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That skirmish marked the end of the Eagle and she was shipped back to Mars for another complete refit. The crew were instead moved onto a virtual relic, the Miranda-class USS Drake, where Essen once again took up her duties as Chief Tactical Officer, receiving a promotion to full Lieutenant the same month. | That skirmish marked the end of the Eagle and she was shipped back to Mars for another complete refit. The crew were instead moved onto a virtual relic, the Miranda-class USS Drake, where Essen once again took up her duties as Chief Tactical Officer, receiving a promotion to full Lieutenant the same month. | ||
During her time on the Drake, Lieutenant Sinda assisted in escorting a convoy of Romulan refugees after the destruction of their home planet, spent some time undercover as a Tellarite along with Intelligence Officer Oliver Weston while investigating a giant alien | During her time on the Drake, Lieutenant Sinda assisted in escorting a convoy of Romulan refugees after the destruction of their home planet, spent some time undercover as a Tellarite along with Intelligence Officer Oliver Weston while investigating a giant alien construction, traveled with the rest of the crew to ‘null space’ to rescue a stranded David Whale, helped establish contact with a race of ‘space whalers’ and spent yet more time undercover with the Drake crew as pirates beyond the limits, and the law, of Federation space to combat a terrorist threat. | ||
Sinda Essen joined Starfleet to try and escape from her past, something which was never going to be easy. During her first shoreleave with the USS Eagle, on Risa, Essen drank heavily enough to find herself waking up inside a police cell. It was something she'd been used to on Bajor, but not the way she wanted to start her Starfleet career. | Sinda Essen joined Starfleet to try and escape from her past, something which was never going to be easy. During her first shoreleave with the USS Eagle, on Risa, Essen drank heavily enough to find herself waking up inside a police cell. It was something she'd been used to on Bajor, but not the way she wanted to start her Starfleet career. | ||
Alcohol continued to be a problem for Essen each time they completed a mission and threatened to become serious until a celebration at Sisko's restaurant on Earth, the same night that Bajor joined the Federation. Ess confronted the issue, realizing that she risked taking the same path as her mother, Sinda Lo, if she continued. | Alcohol continued to be a problem for Essen each time they completed a mission and threatened to become serious until a celebration at Sisko's restaurant on Earth, the same night that Bajor joined the Federation in 2388. Ess confronted the issue, realizing that she risked taking the same path as her mother, Sinda Lo, if she continued. | ||
Lo had been a broken women by the time Essen had left Bajor. The long years of the Occupation and the guilt of abandoning her child had taken their toll and in 2389 she died from liver complications. | Lo had been a broken women by the time Essen had left Bajor. The long years of the Occupation and the guilt of abandoning her child had taken their toll and in 2389 she died from liver complications. | ||
Essen was informed by her half-brother, Sinda Tor, and took a leave of absence to return to Bajor for the funeral. Afterwards, Tor made it clear that she would not be welcome with the family in the future. | Essen was informed by her half-brother, Sinda Tor, and took a leave of absence to return to Bajor for the funeral. Afterwards, Tor made it clear that she would not be welcome with the family in the future. | ||
With her life drastically changed, Essen threw herself into her work on the Drake for the next year before the ship was recalled | With her life drastically changed, Essen threw herself into her work on the Drake for the next year before the ship was recalled to Earth as an Academy training vessel. The Drake crew instead moved to Starbase 118 where Sinda Essen found herself assigned a Chief of Fleet Operations, putting her tactical and logistical knowledge to good use. | ||
Shortly after they assumed command of Ops, the station was assailed by four seemingly sentient ion storms. These storms housed ancient elemental entities, seeking an arena to do battle. Essen was selected by one as the champion of fire and possessed by its avatar becoming, for a time, an entity called Cinder. | Shortly after they assumed command of Ops, the station was assailed by four seemingly sentient ion storms. These storms housed ancient elemental entities, seeking an arena to do battle. Essen was selected by one as the champion of fire and possessed by its avatar becoming, for a time, an entity called Cinder. | ||