A couple of characters created mostly for the CITD story, but will exist in 'canon' Fenspace as well:
Commander Alanna Briggs
CO, VFS-201 Spartans
Petite, red hair, blue eyes. Former US Navy aviator. Qualified on "every airframe in the Navy inventory", including F-14, F-18. Politicked out in the 90's RIFs. Spent several years trying to get a commercial flying job and hating it, went "up" in 2010. A huge Macross fan, biomod has left her "half Zentraedi" with pointed ears and prehensile hair. The Professor and AC Peters have both confirmed their beliefs that she -should- be able to be macronized to full Zentraedi size... but to date, no one has built the required recloning equipment.
Personality: Bright and cheerful on the outside, hard as stone on the inside. Alanna is great at getting along with people, but once she's got herself set on a path she's almost impossible to move from it.
Lieutenant Charlie Kowalski
Charlie Kowalski was a Captain in the USAF until 2018. He has a certain reputation in Fenspace, having flown for the TSAB during the Boskone War and racking up an impressive record there. Charlie was in many ways a stereotypical fighter pilot -- hard-charging, agressive, and confident in pretty much everything he did. Unfortunately this lead to a medical downcheck in 2018, barring him from military flight status in the US. Charlie resigned his commission and disappeared into Fenspace, last seen boarding a space taxi heading for Jenga. Three weeks later, a catgirl with blue hair, retailored USAF BDUs, and Charlie's dog-tags turned up on Greenwood to sign up with the GSS. As of the Pirate Invasion, Charlie is XO of VFS-201 Spartans, flying under Commander Briggs.
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Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.
Commander Alanna Briggs
CO, VFS-201 Spartans
Petite, red hair, blue eyes. Former US Navy aviator. Qualified on "every airframe in the Navy inventory", including F-14, F-18. Politicked out in the 90's RIFs. Spent several years trying to get a commercial flying job and hating it, went "up" in 2010. A huge Macross fan, biomod has left her "half Zentraedi" with pointed ears and prehensile hair. The Professor and AC Peters have both confirmed their beliefs that she -should- be able to be macronized to full Zentraedi size... but to date, no one has built the required recloning equipment.
Personality: Bright and cheerful on the outside, hard as stone on the inside. Alanna is great at getting along with people, but once she's got herself set on a path she's almost impossible to move from it.
Lieutenant Charlie Kowalski
Charlie Kowalski was a Captain in the USAF until 2018. He has a certain reputation in Fenspace, having flown for the TSAB during the Boskone War and racking up an impressive record there. Charlie was in many ways a stereotypical fighter pilot -- hard-charging, agressive, and confident in pretty much everything he did. Unfortunately this lead to a medical downcheck in 2018, barring him from military flight status in the US. Charlie resigned his commission and disappeared into Fenspace, last seen boarding a space taxi heading for Jenga. Three weeks later, a catgirl with blue hair, retailored USAF BDUs, and Charlie's dog-tags turned up on Greenwood to sign up with the GSS. As of the Pirate Invasion, Charlie is XO of VFS-201 Spartans, flying under Commander Briggs.
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Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.