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'''Fran Lawrence''' is [[Quinn Morgendorffer|Quinn]]'s roommate and closest friend at [[Pepperhill]] in the [[Falling Into College]] series. At age 10, Fran was badly injured and scarred by an auto accident that killed her parents and seven year-old sister. As a further result of her injuries, Fran is short (under 5 ft tall) and has to eat constantly and carefully manage her diet to avoid deficiencies. After the accident, she was raised by her maternal uncle (David Stamford) and aunt (Beth Stamford). In appearance, she has black/brown hair that falls to her thighs, soft, gray eyes, long even eyelashes and delicately arched eyebrows. She is an Architectural Design major.

Quinn's general confidence and makeup assistance to minimize the appearance of Fran's facial scars has changed both girl's outlook on life. Quinn eventually talked Fran into joining the [[Theta Theta Theta]] sorority with her, and starting their sophomore year, shareshared suite 3-1 in the chapter house, along with [[Tammy]] and [[Grace]].

She also has an increased physical durability when shrinking, and can subconsciously alter her mass to allow her to sit on a person's shoulder without notice, or fly through an armored windshield at very high speeds without harm to herself. A favorite stunt of Fran's is to slam into a person while minaturizedminiaturized, but at her full weight, in order to incapacitate them temporarily.

Fran possesses the ability to fly. This was first achieved by a set of artificalartificial wings that were given to her by [[William Appleton]] (who was also holding her in a very unhealthy relationship where he dominated her emotionally and sexually),. but afterAfter joining the Legion, Fran discovered that she has akept verythe limitedwings, anti-gravityeven powerafter (as a supplement toreceiving her mass-controlLegion ability)flight whichring. allowsWith her to defy gravity. Fran has kept the wings, as they help her to fly better. SheFran can fly at speeds of up to 800300 MPH (just over Mach 1), or hover for extended periods.

Fran also possesses enhanced physical attributes: she is capable of lifting up to 2000 pounds ((or up to 400 pounds with no effort), possesses the agility of an Olympic athlete, and endurance comparable to a Class Five physical augment (such as [[Tom Sloane]] or [[Maryann Lyter]]), which allows her to engage in physical exertions for as long as she is mentally unfatigued. It is possible for Fran to fly across great distances, such as a continent or an ocean.

Because of her training (authorized by Appleton), Fran has extensive knowledge of architectural design; she can examine the layout of any structure or area (or the blueprints/schematics thereof) in order to determine the most appropriate manner in which to place security features, and then circumvent them. She is a consummate infiltration and intrusion specialist, even without the use of her powers, and possesses intuitive skills that, combined with her Thieves' Guild training, allow her comparable deductive talents to a professional private investigator.