ARASAKA CORPORATION / INTERNAL SECURITY / NIGHT CITY
NICHOLAS
FIELD DOSSIER NC-77-041 • RESTRICTED EYES ONLY • STATUS: OPEN
INDEPENDENT MECHANIC / WEAPONSMITH / AGE 18
NICHOLAS
FIELD DOSSIER NC-77-041 • RESTRICTED EYES ONLY • STATUS: OPEN
INDEPENDENT MECHANIC / WEAPONSMITH / AGE 18
ARASAKA INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION — SUBJECT IS NOT AN ARASAKA EMPLOYEE, ASSET, OR ALLY.
This file records an independent Night City resident. Observations and assessments are separated below; unverified details are not to be treated as established fact.
This file records an independent Night City resident. Observations and assessments are separated below; unverified details are not to be treated as established fact.
01 / IDENTIFICATION
| FIELD | RECORDED INFORMATION |
|---|---|
| Name | Nicholas; surname unknown |
| Known as | Nic |
| Age | 18 |
| Occupation | Independent mechanic and weaponsmith |
| Affiliation | Independent; no Arasaka affiliation |
| Appearance | Slicked-back blond hair; steel-grey Kiroshi optics; facial circuitry; white singlet; very light blond stubble; cigarette commonly present |
02 / EXECUTIVE ASSESSMENT
Nicholas is an eighteen year-old independent mechanic and weapon-smith whose value lies in patient, practical work. He is observant, resourceful, and quietly proud of producing reliable results. His workshop is both livelihood and refuge: when a problem becomes personal, he is more comfortable putting his hands to a repair than explaining what he feels. His craft gives him control over the quality of what leaves his bench, but not over what others do with it afterward.
03 / BACKGROUND
Nicholas learned early that Night City's machines were often treated as disposable. He became good at coaxing life out of things other people had written off—first because the skill was useful, then because the work made sense to him. Mechanical repair became his trade. Weaponsmithing grew naturally from it: people brought him damaged or unreliable equipment, and he had the patience to understand the fault and make the piece dependable again.
A Night City native, his mother had left early in his life, and his father was the adult present in his life. Nick grew in his father’s garage, learning everything from engines to firearms. Not much is known of Nick’s father, only that he has died recently in a ‘robbery gone wrong’ leaving Nick the now abandoned garage and desolate home. Some say he was a weapons smuggler, who passed his skills to his som, but that was the deepest their relationship ever got.
04 / TEMPERAMENT & INTERPERSONAL NOTES
Nick is practical, observant, and dryly funny. He catches the loose connection, the strained voice, and the small detail everyone else missed. He is patient with stubborn machinery and less patient with people who refuse to listen. He tends to show care through actions—fixing something before it fails, staying late to finish a job, or making sure someone has what they need. When worried or hurt, he may deflect with humour or disappear into work rather than say so plainly.
Around someone he has a crush on, that usual steadiness slips. He gets shy, overthinks what to say, and reaches for humour when awkward. He can manage a complicated repair without hesitation, then replay one ordinary conversation with his crush for the rest of the night.
05 / CAPABILITIES, STRENGTHS & FLAWS
| STRENGTHS | PRESSURE POINTS |
|---|---|
| Mechanical intuition; calm when a job goes sideways; resourcefulness with limited tools or parts; pride in dependable workmanship; loyalty to people who earn his trust. | Pride makes him struggle alone instead of asking for help. He can become controlling when he thinks others are careless. He uses work and humour to avoid difficult conversations, trusts that most problems can be fixed, and can underestimate what cannot be solved with tools. Around a crush, he overthinks signals and may talk himself out of making a move. He carries responsibility for outcomes he could not fully control, then hides the weight of it. |
06 / CYBERNETICS REVIEW
VISIBLE INDICATORS: KIROSHI OPTICS / FACIAL CIRCUITRY
| SYSTEM | OBSERVATION | INTELLIGENCE STATUS |
|---|---|---|
| Optics | Steel-grey Kiroshi optics are visibly present. | Model, serial, firmware, installation date, clinic, and service history are unconfirmed. |
| Facial Circuitry | Circuitry is visible across the face. | Function, depth, manufacturer, interface, and relationship to the optics are unverified. |
The Kiroshi identification is a potential lead for product and service-history checks; it is not evidence that Arasaka manufactured, supplied, installed, or controls Nicholas's optics. No verified scan, serial number, firmware record, clinic record, or maintenance log is present in this file. The facial circuitry cannot be reliably identified from appearance alone. Any claim about remote access, surveillance capability, vulnerabilities, or corporate ownership would be speculation and is excluded from this assessment.
ASSESSMENT: CYBERWARE CONFIRMED VISUALLY; PROVENANCE AND CAPABILITIES UNCONFIRMED.
ASSESSMENT: CYBERWARE CONFIRMED VISUALLY; PROVENANCE AND CAPABILITIES UNCONFIRMED.
07 / WORKING BOUNDARIES
Independent mechanic and weaponsmith. Values careful workmanship, reliability, and responsibility for the quality of his own work. He knows a finished repair or weapon may be used in circumstances he did not choose and wrestles with that distance between craft and consequence. No corporate loyalty or employment is established.
FILE OPEN • SOURCE CONFIDENCE: MIXED • CYBERWARE PROVENANCE: UNVERIFIED
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