Dante Ezio Viganò
Personal Information:
Age: 24
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 190 lbs.
Marital Status: Single
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Skin: Light olive complexion
Blood Type: B+
D.O.B: February 11, 2144
Birthplace: Meyer Children's Hospital, Florence, Italy
Nickname(s): None
Distinguishing Marks: Scar from right corner of his mouth to his chin
Family:
Children: None
Spouse: None
Father: Giovanni Viganò
Mother: Serafina Viganò née Bianchi
Siblings: Angelo (28), Isabella (17), Antonia (15)
Biography:
Dante was born February 11, 2144 as the second of what would be four children to Giovanni and Serafina Viganò. Born at Meyer Children's Hospital in Florence, Italy, his parents both came from old traditional families, most of which had roots stretching back from before the Renissance. Sadly, his two parents held themselves up as such, coming off as snobbish and having inflated egos. It would eventually rub off onto the two girls and, to a lesser extent, Dante himself. He attended a private school that did nothing to remedy the problem. The school teaching every grade level, he was never exposed to anything outside of that learning environment which would eventually hinder him when going to the Academy.
Even though it was a pampered school, Dante was never interested in an education versus doing things out of the classroom. As a typical little brother tended to do, he followed his brother Angelo around constantly, much to the older brother's dismay. Not as charming as his little brother would eventually turn out to be, Angelo learned freerunning on his own in an attempt to impress the ladies. It was the little brother's desire to learn from his older that led Dante down a similar path with his brother as his teacher.
As time went on, the two became older brothers to their two sisters. The two of them, now sharing a common hobby, eventually became inseperable and did a great many things together. While Angelo was the better freerunner, it was Dante who began to excel in other areas that his brother never could. Sadly, getting the better of his brother on several occassions went to the younger brother's head, inflating his ego but sending his confidence to extreme heights. It was this ego boost that led to his other talent he discovered: His ability with the ladies
While harmless flirting when younger, it quickly progressed to other more physical adventures as he got older. He had daliances with several girls, several of which were in his own class. This “gift†often drew the ire of his own parents as well as those whom had to chase the agile man out of their daughter's bedrooms.
All was not lost however, as between his nighttime bedroom activities came a refreshing interest in art and music. Whether he took up the violin was in order to impress more ladies or of genuine desire was initially disputed, he convinced his parents that it was a legitamite pursuit with the amount of time he put into learning it.
Between schooling, art and women, it wasn't long before he got old enough to go on to a secondary education. While he had matured a bit, he still chased after women and it quickly led him to chase one to joining Starfleet. It was a shock to him the degree of difficulty that was the Academy entrance exam. Barely making the cut, he had barely gotten settled into his cadet's uniform before he was off to his old ways. A fact that was cut short by the humbling experience that was classes at the Academy...it actually required work on his part.
The work eventually led him to realize that his unorthodox and quick thinking his freerunning had given him translated well to tinkering with things and making them work in ways they may not have originally been intended for. His instructors took notice too, and guided him into an engineering career. Fitting in well, he started to take his studies seriously to make him fit in as well as he possibly could. Despite the work he put in, there were more than a few talented individuals in the same field and he only barely got into the top half of his class. But it was his unconventional thinking that got people murmuring about his ability to not be stuck in conventional by-the-book procedure.
Service Record:
2166: Graduated Starfleet Academy
2166: Assigned to U.S.S. Horizon
Medical History:
Dante has suffered some broken bones and a few internal injuries when he was first learning his freerunning. He has a scar from his mouth to his chin from some retaliation after insinuating he had slept with the sisters of somebody who didn't much care for him. The man then hit him in the face with a broken bottle. Narrowly missing his eyes, the sharp edges caught the edge of his mouth to his chin before Dante and Angelo wrestled him to the ground and disarmed him.
Appearance:
Dante has black hair and dark brown eyes to go with his light olive complexion. Athletically inclined and well-defined, he possesses a great deal of muscular strength and endurance for someone his size due to his freerunning and gymnastics. With a nice, easy smile that compliments his easygoing attitude that, when coupled with his eyes, convey his great deal of self-confidence.
