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; [[Toni Turner]]: Aria's first Commanding Officer, and the first to entrust Aria with Command responsibilities, shepherding her through the ranks from an Ensign in the Engineering staff to a Commander and the Executive Officer of the [[Embassy|Embassy of Duronis II]].  Aria considers Toni a mentor, a friend, and in a way family. Aria is sometimes still tongue-tied around the woman, mostly because she wants to make Turner proud of her.

Aria tries to listen to opinions of those around her, but sometimes to their chagrin and even her own detriment, she will not often back down after making a decision.  Stubborn is a word sometimes used to describe her by others, steadfast is a word she uses to describe herself.

When looking for solutions to problems, she is often drawn to the less aggressive and violent solutions, which places her at odds with the Marines and similar minded people under her command who have labeled her as a 'pacifist' or worst.  Aria does not think this is a fair assessment and simply feels as if becoming too comfortable with weapons makes it more likely other solutions will be ignored.

 

While not still an Engineer on a daily basis, she still finds time to do Engineering problems. She is most at home working out math and engineering problems. When studying a problem her eyes light up as she considers all ramifications and dark alleys of the solution.

 

 

People who are close to her note she is more likely to deflect interest away from herself to others, some engineering puzzle, or just some challenge recently faced.  She will talk about herself if people pry, but she is almost always embarrassed to do so.  She is kind and caring, hopeful for the future, and brave even if she doesn't always show it immediately or in obvious ways<ref name="arm"/>.

Aria shares her home with [[Irina Pavlova]], trying to integrate her many puzzles, tchotchkes, gadgets, and other collected items into a household that includes children.  Some she keeps as an example of things to do, some have dubious sentimental value (such as the stasis container holding the bouquet she caught the night she began dating [[#Irina|Irina]]), and others she keeps as inspiration for solutions to various engineering problems.  She has moved several projects to the outdoor storage areas, including some materials she arranged for shipment from Bajor.  

During following missions she proved herself capable of keeping the Embassy engineering systems running, improved and finding time to repair and maintain both the Bronwyn and Thunder. This work, as well as research and other activities with various members of the Starfleet Corps of Engineers, earned her a promotion to Lieutenant Commander on 239402.09.   

On Stardate 239403.12<ref name="arm">https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/sb118-embassy/-UBb5I_Xd58</ref> Aria was in the [[Typhon Expanse]] assisting in the testing of the new [[TSD]].  During the [[The_Lost_Son_of_Leto_(Embassy_of_Duronis_II)|mission]] her ship and crew came under attack by several Borg drones and during the ensuing confrontation, Aria was shot in the arm while protecting a [[Laudean]] scientist. The shot caused extensive damage to her right arm and the normal course of treatment would have been the replacement of her right arm and shoulder. Due to a rare genetic marker in her body, she is unable to accept cloned tissue and she was fitted with a prosthetic by [[Boris_Hendon|Dr Boris Hendon]].  As of the current stardate faux skin and other aesthetics have not been fitted with the prosthetic.