<div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Nicole "Nicky" Cross<strong></strong></strong></span></div><br/><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/thumb/3/31/4779469-9795524278-41731.jpg/404px-4779469-9795524278-41731.jpg)</div>(http://media.dcentertainment.com/sites/default/files/files/2011/02/palicki63.jpg)(http://i.imgur.com/pESRbhz.jpg)(http://cdn3.whatculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Adrianne-Palicki-.jpg)<br/><br/><br/><strong>Current Occupation:</strong>Psycho Squad Specialist, Front line Enforcer, or as some call her the Equalizer. Was a former OHSPD beat cop before the accident.<br/><br/><strong>Home City Information:</strong><br/>Nicky was born into the upper class of the grand Mega-city of Ohio. She grew up never wanting for anything, shielded from the dark truth of the world around her. Technology had always been a part of her life due to her family's involvement in the development of the Mega-cities themselves. After she was disowned though Nicky discovered how hard life really was in the cities. From riches to rags, she hit bottom and began to work up. Not that she remembers any of that. After the accident, well that is a whole different story.<br/><br/><strong>Appearance/Style Description:</strong>Nicky's body really is a prime example of the of what the modern medical practices can accomplish. She should have been left missing her arms, and scarred on nearly 70% of her body. But after months of treatment the doctors were able to piece her back together. And remove the damage that was done, at least all but the pale lines that remain etched on her skin from the electricity that coursed through her body. The marks run up from her elbows, over her shoulders and across her back, where it looks as if she were struck by lightning.<br/><br/>Beyond that she remains healthy and returned to her well tone feminine form. Her hair still remains too long now that she has grown it back out. The color of warm brown with a touch of caramel and honey highlights. Her eyes remain an icy blue, which only helps to add to her ice queen reputation.<br/><br/>Nicky's style is fairly simple, where it may have once been diverse and able to draw the eye. She now only goes for form and function, even during her down time she seems to come off as professional. Her Exo-Suit is specially designed for her unique physical attributes and skill set. (Described below) The patch for the Psycho Squad is on the shoulders.<br/><br/><strong>Sexuality:</strong>Heterosexual (though if you ask her coworkers the ice queen no longer knows what sex is.)<br/><br/><strong>Age:</strong>30<br/><br/><strong>Personality:</strong><br/>Nicky spent the last several years trying to find herself all over again. Years of frustration, and struggle, of pushing herself through rehabilitation and surgery after surgery, and then to through training so intense most would have walked away the first day. But she never stopped, she never gave in, something inside of Nicky never gave up. Even without the memories of her past, she seemed to hold onto the core of who she really was, even if it didn't seem like it to her.<br/><br/>Determined, and strong willed Nicky often pushes herself past her limits, especially since she cannot feel the pain of those limits. But it was only because her driver to get past what happened was so strong. That drive remains with her, though it often has her pushing past her limits. Limits she never seems to admit to, no matter what the outcome.<br/><br/>People that knew her before still try to compare her to who she was back then. But it only proves to push her further away. She tends to stick to her team, or herself, finding it hard to hear about who she used to be. Nicky can't remember that woman, easy going, smart ass, that bucked against the rules. A woman that had no trouble making friends, or being willing to fight because she cared and a passion that couldn't easily be satisfied. Perhaps it is because she now has to numb what her body can feel. Maybe when a person stops feeling anything physically, its harder to connect to it emotionally? Nicky isn't sure, but she is still searching, for who she really is and a bit of that old spark she used to have back in the day.