Mei'konda

Full Name: Mei'konda Date of Birth: February 5, 2367 (Stardate 236702.05) Species: Caitian Gender: Male Hair Color: An even tawny shade over his whole body. Eye color: Gold Height: 5'10" / 177 cm

Family

Parents: Hlill, a Starfleet science officer (Deceased) and Vry'shra, both biologists. Vry'shra, his mother, currently works at the Terra Nova Federation colony. Siblings: None

Personality

Mannerisms: Cheerful and gentle with close friends, a little nervous around senior officers.

Religion: Athiest.

Hobbies: Rock climbing, hovercycling, American soccer.

Likes: Complex music that takes full advantage of his sensitive hearing.

Dislikes: Expectations that he can't live up to.

Achievements in Life: Being accepted to Starfleet Academy.

Disappointments in Life: Never knowing his Father.

Mental Traits: Has trouble dealing with stress; prone to occasionally serious anxiety when overloaded. Good at organization, eager to work and to better himself.

Physical Traits: His fur can make it difficult for him to deal with higher temperatures. Tends to be slightly stronger and more graceful than a human of equivalent size, incredible balance, hearing, sight, and smell.

Chronological History

Mei'konda was born on Terra Nova, Earth's first colony, established originally in the late 21st century. Despite several long term setbacks involving meteor impacts, the colony site was eventually cleansed enough for normal colonization efforts to continue, and Mei'konda's parents met each other in their work at nature preserves that were once irradiated, resulting in some very interesting divergent flora and fauna species.

2367 was an eventful, and in part, a devastating year for the Federation, a very noteable event being the first Borg attack on Earth, and the Battle of Wolf 359. Mei'konda's father was a science officer on board the USS Yamaguchi, an Ambassador class starship that participated in the battle. He was killed in battle, along with the rest of the ship's crew, at which time Vry'shra was pregnant with their son on Terra Nova. Mei'konda was raised with stories of his father's heroism, which played a large part in his fascination with Starfleet and his intention to join. While his mother wasn't pleased, she told him that his father would be proud of his decision.

As a child and then a teenager, Mei'konda developed an interest in almost anything that could move fast. He played soccer with the human children, and applied himself seriously to his studies, goal of entering Starfleet academy always in mind. As a Caitian raised primarily among humans on Terra Nova, he tends to display more human mannerisms than others of his species, and keeping with his mother's advice, he did his best to translate his interest in speed and engines into something applicable in Starfleet, conn operations.

Mei'konda manged to squeak past the Academy entrance exams and secure a place at San Francisco. While there, the cheerful young Caitian made friends easily, even if he didn't excel in his studies - he often struggled with the more theoretical and less practical of his coursework, though he did have a natural feel for the helm. In his third year of the Academy, his grades began to slip as he found himself overwhelmed by the increasingly difficult load of classwork, and he was nearly held back. But a human instructor at the Academy, Commander Jason Brandt, offered Mei'konda some timely advice that allowed him to turn it all around, and he had placed at 20th in his class just before embarking on his training cruise.