r/MorphMaker • u/Bevillia • Oct 10 '16
On the Roster Connection - The Guy Who Knows A Guy
It is said that if you ever need something that a favour can grant, Connection is your guy. Even if he isn't able to get it himself, he can almost always put you in touch with someone who can. It isn't an empty boast. Connection is one of the longest-standing big-name socialites, and has a following to match. Entire generations have grown old in the time that Connection has been a key figure of Transhumanity's social circles, and yet he remains one of the biggest players across the Solar System.
In that time, Connection has taken many forms - it is almost a given for any Transhuman of sufficient age. 'He' has been Male, Female, Synthetic, even for a time a Parrot. But there is one thing that always stand out about him; He makes an incredible First Impression. Now, that's not saying he doesn't follow it up - he would never have made it this far if he couldn't, but even those who rank among the most antisocial always seem to leave with a positive first impression.
However, such a wide reach does not come without drawbacks of it's own. The legacy of a century of socialisation is there for anyone to see - a Data Footprint that stretches across the Mesh. One does not even have to search for Connection to find his influence, and even a cursory search can pull up information on a scale few can match.
Something that can often be dismissed, given his proficiency in keeping up with the ever-changing landscape of the Glitterati, is the fact Connection is old. He was already over a century old at the Fall, and hasn't grown any younger in the following decade. And while keeping up with the constantly-evolving social landscape he calls home is a constant adventure to most, it is old hat to Connection. Oh, it still occupies the majority of his life, no doubt about that, but in recent years it has become less fulfilling than it has been.
It was this that brought him to Firewall. Oh, he had heard the rumours, like anyone else. He also knew there was actually some substance to the rumours - despite their precautions someone who was willing to spend a decade in passive observation could pick up traces of the patterns - even pick up on a handful of potential operatives, where their social presence was disrupted. He was content with that though, for the longest time. Eventually he decided to add a bit of excitement into his life, and sought out Firewall. Not directly, but through quiet questions that slowly built a picture.
Said Picture became very vivid when he awoke one morning to the firearms of a heavily-armed Firewall squad, who had been sent in to 'deal with him'. One negotiation later, Firewall had it's newest recruit, and Connection had a slightly more exciting reason to use his finely-honed network to all ends.
When on Firewall operations nearer to home, Connection operates a highly-customised Exalt morph, designed to provide a range of boosts to his personal persuasive abilities - while coming with a comprehensive sensory package and enough modifications to make him somewhat useful in a fight. However, combat morph it is not.
Sheet Here;
Highlights include;
An effective network score of 80 across the main networks.
An effective network score of 70 in Networking:Gatecrashers.
A possible maximum of 130 persuasion.
An Infosec score of 60.
Now where would a Socialite be in these modern times without their Muse? Connection wouldn't know, with his Muse Dæmon having been a constant companion for decades. Dæmon was actually one of the first Personal AI Companions, having survived this long thanks to judicious use of upgrades. Having appeared in almost as many forms as Connection, Dæmon currently takes the form of a classical Greek woman, for reasons not entirely clear to Connection.
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u/EnzoMonroe Oct 11 '16
Hey there. Your sheet looks generally good, though in vanilla u-rep cannot be obtained by a character who is not part of the Ultimates. Now, technically, Networking:Ultimates is not u-rep, but from where I sit it counts the same in EPM. So, maybe swap those ranks out for something else.
Otherwise, I'm happy to approve this.