To: Danielle Matheson <dmathes@[redacted]>
CC: Peter
Torkarov <ptorkar@[redacted]>, Sam Connor
<sconnor@[redacted]>, Eve Marlowe <emarlow@[redacted]>, Ash
Dunlevy <adunlev@[redacted]>, Jared Engel
<jengel@[redacted]>, Daifyn Ifans <difans@[redacted]>, Alec
Cray <acray@[redacted]>, Thomas Marlowe <tmarlow@[redacted]>
Date: 1/18/13
Re: Finally
Yeah,
we know, by the time we finished it it was already out of date. The
individual incarnations should be relatively accurate still; expect an
update after we finish shredding recent events with our teeth. K swears
her desk is going to be splinters. I keep telling her there's fiber
pills for that.
Assume
updates to all relevant profiles coming in the next week as well. Also a
security check might be in order, now that our suspicions about Teagues
the Toothy have been confirmed.
AH, KC
Date: 1/17/2013 (updated 1/30/13)
Subject Name: Audrey Prudence Parker (Lucy Ripley, Sarah Vernon)
DOB: Unknown
Gender: Female
Age: Presents as a woman in her late 20s - early 30s; rate of aging unknown.
Place of Examination: Data compiled at Chandler/Hammett Investigations offices
Occupation: Currently
officer with Haven PD, formerly believed she was an FBI agent. (Lucy
Ripley incarnation unknown; Sarah Vernon incarnation believed she was a
nurse with the US military during the Korean War.)
Marital Status:
Complicated. Prior relationships with Chris Brody, Nathan Wuornos, this
latter showing signs of being resumed in open acknowledgement rather
than suppressed without admission of any direct or related sentiment. Updated 1/30/13: Subject
has acknowledged her feelings but considers them impossible to act upon
due to the apocalyptic nature of Haven's current difficulties. Lucy
Ripley incarnation unknown; Sarah Vernon incarnation had sexual
relations with subject PT-TR-#### (updated 1/30/13 resulting
in the birth of James Cogan), unconfirmed but suspected romantic
connection subsequently with TD-BD-#### and/or TL-BD-####.
Race: Presumed Troubled, though may be meta-Troubled.
Classification: IN-####
Presents with: Given
the unique nature of the subject, we must preface this profile with a
discussion of the shared traits between all incarnations. Following
this, we will discuss each known incarnation as a whole based on
available data.
The one trait that all incarnations must share
is inherent to the subject and not externally imposed (save perhaps by
the barn): her immunity to the Troubles. It is impossible to know at
this time whether the other shared qualities are inherent to the subject
or are in some way selected for in the externally-imposed memories. We
cannot even say with any degree of certainty if the subject ever had an
original personality or if she merely exists within a limited set of
parameters. Regardless, some several points of congruity may be noted
among all three known incarnations of subject IN-####. First and perhaps
most important to her duties within Haven are a strong sense of
compassion and empathy for others, specific to the Troubled but not
limited to them. This combines with a nuanced concept of justice, mercy,
right and wrong, etc. to allow the subject flexibility in dealing with
the unusual circumstances around Haven. In point of fact, lateral
thinking is another prominent feature throughout subject's incarnations.
Additionally, there are some traits known to be shared by two
incarnations though not all three known ones, at present. These traits
are explicitly instilled from external memories; however, they may serve
to echo desired or once-present traits in the subject. Both Sarah
Vernon and Audrey Parker were involved in service fields with high
stress environments and probably traumatic memories associated with
those occupations. While we have the greatest amount of data on
incarnation IN-AP##, current indications are that implanted histories
for this subject are rarely benign. We have no direct evidence on the
Vernon or Ripley incarnations' contacts in the outside world, but all
circumstantial evidence points to isolation framed in subject's mind as
independence being another common trait; this would be a logical
requirement for the implanted personality as presumably who or whatever
undertakes the selection process does not want to disseminate knowledge
of the Troubles to the general public.
Updated 1/30/13: Pursuant
to data provided by subject AG-####, we may now stipulate that these
traits are deliberately sought out and desirable in every incarnation of
the subject, with particular emphasis on compassion and empathy. The
motivations and/or first causes for these traits are as yet unclear,
though at present we suspect they are tied to subject's first iteration.
