A/N: Upset stomach. Did this to fill time.

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STG Report on the Janus Pair, Rasa Diam and Maya Brooks

Senior Agent Vinaris to the STG Master

As requested, I've put together an initial briefing document covering everything we currently know regarding these… females.

To be fair, Maya Brooks is nowhere near as physically dangerous as her paramour. In some ways, however, that makes her more dangerous, both due to her skills at infiltration and because it has led more than one fool to underestimate her.

As with all reports, by necessity, this document is not all-inclusive with details, but instead provides high-order information that can be queried in-depth at a later time. Even more than with Rasa, Maya Brooks exists in an information deficit that we have been unable to resolve.

This file is classified Virshan-Orange. This is the eight hundred and sixty-eighth Orange Section file since the origination of the first Special Task Order given by Dalatrass Shiron herself.

Caution: Read FIRST:

As usual, most if not all information on is based on four sources: existing historical accounts and records, eyewitness accounts, extranet information, and accumulated scans and examinations. Under no circumstances can this file be assumed complete, and as always assume that this file is a baseline of his abilities, not a comprehensive coverage.

Given that both Rasa and Maya are masters at disinformation, counterintelligence, and subversive data hacking, all of the above is likely to be as useful as a cant-reader in a firefight. Assume that there is a possibility all of the data is erroneous and strike with maximum firepower.

In a purely physical sense of threat, Maya Brooks is of no real moment, a good assassin and soldier to be sure but nothing spectacular. Rasa Diam is a murderous titan who has cut down multiple Transcendentals, forced a war priestess to flee, and is one of the only people in the galaxy that survived direct combat with Tyriun no Kage.

Per STG standing order 9918-sielta-five, STG units who can confirm targeting on Maya Brooks are to implement Protocol Forty-Four (self-targeted orbital strike on target) to ensure her death.

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Maya Brooks

Overview:

Formal Titles: Commander, Cerberus Infiltration Operations

Nicknames: Hundreds, possibly thousands, of assumed identities. Referred to by the human AIS as the 'Queen of Masks.'

Race: Human (lightly cybernetically and bio-augmented)

Age and sex: 20(?), female. No known offspring.

Wealth: Unknown. We believe she simply lets Rasa manage her money for her, as with most of her decisions. Unlike Rasa, Maya likes to party and have 'fun,' even if her hobbies are just as murderous as her partner. Brooks has a taste for fast aircars and air-bikes, however, which is one of the few points of dissent from Rasa she has.

Psychological Summary: Brooks is a victim and, by salarian standards, completely broken. Unlike Rasa, Maya Brooks exists somewhere in the Depraved quadrant of Narcissistic personalities. She is almost entirely concerned with her own self-person as it relates to Rasa and revels in being abused.

She doesn't fit most of the personality types we typically see in this line of work. She doesn't disdain lives and morals; she simply doesn't see them as personally important. She has been brainwashed since she was a child and had, by all reports, already suffered horrific child abuse and sexual abuse before she fell into Rasa's hands. The resulting mess is a person who isn't a person, but little more than a collection of imaginary people who strives constantly to please Rasa in any possible way.

Given her mentality, it is very like Brooks cannot disobey Rasa in any way, shape, or form. When deployed solo she rarely if ever harms others directly, but when commanded by Rasa has engaged in the cruelest atrocities possible without hesitation.

As a result, Brooks is one of the most amoral and cruel operators we are aware of, though not through her own beliefs, but rather because there are no lines she won't cross at the command of Rasa.

Military Summary: While her early education is unknown, Brooks (through Cerberus actions prior to their break with the SA) was formally trained at the Vancouver War College and (in one of her alternative identities) held the rank of lieutenant. She has also been trained heavily by Rasa over the years, so expect her to be capable of much of what Rasa can do.

Education: Her early life was a blank, but she has obtained remote correspondence degrees in psychology and human anatomy and studied for several years on and off with the University of Noveria. Several of her identities have certifications as trained psychologists in human medical circles.

Employment: Currently in command of Cerberus's intel unit and former Cerberus assassin.

Significant Family: Her family was most likely brutally murdered at some point. Her only family now is Maya Diam, who is a combination of mother and sexual master.

Overall Threat Rating: Black-Collapse-Three.

Historical Notes:

Almost nothing is known about Maya Brooks, not even if that is her real name (unlikely, given the similarity to Rasa's original name). Her place of birth was most likely a human wildcat colony, given the SA has no birth, arrest, or medical records on anyone matching her description until she was at least seventeen or eighteen years old.

From all indications, Rasa has been shaping Maya for at least a decade, possibly more. Her age is a guess based on appearances, but she could be older.

