User blog:Holokami/Character Sheet: Laura Griffith

"Hold your horses partner! I can get these guys from here."

- Laura to Lucia Minniti.

Laura Griffith is an Elite Seven “candidate”, and a Shepherd Special Operative on the Faraday Isles. She likes to see herself as a sheriff of the wild west at times, and works as a Model with Lucia Minniti. As a natural Super Psychic, she is of great interest to Marcella Beaumont

Appearance
Laura has long blonde hair and pale yellow eyes. She often wears wild west/cowboy inspired clothing, mainly bikini or just bikini tops, crop tops, skirts, cowboy hats, cowboy boots, and other accessories.

Personality
Laura has a perennially cheerful and somewhat cocky attitude. She’s outgoing, friendly, and a little on the wild side. She was brought up on old westerns by her father, learned to shoot a great variety of guns and ranged weaponry, all of which were a great influence on her.

Laura acts as the “sheriff” of the Faraday Isles, and will uphold the law, even if the the isles are basically crime free. Despite her outgoing and cocky traits, she’s can be very patient, something she gained from learning to wait for the perfect shot instead of just shooting randomly and hoping to hit. She definitely acts like a badass, and knows how to give motivational speeches and awesome lines at the right moments.

Laura is one who will challenge criminals to a duel face-to-face if she think’s they’re not completely bad/evil, or she knows she can beat them. When going to capture an enemy who is completely bad/evil, or a little too strong to fight face to face, she’ll snipe them from a distance. Of course, if she thinks someone is less than worthy to duel, she’ll snipe them as well.

When Laura sets her mind on something, and has no doubt in her mind that it’s what she wants/needs to do, she can unleash her full force, and nothing will stop her until it’s done.

Background
Born in the U.S.A., a daughter of a farmer, her father was a huge fan of westerns and the wild west, and she often watched western movies with him; she really enjoyed watching them as well. Her father also taught her how to shoot from the moment she was old enough to stand firm and hold a gun. She learnt to saddle and ride horses as well, and became a proper cowgirl.

Her father always taught her one thing; “Never shoot unless you mean it, and if you do, make it count.” Laura’s mother was never keen on letting a girl shoot, but she always saw how much Laura loved it. Laura’s mother taught her another lesson; “Guns aren’t toys, but they’re only killing machines if you make them that.”

Laura started to discover her powers after she kept scoring bull’s eyes every shot. One day she felt like she could hit the target with a stone. She picked a stone up off the ground, threw it, and scored a bull’s eye. Her eyes and skills with ranged weaponry were unparalleled. She entered a shooting match with her father’s friends, and beat them all soundly.

Because of the Super Mutation, her body kept itself in a great shape, and because of the clothes she wore, she was scouted out as a model for a teenage magazine. Later, because of her “wild” nature, she would continue her modelling career further.

Laura often dealt with criminals herself. As a young teenager, 11 to 12, she stopped a few bag thieves, and even busted a bank heist. The local police force were both impressed and worried. Her mother and father both saw she was something else though, and never told her off, as she never got injured, and loved doing it. Even in the toughest of situations, Laura never lost her smile.

When Laura was 17, her parents, and a couple of local policemen, felt that she was being held back, and showed her flyers and a prospectus for the Psychic School and the Faraday Isles. After Laura read them, she was besides herself. The police then showed her a video; a video which was made specifically for Laura.

“This is crazy!” Laura’s father said, experiencing the scary information power of psionics for the first time. The video told Laura personally about her powers, the Super Mutation, and what the island could offer her specifically, and featured Lumi personally explaining it all. Laura was being headhunted by Lumi, as so far, Laura is the second natural Super Psychic in the world.

Laura’s mind had been made; she would go to the Faraday Isles. her parents were delighted, and after a slightly emotional discussion, her parents let her know they would stay at their home. But one question came up, almost the elephant in the room- the money. Her parents lived decent lives, but not enough to spare the money for a plane to the other side of the world. That’s when the police handed Laura another envelope. Inside it was ticket, one month from that day, fully paid for, and a letter which explained student accommodation and other finances.

The room was almost stunned at the treatment, almost suspicious, but the policemen assured them that Lumi Faraday sent all students and families who wanted to come, but couldn’t afford to, those letters.

When she arrived, she was amazed by the technology- the feel of Lefévre was much different than that of the countryside she came from. She settled in well, and did really well in her studies. She powered up, and gained great understanding and control of her powers. Marcella Beaumont headhunted her to be a Special Operative for the Shepherds. Laura agreed, and Marcella had Laura help keep watch on the streets of Lefévre as much as she sent her on missions.

As all this was going on, her modeling career also continued. Through this, she met Lucia Minniti, and became good friends with her.

There was once a time when a thief openly stole a ladies bag. Laura, who was drinking at a cafe at the time, quickly finished her drink, stood up, and threw her glass at the thief, hitting him dead center on the back of the head, knocking him out. The crowd looked at her, she smiled, and tilted her hat a little before walking over and apprehending the thief.

Laura's skills are that impressive, that she's next in line to be an Elite Seven when one of the current Elite Sevens leaves the Psychic School.

Powers
Laura's powers are all related to her vision, ranged weapon skills, her physical condition, and powers over momentum and velocity. She's also a Super Human, meaning she has:
 * Enhanced/Supernatural Condition - As with all Super Humans, their levels of regeneration are always high enough to slow their aging.
 * Supernatural Vision - Her eyes are like that of an eagle's and greater; it's said she can spot a normal sized die from over three miles away with a little focus, and hit it dead center.

From natural talent and being trained with by her father and his friends, Laura became amazing at handling any and all ranged weapons, and can gained incredible coordination skills:
 * Artillery Proficiency
 * Enhanced Archery
 * Enhanced Cannon Skill
 * Enhanced Gunmanship
 * Enhanced Marksmanship
 * Flawless Coordination
 * Ranged Weapon Proficiency
 * Supernatural Accuracy

Laura's psychic powers are pretty powerful ones. She never uses them for her ranged skill-shots though, as those come purely from her eyesight and talent; but when the going gets really tough, or she needs a little help with a really difficult shot, she'll use her powers.
 * Momentum Manipulation
 * Velocity Manipulation

She's something of a badass.

Trivia

 * Laura has eyes which share the same colour as the eyes of an eagle, which combined with her skills, earned her the epithets "The Eagle" and "Eagle Eyes".

Themes
The Sheriff Has Arrived!
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