Nataliya Volkov

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File #20 May 2009 01:54

Summary

Name Nataliya Volkov Aliases Status Unregistered Non-Evolved Gender Female Race/Eth. Russian Birthdate March 28, 1981 Age 28 Height 5'7" Build Slender Eyes Brown Hair Dark Blonde Residence Staten Island Employment Unknown (Criminal / Mechanic) Parents Siblings Dasha Gorsky Marital Status Single Children First Seen In-Law Reunion Last Seen Ulterior Motives Profile Nataliya 'Natasha' Volkov is a mechanic working and living on Staten Island. Her name would suggest Russian ancestry, but she's really only got an accent when she's either had a few drinks or gotten really pissed off. She tries to keep her head down.

portrayed by Julia Stiles

Background

The youngest of a handful of daughters, Nataliya Gorsky was about as close as Alexi Gorsky ever got to having a son. Far more content to play baseball than dress up dolls, she took naturally to 'boy' things, running around, scraping her knees until they were scabby, and generally being underfoot. All in all, she was quite different from her eldest sister, Dasha, and they had little in common until Dasha took an interest in Gilbert Tucker.

More fascinated by the lower end of the Gorsky family's criminal enterprises, Nataliya took naturally to Tuck. It was he who taught her how to play pool. She hated to lose, but she hated even more to be allowed to win. A hot-headed girl, Nataliya revelled in the dirty work of mechanics, the thrill of firing a gun, racing cars and motorcycles, and being rebellious just for the sake of being rebellious - even getting married for all of three weeks at age nineteen. She was daddy's little girl nonetheless, and she got away with a lot. Nataliya avoided any family function that would require her to wear a dress, something that would serve her well in years to come when Dasha was arrested and the Gorsky empire began to crumble.

Her beloved father Alexi was shot and killed when she was in her mid-twenties, the nail in the coffin for the Gorskys. Driven underground, Nataliya attempted to deal with the death of her father via drugs and booze. The fallen Gorskys still had a few friends, and those friends helped set Nataliya with new papers and a new identity - Nataliya Volkov.

Being bad wasn't a game anymore; she had to use all her knowledge and skills just to stay alive. Her last name was no longer a protection but a liability. She kept her head low, stole and worked to make enough money for a place to sleep and food to eat, taking care not to piss anyone off enough to gain unwanted interest in her past.

Three years after Kirby Plaza exploded, Staten Island became a lawless refuge for the criminal element. Nataliya works in a shady garage-slash-chop shop where nobody asks too many questions. The lack of family has worn on her enough to make her seek out what little family she has left - her non-official semi-brother Tuck and her nephew Rocket.

Psych Profile

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Skills:

Guns: Having liked things that go BANG from a young age, Nataliya is an okay shot with a good ol' gun. Mostly firing range experience, she's not as good with practical application and moving targets.

Mechanics: Nataliya likes to know how things tick, mostly cars and other machines. Cars are her favourite, however. A dedicated grease monkey, she's a good mechanic and more than capable of holding a job at a garage. This also means she is familiar with various forms of welding. She is an excellent car thief.

Street Smarts: She knows which gang goes where, what families rank where in the various hierarchies, and which Chinese restaurants she should probably avoid. She can ditch someone in a crowd. She knows where to get rid of stolen goods and their (very approximate) worth and where to go for a gun or some fake papers. Nataliya knows she should take big earrings off before getting in a fight and to watch out for fake nails.

Brawling: Bitch will knock you out, yo. Not the best fighter, she can take care of herself in a bar brawl. She specializes in cheap shots.

Gambling: Never the big winner, when she cares to gamble she can usually make a little money rather than lose it. She's also a decent pool player.

Miss Manners: In a pinch, Nataliya knows how to behave like a proper lady. Doesn't mean she likes it.

Russian: She knows it.