Sage Turner

## Life before Los Santos

Sage Turner was born to parents Stephanie and Lucas Turner in Worthington, Ohio on the 19th of June, 1994.

As a child, Sage was relatively happy -- though that was mostly because he wasn't aware of how damning his situation had been just yet. Born from two parents who were both failures in their own right (his father a failed author, mother a failed starlet), Sage's life was more or less planned out for him before he'd even been born into this world. Both of their failed aspirations were thrust unto him tenfold, and thus began a vicious cycle: Sage, no matter how hard he tried, never measuring up to his parents' expectations of him. He'd poured his mind, body and soul into all of the extracurriculars his parents signed him up for, studying until he was passing out into his textbooks... but, much like his parents, Sage had no affinity for the arts.

Who was once a happy go lucky kid slowly but surely became a kid who was jaded and mad at the world around him, developing a mean case of cynicism. This cynicism came to its triumphant conclusion the summer of his graduation, where after an explosive fight with his parents, Sage packed his bags and stormed out, never to return. He hasn't had contact with his family since this situation, nor does he have any intentions of rekindling those relationships. Upon leaving home, it goes without saying that Sage struggled as a freshly-18-year-old; he managed to slum it in a room of a relatively run down house, though beggars couldn't be choosers - rent was low enough that he could still scrounge up some pocket change from his minimum wage job on the side. It's at this job where Sage met the man that would change the course of his life.

Miles.

In many ways, Miles and Sage were one in the same - both extremely troubled souls running from their pasts, hoping to chase brighter futures... and it's through this shared backstory that Sage becomes attached. Heavily. Before they knew it, their status as coworkers changed to that of friends, and 'friends' soon became something more. Codependency would be putting it lightly. For once in his life, Sage had somebody who (he'd thought) loved him unconditionally. No strings attached, no expectations... it was what he'd been seeking for his entire life. Life without Miles soon became a scary thought, so when Miles began treading down a path of petty crime, Sage followed without hesitation.

It started innocently enough - well, as innocent as crime *could* be - pickpocketing, nabbing the "necessities" in convenience stores and leaving without paying... and every time they got away with it, the adrenaline was unlike any other. It didn't take too long for the adrenaline of smaller crimes to wear off, and it didn't take much convincing on Miles' side to get Sage on board for something more... damning.

So, there they were. Sage, a gun in hand, pointed shakily *(from the adrenaline, he'd say, though he was truly scared out of his mind)* at the clerk of a 24/7 Mart - and Miles, right next to the clerk, emptying the contents of the register into a duffel bag. They were in and out of the 24/7 within three minutes' time, and just because they'd been masked up, the two of them thought they'd be home free. And for the first ten or so minutes after, they were - laughing and screaming all the way down the freeway as they rode out the adrenaline rush they'd got - though that rush soon came to a crashing halt when blue and red lights soon began flashing behind them. Their plate had been ran and put onto a BOLO list thanks to the cameras outside of the convenience store. Sage's adrenaline had come to a screeching halt here, though when he looked over to Miles in the passenger seat, he'd seen a look in his eye that he'd never seen before -- pure, unadulterated exhilaration.

The pursuit ongoing lasted for about fifteen more minutes before Miles' voice cuts through the sirens, demanding that Sage hand over the gun. At first he'd refused, though when Miles screams that he needs the gun, Sage clams up -- tossing the gun into the center console, bringing the car to a screeching halt. The sound of the passenger side door opening rings through Sage's ears, and he watches out of the corner of his eye as Miles gets out, pointing the pistol toward the squad cars behind them. A flurry of shots ring out, and he sees Miles' body wildly flailing against the open passenger side door. It's here that Sage chooses 'flight' - instead of getting out and surrendering, his foot finds the gas and he fucking floors it - the passenger side door remaining open as Miles' body flails and flops down onto the street. An unexpected move from the officers, apparently, because within a few minutes time, Sage had lost them.

Shakily exhaling as his fingers drum against the steering wheel, Sage grabs the duffel bag filled with money and gets out of the car. If he wanted to make it, he'd have to ditch the car - walking to the nearest bus station and waiting for the first bus to arrive. He wasn't worried about the destination -- he just knew he had to be anywhere but here. Sage was nineteen at this point, and he enters Los Santos almost ten years later, still trying to figure out who he is, and trying to stay on the straight and narrow.

## Career within the San Andreas State Police

**Department of Corrections**

After passing his interview, Sage attended his PD Bootcamp and officially became a PD Recruit on the 22nd of November, 2022. His class was small, but Sage was still a stand-out amongst his peers - being positively regarded by full time Corrections Officers during his time as a recruit.

**Blaine County Sheriff's Office**

After his two weeks were finished, Sage officially transferred into the Blaine County Sheriff's Office as a cadet. While he was a relatively shy and closed off cadet at first, once he came out of his shell, he quickly became a staple of his department; soaring through the ranks and making it to Sergeant within six months of his hiring.

 Solo Cadet
 Deputy
 Senior Deputy
 Corporal
 Sergeant