Jocelyn Marshall
Lieutenant Junior Grade Jocelyn "Jo" Marshall is currently serving as an Operations Officer aboard the USS Gorkon.
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| Jocelyn Marshall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Operations Officer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Lieutenant Junior Grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Species | Human | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gender | Female | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DOB | 236902.05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birthplace | Volan III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writer ID | G239304JM0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Appearance
- Height: 1.72m (5'8)
- Build: Athletic
- Hair: Dark Blonde/Brown
- Eyes: Blue
- Length of Hair: Long, Shoulder Length
- Skin Tone: Lightish
- Birthmarks, Scars: 3" scar on left bicep, moderate scar on right side of forehead.
- Tattoos/Body Modifications: Brushstroke circle over shoulder.
- Taste in Clothing (when off duty):
- Flannel, jeans, vintage band t-shirts, boots, canvas trainers, cardigans, jumpers.
- Vintage black jacket from Earth with United Kingdom patch on the arm.
- Voice: English accent, gravelly, slips into Bajoran when she feels like it.
Personality
- Hobbies: Plays Springball, restores vintage motorcycles and cars, classical music (Earth 1960s through to modern)
- Religion/Spiritual Devotion: None of note.
- Temperament: Doesn't take herself very seriously, prefers to break tensions, will argue her point as good as any. When faced with a challenge, she'll play hard and play to win. Has a black sense of humour and speaks sarcasm fluently. Resourceful and always trying to think a step ahead. Optimistic, not naïve. If crossed, will hold a grudge for as long as necessary until she feels you've been redeemed. Tells outrageous jokes. Loves being around people, gathers them on shore leave. Feels connected to music. May seem disorganized sometimes, but there's a lot going on in her brain. A strong hearted loyal friend. An undeniable smartass with a kind soul.
- Ambitions and goals: Making it to 2396 would be nice.
- Personal achievements and disappointments:
- Graduating from Starfleet Academy in the top Engineering bracket.
- Living in the "other universe", and surviving it, with the help of friends and the Yarahla Nine.
- Not dying when trapped in a fissure on Starbase 173, and coming out relatively unscathed.
- Carriage: When busy, she walks with purpose, a woman on a mission. When relaxed, casual and slowed down a notch.
- Mannerisms: Crosses her arms, leans on one leg, runs her hands through her hair, tends to chew on her lip when she's thinking, kicks boots up on desks wherever possible. She has her hands in her pockets when feeling relaxed. Tends to high-five and fist bump people she likes. Leans on things.
- Quarters: Kept tidy, limited personal effects, a Springball usually around somewhere she throws about when thinking. Holoimages of her family, friends, Academy Decathlon team, and her Bajoran Springball team are on her desk. Her motorcycle is currently parked in the corner.
Personal History - Before Starfleet
Growing up on a colony was one of the benefits of being a child of two Starfleet Officers. Jo was born on a starship, then raised on Volan III after the Dominion War. Her parents were deployed as part of Starfleet's ongoing efforts to maintain the demilitarised zone and repair some of the damage that had been caused during the occupation of Bajor. Many Bajorans that Jo encountered had first-hand experiences of the war and what it had done to their home and people. Growing up among adults that had seen the end of a war, witnessing many of the problems the Dominion had caused, formed Jo into a well-rounded individual from a young age.
Seeing the end of the occupation meant a return to Federation standards of living and the Bajorans cultivated the colony to thrive. Jo enjoyed many pursuits in her young age, including travelling throughout the planet, mountain climbing, surfing and diving, as well as the national pastime of Springball. Once she got a taste for the game, and the intricacies of shots, she was hooked. Playing throughout her school years and through her teenage life, sports and studies kept her busy. She was often seen running from one campus to another with her Springball glove or part of a machine she had disassembled from something. When she could compete on the tournament circuit, she started running competitions professionally, playing for Volan III at the championship matches. There was the initial option of prolonging her foray into professional sports, however, the call of a career in Starfleet was too strong.
The interest in engineering she had taken started from a young age, under the influence of her mother and father, both Engineers in Starfleet within specialised fields. Her mother enrolled her in a part-time apprenticeship as she started her middle school years, working for the large mining operation within the mountains. On finishing school for the day, if there wasn't a sports practice, Jo would grab one of the worker shuttle transports to the mines and begin shadowing one of the many mining engineers, usually Bajoran. Within a few months she had picked up the Bajoran language and could work without the Universal Translator. She was a hard worker, being both focused and driven to finding new ways of accomplishing old tasks, and new solutions to recurring problems. Given her first motorcycle at fifteen, the first thing she did was take it apart to see how it all worked, before putting it back together and going for a spin up the mountain paths. This only fueled her drive to find bigger problems, bigger engineering tasks, in which only Starfleet could offer.
Personal History - Enlistment in Starfleet
After her enlistment into Starfleet Academy, Jo was a capable Engineer from the start and learned quickly. She chose to Major in Engineering, specifically Warp Theory, and minor in Operations to coincide with her abilities to multi-task. Taking on board her experience and talent for the work, she was deployed to the Fleet Operations Center to carry on her training while working on some of the most recent fleet vessels and technology in the field. Working tirelessly to prove herself in the Academy's arena, she became one of the leading new Engineers on graduation; a moment she is very proud of. Upon completion of her Cadet Cruise, she requested deployment to Starbase 118 Fleet.