Dressed in the typical Starfleet uniform while on duty, he usually wears classy but comfortable clothing for when he's off duty. Aside from his dress uniform, he does own a few suits including a few tuxedo variations. However, he only gets dressed in his formal wear when he has to, preferring looking less uptight and more easy to talk to.
Personality:
A seducer of women and a playful man, he comes from a more prestigious background and has many friends. A friendly yet objective person, Dante fully devotes himself to whatever cause he chooses to pursue. He also possesses a rebellious nature, and was often impetuous, arrogant, and impatient. However, by the time he graduated the Academy, he had become a calmer man and more patient, although his arrogance still surfaces from time to time.
Dante is also passionately loyal to his family and Starfleet. Always quick to defend his sister's honor, even though they think him overbearing at times, and is always ready to help his mother with whatever she needed help with. While devoted to his duties as a Federation officer, he puts his family above all else, always making sure that they were well cared for.
Dante is known for his charm, good looks, flirtatious nature and predisposition for womanizing. Even before attending the Academy, he had many encounters with girls of all varieties. By the time he graduated from Starfleet Academy, he had already shared multiple romantic relationships with a number of different women, though none of them had any realistic long-term potential.
Passionate about the arts, music and history, he spent a great deal of time in the various cultural areas of his home city. Even going so far as to study those things, he developed a deep understanding and and felt that they were something to be truly appreciated. His studies led to him taking up the violin with determination. With practice, he eventually came to be a great violinist who had played with several local orchestras around Florence.
Skills/Abilities:
Dante has been a very skilled freerunner from a young age. He learned how to freerun under the tutelage of his older brother, and is able to move quickly and efficiently in sprinting, climbing, and jumping. In addition, he is also an enduring athlete, being able to perform all these actions for an extended period without tiring out, always being aware of his surroundings and planning his next moves quickly and carefully.
A capable engineer, Dante never achieved the highest grades during the entirety of his student career, often focusing on either running on top of buildings or chasing after women. What he lacks in great grades, he makes up for in common sense and his ability to improvise a solution on the spot. Due to his other talents, he is supremely confident in his abilities and very rarely doubts himself.
An expert violinist, he often plays for his family and friends. He has, however, been asked to play for somebody's special event or in small orchestras in Florence. He practices often and knows a great deal of violin music by memory having played it so many times.
Possessions:
Having to share a room with various other roommates, Dante has few large possessions. His area of the room is often decorated with smaller copies of artworks and little trinkets sent to him by his family and friends. He also has a few books, all of which are written in his native Italian.
His most prized possession, however, is an exceptionally crafted antique Italian violin which he treats with great care. He uses it only when playing for special occasions where he has to play for other people, resorting to another violin during practice or for routine playing.
Statistics: Posted by Dante_Vigano — Thu Sep 17, 2015 5:04 pm
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Duty: Engineer
Species: Human, female
Age: 29
Orientation: bisexual
Physical
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 120 lbs
Eyes: brown, usually. sometimes wears coloured lenses
Distinguishing features: lots of tattoos, short hair, piercings
Starburst pattern scar on back.
History
Washed out of Starfleet academy in third year, shortly after changing her last name to something pronounceable, Jai was recruited to join Deep Core mining. Worked to chart the belt and scan for minerals on contract.
Jai was very nearly killed after a trigger happy miner thought she was jumping his claim and blew up the small asteroid she was conducting an EVA on. She survived and was able to regain full function of her limbs, thanks to a nearby Starfleet ship which heard her distress call and came to her rescue [and to a certain Martian medic]. Before she was able to get back at her assailant, her plans for revenge were sidelined when Starfleet called in their favour and she found herself in the service.
Due to her [incomplete] starfleet training, Jai climbed the ranks quickly, finishing the war as a Petty Officer 2nd Class.
At the end of the war she debated going back to civilian life, but found that she knew no one anymore outside of the service, and so she stayed.
While a damn fine engineer, Jai is a terrible administrator. She prefers to get her hands dirty than to stand back and watch others doing the grunt work.
