke out. He's as competent and professional as Barkeep says he is and downright disrespectful when he's got the upper hand, but he needs some more middle-gears when things go off the rails. Crap taste in music too, my fucking luck to keep getting paired with country and western fans...
Age
29
Birthplace
Cardiff, Wales
Children
Current Residence
Pronouns
He/Him
Gender
Male
Eyes
Gold, Prosthetic
Hair
Dark
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Pale white
Height
5'8''
Weight
128 lbs
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