All data regarding motivations and first causes at this time is
circumstantial at best and contaminated by subject AG-####'s motives at
worst, and without knowing the precise nature of his/the barn's motives,
we can adjust for a limited degree of bias. However, since subject's
nature seems to emphasize self-sacrificial agape-type love, we may consider it confirmed that most to all of the shared traits are deliberately selected for.
As Audrey Parker Subject's
initial personality corresponded to that of a tough, stoic FBI agent
who frequently took and closed inexplicable cases. (See also case files
XF-#### through XF-##### and subject file MD-####.) Her chronologically
earliest implanted memory that we are aware of at this time involved a
traumatic experience with a male foster parent who was preying on the
children in his care. Contrary to what statistics might suggest, this
did not involve direct trauma to subject but instead, her assaulting the
sexual predator with a pair of scissors in his neck. Though this was
not a fatal injury, it could easily have been, and shows the subject's
willingness to kill to protect those she feels responsible for. This may
be an integral part of subject IN-#### or simply of Audrey Parker;
regardless, this instance as recounted appears to have been an important
marker in her choosing to become a law enforcement official. Subsequent
memories include feelings of isolation and ostracism due to being a
child without parents, resulting in a strong motivation once subject
reaches Haven to learn all she can about her past. It is not known if
this lack of living parents or parental-type bonds is unique to this
incarnation's set of memories. The first person she is seen to have any
relationship with is Agent Howard, who we now suspect to be an avatar of
the barn itself; this on the face of it is a somewhat contentious
albeit ultimately rewarding mentor-protegee relationship. Beyond that,
of course, is subject AG-####'s tendency to manipulate all instances of
subject IN-#### for its own ends, though we may still only speculate as
to what those are. Subject appeared to respond well to being challenged
by authority in ways that do not undermine her own sense of competence
and self-reliance. Her primary focus at the beginning of her stay in
Haven is her work as a LEO, though she rapidly developed a secondary
strong focus on learning about Lucy Ripley (who at the time she believed
was her mother). Subject continued, despite her stated goal of learning
all she could about Ripley, to work frequent police cases involving
Troubles. She typifies the form of social isolation which results in a
drive to excellence in career, and thus is notably bad at forming
casual, superficial relationships. Subject is seen numerous times in her
initial weeks to forget the names of uniformed officers she works with
daily due to them having no emotional impact, yet she is capable of
extending a great deal of warmth and compassion to those she sees as in
need of protection and care. Her relationship with subject WR-TR-####,
Chief Garland Wuornos, evolved to become similar to the observed
relationship between herself and Howard: contentious though not overtly
hostile.
Similar
to this, her relationship with then-Detective Wuornos began with
contention typical of LEOs of different jurisdictions without a
previously established working relationship, either antagonistic or
cooperative. Surface tension mitigated by non-hostile teasing and
banter, Wuornos quickly fixated on the subject as both a source of acute
and skilled professional assistance as well as a source of emotional
support due to her heretofore unknown immunity to his (and all others')
Trouble. Subject did not appear to take note of this fixation, at least
in part because of her own fixation on her need for information about
Ripley and also likely due to a subconscious (potentially barn-driven)
need to form connections; Wuornos presented himself as a receptive
target and the subject responded in kind. Their relationship was
strained following subject WR-TR-####'s death, due largely to Wuornos's
unwillingness to admit that his father was on a terminal course, but
mended after Wuornos was sharply reminded of the hostile forces in Haven
and that the subject was not only helpful, but also trustworthy. By the
time the original Audrey Parker arrived in Haven several hours after
the original Chief's death the subject and Wuornos had repaired their
relationship, significant of deep and enduring bonds of trust and a
willingness to allow for emotionally induced transgressions. This
repeats for a more lengthy duration when subject discovers that she is
on a deadline shortly after she and Wuornos have taken steps towards a
romantic relationship; subject cuts Wuornos off from further emotional
connection while maintaining their working relationship. Although this
is a common reflex of emotionally sensitive individuals upon confronted
with an external and logistical reason why a romantic relationship will
fail, it must be questioned whether or not this is also prompted by
subject IN-####'s latent awareness that 'love' is the primary force
which provides amelioration to the Troubles. Regardless, once the period
of separation is concluded by the discovery of Jordan McKee's deceit
and the subsequent comprehension that they've wasted a significant
portion of the subject's remaining time in Haven, their relationship
resumes with no apparent long term detriment to trust or ability to
share emotions and information, up to the point where subject IN-####
departs Haven. The overarching indicator here is that Wuornos is the
object of love which provides the aforementioned amelioration and which
the barn artifact amplifies; the imposition of a simplistic structure
over complex creatures such as human beings counterindicates that this
functions as well as intended.
