Tien Dufferin

T H I R D

• Work in Progress History

  
  Born and raised on Persephone, Tien's real name is Arianna Desrochers. Her father, Bastien, was a mechanic, and he taught Tien everything she knows. Her mother, Kassandra, was a homemaker, she took care of the household and raised Tien and her 3 siblings; Kemberly, Bastien and Emberlin; the youngest two are twins. She was several years older than her siblings, but instead of helping her mother with the children Tien was more often than not found with her father, handing him tools and learning about whatever he happened to be fixing; things that moved fascinated her, but starships were her favorite. By the time she was eight years old Tien had pestered one of her father's regulars enough that he took her for ride in his ship, he even let her sit in the pilot's chair. It was only a small salvage ship but it was enough, the girl was hooked before the small ship even broke atmo. Much to father's chagrin that little taste was enough to make up Tien's mind; she was going to be a pilot when she grew up. And, fortunately for her father the ambitious little girl, she had the talent and passion to back it up.
  
  Despite her parents discouragement Tien began to split her free time between helping her father and learning all she could about flying and piloting airships and starships. Even managed to get herself into trouble plenty of times by sneaking aboard various crafts and vessel. But the thing that got her in the most trouble was when she snuck aboard a small flyer, and she accidentally borrowed it. She foolishly gave into temptation, and started it, just to see what it felt like...then before she realize it the small craft was in the air, and taking off. Frantically she turned the craft around, to return it to it's mooring, and everything was going okay until she saw the flyers owner standing where his craft had been parked only moments ago. Distracted, her landing was less than gracefully, she damaged the ship. Fortunately for her the owner knew her father, and he didn't turn her over to Station security. Instead he marched Tien to her father's shop and made hee confess her trespasses and arrange for his vessel to be fixed. As expected her parents were furious and not only did she have to pay for the repairs from the money she earned in the shop, but she was also grounded for months, restricted to home and the shop.
  
  Tien's mother and father had always hoped she would grow up to work in the family's shop along side Bastien, so when Tien applied for flight school they were vehemently against it. So much that they refused to give her any financial assistance beyond the wages she had earned through the shop. None of it swayed her determination, it only served to cause a rift between the young woman and her parents. She moved out of her parents the day her acceptance letter came, it's arrival had sparked a disagreement between them; she hasn't been back or even spoken to them since.
  
  Paying her way wasn't easy, but she managed to get a couple of bursaries and she found a job working with a mechanic near the school...... Tbc

• Quick notes for history

  A collection of scattered thoughts. Soon I will write out a history but until this consider this my character notes
  
  - Dad taught Tien how to fix things form an early age and she is a good mechanic, but her passion and talents always laid in flying.
  
  -she left home against her parents wishes to get her piloting licence, but was expelled from flight school only a few months before graduation for doing something really stupid, dangerous and highly illegal. Tien isn't licensed but she is one helluva pilot.
  
  - because she is unlicensed she has a few infractions and a couple of warrants which causes her to avoid the alliance and law enforcement officials.
  
  - used to work for smugglers flying cargo wherever it needed to be, eventually the cargo changed, she was no longer delivering stolen medicine to where it was needed, but to sensitive information, weapons, explosives and worse people. Soon as the pilot realized she was carrying peoples, she tried to turn herself over to the authorities and oust her employers unfortunately the agent she encountered was corrupt and in on the whole thing. She barely escaped that ordeal with her life.
  
  - it was that incident which promoted her to change her identity and go through gene therapy to change her appearance. She used to have darker features and olive toned skin, now she could almost pass as Albino.
  
  - was hired on the Aquila as a mechanic a few months before the ship wa purchased by Ty. She started piloting the ship after Ty discovered that she is a better pilot than mechanic.They've been flying together for a while now.