Nicole Viktor

Nikita Arsenyovna Nikolaev, better known by her alias **Nicole Viktor**, is a press agent working with The Yard detective force and undercover Soviet spy. A graduate of the Kazan Tatarstan Sexpionage School, she lived in Soviet Russia for some time, where she had two children. She had to leave them behind for a reassignment in New London, and eventually she applied to work with The Yard to gain intel from them. However, as time has passed, Nicole has found herself more attached to the force than she expected, and it's becoming increasingly difficult for her to steal information from them for headquarters.

## Appearance

Nicole has pale skin and long, curly brown hair. She also has dark blue eyes, wears makeup, and has a birthmark on her cheek. She often wears blouses with suspenders and slacks, and is never found without a notebook where she writes her notes.

## Personality

Nicole is independent and fiercely disciplined, and she doesn't tolerate affronts to her independence. She is stoic and resourceful, often managing to pick a lock with nearly any thin object nearby. She is one of the more morally gray members of the force, choosing to "shoot first, ask questions later." She can be dishonest and judgemental.

## History

Originally an orphan, Nikita was taken in and raised as a part of the Soviet Union’s growing espionage movement to be a spy. She was trained as a KGB spy in the Kazan Tatarstan Sexpionage School, becoming a "Swallow" upon her graduation. She was assigned to a wealthy man, Louis de la Fontaine, in Paris, and ended up having two daughters (Kima and Levka Nikolaev) with him. Nicole would face severe mistreatment by de la Fontaine for years, but she was devoted to her assignment. After her cover was blown, she had no choice but to shoot him - though she won't deny there was more behind the trigger pull than simple instructions from headquarters.

Nicole was reassigned after that to pose as a journalist out West in Oceania, and eventually she began working with The Yard as a press correspondent. As a young mother of two daughters, she will do whatever she can to provide for them back home in Russia, where they live with Nikita’s adoptive grandmother, their babushka.

## Relationships

### Sully

Nicole doesn't trust anyone, but Sully might get close to earning it sometimes. He is kind, and when she once let slip that she has two daughters, he appeared genuinely concerned and makes it a point to ask about them when they're alone. She can't tell anyone about her assignment here in Oceania, but sometimes she finds herself wanting to let Sully know.

### Lenny

Lenny knows the truth about Nicole, but he can't convince anyone of it, so she doesn't regard him as a threat just yet. He isn't aggressive to her, but simply acts just a jerk, which she can appreciate. She enjoys listening to his theories so she can send them back to headquarters, and finds that she doesn't actually mind his company all that much.

### Intern

Nicole enjoys having at least one other woman around in the office, and she's tried to bond with Intern over that a few times. She respects that Intern is dedicated to her training, though it's very different from the training Nicole has received. Although she sees Intern as stiff and formal, Nicole enjoys spending time with her and finds her comforting to be around, finding that she makes more sense than the rest of the force.

### IT

Nicole and IT are friends. She enjoys joking around with Lenny with IT, and they have easy conversations when they do talk. He treats her like more of an equal than most men do, surprisingly. She recognizes that her headquarters would probably love some of the technology IT makes, but she isn't too invested in getting him in trouble. She thinks he's up there next to Sully on the list of people who she wouldn't really mind finding out about why she's really here.

### Washington

Washington and Nicole are not incredibly close, since Nicole generally keeps the rest of the force at arm's length. However, the two of them are the force's photographers, and spend much of their time together in a darkroom developing photos. They are cordial friends, and Washington respects Nicole and has asked if she has kids on more than one occasion. Nicole doesn't answer truthfully, but she'd like to someday.

## Trivia

* Nicole has been waterboarded many, many times.