Nicole Hayes

Nicole Hayes
Profile
Origin	Liberty
Occupation	Freelancer
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Undeclared
Status	Active
Born	796 A.S., Planet Los Angeles
Died	N/A

Nicole Hayes is a freelancer of Liberty origin. Once bound more conclusively to Liberty space, she now roams the Sirius sector freely.

Personality

Nicole is often harsh and critical of those she doesn't know, but once she gets to know someone she opens up to them, revealing a more playful, joking and sometimes cynical side. She is fiercely loyal to those she trusts, and will defend them with her life. She hates to see the law go broken without retribution, though in an ironic twist of fate, she sometimes finds herself working in the same positions she loathes, and she's not above breaking the law to do her job, especially if she does so to bring criminals to justice. She is easily angered by those that annoy her or rub her the wrong way.

History

Nicole was born on Planet Los Angeles to an Interspace Commerce executive and a Liberty Navy officer. She spent most of her time with her mother on Los Angeles, though she was often away from home enough that Nicole was usually cared to by a babysitter. Her father was frequently out on patrol, and rarely had time to care for his daughter, but he occasionally came home to spend time with her. Despite only rarely seeing him, Nicole was in awe of her father and his occupation, and she wanted to be in the Liberty Navy as well.

At the onset of the Nomad War, Nicole’s father went MIA. Nicole’s mother became incredibly protective of her daughter, now her only connection to her missing husband. Nicole was distraught and confused, and though she was unwilling to accept that he was gone at first, as she grew older it seemed more and more inevitable that he was gone forever, especially as his absence continued long after the nomads had been driven out from the majority of Sirius.

Nicole’s fascination with the Liberty Navy died off over time. Reports of piracy and rebel factions springing up led her to believe that the police and navy weren’t very competent, as she thought that if they were so good at what they did, then why couldn’t they patrol the trade lanes enough to prevent traders from coming under fire by hostile forces? Coming out of high school, Nicole decided to become a more independent freelancer to try to control criminals in her own way; however, her mother was not impressed, and told her that if she wanted to become a freelancer, she was not going to support her. Nicole accepted this grudgingly, and pooled together some funds for her first ship: a Hawk light fighter. She has been on ill terms with her mother ever since she left.