Due to that, among other reasons, Jai has either been passed up for or turned down offers of promotion. Rather than deal with her, Jai's career manager found the longest deployment he could find and stuck her on it.
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CHARACTER NAME: Ciara Mei Perlit
RPGWRITING PLAYER NAME: Ciara Mei
RACE: Human
GENDER: Female
AGE: 29
DATE OF BIRTH: April 12, 2139
PLACE OF BIRTH: Bordeaux, France
RANK: Lieutenant
MARITAL STATUS: Single
HEIGHT: 5’6â€
HAIR COLOR: Brown with highlights
EYE COLOR: Gray
LANGUAGES: English, French
NICKNAME(S): Ci(see), Ara, Ci Mei
SERVICE RECORD
2164 Graduated Starfleet Academy in Science
2164 Assigned to USS Cerulean
2166 Promoted to Lieutenant
2167 Assigned to USS Horizon.
Reprimands: Found in a compromising position with a Starfleet Academy instructor (instructor name withheld) during second year. Credits for semester revoked.
FAMILY:
Mother: Stacia Lina Perlit (Hadley)
Father: Marcus Kane Perlit
Siblings: None
LIKES: Lab experiments, flirting, spatial anomalies, nebulas.
DISLIKES: Repairing, random space travel with nothing on sensors, failed experiments.
BACKGROUND: Ciara was born to a very French family in Bordeaux, France. Growing up, French was the only language she knew and loved. She always found herself glancing up at the stars in the sky, wondering what else there was out there. Always there were boys chasing after, and she would chase after them as well. Many times, Ciara was caught in awkward positions. As much as her parents attempted to put a stop to this, there didn’t seem to be any control over it. As a teenager, she heard about something called Starfleet Academy. She realized that she would need to learn English, and did her best to become a quick study as she finished her schooling.
After attempting the entrance exam twice (failing once due to language barrier), Ciara was admitted to Starfleet Academy’s science courses. The language barrier seemed to lessen as she began to make more friends at the Academy. Although she still prefered French, she did her best to always speak in English. During the first semester of her second year, Ciara was found in the office of one of her instructors, and was immediately put on suspension for the remainder of the quarter, requiring her to retake the classes. An official reprimand was placed into her file and she was watched carefully.
Upon graduation of Starfleet Academy, she was assigned to lab work of the USS Cerulean. She made her way from lab work to sensors and occasional bridge shifts. She was promoted to Lieutenant two years later. When word of another opening in science came up on another ship, Ciara applied for it and was taken in by Captain Gary Alexander of the USS Horizon into the science department.
PERSONAL HISTORY: Although Ciara seems to be nothing more than a flirt, trying to get with everyone she fancies, this is actually not the case. Back home on Earth, Ciara has who she has fallen in love with, and loves her despite what she actually does, Peter Astor, a member of Starfleet as well, working at Headquarters. At the time of the most recent Horizon mission, the two of them had been together for nine months. Her heart will always be with him, no matter what happens elsewhere.
Statistics: Posted by Ciara Mei — Sat Jan 17, 2015 1:05 pm
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CHARACTER NAME: Dr. Talia Flowers
RPGWRITING PLAYER NAME: KendleRJ
REAL NAME: Rose Johnson
RACE: Human
GENDER: Female
AGE: 35
DATE OF BIRTH: January 8, 2133
PLACE OF BIRTH: Morocco
RANK: Ensign
MARITAL STATUS: Separated (Estranged)
HEIGHT: 5' 4"
WEIGHT: 120 lbs.
HAIR COLOR: Brown
EYE COLOR: Green
LANGUAGES: Linguistics Savant, can learn languages quickly, by listening to regular conversation and gauging intent and posture
EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS: Theoretical and practical applications of XenoSociology, XenoAnthropology, Doctor of Linguistics. Dr. Flowers had done extensive field work in a variety of ruins within the Sol solar system
SERVICE RECORD:
2163 - Joined Starfleet Academy
2167 - Graduated in the top 10 percentile of her class
2167 - Assigned to the USS Horizon
Decorations:
None
Reprimands: No official reprimands
FAMILY:
Mother: Caryn Flowers (nee Armini)
Father: Calvin Flowers
Only Child
LIKES: Mountain climbing, spelunking, surfing, reading, translation, meeting new and different individuals
DISLIKES: A lot of rules, and snakes.
