Chase Valaine: Difference between revisions

{{Chasenav}}Chief Warrant Officer '''Chase Valaine''', is currently works as an Intelligence officer aboard the [[USS Vigilant]].  

* '''Birth Name''':  NOTE: NOT IN OFFICIAL RECORDS- Eugene Fitzgerald

* '''Date of Birth''': March 3rd

* '''Age''': 26

* '''Telepathic status''': N/A

* '''Poses (Hands/Gestures, Feet/Legs, Torso/Head)''': Typically relaxed, he'll motion with his hands more than necessary when talking.  He leans forward when sitting down.

==Body Modification== {{Avandar}}

* '''Neural-Node Implant''': Behind one of his ears is an implant, an almost Borg-style neural-node.  A walking wireless radio/computer surgically connected directly to his nervous system/brain, transmitted information is received through the node on several frequencies.  While most often he uses it as a walking music player (he’s always listening to something), he can access the open ship feeds to gain current information. (It’s a one way feed, only receiving, not transmitting.) A complimentary modification to the neural node, he has bio-mechanical corneal (eye) implants which function as a computer screen, displaying data in his vision as controlled through the neural node.  The corneal implants give his eyes a cat-like shine at certain light angles.

* '''Tattoos''': The impression of a spinal column up his spine (from tailbone to his hairline), sprouting skeletal wings across his shoulder blades.  Tribal marks around both eyes.  The mark of Surak and a Denobulan Crest combine in one tattoo on the inside of his left forearm, for his father and mother.  A tribal style coyote leaping up the back and side of his right calf.

* '''Personality''': A young, boisterous man with large aspirations, larger apparent self-confidence, and he’s more concerned with his next love conquest than his daily duties.  While not entirely hopeless and his work is mostly satisfactory, he is often late, forgetful, or clumsy on the job.  His capability for engineering is undoubtedly high, but his ability to finish a project without getting distracted is a big hurdle.  His record is littered with minor infractions, mostly from frustrated senior officers who couldn’t corral his less-than-disciplined nature and his penchant for unapproved body modifications.  His record doesn’t seem to bother him that much, though he doesn’t purposefully try to get on his crews bad side.  Despite his somewhat tough appearance, and socially domineering attitude, he is perfectly friendly, even overly sociable... though he doesn't come off as too trustworthy.  His self confidence in the face of his failures can come off as equally endearing and frustrating to those around him.  When he isn’t socializing, working, or playing music… and sometimes even when he is… he is always listening to at least one running data feed.  His need to know all current information is nearly an addiction, and his technophilia (love for advanced technology) has no known limit.  

* '''Quarters''': Not a mess, but never perfectly clean.  His laundry is always clean but never folded.  He doesn’t keep sentimental objects like photos, making his room appear a bit bland.

* '''Religion/Spiritual Devotion''': Not in the slightest. Has a religious history he keeps rather tight lipped about.

* '''Likes''': Varieties of all kinds of music, especially trance, techno, and punk.  Cats and tribbles.  Being around people, especially boisterous people like himself.  Drinking and games of chance.  An information addict, constantly desires a source of data or noise.  A good mystery/conspiracy, good liars, and genuinely honest people.

* '''Dislikes''': Silence, waffles, an information vacuum, being alone, deep/dark water, hypocrites, and bad liars.  Chase is genuinely fearful (phobic) of deep/dark water and can’t swim at all.  He jokes about sharks bothering him, but the fear is more about the water and/or drowning than it is about waterborne predation.

* '''Ambitions and Goals''': Unknown and fluid.  He appears to be an "in the now" person with difficulty in long term planning.

* '''Disappointments''': Letting his guard down and allowing a few certain officers to learn of his youth raised in a religious cult of hermits in the California mountains.  He fiercely guards his personal information concerning his life pre-adoption at age 10.

* '''Temperament''': Normally, Chase is tempermental and harsh, rarely one to mince words or avoid saying something blunt.  Even still, he is usually in a good mood, and it's extremely difficult to get on his bad side or phase him emotionally.  Should someone manage to genuinely get on his nerves, pity those who do.

* '''Mental problems (complexes and phobias)''': Some have commented as to his apparent (yet undiagnosed and well-camouflaged) sociopathic tendencies.  He spends a great deal of his free time searching for his next intimate encounter, accepting it regardless of its source.  A counselor might wonder why he is so profusely tattooed and pierced and surgically altered (against Starfleet uniform policy), as well as his lacking of apparent moral compass.

* '''(With a smile.)''': “You can say it, feel free.  It’s impossible for you to insult me.”

* '''[[Blake, Sky|Sky Blake]]''': Not a romantic relationship, though not for his lack of trying, Chase and Sky have similarly harsh undertones to their personalities.  Sky, having learned a great deal about Chase's history, began treating him as a friend, then something akin to family.  He takes far too much delight in sending Sky completely inappropriate thoughts via her telepathic ability.  He might not ever admit to it, but he takes great satisfaction in her treating him as a "little brother," and though he would deny it vigorously, he would do almost anything for her.  With her marriage to Sabor in the near future, he also takes great delight in harassing the Vulcan germophobe.  In his twisted understanding of it, they are one happy little family.

* '''[[deBarres, Charlotte|Charlotte deBarres]]''': A hostile relationship that started badly while both were assigned to the Avandar.  They had one official date after which Charlotte's previous love interest, a Marine named Beornan, took offense to Chase's pursuing her, eventually confronting and dislocating his shoulder as a warning to stay away from her.  Chase being Chase, he took more interest in taking down Beornan than he did in pursuing Charlotte after that, and events culminated in his phasering himself to attempt to set up Beornan for assault.  Lt. Cmdr. Eerie investigated the situation, and punishments were handed down to all parties involved.  When Chase met up again with Charlotte on the Vigilant, she had matured and become a Cadet, and they hit off an actual, if young, friendship... with her keeping Chase an arms distance away.

* '''Date Graduated from Academy''':  November 2011

* '''Current Assignment''': USS Vigilant

* '''Duty Post''': Engineering and/or Intelligence

* '''Historic Noteworthies''': Chase's father being well known for his engineering skills took the opportunity to mentor him from the date of his adoption, in an effort to give the aimless 10 year old boy some direction in his life.  Chase took to the skills with a vengeance, and was admitted to the Academy on his first attempt.  While he found the rank structure less appealing, he found the structured environment and challenges invigorating.  The USS Avandar is his first professional duty post.

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