<br/><br/><strong>Background</strong><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Background</div><div class="spoiler_body">Cross is a name well known in the world where Mega-cities have replaced what once stood for a normal one. High walls of protection, and Nanotech in everything from the water you drink, to the air you breathed, all of which were meant to make life better. It was a world designed by the minds that believed they could better the future. The only problem with that was, it was financed by those that wanted to own that future. Nicky's grandparents were part of the original project, and they once stood for something more. But clearly that changed by the time Nicky came into the world. <br/><br/>Nicky the youngest of three and only daughter was welcomed into the world of luxury with open arms. Her mother was happy to have a girl to dote on, and her father, though not an emotional man clearly treated her as his baby girl in his own way. Nathan the middle child lived his baby sister, and she of course thought he was the coolest person alive. Drake on the other hand held some animosity towards his younger female sibling due to how she seemed to be so easily adored, while he being the eldest son was to be pushed so much. <br/><br/>Thankfully though the family’s politics’ were lost on the small child, and she grew up with the best of all things, in buildings, high above the sky and the horrible truth played out below them all. But Nathan knew, he saw and understood what it was like to live below the high rises. Even more so he saw the horrible aftermath that occurred when a psycho suddenly appeared and went on a rampage. Nicky had no idea if it was simply that or something more, as she was always kept well away from the arguments that happened behind locked doors. But Nathan left them; he walked away and joined the OHSPD. Nicky didn't understand it, but she supported him, even after her father turned away from him and acted as if he no longer existed. <br/><br/>As a teenager Nicky became more aware of the strife in her family and rebelled. She would leave her golden tower and party in the city below, even going as far as joining a band, and getting into all sorts of interesting trouble. Most of which Nathan seemed to be there to save her from. Her mother was lush that had given up, her father a powerful man owned by his secrets, Drake was lost to his need for their father's approval, but Nathan was always her hero. It was a trait she would later hate him for, because it was a trait that would get him killed. <br/><br/>Nicky was out at a club one night, when suddenly there was an attack. It was the first time she had ever seen a psycho. The punk teenager, she had once known shifted into something one could only conjure in a nightmare. Madness and chaos filled the club as the crazy beast began its bloody rampage. Nicky was terrified, but as always Nathan was there to save the day. He came in with some group, people she had never seen before that day. It all happened so fast, one moment he was there scooping her up and carrying her to safety and the next he was being dragged back. He fought so hard, fought to protect her, and in the end he died because of her. Nicky blacked out not long after his death, the doctors say it was shock because she was physically fine. In truth Nicky didn't want to face the truth, but in the end everyone has too. <br/><br/>Their father never showed up to the funeral, the act of shunning Nathan became the last straw. Nicky made a choice then, to become more than just a spoiled brat giving daddy a hard time. She wanted to protect people like her brother, but most of all she didn't want anyone else to die because of her. So without telling anyone she applied and entered school to become a member of the OHSPD. The moment her father found out he became enraged, and said if she followed through with it, she was no longer part of the family. Drake of course supported him, and her mother would never fight him, thankfully Nicky saw the move coming and did the only thing she could. Told him to perch and rotate before walking away from them for the last time. <br/><br/>Life was much harder after that, of course, though Nicky was smart enough to grab a little nest egg from daddy's private accounts before leaving. It was enough to pay for school, but she still had to get a job at a local bar to pay for her living expense. She worked as the waitress and at times got to play with her band that was of course when she wasn't hitting the books or training. It was all worth it though as she finished school near the top of her class and entered the police work force. At 20 years old, she had finally begun to do something that made her feel accomplished for once. It was two years later when things once again came crashing down around her. <br/><br/>She got a call about a domestic disturbance in the low end. It wasn't supposed to be anything surprising, but when Nicky got there she realized it was so much more. It seemed there was an infected in the building, who it was and why it was originally there was something she never found out. But she was suddenly faced with the bogeyman that had been haunting her nightmare for years. Nicky radioed it in, but ignored the order to pull back. How could she when there were civilians in the building? Nathan would never do that, he would stay, he would fight and until he couldn't anymore. So she did probably the stupidest thing possible and got the beast's attention by emptying a clip into it.