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=A Childhood of Imbalance & Indecision= | ==A Childhood of Imbalance & Indecision== | ||
Aresee Lily Ventu was born to Jarin Ventu and [[Tayler-Ventu, Matilda|Matilda Tayler]] in 2352. Matilda had been warned earlier in her life that she carried a genetic marker that made a neurochemical imbalance almost certain in any children she might have, and so the couple decided, early on in their marriage, not to have children. Lily's was an accidental pregnancy but, even knowing the risks, Jarin and Matilda went ahead with the birth. | Aresee Lily Ventu was born to Jarin Ventu and [[Tayler-Ventu, Matilda|Matilda Tayler]] in 2352. Matilda had been warned earlier in her life that she carried a genetic marker that made a neurochemical imbalance almost certain in any children she might have, and so the couple decided, early on in their marriage, not to have children. Lily's was an accidental pregnancy but, even knowing the risks, Jarin and Matilda went ahead with the birth. | ||
:''Although Lily's condition is a unique, familiar genetic condition, similar to [[wp:5-alpha Reductase Deficiency|5-alpha reductase deficiency]], its closest analogue in current medicine is [[wp:Bipolar disorder|bipolar disorder]].'' | |||
''Although Lily's condition is a unique, familiar genetic condition, similar to [ | |||
At age five, Aresee is first diagnosed after rapidly cycling through multiple moods, leaving her extremely hyper one moment and nearly catatonic the next. She is misdiagnosed as depressed and begins seeing her first counselor, by whom she is labeled bipolar. However, further genetic tests reveal that she (and her family) carry a unique genetic marker for the disorder. She is put on a daily regimen of meds and begins her "normal" childhood. | At age five, Aresee is first diagnosed after rapidly cycling through multiple moods, leaving her extremely hyper one moment and nearly catatonic the next. She is misdiagnosed as depressed and begins seeing her first counselor, by whom she is labeled bipolar. However, further genetic tests reveal that she (and her family) carry a unique genetic marker for the disorder. She is put on a daily regimen of meds and begins her "normal" childhood. | ||
[[Image:Lily10.jpg|thumb|left|100px|Aresee at ten]]When she's ten, Aresee experiences her first violent mood swing at school, destroying some property and breaking a boy's arm. She flees the scene and is found a mile away, curled and apologetic, having drawn so far into herself that all she can say is, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry." She undergoes a three-week intense session of counseling, during which she's withdrawn from school at put on even more medications. She refuses, following the incident, to return to school, and is home-schooled until high school, sometimes staying at home with her father, and sometimes traveling with her mother aboard her ship.<br>[[Image:Lily15.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Lily enters high school]] | [[Image:Lily10.jpg|thumb|left|100px|Aresee at ten]]When she's ten, Aresee experiences her first violent mood swing at school, destroying some property and breaking a boy's arm. She flees the scene and is found a mile away, curled and apologetic, having drawn so far into herself that all she can say is, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry." She undergoes a three-week intense session of counseling, during which she's withdrawn from school at put on even more medications. She refuses, following the incident, to return to school, and is home-schooled until high school, sometimes staying at home with her father, and sometimes traveling with her mother aboard her ship.<br>[[Image:Lily15.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Lily enters high school]] | ||
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As graduation nears, Lily is pressured to choose what to do after high school. Her mother, who is nearly retirement, wants Lily to take over her merchant vessel, but Lily doesn't have much interest in doing that. Throughout her life, the only people who have been omnipresent, besides her family, are various counselors, and she decides in her senior year that she'd like to pursue a degree in counseling psychology. | As graduation nears, Lily is pressured to choose what to do after high school. Her mother, who is nearly retirement, wants Lily to take over her merchant vessel, but Lily doesn't have much interest in doing that. Throughout her life, the only people who have been omnipresent, besides her family, are various counselors, and she decides in her senior year that she'd like to pursue a degree in counseling psychology. | ||
=Attending the [[ma:Starfleet Academy|Academy]] For the First Time= | ==Attending the [[ma:Starfleet Academy|Academy]] For the First Time== | ||
[[Image:Lily17.jpg|thumb|right|110px|Lily the senior]] | [[Image:Lily17.jpg|thumb|right|110px|Lily the senior]] | ||
