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* '''Age''': 30 T-years as of 2385 | * '''Age''': 30 T-years as of 2385 | ||
* '''Gender''': Female | * '''Gender''': Female | ||
* '''Telepathic status''': | * '''Telepathic status''': Untested. One incident during her tour of duty aboard the [[USS Steadfast-A]] hinted that she may be a very sensitive tel/empathic tactile receiver, nearly sponge-like in her ability to absorb a telepath's projected thoughts. The only other incidents when she has touched a telepath, however, were already so charged with emotion that any she received through the tactile contact went unnoticed. | ||
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* '''Voice''': Sounds fairly normal, even if it does sound weird to her own ears. | * '''Voice''': Sounds fairly normal, even if it does sound weird to her own ears. | ||
* '''Handedness''': Functionally ambidextrous, but favors the right. | * '''Handedness''': Functionally ambidextrous, but favors the right. | ||
==Physiology== | ==Physiology== | ||
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===Taboos=== | ===Taboos=== | ||
Kalpana shares the majority of her culture's views, especially those regarding personal property. In her mind, there is a very clear line between Personal and Communal property, and never the twain shall meet. Things that she owns (such as personal effects, a change of clothes, her personal 'space' in her quarters, etc.) are | Kalpana shares the majority of her culture's views, especially those regarding personal property. In her mind, there is a very clear line between Personal and Communal property, and never the twain shall meet. Things that she owns (such as personal effects, a change of clothes, her personal 'space' in her quarters, etc.) are "hers" and never to be used or entered without her permission. On the other hand, communal items (such as most replicated items, starships, shuttles, etc.) are meant to be used by the entire community; share and share alike. In her limited-resource culture, stealing - from either an individual or from the community - is one of the worst non-fatal crimes that could be committed. | ||
While Kalpana can intellectually understand the occasional necessity to steal something that does not belong to you, it is extremely distasteful to her. She tries hard to understand the terran viewpoint, but they seem, to her, as if they do not care about such things, just smashing and stealing to suit their own needs. This kind of attitude and the mindless property damage inflicted by any number of Starfleet vessels appalls her at times. She's not about to give up her commission, but she did have a bit of a reputation in the Academy for submitting a fairly large number of formal protests concerning actions she was ordered to undertake. | While Kalpana can intellectually understand the occasional necessity to steal something that does not belong to you, it is extremely distasteful to her. She tries hard to understand the terran viewpoint, but they seem, to her, as if they do not care about such things, just smashing and stealing to suit their own needs. This kind of attitude and the mindless property damage inflicted by any number of Starfleet vessels appalls her at times. She's not about to give up her commission, but she did have a bit of a reputation in the Academy for submitting a fairly large number of formal protests concerning actions she was ordered to undertake. | ||
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===Languages=== | ===Languages=== | ||
Kalpana, unlike the majority of the officers in Starfleet, does not speak Standard (the Federation's "official" language for internal business) with the greatest of ease. She has almost no natural aptitude for languages and, in fact, speaks only Iridian, Standard, and a smattering of Ferengi. She just barely passed the fluency test that allowed her into the Academy and, despite her best efforts, she has not improved nearly as much as anybody had hoped. While understandable, her grasp of the language is not, strictly speaking, grammatically correct. Of especial note are the lack of contractions and her tendency to speak words that are normally implied. ''(Example: Rather than pointing at an individual and saying, 'Open the door, please,' she would say, ' | Kalpana, unlike the majority of the officers in Starfleet, does not speak Standard (the Federation's "official" language for internal business) with the greatest of ease. She has almost no natural aptitude for languages and, in fact, speaks only Iridian, Standard, and a smattering of Ferengi. She just barely passed the fluency test that allowed her into the Academy and, despite her best efforts, she has not improved nearly as much as anybody had hoped. While understandable, her grasp of the language is not, strictly speaking, grammatically correct. Of especial note are the lack of contractions (a personal choice, not a lack of knowledge and her tendency to speak words that are normally implied. ''(Example: Rather than pointing at an individual and saying, 'Open the door, please,' she would say, 'If it does please you, you will do open the door.')'' | ||
===Ambitions and Goals=== | ===Ambitions and Goals=== | ||
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===Subordinates=== | ===Subordinates=== | ||
*'''Master Chief Petty Officer Isaac Ovloso''': Kalpana's Assistant Chief of Operations is a lifer of Starfleet's enlisted corps. The terran is nearing seventy and has turned down no less than a half-dozen offers of promotion from within the ranks, knowing that while he is an extremely competent assistant (even a senior one with a lot of responsibility, as he currently is), at the end of the day, he prefers to have somebody above him to deal with the big picture and to run interference against the brass. He is incredibly efficient, largely through the use of task delegation, knows the system inside and out, and believes with all his being in the dream that is the Federation. | |||
===Acknowledgments=== | ===Acknowledgments=== | ||