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Jun. 1st, 2022 09:37 pm- Β« PLAYER INFORMATION Β»
Name: Kerry
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Character: Una Chin-Riley [ Number One ]
Canon: Star Trek
Canon point: Post-Discovery 214 Such Sweet Sorrow
OU or AU?: OU
Age: 36
Species: Illyrian
Β« RECORD Β»
Disposition:
TENACIOUS. Una is not good at letting things go. When she believes that she's right or that more can be done to help a situation she'll keep poking at it to try and find an answer, hoping that something is there. She's not solely resilient in her actions but in her spirit, refusing to let knocks hit her too hard down even if it stings emotionally. Una's faced a lot of harsh comments in her life for her drive, her attitude or beliefs but she's pushed past each of them to keep going.
COMPASSIONATE.Though seeming cold and unflappable Una has a big heart, caring not only about her friends, the life of her Captain but the lives of her entire crew. Some of that is what makes her a great Starfleet officer, though it isn't only their physical safety she cares about but their emotional well-being. This care is something that's also extended to strangers, given her care and friendship that spawned after meeting (rescuing, physically and emotionally) La'an Noonien Singh. After La'an had been rescued from the Gorn, traumatised by her experience, Una offered a quiet and calming presence for her, hope for the future, a dream and ultimately a lifelong friend through their conversations and time spent together. Whilst Una doesn't often pay compliments she does give good advice, helping her officers to be better in their jobs, be confident or (when appropriate) someone to talk to.
DETERMINED. From a young girl, Una dreamed of joining Starfleet, having seen the stars and focusing on one goal. Despite what would stop this from becoming a reality (being Illyrian) she refused to let it be a barrier, finding a way into Starfleet Academy and working to become the best officer that she could. Una has a curious nature, wanting to explore the galaxy, turning down promotion after promotion so that she could continue with this dream rather than be tied up in bureaucracy, determined to be an officer. An explorer. In her work, she's someone that strives to do the right thing, careful in her actions, considering the consequences and making sure that what she (and her ship, where she can affect it) does is good.
DRIVEN. More than just being determined in what she does and believes, Una is driven to a fault, someone that pushes herself to be the best that she can, earned 40 commendations within a few years of service and finds ways to save as many lives as possible even if the mission is risky. Una is someone that finds it difficult to relax, is known for working when she's supposed to be on shore leave and prefers being busy. It comes with increased stress, though in her own time (off-duty over shore leave) she'll make sure she relaxes or takes time for her hobbies. It's made her incredibly good at her job, her Captain calling her the best Number One he's known (or in Starfleet) and intimidating to others.
SECRETIVE. Una keeps herself under lock and key except for around her friends, her professional demeanour being seen as cold and unflappable, intimidating to junior officers and someone that's previously given the advice of 'keep your freaky hidden'. Which is exactly what Una does. The biggest secret about herself is that she's not human, something that no one she serves with or has served with knowns (given the illegality of her status). But aside from her big dark secret it's the personal things about her that aren't known to many, including even her name. She's hard to get to know and slow to open up. However, once she has let you in (at least as a friend) you'll find a much warmer, humourous woman underneath, someone more willing to talk personally even if some topics are still selective.
Suitability:
This plays out just like an episode of Star Trek, right? Land/get kidnapped to an alien planet, weird shenanigans happen, aphro in the air and body alterations. Some of that would be new to Una, though some of it wouldn't be too weird from the things she's encountered already (the 23rd century and alien flora is weird!).
In seriousness, being a Starfleet Officer (and not human) means that Una's not going to be completely a fish out of water: she's seen other planets, other species, weird plants and the effects they can produce (including aphro). What would be new to her would be the need for synching and some of the transformations, though given her species partakes in bio-engineering which adapts even their external appearance, only how it happens will be weird.
Una's also adaptable, she'll be able to find things to pass her time with, will make friends and get comfortable enough to find ways of synching with them (platonically and intimately) and though she's not a scientist will try and see what she can figure out about the transformations with the genetics knowledge she does have.
Condition upon arrival: Alive and well
Abilities:
BIO-ENGINEERING. Being Illyrian, Una has undergone bio-engineering to adapt her body to various environments. The enhancements known about are her enhanced strength, her altered immune system (that burns contaminants out of her body), increased visual acuity and enhanced stamina/resilience. [These are all that is currently known for her, the full extent of her bio-engineering has not yet come up]**
ENGINEER. Before transferring departments, Una was trained as an Engineer, completing both her Starfleet training in Engineering and serving on her first two postings as an Engineer. She is trained in starship systems repair, diagnostics and management and is able to synthesise something when ordinary systems or equipment fails.
PILOT. After transferring departments, Una worked as the ship's pilot (helm and navigation), controlling the speed and altitude of the ship, able to pilot both starships and smaller shuttlecrafts. As navigator, she's used readings to determine ship position and speed, and trajectories of objects around them, working in coordination with the helm to manoeuvre and control the ship as well as having used the ship's shields, and weapons and scanning other ships or what's around them.
OPERATIONS. As XO of the Enterprise, Una needs to be familiar with ship functioning and bridge stations, having worked on the bridge as what in the future might be known as operations or tactical, making decisions for the ship when the Captain isn't aboard, managing operations and leading landing parties or missions, such as a first contact situation during leave from the Enterprise.
COMBAT. As a trained Starfleet Officer, Una is trained in hand-to-hand combat and combat using various weapony, both short-range and long-range.
LANGUAGES. Una is fluent in her native Illyrian tongue and Federation Standard (English?) and has studied the Vulcan language for numerous years, though is better at reading it than speaking it.
Inventory:
-- her insignia badge
-- her leather jacket
-- her communicator
Gembond: Sapphire
Gem Location: At the base of her spine
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Notes:
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re: Una's immune system, I plan on still allowing things to affect/infect her, though how quickly her immune system kicks in to burn them out would differ (particularly for threading purposes). Also, her immune system previously left her immune to something after wiping it from her, though that might not necessarily happen here (because rp fun!). Una's immune system also likely gives her better temperature resistance at least in heat/warmer temperatures, given the heat produced by her body to burn out a contaminant. What affect this has on colder temperatures is unknown.
