David Cody

Rank: Civilian
Gender: Male
Race: Human

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LtCmdr. David Cody currently serves aboard the USS Independence-A.

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Full Name: David Scott Cody
Race: Terran
Age: 32
Date of Birth: 235203.24
Place of Birth: Mars Colonies
Gender: M
Telepathic status: NYA

Appearance & Characteristics

Height: 5'7"
Weight: 165lbs
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Handedness: Right
Prized Possessions: none

Family

Spouse: None
Children: None
Parents
- Father: Barnes Cody (Deceased), b. Isle of Skye
- Mother: Barbara Jennet (Deceased)
Siblings: None

Personal History

Born in 2352, the only child of civilian engineer Barnes Cody and his wife, Barbara Jennet-Cody, owner of Jennet Trade Securities Corporation(JTSC), David Cody led a pretty quiet life on Mars Colony. He attended primary and secondary education, often times helping his father rebuild machines, and on one occasion, had the opportunity to help his father restore an old Forerunner Shuttlecraft (what would later be identified as the JTSC-3 Prototype).

By the age of eighteen, David signed on as a crew hand under Captain Mov'na on a freight trade shipin 237005.14, which was later acquired by another captain, Gersh Nathan, in March of 2374, and worked from crew hand up to trade negotiator during the course of the next eight years, until a fatal trade deal with a Ferengi trader named Tvatec. Despite having somewhat familiarity with the Ferengi, David was underminded by the deal and found himself on the short end.

Instead of cashing in, Tvatec wanted Cody. David found himself bonded under the Ferengi, at the time 26, and would spend his next two years running the trade routes for Tvatec, picking up both the Ferengi language and their trade system, primarily as a trade securities investigator. From people, to precious valuables, medical supplies, weapons and ships. The Ferengi Government eventually cleared him for ship piloting as his quarries took him further and further out.

To the Ferengi, David is known as a Specialist Retriever.

Cody eventually bought out the bond in 238010.04 and through a series of deals, was able to buy off the single pilot ship that had been his home more times than not. His next stop was back to the Sol system, back to Mars, and back to his family. It wasn’t until he returned home he learned his parents had been discovered dead in their house in 237507.04. David himself had been listed both as missing and as a suspect.

After a lengthy inquest, and several communications between Starfleet, the Mars Colonies, and the Ferengi, David was able to clear his involvement and set upon the task of solving the circumstances around his parents death. He would not crack the case until four years later while serving on the USS Independence-A. His route took him from studying criminal investigations, forensics, and behavioral science into Starfleet, where his primary interest became Security, due to both his mother’s influence, his life as a trade securty investigator, and his focus to solve his parents’ deaths.

While his family had been vocal about independent careers, David chose in the end to retain ownership of Jennet Trade Securities Corporation, though his pseudo-adopted sister Deborah Turow (from Betazoid) runs it.

Starfleet redirected David to Starbase 118, where he would ship out into the Ithassa Region to join the White Ghost, Admiral Anassasi’s crew aboard the USS Independence. Originally as a tactical officer, David’s time there would take from Tactical over to Security, eventually to head up that division before returning to Tactical. He served with the Independence crew aboard DS17 during the Federation-Gorn Conflict in September of 2383 where the New Orleans Class USS Independence was destroyed taking out the flagship under Commander Idril Mar.

The commissioning of the USS Independence-A returned David to ship in the beginning of 2384, where he served as both Tactical and Security Chief up until on a search for a missing science vessel, upon the ship’s return (six months prior from the timeline), Starfleet “reassigned” David for a short duration.

Back with his crew, David currently heads Security while acting as a Marine/Security Lliason. The nature of his brief reassignment is not known at present.

Recreational Activities

In his spare time, Cody can often be found developing compounds as well as rebuild broken technology (including modifications). On rare occasion, he will pull out his old guitar and strum. He is a known splunker (cave diver) as well as a jogger and swimmer.

Habits

Cody has been something of a private person, in the beginning adopting Vulcan-like approaches to his emotions during the first fourteen months. He’s known for his crooked smile, although recently more of his personality has re-emerged. He carries with him a slimpadd modification of his, more of a personal computer. Often times he’s been described as blunt and up-front, unless it’s concerning his own feelings.

He’s always been an investigator first, usually focused on the job. He eventually was able to lose his drawl, although it does resurface on occasion.

Likes

Forensics, Chemistry, practical applications, Criminology, investigation, carpentry and metalsmithing, behavioral science

Dislikes

Simulations (with reason, due to a mishap with a training exercise). Museums.

Preferences

His maintains an open mind on just about every subject, although it’s known that he’s drawn to freckles. He prefers the honest approach, although if it deals with his emotions, he’ll shunt it aside. He enjoys both his personal as well as social time, but the two aren’t mutually inclusive. Protective of his friends and his crew, David’s motto is “Everyone counts. No one is left behind.”

Medical Information

History

David suffers from chronic insomnia, which was brought on during the two years he wore the control collar while working for the Ferengi by the manipulation of his bio-chemistry to keep him alert, awake and hunting down both people and property. Because he’s known to go days without sleeping, David’s required to keep a timepiece on him at all times to monitor his waking cycle.