She's a work in progress.... I'll add more as we go along.
LIMITATIONS:
STRENGTHS:
QUIRKS:
FAVORITE OR DEFINING QUOTES:
HOBBIES/INTERESTS:
AMBITIONS:
MEDICAL PROFILE:
CHARACTER HISTORY:
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Billet: Security Chief
Age: 57
Species: Human
Gender: Male
Family:
Marie Sharpe - Wife - aged 53 - resides in Cornerbrooke, NL
Morgan Sharpe - Son - aged 30 - serves onboard USS Tremalking
Rory Sharpe - Son - aged 28 - resides in Cornerbrooke, NL
Rachel Sharpe-Wilson - Daughter - aged 28 - serves onboard USS Beaumont Hamel
Aaron Sharpe - Brother - aged 57 [twin] - retired to Mars
Disposition: Salty
Service History:
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CHARACTER NAME: Arkady Velchin Sjet
PLAYER NAME: Sjet
REAL NAME: Andrew Wincott
RACE: Human/Russian
GENDER: Male
AGE: 31
DATE OF BIRTH: 8th of April 2137
PLACE OF BIRTH: Hebe City, Mars
RANK: Doctor
MARITAL STATUS: Widowed
HEIGHT: Five feet eight inches
WEIGHT: 168
HAIR COLOR: Brown
EYE COLOR: Brown
LANGUAGES: Russian, English, some French, a little German, and all the fun words in the Romulan language.
EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS: Demois University, Starfleet Medical Academy (Express Training), Starfleet Medical Academy (Remedial Training Post War)
SERVICE RECORD: USS Sheffield, Starbase Four, USS Comet, USS Essex
Decorations: Order of Lenin, Purple Heart, Surgeons Cross
Reprimands: Insubordination numerous counts.
FAMILY: No parents to speak of, product of the Martian Childcare System. Married for six months to Niakim Kojiro, then widowed.
LIKES: Russian poetry, the one thing that can make him sound like an intellectual whilst reminding everyone his voice sounds like gravel.
DISLIKES: Romulan’s and the arrogance of those that think themselves his better.
LIMITATIONS: Anger issues: he has a temper, the sort that sits and simmers and when it boils over lands people in sickbay. In his last caution he was asked why his superior officer had reported him for striking a superior officer. His reply was simple: “He did not report it, his lackey did. When I hit someone I am mad at they do not tend to get back for a day or two.â€
STRENGTHS: Expert combat medic best suited to the rough and tumble of war than for the quiet grandeur of the operating table.
QUIRKS: Apart from being a medic and a Romulan War veteran, Arkady is also a fully licenced and union registered Asteroid Miner. How this came about was due to the orphanages on Mars kicking out kids at 16 years old, and giving them the sort of menial labour jobs that makes thick callouses on the hands and rough attitudes. This means he’s very good with his hands, and with working knowledge of vacuum operations in a space suit.
FAVORITE OR DEFINING QUOTES: “If a man is willing to die, then he must be willing to live with the fact that he might die, and so continue to exist. I am told this is the definition of courage, and not merely a by-product of corporeal thinking.â€
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: The works of Tolstoy, the philosophy of Confucius, and the music of the Beach Boys.
AMBITIONS: To make it from one day to the next, and to try and be a better person than he was yesterday.
MEDICAL PROFILE: Borderline manic depressant with a co-dependent mentality prone to dissociative anger registration. In layman’s terms he is a broken man barely held together who slips in and out of the bottle when it suits him and finds it easier to blame others for his own short comings. Continuing physical recovery is hampered by this state of mind, along with the suggestions of PTSD following the events of the USS Essex’s destruction at the Battle of Mars (Romulan War). Starfleet Medical strongly suggests that any personal requests for this officer be denied for any ship board posting.
CHARACTER HISTORY:
Born on Mars.
Raised on Mars.
Nearly died there to.
