Kate Harris

Kate Harris is a character role-played by Swett.
==General Description==
Katelyn Harris is an EMT for the Emergency Medical Services, Call-Sign Echo-28.
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==Background Information==
Katelyn Jackson Harris was born and raised in a small northern New England town. Her Senior year she was sat down and was asked if she really had any ideas of what she wanted to do with her life after school. Genuinely not knowing, she couldn't answer. She was suggested into the local EMT program. Willing to give it a full shot she took to the classes and found it very interesting. She quickly progressed in class and found herself near the top. However, she grew a reputation due to her more casual and lightheartedness in situations. She often found herself being reprimanded for "not taking it as serious as she should". Kate quickly found herself losing interest in the program, but pushed through and soon found herself on the local Volunteer EMS squad.
After a few years she decided the small town life wasn't exciting enough, and moved to Liberty City to further along her EMS career, and was hired at Westdyke Memorial Hospital. Despite a few complaints, she grew into one of the more liked EMT's due to her light-heartedness, and comedic attitude. She didn't judge people, when she's treating a patient she just sees a person, and does whatever she can to help treat that person, no matter what they have done. She was once overheard saying: "It doesn't matter what they have done, they don't deserve to bleed out and die on the streets." She worked for the department for a number of years bouncing between full-time and part time due to fluctuating budget cuts. 
Kate decided to move to Los Santos when the department had to drastically scale down. Feeling lost, she dropped everything and made an impulse decision to move to Los Santos. After a few weeks of "floating around the city" she decided to hang around Pillbox and inquired about the EMS program. After months of off and on ride-alongs, she found herself in the Academy, and was a part of the Los Santos Emergency Medical Services.
She could often be seen wearing her signature Vietnam War era replica medic helmet. An item she holds close to her heart. She picked up the helmet on her very first day working for Westdyke, and has worn it on duty every shift she has worked.
Despite suffering from Anxiety, depression, Neurotic behavior, and ADHD. Kate is a genuinely happy person. She always tries to find the positive side in things, and will try to flip the mood around. She can be flustered very easily, and will often remove herself from situations to get her bearings back. She can be EXTREMELY hard headed at times. If she feels like something is right, she will hold on to it, sometimes pushing the boundaries. It's a character trait that has gotten her reprimanded before. Sometimes her patience can run thin. She doesn't like large crowds, and will often remove herself or move to the side of large groups. However if she is working he stays focused on the situation. 
Born Keith, Kate came out as a transgender woman, on February 24th, 2022, with help from her very good friend, and mentor Bobbi Russel. After a deep heart to heart conversation, Bobbi encouraged her to be her true authentic self. Bobbi helped Kate by taking her shopping, and introducing her to various people around the city, including co-workers in EMS. Bobbi also bagged up and threw away all of Kates guy clothes, as well. It has been quite a shock to her friends and co-workers, as she kept this side of her hidden for years. 
==6 Years Away from San Andreas==
It's been 6 years since she has left LS. She returned to Liberty City, and rejoined Westdyke as a Paramedic. After a year she found herself in the LCPD academy program, and was promoted to an officer. Working her way up to Sr Officer, she was primed for great things. However, life had different plans. 
Kate was kidnapped, brutally beaten, and left for dead in a warehouse for 4 days. She was in a medically induced coma for 3 days, and was permanently disfigured, with her left eye damaged. Kate was unable to return to duty, and soon left LS to return to New Hampshire. She always kept tabs on Los Santos in the news, and wished she could have returned to help in the war. She was devastated to learn of the fall of Los Santos, hoping her friends were ok. 
Still recovering from her injuries she re-found her love for Medical, and starting studying to regain her EMT certification.  Even though she was cleared, she wasn't ready to step back into Law enforcement. Kate returned to her local firehouse, and has worked the last 3 years as a Paramedic again. Enjoying her newly reformed love for helping the ones in need. She heard of the funding Los Santos received, and started contemplating her future. One day, after talking with her Chief, she decided it was time. She packed 1 bag, withdrew what little cash she had, and was ready to go. Before she left her parents house, she dug through the closet to add one last item to her bag. It was a little dusty, she retired it when she left Westdyke the 2nd time, but she felt like she needed it again. She wiped it down, tried it on, smiled in the mirror, then threw it in the bag and set off for the airport.
==Momentous Dates within the Government==
===Emergency Medical Services===
Rank	Insignia	Note 	Date
EMT 	 	Hired as an EMT; Callsign E-28''	January 14th, 2024