Nicholas Florentyn

Nicholas Florentyn, or simple Nik, was a shuttle craft pilot on board the JMC Blue Dwarf. He often flew a Starbug from the Dwarf on missions.

History
Nik was born and raised on the planet Mars in the Sol System. From an early age he was interested in vehicles, and he took a particular interest in space craft.

He entered the Space Corps. and became a high level pilot by the age of 19. As a result of either stress or a bad influence of other Space Corps. troopers, Nik fell into a lifestyle of sex, drugs and rock n' roll. The lifestyle culminated in him crashing an expensive spacecraft and being demoted to a low-level mechanic role. Money for drugs dried up, by Nik kept feeding himself a steady stream of alcohol.

As Nik began to climb back up the order of rank over a period of 5 years, he both passed the instructor's exam and managed to secure a job on board the JMC Blue Dwarf.

Appearance
Nik was 5 '11'' and of a light build. His hair was dusky brown and generally unkempt. He had grey, bloodshot eyes and a small mouth with tight lips. Often Nik kept a scruffy appearance, and had several hip-flasks on his person.

Personality
Afflicted with alcoholism, Nik also suffered from severe depression. Although this did not come through during his work on missions, Nik was recorded on his medical records as being suicidal. His interests also centred around little else than drinking and flying.

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