When Arkady turned sixteen he was tossed out of the orphanage with nothing but the shirt on his back and hand on his shoulder promising him work. Mars is not Earth, it’s not even Rigel or Alpha Centuari: Mars does not care if you live or if you die. If you work hard, you get to breathe recycled air and drink water that’s never known a rain cycle. If you take your mind away from that work, and dream of a better future, Mars will slam its teeth down so hard on your throat you’ll never hear yourself scream as your blood boils into steam in the perishing thin atmosphere.
Mars makes a Russian winter look warm and friendly.
He worked the mines of Shalbatana Vallis for ten years, spending a third of his life cooped up in a armoured vacuum suit using a laser drill to seek out tritanium and exotic mineral for Starfleet’s growing fleet of star ships. When the Romulan War broke out he was conscripted by the Martian Draft to fight for the glory of a pale blue dot that only came out during the day on Mars. He was tested by the recruiters, and whilst he didn’t dazzle them with any particular skill set someone decided he’d make for an average medic. Perhaps they mistook the healed scars for a working knowledge of medicine?
Three weeks of training, a data slate with some instructional videos and anatomical diagrams, and Arkady was released for active duty and expected to split arms and knits broken skulls back together. It turned out Mars had raised a good son in Arkady, who translated the million ways his home world had tried to kill him into the hundreds of millions of ways that space could kill him and those under his care. A micro particle of space dust could slip past the deflector and run the ship through like a bullet hitting a melon, or the inertial compensators could switch off during the ramp up to warp and crush the crew into red jelly beneath a few hundred gravity’s.
He soon learned that disruptor bolts and plasma torpedoes could do far, far worse as well.
Over the course of the war he served on a number of ships and stations, going from conscripted medic to very nearly professional physician. Then came the Battle of Charon, one of the final big pushes the Romulans unleashed to try and destroy mankind before the end of the war. Even today it is one of the largest concentrations of military power ever seen, with its release of energy still warbling across the galaxy as an echoing bell to mark the deaths of many on both sides. The crew of the Romulan warbird that had attacked and crippled the USS Essex during the heat of the battle knew their side had lost, and decided there and then to make their revenge present to the surviving crew. The small nuclear power Comet class cruiser had joined the battle with a crew of one hundred, of which seven survived to see the end of the battle following the ejection of her core and its subsequent detonation by Chief Engineer Niakim Kojiro (See attached marriage/death certificate). The hazy nature of that ships status during the battle meant the crew were allotted the title of ‘active combatants’ instead of ‘prisoners of war’, so legally what happened wasn’t a war crime. Under that same definition pulling a fly apart by a sadist blade is not a war crime either, it’s just sick.
Currently Arkady Sjet is the only surviving member of the Essex’s crew remaining alive to this date, the others having found a release from whatever demons have plagued them and other R-War vets since the end of hostilities. What one friend suggested was that a vacation of sorts was needed, time away from the wreckage strew orbits of the Outer Sol System and the continual beating of the media in regards to the Romulan menace still waiting beyond the solar system.
And a nice long exploration mission will give him plenty of time to heal, and perhaps, forgive himself.
Statistics: Posted by Sjet — Tue Jun 03, 2014 8:58 pm
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CHARACTER NAME: Karina Alicia Tell (KAT to her friends)
RPGWRITING PLAYER NAME: KendleRJ
REAL NAME: Rose Johnson
RACE: Human
GENDER: Female
AGE: 28
DATE OF BIRTH: May 5, 2140
PLACE OF BIRTH: Bangor, ME
RANK: Yeoman
MARITAL STATUS: Single (with a vengeance)
HEIGHT: 5' 8"
WEIGHT: 140 lbs.
