Sival

	Sival

USS Juneau
Sival
Position	Medical Officer
Rank	Ensign
Species	Human/Vulcan
Gender	Male
DOB	232410.03
Age	77
Birthplace	Rh'lar, Han-shir Continent, Vulcan
Writer ID	J239808S11
/Academy Transcript /Psychological Profile Service Ribbons Starfleet Academy Graduate Ribbon Player Achievements Juneau Recent Information Stardate: 239809.26 Location: Deck 4, Holodeck 1, USS Juneau, Nebula DE-678912 Mood: Playful Most Recent Phrase: Let us come up with an objective and a plan. Thought: A most unusual costume. Action: Plotting? Emotion Regulator: Flame Meditation

Ensign Sival, M.D., Ph.D., is currently serving as a Medical Officer aboard the USS Juneau. Born in Rh'lar, Vulcan and trained in Condar, Betazed, Sival spent a varied career specializing in diagnosis, physiology, family medicine, field medicine and psychiatry. After having worked with veterans suffering from PTSD, Sival was motivated to apply his skills to Starfleet. When not on duty, Sival keeps a residence in Tempe, Arizona, Earth, where he enjoys parasailing, weather watching and playing the violin.

	Stats & Appearance

• Full Name: Sival
• Gender Identity: Male
• Sexual Orientation: Straight
• Religion / Spiritual Devotion: Buddhism & Teachings of Surak
• Telepathic status: T5/E0
• Height: 1.8m
• Weight: 68kg
• Hair Color: Black
• Length of Hair: Short
• Hairstyle: Traditional Vulcan male
• Eye Color: Brown
• Other Facial Features: Prominent Vulcan eyebrows and ears
• Skin Tone: Dark
• Build: Average
• Handedness: Left

	Family

• Father: Human, Doctor
• Mother: Vulcan, Historian
• Siblings: One Half-Sister (Vulcan)
• Marital Status: Single
• Pets: None

	Personality

• Myers-Briggs: INTP
• Temperament: calm, controlled, easy-going, sometimes excitable, even-tempered, sometimes impulsive, optimistic, peaceful, reliable, thoughtful
• Strengths: analytical, original, open-minded, curious, objective, compassionate
• Weaknesses: impatient, sometimes disconnected and lost in thought, not easily satisfied, perfectionist
• Habits: taps fingers absentmindedly
• Mannerisms / Quirks: forced blinking, raised eyebrow, overuse of passive voice when speaking Federation Standard, tendency to count things
• Description of Living Space: neat, tidy, clean, (mostly) organized
• Clothing Style: pressed, conservative (off-duty)
• Talents: Able to draw upon both intuition and reason; affinity for music
• Skills: can easily classify and distinguish like things; performs advanced calculations mentally
• Areas of Incompetence: may not always establish realistic objectives and goals based on what is practical instead of what his confidence level tells him is possible; may not always follow through on all of the small yet important details involved in a process; may put off making a decision;^{^} can be arrogant and dismissive at times
• Hobbies and Pastimes: meteorology (weather watching); playing the violin, parasailing
• Favorite Topics: hermeneutics; astronomy; marine life; theology
• Likes: puzzles; obscure trivia
• Dislikes: weaponry; baking; ferrets
• Morals and Values: achievement, adventure, calmness, courage, creativity, dependability, education, emotion, fairness, family, fitness, honesty, knowledge, passion, peace, positivity, reason, relaxation, reliability, respect, responsibility, service, spirituality, stability, success, wisdom
• Primary Motivators: making a difference; achieving what's possible
• Greatest Fear: being banal
• Words of Advice (for Sival): Be patient with others who don't grasp concepts in the same way you do. Work at improving your social skills.

See more at /Psychological Profile.

	Chronological History

• 2324 - Birth, Rh’lar, Han-shir Continent, Vulcan
• 2354 - Completed Medical Degree in Comparative Physiology, Earth
• 2356 - Completed Ph.D. in Psychology, Betazed
• 2358 - Completed M.D. in Psychiatry, Mars
• 2358 - 2381 - Resident at Condar Hospital, Betazed
• 2381 - 2386 - Médecins Sans Frontières, Various locations in the Alpha and Beta Quadrants
• 2386 - 2393 - Trauma Counseling / Psychiatry; University Hospital, Mars and Hartford Hospital, Earth
• 2393 - 2397 - Starfleet Academy, Earth
• 2397 - Posting as Medical Officer on the USS Arrow
• 2397 - 2398 - Sival Inactive for a Time
• 2398 - Posting as Medical Officer on the USS Juneau

	Service History

Starfleet Service Record Insignia Rank Dates Posting Assignment Cadet 2393 - 2397 Starfleet Academy Cadet Ensign SD 239709.29 - 239710.22 USS Arrow Medical Officer Ensign SD 239826.08 - Present USS Juneau Medical Officer

	Key Relationships

Family

Emily Sanford

Relationship: Wife, deceased (Human)
Emily was a Starfleet astrophysicist who tragically died while in the line of duty. Sival always travels with the pair's wedding rings, even if just going on a short leave.

