User:HaloDude/Lewis Bloom

Lewis Bloom is a male human born in Tucson, Arizona. He was born on the 29th February, 2550, with an unidenticle twin, Jacob, who died 2 months later.

Background and Early Life
Lewis grew up without strong parental guidance. His father, Neil Bloom, was killed when Lewis was only a few years old, having no memory of what his father was like. He also lost his brother, Jacob, at the age of two months, and this left incredible stress and depression with his mother, Emily. His grandparents, Tim and Marie, lived nearby, and he often went to see them.

During his childhood, Lewis found it hard to concentrate on his education, especially with thoughts of his father in his head. Having one parent was tough for him, especially seeing as his friends all had fathers of their own. His disregard for his education continued through to his teen years, which added to the stress of his mother. On the anniversary of her wedding with Neil, Emily committed suicide, leaving Lewis alone in his life. He was left with no choice but to stay with his grandparents.

The loss of his only remaining parent only pushed Lewis further off the path he needed to be on. He found himself with the wrong friends, with no strong figure in his life to tell him otherwise. His later teen years saw him landing in trouble. Having hardly any regard for the law, Lewis began getting involved in small cases of crime. Usually with his new friends, Lewis was usually at the scene of much vandalism, whether it be minor or other. Until the age of 19, he had gotten away with most of it; a fine here or there and a slap on the wrist a few times, nothing he cared about. He started caring a few months later though, a school trip to Africa to see the ruins where humanity bravely stood it’s ground against Brutes and the Flood infection. They didn’t see the good stuff. The good stuff was mostly restricted to military personnel only. They received a tour of a few buildings, or rubble, as the tour guide referred to it as. A brief museum visit topped it off. After that, one quick visit to the site again was all they needed. It was here that Lewis’s friends decided that the Human-Covenant war “sucked”. Would they really consider vandalising the site? Sure they did, and Lewis was there with them. No surprise, Lewis landed with the blame. He received no sympathy from his grandparents. They’d tried to help him in the past, but he never changed.

Lewis knew how bad he’d messed up this time. Thoughts of his father’s death in the war he mocked disgusted him. He decided it was time to leave petty crime behind him, left his grandparents and trained to be a marine in the UNSC. He was determined to make up for his mistakes, and most of all make up for the shame he’d previously gained. After 6 years of training, Lewis made it to Lance Corporal in an ODST unit of the UNSC. The same unit his father was in, the 105th ODST Division.