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 Lieutenant Kimoni Tral, Flight Controller Values: Driven to Prove Herself / Exuberant Curiousity, Minimal Restraint / Well-Intentioned Meddling / Diving Into Danger is Part of the Job Kimoni grew up on a remote R&D base, where she discovered her fascination with schematics of starships, especially anything to do with impulse engines. Her parents, both being engineers, tried to foster that interest, hoping that perhaps a technical education could help calm down her budding rambunctious personality. This plan did not succeed, but Kimoni showed enough promise in her studies that she applied for the Initiate Program, hoping, as many do, to one day be Joined with a Symbiont. And like many of those other aspiring initiates, she failed. While she certainly showed promise, it was decided that her rashness was an unsuitable quality. So instead she went to the Starfleet Academy, where everyone who knew her assumed she'd sign up for the engineering classes. But while tinkering with a starship's engines certainly sounded like fun to her, she just couldn't pass up a chance to one day be able to man the helm of a starship herself. Her teachers at the academy welcomed her curiosity, while doing their best to instill caution into her, warning her of the dangers of diving headfirst into every problem. This attempt at teaching Kimoni restraint failed as well, as would many other attempts made even after she graduated. The closest anyone ever came to reigning in Kimoni's recklessness was Commander T'Vral, the Vulcan chief engineer on Kimoni's prior starship assignment. T'Vral took Kimoni under her wing, and taught the young Trill much. Sure, the lessons of logic over emotion mostly flew over her head. And no, she did not show much restraint when her ship found a derelict starship from an unknown alien civilization, and immediately volunteered for the away team, which through various circumstances lead to her "accidentally" restoring power to the ship's engines in a way that had a non-zero chance for the entire derelict to explode. And yes, T'Vral's mentoring did directly lead to Kimoni also trying to inspire others with her own clumsy brand of "inspired wisdom", causing just as much intense annoyance as actual helpful advice. But T'Vral was the one who recommended Kimoni for the position of flight controller for the USS Amphitrite, so she must have seen no small amount of potential in the Lieutenant. ...unless she was just trying to get rid of Kimoni in a polite way, but surely T'Vral would never do something like that, right?
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Lager posted:Lieutenant Kimoni Tral, Flight Controller - Was it a disappointment to you to be unable to be joined? Was Starfleet in mind as a potential future regardless of your success or failure at the Symbiosis Commission, or was it simply a fallback career for you? Does knowing how to fix and maintain the engines make you more, or less, likely to take risks while piloting? Disappointment is putting it mildly. It's not like being passed over for a promotion, or like others not recognizing your achievements. This was Kimoni's one shot at obtaining a unique experience that only a handful of Trill are ever allowed to have, and she blew it. Or rather, she was doomed to failure from the start for having an incompatible personality compared to what the Commission were looking for. A lot of focus in Trill society is given to those who become Joined, but most don't really consider what happens to the failed initiates, who then have to go on with their lives like normal. There's only so much "Well, you tried your best" Kimoni could stand to hear from her friends and family, which played a large part in her joining Starfleet. After all, the Joining isn't talked about outside of Trill society, so it was highly unlikely for to be asked any prying questions about her failure. As for taking risks, Kimoni would say her technical knowledge of most Starfleet engine designs allows her to better know just how hard she can push the ship when she needs to. That said, she has been reminded several times already that the USS Amphitrite is a prototype, and to not assume she can push it as hard as the older, more reliable ships she's served on. Still, surely it'll be fine to push it a little bit past the advised safety limit? After all, the point of this five year mission is to test the Constellation's capabilities.
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