Subject's
relationship with Duke Crocker commenced in chronology at about the
same time but moved at a considerably slower pace as far as mutual trust
and attachment. This appears to be due in part to the nature of their
professions, law enforcement and law-breaker, but also due to subject
IN-####'s difficulty with forming long-term intimate relationships as
well as Crocker's considerable trust issues. After she made several
gestures out of her innate compassion and empathy Crocker appeared to
decide she was at least worth trusting, but it took considerably longer
for her to return the intimacy with openness of her own. The first
tangible instances may have been precipitated by the birthday gift of
the locket that was given to Crocker by Lucy Ripley, at which point
subject began to include Crocker in a greater capacity in matters
personal to her. Presumably this increase in mutual intimacy was
retarded in process by Crocker's apparent alliance with the Reverend
Driscoll, which subject responded to with strong disapproval or
reproach, as well as increased distance. As with subject PT-TR-#### all
acrimony and distance was mended over quickly and trust was restored, in
this case assisted by the discovery and sharing of the Crocker notebook
as well as Crocker's assertion that subject IN-#### is his friend, not
his enemy. Both of these would seem to indicate that trust in the
individual was never lost so much as the ability to approve of said
person's judgment. All indications are that subject engaged in an
attempt to progress the relationship to romantic beginning stages during
the visit in Colorado, but was subsequently halted due to reasons
complex and perhaps unknown even to subject herself. Her actions
indicate a preference to pursue romantic relations with subject
PT-TR-####, but that strong emotional attachments exist in equal measure
to both.
Lack
of long-term availability of friendship connections hampers observation
of subject's treatment of those, however several overtures of
friendship and steps toward same have been noted, beginning with Eleanor
and Julia Carr upon subject's arrival in Haven. Subject responded
without acrimony or antagonism to Eleanor Carr's requirements for trust,
indicating that at least at the time she believed she was used to
earning trust capital over time and by her actions; this conforms to
existing patterns of behavior documented extensively in many law
enforcement environments. Subject also maintained a steady friendship
with the younger Carr, Julia, most likely begun out of mutual respect
for the elder Carr and a shared pragmatic approach to the Troubles,
which the subject was only just beginning to understand with relation to
herself. Subsequent to Julia Carr's departure from Haven subject
displays no further inclination to seek out other mutual non-romantic
friendships, although Claire Callahan made overtures at least towards
professional respect and communication that seemed to be evolving
towards friendship prior to Callahan's murder and identity theft by Arla
Cogan. Subject indicated that overtures of respect at a minimum might
be made or welcomed in connection with Jordan McKee, but neither
resulted, due to McKee's proprietary attitude towards any and all
intimate connections to subject PT-TR-####, romantic or otherwise.
Subject was also not informed until after all opportunities for mutual
trust had ceased that McKee was aware not only of IN-####'s innate
connection to Haven, but also of the intentions of the Guard
organization to take advantage of said connection. As far as other
relations with citizens of Haven have been observed, subject engaged in a
brief romantic relationship with one Christopher Brody, has made
overtures indicating respect and initial levels of trust beyond what is
necessitated by circumstance towards Dwight Hendrickson, and has
displayed cognizance of the influence and knowledge of subjects
TL-BD-#### and TD-BD-#### while indicating both verbally and by actions
that she does not trust them fully (possibly limited to trusting their
information but not their ability to act in support). Recently, she has
shown signs of manipulating their emotions in relation to her,
specifically with some knowledge of their emotional connection to the
Vernon incarnation; this has resulted in somewhat less tense relations
with them on their side.