HAIR COLOR: Blonde
EYE COLOR: Green
LANGUAGES: English, Vulcan, Semaphore, Morse Code, French, Spanish, German, Italian
EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS: Her studies have taken her around the world in order to get full exposure to a variety of cultures within the context of her career with respect to human behaviour, observation and providing strong and solid administrative and organisational support to her Captain
SERVICE RECORD:
2158 - Enter Starfleet
2162 - Yeoman Third Class on USS Saratoga
2163 - Promoted to Yeoman 2nd Class for outstanding service
2165 - Promoted to Yeoman 1st Class along with Commendation for Exemplary Service
2167 - Reassigned to USS Horizon
Decorations:
Commendation for Exemplary Service - 2165
Valour in Combat - 2164
Reprimands: No official reprimands
FAMILY:
Mother: Clarissa Tell, Age: 48
Father: Raymond Tell, Age: 46
Sister: Theresa Catherine Mortimer (nee Tell), Age: 32
Sister: Karen Stephanie Christos (nee Tell), Age: 26
LIKES: Chocolate, reading, dancing, logic, old classic movies
DISLIKES: Stupidity, asparagus, people who talk in the theatre
LIMITATIONS: Having been hurt emotionally, Karina finds it difficult to trust others, so appears aloof, or distant. It takes a long time to obtain her trust.
STRENGTHS: She is loyal, steadfast, unwavering in her dedication and is intelligent, sometimes gaining insight from situations through observation and logical deduction.
QUIRKS: She's sure she doesn't have any, but when she's bothered by something, she tugs on her hair and tucks it behind her left ear. She also tends to chew on her cheek when avoiding speaking her mind.
FAVORITE OR DEFINING QUOTES: (too many to include here, but this will be updated as we go along)
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Kickboxing, Cooking, Yoga, Fencing, Marksmanship, Reading, Theatre
AMBITIONS: Karina aims high and wishes to continue her rising in the ranks. She wants to become an Ambassador for First Contact situations, diplomatic missions and negotiations.
MEDICAL PROFILE: She broke her right hand while serving aboard the Saratoga.
CHARACTER HISTORY: (short and sweet, but there's a lot more than meets the eye with her; more will be updated as we go along) Kat has her persona that she puts on while performing her duties as Yeoman; efficiency, professionalism, and uncompromising understanding of the command structure of the ship. On her off hours, she is polite yet reserved, and keeps mostly to herself. She had a particularly painful time on the USS Saratoga near the end of her tenure which she doesn't often discuss. This resulted in her injury and voluntary reassignment to the USS Horizon. She hopes to place as much space, both literally and figuratively, between herself and the former situation as possible, and is glad for their deep space mission of exploration.
Statistics: Posted by KendleRJ — Mon Jun 02, 2014 10:23 pm
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REAL NAME: Stuart Collis
RACE: Human
GENDER: Male
AGE: 36
DATE OF BIRTH: 6/10/2132
PLACE OF BIRTH: Bismark, North Dakota
RANK: Captain
MARITAL STATUS: Divorced
HEIGHT: 6'2"
WEIGHT: 165 lbs.
HAIR COLOR: Dark Brown
EYE COLOR: Brown
LANGUAGES: English, French, Spanish, Vulcan
EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS: Like most people of this era, much of his education was on the job training. He is an adept engineer.
SERVICE RECORD:
2150 - Enter Starfleet
2154 - Ensign on SS Urusei Yatsura
2156 - Promoted to Lieutenant after taking over for Chief Engineer and Captain killed in Romulan War battle.
2157 - Promotion to First Class Lieutenant on SS Crazy Horse for Valor in Battle
2158 - Came to the rescue of Earth shipyards, meeting Adrina Elisa Monica Cochrane.
2159 - Promotion to Lieutenant Commander, XO on SS Comet
2160 - Survived battle of Cheron and was awarded title of Captain. Would not get to act as Captain until new ships were produced in aftermath of Romulan War
2161 - While the Federation was being formed, he would supervise and assist on the Daedalus project, re-met and wooed Adrina Elisa Monica Cochrane.
2161 - Captain of USS Daedalus
2164 - Divorce from Cochrane, reassigned to USS Bonaventure.
2167 - Reassigned to USS Horizon.
Decorations:
Distinguished Service Cross - 2160
Meritorious Service Medal - 2160
Combat Readiness Medal - 2156
Reprimands: No formal reprimands.
