Tressa

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Tressa
Gender: Female Hair Color: Pale Blond Eye Color: Light blue, with flecks of green Height: 5'1 Birth Place: Gideon Rank: Lieutenant Position: Former Chief Science Officer Ship: Starbase 118 Ops Race: Gideon History Personal Logs  ·   Medical Records Professional   ·   Personal Notable Relationships Friendships  ·   Romantic Tressa's Logs Medical Logs Tressa's PNPCs: Chailess Meiko Kobayashi Edit this nav

Ensign Tressa is a Science Officer aboard the USS Victory.

Stats

• Full name: Tressa
• Age: 23. (birth date 236412.21)
• Species: Gideon
• Gender: Female
• Hair color; Pale Blond
• Eye color: Light blue, with flecks of green
• Height; 5'1
• Place of Birth: Gideon
• Handedness: Right
• Off Duty Attire: Varies. Tressa has the habit of adopting other species clothing. It is quite common for her to wear a Gideon jumpsuit one day and a Bajoran garb the next. She prefers long, flowing, light materials.

Personal Information

• Quarters: Tressa loves collecting various trinkets from other cultures and her quarters reflect this. Every surface is covered in various objects, pictures, sculptures and PADDs of books from various species. Among these items are things such as a Ferengi tooth sharpener, a Vulcan IDIC, and a Chinese finger trap. At first glance it appears cluttered to most people, though Tressa has no trouble navigating it or remembering where everything is. She also has a pet tribble, called, 'Fang' who lives in her quarters.

• Favorite Food: Tressa has a huge sweet tooth, she is particular fond of Thalian chocolate mousse, Ktarian chocolate puffs, Ktarian pudding, Jumja sticks and Yigrish cream pie. Her favorite drinks are Arcturian Fizz, Kali-fal, Prakal II Mixed Drink (AKA Green Drink) and Modela Aperitiff.

• Mannerisms / Habits: Tressa likes thinking to herself, though she often gets lost in thought. She gets uncomfortable in cramped conditions and can be nervous around superior officers.

• Temperment: Easy going, friendly, can be childish. Tressa prefers to understand a situation before jumping in. Once settled she can be very relaxed and enjoys others company.

• Religion / Spiritual Devotion: None. Tressa doesn't follow any strict religion other than the strong Gideon belief that Life, in every form, is sacred. She does know, however, that there is more to the galaxy than meets the eye.

• Hobbies: Loves to Dance. Tressa attempted to learn every style she came across, including that of the Orion Slave Girls. She has also received complements on her singing voice. She spent a large part of her time on earth to learn various forms of hand-to-hand combat, due to her dislike of using phasers and similar weaponry. She has a basic knowledge in Kapap, Wing Chun, Taekwondo, Jujutsu, Kendo and Aikido. Off duty she is nearly always in the holodeck practicing either her dancing or martial arts.

• Likes: Sweet food, small animals, wide open spaces, dancing, parties.

• Dislikes: Klingons. Tressa finds them too violent and short tempered for her taste. She doesn't actively avoid them, though.

Family

Tressa's Parents, Odavor and Chala.

• Parents: Father Odavor, Mother Chala
• Other: Aunt Kidora
• Siblings: None
• Spouse: None
• Children:None

Personal History

Tressa's parents were two of many Gideons that refrained from intercourse due to fear of conceiving. On an overpopulated planet, they decided it was best for their home. Like all humanoids, though, they had urges and Chala found herself pregnant. Being Gideon and valuing life above all else Chala and Odavor kept the child and a small gestation later Tressa was born.

Tressa had a normal childhood; as normal as any Gideon's was. She had a natural curiosity for the world around her and all the life that was in it, with a special soft spot for small furry creatures; she constantly brought home half trodden animals from the mass of bodies that was her world. Her parents were always proud of their child and would let her visit traveling merchants to purchase various 'treasures' from other worlds. It was on one such a visit that Tressa discovered a pair of tribbles that she eagerly brought home. Needless to say she was not allowed to keep them or their offspring.

On her 10th birthday, Tressa was visited by her Aunt Kidora who owned a J-Class Freighter. Kidora offered for Tressa to join her on the freighter (affectionately called Liberty) for a year to 'see the galaxy', while she continued to study; her parents agreed.

After returning Tressa found it hard to adjust back to life on Gideon, she begged her parents to let her live on the freighter with Kidora. Her parents allowed it, seeing how much it meant to her. Kidora was delighted that Tressa wanted to stay, as she had no children of her own she valued Tressa's company.

When Tressa turned 18 she applied at Starfleet Academy. After her second application, she was accepted.

Tressa loved her time at the academy and quickly made friends with her two room mates, an Andorian called Rect'teir Paltiv and an Orion called Chailess. She excelled at her science courses, but struggled a lot with the mathematical components. As a result she was almost turned away at the end of her first year. The sudden and harsh realization that she may fail spurred her to seek help, and so began her relationship with Sojak.

Sojak was a V'tosh ka'tur, or 'Vulcan without logic'. Sojak and his family were like any other Vulcan she had met except they had learned to exist without the need to continually suppress their emotions. They still believed in logic being a large part of Vulcan existence, but believed it should complement emotions, not exclude them.

Sojak tutored Tressa in mathematics and the two formed a close bond, despite Sojak being betrothed to a woman back on his home. Sojak also showed Tressa the game of kal'toh, which Tressa was never very good at. Their close friendship lasted the duration of their time at the academy, and Sojak contemplated breaking his betrothal many times to pursue an open relationship with Tressa, but the arranged marriage had many advantages for his family and his betrothed. Tressa never spoke of the feelings she had for Sojak with anyone.

After completion of her Cadet Cruise Tressa returned to Earth to see Sojak before she left for her assigned ship the USS Victory. She found that he had not completed his own Cadet Cruise, and was unusually distracted. He explained he was leaving and only stayed to say good bye to her. Sojak reassured her he was not suffering from pon'far, and apologized for not explaining why he leaving so suddenly. He gave her his kal'toh sphere as a parting gift. It was an emotional hard moment for the two of them.

Tressa left for the USS Victory the next day.

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