Belle

Belle “The brightest flame, casts the darkest shadow.” xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-- George R.R. Martin “I realise how precious life is, Probably because I've seen how it can be taken away.” xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-- Pierce Brosnan  xxxxxHistory xxxxxArabelle May Compton was born in the black aboard a Dragonfly class transport ship, only a few minutes before her twin brother Beau came screaming into the world. It was that same ship that served as their home through much of their childhood, and for Belle, it was a generally happy childhood. Her brother took a fancy to flying, but Belle was always more interested in the guts of the ship, what made her go, what made her stop, and everything in between. It was at a relatively young age that she was taken on as a sort of apprentice on the Exalted Justice, working with the ships mechanic to help not only keep the ship in order, but in tinkering with other equipment as well. xxxxxThough the twins were only fourteen when the war for unification began, they were actively involved in assisting their parents in the war effort, risking life, limb, and their livelihood in order to go in and help pull Browncoats out of hot zones. Belle survived for the next four years as close to unscathed as one can be in war, when Beau was arrested for the first time, and sent to a PoW camp. That was devastating to Belle, but it wasn't long afterward that both of Belle's parents were killed with her there to witness it, and to this day, it's not a thing that she's much inclined to discuss. Yet another devastating hit for the young woman, she came out of it bowed, but not broken, resolving to carry on for so long as she could, and she did. She kept to the ship that her parents had run, now captained by a close family friend, until the day that Beau finally escaped the PoW camp and returned to take over the Exalted Justice himself. xxxxxBelle kept on as well, and for several years, things were good. There was work enough to survive, and trouble enough to not get bored, but all good things must eventually come to an end, and after a particularly tricky job, they found themselves pursued by the Alliance. The result being the complete loss of the Exalted Justice, and again, Beau's capture. Belle escaped injured, but alive, and for the first time ever, without a place to call home, or much in the way of family to turn to. She bounced around from place to place, friends, what few relatives she had, finding odd jobs, getting into trouble of some kind or another, and then moving along. It wasn't until she was twenty-four that she had any true ties to anywhere again, this coming in the form her infant cousin, who not only lost her father, but her mother as well, leaving Belle and Beau the only living relatives to take her in. xxxxxIt's safe to say that this wasn't what Belle had planned, not that she actually had plans, but even so, she took Claire in and attempted to make a better life for them both. This meant finding work, finding a place to live, making an actual home of... well, somewhere. This driving need to do just that is what put her in front of some less than reputable men to whom she soon found herself indebted, but she had a small home and food on the table, but being stationary made finding work difficult at best, so the young woman found herself increasingly under water on what she owed. It was this, and the news of her brother's death, that drove her to find work on ships again, at first bringing her young ward with her, but as the jobs became increasingly dangerous, Belle opted to send Claire to live with family friends instead. xxxxxThis was, for Belle, an incredibly dark time, but she still made it back to visit Claire as often as she could, bringing toys, or other knickknacks back with her. It was only years later that Belle discovered her brother was not, in fact, dead, There was a brief-lived hope that she might be able to go back and work with him, to continue their previous life of the Robin-Hood-like antics, but he wouldn't allow it, and so instead she continued to work on varying ships, some of the work legitimate, and some not, but ever honing her skills as a mechanical engineer  xxxxxRecent Events March 2532 - Belle surprises her brother by showing up without any forewarning, and manages to finally finagle a place on his crew again.  xxxxxPersonality Belle Compton can be a hard person to get to know, often hiding behind a wall of sarcasm and gruffness, but to those who have gotten past that, she can be both warm, and also fiercely loyal.  xxxxxTrivia Though her face isn't splashed all over the cortex like some twin who will remain nameless, she is known to some as Beau Compton's twin sister. Belle has never been married, nor had any children of her own. She doesn't seem to have too many regrets about these life choices, either.  xxxxxGallery xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx  xxxxxThe People Beau: Twin brother, and the person to whom Belle is the closest. Elizabeth: Sister-in-law and friend. She is good people. Or, you know, something like that. Corin: Met by chance, and a friendship came out of it, as awkward as it might have been initially. Tilly: Sort of like the son Belle never had, if she had ever wanted to have a son. Half the time she wants to slap him, the other half, hug him. Fowler: A terribly charming, and dangerous sort. Keeps trying to recruit Belle back to the Wulver, not easy to say no to that handsome mug.

Statisticsxxxxx  Full Name: Arabelle May Compton Date of Birth: 14 Feb 2492 Parents: Beauregard James Compton, Jr. & Helena May Compton (both deceased) Siblings: Beau Compton, twin Spouse: Unwed Children: None Assignment: None Specialization: Engineer Gender: Female Eyes and Hair: Hazel/Brown Height and Weight: 5'6"/120lbs Status: Active Education: Homeschooled Military Service: Browncoat since age 14 RP Hooksxxxxx  Browncoat during Unification War Many jobs with many ships