Leland Bishop
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Ensign Leland Bishop is currently serving as a Diplomatic Attache aboard the USS Victory.
Appearance
- Full Name: Leland James Bishop
- Race: Human (Terran)
- DoB: 236809.11
- Gender: Male
- Height: 5'10"
- Weight: 70 kilos
- Hair Color: Light Blonde
- Length of Hair: Short, with longer bangs.
- Eye Color: Right - Blue, Left - Brown
- Skin Tone: White
- Birthmarks, Scars: None
- Serial Number: MM-999-943
- Build: Very slim.
- Face: Almost always serious, his eyes crinkle a bit when he's being sarcastic.
- Mouth: Wide and expressive.
- Arms: Very graceful arms and hands, though he rarely shows much on his face, he talks with his hands a great deal.
- Carriage: Ramrod straight.
- Poses (Hands/Gestures, Feet/Legs, Torso/Head):
- hands always moving
- taps foot when impatient
- tilts head back and closes eyes when exasperated or deep in thought. Difficult to tell which.
- Taste in Clothing (when off duty): Conservative but form fitting clothes. Usually in blacks, whites , and grays.
- Shoes (When Off Duty): Usually boots
- Handedness: Right
- Telepathic Status: None. In fact distrusts most telepaths and empaths, thinks of telepathy as a "crutch."
Background
- 236809.11 - Leland Bishop born in Boston, Mass. Earth to Randall Thomas Bishop and Abigail Rose Taylor-Bishop.
- 237002.13 – Leland moves off-world to Ceres IIIX (known as “Lookout”), a Class M mining planet near the borders of Klingon Space. His father is assigned as a diplomatic liaison with the Klingon Empire to facilitate trade negotiations.
- 237310.01 – An unidentified group of Klingon pirates attacks the Lookout colony. Investigations after the fact reveal no links to any formalized military action by the Klingon High Council. The incident is written off as an “unsanctioned and regrettable act of hostility by insurgents” by the High Council. UFP response results in some trade minor trade sanctions that last into the next year. Both Leland's parents are killed in the attack.
- 237402.03 – Leland moves back to Earth to stay with his Aunt and her husband in Brooklyn, NY. The family already has three children and is on the lower end of the economic scale. Leland devotes himself to his studies in an effort to better himself and live up to his parents hopes for him.
- 238105.16 – Leland befriends Jon Cumar, a local boy one year younger than himself. Cumar begins to develop a strong “hero worship” of Leland.
- 238710.06 – Leland gains acceptance to Starfleet Academy after pursuing preliminary studies in Inter-Species relations and Xeno-Diplomacy.
- 239110.21 - Leland graduates with honors, second in his class behind T'Var Helling. After spending two weeks on Duronis II, He transferrs to the USS Victory as Diplomatic Attache.
Service History
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| Insignia | Rank | Dates | Posting | Assignment |
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Ensign | 239110.22 - Present | USS Victory | Diplomatic Attache |
OOC Story Hooks and RP Notes
This is an OOC setion provided for anyone who is interested in Simming with Leland and looking for a way to incorporate him into your writing.
A quick note: Leland is prickly and more than a little arrogant - His writer is not! I'm happy to write with anyone, anywhere, anytime. But do be aware that
Leland is a challenging person to get to know and tends to challenge others he interacts with. Please do take a chance on him! He's worth it !
Story Hooks:
- "A Diplomatic Solution": This is the most obvious way to run into Leland, of course. He is a diplomat after all... Things to note: Leland takes a very hard line during most negotiations preferring a "peace through strength" approach. This could make him useful if you want a foil for another, more peaceful viewpoint.
- "Tough Love": If you need someone to tell you some hard truths about your character, Leland is very insightful and tends to shoot very straight about things if he can (i.e: Outside of diplomatic duties).
- "Drinking Buddy": The stresses of his duty posting and past childhood demons tend to lead Leland to the crew lounge quite often for a drink. He's often sitting alone reading if anyone is interested in conversation.
- "The Man You Love To Hate": If your character needs a rival or just someone who generally annoys them, Leland can serve that function. PLEASE NOTE: I don't want this to be ALL Leland means to the ship, so use this option sparingly please... That being said Leland has a great distrust of any alien species with a more militaristic bent (Klingons, Andorians, etc.) so if you need someone to bicker with, he's your man.
- "The Chewy Nougat Center": Maybe you like a challenge? At the end of the day Leland is not a bad guy. His snarkiness and general arrogance are more a product of his past than anything else. My goal is to see him grow. If you don't mind chiseling away at him for a bit, he could develop into a surprisingly good friend or romantic interest.
- "The Bishop Sessions": Are you a Med Officer or Ship's Counselor? Leland provides a wealth of psychological issues for you to play with! Leland is also NOT one of those officers who "hates counselors and doctors" (a common trope for some reason), he kind of likes sitting down and messing with them if he can.
- "Admiral Nibbles": Come to Leland's quarters and meet the amazing Admiral Nibbles! (Pictured right)
More to come as I think of things!
Relationships
Jonathan Cumar
Leland's relationship with Jon Cumar stretches back to the age of six, when they met each other after Leland had been relocated to Brooklyn, NY to live with his Aunt and her family. Initially, Leland saw Jonathan as an annoyance, but gradually came to see him as a trusted confidant after having self-alienated himself from other children his age. Cumar's tenacity and positivity offset Leland's natural pessimism and tendency to dwell on the worst.
The two became fast friends and Leland constantly encouraged Jon to join the Academy, hoping that he could carry his one true friend into what he perceived as his destiny in Starfleet. To that end, he studied with Jon non-stop and fostered Jon's natural talent for geography and navigation (Leland himself getting constantly lost). For his part, Leland was aware of the nature of their relationship and sadly, took advantage of it as he was growing up. With few friends to call his own, Leland relied (with ever increasing regularity) on his more exuberant and physically adept friend to defend him in the court of popular opinion.
All of that changed once the two reached Starfleet Academy. Leland's natural gifts for analytics and threat analysis began to overshadow his friends natural piloting aptitude. Leland began to gain in favor with the faculty and he could see himself fast-tracked to a prominent role. In a rare moment of empathy, Leland decided to take his old friend out for a drink. What would follow then would change their relationship forever.... After drinking too much, Leland began to antagonize a table full of Klingons, the resulting attack cost Cumar his arm at the elbow. Now, both men serve aboard the USS Victory together and Leland is forced to begin to pick up the pieces and get over his guilt.
Cadfael Peters
One of the first people Leland met aboard the USS Victory, he was struck by the young Ensigns plight after having watched him being dressed down by a superior officer. Leland has a soft spot for those he sees as being outcasts and (in his mind) Peters fit the bill. He later struck up a tentative camaraderie at the promotions ceremony on Duronis. Will Peters ever accept his dinner invitation? Only time will tell...
Awards & Service Ribbons
- For award descriptions, see: Awards and Service Ribbons
TBA
SIM Archive
Bishop's first USS VIctory post: Victory Assured
In which we meet Leland's roommate: Admiral Nibbles
NPC Listing · USS Victory Crew Manifest · Crew History
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