Christopher Sanford

Relationship: Son (Human / Vulcan)
Christopher is Sival's only son. He is 3/4 human and 1/4 Vulcan.

Colleagues

Oddas Aria Commanding Officer, USS Juneau Sival considers Captain Oddas Aria to be "thoughtful and reflective". ...................................................................................................................................

T'Lea Executive Officer, USS Juneau Sival considers Lieutenant Commander T'Lea to be "efficient". .............................................................................................................................................

Karise Indobri Chief Medical Officer, USS Juneau Sival considers Lieutenant Commander Karise Indobri to be "agreeable". ..........................................................................................................................................

Vitor Tito Tatical Officer, USS Juneau Sival regards Lieutenant Junior Grade Vitor Tito with guarded compassion. ........................................................................................................................................................

Tomas Falt Science Officer, USS Juneau Sival is impressed with Ensign Tomas Falt's medical curiosity. ........................................................................................................................................................

Alexander Williams Intel Officer, USS Juneau Sival considers Commander Alexander Williams to be insightful and self-aware. ........................................................................................................................................................

John Kendrick Security Officer, USS Juneau Sival considers Lieutenant John Kendrick to be friendly. ............................................................................................................................................................................

Kalia Qinn Chief of Operations, USS Juneau Sival considers Lieutenant Commander Kalia Qinn to be focused and knowledgable. ........................................................................................................................................................................................

R'Kala Science Officer, USS Juneau Sival considers Ensign R'Kala to be friendly. ........................................................................................................................................................................................

Trovek Arys Counselor, USS Juneau Sival finds Ensign Trovek Arys's conversational style interesting. ..........................................................................................................................................................................................

	Background

Sival was born in Rh’lar city on Vulcan on stardate 232410.03 to a Vulcan mother and Human father. Sival inherited typical Vulcan attributes, such as superior strength, endurance and mental abilities when compared to Humans. Physically, he appeared Vulcan through and through. However, even though green blood ran through his veins, his heart was undoubtedly and unabashedly Human. Rather than choosing either a Vulcan or Human “way of life”, Sival believed it was important to break the binary and cultivate his own, unique identity, striving to find balance and harmony among the two species inside of him. The result was an identity that was truly his and belonged to a race and culture all its own.

Childhood

As a child, Sival was endlessly the explorer, always wanting to know what was out there, striving to be open-minded and objective when analyzing whatever he encountered. It could be said that Sival was an explorer of the mind as well, often getting lost in his own thoughts, ruminating over creative and original solutions. It was this inquisitive nature, along with his love for solving mysteries and piecing together puzzles about the natural world that motivated Sival to tag along with his father as he practiced family medicine.

Education

Sival's own Human compassion and the example of his father’s empathy that compelled him to choose medicine as a career. Thus, Sival completed a Medical Degree in comparative physiology, then, perhaps inspired by his unique and very personal experience regarding his own sense of self, he obtained a Ph.D. in Psychology and an additional M.D. in Psychiatry.

Condar Hospital

  Role: Resident - Differential Diagnosis, Comparative Physiology
  Role: General Practitioner - Family Medicine 

Starting his career as a resident at the Condar Hospital on Betazed, Sival strived to match his level of creativity and curiosity with that of his discipline, completing his work precisely and objectively. It was throughout this time, partly by virtue of working on Betazed, Sival nurtured his sense of compassion for all sentient beings.

Médecins Sans Frontières

  Roles: General Practitioner and Emergency Medicine
  Events: Hobus Supernova
  Locations: Vashti

It was an unyielding drive to heal others that led Sival to working with Médecins Sans Frontières. Sival’s ability to analyze problems, spot irregularities and come up with original, practical solutions with limited resources was valued by the corps. During this period, Sival worked with many species, including refugees from the evacuation of the Romulan Homeworld, encounters which would also shape his unique relationship with his emotional mind.

Psychiatry Practice

  Role: Psychiatrist - Sally Bellero Psychiatric Institute, University Hospital, Mars
  Role: Psychiatrist - Hartford Hospital, Earth
  Role: General Practitioner - Family Medicine, Hartford Hospital, Earth 

Sival was drawn back to the Sol System by a desire to further explore what it means “to be”, setting up his own psychiatry practices working with Trauma and PTSD patients, many of whom were current or former members of Starfleet. Thus, Starfleet was constantly being brought to the forefront of his mind, both by way of compassion for his patients and his own curiosity about the organizations.