A perfect marriage of both the careers suggested to her and the ones she's considering presents itself in the form of [[USS Galaxy|Abby Roberts]], a senior at [[ma:Starfleet Academy|Starfleet Academy]] who contacts Lily when she expresses interest in the Academy. The whole affair is very congenial - Roberts answers all of Lily's questions, up to and including her sitting the entrance exam. However, a few weeks later, her failing results are returned.<br> | A perfect marriage of both the careers suggested to her and the ones she's considering presents itself in the form of [[USS Galaxy|Abby Roberts]], a senior at [[ma:Starfleet Academy|Starfleet Academy]] who contacts Lily when she expresses interest in the Academy. The whole affair is very congenial - Roberts answers all of Lily's questions, up to and including her sitting the entrance exam. However, a few weeks later, her failing results are returned.<br> | ||
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Lily returns home, but at the last moment, as she's walking up her drive, she pictures her mother and father and all the people she went to school with. Still not completely re-adapted to her meds, she panics and nearly hyperventilates. She runs the other way, towards the hangar for her mother's ship. Completely confident with the controls, she activates the newly-retired ship, disables the transponder, and heads to the stars. | Lily returns home, but at the last moment, as she's walking up her drive, she pictures her mother and father and all the people she went to school with. Still not completely re-adapted to her meds, she panics and nearly hyperventilates. She runs the other way, towards the hangar for her mother's ship. Completely confident with the controls, she activates the newly-retired ship, disables the transponder, and heads to the stars. | ||
=Alone in the Borderlands= | ==Alone in the Borderlands== | ||
The next year or two pass in a haze of emotional memory: Lily can remember journeying, exploring, and visiting whatever struck her fancy, but few specifics. She was never taken home, either, and whether that was because of her parents' reluctance to force her back or her own luck in avoiding whoever was looking for her, she was never sure. All she really knows of that time is that she was running - every day, she set a course that led away from Earth and the galactic center, out towards where the arms of the Milky Way grew sparse. <br> | The next year or two pass in a haze of emotional memory: Lily can remember journeying, exploring, and visiting whatever struck her fancy, but few specifics. She was never taken home, either, and whether that was because of her parents' reluctance to force her back or her own luck in avoiding whoever was looking for her, she was never sure. All she really knows of that time is that she was running - every day, she set a course that led away from Earth and the galactic center, out towards where the arms of the Milky Way grew sparse. <br> | ||
[[Image:Lily20s.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Lily the renegade]] | [[Image:Lily20s.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Lily the renegade]] | ||
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It takes many months to return to the heart of Federation space, but her parents are, understandably, more relieved to see her than they are angry, and things are happy for a while. Her parents, acting on their own inscrutable motives, adopt Alexa themselves rather than offering her to an orphanage or other foster parents. | It takes many months to return to the heart of Federation space, but her parents are, understandably, more relieved to see her than they are angry, and things are happy for a while. Her parents, acting on their own inscrutable motives, adopt Alexa themselves rather than offering her to an orphanage or other foster parents. | ||
=Returning to the Academy= | ==Returning to the Academy== | ||
* 2380 - Aresee spends several months at home, reacclimating to the Federation standard of life and helping her new sister adjust. To her dismay, she finds that her mood swings have returned in full force. Aresee returns to the Academy. She does an extra semester of catch-up. While there, she steers clear of romantic contact, and though she has a few acquaintances, makes few friends. She does not attempt to track down Nick, nor does she return to using Lily as her first name. | * 2380 - Aresee spends several months at home, reacclimating to the Federation standard of life and helping her new sister adjust. To her dismay, she finds that her mood swings have returned in full force. Aresee returns to the Academy. She does an extra semester of catch-up. While there, she steers clear of romantic contact, and though she has a few acquaintances, makes few friends. She does not attempt to track down Nick, nor does she return to using Lily as her first name. | ||
* 2382 - Aresee graduates from the Academy. | * 2382 - Aresee graduates from the Academy. | ||
[[Category:Ventu]] | [[Category:Ventu]] | ||