#uss pluto

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Ensign Dubar

Dubar's father is a freighter captain, and he grew up taking supplies in between Bajor and Cardassia. Has one sibling, a younger sister named Kela. Dubar has a natural talent for language, which is good as the universal translator doesn't always work (despite Starfleet's assurances) and especially when they're going back to ancient times, the language isn't always the same. Is super excited to be the first linguist to listen to really old languages, though he probably won't show it. Doesn't like violence unless it's absolutely necessary. Looks intimidating but is actually quite friendly. Awkward, like a puppy that hasn't grown into his feet. Dubar is incredibly clumsy sometimes, and too strong for his own good. Fear can paralyze him, leaving him useless in a dangerous situation. He's terrified of dying and usually chooses flight over fight.

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Lieutenant T'Elsa

T'Elsa is a Vulcan, but doesn't follow the teachings of Surak. She balances logic with emotion and manages to function pretty well, despite the disdainful looks of other Vulcans. She's the chief of security, and she runs a pretty tight ship. T'Elsa is rational and calm in the most horrible of situations, and will attempt to lighten up the conversation if it becomes too pessimistic. She's often questioned the Starfleet bureaucracy, which worries the admiralty. She looks rather young, but with the ageing of Vulcans, she's most likely much older. T'Elsa's somewhat of a legend at the academy, as she holds the record for most classes taken in four years.

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Lieutenant Phoebe Caulfield

When Voyager’s Doctor returned from the Delta Quadrant with the rest of the crew, he brought with him his mobile emitter. Twenty ninth century technology. The universe didn’t blow up from a temporal paradox because it took four hundred fifty years for the engineers at Starfleet to figure out how the damn thing worked. In 2803, Phoebe Caulfield, an holographic engineer working for Starfleet, was the first to be equipped with the duplicate. She originated from a Catcher in the Rye holonovel owned by a wealthy human family. As she became sentient and discovered there was more than her reality, she applied for Starfleet. Her ingenuity allowed her to become a more than competent warp specialist, and she helped design the UTS Pluto. The ‘Holographic Glass Ceiling’ as she puts it, doesn’t allow her to be promoted, even though she’s been working for Starfleet for one hundred and fifty years. The danger of her program being tampered with makes Starfleet very, very nervous.

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Doctor Corona Rexx

Corona is enthusiastic and optimistic. His alternative view of medicine (that it's an art, rather than a science) lets him discover the answers to difficult medical problems. He's irreplaceable and the perfect CMO. Corona is part Bolian and part Andorian, an odd combination. He often enjoys speaking in elaborate metaphors, confusing those around him. He forms relationships with people quickly, a very social person. However he can be quick to judge, determining someone's personality after a first impression. Corona lived on Earth before being deployed to the Pluto, and has a more expansive knowledge of Earth culture than anyone on the crew.

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Lieutenant Commander Rosaline Barclay

Her parents are big fans of Shakespeare. Rosaline is young, only 22 when she’s assigned to the UTS Pluto. Grew up very privileged, in one of Starfleet’s military families. Her father is an admiral. Descended from Reginald Barclay, a well-known officer. Traveled a lot when she was younger, had a private tutor. Rosaline excelled at math, physics, and piloting. Best pilot in the quadrant, graduated early from Starfleet Academy because of it. Quickly rose in the ranks, becoming a Lt. Comm (not that her dad being an admiral didn’t help). Loves space more than anything else. She’s extremely loyal to the Federation, and her father. Spends a lot of free time reading and watching old scifi movies/shows. Craves physical contact, hates being alone. She’s aggressive when frightened or angry. Thinks that there’s many things worse than death.

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Commander Loch

Loch is a Vissian cogeniter, taken from the Vissian homeworld by a betazoid woman, outraged at eir treatment. Ey was raised on Betazed, but felt slightly ostracized there as ey had no telepathic powers. Goes out of eir way to make sure others don’t feel as left out as ey did. Originally was a psychologist for Starfleet medical, but switched to the command track early on. Loch can’t help but to psychoanalyze people, but ey (thankfully) doesn’t do it out loud. Ey’s calm, rational, and optimistic. Loch is much more approachable than the captain, and people tend to talk to her through em. Ey writes in eir spare time, usually about the people ey meets. Loch doesn’t like to talk about the Vissian homeworld.

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Countdown to 2014

Starting tomorrow, there will be eight days until the new year. There are also eight senior crew members on the UTS Pluto. Do you see where I am going with this?

Starting on December 24th and going until January 1st, I’ll be posting in depth biographies for each character every day. It’ll go in order of seniority of course, starting with Captain Jackson and ending with Ensign Dubar.

Hope y’all are as excited as I am!