Erika Matsumoto
Jun 30, 2014 17:03:22 GMT -5
Post by Mani4c on Jun 30, 2014 17:03:22 GMT -5
Name: Erika Matsumoto
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Affiliation: Herself(Currently consulting with the NPD)
Avatar: Onimaru
Relationships: Mary Richards(Girlfriend)
Appearance: Link
Personality: If Erika's personality could be defined by a single word, it would be "Driven". For her entire life she had dreamed of becoming a police officer, and after Alexi's injury her personal mission changed, and she became focused on making sure that no police officers would be injured or killed by an explosive ever again. Despite her driven personality, Erika hasn't lost her childlike energy and sense of affection. She rarely treats co-workers as anything other than friends, and certain people, like Alexi, She considers to be a members of her family. Her sense of humor is much like Mani4c's in the sense that she enjoys making people uncomfortable. But where Mani4c does this by being irritating and generally hyper. Erika prefers to be more flirtatious; using her charms to tease her friends, and Alexi tends to be one of her preferred targets, much to his embarrassment. Despite her constant teasing, she holds a great deal of respect for Alexi, regarding him as her most trusted friend. She also feels guilty for Alexi's injuries because of her role in the raid that cost him his arm and eye.
History: Erika was born in New York's Uptown district. Her parents were two successful Lawyers who made their living prosecuting cyber criminals, and as a result Erika lived a relatively sheltered life, and had little in the way of street smarts. What she lacked in worldly knowledge she more than compensated for in terms of book smarts. She consistently scored in the ninety-ninth percentile in all of her aptitude tests, and graduated from High-School with a 4.0. Her parents had hoped that she would follow in their footsteps and go to law school, but Erika had other plans. When she announced her plans to join the police academy her parents were horrified, the idea of their little girl being in harms way was abhorrent to them. They desperately tried to persuade her to reconsider, but Erika was determined to become a police officer, in the end her parents became more supportive and agreed to help her achieve her dream. Somehow, despite her lack of athletic prowess, Erika managed to pass her exams and join the police force at age 20. During her tenure in the police force, Erika struck up a friendship with fellow police woman Mary Richards, it didn't take long for them to become inseparable. Erika's more measured and thoughtful approach complemented Mary's forceful and impulsive personality. After serving in the police force for 4 years, Erika applied for SWAT training, it was there that she first met Alexi. At the time Alexi had just been promoted to Lieutenant, and one of his new duties was to oversee the training of new recruits. Erika's time in training was grueling, despite becoming much more fit during her time on the force, Erika was still at a considerable disadvantage when it came to physical training. Despite this, Erika did what she had always done, she kept going on despite the challenges put in front of her. It was this personality trait that got Alexi's attention, he found her determination inspiring, and began to take an interest in her accomplishments. After 2 years of training, Erika was accepted into SWAT, Alexi personally chose her as the newest member of his team. Over the next 5 months, Erika continued her friendship with Mary, and it eventually changed from a strong friendship to a romantic attraction. When Erika told Alexi about her feelings for Mary, he was supportive, saying "I don't care that you love a woman. I'm simply happy that you've found someone who loves you." Erika was involved in the raid that dismembered Alexi, she was to be Alexi's breaching partner that day, but Alexi had changed the plan at the last minute. The original plan was to have Erika enter the room first, then followed by Alexi. But Alexi was concerned about Erika's lack of field experience, and decided to have himself enter the room first. If Alexi hadn't changed the plan, there's a good possibility that Erika would be the one who was nearly killed in the blast. This fact continues to plague Erika, and it was the biggest reason for her quitting the force. Luckily, Erika managed to turn a horrible event into something positive, she soon became obsessed with Explosive Ordinance Disposal training, and became one of the world's most trusted consultants within the span of three years.
Special Equipment: Custom EOD/Medical Terminal(Link): Erika's terminal is a custom built terminal that was built after her departure from SWAT after it became apparent that a standard V5 terminal wasn't capable of supporting the equipment that she needed. Her terminal has a suite of chemical, infrared, and ultrasonic sensors that can detect explosives. It also has: Basic medical diagnostic software which allows the user to see what type of injuries a person has sustained, a flashlight, and a more advanced mapping software that adds an overlay of the immediate area to the terminal's GPS software. While these modifications are extremely useful for somebody with her job description, it comes with a price, The terminal is much larger than a Standard V5. Weighing in at about 4 pounds and covering most of her forearm.
