Dash

Yang Guang "Dash" O'Sullivan

Personal Information Full name 阳光 "Dash" O'Sullivan Date of Birth May 1st, 2509 Birthplace New Dunsmuir, Beaumonde Zodiac signs Taurus, Rooster Mother Mei Ling O'Sullivan 2481—2517 Father Davy O'Sullivan 2478—... Spouse Unwed Children — Assignment Tranquility: Chief Security Officer Specialization Physical and personal security Gender female Eyes green Hair dark brown Height 5'1" (1.54m) Weight 100 lbs (45 kg)   Rules Of Life "I would prefer to die on my feet rather than live on my knees." ― Emiliano Zapata Salazar Balance is everything. Speed is everything, too. Form follows function. Respect others, but don't let yourself be set aside. When you do something, don't do it half-heartedly. Don't overdo it, either. No means no. Don't beg, don't nag. Respect boundaries. Don't say no unless you mean it. If someone asks for a good beating in the face, you oblige them. If you have to run, you run. Shine, shine! Shine like a star. Shining so bright, like the star that you are! Know who's boss. It's you, because you shine! It's okay if others don't realize that yet, because they will... Don't brag. You know you're the best.   Rules Of The Fight You do not talk about the fight. You do not talk about the fight. You don't only depend on your weapons. You know how to use your body as a weapon too. When you fight, you fight like there ain't no tomorrow, or there pretty much ain't none for you. In gunfights, you use the double tap and the mozambique drill techniques. Ammo is cheap, but your life is a once only deal and your opponent means to get it from you. In a fight nobody's innocent. He looks at you funny? Means he's guilty. He gets in your way? Double guilty. He owes you money? Guilty. You owe him money? Triple guilty. It don't matter if the fight is fair. It matters that you win. You dictate the terms of the fight. You ain't above bringing knifes to a gun fight, guns to a knife fight, or disarming your opponent and turning a gun fight into an ordinary brawl. You dictate the terms. You fight quickly and efficiently. Maybe things get messy, maybe it don't look gracious. That's okay, it ain't no gorram beauty contest.   Soundtrack Theme Song Aswad - Shine Rihanna - Pon de Replay Sister Aisha - Warm Sun Sia - I go to Sleep Lauren Hill - Can't Take my Eyes off You Nina Simone - Don't Let Me be Misunderstood QQ - Wine Your Waist Rihanna - Rude Boy (Reggae Remix) Joss Stone ft. Lauryn Hill - Music Lauren Hill - Everything is Everything Rihanna - Man Down (Instrumental) The Fugees - Ready or Not Joss Stone - Less is more SuperHeavy - Common Ground Nina Simone - I Got Life	Education 2515—2519 Public elementary school 2519—2521 Special elementary school for children with behavioral problems 2521—2525 New Dunsmuir High 2525—2530 Internal training programmes with a Beaumonde-based Blue Sun train depot   Employment History 2526—2530 Blue Sun Depot 8-44 (Beaumonde), Security Officer (Pre-IC) 2530 Tranquility, Security Officer 2530—2531 Tranquility, Chief Security Officer 2530—... Hope House, Security Officer 2531—... Ricochet Arms, Sales Representative, Weapons Tester, Security Officer 2531—... Mustang, Chief Security Officer   Licenses and Registrations Driving Hover Motorcycle MULE Ident Card Valid Vehicle Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR (00090 AAADM) Date Issued: Jul 29, 2530 Weapon Level: 2 Date Issued: Aug 19, 2530 Residence Eavesdown Diggs 7C Eavesdown Heights Eavesdown, Persephone   Interests Parkour Ever since puberty she's been a fanatic traceuse. If you ever happen to wonder where she is, stop bothering. By the time you've figured it out she's probably a few hundred yards from there. Krav maga She has had some training in krav maga, and she's still practicing. It's blunt, it's efficient, and in its own way it's gracious. Acrobatics Just as a pastime activity or to be a show-off, Dash engages in handstands, somersaults, handsprings, flips, backflips, cartwheels, splits... Nothing's too crazy. Dancing To be specific, breakdancing. It's a perfect outlet to apply some of the tricks she's capable of. But recently she's been training to master the two-step and the tango. Exercise None of the above can be pulled off without the right preparation, so more often than not you'll find her practicing with dumbells, push ups, sit ups, a nice red punching bag, or just some general stretching and flexing. Hoverbike riding Sharp corners, tight bends, high velocities: if it hovers, if it goes fast, and if it reeks of danger, then it's what gets her adrenalin pumping! Meditation So much activity! But balance is everything. To regain her calmth she likes to light a candle or two, put on some good music, and get lost in deep session of introspection. Eating Of course she needs refuelling. She's known to have a good appetite, and when Dash is going at it, don't expect her to leave the table for the coming hour! Music Especially Core world hiphop, Core world dance, and Border world reggae are her favourites, but she's also stirred by the raw, harsh sounds of Rim world music, especially country, blues, and soul. Basic mechanics If you stumble upon her with her hands at the innards of a MULE, don't be surprised. She's probably fixing a simple problem like refreshing the oil or adjusting the timing of the carburetor.
Armoury
First and foremost, her own self. "Dash" Chunk of metal. "Cheek Pecks" Ancient, classic, painful. "The Twins" Sharp chunk of metal. "Butter Knife" or "Butter" Lightfoot 42, a gift from her father. "Daddy's Little Girl" Slipshot 44, a present from Rickart. "Rumba" Tazer (*). "Tarantella" Bersa Thunder 45UC (*). "Beguine" SIG-Sauer P220 (*). "Samba" HK MP5K (**), modified to Dash's wishes by Ricochet Arms' Axel. "Habanera", "Her Majesty", or "Shorty"

