Il ne savait pas à quel moment de la journée il était et pour être honnête, il ne s'en souciait pas. Il a eu deux jours de congé et rien à faire pour qu'il ait passé la nuit dernière à boire. Il pensait que c'était hier soir, mais en y pensant, il ne savait pas à quelle heure ses activités ont commencé hier non plus. En fait, il a pris un moment pour vérifier son HUD interne et confirmer quel jour il était.
Alors qu'il marchait, il a permis à ses internes électroniques d'ajuster son métabolisme et son taux d'hormones de sorte qu'il était un peu plus fonctionnel. Il a frotté ses temples, regardant le haut et heureux que le soleil était obscurci ici, sachant que s'il avait été brillant, cela aurait été douloureux. Quelques pas plus tard, il s'est senti à l'aise et a remarqué une paire qui semblait un peu polaire opposée. Elle ressemblait à un burn-out et il semblait qu'il devrait l'arrêter pour quelque chose. Alors qu'il s'approchait, il se rendit compte qu'il reconnaissait la femme de quelque part. Peut-être un club ou un bar, ou peut-être les rues, mais il l'a vue dans le coin. L'autre type, il n'était pas familier du tout. Il a regardé la tenue et il était flic, mais il n'était pas local, alors Josh ne s'est pas inquiété. Il est peut-être dangereux, mais Josh aussi. Et ce ne serait pas la première fois qu'il s'était enchevêtré avec les cuivres, il a juste essayé de l'éviter.
Ami? Je n'ai pas d'amis, il a répondu avec un léger sourire. Il s'est arrêté et a regardé sur les deux une fois de plus avant de regarder autour, en regardant ses environs hors d'habitude. Il y a quelque chose de shakin, ce soir?
Name: Joshua Mackey.

Occupation: Armed Guard for LA First Response (a mobile medical service). Also takes odd jobs as a private detective.
Age: 39.
Birthplace: Flint, Michigan.
Ethnicity: Caucasian.
Nationality: American.
Style:
Clothes – Cargo pants and loose, nondescript clothing. At work, LAFR uniform.
Hairstyle – Brown hair kept short with a medium or low fade.
Affections – Several scars on his chest, neck, and arms from shrapnel. A large scar on his lower back from a shotgun blast. Across his upper back, he has “I AM BECOME DEATH” in large black letters.
Family Background: His father was killed in in Central America while serving as a Navy Corpsman. His mother was killed when he was 17. She was in California on vacation when the Big One hit. He has one older brother who runs a large and successful gang in Las Vegas.
Motivations:
Traits – Determined. Headstrong. Reserved. Detached. Ethical. Avoids violence, but responds with unadulterated brutality (it’s either on or off).
Valued Person – No person in extremely high value. Has close bond with (my other character, name to be determined) who is an occasional business associate.
Value Most – Privacy. He hasn’t dealt with his past and may never. Hopes to fall in love. Respect and trust.
Feelings Toward People – He regards human life highly, but doesn’t allow people to get close to him. His mentality is that feelings lead to lose at some point.
Valued Possession – An old Marine Corps NCO coin.
Life Events: Joshua was born in 1981, when things were somewhat “normal” compared to today. He was young when technology took massive leaps and it shook up the world and started dividing nations and countries. One of his earlier important memories was losing his father, who was in the US Navy.
He was raised by his mother after that and she never really settled down with anyone as her life was devoted to raising two boys. Not long after the death of her father, the family moved to Las Vegas so that she could find better income. It wasn’t long after that that Joshua’s older brother ended up forming what started as a small gang, but ended up being one of the larger, more ruthless, and financially lucrative gangs on the West Coast.
While Joshua was never heavily invested in the gang like his brother, he did run with them but managed to avoid much trouble or getting involved with anything serious, unlike his brother. When he was 17, his mother decided to visit the coast of California, as she’d never seen the ocean, and ended up being killed in the massive earthquake that rocked the state. No longer having a mother or a father, and his brother being more concerned with gang life, he was on his own. He finished school and put away the money that was made when he sold the house he inherited, deciding he was going to join the military.
Having taken krav maga the majority of his life and scoring well on the placement tests, he decided to join the Navy and follow in his father’s footsteps. However, he ended up casually chatting with a Marine Corps recruiter and they talked about his father and the circumstances surrounding his death. The recruiter challenged Joshua slightly, saying why not protect Corpsmen, why not be the tip of the spear and go out and kill people like those that would hurt others. Why be passive? Why not take the fight to the enemy. Whether it was sincerity or merely a desire to fill the quota, Joshua took the bait and enlisted into the Marine Corps.
He originally worked in the Admin Field, much to his chagrin, but was force moved to work as a Military Police Officer, which he enjoyed more thoroughly—especially after getting sent to a tactical unit. It wasn’t long after that that his unit was mobilized and deployed in 2000. In what was a very unconventional move, the unit deployed in the U.S. to help quell the Y2K riots. It was very bloody and intense. Almost immediately after, his unit was deployed to put down a small coupe in South America where again, they seen some heavy combat. After just over 6 years, he ended his enlistment with an honorable discharge.
After that, he spent roughly 10 or 11 years doing security and military work for various Corporations. However, after a bloody several months spent fighting in the shadows of the Second Corps War, he decided he’d had enough of the military life. Luckily for him, not long after, the Third Corps War broke out.
At the age of 36, he began working for a company named First Response, a company that essentially provided ambulatory services for a price. This price however included certain guarantees and included armed guards to ensure that even in the most destitute of areas, services would be provided.
Additionally, he has worked side jobs doing private detective work. Joshua is generally solitary in nature. He carries much baggage from the many wars he’s fought and deals with it by avoiding people. He drinks occasionally but stays away from drugs.
Weapons:
SCAR HAMR X (7.62mm assault rifle).
Taurus Supreme Judge (Five 16 gauge shell revolver).
NAA Protector (.40 semi-automatic handgun).
KBAR VibroKnife.
Atlas Taser.
3 semtex direct-blast breaching grenades.
2 M67 hand grenades.
Two pairs of KevMesh pants and shirts.
Flak Jacket with MPI (modified protective inserts).
Skills: Pistol/Rifle marksman.
Corporate security tactics.
Police informant.
Streetwise.
Martial Arts – krav maga, boxing.
Search, Evade, Resist, Escape (SERE) training.
Non-lethal tactics.
Urban Combat Training.
Interrogation/Exploitation tactics.
Intimidation.
Augmentations:
E-Tech Ultra V (Cyberarm, right arm. With cybermodem and interface plugs and bug detector).
Voltan Focus (cybereye, right eye. Internal personal and combat HUD linked to deck. Low light and infra-red. Smart link synced).
NU Tech Spartan (neural processor. Installed Smart Link/Smart Gun system. Pain editor and reflex chip.)
Ford Industries MuscleMass (bioware. Left arm, both legs. Enhanced muscle mass and control).
Equipment: CompuTech Beacon (personal deck. Midlevel personal deck. Can be used for illegal decking on a low level but not built for decking professionally.)
Several mid to high range cameras and recording devices used when doing private investigating.