.45 Caliber pistol: Erika keeps a .45 Caliber pistol on her in case of an emergency, it's only modification is a combination Tac-Light/red dot mounted on the underside of the barrel.
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Affiliation: Herself(Currently consulting with the NPD)
Avatar: Onimaru
Relationships: Mary Richards(Girlfriend)
Appearance: Link
Personality: If Erika's personality could be defined by a single word, it would be "Driven". For her entire life she had dreamed of becoming a police officer, and after Alexi's injury her personal mission changed, and she became focused on making sure that no police officers would be injured or killed by an explosive ever again. Despite her driven personality, Erika hasn't lost her childlike energy and sense of affection. She rarely treats co-workers as anything other than friends, and certain people, like Alexi, She considers to be a members of her family. Her sense of humor is much like Mani4c's in the sense that she enjoys making people uncomfortable. But where Mani4c does this by being irritating and generally hyper. Erika prefers to be more flirtatious; using her charms to tease her friends, and Alexi tends to be one of her preferred targets, much to his embarrassment. Despite her constant teasing, she holds a great deal of respect for Alexi, regarding him as her most trusted friend. She also feels guilty for Alexi's injuries because of her role in the raid that cost him his arm and eye.
History: Erika was born in New York's Uptown district. Her parents were two successful Lawyers who made their living prosecuting cyber criminals, and as a result Erika lived a relatively sheltered life, and had little in the way of street smarts. What she lacked in worldly knowledge she more than compensated for in terms of book smarts. She consistently scored in the ninety-ninth percentile in all of her aptitude tests, and graduated from High-School with a 4.0. Her parents had hoped that she would follow in their footsteps and go to law school, but Erika had other plans. When she announced her plans to join the police academy her parents were horrified, the idea of their little girl being in harms way was abhorrent to them. They desperately tried to persuade her to reconsider, but Erika was determined to become a police officer, in the end her parents became more supportive and agreed to help her achieve her dream. Somehow, despite her lack of athletic prowess, Erika managed to pass her exams and join the police force at age 20. During her tenure in the police force, Erika struck up a friendship with fellow police woman Mary Richards, it didn't take long for them to become inseparable. Erika's more measured and thoughtful approach complemented Mary's forceful and impulsive personality. After serving in the police force for 4 years, Erika applied for SWAT training, it was there that she first met Alexi. At the time Alexi had just been promoted to Lieutenant, and one of his new duties was to oversee the training of new recruits. Erika's time in training was grueling, despite becoming much more fit during her time on the force, Erika was still at a considerable disadvantage when it came to physical training. Despite this, Erika did what she had always done, she kept going on despite the challenges put in front of her. It was this personality trait that got Alexi's attention, he found her determination inspiring, and began to take an interest in her accomplishments. After 2 years of training, Erika was accepted into SWAT, Alexi personally chose her as the newest member of his team. Over the next 5 months, Erika continued her friendship with Mary, and it eventually changed from a strong friendship to a romantic attraction. When Erika told Alexi about her feelings for Mary, he was supportive, saying "I don't care that you love a woman. I'm simply happy that you've found someone who loves you." Erika was involved in the raid that dismembered Alexi, she was to be Alexi's breaching partner that day, but Alexi had changed the plan at the last minute. The original plan was to have Erika enter the room first, then followed by Alexi. But Alexi was concerned about Erika's lack of field experience, and decided to have himself enter the room first. If Alexi hadn't changed the plan, there's a good possibility that Erika would be the one who was nearly killed in the blast. This fact continues to plague Erika, and it was the biggest reason for her quitting the force. Luckily, Erika managed to turn a horrible event into something positive, she soon became obsessed with Explosive Ordinance Disposal training, and became one of the world's most trusted consultants within the span of three years.
Special Equipment: Custom EOD/Medical Terminal(Link): Erika's terminal is a custom built terminal that was built after her departure from SWAT after it became apparent that a standard V5 terminal wasn't capable of supporting the equipment that she needed. Her terminal has a suite of chemical, infrared, and ultrasonic sensors that can detect explosives. It also has: Basic medical diagnostic software which allows the user to see what type of injuries a person has sustained, a flashlight, and a more advanced mapping software that adds an overlay of the immediate area to the terminal's GPS software. While these modifications are extremely useful for somebody with her job description, it comes with a price, The terminal is much larger than a Standard V5. Weighing in at about 4 pounds and covering most of her forearm.
.45 Caliber pistol: Erika keeps a .45 Caliber pistol on her in case of an emergency, it's only modification is a combination Tac-Light/red dot mounted on the underside of the barrel.