====== Prism ======
[{{ :agents:profile:prism.png?220|}}]
> //Esther is one of our newest recruits, and she shows great promise. She's certainly motivated to get back at the Corps, after the smear-job they did on her. I don't keep up with the Holovids, but even I had heard about her so-called "youthful indiscretions". The Corps are never more ruthless than when they are trying to control their public image. I feel the same may be said for Esther.// \\ ---[[:agents:Central]]

Esther Martins, known as **Prism**, is an [[:agent]] employed by [[:Invisible]]. She can be selected at the [[:loadout|start of the game]] in either her [[#on-file]] or [[#archive]] variation.

===== On-file  =====
> //Esther Martins was a rising Holovid star when a rival leaked her teenage participation in anti-corporate riots. Fired by her studio and facing an unrelenting public smear campaign, she faked her death and went underground. With her dramatic training and a commandeered holorig, she spent a couple years running confidence jobs against corporate execs before joining Invisible.//

<WRAP infocard agent>
^  Inventory | [[:weapons:Neural Disruptor]] | {{:agents:portrait:prism.png?168}} | {{ :agents:bodyanim:prism1.png |}} |
^  Augment | [[augments:Refraction Chamber]] | ::: |::: |
^  Skill | [[:skills#Anarchy]] 2 | ::: |::: |
^  Age | 29 | ::: |::: |
^  Tagname | Master of Disguise | ::: |::: |
^  Hometown | Nairobi((According to the game's source code.)) | ::: |::: |
^  Years of service | 2((According to the game's source code.)) | ::: |::: |
</WRAP>

===== Archive =====
> //Prism's career didn't take off overnight --- she paid her dues like any other up-and-coming actress. She spent years playing extras like "Young woman with baguette" and "Confused partygoer" before finally finding her first speaking role: "Security guard #3". After her exile, she would use that particular disguise more than once to sneak back into Holovid studio offices at night. It was her highest paying role ever.//

<WRAP infocard agent>
^  Inventory | [[:items:Holo Projection Mesh]] \\ [[:items:Buster Chip I]] | {{:agents:portrait:archive_prism.png?168}} |{{ :agents:bodyanim:prism2.png |}} |
^  Augment | --- | ::: |::: |
^  Skill | [[:skills#Anarchy]] 2 | ::: |::: |
^  Age | 22 | ::: |::: |
^  Tagname | The Extra | ::: |::: |
</WRAP>


===== Character =====

Some of Prism's backstory is described in her [[:lore:datalogs#Prism|datalog]].

==== Quotes ====
At the start of a mission:
  * "Now you see me..."
  * "I was right about these bastards all along."
  * "My head is spinning!"
  * "These fat cats make me sick."
  * "Let's rob from the rich and give to ourselves."
  * "Perception is everything."

When rescued:
  * "You won't regret this."

Final words:
  * "How about a re-take?"
  * "Is this the final curtain?"
  * "Do you want my autograph, first?"
  * "I'm so tired of running from you people."

++++Banters: |  

> **Decker:** I saw one of your movies once.
> **Prism:** They haven't been called ‘movies' since the 30s, grandpa.
> **Decker:** They haven't made any good ones since then, either.

> **Prism:** What's your deal, anyway?
> **Decker:** My ‘deal'?
> **Prism:** The coat, the hat. The silly gun. What are you supposed to be?
> **Decker:** It's... before your time.

> **Decker:** Why didn't you bring your holorig? Seems like it would be handy.
> **Prism:** It works against gullible civilians, not highly-trained security personnel.
> **Decker:** I think you're overestimating their training.

> **Prism:** Are you OK?
> **Decker:** I'm fine. It's just my knees. They're not what they used to be.
> **Prism:** Try to keep up, yeah?
> **Decker:** Get off my lawn.

> **Dr. Xu:** In the final scene of ‘Captain of Tomorrow', your ship fires a tachyon pulse into the Kradeshii warfleet...
> **Prism:** Um... sure. It was a long time ago.
> **Dr. Xu:** It does. But that shouldn't be possible, given their proximity to the Zeta quadrant! It's doesn't make any sense!
> **Prism:** I blame the writer. That guy was a hack.

> **Prism:** So if we run into guards, you're going to out-nerd them?
> **Dr. Xu:** If by nerd you mean ‘apply current to their nervous system until they lose consciousness', then yes.

> **Dr. Xu:** I've done some acting, you know.
> **Prism:** Really? What were you in?
> **Dr. Xu:** Have you ever heard of Gilbert and Sullivan?
> **Prism:** No, can't say I have.

> **Prism:** Why aren't you a professor somewhere? You'd seem better suited for that kind of life.
> **Dr. Xu:** I had... philosophical differences with established academia. I was forced out.
> **Prism:** You mean they caught you cheating.
> **Dr. Xu:** It's a matter of semantics.

> **Internationale:** You were involved in the anti-corporate movement when you were younger?
> **Prism:** Sigh. I don't want to talk about it.
> **Internationale:** But we should talk about it! You could have used your fame as a platform for changing public consciousness!
> **Prism:** Wow --- where were you when I was looking for a new agent? My guy just wanted me to take big roles in popular 'vids. Clearly I was misled.

> **Prism:** So what do you do for fun?
> **Internationale:** I enjoy reading. I particularly enjoy early 20th century proletarian novels. Have you read Upton Sinclair?
> **Prism:** Oh, I'm sorry,  you must have misheard. I was asking about 'fun', not.. whatever you were talking about.

> **Prism:** I found this pamphlet slipped under my door. Is it yours?
> **Internationale:** "Corporate Hegemony and the Praxis of Action". A classic! I must have dropped it. You can borrow it if you'd like.
> **Prism:** That's OK. You can have it back.
> **Internationale:** Are you sure? It's really eye-opening!
> **Prism:** I've never been more sure of anything in my life.

++++

These can also be found on the [[:lore:banters|agent banters]] page.