<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/3/3e/HappyPunk01.jpg)</div><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Sofia "Happy" Negru</strong></span><br/><em>MedTech, and bouncy punk</em><br/><br/><strong>Height:</strong>5'4" (generally 5'6" or more in stompy boots)<br/><strong>Weight:</strong>110lb<br/><strong>Build:</strong>Athletically curvy<br/><strong>Hair:</strong>Varies dramatically in colour; usually worn in a mohawk<br/><strong>Eyes:</strong>Blue (usually)<br/><strong>Skin:</strong>Fair, heavily tattooed - patterns vary frequently, and sometimes illuminate<br/><strong>Born:</strong>1st of April 2023, in Chisinau (Moldova)<br/><strong>Apparent Age:</strong>Early 20s<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Statistics</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Intelligence</strong>:  8  <strong>Reflexes</strong>:  4  <strong>Dexterity</strong>:  5  <strong>Technique</strong>:  8  <strong>Cool</strong>:  8<br/><strong>Willpower</strong>:  6  <strong>Luck</strong>:  6  <strong>Movement</strong>:  5  <strong>Body</strong>:  5  <strong>Empathy</strong>:  7<br/><strong>Derived Stats:</strong>  Hit Points: 40  Seriously Wounded Threshold: 20  Death Save: 5  Humanity:  70<br/></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">General Skills</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Awareness Skills:</strong><br/>Concentration (Will): 4 / 10<br/>Perception (Int): 2 / 10<br/><br/><strong>Body Skills:</strong><br/>Athletics (Dex): 2 / 7<br/>Endurance (Will): 4 / 12<br/>Stealth (Dex): 2 / 7<br/><br/><strong>Control Skills:</strong><br/>Drive Land Vehicle (Ref): 1 / 5<br/><br/><strong>Education Skills:</strong><br/>Education (Int): 4 / 12<br/>Cryptography (Int): 2 / 10<br/>Deduction (Int): 2 / 10<br/>Library Search (Int): 2 / 10 (12 with Agent)<br/>Local Expert (New Westbrook - South) (Int): 2 / 10<br/>Science - Biology (Int): 2 / 10<br/>Science - Chemistry (Int): 3 / 11<br/>Wilderness Survival (Int): 2 / 10<br/><br/><strong>Fighting Skills:</strong><br/>Brawling (Dex): 2 / 7<br/>Evasion (Dex): 2 / 7<br/><br/><strong>Ranged Weapon Skill:</strong><br/>Handgun (Ref): 2 / 6<br/><br/><strong>Social Skills:</strong><br/>Conversation (Emp): 3 / 10<br/>Human Perception (Emp): 3 / 10<br/>Persuasion (Cool): 2 / 10<br/>Personal Grooming (Cool): 2 / 10 (12 with 'ware)<br/>Streetwise (Cool): 4 / 12<br/>Trading (Cool): 4 / 12<br/>Wardrobe &amp; Style (Cool): 2 / 10 (14 with 'ware and Agent)<br/><br/><strong>Technique Skills:</strong><br/>First Aid (Tech): 2 / 10 (12 with Medscanner)<br/>Basic Tech (Tech): 2 / 10<br/>Cybertech (Tech): 2 / 10<br/>Land Vehicle Tech (Tech): 2 / 10<br/>Paint / Draw / Sculpt (Tech): 2 / 10<br/>Paramedic (x2) (Tech): 2 / 10 (12 with Medscanner)<br/>Pick Lock (Tech): 2 / 10<br/>Pick Pocket (Tech): 2 / 10<br/>Play Instrument (Singing) (Tech): 2 / 10<br/></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Languages</div><div class="spoiler_body">Language - English (Int): 4 / 12<br/>Language - Romanian (Int): 4 / 12<br/>Language - Streetslang (Int): 2 / 10<br/></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">MedTech Special Skills</div><div class="spoiler_body"><em>4 points of Medicine grant 4 ability options; 3 put into Surgery for 6 points of skill; 1 put into Medical Tech (Cryosystem Operation) for 1 point of skill and a 'free' Cryopump.</em><br/>Surgery (Tech):  6 / 14<br/>Medical Tech (Tech): 1 / 9<br/></div></div><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Lifepath</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Name:</strong> Sofia Negru<br/><strong>Alias:</strong>  Happy (Originally “Ferice”, in Romanian); also posts as “Dark Wisdom” online, courtesy of adolescent pretension when choosing her moniker<br/><strong>Role:</strong>  MedTech<br/><strong>Role Ability:</strong>  Medicine (automatically at 4)<br/><strong>Reputation:</strong>  1<br/><br/><strong>Cultural Region:</strong>  Eastern Europe.<br/><strong>Known Language:</strong>  Romanian<br/><strong>Personality:</strong>  Friendly and outgoing<br/><strong>Dress and Personal Style:</strong>  Urban Flash: flashy, technological, streetwear<br/><strong>Hairstyle:</strong>  Mohawk<br/><strong>Affectation You are Never Without:</strong>  Nose ring and other piercings<br/><strong>What do You Value Most?:</strong>  Knowledge<br/><strong>How do You Feel About Most People?:</strong>  I like almost everyone<br/><strong>Most Valued Person in Your Life:</strong>  Michiko Sanderson of Danger Girl<br/><strong>Most Valued Possession:</strong>  Earrings my mother gave me; often all but invisible under other items, but almost always there<br/><strong>Original Family Background:</strong>  'Megastructure warren rats' - residents of a sprawling, tangled refugee camp on the outskirts of Chisinau.