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Lieutenant Commander '''Tristam Core''' (pronounced /traɪstɛm/) is a [[Rodulan]] engineer aboard the {{USS|Veritas}}. Assigned as a components specialist, Core's focus aboard the Veritas is improving subspace communication within the [[Shoals]], creating a "3G" subspace network. | Lieutenant Commander '''Tristam Core''' (pronounced /traɪstɛm/) is a [[Rodulan]] engineer aboard the {{USS|Veritas}}. Assigned as a components specialist, Core's focus aboard the Veritas is improving subspace communication within the [[Shoals]], creating a "3G" subspace network. | ||
<h2 style="margin:0; background:# | <h2 style="margin:0; background:#800000; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #F0E68C; text-align:center; color:#ffffff; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Personal information</h2> | ||
===Personality=== | |||
Tristam has proven to be a whimsical genius of his field. He is highly dramatic about the smallest things, as what a ‘regular’ humanoid may consider an ''over''-reaction is Tristam’s standard reaction. He is quick on his feet and far from single-minded, often whizzing around main engineering thinking about a dozen things otherwise unrelated to his task. He often cannot properly explain certain concepts to others in one attempt, requiring multiple attempts to become understandable, and often uses metaphors and colloquialisms to get his point across. Tristam enjoys working with technology, and is happy to get his hands dirty and fix something, calling it therapeutic. Often he will use a process of elimination when problem solving, coming up with courses of action or when attempting to explain abnormal things - his head will tilt slightly in a different direction when he considers a different possibility. Some note on many occasions that Tristam thinks more than he speaks, sometimes to a fault. | |||
Despite the Rodulan consideration of his age, Tristam is highly dependable and is a trusted mentor. He struggles on a day-to-day basis with his sleep schedule, needing a minimum eleven hours to function at 100%, but the standard work shifts aboard most Starfleet installations aren’t equipped for this. There have been days where he is late to a work shift, but the Rodulan will do his utmost to make up for tardiness. His work ethic is indisputable, as once the Rodulan has his mindset on something, it is near impossible for him to simply give up on it, as evidenced by his time on [[Outpost 3]]. He is a capable leader, willing to adjust and make exceptions for certain situations. | |||
Tristam is highly telepathic, though others are incapable of hearing his thoughts. He still considers those around him as aliens, often curious or confused about the confines of their culture or identity. He often glimpses the thoughts of those around him, but to avoid causing harm, he refuses to engage others in the full use of his abilities, only using basotile to exercise his telepathy. However, because of his powerful capabilities, he sometimes cannot control what he hears, and he becomes ashamed of himself upon learning information or details of which he was not meant to know. His ability to hear someone’s deepest inner thoughts has proven problematic for him, as he sometimes cannot understand the difference between someone’s fleeting inner monologue and their true overall intention. | |||
A pacifist, Tristam downright despises violence to the point of racism, seeing the Rodulan people as “above such barbaric displays", and believes all conflicts should be solved through some form of diplomatic means. He rarely carries a phaser, unless the need for its use as a tool arises. | |||
Tristam leans towards Rodulan spirituality through a Krzexxi interpretation of modern Artistry (also known as ''Dikkenism'' by older Rodulan generations). He uses language derivative of this to the confusion of others, but he is more than happy to explain what he means. | |||
===Appearance=== | |||
[[File:TristamCore.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Tristam in 2390.]] | |||
Tristam often appears as a slightly dishevelled, his standing at 5'8 feet, with brown hair and trademark rings of tiredness under his eyes due to not getting enough sleep. the Rodulan often sports a scruffy beard, rarely completely shaved (claiming he'd rather not look like a five-year-old). His eyes are a typical Rodulan black - which often cause alarm among anyone whom have never seen a Rodulan before. He's often required to deal with the shock of fellow crewmates or otherwise, and usually resorts to laughing their reaction off. | |||
Tristam prefers a smart-casual dress sense, often leaning towards a simple pair of pants, shirt and vest. He has a favoured pair of maroon canvas shoes for when he is off duty, wearing them with just about anything (he also claims he only owns three pairs of shoes - the canvas, brown dress shoes and his work boots). His hair is what he likes to call "stylishly messy", both on and off duty (though [[Joseph Washington|commanding officers]] have asked him to 'clean up' on few occasions). On duty, he is always wearing his Engineering cargo pants, for pockets to carry various tools and small pieces of equipment. When working on ship or station repairs, he may often be found without his uniform jacket. At all times, he wears an "Eye of the Artist", a deep blue circular pendant that supposedly allows the Artist an eye to where the Rodulan canvas simply cannot extend. | |||
After a severe knee injury, when Tristam stands for long periods of time, he rests most of his weight onto his right leg out of habit. He will also cross his arms when listening to instructions or important information. When his hands and feet are busy, engineering tools may be held between his teeth whilst Tristam works - much to the distaste of engineering tool owners. | |||
===Personal spaces=== | |||
As an engineer, Tristam spends significant time in a starship's Main Engineering during high-importance ship operations. However, when not at red alert or required for other reasons, Tristam takes up a small engineering lab to run tests on potential communications upgrades or for the MST project. | |||
Off-duty, Tristam may be attending functions, fiddling with technological gadgets and gizmos, or catching up on sleep. Since moving in with [[Roshanara Rahman]], his messy tendencies have subsided significantly, though pieces to a three-dimensional chessboard can still be found scattered on a coffee table. | |||
==Gallery== | |||
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File:Core-Rahman.jpg|With [[Roshanara Rahman]] | |||
File:TristamCorelivingroom.jpg|Living quarters aboard the {{USS|Invicta}} | |||
File:Tristamseason-Christmas.jpg|Happy holidays | |||
</gallery> | |||
<h2 style="margin:0; background:#800000; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #F0E68C; text-align:center; color:#ffffff; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">History</h2> | |||
===Early life=== | ===Early life=== | ||
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Though he is not nearly as involved with the community, he still has many contacts within it, and uses these contacts with the Invicta's Bridge briefing table goes mysteriously missing. He also uses his contacts to obtain Mark V PRP generator, implying that he had duplicated it for use with holographic systems on Invicta, and later the [[USS Syracuse]]. | Though he is not nearly as involved with the community, he still has many contacts within it, and uses these contacts with the Invicta's Bridge briefing table goes mysteriously missing. He also uses his contacts to obtain Mark V PRP generator, implying that he had duplicated it for use with holographic systems on Invicta, and later the [[USS Syracuse]]. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||