Ushaump Shal/Joan Basilone
| USS Gorkon | ||
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| Joan Basilone | ||
| Position | Science | |
| Rank | Ensign | |
| Species | Human/Haliian | |
| Gender | Female | |
| DOB | 237304.01 | |
| Age | 28 | |
| Birthplace | Lolagi IV | |
| Writer ID | G239603JB0 | |
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Ensign Joan Alice Basilone is currently serving as a Science Officer aboard the USS Gorkon.
Appearance and Characteristics |
- Height: 160 cm (5'3")
- Weight: 48 kg (106 lbs)
- Hair: Black
- Eyes: Dark brown
- Build: Slender, athletic, yet still femininely curved. .
- Hair type and length: Long straight hair that reaches past her shoulders.
- Skin tone: Smooth olive skin
- Telepathic/Empathic Rating: T0/E0|NR
- Handedness: Right
- Sexuality: Psychologically asexual (since she feels that Pomare Syndrome prevents her from enjoying emotional intimacy, she has sworn off physical intimacy)
Relationships |
Family |
Parents
- Thomas Allen Basilone (father, b. 233509.24)
- Shiamma Rath Basilone (mother, b. 233805.01)
Siblings
- Morris Howard Basilone (brother, b. 236502.02)
- Lawrence Joseph Basilone (brother, b. 236502.02)
- Jerome Lester Basilone (brother, b. 236607.04)
- Samuel Horace Basilone (brother, b. 236607.04)
Joan's four brothers, all of whom are more than two meters tall, play for the Bayasur Total, an Epa'ani club, where they are collectively known as The Four Horsemen. Epa'ani is a sport descended from Australian rules football, though it is more strenuous and hazardous on its players than the sport it is derived from.
Background |
Lolagi IV
Joan was born and raised on Lolagi IV, one of the earliest human colonies, predating the founding of the Federation. Thanks to its three moons, which limits the planetary tilt, along with a near perfect circular orbit in the optimal zone around a yellow dwarf sun, Lolagi IV enjoys mild seasons, with a climate reminiscent of Earth's Oceania. Lolagi IV has similar water coverage as Earth, though its land masses are smaller, as are its polar caps.
Despite her English name, Joan's physical features are similar to those of the original settlers of Lolagi IV, who were mostly from islands in Earth's Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Besides its human colonists, Lolagi IV also hosts a dolphin population, who migrated to the planet along with the original human colonists. There is also a sizable community of Haliians, who migrated to the planet approximately a hundred years ago. Numerous intermarriages have occurred between the Human and Haliian communities, including Joan's parents.
The native language of Lolagi IV is Federation Standard, though there are numerous "loan words" from the languages of the original settlers interspersed in native dialogue. One such phrase is "Hananāhana," which can be translated as "Thank Heavens," "Providence provides," or "Saints be praised," among other interpretations.
A common hand gesture among natives of Lolagi IV is the clutching of the fist while extending both the thumb and the pinky. This can be variously interpreted as "Everthing is good", or "Everything is okay," but also is meant to include the wish that everything is well with the viewer of the hand gesture.
Medical
Joan suffers from Pomare Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder occurring among the female children of a Human and Haliian bonding, where the father is human and the mother is Haliian. Individuals with Pomare syndrome display the following characteristics:
- Diminished height
- Smooth forehead (most children of Human/Haliian bondings display the forehead ridges of their Haliian parent)
- Inability to mentally connect with other telepaths
Joan was once mistaken for a holographic figure by a Betazoid classmate during a holodeck exercise. Joan's family takes extra care to insure Joan does not feel isolated from the rest of the family due to her condition.
Childhood
- Joan began learning to surf at the age of six
Teen Years
- At the age of thirteen, Joan spent two months at an Honors Science camp. During this time, Joan and some of her camp mates went on a VERY chaperoned trip to Risa. Among the sites visited were Risa's subterranean gardens, in which all the plants were luminescent
- On her seventeenth birthday, Joan qualified to participate in the Osofaiga, an expedition length adventure race in which the participants traverse a rugged two hundred and fifty kilometer course using various means of transportation, including running, climbing, swimming, mountain biking and kayaking. Joan finished seventh in a field of fifty.
Personality |
Temperament
Joan is self-assured to the point of (occasionally) being cocky. That being said, she is actually hesitant to put herself forward among strangers, though if required to do so, she won't be hesitant about giving her opinion. For the most part, Joan is an optimistic young woman, confident in those areas she considers part of her bailiwick. She won't (or tries not to) represent herself as knowledgeable in areas she feels she has no training or education in.
Dislikes/Fears
- Joan has an aversion to realistic holodeck novels. The exercise programs she has to duplicate sports from her home world, such as surfing or mountain biking, are deliberately made incomplete (holodeck competitors are made to look like wire framed figures, etc.). This is due in part to having been mistaken for a holographic figure, and also due to an embarrassing situation where she walked into a fellow cadet's holodeck program where a holographic representation of Joan was the central figure of the holodeck adventure.
- Because of her condition, Joan feels uncomfortable in the presence of telepaths, until she gets to know them better. In addition, Joan is having doubts about being able to be an effective Starfleet Officer do to her genetic condition.
Sports and Hobbies
- Surfing, especially kiteboarding ("It's what I do. I surf and I know things.")
- Adventure racing
- Parrises Squares ("If you're too small for Epa'ani, Parrises Squares is a decent substitute.")
- Mu Torere
- Epa'ani (strictly as a spectator)
- Limalama (although adept at this Polynesian mixed martial arts form, the primary reason Joan studied this was because she wanted to learn the Maulu'ulu dance, and the only instructors were members of the local Limalama martial arts school. Unfortunately, Joan was less than adept at learning how to dance.)
Favorite Books
- Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin Abbott Abbott
- The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Academic History |
- Graduated from the University of Adhyapanaya (on her home world of Lolagi IV) with a Bachelor of Science degree in Pure Mathematics while simultaneously graduating from her high school
- Majored in Science at Starfleet Academy, specializing in Physics and Oceanography
- Against her guidance counselor's advice, originally sought a minor in intelligence. While she excelled in SIGINT Collection/Jamming and Crypto-analysis, she voluntarily withdrew from Espionage 1 and subsequently changed her minor to Engineering (Programming)
- Her favorite nonrequired class was Starfleet History
- Joan's instructor at the Academy for "Introductions to Ethics" was Commander Stonn, a Vulcan
Service History |
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| Insignia | Rank | Dates | Posting | Assignment |
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Cadet First Class | 239603.05 | Graduated Starfleet Academy | Science Officer |
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Ensign | 239603.05 - Present | USS Gorkon | Science Officer |
Awards & Service Ribbons |
- For award descriptions, see: Awards and Service Ribbons
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SIM Archive |
- Replace the links below with links to your own SIMs that you find memorable or are important to your character - you may want to add more as your time with the fleet goes on! You can find a complete archive of sims here at the SIM Archive.
- Title of First SIM - (Stardate and brief description of what happens)
- Title of Second SIM - (Stardate and brief description of what happens)
NPC Listing · USS Gorkon Crew Manifest · Crew History
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