<br/><strong>Your Childhood Environment:</strong>  Nomad pack with roots in transport<br/><strong>Your Family Crisis:</strong>  Family imprisoned; I alone escaped<br/><strong>Friends, Enemies and Tragic Love Affairs:</strong>  None!<br/><strong>Life Goals:</strong>  Save my family - or at least find out if they <em>need</em> saving!<br/><br/><strong>What Kind of MedTech?:</strong>  Bodysculptor (run a general practice on the side, time and supplies permitting)<br/><strong>Partner:</strong>  Secret, with mob ties.  <em>Trusted to provide new faces, vanity work for mobsters with money to burn, and sculpt dolls</em><br/><strong>Workspace:</strong>  Everything possible is single-use and stored compacted until needed.<br/><strong>Main Clients:</strong>  Local Fixers who send me clients.<br/><strong>Supplies:</strong>  Hit the Night Markets and score deals wherever I can.<br/></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Background</div><div class="spoiler_body">Even before the 4th Corporate War tore it apart, Chisinau was a battered and decaying relic of Stalinist metropolitan planning.  As far back as the 1990s, visitors to the city had been warned not to walk the streets at night without their own light source, lest they fall foul of the rolling blackouts and the widespread theft of manhole covers for scrap.<br/><br/>Of course, such times seemed like golden years for those who survived the corporate mayhem.<br/><br/>Though she had been conceived shortly before the War began, Sofia Negru was born into a world in which her once-comfortable parents had done well to find a place in a refugee warren on the edge of the capital, from which they could watch the Net fall apart, the global economy collapse, and the sky turn red.  Amidst this apocalypse, they sought a way to secure some sort of future for their daughter… and managed to gain entry to one of the nascent nomad alliances that were just starting their rise to real power.<br/><br/>With her father a mechanic (originally of office machinery, but he soon learned to work on vehicles) and her mother an ER nurse, Sofia’s place among the nomads was secure, and she grew up amidst the comparative safety of the travelling convoys.  Though her parents ensured that she remained aware of her roots, English became the predominant <em>lingua franca</em> of the multinational ensemble in which she spent most of her time - and through it, Sofia was increasingly able to access educational materials almost everywhere the convoy took her.  A voracious reader and avid student (especially of what her mother had to teach), she soaked up all she could, and seemed set for a bright future among her fellow travellers.<br/><br/>Part of that future entailed the expansion of the alliance’s efforts overseas - specifically, reaching out to kinfolk and customers across the Atlantic, to expand operations into the shell of the old United States.  With both refugees and businessmen - as well as a good few corporations - in their debt, there was real hope of being able to profit from a position that straddled the old and new worlds.<br/><br/>Of course, some of those already established in long-distance trade and travel within America were less than happy about a new group trying to push its way in.  Early in 2035, little more than a year after her family arrived to help set up their faction’s operations in the old US, a coalition of rival groups overran their convoy as it was in the process of trying to open up a new Nomad High Road.<br/><br/>Given the evident value of their technical and medical skills, both her parents were conscripted to serve their conquerors… but with their aid, Sofia succeeded in escaping unnoticed into the countryside.  There, the training in the wilderness arts that she had so badly resented as a child now came in useful - proving just sufficient to help her hike, beg, steal, bluff, and work her way to the potential ‘safe’ haven of Night City.<br/><br/>After an uncomfortable (and frequently terrifying) couple of seasons in her first-ever metropolis, Sofia was ragged, filthy, on the verge of starvation, and nearing despair… but also finally had some real notion of the city’s social and physical layout.  