Kimberly Stapledon

Lieutenant junior grade Kimberly Stapledon is currently serving as an Acting Chief Science Officer aboard the USS Chin'toka.

USS Chin'toka
Kimberly Sarah Stapledon
Position	Science
Rank	Lieutenant
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Pronouns	She/Her
DOB	237610.28
Age	25
Birthplace	New Cyprus, Oar’s Rest
Writer ID	I238601KB0
Awards & Service Ribbons Innovation Ribbon Starfleet Investigation Ribbon Medical Science Ribbon Peacekeeper Service Ribbon Prisoner of War Ribbon Awards Nebula Bar Phoenix Award

Appearance

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• Height: 5’5
• Hair: Black
• Eyes: Blue-gray

Relationships

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• Parents: Lisa and Bram Stapledon
• Siblings: None
• Spouse: None
• Children: None

Other Information

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• Fears: Teleapthic species listening to her thoughts
• Build: Medium
• Academic Concentration: Computer science and holography, Minor: Philosophy
• Major Strengths: Computer science, holography
• Major Weaknesses: Mechanical Engineering, Working with her Hands

Pets

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Kim currently has two cats -- a Bengal named Gabrielle and a Tuxedo cat named Oreo.

Background

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Daughter of diplomat Bram Stapledon and computer scientist Lisa Shen, Kimberly (most often called "Kim") grew up in a small town called Oar’s Rest on New Cyprus. She spent much of her time reading books on science, psychology, literature, and holographic art.

Her father noted her tendency to explore topics in depth, often posing questions that got at deeper issues.

Kim's interest in Starfleet began during her early teenage years, when she'd become skilled enough in holonovel creation that she could build the adventure scenarios she'd always imagined in her mind. Her mother described her precotious abilities with holography as a double-edged sword. On the one hand, she was able to realize nearly any imaginable scenario. On the other, this allowed her to remain in the comfort of a world of her own creation without needing to face the viscicitudes of life.

During her time in high school Kim came to realize that she was relying too much on fantasy. Still craving a life of adventure, however, she set her eyes on Starfleet. The organization held the promise of near infinite exploration and adventure.

During an academy admittance interview her mother observed that she had built several immersive pet projects in the form of open world halo novels. She admitted this perhaps to advise the interviewing officer of Kimberly’s introverted tendencies.

She was encouraged to join Starfleet and, on graduating from high school, put in an application for the academy’s officer training program.

Her time at the academy was uneventful, her studies punctuated by occasional undergraduate antics.

Kimberly (“Kim”) now looks forward to working as a Starfleet engineer, where she will be able to combine her talents with her desire to explore.

New Cyprus

Cats

During her upbringing on New Cyprus Kim spent a good amount of time around the ring cats, an evolutionary branch of slightly more intelligent cats that descended from a small population of polydactyl cats brought to the planet during initial colonization.

Fantasy Worlds

Kim has created a few fantasy worlds in the form of holoprograms.

Her running program includes a world she created during her youth, set in a city called Shimitsai, in which she was a member of "The Secret Squadron", a crime fighting organization.

The Cáemgen Incident

During her senior year of high school Kim was recruited by David Bartholomew to assist in the mental rehabilitation of an individual named Cáemgen. The project was a failure and Cáemgen ended up committing suicide shortly after their attempted intervention for reasons which were not immediately disclosed to Kim. Later revelations showed that the man had been arrested and subsequently psychically incarcerated by the Agrathi for tresspassing.

CONFIDENTIAL:

The project was undertaken by Bartholomew as a means of instilling in Kim a greater appreciation for the deleterious effects of holodeck addiction. Cáemgen did not in fact exist.

Notable Sims

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Holoprogramming Finishing Touches - Describes her Holoprogramming Minutiae

Ens. Kim Stapledon - Bogeyman - Ties Kim's lonliness growing up as an only child to her experience taking creative writing at the academy

Notable Influences

Theodore Frudagar - Scholar and practicioner of holoarchitecture.

David Bartholomew - Professor of computational psychology on New Cyprus who worked with mentally disturbed individuals through holodeck therapy. Recruited Kim and her friend Emily to help his team in their work with Cáemgen, a mentally disturbed individual

Security Codes

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Department Code: Engineering Zeta 3

Personal Code: Stapledon Omega Theta 2501

Service History

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Kim began her service as an enterprising ensign, immediately taking up work orders in the engineering queue to familiarize herself with ship's operations and layout.

Starfleet Service Record Insignia Rank Dates Posting Assignment Cadet 2395 - 2399 Starfleet Academy Cadet Ensign SD 240001.02 - 240102.07 USS Constitution Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG SD 240102.07 - 240107.13 USS Constitution Engineering Officer Lieutenant JG SD 240107.13 - Present USS Chin'toka Acting Chief of Science File:STO Black.jpg Drone SD 240107.14 - 240107.29 USS Chin'toka Borg Drone Lieutenant JG SD 240107.29 - Present USS Chin'toka Acting Chief of Science

Photo Album

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The following are some images Kim has taken over the course of her career/life:

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  Dressed as a TOS era officer in order to serve aboard the Enterprise during "The Sincerest form of Flattery"

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  Gravity failure aboard the USS Enterprise during Kim's mission there. This photo was taken in one of the rooms in the engineering section while Kim, T'Ama, and Kapoor were trying to fix a problem with the computer core

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  Kim Stapledon taking on an assignment to catch a stray cat in order to familiarize herself more with the interior of the Constitution.

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  Kim in one of her rugged fitness training holoprograms

Awards & Service Ribbons

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For award descriptions, see: Awards and Service Ribbons

Awards and Service Ribbons
Award Name Date/Assignment Citation None Service Ribbon Name Date/Assignment Citation Starfleet Academy Graduate Ribbon Year or Stardate Starfleet Academy Awarded to those who have graduated from Starfleet Academy.

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