Barbara "Babs" Finch-Burns

## Personality

Barbara is the definition of the "Mom Friend". Practically raising the new generation of the Golden Stag Society, she is the type of person who always has snacks in her oversized purse and makes sure to keep themed bandaids in the glovebox of her Honda Odyssey. She is also literally a mother, so there's that, too.

Babs secures her role as Doctor. As Alaska's only midwife, Barbara is always busy with her patients. She works hard to keep the birth-givers of her hometown safe and happy. When her teammates are injured, Babs is always there to save the day.

Barbara is a wild child, through and through. She loves to party, and that means she can go pretty hard. Barbara can often be found drinking wine with her friends, though she claims it is not an issue. She also loves to cater for people, often with her meat-and-cheese platters.

## Abilities

Babs' "Mom Voice" seems to stop people in their tracks. Intimidating.

## Relations

Babs lives with her son, Benny, her dog, Buzz, and the newest edition to her household, her "ex" husband, Blaze. She was raised by Connie and Waylin Finch.

#### THE GOLDEN STAG SOCIETY

Barbara currently spends her free time with the other members of the Golden Stag Society. Babs is very close with Moss, and they drink together frequently. She has a resentful grudge against Tason Jodd, as he was unable to solve the case concerning her father. Barbara is a little scared of Cindy Butters, but respects her enough to get along. Though sometimes the cause of injury, it seems Babs is constantly repairing Jack Holiday. At this point, she considers him a second son. She currently despises Laughlin Sharp due to the fact that he is not only a business major, but he is a graduate school business major at Stanford.

## History

#### EARLY LIFE

Barbara Finch grew up in Alaska, Michigan. Her father, Waylin Finch, was hardly around, leaving her alone with her mother. Barbara discovered she wanted to become a doctor as a preteen. While doing a research project at school, she came across the fact that many women in Alaska were dying in childbirth due to negligence by the doctors. Due to her intense need to help everyone, she became determined to "save" her small hometown and the wonderful women in it.

#### ADOLESENCE

By the time Barbara reached high school, she had learned the hard way that her father, like every other man in Alaska, would let her down time and time again. After learning this, she decided to try everything she could to fill the void left by Waylin. This led to an extreme phase of rebellion in high school and college. Barbara started drinking heavily, listening to loud music, and cutting class. She also briefly went by "Bee" to seem more hip.

#### COLLEGE

Heading to the University of Michigan snapped Barbara back to reality (mildly speaking) as she learned to become an adult. Unfortunately, her father was absent and her mother was less than competent. She was left to teach herself how to handle most things. One of the many unfortunate things about being a liberal arts major was the beginning salary. On the other hand, something fortunate was meeting Blaze Burns. Blaze was a business major a year ahead of her. Babs was instantly head over heels, but stayed quiet. It wasn't until nearly six months after they met that Blaze asked her out. After dating for two years and five months, Blaze proposed after graduation. Babs finished her schooling a year later.

#### LIVING HER DREAM

After graduating from university, Barbara and Blaze moved back to Alaska to be closer to her mother. They bought a small house together close to Barbara's childhood home. Due to tight funding, Barbara was unable to go back to school to get a degree in nursing. However, she was able to find a midwife mentor in Grand Rapids. Babs made the decision to travel back and forth from Grand Rapids to Alaska in order to receive the proper training and fulfill her life-long dreams. She spent two years in training, and, while she may not be officially educated, she is the best midwife in Alaska.

#### STARTING A FAMILY

When Barbara finally finished her schooling, she was ready to settle down with her long-time fiancé. Their wedding was very small, consisting of only Barbara's mother, Blaze's parents, and a small crowd of friends. The couple tied the knot on 12 April 1991. Once they were married, Barbara had enough free time to start her business. She began to run her clinic out of her basement due to tight financials and ultimately decided to continue running her business in that manner. Barbara had been nervous to start a family with Blaze because she was unsure if she would survive childbirth. These fears grew substantially when she discovered she was pregnant. Although it had been about four years since she married Blaze, they weren't entirely confident in their parenting abilities. Despire their fears, Barbara decided to keep the baby. She and Blaze could travel to Grand Rapids for a nicer hospital for delivery. The child came in 1996 in the form of a beautiful baby boy. To stick with the alliterations, Blaze and Barbara named their son Benjamin, or "Benny". Exactly eleven months after Benny was born, Blaze left Alaska. He didn't say good bye. He simply left a note that said, "Babs, I need to get out of Alaska. I'll be back soon. -Blaze" Contrary to his note, Blaze did not come back soon.

#### THE GOLDEN STAG SOCIETY

Barbara's father disappeared in December of 2007. She hired Tason Jodd, a local private investigator, to look into the case. Tason Jodd had also taken Benny on as an apprentice. From there, the Golden Stag Society was formed.

#### BLAZE

It was not until eleven years after he had left that Blaze even contacted Barbara. He requested that Benny live in Chicago with him. Benny would attend a fancy private school. Barabra refused to let Benny leave, and Blaze went back to Chicago. Soon after, Barbara caved under the pressure. She called Blaze and asked him to come back home. It took about a week for him to transfer his position, but he eventually moved back into the house. Currently, he is sleeping in the living room on the couch.

## Fun Facts

* Does NOT have a daddy kink.

* Elections Babs has voted in:
	+ 1984 - Mondale
	+ 1988 - Dukakis
	+ 1992 - Perot
	+ 1996 - Perot
	+ 2000 - Gore
	+ 2004 - Kerry
	+ 2008 - Obama
* Has a dolphin tramp stamp and a ladybug tattoo.
* Past sports she has been in:
	+ Karate
	+ Soccer
	+ Cheer
	+ Basketball
	+ Kayaking
* Purple is Babs' favourite colour.
* Signature recipe is chicken pot pie.
* Benny made her buy a red car
* Is a December Saggitarius
* Is planning on getting her doctorate (if she survives long enough)