Backseat Solutions
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| Location Creator | terzho |
|---|---|
| Archetype | Office |
| IC Owner | Backseat |
| Metroplex | Seattle |
| Neighborhood | Downtown |
| Background Count | 4 |
| Noise | 0 |
Summary
General Information
Nestled in a mid-tier corporate building in central downtown Seattle, Backseat Solutions occupies a modest unit on the 19th floor, presenting itself as a boutique strategic consulting firm.
The office itself is clean, modern, and suspiciously minimalist. A glowing smart-glass plaque at the door reads “Backseat Solutions – We steer the deal, you take the credit.” Inside, the waiting area features two angular chairs, a synthwood coffee table stacked with outdated industry magazines, and a reception desk manned by Elliot Kwan—a too-eager, questionably competent assistant in a budget blazer.
A single hallway leads pass a rarely-used conference room to Backseat’s personal office: a sleek, sparsely decorated room with floor-to-ceiling smartglass windows overlooking downtown, a programmable AR interface, and a high-end desk that always looks suspiciously unused. Against one of the walls is a locked cabinet, filled with burner commlinks, forged credentials, drugs and other quasilegal items.
The decor suggests a consultancy that values discretion and bespoke service. The reality is... a little different.
Background
Backseat Solutions is a front company, pure and simple. It was established by Jay "Backseat" Yang to launder money from his runs through the illusion of a boutique consulting firm. The business has all the surface trappings—paperwork, a license, some digital marketing, and one slightly confused assistant—but it’s not meant to be profitable. Just believable.
The day-to-day “operations” are handled by Elliot Kwan, a recent business grad who thinks he’s landed his big break. He handles inquiries, schedules meetings, and unknowingly helps with matrix legwork for runs.
Despite Backseat’s best efforts to keep the office quiet, real clients do trickle in—usually small business owners on the brink, drawn in by the vague name on the directory or a whisper from another desperate entrepreneur. Most are looking for help with debt restructuring, social engineering tactics, or salvaging failing shops.
Backseat dismisses most—but every now and then, he takes one on. Not because it's good business, but because it keeps up appearances. And maybe, just maybe, because helping someone out now and then feels annoyingly good.
He charges just enough to cover the rent and keep the regulators off his back. The rest of the time, the office serves as a clean shell for illicit nuyen and the occasional unlisted “executive session” with people who look nothing like small-business owners.
Staff
- Backseat Owner
- Sophia Zhang Senior Consultant
- Elliot Kwan Junior Associate Consultant