Neat. Thank you for being so informative. I'm sorry he was bullied. I am curious though, how well would we know each other? Would Timor have known about it? I mean, Timor is an engineer and if starfleet is big enough I could see even two engineers never meeting or knowing much about each other. On the other hand, if the graduating class at any time is small, it becomes more likely that two people in the operations track might know each other. I just don't know where on the continuum of possibilities we are with it.

Also, howdy doctor. It is good to have someone to patch us up after Ensign Ch'Zynes bravely fights off whatever is trying to hurt us.

  *Waves while in the midst of character making*

   Will talk more when done and vetted.

Well, while Cheng was Operations track, his Engineering is 1. Most of his studies focused on Security and Science. That said, Cheng is actually a rather friendly guy and my assumption is that he had a few friends in the Academy. Perhaps Timor was one of them.

I like the idea that Timor and Cheng were friends in the Academy. Early on he needed extra effort for his Science classes, perhaps Timor tutored him a bit.

I will add a link to Cheng's character sheet to my description.

Timor would be all for helping someone in their classes. A willingness to keep trying at something that is hard would be a respectable thing to him and it is likely in the early days he was still inclined to prove to himself that he was still valuable. Helping someone would be great.

It took me an embarassingly long time to see that typo :P

Just pretend it was an intentional test of our attention to detail.

Nice write up on Timor. I wasn't expecting a 4 in Security. But very cool. You can shoot things, I can hit them.

Thank you. I wasn't expecting that at first either, but it made sense as I was building the character. Having him be good at using weapons made sense after I gave him a focus related to them. Admittedly it was under the idea of repair, building, and modifying, but it was still a focus in them. Then I had a bunch of stuff that needed moving, so I bumped it up under the idea that while he was learning all that stuff he was also picking up the ways to use them. You can make a better tool if you know how people tend to use the tool after all. Plus, as you said: You can hit things, I can shoot them. You could likely hunt targs saber bears with just your ushaan-tor. I need a couple hundred yards and phaser in my hand to stand a chance.

So I know you're all selecting "Rolled" as part of character creation on that site but I meant roll the d20s here and then just pick the appropriate one.

Hello everyone! I'll be your pilot today. Please be sure to return your phasers to the upright position and don't mind the meteor swarm, it's all part of the fun aboard the USS Belfast.

But my phaser is in my boot. Proper phaser safety says it should be pointed down, or at least in a safe direction, until I am ready to shoot.

1. Treat every phaser as though it is charged at all times
   
2. Always keep your phaser pointed in a safe direction.
   
3. Keep your thumb off the trigger until you are ready to shoot
   
4. Always be sure of your target and what is behind it

These are day one of phaser training.

I kid. It is good to have you. I look forward to playing with you.

Hello, I am playing John Bradford Garrity II, son of the Admiral John Bradford Garrity. I am 2nd Officer which my primary duty is running the Delta Shift which is the Graveyard Shift thus mostly just low priority maintenance and babysitting the conn because of the reduced staffing of Delta Shift.

Congrats, Sir. I'm sure you will do well in your duties. I'll just be wandering around your ship doing all that low priority maintenance and quietly fuming because you suggested maintenance was low priority. One again, I kid. What is your rank? I need to know what to call you when we start posting.

Lt Jg.  Did the Command Track and promoted at Graduation.

Cool. Thank you. And once again: Congrats, Sir. It is an impressive posting.

   Not to worry, Mr Universe. As a former Librarian and failed writer in College, I catch certain things ... being a perfectionist also helps. :)  I only caught it on the second pass because I thought something looked 'off'. Some folks get a little riled when you mix metaphors like that. ("You got CHOCOLATE in my PEANUT BUTTER!" might ring a bell or two) As for me, I like both 'Trek and 'Wars, so no harm - no foul.

Character is now done. Also, my description is up. Thanks Timor

Cheng, given our shared "outsider" histories, would you like to start with having met at Academy and become friends? Maybe T'Saen jumped in to help defend you one night in a well-remembered drunken brawl?

May I assume then that your history and behavior at the academy is well known?

I'd think so, if you want to be someone who knows it.

Well, you mentioned possibly being Cheng's friend and Timor knows Cheng, so it seemed reasonable that he might know of you. Also, in case it matters to anyone, my sheet has undergone changes due to events changing and some issues with some of my previous values. It is nothing major, but it has refined some details about how things will play for him and generally improved our understanding of him and his past.

Makes sense. Can I call you Igor?

I would think that most of us were in same graduating Class or at least within a year or 2 of each other.

My character was a little stiff in the first few years. Much more concerned about being the best, but as he made a small circle of friends he realized that the bond that was being formed was more important than competing with them

Unless there is a reason to be ahead/behind you would all be part of the same graduating class by default. Therefore you would have known about one another during the academy, perhaps being teamed together for various projects or perhaps even competing against one another as rivals.

In reply to T'Saen (msg # 27):

Yeah. Sure. She's likely heard him called it more than once and he isn't going to stop her. Tone is likely going to play a big role in how he takes it. Keep in mind that it works as well as an insult as it does a term of endearment. For someone who has never heard him called anything else, they could assume it was his name. For a friend they might know the context and think its cute. He is still on the boarder of mad science at this point. From someone who wants to use it as an insult, it does tend to cultivate the image of a servant. The idea that he is just a lackey. The difference comes down to tone and context. It is useful that way.