Subject's
approach to the Troubles began much as that of a normal LEO who
sometimes confronts that which is inexplicable by conventional means and
is capable of either compartmentalizing or assimilating that data as
needed for her work. As she became aware of who she was and her own
unique powers, her approach became less specific to law enforcement and
more tailored to the supernatural aspect of each case, to the point that
toward the end of her time in Haven the subject was assuming each case
involved a Trouble until proven otherwise. Though arguably not the
healthiest reaction, it is one that was borne out by the evidence
available to the subject at the time. Her awareness of and course of
action as regards her immunity to the Troubles followed a similar
sequence: lack of awareness followed by confusion and mild denial
followed by the intense desire to deny the truth of her existence as
Lucy Ripley and Sarah Vernon in past cycles, and the inability to do so
when presented with overwhelming evidence. Subject is prone to denying
her feelings and/or herself the ability to act on her feelings, but
rarely does she actively disbelieve the truth when it is demonstrably
provable. Denial would have required believing that multiple members of
the community were attempting a hoax, and that it was moreover a
malicious kind of hoax; though subject sometimes doubts the goodness of
individuals she is rarely if ever seen to doubt the goodness of humanity
as a whole. Thus, as she accepts her identity as the woman who fixes
Haven's Troubles, she begins to shore up that identity by pursuing
knowledge of the Troubles as an overarching problem as well as on a
case-by-case basis of helping Troubled individuals. At least some
portion of her underlying motivation in pushing her friends and
especially subject PT-TR-#### away as she learned of the time limit to
her presence in Haven was likely an attempt to remove all external
distractions and focus on the one remaining task at which she believed
she was competent. Concurrent with this, subject occasionally manifests a
tendency to declare that she feels an action of hers is for another
person's benefit even when that person has expressed negative emotions
toward that action. It is usually a passive action, one of negation
rather than forcibly dictating another's actions. This culminated in a
spoken declaration that her purpose in life was to fix and/or end the
Troubles, subsuming any of her own emotional wants and needs. It is in
no small part due to steady support from subject ST-BD-#### that subject
eventually realized that she works best when she allows herself to be
reliant on both Crocker and Wuornos, and to engage in teamwork and
emotional support in all aspects of her life.
Updated 1/30/13:
Subject evinced strong maternal devotion despite never having known
James Cogan; the likely reasons for this are multipartite. First,
subject's implanted memories may still be affecting her, and as these
include lack of strong parental figures, we consider it likely that she
would want differently for her son. (Indeed, subject outright says that
she wants Cogan to "have a life," meaning separate from the barn.)
Second, subject has shown some desire to learn about her past selves and
grew to feel disconnected from Haven as she came to understand who she
had been previously. These two are, while connected, still disparate due
to the fact that subject appears to discount her implanted memories as
motivating factors despite relying on the training and information they
provide her. Third, subject's natural empathy and desire for connection
with others would easily lead her to fulfilling a maternal role; we saw
this take the form of a fairly generic mothering (albeit of a kind
unique to Haven) in which subject wanted her son to be safe, healthy,
and happy, in approximately that order of importance. She did not try to
dictate to him what form his happiness should take, instead simply
demonstrating what Cogan's wife had become in an attempt to regain her
old form. (See files XX-#### and SR-#### for further details.) This is
in keeping with subject's reactive and relatively passive actions when
acting in the best interests of another individual.
Upon
being confronted with two choices and pressured to make a decision
before Haven was demolished by meteors, subject chose the path that
harmed as few people as possible. While we believe she would have chosen
to search for a third option had she had time to do so, this was not
the case and it seems likely that few or no people not within the barn
had the answers she was looking for. (We still consider it a probability
that subject TD-BD-#### holds more information regarding the source of
the Troubles and the cycles as set in motion by, presumably, subjects
IN-#### and AG-####, but it is becoming equally likely that he holds
information he is unaware could lead to a permanent resolution.) Subject
also expected ST-BD-#### to provide the same unswerving support that he
has come to offer her by default, up to and including physically
preventing PT-TR-#### from interfering with her decision. This is a more
direct form of manipulation than subject normally takes, though at a
guess she felt Wuornos was incapable of considering the situation
rationally and wanted him to live and carry on her work in some manner.
As Lucy Ripley Subject
is assertive and as dominant as possible given social settings, and as
far as the scope of current observable situations carries this report.
