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==Stats== | ==Stats== | ||
* '''Full Name''': Nicholas Antonio Drako Alfonse Luciano | * '''Full Name''': Nicholas Antonio Drako Alfonse Luciano | ||
* '''Made Name''': "Nickels", so named because of a demonstrated dexterity with manual coin tricks (flips, knuckle-rolls, tosses) and sleight-of-hand. Iotians raised as followers of the [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Chicago_Mobs_of_the_Twenties Book] prefer to be called by their made name by everyone except their parents and, rarely, very close friends or lovers; even in official capacities, Bookies (as they're called, somewhat irreverently) insist on being referred to as "The Hellcat", "Rocky", or "Krakox the Knife". | * '''Made Name''': "Nickels", so named because of a demonstrated dexterity with manual coin tricks (flips, knuckle-rolls, tosses) and sleight-of-hand, as well as a propensity for grifting small change from his loved ones. Iotians raised as followers of the [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Chicago_Mobs_of_the_Twenties Book] prefer to be called by their made name by everyone except their parents and, rarely, very close friends or lovers; even in official capacities, Bookies (as they're called, somewhat irreverently) insist on being referred to as "The Hellcat", "Rocky", or "Krakox the Knife". | ||
* '''Race''': [[Iotian]] | * '''Race''': [[Iotian]] | ||
* '''Date of Birth''': 236210.31 | * '''Date of Birth''': 236210.31 | ||
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==Manner== | ==Manner== | ||
* '''Quarters''': Nickels hasn't really had time to settle into his quarters on the [[USS Independence-A]] yet. Once fully set-up, he'll have his elaborate gun kit for stripping and cleaning and loading his heirloom .45s, his framed picture of his sainted mother Mary Catherine Alouette "The Hellcat" Hellene-Luciano, and his own small copy of the Book on its own shelf with the appropriate icons and apocrypha. He hopes to re-establish his flowerbox for his iarmyk lapel flowers, and is currently awaiting the | * '''Quarters''': Nickels hasn't really had time to settle into his quarters on the [[USS Independence-A]] yet. Once fully set-up, he'll have his elaborate gun kit for stripping and cleaning and loading his heirloom .45s, his framed picture of his sainted mother Mary Catherine Alouette "The Hellcat" Hellene-Luciano, and his own small copy of the Book on its own shelf with the appropriate icons and apocrypha. He hopes to re-establish his flowerbox for his iarmyk lapel flowers, and is currently awaiting the delivery of his beloved pet Iotian clee, Alibi, from the Academy once the avian is cleared for shipboard life on an active Federation vessel. | ||
* '''Mannerisms''': | * '''Mannerisms''': | ||
** '''The Nickel''': Like many of Earth's gangsters of the lost and misty past, Nickels is extremely superstitious and talismanic, and this is expressed through a mannerism that becomes immediately obvious upon meeting him. He is almost at all times toying with an Iotian nickel; this is a denomination of coin that came into circulation about 5 years after the USS Horizon departed the planet | ** '''The Nickel''': Like many of Earth's gangsters of the lost and misty past, Nickels is extremely superstitious and talismanic, and this is expressed through a mannerism that becomes immediately obvious upon meeting him. He is almost at all times toying with an Iotian nickel; this is a denomination of coin that came into circulation about 5 years after the USS Horizon departed the planet in 2168. The nickel is 30.6 millimeters in diameter and weighs 12.5 grams, with heavy smooth edges, and die-cast faces. Nicky Luciano's lucky piece is a 2268 nickel, featuring the profile of Boss Bela Okmyx on the head, and on the tail an image of a large boviform ungulate once referred to as a ''kyko'' in the Iotian tongue, but now more commonly called an Iotian buffalo. He flips the coin nearly constantly, making soft pinging sounds, and can roll it back and forth across his knuckles, spin it between his fingertips, and seemingly make it appear and disappear from hand to hand. It can be very distracting for people with him, but it helps him focus and center. He has also exhibited some minor skill with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnosis hypnotic induction] using the twirling, twinkling coin rolling across the backs of his knuckles or spinning slowly between his fingertips as a focus. | ||
** His speech is ladled with thick 1920s Terran vernacular and Iotian slang, a habit he can't seem to drop, although he does take care to follow proper protocols with regards to respect and rank as much as he can. His primary issues in that regard have been the occasional officer dressing him down for his drawling syllables and colorful metaphors, and once or twice being accosted by female officers whom he unwittingly referred to as "doll", "peaches", or "oh, you kid". | ** His speech is ladled with thick 1920s Terran vernacular and Iotian slang, a habit he can't seem to drop, although he does take care to follow proper protocols with regards to respect and rank as much as he can. His primary issues in that regard have been the occasional officer dressing him down for his drawling syllables and colorful metaphors, and once or twice being accosted by female officers whom he unwittingly referred to as "doll", "peaches", or "oh, you kid". | ||
* '''Temperment''': Even. Nickels was raised in a very challenging environment, and only the most adaptable survived. He is unique even among his Museum-bred brethren for escaping the old city and making it to Starfleet by hook and by crook, and has learned to adapt and watch and wait. He is exceedingly patient, good-humored (if a bit chatty), and his anger is ground exceedingly fine. He has demonstrated a propensity for responding to physical confrontation with immediate and merciless violence - a street-bred survival response from being a made kid during the gang wars. He has been working on that violent response instinct with the help of Starfleet Academy counselors, and hopes to continue the counseling aboard the Independence-A. | * '''Temperment''': Even. Nickels was raised in a very challenging environment, and only the most adaptable survived. He is unique even among his Museum-bred brethren for escaping the old city and making it to Starfleet by hook and by crook, and has learned to adapt and watch and wait. He is exceedingly patient, good-humored (if a bit chatty), and his anger is ground exceedingly fine. He has demonstrated a propensity for responding to physical confrontation with immediate and merciless violence - a street-bred survival response from being a made kid during the gang wars. He has been working on that violent response instinct with the help of Starfleet Academy counselors, and hopes to continue the counseling aboard the Independence-A. | ||