<br/><br/>And boy did she, granted the grand plan ended there as she ran down the main stairs to get it away from the apartments and down to the parking area below. At least there she could keep it from going after innocent people. But beyond that she had no plan, no idea how to deal with the damn thing, and idea how she was going to get out of there. The Psycho hunted her, stalking her like some prime pray it would eat whole the moment it had the chance. Nicky exhausted her ammo and became cornered in the bottom level of the parking area. She knew there was little chance of getting out alive, but she wanted to stop this thing before it could hurt anyone else. So again Nicky had a horrible idea when she spotted the main breaker in the building. She used her baton and began to break two main lines into breaker box when the Psycho came charging around the corner. <br/><br/>A fight ensued; Nicky was tossed about like a rag doll. Pain echoed through every inch of her body, but with on last push of effort Nicky ripped the power line the rest of the way free and rammed them into the Psycho. The power arching through both of them, the last thing Nicky knew was the sound of her own scream as the world went dark. <br/><br/>Now most would have expected her to be dead, and in all honesty she should have been, but for some reason fate seemed to have other plans. The OHSPD and a special unit arrive shortly after the power suddenly crashes for the whole block. They carried her out and got her to the hospital. From there doctors began the long task of piecing Nicky back together. They kept her in a coma for months as they work to repair her body. Several organs had to be regrown in the DNA labs, her liver, a kidney, and 8 feet of intestine. Her heart had to be repaired, and her ribcage completely replaced. Other bones were broken, and she had severe burns that were the easiest to take care of. It was her arms that proved to be a difficult fix, thankfully it seemed Nicky had drawn the attention of people willing to put up the money and time to get what she needed. Her arms were replaced from the elbows down with the latest tech and weaponry. <br/><br/>Once that was done, they woke Nicky up, but soon realized two things one that her nerve system had also been affected by the electrical charge, and two, that the memory part of her brain had been damaged, causing her to lose the memories of her past. The doctors did their best to repair the damage, but the human never system and mind are delicate things. Her sense of physical sensations was left greatly affected, thankfully they were able to develop a shot to help deaden the nerves and allow her to enter training and rehabilitation. But her memories were lost, and only time would tell if she ever got them back. <br/><br/>The next several years were spent training and learning how to be a part of the living world all over again. She had to learn the simplest of things like walking, all the way to how to fight in a way the suited her physical capabilities. Nicky learned how to function again, and even more so was given a choice and a purpose. She joined the Psycho Squad after they approached her, showed her what happened and gave her the choice to help stop it from happening again. Nicky didn't know if she had any real place in the world, but with them she seemed to have a place.</div></div><br/><strong>Primary Weapon:</strong><br/>(http://cdn.trendhunterstatic.com/thumbs/m-3-predator-full-scale-replica.jpeg)<br/>TFX double barrel 9mm: She carries two of these when on a mission. A rapid reloader strapped to her back for easy access. The gun was designed for easy yet effective handling within the force. But it is the ammunition that makes the handgun truly effective. Armor piercing rounds, as well as trackers, and Tranquilizer rounds ready for most any occasion. She is constantly trying out new types of rounds, as they come up with new ones to combat the psycho's.<br/><br/><strong>Sidearm:</strong><br/>MES Baton's (https://pmctvline2.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/agentsofshield_palicki_tall.jpeg?w=269&h=400): Magnetic Electro Static Baton's, specially designed to combat an infected subject. Each strike meant to stun and directly affect the nano-bots with each strike to a psycho's body. They are specially designed to only function within Nicky's hands unless she releases the DNA lock on them. So they cannot be used against her if taken or dropped. They can also be combined to form a bo-staff, and are able to return to her hand if thrown or dropped within a certain distance as long as she is wearing the bracelets linked to them.