FAMILY:
Mother: Denise Ann Alexander, 65
Father: Richard Matthew Alexander, 67
Brother: Doug Lewis Alexander, 40
Sister: Stephanie Melissa Alexander, 32
Uncle (father's brother): Carl Marc Alexander, 55
LIKES: women, adreneline, excitement, new activities
DISLIKES: boredom, inertia, anything tedious or slow
LIMITATIONS: Gary tends to neglect anything that has to do with himself. It is difficult to settle Gary's mind, so sleep is usually restless and light.
STRENGTHS: Quick thinking, charming, very likeable, garners respect by digging into problems rather than merely delegating.
QUIRKS: Functions best under pressure or a deadline. Gary is the epitome of object in motion. He constantly needs to be doing something. Relaxation is not generally a word in his vocabulary. He's a bit of an adrenaline junky and highly competitive. The closest that he gets to relaxation is when he's wooing and engaging with a member of the opposite sex.
FAVORITE OR DEFINING QUOTES: “There are two theories to arguing with a woman. Neither works.†― Will Rogers
“Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.†― Robert A. Heinlein
“The most beautiful makeup of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy.†― Yves Saint-Laurent
“Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.†― Mae West, Wit & Wisdom of Mae West
“Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems.†― Scott Adams
“When you want to know how things really work, study them when they're coming apart.†― William Gibson, Zero History
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: racquetball, jai alai, football, soccer, most any sport, women, tinkering
AMBITIONS: Find meaning for his life.
MEDICAL PROFILE: Allergies to shellfish.
CHARACTER HISTORY: Gary grew up in the capital of North Dakota. But, unlike many of the cities and areas of Earth destroyed by World War III, North Dakota remained relatively untouched.
His family, a few years after his birth, moved out of the city and into the country. He would grow up looking up at the stars and wondering about life, the universe, and everything. That soon translated into wondering how things worked. He began to tinker, soon repairing watches, then clocks, laundry machines, cars, and anything that broke.
Enrolling in school, he found a new interest. In fact, this interest was just as much fun as tinkering with machinery: women. The only problem with women is that they were lots of fun at first and then became a burden. Often, he would woo them and leave them as soon as they started talking about anything relative to a relationship. After all, a relationship meant monotony, didn't it?
That would change in 2161. Gary rescued a woman from the Earth shipyards during the Romulan War. Her name was Adrina Elisa Monica Cochrane. All that he knew was she had long legs and a body that made it difficult for him to concentrate on his duties. Though he reluctantly managed his duties, he found time for her and found that they had quite a bit in common. Both were engineers. Both were interested in creating better ships. And, both were single. The two kept in touch over the years and in 2161, he entered a monogamous relationship with her. Life with Adrina was exciting. The two had exciting conversations about the Daedalus project and they would have long days of work followed by unique and exciting intimate relations. The only problem was that Adrina suffered from a rare and incurable form of manic schizophrenia. In some ways, Gary found this to be a positive. After all, it was intriguing and exciting on learning how to deal with her various moods. Also, he felt like that he could fix her. However, after marrying Adrina, he found that the routine became quite tedious and that her mood swings and schizophrenia were too much to bear, despite the sex. Consequently, he filed for divorce in 2164 despite the fact he still adored her.
The only solution for Gary was to get away from it all. First, he took a position on the Bonaventure, just to be on a ship that was away from Adrina. Then, when the position on the Horizon opened, heading for deep space exploration, Gary could not resist. He immediately applied for and received the Horizon. His crew was completed on Starfleet recommendations. He did not care who his crew was. All that he knew was that he had to get away from it all. Perhaps, somewhere, out there was what he was seeking.
Then again, after some time on Horizon, he wondered whether fate existed. Gary could not keep his eyes off of his XO, Commander Mary Wells. She was a bit aloof but there was no mistaking her beauty. And perhaps it was the mystery of her professionalism and aloofness that attracted Gary to her. Swearing off, at great personal difficulty, other women was a must for Mary, as Gary knew that she was a traditional sort. Doing this seemed to help him make headway and from what Gary could tell, Mary's resolve was weakening. However, he has not yet found a way to lure her to his quarters. This, perhaps makes Mary even more attractive to Gary.
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