In Memory of Jinx "JR" Ripley

Name: Jinx 'JR' Ripley Age: 25 Occupation: Air stewardess DOB: 11th February, 1980 POB: London, England Hair: Dark red, long Eyes: Blue Height: 5'11" Weight: 127 Ibs Identifying Marks: Small, black Celtic cross tattooed on her hip Place of Residence: Seattle, America Hobbies: Clothes shopping, films, books, running, stargazing Languages: English, French Family: Mother, Alison Ripley. Father, unknown. Elder brother, Jake Ripley

Background: Ripley, or JR as she is also known to some, has never known who her father is, as he took off the moment he found out her mother was pregnant. Her mother cursed the unborn child for trapping her further when she was already unemployed with a young son. They lived in a flat in London, provided by the council, in a somewhat rough area.

She hated school from the moment she started, and her mother did little to encourage her. Even from a young age, Ripley had to watch her mother drinking herself into an early grave, but it wouldn't be so simple. At virtually the same time that leaflets warning of AIDS were being dropped through letterboxes all over England, her mother was diagnosed with HIV. She did nothing to keep it secret from her children, and in fact screamed at them, blaming them for somehow trapping her into a life that gave it to her.

Spending more time bunking on the streets than in class, she was never going to leave school top of her class, however she did manage to pass everything. At 16 she left home eagerly, wanting to get away from her mother and the stream of men that seemed to hang about. Having no work experience and no real qualifications however, she found it impossible to get a job in London where unemployment was already high. She lived on the streets for several weeks until taken in by a man, Stuart, who saw her pretty looks as being able to earn him a good income. She shared a small, run down building with a few other prostitutes, selling her body on the streets of London with the bulk of the money made going straight into Stuart's pocket.

After six years of such a life, she was working the streets as usual when her brother, Jake, found her. Since establishing himself in a small job with an airline, he'd decided to go looking for her and had finally managed to track her down...and she has never stopped being grateful for his dragging her out of that life. It was Jake that pointed her in the direction of the interviews for airline stewardesses at the airline he himself worked for, and helped her put together a portfolio of pictures and information about herself that would be desirable. Passing the weight and height restrictions, as well as being aesthetically pleasing to the eye, she was put on a shortlist for a full interview. The panel warmed to her, finding her easy to talk to and her manner casual. She was offered a job, and she took it eagerly.

After being trained up for the job, her career took off well, and she found it an enjoyable and at last stable way of life. She was later able to use her experience and saved money to make a move to America, settling in Seattle after being offered a place as a flight attendant with an airline there. It was on a routine return trip from Japan to Seattle that Ripley went missing with the rest of the crew and passengers of the flight.

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