ORIGINS: Bruce Paulson: Difference between revisions

his family.  Lucky met his beautiful wife, an ambitious biochemist named Carla Nell, while aboard the USS ERASMUS during his security specialist days.  She admits she never took much notice of him because of his enlisted rank until after he rescued her from a rabble of medieval natives intent of burning her as a witch.   

As the story goes, an ion storm prevented them from beaming to safety.  Thanks to the Prime Directive, a shuttle retrieval could not be risked.  So they hid in an abandoned farm house for three days.  Lucky impressed Carla with his charming southern manners, enthusiastic outlook, and surprisingly educated wit (he had already earned a bachelor's degree by that time).   

Carla has supported and whenever possible accompanied him on several tours.  Their twin children, a son and daughter, are aspiring young scientists in their own right.