Physical Description

Height: 5'8"
Weight: 130
Hair: Red/Auburn
Eyes: Hazel

Distinguishing Features: Scars on lower back.

Personality: Moira is very much a home body.  She's dated but not very much and views the chance at going to Mars as a way to change things with herself.  She doesn't know how to get close to people.  She can talk with them about anything but at the same time is not very revealing about herself.  She's also very much a giver.  She has a tendency to taking on more then she can chew.  She can have a temper but it takes a lot for it to blow

Personal Quirks: Will chew on her lip when she's nervous or unsure. She is confident in her medical knowledge and will speak her mind on that.  She can be very stubborn.  Although she'll take on a great deal she doesn't have a problem with telling someone off, if she feels they are out of line . She is claustrophobic to some extent.  She can  handle elevators so long as they keep moving.  With her it's a matter of if there is a way out.  She's more afraid of being trapped then of closed in spaces.

History: Moira grew up as an only to child. Her mother, Margaret, had a rough pregnancy with her and never really recovered from the birthing.   Moira was a preemie and because of it cost her parents plenty during her first weeks of life.  Her father, Daniel, was a police officer and although they had decent insurance between her medical and her mothers it did drain their savings. 

Moira was often reminded of this as she was growing up.  As Moira grew up more and more responsibilities were placed upon her.  By the time she was ten she cleaned the house, cooked the meals, etc all while going to school.  Although she never saw the alcohol her mother drank very heavily and spent all her time either in front of the television or in her room. 

Moira's father unfortunately expected Moira to do all this and keep her grades up.  If she failed to do what he thought needed to be done he would punish her and even sometimes he'd do it just because he wanted to.  He had a bad temper and often took it out on her and her mother, especially if he had a bad day at work.  

When Moira was seventeen her father was killed in the line of duty.  He'd chased a robber down an alley and was shot. The force paid for his funeral and they did get his death benefits along with his pension.  It helped especially since Moira would be graduating from school soon and would need money to pay for further education.  She used some of it along with student loans and a part time job to pay for her college degree in nursing. She knew she'd wanted to do that from the onset.  She'd wanted to become a nurse and was determined to do it. 

Between school, work, and taking care of her mother Moira had very little time to sleep let alone socialize.  By the time she graduated she was exhausted but happy.  She got a job at a local hospital and began to work her way up.   About a year later the hospital approached her about becoming an ARNP.  Yes it would mean going back to school but it would give her better pay.  The hospital would pay for it but she'd have to agree to work for so long afterwards or pay them back.  She debated on this for some time.  She figured though it might be just the thing for her. 

She knew she didn't want to be a doctor but this was between the two.  She started going back to school and working strictly on the weekends at the hospital.  While doing all this she also met Dr. Mark Reynolds.  He asked her out to a social function at the hospital and from there they saw each other when their schedules would permit.   For her it was nice but her time was once more very strained. 

Then to add to her burdens her mother got very sick.  She needed a liver transplant.  Due to her drinking history her mother was put way down on the list for a transplant.  So now Moira was going to school, working, taking care of the house and also having to visit her mother in the hospital and make sure she was getting good care.  Finally it all came to a head.  She was on the verge of breaking when her mother passed away.  She went to see Mark, needing some comfort...she arrived at his apartment to find him in the hot tub with another man.  She could not mistake the embrace for anything platonic and blew a gasket.  She stormed over reading him the riot act before walking away and not looking back.  

She couldn't take any more at this point.  She shut down.  She did everything automatically.  Thankfully school was on break and her job gave her some time off to deal with the death and all that went with it.  She decided though she couldn't go back to the hospital to work.  It just wasn't possible with Mark there.  The director heard through the grape vine about the situation and he approached her.  He had a friend in the government and they were looking for medical personal for Mars.  He thought she might be interested.  She jumped at the chance.