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'''Katy Toliver''' is the | '''Katy Toliver''' is the counselor aboard the [[Amity Outpost]]. | ||
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In June 2387, Katy and the father of her son were transiting through [[Deep Space 17]] when the [[Vaadwaur Invasion of 2387|Vaadwaur attacked the station]], overwhelming its defenses, the Starfleet personnel putting up a fearsome fight, but were woefully unprepared for the battle. It was the first time in her career Katy had been under fire, and the trauma of seeing her Starfleet brethren being literally slaughtered as the fight went on. A Vaadwaur torpedo destroyed her quarters, killing her son Oliver and his father, their bodies vaporized in the blast. The last thing Katy wanted to do was to leave the station, but a medical officer tranquilized her and put her on board on one of the retreating ships. | In June 2387, Katy and the father of her son were transiting through [[Deep Space 17]] when the [[Vaadwaur Invasion of 2387|Vaadwaur attacked the station]], overwhelming its defenses, the Starfleet personnel putting up a fearsome fight, but were woefully unprepared for the battle. It was the first time in her career Katy had been under fire, and the trauma of seeing her Starfleet brethren being literally slaughtered as the fight went on. A Vaadwaur torpedo destroyed her quarters, killing her son Oliver and his father, their bodies vaporized in the blast. The last thing Katy wanted to do was to leave the station, but a medical officer tranquilized her and put her on board on one of the retreating ships. | ||
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The loss of her son and his father almost broke Katy, and she once again retreated to the solitude of the mountains, consumed with grief and rage. This time, it was her father who gave her the “tough love” that she needed, and while the pain of losing her son will always be there, she only now truly understood what those who she had counseled with PTSD truly felt, along with those who willingly put their lives on the line to save her life and others. Once Deep Space 17 was retaken, Katy threw herself into the work of counseling those who had been taken captive by the Vaadwuar during its occupation. She understood them in a new light, because by counseling them on their losses and feelings, she was also counseling herself on her losses during that conflict. It was a job she would do for the next two years, earning several commendations and a promotion to Lieutenant. | The loss of her son and his father almost broke Katy, and she once again retreated to the solitude of the mountains, consumed with grief and rage. This time, it was her father who gave her the “tough love” that she needed, and while the pain of losing her son will always be there, she only now truly understood what those who she had counseled with PTSD truly felt, along with those who willingly put their lives on the line to save her life and others. Once Deep Space 17 was retaken, Katy threw herself into the work of counseling those who had been taken captive by the Vaadwuar during its occupation. She understood them in a new light, because by counseling them on their losses and feelings, she was also counseling herself on her losses during that conflict. It was a job she would do for the next two years, earning several commendations and a promotion to Lieutenant. | ||
For the next several years, Katy roamed around the Federation, filling in on several starships and starbases when their regular counselor was either on LOA or had been reassigned. She liked roaming the fleet, as it gave her contact with more of the various species which crewed starships and their varying mental needs. She was a vagabond, and enjoying it immensely. | For the next several years, Katy roamed around the Federation, filling in on several starships and starbases when their regular counselor was either on LOA or had been reassigned. She liked roaming the fleet, as it gave her contact with more of the various species which crewed starships and their varying mental needs. She was a vagabond, and enjoying it immensely. | ||
In 2398, she was returning from an expedition | In 2392, she returned to a long-term ship assignment, serving as ship's counselor for the {{USS|Galaxy}}. In 2398, she was returning from an expedition with the ''Galaxy'' when the ship stopped along its way back to the Federation at [[Star Station Esperance]], out in the [[Shoals]] near the Tholian border. A Starfleet vessel assigned to the area, the {{USS|Veritas}} was in need of a counselor, and after being informed about the need by the ''Galaxy's'' chief medical officer Dr. [[Charles Sampi]], she decided to take on the position. Although the Starfleet contingent was much smaller on the ''Veritas'', she wanted to assist the Starfleet personnel there who had been without a counselor for quite some time. Some would have considered the assignment a come down, but Katy looked at it as a challenge, one which she was going to master. | ||
Now assigned as counselor and promoted to Lieutenant Commander, Katy was now stationed on board [[Amity Outpost]] in the Delta Quadrant. Being assigned on a space station reawakened a fear for Katy of being trapped on a space station in case of attack, a fear she has harbored ever since the attack on Deep Space 17. She considered transfer, but she knew such a thing would never hold water with her father. So, she was determined to tough it out, to defeat the demon of fear always lurking in the back of her mind along with the occasional craving for snakeleaf. Katy was determined to defeat them both. | |||
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