His bio-chemical levels were discovered to maintain themselves as such a high level during Sidney Riley‘s tenure as CMO about the USS Independence, there still has not been a solution to how to reverse the process and damage the control collar did to his body.

In the beginning of 2384, David was caught inside biomechanoid’s sphere rescuing one of the ship’s civilians, a Betazoid child. Unfortunately, due to the structure’s imminent collapse, he was left with one option to escape and detonated a phaser against the hull in free fall. David was exposed to space for nearly sixty seconds before the USS Independence-A beamed him directly to Sickbay, where he was under the care of Dr. Vojana Satscher who interfaced with LtCmdr Toni Turner to save his life and rebuild him.

Psychological Profile

Bits and pieces come out regarding David’s profile, although his prior studies in psychology make it a difficult to ascertain the complete picture, as well as his tendency to avoid his own personal feelings.

It’s known at the age of sixteen, David and the sister in all but name, Deborah, entered a family bond, as she was going through her final transition. What happened in the cavern beneath the Martian sands is not known during the seven days, but it’s rumored David withstood the onslaught of a T6 coming into her ability.

His earlier years under Captain Nathan are a complete mystery. Absolutely nothing is recorded of his time serving as a crew hand through negotiator aboard the freighter Skiptrace. It is, however, well known David went negotiating with the Ferengi and landed himself in their bond. For the two years he worked with them, the control collar he wore severely damaged his bio-chemistry and drove him into a near permanent insomnia cycle, unable to sleep, which is believed to be the ground zero point where he dismissed his emotions to adopt an expressionless, non-emotional outlook.

David has dealt with several factors throughout the course of his life, from the experiences of his youth to his adult years and faced with a near impossible task of bringing a conclusion to the circustances of family deaths. He has been always job-focused above family-focused, almost to the extent of being a workaholic.

He likes his victories, but not at the expense of someone else. He has, in every instance, gone out of his way to help and protect both his friends, his crew. His relationships have always been far and few between, his romantic interests rarely acted on. It’s known he’s jokingly referred to his prior relationships as “volunteers”, but reviewing what’s known about both his past and present, it can be determined David Cody is working toward something.

Whether it’s some kind of redemption, or a man in search of himself, David still remains a bit of an enigma.

Telepathic Status

None himself, but he likes to get himself tested every now and again. He has been referred to as “telepathic as a rock”.

Relationships

David has a long history of avoiding personal relationships, although after his return to the USS Independence-A at the onset of the Euphrates mission he met Lt. Quinn Reynolds, the former Chief Engineer of the USS Triumphant recently transfered to the Independence.

Although still getting to know each other, David privately admits to himself his love for Quinn is growing.

Education

Standard Terran early childhood education
Standard Terran primary and secondary level education
Business School Graduate
Post-Graduate studies in Criminal Investigation/Psychology
Starfleet Academy

Career History

237005.14: Served on the freighter Skiptrace as a crew hand.
237208.26: Earned his Trader status aboard the Skiptrace.
237504.07: Business School Graduate – Trade Negotiations, Security & Investigation.
237711.01: Served as a Trade Negotiator for the freighter Skiptrace
237806.15: Bonded to Tvatec under the Ferengi, went to work as a Retrieval Specialist.
237905.30: Licensed ship pilot (Ferengi Government)
238010.04: Bought out the bond and retired, returned to Mars in the Sol System.
238010.19: Post-Graduate studies in forensics, criminal investigation and psychology.
238109.06: Starfleet Academy Advanced Training Program
238302.17: Academy Graduation
238302.22: Assigned to the USS Independence, promoted to Ensign.
238303.17: Aided in securing the FTU database during the Starfleet-FTU Agreement procedings.
238304.19: Promotion to Lieutenant JG
238306.14: As a member of the Away Team to a pre-warp civilization, clashed with a rogue FTU ship group on planet retrieving a downed probe.
238306.28: Start of the Federation-Gorn Conflict.
238308.04: Promotion to Lieutenant
230309.27: Disabled the primary command trees for DS17 and rebooted the station to factory settings to help aid in the containment of the Gorn invasion forces.
238309.28: Temporarily assigned with the rest of the crew of the USS Independence to DS17 serving as the Chief of Security.
238401.20: Transferred to the newly built Prometheus-Class USS Independence-A
238402.22: Allowed himself to be kidnapped in place of a civilian Betazoid child on ship, B’Sara Cavann.
238404.28: Nearly killed in the explosion of a bio-mechanoid sphere exposed to space.
238406:12: Returned to service after a lengthy stay in Sickbay.
238406.18: Transferred to Chief Tactical Officer overseeing Security.
238408.04: Reassignment Training
238409.17: Reassigned to the USS Independence-A as a Marine/Security Lliason
238410.02: Serving as the Chief of Security
238411.19: Promoted to Lt. Commander

Awards & Accomodations

TOSMA II 238401.11
The Merria Medallion 238501.18