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At the age of twelve her father was promoted to Commander and offered a post on Earth. He decided it would be a welcome change for the family and they all relocated. At this stage, the twins had completed there starfleet their Starfleet training at the Academy. As they left for Earth, her eldest sister returned to the Saturn station to flow in her father's footsteps. Her brother graduated into the security field, but to their fathers horror resigned a year later. He took up a post as a police officer the same year.
Shoplifting and pick pocketing became almost second nature to her. One night on a shoplifting spree, she went out with two other teens, something she did not normally do. When the shop owner caught them, one of the youths pulled out a phaser. They were unaware that the owner had activated a silent alarm. Before they could leave, the police were on the doorstep. As faith would have it, it was her brother who responded. The youth fired upon the police, but was killed in the return fire by her brother.
L'May was arrested by her own brother and sentenced to a rehab facility. She spent the next three years in the facility. She was free to leave after the first, but stayed on as a counselor and studied through them. She also became tattoo artist in her second year and took a keen interest in the sciences.
L'May left the rehab facility at the age of 17 and joined the Starfleet academy. She had found her way again and had to prove it to her family, who had always been by her side.
With Shoplifting and pick pocketing became almost second nature to her. One night at the age of 16, L’May went out with two other teens, something she did not normally do. While in a shop, they decided to steal a few items. When the launch shop owner caught them, one of the youths pulled out a new shipphaser. They were unaware that the owner had activated a silent alarm. Before they could leave, the police were on the doorstep. As fate would have it, it was her brother who responded. The youth fired upon the police, and the police returned fired. One youth was stunned in the USS Columbiashootout by L’May’s brother and arrested, while L’May finally got and the other fled on foot. The youth which was arrested, never gave away the names of his two accomplices. Luke had caught a chance glimpse of the other two suspects, but refused to believe what he had seen. Luke’s suspicions were confirmed when his sister never returned home that evening. L’May had seen her brother and ridden with guilt decided to serve on start a Federation shipnew life. While on For the shipnext two years L’May bounced from town to town doing odd jobs to survive. The incident with her brother had been such a shock she changed her habits and lost herself in painting instead of drugs. L’May’s life happened to change by chance. She was out in a market in Detroit when one of her brother’s ex-girlfriends, Reena, spotted her. L’May became good friends brushed Reena off, claiming she was confusing her with a Bajoran security officersomeone else. Out of concern for L’May, Don WestReena contacted Luke and informed him of the meet. She also Luke had never stopped looking for his sister, and with the new lead, he boarded the first transport he could get and headed to Detroit. Two days later Luke managed to track down L’May and confronted her eye on . L’May was given a tactical officerchoice, she was to returned home and sort out her life, or he would turn her in. L’May had little choice but was beaten to listen to her by the ship’s Captain Adaran 225older brother. During a month of sulking, she developed a keen interest in Science. L’May worked hard enrolled in university and spent the back groundnext seven years focusing on her studies. She earned her professors degree in Cybernetics and minored in Isolinear Circuitry. Once finished with her studies, L’May looked at her life. She had accomplished a bit, but soon found out still wanted to do more. After another chat with her brother, she enlisted in Starfleet in that Columbia wasn’t a place for scientific discoveriessame year.
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|Character TypeAffiliation=NPCUnited Federation of Planets|RetiredCharacter Type=YesPC
| Name=L'May Ford
| Image=LMayFord.jpg
| Rank=CrewmanMidshipman| Position=CorpsmanNurse
| Position2=
| Assignment=USS Columbia
| Age=
| Height=1.44m
| Weight=42kg40kg
| Build=Petite
| Complexion=Lily-White
| Hair Color=Fiery Red
| Hair Style=Half way down her back and wavycurly
| Facial=None
| Eye Color=Emerald
| Voice=Sharp
| Taste=Jeans and a hooded top - Always black
| Features=Right arm covered in tattoos. From her shoulder to her wrist. A mixture of pictures, including roses, dragons and star dates. Small frame.| Dateyr=189182
| Datemth=12
| Dateday=25
| Marital=Single
| Children=None
| Sibling=Brother Luke, 3036, Working as a Police Officer in San Francisco Earth. His twin sister Leona, 36, working as a Starfleet engineer in the Ship design department of Medical officer on the Saturn Space Station. Sister Lora, 1621, in Starfleet Academy - Medical| Mother=JessicaFord, 5056, house wife| Father=LarryFord, 5565, Retired Starfleet Commander - engineering Engineering Department. Still does some consultant work for Starfleet.| Parents=Married and living on Earth| Pets=NoneA goldfish named Bob| Friends=Never allowed anyone to get close to her[[Don West]]| History=L'May was born aboard the Saturn Station, a Starfleet research facility orbiting Saturn. At that time stage her dad was a Lieutenant in the engineering corps aboard the station. She had an older brother and sister, non -identical twins and later a younger sister.