Managing to track down the small local presence of the Romanian mob, her fluency in their native language gained her a job interview - and her technical skills proved sufficient to give her a trial-run of working as something other than a doll.<br/><br/>Cleaned up and dressed up, she provided basic medical services - mostly <em>not</em> of the ‘happy ending’ kind - to the mob and their clients, while taking every opportunity she could to further her studies.  She’d helped out with a lot of practical work while with the convoys, but the mobsters gave her fresh experience in patching up broken bones, stitching knife wounds, digging out bullets… as well as figuring out how to treat STDs, or hastily reading advice on how to offer therapy to addicts and cyberware recipients.  Increasingly, her speciality came to be bodysculpting: possessed of some genuine artistic flair, she could not only provide cosmetic upgrades for the vain, enhance dolls, or repair damage after trauma, but she could also help people to adopt a new identity or go undercover for a mission.<br/><br/>In time, she managed to gain enough credit (in both Eurobucks saved and favours earned) that she was able to change from being an in-house nurse to setting up a place of her own. There, she continues to primarily offer sculpting work - now to the public at large - while also running a general medical practice for the benefit of the neighbourhood when time and supplies permit.  Covertly, she’s under the protection of the Romanian mob (a number of whom have directly benefited from her work), and it’s understood that she will try to help them if called upon… but for the most part, she’s free to pursue her own ends.<br/><br/>Now well-integrated in her local community, Sofia has a place of her own (in a rented cargo container), food every day (yes, Kibble <em>definitely</em> counts as food when compared to street-caught rats or road kill scavenged in the wilds!), multiple changes of clothing, and an impressive array of fashionware to enhance her personal style.  Life is good - but she needs money to make it <em>better</em>: for her, for her customers, for her neighbourhood, for the city… and maybe even for her parents, if she can ever track down who was really behind the attack on the convoy, where her parents might be now, and under what terms they’re being held….<br/></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Personality and Reputation</div><div class="spoiler_body">“Happy” is the street alias by which Sofia is most widely known, and few would disagree that it suits her.<br/><br/>“Ferice” - pronounced <em>fer-EET-say</em> - was what she was originally dubbed by the ‘Grandfather’ of the local Romanian mob, in reference to the remarkable optimism she displayed during her interview with him, and the sheer bounciness of her demeanour once she’d had even a single night of being clean, warm, and well-fed.  Almost a decade later, she remains near-constantly cheery, and is always inclined to look for the best in people.  Even villains can be protectors, after all - she knows that from personal experience.  So “the happy doctor” gradually contracted into “Happy”, to mirror her original Romanian nickname.<br/><br/>Still, what she most values in the world is knowledge, because that’s the one real source of personal power.  Whether you want to change yourself, influence others, or affect the world you need to <em>know</em> things to manage it.  Those who seek to spread knowledge, reveal hidden evils, and promote awareness receive a great deal of respect from her: indeed, her personal heroine (over whom she is prone to fangirling) is Michiko Sanderson.  Creator of her own (highly successful) company, foe of evil Arasaka, promoter of a distinctive style… she’s quite simply wonderful!<br/><br/>Other fangirling certainly does occur, though it is mostly reserved for Sofia’s online presence.  There, “Dark Wisdom” (a loose translation of her full name) pops up on a number of fora, and holds the distinction of being the curator of Parabellum’s sole Romanian-language fansite (as part of a forum promoting and discussing the broader musical scene of Night City).<br/><br/>Personally, Happy has a reputation for being (perhaps worryingly) young but exceptionally gifted as a medic: there are certainly better docs out there, but few who can compare with her for the combination of price and skill.  