"The mark of a moderate man
is freedom from his own ideas.
Tolerant like the sky,
all-pervading like sunlight,
firm like a mountain,
supple like a tree in the wind,
he has no destination in view
and makes use of anything
life happens to bring his way."

― Tao Te Ching

Appearance

Dash, somehow hurt again

Athletically built slim, short, girl in her early twenties. She stands just over 5" in height and presumably no more than 100 pounds. Her complexion and facial features give away she's the offpsring of Chinese and African blood. Her short, dark brown hair is neatly arranged in equal side by side cornrow braids, running from front to back over her skull and ending in short braids of about two inch long behind the back of her head. A tiny piece of modern technology in the form of an iComm earpiece is plugged into left ear. She has bright, green eyes, which is slightly odd because it doesn't really match, genetically speaking, with the rest of her.

Language

"Shah muh, mon? Boo, nuh sweat. Us dance gonna be tight. Ai yah tien ah, it gonna kick shiny pi-goh! Mi hafta flash now, bless."

― Yang Guang in a day to day conversation.

"I'mma kick your pi-goh."

Coming from the densily populated capital city on Beaumonde, of Chinese and Jamaican blood, Dash's speaking style is a mix of Mandarin, Standard English, Patois, and street slang. She matches and mixes elements from these sources liberally and oftentimes doesn't pay much attention to it. She refers to her manner of speech lovingly as Shinese (from Sunshine, the English meaning of her name, with the -ese suffix and without Sun, and also obviously wordplaying on Chinese). A liberal translation of the snippet above would be: "Sorry? Baby, don't worry. Our party will great. Merciless hell, it's going to be awesome! But I have to go now, take care."

That being said, if the situation calls for it she's perfectly capable of sticking to a higher, more formal register, especially with the Mandarin language.

Speaking of that, she has beautiful handwriting and draws characters like she's never done anything else. The same can't be said about her mastery of the Latin alphabet, though. It's crude, clumsey, and only barely readable.

The name

Yangguang is Mandarin for sunshine. Her legal name, as it appears on official documents, is 阳光 O'Sullivan. This Sino-Anglian fusion is also how she tends to write her own name, although fully romanized versions such as Yang Guang O'Sullivan are also acceptable.

"Dash" was the nickname given to her by her group mates when she was in the security training programme, on account of her being a fast runner and a well trained parkour practitioner. Sometimes she uses a Mandarin rendition of the moniker, 短跑 (duanpao).

O'Sullivan is the last name of her father, who is of mixed Irish and Jamaican Creole descent.

Personality

Dash means business.

Dash is a proud, outgoing girl who mostly comes off as cheerful and enthusiastic, when she isn't being competetive. She likes to be to the point. Her sentences are usually short and direct. However, at times Dash shows to have a large vocabulary and a thorough understanding of how language works; she just doesn't choose to use that knowledge a lot. Human interaction amuses and fascinates her.

She believes strongly in the tit-for-tat principle when dealing with strangers, but once you've earned her trust she'll be loyal, reliable, and supportive. Physical possession isn't something Dash attaches much value to, apart from a small selection of items that include her jacket and a copy of the Tao Te Ching.

She's had a history of violence and aggression. People she's been in highschool with and children from her neighborhood alike would describe her as whimsilcal and spiteful. However, in recent years she has learned to deal with her inner rage and channel it to more positive purposes, most of the times.

Once she has set her mind on something, she's not likely to give up any time soon. Persistent, is the word, no matter how long it takes her.

"Ready or not, here I come; you can't hide. Gonna find you"

― The Fugees — Ready Or Not

Substances such as caffein, alcohol, nicotin, or other drugs are a no-go for her. Even painkillers are avoided as much as possible. She has a fondness of kiwi fruit, and is strictly pescotarian. (doesn't eat meat, eats fish). She's known to be claustrophobic.

To have a look of what's going on inside her, see excerpts from her diary.