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Shayne is extremely self-doubting and consistently questions his worth. Nevertheless he is dedicated to the crew he serves with and to Starfleet. Very secretive, he usually tries to avoid crowd settings, but is capable of eloquence and grace when called for. Shayne suffers terribly from anxiety and panic attacks, and has tried several medications meant to suppress these emotions, but he is on none now. Instead, meditation is his go-to. He is extremely gentle, occasionally gruff but never hurtful. He is devoted to the ideals of Starfleet, and shows excellence at the helm. Shayne plays the flute in his spare time. | Shayne is extremely self-doubting and consistently questions his worth. Nevertheless he is dedicated to the crew he serves with and to Starfleet. Very secretive, he usually tries to avoid crowd settings, but is capable of eloquence and grace when called for. Shayne suffers terribly from anxiety and panic attacks, and has tried several medications meant to suppress these emotions, but he is on none now. Instead, meditation is his go-to. He is extremely gentle, occasionally gruff but never hurtful. He is devoted to the ideals of Starfleet, and shows excellence at the helm. Shayne plays the flute in his spare time. | ||
{{Section|The Shayne Maneuver|Red}} | |||
Fresh out of the Academy, Shayne was assigned to the Starship ''Gemini''. Arriving during a crisis, the brand new ensign was required to take the helm of an unfamiliar ship at the worst of times. The ''Gemini'' was in pursuit of the rogue USS ''Spartan''. The ''Spartan'' had started to attack vessels and instillations belonging to the Klingon Empire. While the ''Gemini'' was tracking the ''Spartan'' to deliver the Captain to authorities, a Klingon vessel, the IKS ''Su'wamh'' hunted the rogue vessel, intending to destroy it. Eventually both ships arrived near the ''Spartan'', and a transporter tug-of-war began. The ''Gemini'' and the ''Su'wamh'' simultaneously activated transporters targeted at Captain Clarkson of the ''Spartan''. Both were equally matched in power, and neither vessel was willing to let their captive go to the other side. The two transporter beams on Clarkson began to kill him. Still neither ship let go. | |||
As both starships wrestled for control over the traitorous Clarkson, it became abundantly clear that one starship would need to release their quarry, or Clarkson would perish. That's when Shayne got a flash of inspiration. By sending a modified stream of antiprotons through the ''Gemini's ''angular confinement beam and then using Clarkson as a jump point, Shayne was able to lock onto the transporter room of the ''Su'wamh'' and literally rip it out of the ship. The explosive decompression that resulted from the violent removal of the transporter pad rendered the ''Su'wamh'' powerless as Clarkson was beamed aboard the ''Gemini'', which then retreated to Federation space. The term "Shayne Maneuver" was given by Engineer Konstava when Shayne explained exactly what he had done. Due the unconventional and dangerous nature of this strategy, it has not been tried again since. | |||
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