NEW PERSONNEL ASSESSMENT
Subject: Fuka Hiyami
Assessor: Warrant Officer Julia Goodbrother, Ironborn
To: Col. Euron Greyjoy, CO, Ironborn
Colonel,
As requested, I have completed my interview and assessment of Miss Hiyami for the position of 'Mech technician. Here are the results:
Fuka Hiyami, Age: 24. She claims to have lived on Nejiro her whole life. Only child. Parents are civilians (Father: Renji, Age: 48, Mother: Kyoko Age: 46). Her uncle Soichiro is one of the retired Kuritan marines living on-planet. Graduated from the university in Yousai with very high marks in the technical and mechanical fields. She's spent her post-academic years maintaining and repairing WorkerMechs in Hilo and, apparently, moonlighting as a bunny cosplayer serving drinks at the convention center you found her at. Hobbies include studying Battlemech schematics and "'Mech spotting". She says she always wanted up close access to the real thing. Girl's a total "'Mech Bunny" through and through.
As for her actual technical expertise, I must say even I'm impressed. After she got over the whole "kid in a candy store" shock when I let her into the 'Mech bay, I began testing her knowledge on some of the systems damage we've sustained and she did not disappoint. She helped correct a systems fault in our new Grand Dragon that our hosts had missed when they gave it to us. She also could tell Dagmer's been messing around with his ejector seat, which would've caused a catastrophic fault if he tried using it (I had a little talk with him about it, he said he's been trying to "adjust" his seat so he can put it back to make it more comfortable, permission to whack him upside the head with a wrench the next time he tries that). So then, I decided to give Fuka a real test. I deliberately placed 3 minor faults in
Bad Sister and took her for a ride to tell if she could spot them. She not only caught all 3, but also detected a loose servo I didn't know about as well just from the noise it made. I believe I hate her and love her at the same time. This girl could take my job, and probably CWO Hoare's as well.
On a personal level, she seems quite amenable and willing to learn (she even called me senpai once). However, she does attract a lot of unwanted attention to herself. Most of the younger males seem enamoured with her, especially that lunkhead Dagmer. Even Capt. Botley did a double-take when he saw her the first time. This may cause problems in the future.
All in all, Fuka has the makings of an exceptional technician. Simply put, she's a prodigy and a natural with 'Mech technology. Honestly, I could talk shop with her all day. She's almost
too good to be true, and this is what worries me. Her skills are
waaaaay too good for her to have been wasting the last few years mucking about with WorkerMechs and serving drinks in a bunny outfit for stupid kids. Even with access to the best technical journals and net files around, there's NO WAY she could be at the level she's at having only lived on a planet at the ass end of nowhere. Suggest you have Jack and Jonah run security and background checks on Miss Hiyami and her uncle. I don't want to recommend her addition to the ranks of the Ironborn tech crews until we know she isn't a plant sent by the BlackDracs or the White Robes to spy on us. Let me know what you find.
Signed,
Julia Goodbrother,
Warrant Officer 1st Class