Current data on incarnation Lucy Ripley is very limited. Subject refused
to assist Troubled individual Roland Holloway (suspected designation
with subvariant SR-JT13 see file HV-306) as well as refusing to comply
with the instructions of the self-designated Guard, although the latter
may be taken as simple self-preservation on both parts. Incarnation Lucy
Ripley also contacted Template Lucy Ripley and stated that she had the
information necessary to permanently alleviate the Troubles in Haven as
well as the source individual or event, although there is no outside
confirmation of that second detail. The probability that incarnation
Lucy Ripley intended to permanently end the Troubles begins at only 17%,
increasing with the assumption that the original cause and thus
alternate methods of cessation were available to her. Subject was
familiar with James Cogan but the extent of the relationship is not yet
known, nor is it known whether Lucy Ripley was aware of any other
connection carrying over. Further information must be acquired before
constructive analysis can be made on this specific incarnation.
As Sarah Vernon Subject
retains the assertive and dominant tendencies, to a greater degree than
one might expect based on social settings and as far as the scope of
current observable situations carries this report. Her relationships to
others were minimally formed at the time of observation due to her
recent arrival in Haven, with the relationship of nurse to patient with
Stuart Mosely being the most clearly defined. However, she did not
appear reluctant to form immediate assessments of new people entering
her life; this is quite probably a skill taken from her memories of
being a nurse during the Korean War, an occupation that would have
required quick and accurate judgments. While it is somewhat unusual for a
person to have such skills outside of their field of specialty, it
becomes predictable when we take into account the unique requirements of
subject IN-####. It is clear that she trusted both subjects PT-TR-####
and ST-BD-#### in some measure, including their advice to visit subjects
TL-BD-#### and TD-BD-#### for further assistance with the Troubles.
What form these relationships eventually took is unclear at this time,
but we may safely assume that there was a strong emotional connection
between all three, and possibly a romantic one, whereas her main
interest in PT-TR-#### seems to have been physical attraction and the
expulsion of stress-related tension via physical rather than cerebral
activity. This is not to downplay the trust she gave Wuornos, merely to
note that she knew him for less than a day and regardless of her ability
to form immediate impressions was quite likely holding some part of
herself in reserve, this being a tendency which varies in strength with
all subjects' incarnations.
Updated 1/30/13: Subject
is now known to have become pregnant as a result of her sexual liaison
with subject PT-TR-####, the result of which was subject XX-####.
Subject left James with the Cogan family in Nederland, CO, giving birth
sometime prior to the arrival of the barn in 1955/56; though we
considered this a high probability previously this is now 90% confirmed.
We can thus guess that subject may have found herself with greater
emotional attachment to at least the memory of Wuornos, as she does not
appear to have resented the pregnancy (somewhat unusually, for a woman
of her time, though it is highly likely she passed off the father as a
soldier who didn't make it back from Korea) and anecdotal evidence
suggests that she remembered Wuornos fondly.
Subject
also participated in an attempt to destroy the barn by use of explosive
devices, which failed. Subjects TD-BD-#### and TL-BD-#### appeared to
be the instigators of this solution, with TD-BD-#### probably at the
forefront. Subject seemed somewhat hesitant and unsure about the bomb,
partially out of concern for her friends and partially (at a guess)
because she did not expect it to be effective. She has not been observed
to try more than that single undertaking to avoid entering the barn,
and was indeed seen to leave Haven immediately after the detonation
failed to damage the barn in any manner whatsoever. We do not discount
the possibility that subject had attempted less drastic resolutions
prior to this, but we do note that she seemed to approach the necessity
of leaving Haven with greater equanimity than either of her other known
incarnations.
Observations & Speculation: Due
to the prodigious quantities of data on this subject, this profile is
to be taken as a work in progress. Frequent updates may be made, and a
long form profile will be distributed to the office via hard copy to
prevent security breaches.
Based
upon all three incarnations of subject, we may safely assume that her
externally imposed memories are selected to assist her in her
predetermined path to help the Troubled and ultimately end each cycle.
