Staff Sergeant Lacey Burkett
Name Lacey Burkett
Position Marine
Rank Staff Sergeant
Character Information
| Gender | Female | |
| Species | Human | |
| Age | 28 |
Physical Appearance
| Height | 5'6" | |
| Weight | 140lbs | |
| Hair Color | Auburn | |
| Eye Color | Brown | |
| Physical Description | At first glance, seeing Lacey in civvies one might not immediately think she was a soldier. She is not particularly tall at 5'6" and has quite a small frame, weighing in at around 120lbs before she joined the Marines at the age of 18. She generally wears a blue denim jeans with worn brown cowboy boots, a fitted shirt, open to under her bust with a strappy top under and a dusty leather jacket, somewhat reminiscent of a cowgirl but inexorably minus the hat. She has a cute slightly boyish face, covered in freckles and large brown eyes with very long spidery lashes and her shoulder-blade length Auburn hair is slightly wavy, moving into curls towards the end. When her trademark dusty leather jacket is removed however her profession becomes a lot more obvious. She is more powerfully built than one might expect someone for her size and as more can be seen if it becomes apparent that most of that is muscle which is especially prominent around her arms and shoulders. Lacey generally has a lot of layers on, being raised in quite a warm climate it's not often that she is stripped down enough for the tattoos on her arms (and incidentally from her hips running up both sides of her body) to be seen. What can be seen is her penchant for wrist-warmers, arm warmers or warm tops that have long cuffs with thumb holes in, One of which is always part of her off-duty attire. On duty Lacey is always immaculately turned out with her hair up in a tight bun. |
Family
| Father | John Burkett, b. 2320 | |
| Mother | Adelaide Burkett, b. 2324 | |
| Sister(s) | Jane Burkett, b. 2345 | |
| Other Family | Madeleine Welles, b. 2347 (best friend) |
Personality & Traits
| General Overview | Lacey is generally a very positive person, outgoing but not too chatty with a warmth and inclusive charm that makes those around her feel special. She has a strong Ozarks accent and is constantly sending herself up and taking the mick out of herself and the south in general. She is certainly one for banter but would never take it to the point of hurting anyone. She is universally calm, seeing little point in anger or aggravation and has no particular airs or graces to speak of. Being the younger and less successful daughter of the family her ego only extends so far as disappointment if she is beaten in a shooting competition, but that is generally soonn forgotten in her excitement for the victory of whoever bested her. Lacey comes across as professional at work but fun, loving and playful the rest of the time. The only time that changes is if anyone calls her Lace. "Now don't you be callin' me Lace, coz that ain't my name!" Lacey is not one for academia and while far from stupid would rather leave the science and technology to those better versed. She is always willing to try though and will happily take on any task the higher ups in her team will give her, as long as she understands it. |
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| Strengths & Weaknesses | Strengths: An extremely good shot, expert in most firearms. Would stand a very good chance of winning most firefights. Expert at camouflage and concealment Good people skills, good at speaking to people, calming them down Unshakeable loyalty Decent singer, if you like Country Can ride a horse very well Very open-minded Very cheerful Weaknesses: Physically extremely fit and quite strong for her size but not very powerful. Would Likely lose most hand-to-hand combat against properly trained adversaries. Easily misled Tendency to think the person giving the orders is always correct Will always try to save people even if the cost is probably too high Signs of mild PTSD – mostly flashbacks |
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| Hobbies & Interests | Horse riding Calf roping (Practice Dummies only) Brewing cider Rambling Camping Survival skills Romance novels Satellite communications |
| Personal History | Lacey had a reasonably happy childhood in Talequah, Oklahoma. At least, looking back now that is how she feels about it. At the time Lacey found it rather insufferable living in the shadow of her more intelligent and more successful older sister Jane. Is it seemed whatever Lacey turned her attention to Jane would be better at it than she was (and possibly to be expected because Jane was two years older). When Lacey was seven years old she decided to diverge from stereotypically female activities that little girls were supposed to partake in and went her own way, being a little tomboyish in the process. It was her new friend Jonah's father who first taught Lacey to ride a horse and this became the one thing at which she was able to outshine her older sister. From that point on Lacey and Jonah were largely inseparable. Whenever she could Lacey would head to her friend's farm on the outskirts of town To ride, talk, Generally hang out and get up to low-level mischief. In middle school Jonah became Lacey's boyfriend and the two of them went through their years there and at high school largely ignoring everyone else apart from a few choice friends who were to quote Jonah "not assholes". Lacey was generally liked and popular and her and Jonah's group were seen as an alt-cool clique, although being Jane Burkett's little sister still followed Lacey around for the duration. After graduating high school at the age of eighteen Lacey spent a few weeks staying with her sister in Atlanta, eventually landing a basic and very low level office job. Lacey wasn't in that job a week before she decided she never wanted to work in an office again and immediately signed up for and was accepted to the Starfleet Marine Corps. During basic it was discovered Lacey had a talent for shooting. She cut her teeth as an armorer for a long while at her first post at a Marine base on Earth, taking specialist training in 2371. She's now a sniping and reconnaissance specialist, serving on the U.S.S. Denver . |