Lina Dahlquist

Lina Dahlquist is currently serving as a Science officer aboard the USS Oumuamua.

USS Oumuamua
Lina Dahlquist
Position	Science Officer
Rank	Ensign
Species	Human
Gender	Female
DOB	237505.12
Age	26
Birthplace	Goteborg, Sweden, Earth
Service Ribbons Starfleet Academy Graduate Ribbon Innovation Ribbon

		“You can't undo the past, but you can certainly not repeat it.” Bruce Willis

	Appearance

• Species: Human
• Height: 5’9”
• Weight: 145 lbs
• Hair: dark brown
• Eyes: brown
• Build: normal

	Family

Parents: Frederik and Maria Dahlquist
 
Siblings: 

• Malin Dahlquist (sister, born 2378)
• Anders Dahlquist (brother, died in 2386 at the age of 18)

	Relationships

Charles Tyber Roommate and friend As junior officers, Lina and Tyber are roommates. Lina is reluctant to call someone a "real" friend, but Tyber is what comes closest to that - or is there even more to their relationship? Since her first encounter with him, she sometimes likes to call him "(Dr) Watson".

Katsim Peri Chief and friend Although Peri is her superior as Chief of Science, they are also friends. In fact, Peri is the only person on board the Oumuamua with whom Lina can really talk openly about her feelings. She is the one who came to Lina's mind when she needed someone to talk to about Tyber and the emotional chaos. This is rather strange, but Lina thinks it might have something to do with the fact that Peri and she have a few things in common.

	Background

Lina at the age of 9 with her older brother Anders, who died two years later due to an accident.

Lina Dahlquist was born as a second child to Frederik and Maria Dahlquist in Goteborg, Sweden on Earth. This was where she grew up. Unlike her older brother Anders, Lina was a very introverted and reserved child.  Her older brother always wanted to be in the center of the attention very much like their father. Lina herself had never had the closest relationship to her older brother, but she and her younger sister Malin are very close.

Her older brother always seemed to be her father’s favourite child, but Anders died due to a tragic accident when he was eighteen years old. This was of course a blow for the whole family. From one day to the next, the childhood ended for Lina. Because of the loss of his oldest son, his father suffered from depression. Then Eleven-year-old Lina also felt guilty for not having had the best relationship with her older brother.  Her deceased brother was put on a pedestal by her father and it seemed that Lina, being so completely different from her brother, could never be ‘adequate’ and was not able to do anything correctly in her father’s eyes. Lina was constantly compared to her ‘perfect’ older brother.

This lead to the fact that Lina really started to believe in her inadequacy. She has a lot of self-doubts and has to fight the thought that her father might have been right and she is not good enough at anything. This is the reason why she developed a work ethic that values hard work as she constantly tries to overcome that feeling of being inadequate. She wants to proof it to herself (as well as to her father). She tends to be overcommitting though.

Lina on the USS Oumuamua

Lina also had to learn that showing her real emotions would only make her more vulnerable, so she became an expert in hiding her real feelings. She really values harmony and does not like conflicts. Towards others, Lina could be described as a helpful, warm and empathetic person, as she knows what it feels like when nobody really cares about you.

Lina bases her decisions on personal values and it usually takes a lot of time before she finally decides on something. In her childhood she fled into the world of books and read a lot. She dreamt herself to other worlds and places, which was also the reason why she finally decided to join Starfleet Academy. However, she did not join the Academy right after school as she was not really sure what to do. Her father also made him belief that she would not be good enough for Starfleet. She also likes to make plans and thinks that rules and deadlines should be respected, which made it very easy for her at the Academy. However, she is extremely nervous, when she is confronted with unknown situations – like the final exam.

	Service History

Starfleet Service Record Insignia Rank Dates Posting Assignment Cadet 2396 - 2400 Starfleet Academy Cadet Ensign SD 240004.12 - Present USS Oumuamua Science Officer

	Awards & Service Ribbons

For award descriptions, see: Awards and Service Ribbons

Awards and Service Ribbons

Award Name Date/Assignment Citation Sheathed Sword 2391 USS Gemini Traditionally, the Sheathed Sword is given to those who are injured and explore the aftermath of that event. Vanessa Driscoll (now Linus Dahlquist) changed the order a little bit of a different order, but created a narrative that was just as compelling. During out mission, Lt. Driscoll was infected with a pathogen that was, essentially, a death sentence. Over the course of her remaining posts, she explored the implications of facing her own mortality, where the only question was when she would succumb to the effects of the pathogen. Most of us have a vague idea that our time in this world is limited. But very few of us face such mortality in the same way, with enough time to be aware of it, but with not enough to truly do anything about it. As such, it is my honour to present the Sheathed Sword to Vanessa Driscoll. None Service Ribbon Name Date/Assignment Citation Starfleet Academy Graduate Ribbon 240004.12 Starfleet Academy Awarded to those who have graduated from Starfleet Academy. Innovation Ribbon 240010.12 USS Oumuamua Awarded to Lina because of being a "consummate science officer", evidenced in particular by her service during the mission 'The Nautilus' as well as for her use of "skills and knowledge to the benefit of ship and crew"

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