It is entirely possible that variations in implanted memories between
each incarnation are tailored to societal changes as well as the
personalities of the prominent members of the current generation of
Havenites. Subject tends to form strong emotional bonds with two men
within Haven during each incarnation, though it remains unclear if this
at least one eros-type love is always involved, or if filios- and/or agape-types
are equally common. What remains consistent is that subject must always
make difficult choices as a result of these attachments, up to and
including whether or not to remain in Haven or enter the barn.
Updated 1/30/13: As
noted above, we consider it safe to confirm the intent of the selection
process for the subject's implanted memories. Furthermore, we have
established that the emotional attachments subject forms in each
incarnation are necessary to the regular maintenance of the 27 year
cycle. Given this, we believe that the "solution" to end the Troubles as
presented by AG-#### is a false flag operation; for the subject to
engage in murder of a person she loves is contradictory to every
indication we have received that subject is in many ways the embodiment
of agape-type
love. We are uncertain what a benevolent solution to Haven's Troubles
would look like, but we feel confident in asserting that it would not
resemble that specified by AG-####.
As Audrey Parker Arguably
more than her predecessors, this incarnation's duration has revolved
around choices and their consequences. The subject chose to stay and
search for her past; she chose to stay even after learning that her past
was at best confusing and at worst she didn't exist outside of the
cycles of Troubles. She operates under enormous strain which has only
been bearable due to the support and love shown her by Wuornos and
Crocker, and once she acquires knowledge of how to end the Troubles
permanently, yet again chooses to end them by entering the barn in hopes
of better answers. When put to the test of killing someone she loves,
letting everyone she cares about and all she has worked to protect be
destroyed, or allowing her sense of self to be destroyed in the hopes
that they can get it right the next time, she chooses the last option.
We may safely guess that if any of the other incarnations have had this
array of options, they chose to re-enter the barn as well; however,
based on available data it seems that subject IN-####'s available
knowledge base has steadily increased over the last three incarnations.
Subject bears the burden of being the propitiated savior of an entire
group of people well, yet sometimes falls prey to a tendency to a martyr
complex. It is again the strength of her relationships which allows her
to retain a level of detachment and ability to establish space for her
own needs and wants from time to time; interference between these
relationships has been attempted by various individuals and groups not
of this firm and we do not recommend it as a course of action. Subject
has been seen to suffer from symptoms consistent with mild to moderate
depression, anxiety, PTSD, etc., though she tends not to manifest the
physical autoimmune ailments common to this combinatory diagnosis. If
subject succeeds in returning to Haven with this personality intact, we
recommend bolstering her relationships with subjects PT-TR-#### and
ST-BD-#### in whatever ways possible, as well as potentially providing
her with additional competent and trustworthy support personnel.
Updated 1/30/13: At
this time it is impossible to predict what path subject will follow.
She has entered the barn in keeping with her martyr complex and the
immediate needs of the town; however, she is far from alone in the barn
and has only one certain ally and an unknown number of other living
subjects. Moreover, without further data about how the barn will be
affected by PT-TR-####'s actions toward AG-####, we cannot be sure which
of the several subjects in the barn will make contact with her first.
The most likely probability is AG-####, followed closely by ST-BD-####,
but this presupposes that contact is a possibility.
As Lucy Ripley Due
to the lack of available data on this specific incarnation, no profile
may be obtained. Noted: All available data is heavily weighted towards
the end of her existence in Haven, at which point she would have had
much more information on the events and cycle of the Troubles as well as
be in process of forming her own personality as opposed to reacting
based on appropriated and outside-imposed memories.
Updated 1/30/13: All
new data obtained regarding subject is hearsay from James Cogan and/or
Arla Cogan, and thus cannot be taken as reliable in any respect.
Nonetheless, for the sake of completeness we add here that Lucy Ripley
supposedly viewed Arla Cogan's reaction to her Trouble triggering as
repulsive and deliberately shut her out of the barn in which James
Cogan's body was placed to heal. Furthermore, James believed that
subject killed him in an attempt to end the Troubles as per the solution
proffered by AG-####, something that we severely doubt the veracity of
based on subject's other incarnations. The impression we receive of
Ripley via the Cogans is that of a woman driven and determined to end
the Troubles and find their source to a greater degree than either of
subject's other incarnations; this is supported by evidence provided by
the original Lucy Ripley. However, as noted, we cannot consider their
evidence reliable and thus no further profile can be established.
