Deft

Deft is a trenchcoater created by Scott Emery.
Alter Ego:	Charles Huston
Aliases:	None
Primary Writer:	Scott Emery
Status:	Member of the Net.Trenchcoat Brigade
Usability:	Usable With Permission

History

Deft was once an undistinguished middle manager for a large corporation in the throes of downsizing. The pressure of constantly firing people while avoiding being fired lead him to watch lots and lots of professional wrestling. He began drawing parallels between the wrestling storylines and his own struggles, leading to a moment where he saw himself being allegorically fired on TV at the same time that he was being literally fired. He was overwhelmed by a deep understanding of human perception and the universe, blew a mental fuse, and turned into a fount of universal enthusiasm. Eventually, Deft was befriended by Ramaj Singh, who gave him a place to stay in exchange for information.

By mid-1993, Deft and Ramaj lived together in the mysterious Room-Continuum. Deft saw the coming of a force that was trying to control Access, and when Ramaj realized this would upset their dinner plans, they went off to Chicago to face it. They joined the big gathering of trenchcoaters, and ended up sucked into one of the Universal Office's Pocket Bureaucracies.

Personality

Lighthearted and kind of a goofball. Oblivious to personal danger. Gets bored easily and likes to look out the window on airplanes.

Powers and Abilities

Can "see the present" by watching wrestling on TV – there's no obvious connection between the wrestling stories and the divination he gets from them, but hey, it works. Really quite good at skateboarding, especially the kind needed to outrun approaching monsters.

Appearance

A six-foot-tall man with executive good looks and a mohawk. An aging skate punk, as skate punks go.

Wears a camo trenchcoat for action scenes and a black one for formal occasions.

Appearances

• First Appearance: Wrath of the Administrator