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Trinity MacNamara

Name: Trinity MacNamara

Nickname: MacNamara

Marital Status: single

Age: 22

Height: 5'4"

Weight: 108lbs

Body: athletic, not overly curvy

Physical Condition: good shape

Eyes: brown

Hair Colour & Style: dark brown, to her mid-shoulders, always pulled back out of her way. A single, slender braid is generally left free.

Hands: calloused from years of manual labor, still very deft

Distinguishing Feature: eyes

Characteristic Gestures: tugs on her braid when thinking.

Race: Caucasian

Religion: rather muddled

Background: Grew up in the area. Her parents own a kennel/boot camp for police K9 units and SAR dogs. She lives in a cabin above the kennel. Her place is accessible by various modes of transportation according to the season. During the summer and autumn, horseback and 4-Wheel Drive. Spring- horseback is the only way to go. In the winter the only way in is by snowmobile.

Schooling: high school; local community college- assoc. degree in business.

Areas of Expertise: K9 units; dog handling; K9 tracking; extreme weather survival

Occupation: tracking instructor at her parents kennel.

If SAR, Motivation: Just kinda born into. It's what she knows and loves

Previous experience in this field: Raised on it.

Where trained: Trained by her parents How: Was a volunteer on the SAR team that served the area before Larabee's team arrived.

Equipment Experience: K-9 units; swift-water rescues

Weapons Experience: grew up around firearms and hunting; very comfortable around the more mundane variations of the shotgun, handgun, and rifle.

Carry Yes/No: Not unless there's a safety indicator on the rescue

Short Term Goals:

Long Term Goals:

Short Term Needs: Friendship from people her own age (and species).

Long Term Needs: To get away from the area and see more of the world before getting too settled.

Extrovert/Introvert: Introvert until she feels comfortable

Eccentricities: Takes Junkyard with her just about every where; voracious reader

Favourite Sayings: "He (Junkyard) really is harmless." At least that's the one she says most often; "ever-lovin' "

IQ: High-average Temperament: Pretty laid back; takes a lot to get her riled, but once her dander is up- it takes a *lot* to bring her back down.

Methods of Handling Anger/Rage: Something constructive- build a fence; visit the dogs; ride

Bad Habits/Vices: tact is a fairly foreign concept; can come off as apathetic toward things that don't directly impact her world.

Prejudices: macho men and sissy girls

Pet Peeves: people who don't prepare for, and/or respect the wilderness they're venturing into.

Things that make her uncomfortable: being indoors; fast water gives her pause now

Most Painful Thing in Life: searches that go bad, particularly involving children

Ever Been Arrested: no

Sense of Humour: quiet and slightly morbid- helps her cope with some of the things the come up on the job.

Fears: She's plagued by dreams of rescues that ended badly- including her younger brother's.

Hobbies/Interests: reading, the animals; paints

Attributes about character that Turn on the Opposite Sex: intense eyes

Sexual Turn Ons: tenderness; an honest days sweat

Turn Offs: aggression in a relationship, clinginess

Clothing Style: Formal: doesn't do formal

Everyday: blue jeans; cowboy boots/hiking

boots; comfortable tops

Most Crucial Experience: During the spring flooding when she was 18, her younger brother Jeff got cut-off by the rising water. Trinity lead the attempt to pull him from the tree he was trapped in. Her ropes got snagged on a tree that washed out up stream, pulling them both into the water. Searchers found her tangled in debris several miles downstream. Her brother was never located.

Favourite Music: Jude; Fiona Apple

Favourite Movie: Pleasantville

Favourite Food: homemade strawberry jam

Favourite Drink: Chai tea

Favourite Relaxation: Riding up to the falls

Idea of a Good Date: a hike or ride, followed by a picnic under the stars

Vehicle Driven: A '78 suburban affectionately dubbed 'The Tank' Completely Frankensteined, but can go just about everywhere, large enough to haul around a crew and/or the dogs.

Sports Participated In: baseball

Ever been injured in the line of Duty: when she went in the water with her brother she sustained a concussion, a sprained ankle, and multiple contusions

Pets: Junkyard (her SAR Shepherd) and Jimmy (a 'Heinz 57' pup she's currently training)

Best Friend/Confidant: The boys (Junkyard and Jimmy); and her mother

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