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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Calinon" data-source="post: 2122192" data-attributes="member: 13737">Linda's HistoryLinda grew up in a military family.  Her father is a military mechanic, and her mother is a member of the JAG office in Texas.  Her schooling took place on base facilities, but most of her free time as a youth was spent tinkering with military vehicles with her father.  That has made Linda a bit of a tomboy, but her always cheerful and optimistic personality, bright smile and straightforward attitude have made her someone who still garners a lot of attention from the guys.When her mid-teen blood test for the mutant gene came back positive, it was a bit of a surprise, but not nearly so surprising as when, two years later, her powers manifested themselves in a multi-million dollar way.  While working on the base commander's personal transport, a gremlin in the electronics was wearing both her and her father's patience rather thin.  In frustration, she punched the side of the jeep.KAPOW!An explosion of light was followed by the thunderous sounds of ripping steal and exploding objects.  Her father and her were left standing where the jeep had been, staring through a jeep sized hole into the main storage bay, past a jet with it's nose sheared off and to the flaming wreckage of a military hovership with an oddly jeep sized hole in its side."Huh," her father said with remarkable calmness, a screwdriver still in hand positioned to adjust something.  "I think you fixed the bug in the electrical system.""And how," Linda said.After the fire was put out and the commander calmed down, the army took a great deal of interest in Linda.  She was immediately offered a chance to enter the military, something she jumped at.  After extensive training, both of a mundane nature and to do with her powers, she spent six months doing advanced training both in piloting and driving of military vehicles.  Her looks and smile, not to mention her powers, had her become the poster girl for the military recruitment flyers, not to mention a regular guest speaker at career days around the country.At one such event when she was just 18, she had her first, and only, negative military experience.  After attending a career day in New York, and answering the question "Linda JOHNSON?  Any relation to Kyle Johnson?" for the hundredth time (the answer to which is "No relation, partner.") she finally wrapped up her day and went for coffee.  As she walked around downtown that evening, she was chased by a small group of unsavory characters.  They trapped her in an alley and their intentions became obvious.  However, after one slapped her to try to get her into submission, her training kicked in.  By the time the police and ambulance arrived, the count was three dead, while the other two were lucky to only be knocked through a brick wall.While the event was kept out of the public eye, the fact that she had not simply defended herself, but used what the court deemed "extreme prejudice," was to be examined by the court in detail.  However, to protect one of their future assets (as the new team was already on the drawing board), the military intervened and the case vanished from the public courts.  The military, however, requested that she take a voluntary discharge from military service.  Disappointed, but ever ready to help her beloved military out, she did so, joining the public sector workforce as a mechanic.  The military allowed her to remain a member of the reserves, however.Which brings us to present day events.  Her past 'crimes' long since forgotten by the public, she has received an offer to return to military service, one she is more than happy to accept.DescriptionLinda is quite tall, standing 6'2", and quite well built thanks to her military training, and heavy lifting of her job.  She is a definite cowgirl, dressing in western wear at every opportunity.  It's seldom you don't see her with cowboy boots and a cowboy hat on.She has mid-back length brown hair she keeps in a neat ponytail, and brown eyes.  She doesn't tend to wear a lot of makeup.  She nearly always has a ready smile on her face that can light up a room.She is cheerful, friendly and straightforward and has a knack for reading people.Her strike powers manifest themselves as a glowing pink nimbus about her hands and feet.  When she does that, her eyes glow as well, but that is just a side effect of the power coursing through her.Her deflection ability takes a few forms.  Normally, there is no evidence she has the ability.  But when she has her strike power activated, or something attacks her (something that would cause damage), a nearly transparent second skin surrounds her.  She has practiced enough to add an effect she enjoys; a pair of glowing pink horns extend from the field at her temples when the field is active or activated.  The formation of this second skin is instantaneous if she isn't expecting an attack, her powers working with some unknown sense to protect her when she is caught unawares.</blockquote>

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