Present Year: 1996.
Name |
Harry Jones |
Age |
36 |
Sex |
M |
Strain |
MM9 (Ninth standard strain of American sophont mice) |
Origin |
New York City |
Key Skills |
Leadership, general detective work, social skills |
A native of the Bronx, Harry was a member of the New York Rodent Police for ten years before quitting to found the RIS, frustrated by political interference in the NYRP and its underfunding. He was particularly frustrated on one hand by how reluctant people had become to trust the official police, even to the extent of not reporting crimes, inspiring him to found the "unofficial" investigative agency for hire.
Name |
Маша Ра́венства (Masha Raventsva) |
Age |
24 |
Sex |
F |
Strain |
тре́тьи мы́ши (Third Mice, third major strain of Soviet sophont mice) |
Origin |
Arkadak Rodent Center |
Key Skills |
Computer and electronic security |
Facing a rather boring life as a poorly compensated programmer-analyst in some backwater of the Warsaw pact, Masha took advantage of the opportunity to work in America as a "worker-guide and cultural ambassador." Apart from her work with the RIS, she has an official job with nominal duties (and equally nominal pay); a few New Dollars in the right pocket ensures that her prolonged absences are not officially questioned.
Name |
Rachel Hill |
Age |
34 |
Sex |
F |
Strain |
MM10 |
Origin |
Washington DC |
Key Skills |
Forensic science and crime scene investigation |
Rachel was a forensic technician working at the NYRP, "poached" by Harry when he left to found the RIS. They have a longstanding friendship that started on her first day at the NYRP, when Harry was asked to show her around the office.
Name |
Павел Благосостоя́ния (Pavel Blagosostoyaniya) |
Age |
48 |
Sex |
M |
Strain |
вторы́е мы́ши (Second Mice) |
Origin |
Uryupinsk Rodent Center |
Key Skills |
Brawling, Russo-American underworld cultural knowledge, mechanic, intimate knowledge of the postal system. |
Pavel came to the US to seek his fortune after the establishment of the People's Unity Government in 1991, leaving a dead-end post office job. Officially, he immigrated to help develop and repair the pneumatic mail system, but he left that position early (with the assistance of a well-placed "financial inducement") and bounced around between a variety of odd jobs before joining the RIS - Harry knew from his NYRP days just how good Pavel was in a fight.
Name |
Gordon Jones |
Age |
36 |
Sex |
M |
Strain |
MM9 |
Origin |
New York City |
Key Skills |
General policework and security, insider knowledge of city transit infrastructure |
Gordon is Harry's littermate. He worked as a member of the Metropolitan Transit Authority Police until an unfortunate incident which led to his dismissal. After some months of unemployment, Harry hired him for the then newly-formed RIS. He lives somewhat in his brother's shadow, but he's comfortable there, never having been one to show a lot of initiative.
Name |
Ирина Усе́рдия (Irina Userdiya) |
Age |
23 |
Sex |
F |
Strain |
тре́тьи мы́ши (Third Mice) |
Origin |
Arkadak Rodent Center |
Key Skills |
General investigative work, social skills. |
Masha's best friend from Russia, Irina, has recently followed her to America through the "Cultural Ambassador" program. Like her friend, she is mostly ditching an unappreciated and poorly-compensated official job in favor of working with the RIS, which provides more money and much more job satisfaction.