Isabella Taka

Overview

Broker’s personal assistant and hireling. Always says yes in the moment — never pushes back, never questions, never refuses. Then goes for drinks after work and talks shit about every bad call Broker made that day. Mousey in appearance, reminiscent of Isabelle from Animal Crossing.

Known Facts

• Full name: Isabella Taka — assigned by Alvin Partridge as Escalante’s corporate liaison on this job
• Personal assistant to Broker; assigned as his Corporate role hireling
• Agrees to any request without hesitation
• Privately critical — vents over drinks after work, no filter
• Mousey, pleasant appearance: think Isabelle from Animal Crossing
• Accompanied the crew on Session 01 (Partridge’s orders); attempted to create a distraction at the Piranha hideout by banging on a door upstairs — inadvertently drew guard attention
• Can accompany Broker on jobs or stay behind at Broker’s discretion
• Has the potential to become ride-or-die if treated well; may turn if mistreated
• Session 05: checked the ruins of Nexus Mods for salvageable nanomachine fabrication equipment on Broker’s behalf — found nothing but scavenged ammo; delivered domino masks to Broker again ahead of the Continental Brands confrontation
• Session 06: helped bring Mr. Zip’s stolen Continental Brands helicopter back safely, meeting him near Kenny’s workshop
• Session 07: confronted Broker directly and furiously at the Goose Salvage party over the raid jeopardizing Escalante’s play with Alvin Partridge — the first time she’s pushed back on him openly rather than venting later over drinks; explicitly refused to “go down” with him if the play collapses, and stormed off unconvinced by his reassurances. Received a 300 EB bonus and a thank-you card from Broker afterward
• Session 08: insisted on joining the trip to Ziptown for the first time rather than being left behind again, citing her own stake in Escalante’s business; overheard Broker’s group casually discussing rocket launchers for a possible danger race and was visibly alarmed, assuming they meant using them on bystanders — quietly asked Golden Girl if Kenny was okay before Broker smoothed things over
• Session 09: came along to the Blacktop Saints’ camp. Broker asked her to find a spin class (there was no reception) and later to book a workout studio. She tried to brace Broker while he rode the malfunctioning washing-machine water purifier and got dragged into the pile herself. When Broker and the crew brainstormed a bicycle-powered spin-class business, she admitted, exasperated, “I hate that you might be right.” She was the one who spotted Hank Nguyen glaring at Broker, and she pressed the crew on what they were actually trying to accomplish out here (“We sat here fixing a washing machine while you went and did cookies with the locals”)

Open Questions

• What does she actually think of Broker’s long-term prospects?

Appearances

• Session 00 — Described as part of Broker’s character setup
• Session 01 — Accompanied crew on first job; presented the mission briefing; caused minor chaos at the Piranha hideout
• Session 02 — Called by Broker to supply disguise materials; delivered cheap Halloween domino masks, black clothing, and an Escalante spring evening line outfit (150 EB total); said she could stay about an hour, then was heading to Enderman’s for a drink; left with “Ciao” — Broker neither dismissed nor retained her before she went
• Session 05 — Checked Nexus Mods’ ruins for fabrication equipment (found nothing); delivered domino masks to Broker again
• Session 06 — Helped fly/escort Mr. Zip’s stolen helicopter back to Kenny’s workshop
• Session 07 — Confronted Broker over the Continental Brands raid’s fallout; refused to go down with him if it collapses; received a bonus and a card
• Session 08 — Insisted on joining the trip to Ziptown; overheard and was alarmed by rocket-launcher talk before Broker smoothed it over
• Session 09 — Got pulled into the washing-machine incident; grudgingly conceded Broker’s “synergy” had a point; spotted Hank Nguyen; demanded to know the crew’s actual plan