G075 - Howard, Lauren[/DECEASED]

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Name: Lauren Howard
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Grade: 12th
Hobbies and Interests: Volleyball, Swimming

Appearance: Lauren is about 5'7" tall. Her hair is naturally blonde and falls almost to her shoulders. Lauren's eyes are light blue and her face is lightly freckled. Since she regularly participates in physical activities such as swimming and martial arts, Lauren is strong without looking muscular and is a healthy weight for a girl of her age and height. Her skin tans easily, especially in the summer when she spends a large amount of time out in the sun.

Biography: Lauren grew up in the general vicinity of the Highland Beach area. She has a brother, Eric, who is two grades lower than her in school. The two of them frequently alternate from getting along perfectly to not being able to stand being in the same room as each other, although they never get truly angry to the point of hurting each other due to Lauren's dislike of unnecessary violence and Eric being a wimp. Otherwise, she has no other family that she has met, as her parents were both only children and all her last living grandparent (her father's mother) died when Lauren was in middle school.

The Howards moved around a few times, so as a result Lauren has attended three different elementary schools, one middle school (which was in the same district as her third elementary school, which she only attended for one year), and one high school (Southridge). She has been a very good swimmer since she was young, but has never tried out for the school swim team. She has been on the volleyball team since she started playing in seventh grade, though, and works as a lifeguard at local public pools during the summer.

After Lauren graduated from middle school, her parents moved to their current home in the Highland Beach school district, and it was during her first week of classes at Southridge high school that Lauren and Alex met for the first time. Alexander Raines was precisely one year older than Lauren (they both shared the birthday of September 23rd). When Lauren was new to the district and didn't know anybody, Alex introduced her to his friends. When she was having trouble coping with the advanced classes that she was enrolled in, he helped her understand the material. A few months later, on November 13th, they started dating, and have remained together ever since. Alex attends a nearby university, so they are still able to frequently get together.

Advantages: Lauren studied Tang Soo Do for five years at her parents' insistence. She stopped taking classes two years ago, but still regularly practices what she already knows. Lauren is also fairly strong and easy to get along with.

Disadvantages: About one month ago Lauren sprained her ankle. The injury has since healed and does not significantly hinder her, but she was warned to refrain from heavy physical activity for the time being to avoid aggravating it. On a more serious note, Lauren is extremely reluctant to kill anybody, due to Alex's strong stance against violence for anything other than necessary self-defense. As of right now, she has yet to determine whether or not killing people in a SOTF would qualify as self defense since, technically, the only way to survive is to kill. Still, she would rather not take any course of action that would cause problems between herself and Alex.

Designated Number: Female Student no. 75

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Designated Weapon: Sheriff Badge
Conclusions: Why do all our trained fighters always have to be pacifists? It's a shame, really, because G75 seems to have a leg up on most of the other female contestants. I can see her avoiding danger for a while, but when push comes to shove, she won't last.

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