Editing Topsy (section)

==Personality==
Topsy is an enforcer, specializing in mediating between enemy gangs aiming to meet with each other. He deals with situations promptly, professionally<ref name="25.3e2">Topsy was tricky.  Part of the reason for the surveillance had been to identify the other parahumans in his group.  He hired mercenaries, paying well, and there was no sure way to tell who he had with him, short of seeing them in costume.  Trouble was, his people were defaulting to heavier clothing over their costumes, due to the cold weather. Identities were doubly hard to discern, and Topsy wasn’t one to blab over the phone about who was working for him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/06/scarab-25-3/ Excerpt] from [[Scarab 25.3]]</ref> and efficiently; described as less happy than his jocular name would suggest. He could lose his temper easily, especially after a long working day.<ref name="25.3">“Get what you can and get the fuck out,” Topsy ordered, “Yeah, you too.  I’m paying you, aren’t I?  Go find the bitch.”<br /><br />Not so cheery for a guy with a playful name like ‘Topsy’.  Then again, I’d caught him at the end of his work day.  By contrast, I’d woken up, donned my costume and started my stakeout.  Eight hours, starting at four, watching and following as Topsy and his men conducted their business.  He was more tired than I was, and he was both a little drunk and a little high.<br /><br />It meant he was a little more likely to freak out when their outdoor clothing turned out to be festooned with stinging, biting insects, falling to pieces or too entangled in silk to use. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/06/scarab-25-3/ Excerpt] from [[Scarab 25.3]]</ref>

Has a lot of experience in his trade<ref name="25.3e2" />, paying his subordinates well as long as they meet his standards.<ref name="SB2">'''Wildbow:''' No limit. Originally, she had her creations as toys. Creations with keys turning in their backs, painted features, etc. Somewhat crude, in both senses of the word. Topsy made the job offer with a promise of good pay and the stipulation she cut out the kid stuff.  - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/45136810/ Conversation with Wildbow] on the IRC, Archived on Spaccebattles.</ref>