Starfleet Academy

After some years of reflection, Sival realized that Starfleet was a place where he could make a difference. It provided him with opportunities to heal along with the resources that intellectually stimulated him and offered a way for him to acquire new knowledge, solve conundrums and seek Truth with a capital "T". Sival also considered himself to already be an explorer of the natural world, the workings of sentient minds, and the mysteries of heart, so what better place to be an explorer than Starfleet?

Starfleet

Sival’s first posting was on the USS Arrow. He was inactive for a time. He attended academy retraining and was reposted to the USS Juneau.

	Philosophy

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Emotions

Sival believes that emotions should be regulated, not suppressed. Sival believes that emotions have functions, and they can provide us with critical information when they are effectively regulated.¹ This said, Sival refrains from expressing emotion in most situations, as he considers it unprofessional or bad form. He will show emotions in a calm and restrained manner however among friends and colleagues. Additionally, Sival must either suppress or regulate his emotions to prevent them from becoming too intense and causing damage to his Human/Vulcan biochemistry - he has chosen to regulate them using various techniques. As Sival already appears Vulcan and projects many Vulcan mannerisms, he has accepted that only his closest companions will ever learn this information about him. .

Some Emotion Regulation Techniques that Sival has Used:

  Grounding.2 (Vulcan Meditation)
  Non-judgmental observation.3 (Human Mindfulness)
  Cognitive-behavioral Therapy - "We feel how we think".4 (Human Psychology)
  Checklists.5 (Human Aviation)

	Missions and Shoreleaves

Shore leave - Lightside Station (2398)

It was during the USS Juneau’s shore leave at Lightside Station that Sival first reported for duty aboard the ship. He used the time to explore the ship’s state-of-the-art medical facilities, as well as indulge in a research project pertaining to physical emotional regulation. Sival was able to collect bio data first hand as he observed what was supposed to be a test flight of a shuttle that Captain Oddas Aria had built. When things didn’t quite go as planned, Sival was able to see how the crew members managed their emotions while under stress (in addition to doing his medical duty, of course). He set up a hub in Secondary Sickbay’s medical office to work on the project, filling the room with PADDs while still keeping the room (mostly) functional.

Sival also used the time to experiment with his own emotions, temporarily abandoning a philosophy of emotional regulation and suppression. Being half-human, Sival tried giving up using ‘techniques’ to control his emotions, hoping he could manage them more freely. However, he learned that he unfortunately could not, as even the smallest emotions quickly became too intense without him even realizing it. Sival has since returned to his normal regiment of emotional regulation. However, he still allows himself to feel emotions related to compassion and wonder, as he has practiced controlling and expressing these emotions for decades.

Sival also continued to work on his social interaction skills in a variety of settings, with mixed results. He has resolved to continue working with the counselling department on this matter.

	Sim Archive

USS Arrow Posts 1. 239710.03: Ensign Sival: First Impressions 2. 239710.04: Ensign Sival: New Experiences

USS Juneau Posts 1. 239808.27: Ensign Sival: Reporting for Duty 2. 239808.28: Ensign Sival: We've All Had First Days 3. 239808.31: (BACKSIM) Ensign Sival: Self-Guided Tour 4. 239808.31: Ensign Sival: On the Job Training 5. 239809.01: Ensign Sival: Changes 6. 239809.02: Ensign Sival: Be Proactive 7. 239809.03: Ensign Sival: Connections 8. 239809.04: Ensign Sival: Warning Tones 9. 239809.05: Ensign Sival: Opportunities 10. 239809.08: Ensign Sival: Answering the Call 11. 239809.08: Ensign Sival: First Duty Shift 12. 239809.10: Ensign Sival: Thumb Medicine 13. 239809.18: Ensign Sival: Untimely Introductions 14. 239809.20: Ensign Sival: Agreeable Encounters 15. 239809.22: Ensign Sival: More New People 16. 239809.23: [Backsim] Ensign Sival: Moderation 17. 239809.24: Ensign Sival: Feels Like Home 18. 239809.25: Ensign Sival: Balance 19. 239809.26: Ensign Sival: A Feather in Your Cap

	Notes and Resources

Notes

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Note 1:  Galen, Gillian, and Blaise Aguirre. DBT For Dummies. 1st ed., 2021; page 55.
Note 2:  A similar technique is the 5 4 3 2 1 Coping Technique.
Note 3:  See Dialectical-Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Skill Non-Judgmental Stance
Note 4:  Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Wellness Center, New Jersey
Note 5:  Back to Basics: Checklists in Aviation and Healthcare
Note ^:  Adapted from Barron, Barbara, and Paul Tieger. Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type. Revised, Updated, Little, Brown and Company, 2007; page 225.

Resources

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  USS Juneau
  Juneau Manual
  Medical (Duty Post)
  Starbase 118 Forums
  Starbase 118 Discord

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