Soda

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## Profile

"Soda" is EPD Eligos' primary Vehicle Technician. He reports to Ava Walker, the head of the Equipment and Vehicle Technician Department. As the primary Vehicle Technician, Soda works frequently alongside Walker, though he also has a small team of assistants. He is responsible for the maintenance and repair of EPD-issue vehicles within the Eligos district.

He is an ex-convict who was arrested and charged for grand theft auto as well as connections to the Nine Dragons Syndicate (TODO). He served eight years of a ten year sentence and was released early for good behavior. In 3857, one year following his release, he was hired at EPD Eligos by then-Captain Vitucci after she was impressed by the repair job he did on her vehicle.

Soda is an outgoing, raucous character who has been described by his coworkers as "abrasive but in an ugly teddy bear kind of way" and "confidently idiotic." His work performance and intelligence are both relatively inadequate as evidenced by his lackluster work ethic, poor punctuality, and mediocre paperwork. His handiwork, on the other hand, has proven reliable and effective though unconventional. Soda has no official training as a mechanic and is entirely self-taught; he has earned his reputation as a solid mechanic based purely on natural talent and practice. He takes great pride in "getting the job done quick and easy," and purports that "the best invention ever is duck tape." His hobbies include playing games, watching anime, playing with his dog Borf, and eating ramen.

Despite his rough disposition, Soda gets along well with his team and with many of the EPD's agents, with the notable exception being his strenuous relationship with Walker. In particular, he is fast friends with Nakamura, Kiyoshi, Blackwood, and Lee. These people all attest to his good nature, remarking that Soda always goes out of his way to make friends--even when these advances are not particularly appreciated. They claim that he will do anything for his friends and will fiercely defend them even when he's got no chance of winning. Chief Vitucci also regularly visits Soda, typically when her vehicle has broken down once again.

Soda has requested that his official profile advertise the following:

"HEY! Need a mechanic? Hit me up! Or, let's just get ramen. Either/or!"

## Responsibilities

As primary Vehicle Technician, Soda is responsible for the maintenance and repair of any EPD-issue vehicles. This includes everything from standard police cruisers to more intense armored combat vehicles, as well as mobility vehicles such as motorcycles. He has a small team of assistants to help with repairs, but is himself directly in charge of overseeing all vehicle work.

At times he assists Walker in device repair--when his mechanical expertise can be of use.

## History & Tenure

Soda dropped out of high school at the age of 15 and sustained himself through freelance mechanic work. Over the following three years, he ended up becoming involved with the Nine Dragons Syndicate (TODO), which made use of his mechanic talents for their own purposes. Unsurprisingly, as soon as he proved to be a liability they quickly turned on him. Their business concluded with Soda being implicated as a perpetrator in a case of grand theft auto and as a proven accomplice to the Nine Dragons. He was sentenced to prison for ten years; however, good behavior earned him an early release after eight years. At the age of 26 Soda was released back into society under parole. He took up a job at a small auto shop where he earned a humble but honest living. One year later, having exhausted all other shops in the area, Vitucci visited the shop to have her classic car repaired. Soda was tasked with repairing her vehicle and--to everyone's surprise--kept it running for over a month, which was longer than any other mechanic had been able to achieve. Vitucci hired him on the spot despite having no authority to do so at that point in her career.

Soda has since served at EPD Eligos as the primary Vehicle Technician. His official performance has been mediocre, but his practical work has sustained his employment.

In 3859, shortly after Walker was hired as his boss, Soda was given a warning to improve his performance or face termination. That weekend he was the victim of an assault involving the Nine Dragons Syndicate (Case #0048345, TODO). While on a walk home from the grocery store, he answered a yell for help and encountered an ongoing robbery. Soda recognized the perpetrator by an icon he wore as a member of the Nine Dragons Syndicate and attempted to use his past experience with the gang to mediate. The other victim testifies that the gang member laughed at Soda, rejecting any knowledge of who he was before attacking him. The two engaged in a struggle--giving the victim the chance to escape--but Soda was badly injured. He was thrown against a wall and dazed, and the perpetrator repeatedly beat Soda with a blunt weapon.

Soda was granted medical leave to recover from his severe injuries. The bones in his arm were broken badly. Surgical attempts to fix them resulted in an infection which ultimately led to the loss of the appendage. When Soda returned to work, he gave Walker his resignation letter, believing that the loss of his primary hand would render him incapable of working. Instead, Walker procured for him a mechanical replacement arm of her own design, and told him that his performance warning was still in effect.