* '''Habits''': Nickels is a man of superstition, ritual, and tradition. He does his readings from the Book. He religiously goes target shooting with his antiquated matched .45s, modern type 2 and 3 phasers, and his dear old Iotian-built 2270-edition vintage type 2. He writes his mother. He polishes his spats. After being asked if he was a magician by a student at the Academy who saw him making his nickel appear and disappear from his closed fist, he began studying legerdemain and sleight-of-hand, and registered with the Galactic Brotherhood of Magicians just before graduating from the Academy, although he has not yet given a performance. He always meant to learn to cook, but his mother was so good at it that he never had the chance, and so now he just relies on the replicator codes she subspaces to him every week to keep him fed in the style to which he is accustomed. | * '''Habits''': Nickels is a man of superstition, ritual, and tradition. He does his readings from the Book. He religiously goes target shooting with his antiquated matched .45s, modern type 2 and 3 phasers, and his dear old Iotian-built 2270-edition vintage type 2. He writes his mother. He polishes his spats. After being asked if he was a magician by a student at the Academy who saw him making his nickel appear and disappear from his closed fist, he began studying legerdemain and sleight-of-hand, and registered with the Galactic Brotherhood of Magicians just before graduating from the Academy, although he has not yet given a performance. He always meant to learn to cook, but his mother was so good at it that he never had the chance, and so now he just relies on the replicator codes she subspaces to him every week to keep him fed in the style to which he is accustomed. | ||
* '''Religion''': The Luciano clan, like several of the other families of the old Museum district, are religious followers of the [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Chicago_Mobs_of_the_Twenties Book] left behind by the first Federation crew to visit Sigma Iotia II. In much the manner of a cargo cult, the Iotians adapted the elements of Terran culture for their own ends, and some families took it a step further, embracing the teachings in the book as religious scripture, even changing their traditional Iotian (Oxymyxian) surnames to honor those of the great names in the Book. The teachings are very much a mystery tradition, with the holy figures represented by the great gangsters of myth; the saints are designated by the title "The Wanted", with the greatest figures being heralded as the "Most Wanted". In a manner somewhat similar to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loa voodoo loa], the Wanted and Most Wanted represent both good and evil forces in their different aspects, as too do the Feds who oppose them. It is a religion of shades of gray, of spiritual convenience, and of absolution and hope in dark times. It is uniquely iotian. | * '''Religion''': The Luciano clan, like several of the other families of the old Museum district, are religious followers of the [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Chicago_Mobs_of_the_Twenties Book] left behind by the first Federation crew to visit Sigma Iotia II. In much the manner of a cargo cult, the Iotians adapted the elements of Terran culture for their own ends, and some families took it a step further, embracing the teachings in the book as religious scripture, even changing their traditional Iotian (Oxymyxian) surnames to honor those of the great names in the Book. The teachings are very much a mystery tradition, with the holy figures represented by the great gangsters of myth; the saints are designated by the title "The Wanted", with the greatest figures being heralded as the "Most Wanted". In a manner somewhat similar to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loa voodoo loa] of Earth, the Wanted and Most Wanted represent both good and evil forces in their different aspects, as too do the shadowy and relentless Feds who oppose them. It is a religion of shades of gray, of spiritual convenience, and of absolution and hope in dark times. It is uniquely iotian. | ||
'''NOTE - WORK IN PROGRESS''' | '''NOTE - WORK IN PROGRESS''' | ||
==Personality== | ==Personality== | ||
On the Jung Typology Test, Nicholas Luciano rated as ESFJ, an Extroverted Sensing Feeling Judge. This personality type is often described as a "Provider", and is put as follows by the [http://keirsey.com/handler.aspx?s=keirsey&f=fourtemps&tab=2&c=provider Keirsey Institute]: | |||
<blockquote>Highly cooperative themselves, Providers are skilled in maintaining teamwork among their helpers, and are also tireless in their attention to the details of furnishing goods and services. They make excellent chairpersons in charge of dances, banquets, class reunions, charity fund-raisers, and the like. They are without peer as masters of ceremonies, able to speak publicly with ease and confidence. And they are outstanding hosts or hostesses, knowing everyone by name, and seemingly aware of what everyone's been doing. Providers love to entertain, and are always concerned about the needs of their guests, wanting to make sure that all are involved and provided for. | |||
Friendly, outgoing, neighborly - in a word, Providers are gregarious, so much so that they can become restless when isolated from people. They love to talk with others, and will often strike up a conversation with strangers and chat pleasantly about any topic that comes to mind. Friendships matter a great deal to Providers, and their conversations with friends often touch on good times from years past. Family traditions are also sacred to them, and they carefully observe birthdays and anniversaries. In addition, Providers show a delightful fascination with news of their friends and neighbors. If we wish to know what's been going on in the local community, school, or church, they're happy to fill us in on all the details. | |||
Providers are extremely sensitive to the feelings of others, which makes them perhaps the most sympathetic of all the types, but which also leaves them somewhat self-conscious, that is, highly sensitive to what others think of them. Loving and affectionate themselves, they need to be loved in return. In fact, Providers can be crushed by personal criticism, and are happiest when given ample appreciation both for themselves personally and for the tireless service they give to others.</blockquote> | |||
===Hobbies and Pastimes=== | ===Hobbies and Pastimes=== | ||