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-Taelon is generally a warm and genial sort - and notably self-effacing. Despite his age, he acts and feels rather less mature than his colleagues. A combination of an isolated, colonial upbringing and a lack of real world experience have left him knowledgeable on scientific fronts, but ultimately naive and untested. He is extremely aware of this - perhaps too aware, as his lack of confidence in his own abilities and place among his colleagues borders on crippling.
+On the positive side, Taelon is intelligent, dedicated to his work, and very adaptable - he’s a mutable sort who tends to mold himself to fit whomever he happens to be with. He’s eager to learn new things and tell others about them, and has a core of considerable energy that he pours into his work and personal life. He has a good (if somewhat dark) sense of humor and a warm regard for the universe as a whole.
+He cares deeply for others, often putting them and their needs far, far ahead of his own. He finds it hard to leave issues unresolved, and places great importance on the happiness of others. He does tend to think the best of people and is very open and agreeable.
+To others, he tends to come across as shy, inexperienced, and a bit unsure of himself, but nothing more than that.
+The reality - and the negative side - is that Taelon has a nearly cripplingly low sense of self-esteem. He views himself as only as good as his contributions are; he assumes, at a core level, that he needs to provide something useful before he’ll get the time of day. He has a deep need to be around others, but struggles to form meaningful relationships due to a mix of anxiety and not understanding what others expect of him.
+He assumes the worst of himself and of his social interactions. He sees even minor mistakes as disasters and struggles to overcome them, and in a new situation like his recent deployment tends to assume even the slightest failure will ruin any chance he has of being thought well of.  Even assuring words don’t help, as he tends to see his fears as fact - any assurance is just others being polite and not wanting to put him on the spot, but they must all think he’s useless.  He doesn’t recognise his anxieties as something treatable, but rather as a personal flaw he should hide.
+Being naive and more or less desperate for affection, he’s quite easily manipulated - quick to trust and cling to anyone who appears to notice he exists and quick to rationalise away nearly any action they take. He might even take such actions as a lesson about how the universe works.
+Somewhere under his layers of self-defeating depression is a warm, caring person who wants to make the galaxy a better place. Taelon has the capability to be brave and self-sufficient, but hasn’t had the courage to learn that about himself yet.
-As a scientist he is skilled and dedicated to his work, often working extremely long hours and dedicating himself wholly to a problem until he is satisfied with his results. He has trouble sleeping on the best nights and will often forgo it entirely if there's work to be done. Since being introduced to it by the human colonists on Cestus III, Taelon has slowly developed something of an addiction to coffee.
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