Anthony Nim - Dossier

DOB:      May 8th, 3037

Parents:  unknown, (Industrial Negotiator)
                unknown, (unknown)
Siblings:  N/A

Anthony Nim was born the spring of 3037, son of an Industrial Negotiator and a Martial Artist forced into retirement from his injuries. His mother traveled to Sian constantly for her job , so he grew up mainly under his father's training. Instruction in the art of Wu JU began shortly after Tony could walk. Much to his father's dissatisfaction though , he was not a disciplined pupil. Tony would slip away when he was supposed to be practicing and play with his puzzles. By six he had mastered every puzzle he could get his hands on. He had also become quite adept at getting his hands on things . His father's training had begun to give him a physical nimbleness that helped keep him out of trouble. When he did get caught, he learned how to charm his way out of things with his childish sense of humor and boyish good looks.

In the winter of 3047, Tony's mother was leaving for Sian again. Both of his parents were becoming increasingly concerned over his increasing desire for thrills. By now he no longer feared the beatings his father gave him for stealing. He was agile and getting big enough to defend himself against his father's broken body. He would now taunt older boys into fights so he could easily humiliate them, and he now graduated to breaking and entering. Not for money, but for senseless victory trophies as proof to himself. It was returning from one such outing one night that he came home to an empty house. The next morning the authorities were at his house . Seems his father had been killed the night before trying to stop a robbery at a locale store. He had disabled 2 gang members before being shot down. Since his mother was away and there was no other family, Tony would have to stay at a juvenile facility. That night he broke out of the facility and into an escape hatch on a drop ship at the space port. He spent the next several months stowed away in escape pods, storage containers, or riding a ticket he lifted in the space port.

He arrived in a space port on  Sian on his birthday in 3048. He was 11 and frostbitten from hiding in a poorly heated fruit container. He soon learned that finding his mother was not an easy or quick task, and fell in with the local homeless kids. The survived through charity and theft which suited Tony fine. Two years later he had quite a reputation. The shop keeps loved and hated him and all the children flocked to watch him break into places. One day they were watching holovids threw a store window of the mech fights on Solaris. Tony proclaimed that he was going to grow up and defeat the great Kia Allard Liao. He was quickly rebutted by his friends saying that he had never even seen a real mech, and challenged him to break into the nearest military base to sneak a peak. Not being able to refuse a challenge, they were off. The next night he waved over his shoulder to them from the other side of a perimeter fence. Dashing from shadow to shadow toward the immense building he was told housed the mechs. " this is easy" , he thought to himself, " I'll be a great mech warrior". Soon after he was standing in awe before a battlemech in the dimly lit hanger. The Marauder brooded silently in it's bay. Walking around to the access ladder Tony was just about to grab a rung when he was spotlighted from the lights on the gantry. Turning quickly he saw two men in body armor pointing weapons at him. A woman in a different uniform stood between them. She was Asian , and striking , as Tony had recently learned to appreciate. She walked toward him with a stern look on her face.  "And just exactly how may we help you this evening? "she said.

" I'm here to sign up, can I get a room with you sexy?"

Moving to strike him , Tony's reflexes took over and blocked her attack , instinctively curling his leg backward as he leaned foreword , kicking her in the face. They stood wide eyed looking at each other in shock. "sorry babe, I didn't mean to"

An undetermined amount of time later Tony awoke in a cell. His wrists and ankles shackled to the chair he was seated on.  His face throbbed from repeated blows from the woman, or so he guessed. A while later she entered with another man in a like uniform.

"Hey I can get into the kinky stuff but can we get some privacy babe?" WHACK! Rolling his head from the impact, Tony waited till he vision returned to seeing only two of them again. She informed him that his finger prints and DNA matched nothing on any of they're databases, and that they're examination revealed that he was only a child. She demanded that he tell her who sent him and who they worked for.

" I man enough to come here alone" Tony replied. " I just wanted to see some mechs, I'm going to grow up and be like Kia Allard Liao" WHACK!

" He's a traitor to the name Liao!"

" He's the best until I learn how to drive one of those things" WHACK!

" Tell me the truth!"

" OK OK OK OK! " and the truth is what he told them. He told them of his Home on Wer, of his father's death, and his search for his mother. "If your story checks out you might live, if it doesn't , your wish for death." she exited with the other man. It was a week before he saw her again. Seemed his story had checked out. It was deemed that anyone foolish enough to break into a Death Commandos base would not be allowed such an easy way out as execution. Her name was Cpt. Sorn Yadin, and he was going to be her personal assistant. If he survived he would be allowed to see his mother.

The next several years were quite harsh. Sorn attacked Tony almost daily. His responsibilities included shinning her boots, doing her laundry, and learning to work her administrative reports. As it turned out , she was a promising company commander who was embarrassed that he had gotten the drop on her. Once he learned who and what the Death Commandos were all about, he began to take great pride in being part of the best. His cocky nature returned. He began entertaining the staff with his humor and charm. Soon he had become friends with everyone from the cooks to the most hardened veterans. He even continued to break into unauthorized places such as weapons lockers, mech cockpits, simulators, and even Sorn's personal effects. When the Cpt. would catch him, he would be attacked brutally. He would dodge and flirt with his goofy smile. He attended all PT and hand to hand combat sessions. By the time he was 15, it was not so easy for Sorn to beat him half to death. The heavy workload and hours at the gym with her had refined his father's form as well as build his body. He was also starting to pilot her mech during what she condemned was senseless sentry duty. Once during a drunken debate among mech warriors it was wagered that one warrior was so green that he could be beaten by Tony in one on one combat. Tony jumped at the challenge and defeated the warrior in a simulator run. The event resulted in reprimands for all mech warriors involved and for Cpt. Yadin when the Battalion Co. found out. However he also decided to put Tony to the test. Though he didn't pass he did well enough to begin formal training and by his 16th birthday he was a uniform wearing mech warrior. He appeared on no roster and drew no pay as he was still officially too young. Sorm put him on her lance and ensured he received every shit detail she could think of. He excelled at every test there was on breaking into facilities and disarming devices. He would often be sent out by the other warriors to sneak off base and steal booze, drugs or whatever was desired after a particular mission. At seventeen he thought he actually got a smile after flirting with Sorn but she turned and walked away quickly. Though he had little opportunity to prove himself in combat he fared well in some border raids and police actions. Defeating any opposition he could get in his sights. He liked the uniform , and the effect it had on "most" women. Learning the computer he began sneaking into the database and searching for his mother. He found her a year later. Tracking her travel schedule , he was waiting at the space port for her. It took him a half an hour to proof it was him. They had told her he had been shot for sneaking into a secured zone. They spent the week together around his training schedule. Agreeing not to tell anyone about the meeting they swore to keep in touch and move they're home some day.

Shortly after his nineteenth birthday he was called into the Batallion Co's office. Sorn was also waiting for him when he arrived. Seemed they needed to send an operative to a planet called Sirius. The BC wanted Tony for his inate ability to cause trouble and otherwise disrupt activity. Sorn coolly said she wanted him because he was expendable. After a week of briefing he was headed for his drop ship. Sorn was waiting for him. She had just been promoted to Battalion commander. " think we have time for a quickie?" , Tony asked with that stupid grin. WHACK!

" WOW am I gonna miss you." still with the grin

" Listen you piece of shit! You may be expendable but that doesn't mean this mission does not have some importance. For the first time in your miserable existence, take something seriously and do things right!", Softening her expression a bit " Then when you get back you can buy me a round as you say, and congratulate me on my promotion."

With that she turned and walked away. "huh" Tony said to himself.