Interview: Nikki Connors
We get the chance to talk to Rogue Op agent Nikki Connors
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Posted by Daniel "monk" Pelfrey on Oct 3rd, 2003
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We had the chance to sit down (if only for a moment) with Nikki Connors, one of the hottest field agents out there. A member of the elite Project Pheonix, her time is precious, so we were grateful to have a moment with the woman who is having a new game based on her experiences.
DEN: How did you become a member of Project Phoenix?
NIKKI: “Become a member? You make it sound like joining a gym. You don’t join something like Phoenix, something that doesn’t even exist. They come to you. It’s simply the law of supply and demand. Phoenix has a demand for a type of individual with a specialized skill set and the right attitude to use them. I can supply them with both. Then it’s a question of whether you’re good enough to stay. I stayed.”
DEN: We were told that you became an agent because of the death of your parents. Have their killers…
NIKKI: “Whoever handles the background intel for your Q & A is real sloppy. Its not my parents that were killed, it was my husband and my little girl ….Amy. Get your facts right.”
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DEN: Sorry. We’re just going off of what was given us. Have you been able to bring their murderers to justice?
“It’s not about bringing their murderers to justice. Plea bargaining, time off for good behavior… No way! No, it’s much simpler than that. It’s about finding them and killing them. Now, you may think that sounds like some cold blooded revenge trip. And you’d be right, it is. Revenge is a real motivator, it’s what keeps me focused about what I have to do. And in this line of work that can keep you from getting killed.”
DEN: Did you have a hand in their…
NIKKI: “Next question.”
DEN: How long have you been in the field?
NIKKI: “One day longer than yesterday to put it bluntly. But for Phoenix, about a year. Before that I did plenty of fieldwork for the army, some regular warfare stuff but mostly covert work, black ops.”
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DEN: What was one of your most memorable assignments?
“Sorry, but I’m not at liberty to discuss any assignments, past or present, with you.”
DEN: Do you find it difficult being a woman in the field? Is there much harassment?
NIKKI: “Do I find it difficult being a woman in the field? As compared to being what? A man… you? Come on, you need more than just balls for this job. As for harassment, when you point a 9mm automatic in someone’s face, they don’t tend to give you much harassment. Usually too busy wetting their pants.”
DEN: How did the training go – is there any one person that sticks out as being particularly helpful?
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NIKKI: “Training was tough, repetitive, even boring. Doing something over and over again until it becomes second nature, a part of you, done without thinking about it. But that’s your edge, your one advantage over the guy unlucky to be in your way. When he’s bringing his weapon to bear, thinking where to aim, worrying about you, he’s already dead. Because you don’t think, just blam, blam, double tap and he’s not a problem anymore. So, the fact I’m here, answering your questions means that my training went well enough. And that’s down to me, no one else.”
DEN: Being an agent must be a lot of work, but you have to have some down time – what does a special agent do for fun?
NIKKI: “I’d like to say that I go away to my cabin in the mountains to get back in touch with my inner self, do Tai-Chi in the woods and spend time alone with my thoughts. All that Zen spy master crap. But that’d be a lie. Basically, I like to party and shop, I love shopping. But that’s classified information.”
It was at this point that other agents burst in the room and wispered something about Omega 19 and Nikki left the room in a hurry without saying a word.
Interview over.
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