Arriving on the USS Gorkon mid-mission, the deployment shuttlecraft Jo was on hurtled through a fissure in space and arrived with the ship on the other side of an alternate universe. They rescued who they could from the alternate USS Triumphant; battled the Jem'Hadar fleet; persevered through months of rationing and cannibalising abandoned vessels for supplies; losing crew members to raids and away team missions, and finally getting home after forging an uneasy alliance with the Romulans. Jo is still feeling the aftershocks of this misadventure and it will no doubt have a bearing on her life in the future.
Pastimes & Enjoyments
She plays Springball in her downtime, still trying to find new players to practice with, or strong-arming her friends into a game, and enjoys enlisting for tournament matches in the Holodeck arenas when on shoreleave. Her foray into the world of motor mechanics lets her enjoy working on Engineering projects on the sidelines, building and riding vintage Terran motorcycles (and sometimes cars) in the Holodeck. Recently taken up cultivating seedlings into plants. When she needs less noise and more centering, she quiets her mind with meditation and yoga. She has maintained the habit of keeping fit from her days of professional sports and holds it a big part of her lifestyle, including cardio training and weightlifting.
She lives for coffee and Bajoran makapa bread, with the crust.
Biker Gear
"Year of Hell" in the Alternate Universe
Off Duty
"Keep your eyes open, and you won't get splattered with a WorkBee!"
Are you kidding me?
Standard Uniform
Brushstroke around left shoulder.
Relationships
Family
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Robin and Luther Marshall Parents The two people to bring Jo into the world are still living in their family home in the Federation colony of Volan III. They were stationed on the planet after the Dominion War to help the Bajoran and Cardassian people aclimatise to one another's presence. With an elder son already in Starfleet and the youngest enrolled in the Academy, Jo's accomplishments are not at the forefront of their attention and they encourage independence in their children from a young age. However, they are loving parents and keep in touch with their daughter when they can. |
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Orson "Bear" Marshall Older Brother Jo and Bear's relationship is good, at the moment, and has been rocky in the past. Being the eldest child, and the first one to pass through the Academy into active duty, Bear was always a little resentful of Jo's Engineering abilities, and she was always trying to keep up with his academic prowess. They cultivate healthy competition between them and when they get chance to demonstrate it, they don't hold back. Bear is now stationed aboard the Gorkon as the Logistics & Communications Ranger. |
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George Marshall Younger Brother George is in the Academy presently, on his third tier of Cadetship. He hasn't elected a Major yet, but is under heavy influence from the eldest of the family to choose Strategy and Tactical Operations. With an aptitude for planning and leadership, George excels where his siblings failed in that he isn't terribly competitive. He likes taking things at his own pace and lets the world roll on by. |
Friends
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Caedan Nkai Friend Caedan and Jo met in the Operations department, him the Chief, her the underling. They developed a taste for going out and partying on shore leave, getting very, very drunk, and garnering a reputation for living it up. Jo considers Caedan to be a close friend and loves his hair. |
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Sera zh'Aella Best Friend Jo and Sera first met on the underground spider station that was Leutra IV, when Sera surfed a wave of eight-legged arachnids, taking a chunk out of one of them. Since then, they've become firm friends, fending off Orion pirates, faceless beings, and the odd poker hand or two in a top hat. Jo loves Sera's easy humour and enjoys being around the Andorian when they get chance. |
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Erin Reynolds Friend While in the "other universe" tripping on the Gorkon, the Doctor, then Chief Engineer of the USS Triumphant (alternate) spent a lot of time helping the Gorkon Engineers keep the ship afloat. During this time, Jo was reassigned to the Engineering department. As the crew had already been whittled down, they found their shifts coinciding more often than not, and spent a lot of time together. Now that Erin is part of this universe, and stationed as a Civilian botanist on the Ereina Ark Project, the two swap subspace messages often while apart for long stretches, and try to find some time to spend in one another's company when they can. |
Service History
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| Insignia | Rank | Dates | Posting | Assignment |
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Cadet First Class | 239304.10 | Graduated Starfleet Academy | Engineer |
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Ensign | 239304.11 - 239310.13 | USS Gorkon | Operations Officer |
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Lieutenant JG | 239310.13 - Present | USS Gorkon | Operations Officer |
Mission Archive
- Annus Horribilis - Stardate 239301.21 to 239304.03
- Annus Horribilis, Part 2 - Stardate 239305.11 to 239309.07
- A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing - Stardate 239311.1 to 239312.25
- Murder at the Conference - Stardate 23940318 to 239404.10
- Stranded on Leutra IV - Stardate 239405.25 to 239407.12
- The Devil's Expanse - Stardate 239409.17 to 239411.01
- Telutho'kai - Stardate 239412.28 to 239502.09
Awards & Service Ribbons
- For award descriptions, see: Awards and Service Ribbons
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