Hackman the Scout

[Hackman 0]

HACKMAN THE SCOUT REAL NAME AGE SEX LOCATION HEIGHT WEIGHT DATE OF BIRTH JOHN HACKMAN TWENTY-EIGHT MALE ILLINOIS, USA 187cm 72kg OCT 15         [♬] he couldn't have collected all their contact information without bistro's help. it cost him a small fortune, but it was his now. it was a good thing he wasn't a spam caller. his inbox was now flooded with messages to and from frontliners.  FROM NIGHT | how did you get ... TO ARABELLE | was scanning ... TO ACANTHUS | was scanning ... FROM MORNINGSTAR | floor boss? u ... TO WULFRIN | was scanning ... TO JOMEI | was scanning ... and so on... replies came infrequently. most of them probably thought it was fake, or some sort of misdirection. but it wasn't. the scout gazed across the ocean, eyes pinned on the name hanging in the air. belregor. he dared not get closer, in fear of accidentally beginning the raid. what in the world was it doing out of its cage? history   Hide contents John Hackman, the quiet executioner of small businesses, was pleasantly surprised to find himself trapped in a video game. Before his headset stole him away, Hackman was a Private Equity Analyst working at a firm that specialized in acquiring mid-sized companies. His focus was underperforming businesses that were distressed but showed promise. Hackman's job was to determine whether these companies were "worth saving."  He built models, analyzed cash flows, assessed headcount versus revenue, and mapped out strategies for increasing returns. Most of these strategies began with the same move: cut the weight. Layoffs. Asset sales. Factories closed. Warehouses gutted. In some cases, entire towns hollowed out. He wasn't blind to it. He told himself it was just math. He told himself he wasn't the one swinging the axe. But he saw what happened after the buyouts, and he kept working. It weighed on him over the years. When he bought the NerveGear, it wasn't for leisure. It was to disappear. He didn't expect that when he entered Aincrad, he would. data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== traits   Hide contents CALCULATED Hackman doesn't act instinctively. Every decision he makes is weighed, measured, and optimized. He's efficient, but also emotionally distant. CONTROLLED His emotions are always buried beneath the surface, for better or for worse. Panic is foreign to him; even outside the office, he thinks first and speaks second. He presents himself differently based on the present circumstances. OBSERVANT He watches people the way he used to watch numbers. He tracks their behavior, looks for pressure points and patterns. He listens well, and he doesn't often miss things. GUILTY He doesn't speak about the businesses he helped dismantle, but the guilt follows him. It sits in the back of his mind, ever-present. He tells himself he was just a cog, but he knows better. EMOTIONALLY WITHHELD Hackman keeps people at a distance because vulnerability feels unsafe. He struggles to express how he feels and finds it difficult to connect with others. He comes off as cold, but he does care. MORALLY COMPROMISED Years of justifying questionable outcomes in the name of efficiency have eroded his ethical clarity. In difficult moments, he is still capable of making decisions that hurt others if it makes the most sense. He wants to change, but it isn't always that easy. data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== WRITTEN BY LUKE

[Hackman 0]

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Inventory:

SCOUT PACKAGE

• Decorative Earing | T1 RARE TRINKET | SNEAKY II
  • a silver bead earing.
• (3) Starter Healing Potions (Heals 50 HP)
• 2,000 Col and (10) Materials

[Wulfrin 0]

On 7/8/2025 at 8:11 PM, Hackman said:

HACKMAN THE SCOUT REAL NAME AGE SEX LOCATION HEIGHT WEIGHT DATE OF BIRTH JOHN HACKMAN TWENTY-EIGHT MALE ILLINOIS, USA 187cm 72kg OCT 15         [♬] he couldn't have collected all their contact information without bistro's help. it cost him a small fortune, but it was his now. it was a good thing he wasn't a spam caller. his inbox was now flooded with messages to and from frontliners.  FROM NIGHT | how did you get ... TO ARABELLE | was scanning ... TO ACANTHUS | was scanning ... FROM MORNINGSTAR | floor boss? u ... TO WULFRIN | was scanning ... TO JOMEI | was scanning ... and so on... replies came infrequently. most of them probably thought it was fake, or some sort of misdirection. but it wasn't. the scout gazed across the ocean, eyes pinned on the name hanging in the air. belregor. he dared not get closer, in fear of accidentally beginning the raid. what in the world was it doing out of its cage? history   Reveal hidden contents John Hackman, the quiet executioner of small businesses, was pleasantly surprised to find himself trapped in a video game. Before his headset stole him away, Hackman was a Private Equity Analyst working at a firm that specialized in acquiring mid-sized companies. His focus was underperforming businesses that were distressed but showed promise. Hackman's job was to determine whether these companies were "worth saving."  He built models, analyzed cash flows, assessed headcount versus revenue, and mapped out strategies for increasing returns. Most of these strategies began with the same move: cut the weight. Layoffs. Asset sales. Factories closed. Warehouses gutted. In some cases, entire towns hollowed out. He wasn't blind to it. He told himself it was just math. He told himself he wasn't the one swinging the axe. But he saw what happened after the buyouts, and he kept working. It weighed on him over the years. When he bought the NerveGear, it wasn't for leisure. It was to disappear. He didn't expect that when he entered Aincrad, he would. data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== traits   Reveal hidden contents CALCULATED Hackman doesn't act instinctively. Every decision he makes is weighed, measured, and optimized. He's efficient, but also emotionally distant. CONTROLLED His emotions are always buried beneath the surface, for better or for worse. Panic is foreign to him; even outside the office, he thinks first and speaks second. He presents himself differently based on the present circumstances. OBSERVANT He watches people the way he used to watch numbers. He tracks their behavior, looks for pressure points and patterns. He listens well, and he doesn't often miss things. GUILTY He doesn't speak about the businesses he helped dismantle, but the guilt follows him. It sits in the back of his mind, ever-present. He tells himself he was just a cog, but he knows better. EMOTIONALLY WITHHELD Hackman keeps people at a distance because vulnerability feels unsafe. He struggles to express how he feels and finds it difficult to connect with others. He comes off as cold, but he does care. MORALLY COMPROMISED Years of justifying questionable outcomes in the name of efficiency have eroded his ethical clarity. In difficult moments, he is still capable of making decisions that hurt others if it makes the most sense. He wants to change, but it isn't always that easy. data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== WRITTEN BY LUKE