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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ascending Crane" data-source="post: 695643" data-attributes="member: 7698">Angela "Angel" PetersenStrong Hero 3/Battle Mind 1Age: 23Gender:  FemaleHeight:  5'8"Weight:  110 lbs.Eyes:  BrownHair:  BlackOccupation:  Military (Move Silently, Survival, Personal Weapons Prof.)STR: 14 (+2)DEX: 15 (+2)CON: 12 (+1)INT: 12 (+1)WIS: 10 CHA: 11Hit Dice:  3d10/1d8+1Hit Points:  34 (10+7+7+6+4(for Con))Damage Threshold:  12Defense:  15 (+3 class +2 stat)Initiative:  +2BAB:  +3Melee/Ranged:  +5 (Martial Arts: 1d4+4 lethal)/+5 (Desert Eagle 2d8)Fort/Ref/Will:  +6/+3/+1Speed:  30'Reputation:  +0Action Points: 28Talents:  Melee Smash, Improved Melee Smash (+2 melee damage total)Feats:  Simple Weapons Prof (Strong lvl1); Combat Martial Arts (Strong lvl2); Point Blank Shot (1st level feat); Wild Talent (1st level feat (Burst)); Personal Weapons Prof (Occ); Defensive Martial Arts (3rd level feat)[Skills] (Skill Points:  28 (Strong Hero3 +20; Battlemind +4))Autohypnosis +2 = +2 ranksClimb +4 = +2 ranks +2 StrConcentration +2 = +1 rank +1 ConDrive +4 = +2 ranks +2 DexJump +8 = + 6 ranks +2 StrHide +4 = +2 ranks (cc) +2 DexKnowledge (Tactics) +4 = +3 ranks +1 IntMove Silently (occ) +6 = +4 ranks +2 DexProfession (Military) +1 = +1 rankRead/Write Language (Spanish) = +1 rankRepair +2 = +1 rank +1 IntSpeak Language (Spanish) = +1 rankSurvival (occ): +2 = +2 ranks[Battlemind Powers] Level 0: Burst, Far Hand, Verve[Equipment]Desert Eagle handgun (Damage 2d8, Range 40)FatiguesRange PackDuct TapeMedical KitSearch and Rescue KitBinoculars, standardChemical Light Sticks (5)CompassFlashlight, standardMesh VestTend (2 person dome)RTE rations (12)Holster, Concealed carryExtra weapon magazines (4)[Background]Leaving the Marines wasn't so bad.When the brass had Angel Petersen discharged from active duty for medical reasons, it stunned her.  She had lead a perfectly healthy life, was heavily into martial arts, and had nothing in her family tree like heart disease or cancer.  Her psych profile showed she was an extremely focused and loyal soldier.  She never did drugs.  Friday beer-nights with the rest of her unit was a standard, but if that was the problem the military would soon not have many soldiers left.  It had to be something else, something serious.  And it was."We have found some abnormalities in your genetic profile, Private Petersen," Her CO informed her.  "They've taken you off active duty, but that doesn't mean Uncle Sam is through with you.  You've been temporarily assigned to a military research facility in Texas."  Though 'Abnormal genetic profile' didn't sound very good, Angel wasn't too worried.  She was a born pragmaticist.  If the military could do anything for her, they would.  And if they couldn't, she would deal with it.  That simple.  At least being near Dallas would be nice.  Her mother lived in Dallas, and perhaps she might be able to spend some time with her.  Hopefully.  The trip to the facility was perhaps the worse part.  Blank faced special ops soldiers sat next to her in on the plane and the transport vehicle, and never spoke a word.  The type of guys that made her own unit look like buffoons.Once at the facility, the testing began.  Not the kind of test with a paper and a pen.  Nor the kind that she was used to - target practice on a range.  This was screw-ball testing.  "Open your mind, Private.  Try and read my thoughts."  At first she stifled her laughter.  This seemed like the beginning of that Ghostbusters movie.  But they were serious.  The men in lab coats and the military brass that watched her from the shadows.  They were serious, and so they 'asked' her to take these tests.All in all, the testing wasn't so bad.After weeks of testing, she found what they meant by 'abnormal'.  One day they put her in a desk behind a glass partition.  On the other side was a small blue ball in an empty room.  If she concentrated on the ball just so, she could literally move it with her mind.  And why was it that she was the only one surprised about this?  It was then that they started to put her through different kinds of test.  Needle tests.  Shock therapy tests.  Pain tests.  And they wouldn't tell her why.  The men in lab coats and the Shadowed Brass (as she secretly started to call them) would never tell her anything, other than the fact that it was necessary.  And that she was a good soldier for not complaining.The pain, after awhile - wasn't so bad.They allowed her to watch TV at night.  It was the only thing that kept her sane, perhaps.  Zoning out while watching NYPD Blue let her escape from what her life had become.  Even if it made her soft.  But when the news reports started talking about an airplane's disappearance, she grew worried.  Then when the news hit that whole cities were disappearing, she grew... quiet.  They should have known what that would mean to her.She went to take the tests the next day.  She smiled at the grim faced MP that greeted her each morning.  She asked Dr. Mahew how his wife was, despite the fact he had never answered her in the past six months.  Then she struck.  A quick punch to Dr. Mahew's solar plexus had him stunned and gasping for air.  She grabbed a nearby metal tray and spun it through the air at the MP who was reaching for his gun.  He fell back, and suddenly Angel was on him with a speed she only recently knew she had.  She threw a punch to his kidney and followed up with a roundhouse kick that laid him out.  She grabbed his gun, his keys, and his security badge - and she was gone.  She knew the layout of the place, knew the shifts, knew where the cameras had blindspots.  Six months of being nice and never complaining made them think she was docile.  Perhaps they were right.  But that changed when she saw the news about the brownout.Her mother lived in Dallas, and that was very, very bad.  No one messes with her family.  [Personality] When Angel is around authority, she is quiet and perhaps a bit too submissive.  Years in the military had taught her that, of course.  Around her unit she's as loud and obnoxious as any other marine.  She's been known to start fights, and commonly finishes them.  There's no chip on her shoulder when it comes to trying to be 'better' than a man - she just tries to do what she can.  And if that's not good enough, she'll try harder next time.One facet of her personality that the military unfortunately discounted is her intense loyalty to her family.  Her sisters live in Florida, but her mother lives in Dallas.  She would die for her family, and as she sets off for the brownout - she realizes she may have to do just that.  And God help anyone who tries to stop her...</blockquote>

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