For those who are content to be operated on in a fold-away surgery in a cargo container, she’s among the very best that could be hoped for.<br/><br/>She’s also known as an artist - from drawing sketches on commission to designing entire looks (from tech-hair to this season’s boots, with fashionware adapted and installed by her own hands) - and an enthusiastic participant in the music scene.  She can sing well enough to dazzle at karaoke and even gets a few paid backing-singer gigs… but for all her love of dancing, she displays vastly more enthusiasm than talent when she shows off her moves.<br/></div></div><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Cyberware</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Fashionware:</strong> 7 out of 7 slots used<br/>Biomonitor: 100eb.  0 Humanity.<br/>Chemskin: 100eb.  0 Humanity.<br/>Light Tattoos (x3):  300eb total.  0 Humanity.<br/>Shift Tacts: 100eb.  0 Humanity.<br/>Tech-hair: 100eb.  0 Humanity.<br/><br/><strong>Internal Cyberware:</strong> 1 out of 7 slots used<br/>Contraceptive Implant: 10eb.  0 Humanity.<br/><br/><strong>Effects:</strong> +2 Personal Grooming; +2 Wardrobe &amp; Style.  Biomonitor can link to Agent.<br/></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Gear</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Current Wealth:</strong> 60eb<br/><br/><strong>Clothes:</strong><br/>Urban Flash: Bottoms (practical trousers; microskirt &amp; fancy hosiery for clubbing: 200eb), Tops (x3: 60eb), Flashy jacket (for when the armourjack's not appropriate: 100eb), Footwear (Stompy &amp; practical; stompy and higher-heeled for clubbing: 200eb), &amp; Jewelry (chrome, mostly ear &amp; nose rings with optional linking chains; also chokers and wristbands: 100eb), Mirrorshades (100eb): 760eb total cost!<br/>Bag Lady Chic: Bottoms (20), Top (10), Jacket (20), Footwear (20): 70eb.  The 'worn for surgery (and cleanup)' outfit.<br/>Also: Kevlar &amp; light armourjack outfits, as well as upgraded anti-smog mask.<br/><br/><strong>General Equipment:</strong>  <em>1420eb</em><br/>Agent: 100eb:  +2 Library Search, +2 Wardrobe &amp; Style if current trends followed<br/>Anti-Smog Breathing Mask: 20eb for basic model; reinforced with Kevlar (listed under Armour)<br/>Carryall: 20eb<br/>Cryopump: 'free' (value 5000eb!)<br/>Flashlight: 20eb<br/>Inflatable Bed &amp; Sleeping Bag: 20eb<br/>Lock Picking Set: 20eb<br/>Medscanner: 1000eb: +2 First Aid &amp; Paramedic<br/>MedTech Bag: 100eb<br/>Personal CarePak: 20eb<br/>Techtool: 100eb<br/><br/><strong>Armour:</strong>  <em>200eb</em><br/>Kevlar hoodie, leggings, and reinforced cyber-Goth respirator mask: 100eb total.  SP7<br/>Light armourjack: 100eb.  SP11.<br/><br/><strong>Weaponry:</strong>  <em>120eb</em><br/>Heavy Pistol: Mustang Arms "Mark III": Handgun; 3d6 Damage; 8-round magazine (Heavy Pistol ammo); RoF: 2/round; Hands Required: 1; Can be concealed.  100eb<br/>20 rounds of Heavy Pistol ammunition: 20eb<br/><br/><strong>Living Expenses:</strong><br/>Rented Cargo Container (in New Westbrook - South): 1000eb per month: <em>Bed, desk, electricity, refrigerator, microwave &amp; sink.  Strong lock!  Toilet, showers, laundry, etc shared with rest of community in stacked containers.</em><br/>Kibble lifestyle: 100eb per month:  <em>You eat horrible food that you might not buy for a dog you liked.  Once a month, you can see a movie or a braindance.</em><br/><br/><strong>Yearned for, and to be bought ASAP:</strong><br/>Smart Glasses: 500eb, with Anti-Dazzle (100eb) &amp; MicroOptics - 400x zoom (100eb): 700eb total<br/></div></div><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Images</div><div class="spoiler_body">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/fc/HappyPunk02.jpg)(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/fc/HappyPunk03.jpg)(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/3/39/HappyPunk04.jpg)(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/0a/HappyPunk05.jpg)(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/d/da/HappyPunk06.jpg)<br/><br/><em>Source: 'Zoey' by Supro</em><br/><br/>And her 'bad air, cool clubs, and dangerous situations' mask:<br/>(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51B0gRhUoML._SX342_.jpg)<br/></div></div><br/><br/><em>Edit (30/01/21): I think I've finished buying gear and cyberware... maybe.  A few other tweaks also done.</em>