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<h2 style="margin:0; background:darkgreen; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #000000; text-align:center; color:#ffffff; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">PERSONAL INFORMATION</h2> | <h2 style="margin:0; background:darkgreen; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #000000; text-align:center; color:#ffffff; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">PERSONAL INFORMATION</h2> | ||
[[image:youngdouglas.jpg||left]] Douglas started life abandoned on the doorstep of an orphanage in Inverness with nothing but a name. He went from school to school and foster home to foster home, never really settling in, always getting into trouble; a rebel without a cause. He has a massive chip on his shoulder from the poor hand that he perceives that life dealt him, and if he hadn't fallen in with the Marines he might have | ===Background=== | ||
[[image:youngdouglas.jpg||left]] Douglas started life abandoned on the doorstep of an orphanage in Inverness with nothing but a name. He went from school to school and foster home to foster home, never really settling in, always getting into trouble; a rebel without a cause. He has a massive chip on his shoulder from the poor hand that he perceives that life dealt him, and if he hadn't fallen in with the Marines he might have fallen in with some very bad company indeed. The Marines did what it said on the recruitment poster; they made a man out of him. | |||
Growing up in the north of Scotland, Douglas speaks Gaelic fluently, but the closest he comes to Federation Standard is broad Scots. For some reason the Universal Translater can't cope with what is often perceived as an English variant, and leaves his accent for all to hear. However anyone listening to Douglas for five mintes will doubt that what he is speaking is English. | Growing up in the north of Scotland, Douglas speaks Gaelic fluently, but the closest he comes to Federation Standard is broad Scots. For some reason the Universal Translater can't cope with what is often perceived as an English variant, and leaves his accent for all to hear. However anyone listening to Douglas for five mintes will doubt that what he is speaking is English. | ||
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As a youth Douglas had a lot of bad habits, and he still drinks too much and smokes on occaision. He now wears his hair buzz-cut and his slouch has turned into a swagger as he had a lot more self-respect. He has an extensive set of celtic tattoos which he's rather proud of. | As a youth Douglas had a lot of bad habits, and he still drinks too much and smokes on occaision. He now wears his hair buzz-cut and his slouch has turned into a swagger as he had a lot more self-respect. He has an extensive set of celtic tattoos which he's rather proud of. | ||
What really won Douglas over was when he qualified to become a Marine pilot. Out alone in the depths of space with nothing between | What really won Douglas over was when he qualified to become a Marine pilot. Out alone in the depths of space with nothing between jim and the stars but a few inches of duranium, he feels that he is truly free. | ||
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