Ty

Name: Ty Merrin Age: 25 Gender: Male Height: 6'0

Hair: Wavy and tousled, medium-length, falling around his face in soft, flowing strands. The hair is dark and loosely styled, giving a somewhat romantic or ethereal look.

Eyes: Narrow and slightly downturned, conveying a sense of serenity or introspection. They have a soft, almost sleepy gaze.

Facial Features: High cheekbones, a straight nose, and defined lips that curve gently into a faint smile or thoughtful expression.

Muscular. Has a gun stashed in his hip under his shirt.

Charismatic manipulator, calculated, cunning, smart, strategic, charming, serious, a little bold.

Thrift Store as Hacker Hub

On the surface, the store is unassuming—faded racks, old radios, mismatched lamps. But beneath that dusty charm is a tightly run local node in a decentralized hacker network. Ty manages the physical layer of it all.

What Happens There:

Data drops: USBs, hard drives, and phones are hidden in jacket linings, cassette cases, or stuffed animals. Dead Wi-Fi: There's a “broken” computer terminal in the back that’s actually an air-gapped link for uploading or downloading sensitive info. Workshops: After hours, known members slip in to use the encrypted systems in the back room to program, encrypt, or launder cryptocurrency. Clients: Pay in crypto or cash to have reputations erased, files recovered, or companies infiltrated—sometimes just for blackmail, sometimes for justice.

Ty’s Role:

Ty isn’t the coder—he’s the one who handles people. He vets new contacts, protects his hackers, and makes sure anyone trying to cause trouble doesn’t leave the store on their feet.