Edward Spears: Difference between revisions

|SHIP = USS Constitution-B

|RANK = Lieutenant Commander

|SPECIES = Human

|GENDER = Male

|BIRTHYEAR = 2363

|BIRTHPLACE = Mariner City, Mars, Sol

|AUTHOR = C239502ES0

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* '''Height''': 188.2cm

* '''Off Duty Attire''': Predisposed to button-down shirts, well-tailored jackets and slacks, and scarves.

* '''Hobbies:'''

** Ed is an intermediate level cellist with a passion for the Martian masters and Rachmaninoff;

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Edward Spears takes his role as a healer extremely seriously, with a commitment to cultural understanding coming right after. He possesses a talent for self-deprecating humour; his main defence mechanism when placed in unfamiliar or uncomfortable territory. Ed is a personable type who gets along well with almost everyone. His openness to learning about and sharing in other cultures ingratiates him with his non-human colleagues who are often eager to share parts of their own worlds and experiences with him. He's optimistic about the future in a way unique to Martians; something developed before Mars was terraformed. Almost a distinct cultural trait on its own many Martians, including Ed, can't help but see the future as filled with the promise and possibility of something better. Ed is passionate about learning and discovery, like any good scientist. He works to further his understanding both inside his field, and also across other disciplines. He is known to socialize with people from every department while off duty so that he might learn something new, whether it's about a culture, ship's system, emerging research, music, or art.  

During a year away from Starfleet, Ed was finally forced to reckon with his eternal optimism and faith in an institution that did not exist at the edges of civilization. He witnessed the strong taking what they wanted from the weak, and his attempts to broker positive relations through dialogue simply made him a target of that aggression. Being hunted for no other reason than speaking out against a criminal regime dramatically changed Ed's outlook on self-defence, and deterrence. Ensign Spears pushed back against security orders that forced him to bring a phaser on away missions. The Ed Spears of today wouldn't leave the ship without one. More than that, Ed has learned through hard lessons that sometimes words aren't enough to stop atrocities from being persecuted against the innocent. The idea of the Federation's armed starships have started to make a lot more sense in his mind as tools of diplomacy.  

*'''Father:''' Frederick Spears (Age 71)

**[[Cade Foster|Dr. Cade Foster, MD]]

'''Early History and Education'''

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|{{PersonalHistoryListing|Lieutenant Junior Grade|Teal|DS9|239510.15|239602.06|Medical Officer}}

|{{PersonalHistoryListing|Lieutenant Commander|Teal|DS9|239611.12|239801.12|Chief Medical Officer}}

|{{PersonalHistoryListing|Civilian|Grey|DS9|239801.12|239811.30|Leave of Absence}}

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