Stephen Kulko

Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Stephen Laux Kulko

Kyle Chandler as Stephen Laux Kulko

Personal

Alias:	Kulk
Age:	23
Features:	Brown hair, hazel eyes
Colony:	Canceron

Professional

Rank:	Lieutenant (Junior Grade)
Department:	Tactical
Position:	Junior Tactical Officer

"When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years."
- Mark Twain

Background

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Stephen Laux Kulko was raised on his father's ranch outside the provincial town of Munro, on Canceron. His father, Jason Laird Kulko, inherited the ranch from his own father, Galen Lee Kulko. All told, the family has six generations invested in cattle ranching. All this made Stephen's decision to enroll in the Picon CFA - a decision that might otherwise fill parents with pride or trepidation - quite controversial.

Immediate Family

Jason Laird Kulko	Stephen's father is a rancher on Canceron.
Alyssa Meghan Kulko	Stephen's mother, a schoolteacher in the town of Munro.
Galen Lee Kulko	Jason's father and Stephen's grandfather. Mostly retired, he helps out around the ranch in Stephen's absence.

Service Jacket

First Tour: BS 132 Cerberus

18 April, 2041: Promoted, Lieutenant, Junior Grade

Physical Features

This man stands a bit shy of six feet, with pale olive skin, broad shoulders and a trim, athletic build. His face is a near oval, beneath a shock of tousled brown hair. Pale hazel eyes, wearily creased at the edges, frame a prominent nose. Thin lips are often pressed together, over a subdued chin and square jawline. When he speaks, his voice is a confident baritone, with a hint of rural drawl.

On the Grid

Known Associates

XO

Now, I know full well nobody knows everything. But the Major comes damn near close. If the Skipper decides what we're gonna do, the Major decides how we do it. And what time we do it. And when we're done doing it, and we're wondering why we did it, Tillman's there to make it all make sense. Gods help us if he buys it - we need someone like him. I need someone like him.

'Tisiphone'

I can't pin down what it is about her, but I'd start throwing punches for this girl and I ain't even slept with her. She's genuine - she won't sugar you up and piss on your back. Got nothin' bad to say bout her, exceptin' she got me smokin' again. But, then, I can't blame that on her - circumstances bein' what they are, I woulda found someone to feed my habit. Might as well be a friend. Gods help the poor bastards who have to fly against this girl. She's got a heart and a half, and somethin' - to prove on top of it. Only wish I knew what.

'Oberlin'

Hard to tell when he's on or off duty, at times. But it doesn't so much matter. Calvin may be a sarcastic son of a bitch, but he's a crafty sarcastic son of a bitch. He's got a good head on his shoulders, and he's not one to let decorum and protocol get in the way of getting our jobs done.

'Lunair'

Not for nothin', I've no idea what to make of this woman. On the one hand, she's the exact opposite of a Marine. Sensitive, caring, easygoing. Gentle, really. Dignified. Then the bullets start flying, and while she's not exactly battle-hardened, she sure as Hades keeps her cool.

'Demos'

Raine may keep her cool, but Sergeant Demos knows her shit. Backwards and forwards. None of us were expecting what we found on that station, but when things went south, the Sergeant talked me down and kept me in the fight. I knew what to do all along - but she reminded me, when I started to doubt myself. Shame she's enlisted.

'Santiago'

This girl's gonna wear a Colonial uniform soon enough. She's got the bug. She knows what has to be done and I think deep down she knows that when nobody else will do it, you've got to step up. I know she didn't bargain for this, but then none of us did. Plus, she says she can fly.

Trivia

Led his secondary school rugby team, the Munro Hairy Crabs, to win the All-Canceron championship in both his Junior and Senior years. However, he is not particularly good at pyramid.

-Has an affinity for processed cheese product. The kind that comes in a can. He can occasionally be seen leaving the galley with a can or three in his pockets.

-Owns two sidearms, one antique and one functional.

The antique is his great grandfather's Canceran Arms CA-1981 .45 caliber revolver, given to him upon his graduation from secondary school (but before he told anyone he was shipping out).
The more modern CA-2038 .357 magnum revolver was a gift from his father, something to tote around as he rode the land. Stephen wears this on away missions in lieu of the standard-issue Five-seveN.

Recent Logs

PHD #131: Odds

PHD #100: EVENT - Foreclosed

PHD #098: The Summons

PHD #089: Making Sense

PHD #089: Right Where They Want Us

PHD #088: Presence of Mind

PHD #087: EVENT - Meetup.Leonis.Com

PHD #087: EVENT - No-Leaf Clover

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