As Sarah Vernon Due
to the lack of available data on this specific incarnation, a highly
limited profile may be obtained. Noted: All available data is heavily
weighted towards the beginning of her existence in Haven, at which point
she would not have had a significant amount of information on the
events and cycle of the Troubles, nor would she have had the time to
develop her own personality. Thus, all data will necessarily skew toward
the externally imposed persona of Sarah Vernon, rather than the core
traits of subject IN-####. On initial appearance in Haven, subject was
assertive to the point of aggression and willingness to use physical
force, albeit it in maternal/feminine coded expression. Given her social
milieu, she was more immediately inclined to this style of behavior
than might be expected from either Ripley or Parker incarnations. We may
speculate, then, that her implanted war memories created a short temper
with relatively mild consequences as long as those she is upset at
follow her orders. It is possible that the Troubles would have at least
temporarily caused some disruption in her previously established coping
mechanisms, as Troubled individuals frequently respond poorly to barked
orders and it is known that at least one group hostile to the Troubled
was in operation at the time of her arrival. (What disruption to their
usual activities in escalation, disorganization, or both, is both
unknown and beyond the scope of this profile.) It is equally possible
that subject would have taken the Troubled as patients, with whom she is
typically patient and gentle, and anyone interfering with them as
enemies of either the military or bureaucratic variety, to be worked
around. We must note that it is extremely likely
that the subject suffered from at least some of the symptoms consistent
with PTSD and/or acute stress syndrome; given the path the Troubles
appear to take on each recurrence it is probable that if she did not
fully meet diagnostic criteria for either at the time of her arrival in
Haven, she did do so by the time of the barn's arrival.
Updated 1/30/13: Though
we now have some data on subject's departure from Haven, we have no
data on the intervening months (nine, at a minimum) by which she reached
that point. However, based on the parallels between TD-BD-#### and
TL-BD-####, and PT-TR-#### and ST-BD-####, we may assume that we are
correct about her emotional attachments to the Teagues brothers. Little
other new speculation is available at this time, though one of the
things that induced subject's greater willingness to enter the barn may
well have been her having killed Roy Crocker at the beginning of her
time in Haven. This is especially true given that subject's implanted
memories were those of a nurse, albeit a wartime nurse, and thus would
presumably have been disinclined to violence, even controlled violence
(cf Audrey Parker incarnation) as a solution; regardless, we can safely
presuppose that this incident colored the subject's perceptions of Haven
and the Troubles.
History (Clinical): Subject
saw Claire Callahan (see file CB-####) for therapy. In the interests of
not cross-contaminating the data, we opted to maintain a policy of
strict non-interference with this subject during that time. Since
Callahan's murder, there has not been time to initiate contact, nor do
we expect such to be taken in a positive light given subject's probable
emotional associations with the concept of the entire field of
psychology at this time. No data available for obvious reasons on Ripley
or Vernon incarnations, though see above for suspected symptoms of PTSD
on both Vernon and Parker.
History (Family): Mother
of James Cogan aka The Colorado Kid, as Sarah Vernon. No other family
known, though subject seems to often bond to two men during her months
in Haven. Entrusted James to the Cogans in Boulder, CO, which may
indicate a relationship close enough to be called familial.
History (Medical): Cut
her foot as Lucy Ripley while helping James Garrick with his Trouble;
the scar transferred to the Audrey Parker incarnation. Tends to undergo a
variety of forms of physical stress while helping the Troubled due to
her nature; receives formal medical care for very little of it, choosing
instead to focus on her specific abilities.
Recommended Action: Shift to Adsartha for surveillance and further updates.
One thing that seems frankly unbelievable to me is that Sarah was so resigned to entering the barn. The characterization of Sarah seems completely off to me in that respect, because separating a mother from a newborn infant for whom she seemed to genuinely care would be far more traumatic than portrayed here. I still remember the first day I left my son at daycare when my maternity leave ended as one of the most difficult days of my life. With postpartum hormones and the strong bond you would expect between compassionate/maternal Sarah and her newborn son, her relative good spirits in resigning herself to enter the barn seem extreme false to me. Leaving her son with strangers to raise was an act of desperation, and I would expect to have seen a Sarah who is far more agitated and upset than that portrayed in the Season 3 finale.
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