<br/><br/>The prosthetic arms (elbows down) are specially designed to open and reveal the hidden blades within. They are made of a high density magnesium titanium alloy. This material has the highest strength-to-weight ratio known to mankind. The low density and high strength of magnesium showed, record levels of specific resistance (amount of weight that resists material before breaking) and specific module (ratio between rigidity and weight) in both low and high temperatures. Leaving the blades, lightweight, yet strong enough to carve reinforced bone of the Psycho's that she fights.<br/><br/><div align="center">(http://1u88jj3r4db2x4txp44yqfj1.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/cyberpunk-still-3-930x388.jpg)(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/30/78/06/307806f70c7ad5b0a9848bdaacdbc2c7.jpg)</div><br/><strong>Transportation:</strong><br/>Work ride, provided by the Psycho Squad. (http://digital-art-gallery.com/oid/118/640x440_20366_Gravity_Cycles_2d_sci_fi_cyberpunk_bike_picture_image_digital_art.jpg) Equipped with on board computer, and artillery should the need arise for it.<br/><br/>Off the clock rides, her bike (http://digital-art-gallery.com/oid/14/640x634_4316_Red_Rider_3d_sci_fi_girl_woman_vehicle_bike_picture_image_digital_art.jpg), and the car (http://cdn.trendhunterstatic.com/thumbs/libelulla.jpeg)<br/><br/><strong>Identifying Attributes:</strong>Her arms when she has the blades exposed, they look normal if not in use. And the electrical scars that remain on her upper body.<br/><br/><strong>Equipment:</strong><br/>Nerve blocker injection: Due to her nerve condition Nicky always carries a backup injection with her. Knowing being caught without one could leave her dealing with one hell of a disadvantage.<br/><br/>D.W.A.R.F.s (http://45.media.tumblr.com/d12ed7de59d34e914eca1d7416578a48/tumblr_mugcurmNhA1skryjjo4_250.gif): Drones Wirelessly Automated to Retrieve Forensics. The D.W.A.R.F.s contains highly advances equipment for scanning, examination and surveillance and has the ability to cloak themselves like her suit. The limited AI allows them to fly freely about an area and transmit data back to the headset Nicky wears.<br/><br/>EXo-Suit: Her suit is specially designed to not only accommodate her arm prosthesis's, but to enhance, support and protect her body through the many combats that she finds herself in. Servo's in the legs help give her added strength, this makes her faster and able to jump higher, or give a bit of added power to her kicks. The servo does also help ease the shock she would feel from any high jumps. The suit is also armored to help protect her against artillery and blows from the enhanced strength that some of the psycho's possess. This of course doesn't make her superhuman, but it does give her a much needed edge.<br/><div align="center">(http://cdn2.denofgeek.us/sites/denofgeekus/files/styles/article_main_wide_image/public/cyberpunk-main.jpg?itok=4IW4Q4dQ)</div><br/><strong>Stats</strong><br/><em>Physicality</em>-  5<br/><em>Intelligence</em>- 4<br/><em>Technology</em>- 4<br/><em>Health</em>- 4<br/><em>Agility</em>- 4<br/><em>Gunplay</em>- 3<br/><em><span class="bbc_u">Experience</span></em>- 1x<br/><br/><strong>Special Skills:</strong><br/><br/>Knowledge on Psycho's: Nicky has taken to studying the Psycho's, taking in every bit of information she is allowed to get her hands on. Using this data and adding to it with each encounter.<br/><br/>Fearless: Nicky tends to come off as damn near fearless. In truth, even if she is, Nicky tends to push it away and replace it with anger or a driving need to push forward. There is no going back, she can never go back. And being afraid will only force her to do that.<br/><br/>Amoral: Nicky tends to have a matter as fact looks on life. She tells people how it is, and doesn't feel guilty about it. She doesn't apologize for not being what people want anymore. They don't like it, get to walking. And she doesn't get held back when the enemy takes on a friendly face.  Is that grandma that just changed, little Timmy from down the street? It’s sad, yes, but Nicky doesn't let that stop her from doing what is needed.<br/><br/>Uninhibited: To some Nicky comes off as frigid or cold, in truth she is honestly rather uninhibited. She isn't shy about her body, but she understands her limits. And lost interest in things she couldn't feel. Or more so couldn't handle feeling, not that she ever had the chance to before the doctors gave her the nerve blocker. She may not indulge in life's pleasure like some, but it never meant that she was afraid to do so.