Brooks first appearance in our systems was her seduction and assassination of the CEO of Tierpoint Industries, a human who was working with STG forces to replicate the hyperscoop technology of the humans. The plans were stolen and both our operatives onsite engaged her, but were unable to stop her from escaping. From that point on, Brooks has run hundreds of deep-cover intel and seduction missions, often acting as a scout to pinpoint a weakness for Rasa to act on.

Brooks has always been associated with Cerberus and it's likely that many sudden breaches of security in human (or asari) firms have been the result of her actions. Aside from this, the skill she evinces in becoming someone else has made gathering any kind of coherent history impossible, as she only exists to serve Rasa and when not deployed apparently vanishes.

The little we know isn't pleasant. Medical records in a variety of locales imply Rasa has nearly killed Brooks due to her sexual antics over fifty times and almost all of the cyberware Brooks has is due to injuries from Rasa, not combat. Her studies and interests always include focus on how to further sublimate herself and she has committed multiple murders against those who, in her mind, insulted or otherwise hurt Rasa.

Motivations:

To serve Rasa.

This particular point cannot be stressed enough as it is a weak spot for them both. Brooks worships Rasa, and some vague reports imply that she flies into a murderous rage at anyone or anything who insults Rasa (or worse, wins Rasa's favor). Given that she was most likely abused violently in her youth, why she would worship a person who has done far worse to her is something of a mystery to PsyProf.

She has no real belief in Cerberus, or their goals. She has no pressing need to kill or hurt others, but does so to impress and please Rasa. She has no moral code and unlike most of our profile targets, is probably not even what humans would consider 'evil,' as she almost never engages in pointless violence and has no need to engage in criminality outside of what Rasa demands.

Organizations and Affiliations:

Brooks works for Cerberus, but a better descriptor would be that she is Rasa's slave. It is certain that if Rasa left Cerberus, Brooks would follow without hesitation.

Tactics:

Maya Brooks is a talented, but by no means special combatant. Her real threat is she is possibly the most skilled infiltrator (and seductress) the STG has come into contact with. It is entirely possible that any female human an STG cell encounters could be Brooks, and much of her lethality stems from the fact that uncovering who she is prior to her first attack is almost impossible.

As such, Brooks usually will strike from complete surprise and at the most opportune moment. Her primary weapon is a heavy Talon pistol with an ammo shaver that utilizes blocks of toxic materials, usually tailored to a target. Secondary weapons include omni-blades on both arms, a bionetic module that gives her poisonous spit (with a range of ten meters), and a host of explosives, contact poisons, and smoke generators that are incorporated into thrown darts she carries.

She also has a sniper rifle, a heavy and customized Koris Direct-Action Marksman Rifle she 'obtained' from a quarian exile she seduced. This is a very ugly weapon that on a direct hit will kill almost any organic target, cripple most cyborgs, and can drop heavy mechs with ease. Shieldbreakers are not immune and the rifle will pierce side or rear armor facings.

Brooks is not anywhere near as lethal as Rasa in straight combat, but she is almost guaranteed to hit from surprise. Keep this in mind and be aware that mitigation strategies that rely on picking her up at range are useless.

Brooks utilizes paired cloaking fields in sequence, how this setup is powered is still unknown, but she has a staggering fifty-two seconds of cloak duration, making her almost impossible to pin down and finish off.

Specific Tactical Methods, Ground Combat:

Long-range: Unlike Rasa, Brooks' combat routines are fairly fixed. Long-range attacks are almost always sniper assaults from surprise, usually dug into a fortified spot. Brooks will liberally use traps and mines to ring her position before firing, with an omni-drone as spotter. Given the damage a Koris rifle can inflict on unarmored targets (an electro-plasma burst in your face is very unhealthy), most of the time her first attack is the last one. If engaged at range, she will use the weapon defensively, eschewing chip tactics to go for kills or crippling incoming targets before drawing back and letting enemies weaken themselves on her traps.

Medium-range: At medium-range, Brooks shifts to engage in evasive maneuvers and will not (generally) attack from surprise at this range. Expect a barrage of omni-drones, motion-sensing traps, and thrown grenades to disorient and confuse. Brooks will focus on either disengagement or closing range, as the majority of her weapons set is useless at medium-range.

Short-range: Most short-range attacks are done from complete surprise, and consist of a double stab at vital organs with omni-blades followed by an executioner headshot with her Talon pistol. At point-blank range, even a Shieldbreaker's armor will not fully stop this weapon, and most of her targets are not, sadly, Shieldbreakers. A normally armored combatant, much less one without armor, is almost instantly killed by this.

