Choi Ji-hu
Ensign Choi Ji-hu is currently serving as an Engineering Officer aboard the USS Constitution-B.
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| Choi Ji-hu | ||
| Position | Engineering Officer | |
| Rank | Ensign | |
| Species | Human | |
| Gender | Male | |
| DOB | 237202.05 | |
| Age | 29 | |
| Birthplace | Asan Medical Center in Seoul, Korea, Earth | |
| Writer ID | C239402CJ0 | |
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Appearance
- Height: 5'9
- Hair: Black
- Eyes: Dark Brown
Relationships
- Parents: Choi Seok (father) and Shin-hye (mother)
- Siblings: none
- Spouse: none
- Children: none
Background
Ji-hu was born at the Asan Medical Center in Seoul, Korea to Seok, a marketing executive, and Shin-hye, a systems analyst.
As a child, he took an interest in programming under the guidance of his mother. He began developing simple virtual intelligences at a young age, including bringing an imaginary friend to life in his room via holographic projector. One of his most advanced programs is a portable virtual intelligence and interface named Turing. As a teenager the VI kept his schedule of educational and social obligations, did the bulk of his homework and ran various recreational subroutines for Ji-hu and his friends.
In his late teens, on top of developing a talent for online hacking, Ji-hu and his friends got involved in a competitive, code-heavy civilian simulation game, STARSHIPS, where players take complex starship simulations and mod them with their own combat and security programs, then pit the ships against each other one-on-one or in group battles, in real-time. His signature in the STARSHIPS community became elegant cyberwarfare attacks that crippled defensive or life-sustaining systems of the simulation ships.
Ji-hu and his team ended up playing professionally, participating in an international competition in Beijing. One of the judges at “Beijing STARSHIPS International” was a retired Starfleet Tactical Officer, Lt. Commander Lu Ming Shu. After his team took silver in the competition, Lu sought out Ji-hu and encouraged him to use his simulation programs to apply to Starfleet Academy.
Ji-hu made a promise to himself when he arrived at Starfleet Academy that Turing would only help him with scheduling, research, relaxation and the occasional sarcastic encouragement. All the work Ji-hu did in the Academy would be his own. He double majored in Engineering and Science, and tried to convince his course advisor to let him take a minor in Intelligence as well, to her horror and refusal. He excelled at his courses--except for the Core Tactical courses, which he despised--focusing on computational systems, advanced mathematics and pathology, with specializations in nanotechnology and artificial intelligence.
The upside was that, however challenging, he adored his courses. The downside was that he almost never left his room except for courses and coursework, made few friends among his fellow students and completely missed out on student life. An Academy counsellor giving him a routine psych evaluation near the end of his studies referred him for treatment for general and social anxiety, a note on his record for passive observation by future counsellors should he continue in Starfleet.
Service History
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Cadet First Class | 239402.12 | Graduated Starfleet Academy | Engineering Officer |
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Ensign | 239402.13 - Present | USS Constitution-B | Engineering Officer |
Awards & Service Ribbons
- For award descriptions, see: Awards and Service Ribbons
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NPC Listing · USS Constitution-B Crew Manifest · Crew History
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