Lyanna Avery: Difference between revisions

!style="width:850px;text-align:left;" | With the lofty responsibility of being Chief Systems Engineer - Civilian Division of the United Federation of Planets, Paul Avery was always very focused on his work.  He did spend a great deal of time with his young daughter Lyanna, though his hope for a son saw him constantly attempting to mold her very much in his own image, and most of their time was dominated by hiking, camping, and sport.  He wanted Lyanna to follow him into civil engineering, having arranged numerous internships and work studies for her in the Federation Civilian Division.  Lyanna's decision to spurn her father's footsteps and join Starfleet was one of the final fractures in an already damaged relationship.  The two have not spoken for more than four years, since before Lyanna moved the short distance to the Starfleet Academy Dormitories.

!style="width:850px;text-align:left;" | A primary school teacher who spent much of her time at home with her only child, Jayne Avery was once considered a local expert in the field of ancient Terran literature.  Her efforts to support her daughter in the face of her husband's wishes for a son ultimately rose to the level of an over-correction.  As such, Lyanna's time with her mother was  a mixed blur of clothing, makeup, and gossipy discussion – instead of the great deal of academic and cultural knowledge she could have passed on.  Jayne had only communicated with her daughter by letter since Lyanna's departure for Starfleet Academy, and even then only a few times.

!style="width:850px;text-align:left;" | When Avery was first posted to the [[USS Vigilant]], Lieutenant taJoot became the first department chief of her young career.  Although Avery has not had many opportunities to work directly with her new Engineering chief, she is excited for the opportunity to learn from a senior officer with an entirely different background and perspective than her own.