Mixalhs Stregas



Mixalhs "Mike" Stregas is a character role-played by TheOtherGreek.

Early Childhood
Mike was born on November 8th 1988 to a single mother, Nomiki Stregas. Mike and his older brother, Xristos (Chris), grew up in a rough neighborhood in the inner city of Athens, Greece. Most of his childhood was spent dealing with various gangs and thugs in Athens, due to his attitude towards authority figures and his tendency to make light of serious situations. Had it not been for his older brother, Mike would have surely been beaten or killed by the gangs he crossed. When he wasn't in trouble, he enjoyed playing soccer and going to the beach with his brother. Their mother didn't have a lot of time for the boys, since she spent most of her time working to provide for them. It wasn't ideal, but the Stregas family made due.

Teenage Years
Shortly after Mike turned 12, Nomiki was diagnosed with cancer. The boys spent the next 3 months taking care of their mother before she passed away. Nomiki had managed to save enough money up for the boys to be able to move to the US and start a new life. They had a family friend in Tarpon Springs, Florida, so Chris decided to move the boys there. Life was good for a few years in Tarpon Springs. Chris did his best to take care of Mike, keeping him out of trouble and dragging him through getting a good education in the states. For a while, Mike had a normal life. He made friends, fell in love, laughed, and experienced his first sense of real stability since they left Greece. It wasn't until after his 18th birthday that Mike found out his older brother had been running drugs for some small time gang in Tampa to pay for everything.

Adulthood
After graduation, Mike received a scholarship to Stetson University College of Law and moved on campus to pursue his degree. Mike and Chris stayed close through Mike's college years, even though Mike felt conflicted about his brother's involvement in drug trafficking. Six weeks before graduation, Mike got the horrible news that his brother had been killed in a police involved shooting during a raid. He never received a lot of details about what happened, other than the officers involved were forced to open fire after breaching Chris' apartment. Mike spent the last six weeks of college in a daze, opting to not even attend his graduation ceremony. He received his degree in the mail, and simply put the envelope in his safe unopened. Mike spent a long time grieving the loss of his brother, but recently decided to move to Los Santos to start a new life, for the third time.

Los Santos
Mike has spent his early time in Los Santos meeting new friends and trying to start a career. He initially wanted to try to become a Defense Attorney, but hasn't had any luck shadowing an attorney. After he was kidnapped for a robbery at the vault, he met Granny who suggested he try to volunteer at Pillbox Medical to become an EMT. Since starting to volunteer and do ride-alongs, Mike has made friends with a lot of the hospital staff and they are slowly becoming his new family in Los Santos. He's spent a lot of time with Balto, Shelby, and Flop among others. When he isn't able to volunteer for EMS, he spends a lot of time with his first friend in Los Santos, Salvatore. Mike was recently hired by Charlie Horse at Horsepower Energy and is making friends among the staff there as well.