L'May grew up aboard the station, playing hide and go seek and other children games with her brother and sisters. Everybody knew them and it was like an extended family. Being one of only a hand full of children on the station she was spoiled regularly. Starfleet was in her blood, the research facility hardly ever saw visitors and she was never exposed to anything else. L'May excelled in art and was fond of painting pictures for the various members aboard the station.
As her brother and sister excelled, L'May sank into a depression. Life on Earth was not what she had imagined. Children were rude and insulting, and there were so many of them. Trying to fit in, L'May got mixed up with the wrong group of kids, and her downward spiral continued. Her artwork also found a new canvas, that of her arm. She became disrespectful and a brat. At age thirteen, she started using designer drugs and it wasn't long before her pocket money could not support her habit.
With L’May’s small framethe launch of a new ship, it made no sense to join the security departmentUSS Columbia, but she wanted to be of more use L’May finally got a chance to serve on a Federation ship. While on the ship. , L’May decided to do became good friends with a paramedic courseBajoran security officer, to get her into the Medical departmentDon West. Once She also had her transfer was accepted, she enrolled herself eye on a nursing coursetactical officer, but was beaten to broaden her knowledgeby the ship’s Captain Adaran 225. L’May worked hard in the back ground, but soon found out that Columbia wasn’t a place for scientific discoveries.
With L’May’s small frame, it made no sense to join the security department, but she wanted to be of more use to the ship. L’May decided to do a paramedic course, to get her into the Medical department. Once her transfer was accepted, she returned to Earth to join the Starfleet academy and enrolled herself on a nursing course, to broaden her knowledge.
The Medical field proved to be much more than she expected and it required a lot of hard work and dedication to get through her studies. Once L’May qualified as a nurse and quickly re-applied to join her old crew of the USS Columbia. The Columbia had under gone some staffing changes, and had moved from the Second Fleet by this time, but L’May still felt it was the right place to be for her to be. | Majors=CyberneticsSurgical nursing | Minors=Isolinear CircuitrySubstance abuse nursing
| Hobbies=The Arts, Painting and Sculpting
| Short=Getting use used to life in space again
| Long=To become a recognized artist
| Personality=Shy and withdrawn
| Humor=wittyWitty
| Phobias=Crowds
| Likes=Being alone
| Dislikes=Loud places
| Peeves=None
| Habits=Likes to drink - – alone. Bites nails| Achievements=Had her artwork displayed Professor's degree in a gallery with big named artists during her time in rehabCybernetics| Disappointments=Not living up to Wasting her family's ambitionsteen years
| Illnesses=Normal childhood sickness
| Strengths=Quick and agile. Very creative
| Weaknesses=Doesn't trust anyone. Physically weak.
| Fears=Not being able to repent for her youth
| Prejudices=None
| Painful=Her Mom's face when she was sentenced to rehabRunning away from her family
| Time=Early life aboard the Saturn Station
| Crucial=Experience: Getting sentenced Her brother sending her away to Rehabstudy| Role Model=Luke Ford – Her familybrother
| Department=Medical
| CHist={{Career HistoryCHHead}}{{CHLine|Location={{USS|Columbia|FF|6145}}|Assignment=Medical Officer|Stardate=21509.22|StardateEnd=|Event=Assigned to USS Columbia|LocationDepartment=Medical
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| MedalsJoinY=2015|JoinM=09|JoinD=22 |contact=dcvanderwesthuizen@gmail.com
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