<br/><br/>Loyal: Nicky tends to come off as one that likes to work alone. But she isn't stupid; she understands the need for a team. And will never abandon any of them, even if it's their own fault their ass got caught in the fire.<br/><br/>Survival: One thing can always be said about Nicky, she is a survivor. She fights against the odds and never gives up. The world was set against her and somehow she came out alive. She may not be on top of it all, but she has always found a way to make it through.<br/><br/>Escape: Always have an exit plan, and if that should fail to have a plan b...c...and d. Shit hits the fan and the buildings coming down around you, you better have a way out. Nicky always has a way to make it back home. Even if it means she has to drag your happy ass with her when she does it.<br/><br/><br/><strong>Strengths:</strong><br/><br/>Mix Martial arts: Her trainers first began with styles that not only worked with her limits, but helped develop them. Slowly they evolved into more, bringing in styles such as Silat. This makes sense because the fighting style is all about exploiting weaknesses in your enemy and incapacitating them as quickly as possible. Speed, leverage and devastating disabling moves are the basis for Silat. LINE is a close quarter’s combat system, derived from various martial arts, used by the United States Marine Corps. Are the two main styles she has focused on in her training thus far.<br/><br/>Parkor: One of the things that Nicky started to do when she was able to really get out and walk again was go for long runs. These runs evolved into more as she began to take on obstacle in the city. And after some trial and error Nicky has become rather agile and able to navigate the urban landscape.<br/><br/>Unyielding: Nicky doesn't know the word quit, she has been trained and her gear has been designed to support her when in a battle, and her training designed to be most effective to her physical abilities. Add in the fact that she can't feel the pain of the damage she takes, Nicky can push herself farther than most anyone else can. So don't be surprised to see that she is the one left standing when the dust finally settles.<br/><br/>Adaptable: Nicky may seem ridge and stuck in her ways, but in the ends she is incredibly adaptable. One tends to be that way when everything is brand new to you, and life is starting over again. Even in battle she tends to adapt and use what is around her to gain the upper hand. One has to be able to work with what's around them, not against it.<br/><br/><strong>Weaknesses:</strong><br/>Nerve system: Due to the accident in her past Nicky finds her nerve system greatly affected. The doctor's did the best they could, but she is still left with one issue. Anything that she would feel physically is much more intense than it is for any normal person. Doctors say it is due to the way her nerve endings had healed in a permanently exposed state. It leaves her body overly sensitive to any sort of physical stimulus. Due to this Nicky found getting through the day, nearly impossible to get through a day. Not only because of her over sensitivity to pain, but to anything pleasurable as well. The shot numbs her whole body, and leaves her unable to feel anything. A strange sensation, yes, but one she has learned to live with after remaining with such a state for several years.<br/><br/>Lost Memory: Another side effect of her accident, most of her past was lost. She has nothing but bits and pieces that come back at the most random moments left. It has not only greatly changed the person she was, but it has forced her to have to relearn a great many things over the years.<br/><br/>Medical history: Her body really is a medical marvel. Several organs were regenerated in labs, others were patched back together. Her rib cage is actually reinforced carbonate, to protect her repaired heart and replace the shattered one she had nearly died from. Along with that, her arms from the elbows down have been replaced with specially designed prosthesis, and most of her scarring has been repaired.<br/><br/>Introverted:  Nicky finds it hard to relate to people nowadays. When she first woke up from her coma, she couldn't even speak. And even after that she had no idea who she was, so relating to them was hard. Nicky probably would have been lost if the department had not stepped in and recruited her. She finds it hard to open up to people, and hard to trust, but she is loyal to her team and won't leave them behind. Even if they believe she has a standalone complex.