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{{Quote|You're a widow, Commander. Born out of ash and fire with just five years of life under your belt. The things that scare you are complex - they are very real problems. But some of us are simply spooked by a darkened corridor.|[[Kallo Ver]], ''[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/sb118-veritas/ez00yltV8fM/Sb0oCjlkCgAJ "The unordinary man of the Shoals."]''}} | |||
Blake's life revolves near-exclusively around her job in the [[Shoals]]. Her position aboard the ''Veritas'' and her role as a Starfleet Ranger provide her with a purpose she didn't have prior to re-joining [[Starfleet]]. Because of this, she takes threats to either ''Veritas'' and its crew (or the [[Shoals]] region) incredibly seriously and becomes frustrated when her fellows don't show the same level of committment to the rules and regulations of the ares—such as [[Kelrod]] discharging a phaser to stop an escalating physical conflict in a [[Ketar V]] establishment, which ultimately lands he, [[Wil Ukinix]], and their captain [[Roshanara Rahman]] in Colonial Coalition Marshals holding cells. | |||
Blake | Blake sometimes struggles to "switch off" from her duties, making it hard for others to connect with her on a personal level. Some may find it easier to only engage with Blake on duty, but with persistence, it is possible to break through her all-work-no-play psyche, revealing an easy-going woman who cares deeply about the members of her crew. She surrounds herself deliberately with colour, having subscribed rather heavily into Ornaran colour psychology, and is considerably bright and charismatic when faced with relaxed social settings that don’t involve her Starfleet uniform. | ||
Blake is strict upon herself and tries her best to abide by | Blake is strict upon herself and tries her best to abide by social norms, rules, and laws of other cultures or colonies, even when doing so may directly contradict her duty as a Starfleet officer. This has been known to sometimes cause friction with her Starfleet crew, as she may place the requirements of a Coalition colony above that of her ship, and become perplexed when others don't do the same. | ||
She | Though Blake did attend Starfleet Academy, she recalls incredibly little of it due to an ongoing case of retrograde amnesia. She sees herself as the least experienced of the officers aboard ''Veritas'' and continues to study during her off hours to stay up to date with Starfleet operations. She relies often on her crewmates counsel for most matters, but is a fast learner and typically relies upon her own lack of experience to give her a different perspective when in conflicts. Blake will ask questions and press for more information when she feels she does not have all the answers she requires, though admittedly becomes frustrated if others refuse to provide them. | ||
If irritated, she becomes cold and blunt. However, she will not raise her voice when speaking to others. On duty, however, Blake is occasionally referred to the ‘doom and gloom’ character by her fellow crew and has been heard verbalizing worst-case scenarios sometimes to a point of fault, though most of her potential suggestions or outcomes leave openings for others to provide significantly better counter-proposals. | |||
Ever since leaving Brekka in 2391, Blake considers herself a nomad. Though having technically served aboard the same vessel for four years, she struggles to set down roots, constantly finding another purpose off-ship. As such, her quarters are often sparse, and Blake is seemingly ready to take off on her next mission at a moment's notice. Despite her concern that her never-ending wandering across the galaxy to find her preverbial place may affect her children, she has yet to provide herself stability, or attach herself to one place. Curiously, however, Blake ''does'' form attachments with her fellow Starfleet officers, and seems to consistently cling to the security they (as individual people) provide. Such forms the base of her relationship with [[Zhou Tai-Sheng]]. | Ever since leaving Brekka in 2391, Blake considers herself a nomad. Though having technically served aboard the same vessel for four years, she struggles to set down roots, constantly finding another purpose off-ship. As such, her quarters are often sparse, and Blake is seemingly ready to take off on her next mission at a moment's notice. Despite her concern that her never-ending wandering across the galaxy to find her preverbial place may affect her children, she has yet to provide herself stability, or attach herself to one place. Curiously, however, Blake ''does'' form attachments with her fellow Starfleet officers, and seems to consistently cling to the security they (as individual people) provide. Such forms the base of her relationship with [[Zhou Tai-Sheng]]. | ||
Blake still wears three rings denoting her marriage to Sabor, her [[Vulcan]] bondmate who was killed in 2391, on her right-hand thumb, second, and fourth fingers. Though she is protective of her children and their privacy, she frequently entrusts others to watch over them when she is not | {{Quote box | ||
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'''Blake:''' My son's birth marked the end of my other life. As did a number of other events. But things got fixed, and the manner they were fixed meant that I lost most of what happened during that life. | |||
'''[[Tristam Core|Core]]:''' You'll have to excuse my curiosity. But why *are* you back? If you hated your life so much, why not just disappear? | |||
'''Blake:''' I tried, at first. But I got a chance to be a new person. No mention of my prior record other than what's required, very few strings attached. Veritas doesn't care who I was before, just that what I do now is effective in the job we're doing. | |||
|source = [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/sb118-veritas/w39MeQo63RY/jC994q2rBAAJ LtCmdrs Tristam Core & Sky Blake, "Don't look at yourself through a tainted mirror."] | |||
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Blake still wears three rings denoting her marriage to Sabor, her [[Vulcan]] bondmate who was killed in 2391, on her right-hand thumb, second, and fourth fingers. Though she is protective of her children and their privacy, she frequently entrusts others to watch over them when she is not available—which is often the case for her son [[Ayden Blake|Ayden]], who has had countless guardians over the last two years alone. | |||
If faced with information about her life prior to her amnesia, Blake will recoil and immediately attempt to retract herself from the situation. She fears her "past life" and does not wish to be someone she is not. She encourages [[Tristam Core]] to delete [[Sky Blake (hologram)|a holographic version of herself]], adament that a second Sky Blake (from years ago) is of no benefit to anyone, and considers the hologram as nothing more than a dangerous ghost. | |||
===Physical appearance=== | ===Physical appearance=== | ||