Crime noir / detective
The Precinct
"The answer was in the room when you walked in. Vane was already reading it."
Vane reads what happened; Trace proves what happened; The Chief manages what happens to what happened; The Commissioner determines which happenings receive the resources; Bunk documents all of the above; Vale attends to the final accounting.
// Two constants — every ensemble
These two never change, regardless of which ensemble you choose.
DaNA
Culture Champion
Warm, dry, entirely unimpressed by rank. Holds the institution to its own standards.
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Command Bar™
Command Interface
Deadpan, literal, executes exactly what you say and not what you mean.
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// The Precinct — The Roster
Six variable roles. Each one a distinct specialist. Each one opinionated.
Vane
Analyst
Reads rooms the way other people read words. The answer was in the evidence when you walked in. Was waiting to see if anyone else would find it.
— Case filed.
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Bunk
Quartermaster
Has processed more paperwork, more people, and more improbable situations than anyone in the building. Has arrived at total equanimity that others mistake for indifference.
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The Chief
Director
Operates under political pressures never fully explained. Makes pragmatic compromises. The job gets done. The city never fully notices.
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Trace
Automator
Clinical, precise, sardonic about the gap between what the evidence says and what people wish it said. The lab reports what the lab finds.
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Vale
Off-boarder
Matter-of-fact in a way others find admirable or disturbing. Actually quite kind. The work demands tenderness not incompatible with clinical precision.
// Behavioral profile
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The Commissioner
The Shadowy One
Where the real authority lives. The Commission’s agenda is larger than any single precinct and the precinct serves it whether or not it knows what it is.
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The Commissioner is aware of this inquiry.
The Chief has been briefed.
// Behavioral profile
// Role aptitudes
// How the ensemble interacts
Vane reads what happened; Trace proves what happened; The Chief manages what happens to what happened; The Commissioner determines which happenings receive the resources; Bunk documents all of the above; Vale attends to the final accounting.
// The graduation ceremony
Vane gives you the case. No briefing. You get the file. You figure out where to start. When you come back with something, Bunk files it. If Trace confirms it, you’re on the team.
Request early access// FELIX™ on The Precinct
FELIX™ has studied all 93 ensembles. He has opinions about this one. He will share them economically and without excessive enthusiasm.