If engaged in short-range, Brooks uses her pistol and throwing darts, aiming to cripple, disorient, and confuse foes. Wherever possible, she will use smoke and recloak herself to reposition for another headshot or stab.

If forced into melee with no way to withdraw, she will, according to reports, fight like a berserker, engaging in extremely high-speed acrobatics and martial arts along with her omni-blades.

Warning Advisory:

Brooks is not as powerful as many other enemies and, given her light armor and armament, is technically within the capabilities of an STG team to take out using standard weapons. Given that her augmetics are not defensive in nature, she lacks the unnatural level of durability of most BC combatants.

Yet she is more dangerous than almost all of them in a way. Undying monsters like Tetrimus, Inialia T'Rome, or the Immutable can, and have, struck from stealth, but in most cases, you can expect their arrival. Openly hostile combatant-types such as Pinnace, Tazzik, or Tradius Ahern disdain stealth and are so well-known that they can be planned for.

You will not see Brooks until it is far too late for forward planning, as your first indication she's on the field is likely to be the death of the cell leader. Brooks delights in setting up complicated, multi-stage boobytraps and killing fields and then driving panicked enemies into them with sniping and taunting attacks.

Engaging Brooks on her own playgrounds is insanity, even without the very ugly possibility that Rasa could show up.

Physical Abilities:

There were several times Brooks has been bioscanned, and her augmetics are mostly limited. She has light bionetic muscle augmentation and the right arm is cybernetic, along with sections of her spinal column.

The rest of her modifications are a mix of medical nanites and other corrective therapies and bone replacement or bone weaves. These all appear to be due to injuries Brooks has sustained at the hands of Rasa, particularly the fact that seventy percent of her skin has been replaced. The bionetic muscle may be more of the same, as Brooks is literally covered in scars.

Mental and Psychological Notes:

The colorful parlance of our contact who provided what limited information we know about Brooks is well-suited to describing her: 'batfuck insane.'

Brooks is the remains of a young female whose mind was probably completely broken before Rasa even showed up, who has fixated on pleasing and serving Rasa despite ongoing sexual, mental, physical, and psychological abuse. Fragmentary medical records from various infiltrations reveal that in some cases, Brooks was dealing with broken bones, second-degree burns, lacerations, and worse while on duty due to what Rasa did to her prior.

Given that she has wrapped her mind around Rasa to this point, any attempt at making coherence of her worldview is almost impossible. It's almost certain that if Rasa were killed, Brooks would commit suicide. She has no other people of importance to her and has become more and more fanatical, obsessed, and submissive to Rasa over time.

As a rule, I find human sexual particularity to be asinine and a large reason why the asari value humans so much. That being said, to understand Brooks you only need to know that she regularly engages in communications with the Vabo for – and this is not a typo – methods to defile herself further to the point that even the Vabo think she is insane.

Notable Allies:

In theory, Cerberus.

Realistically, only Rasa counts, if you can call someone who does that to you an 'ally.'

Political and Social Notes:

Brooks is an empty blank, that takes on the social and political surface shapes of whatever she is infiltrating. A master-class seductress who has experience with humans, asari, turians, drell, and even (no doubt deviant yindo) salarians, Brooks can act surprisingly upbeat, silly, and comedic, often putting people at ease who are naturally given to suspicion of others.

She has demonstrated a wide range of political knowledge, able to hold conversations on everything from the dynamics of drug pricing between volus and elcor to the nuances of picking autarchs in the turian government. In every incarnation, she appears fresh, young, polished, eager, and well-adjusted.

The fact that she is none of those things should drive home how well she can fool others. In her own personal life, Brooks has no political, moral, or social drives or even beliefs. She is the willing vessel of whatever Rasa tells her to believe and evinces no racism or other behaviors seen by most Cerberus operatives.

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Warnings:

The following advisories are considered mandatory reading.

Combat is contraindicated: The likelihood of a standard STG team identifying and localizing Brooks before she can attack is 1 in 1,493,290. (This is not a typo.) You would literally have a better chance fighting off a Broker HCT than make Brooks before she's shot you at least twice.

In light of this, assume in any combat with her that the surrounding areas are either boobytrapped or lead to additional assailants. Brooks has been used as bait many times by Rasa to draw targets out of a defensive position.

Termination if possible is the highest priority: Notwithstanding the above, but if a possibility exists to kill Brooks it should be taken regardless of cost. This would not only cripple Cerberus, but most likely make Rasa unstable or even drive her to suicide. (The fact that Rasa puts Brooks life in danger, in both the battlefield and the breeding chamber, is a counterpoint to this, but killing her is still worth it.)