Dekas

From 118Wiki
Revision as of 23:53, 9 January 2022 by Dekas (talk | contribs)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
USS Juneau
Ensigndekas2.png
PICstyle-ens gold.png
PICstyle-end gold.png
Dekas
Position Engineering officer
Rank Ensign
Species Aurelian
Gender Male
DOB 237005.09
Age 30
Birthplace Aurelia
Writer ID J239802D12

Medical Records

Awards & Service Ribbons
Awards ServiceRibbons Graduate.jpg
Awards ServiceRibbons Peacekeeper 2011.jpg
Awards ServiceRibbons JointMeritoriousUnit 2011.jpg


Starfleet Academy Graduate Ribbon
Peacekeeper Service Ribbon
Joint Meritorious Unit Award

Player Achievements
Juneau
Friends in high places
Penny for your thoughts
It's all in the details
Commemorative Coins
Per Aspera Ad Astra Commemorative Coin.png Year of the Commodore Commemorative Coin.png

Ensign Dekas is currently serving as an Engineering officer aboard the USS Juneau.

Stats


  • Full name: Dekas
    • (Name's meaning: "Fire that Ignites the soul" or "Ardent Passion".)
    • (His given name is actually Daekas, pronounced as a 3-syllable "Day-eh-Kahs". New people tripped up on it enough that he altered it to Dekas early on. It's usually said like "Deh-kahs", but he has introduced himself with "Day-kahs" before and answers to that, too.)
  • Race: Aurelian
  • DOB: 237005.09
  • Place of Birth: Tropics of Aurelia
  • Gender: Male

Appearance


  • Height: 6'4 (1.95m) If his head feathers are pointed all the way up, he seems to be more like he's 6'10 (2.08m). But his feathers don't count toward his actual height exactly as feathers are more like hair growth comparatively, and he can rest them against his head a little bit to decrease height if he so chooses. They also fall out over time during molts and sometimes grow back shorter by an inch or two depending on the year. It gives him the appearance of much taller than he is, but it's not his base height.
  • Weight: 146lbs (66.3kg)
  • Wingspan: 17 feet when his wings are fully spread out. His wings are also sizable enough to reach down the majority of his back with the addition of long feathers. The top curve of his wings is a little above his shoulders when folded against his back.
  • Feathers: In a word? Colorful.
  • Eyes: Bright, icy blue.
  • Build: Lithe. Svelte and elegant. Semi-athletic. He’s a lot stronger than he looks. But it's mostly lean muscle, so it makes any musculature more toned than big. Tall by humanoid standards. (Almost short by Aurelian standards. Most of his family stands closer to 7 feet or a little taller + head feather height.)
  • Uniform (on duty): Basically the average uniform, but non-constricting on arms and wings, there are multiple style choices depending on his mood. He only binds his wings in EV suits and small spaces.
  • Taste in clothing (off duty): His style is loose. Beautiful and tastefully colorful. He's big on pastels and darker cool tone colors to contrast his brighter warm tones. He prefers shirts that are cropped a bit higher, and he unabashedly wears skirts when he can. He digs a feminine style, which has caused small amounts of confusion from some people due to lack of comparison of his race. But any confusion from people has also confused him in return since he doesn't have the historical context of clothing in accordance with past lifestyle roles that so many other races do. The daily use of clothes in personal expression even without practical use is the closest thing he has to a guilty pleasure as an Aurelian. He's just not guilty about it.
  • Voice: Formal, but whimsical, speech patterns. He sounds as friendly and cheery as he is. His vocal range is a little higher, and when he's really excited there is a notable increase in the musical intonations. His accent is indeterminately sing-songy.
  • Notable details: The first thing you'll likely notice about him is the extremely colorful feathered head crest. It only serves to add to his flamboyance as a person. Next, you'll notice the wings. Then maybe his height. He also has a black-tipped beak, and an intricate tattoo of a feather on the right side of it that has touches of yellow and orange. He is unique.

Manner


  • Hobbies and Pastimes: Socializing, shamelessly singing and/or whistling. He often finds things to do with Engineering specifically; small practical things. He's learning a few commonly used federation languages. If he needs time to himself, he reads (fiction and nonfiction). And like many Aurelians, he values personal history and thus very much enjoys the act of journaling whether that's through personal logs, or physical writing. He keeps transcriptions of everything.
  • Likes: Helping people, learning new things, show-tunes and upbeat sounds, also punk music, whistling, dancing, art, has a particular fondness for things that glow, flowers, bats, engineering.
  • Dislikes: Unkindness. Dishonesty. Cardassian architecture and interior design. (To be clear: He doesn't dislike Cardassian people. He just does not like their choices in architecture and decor. He thinks it's too impersonal, intimidating, and borderline aggressive.) The Borg.
  • Ambitions and Goals: Maybe get to the point where Chief Engineer is a viable option for him. Otherwise, his current goals are to do his best for the ship.
  • Temperament: Very friendly. Does his best to express himself in a way that people see as approachable. Sometimes hard with a beak, but he's trying. He's a happy guy. In more dire situations he does have an ironic sense of humor. It helps keep him optimistic about it.
  • Values: Above all, he values kindness, openness, and friendship. As such he does tend to give people the benefit of the doubt. Even if someone says something insensitive. He'll ask if they're okay before he pushes forward with correcting the behavior. Set aside his feelings to learn intent before taking offense.
  • Orientation: He's open to any and all love, and will never turn it down based on past or present preferences if it comes about naturally. These things happen and he appreciates love in all of its forms. But historically Dekas tends to prefer men or those who lean into masculine energy as romantic partners and always has. And he is prone to a good little cheeky flirt. He likes the excuse to compliment people. Or get a laugh from people.
  • Spiritual views: He is a strong spiritual believer in the great Pho'nix. He feels a strong connection to nature, the elements of air and fire, and the stars above. He has a necklace carved in the shape of a flame made out of a sunstone gem from Earth. It reminded him of his connection to The Pho'nix even so far from home. Like a fire of passion. He only wears it on special occasions, but he keeps it in pristine condition. Recently he went through Borg Assimilation trauma. Prior to that event, he didn't believe in a devil at all. But he equates the Borg as a Devil in essence now. This view is unique to Dekas and his experiences, and not to Aurelians as a whole.
  • Known Languages: Fluent in: Tropical and Formal Aurelian dialects, plus two other Aurelian dialects, and Federation standard. Conversational in: Three more flock dialects, and Vulcan. Has very basic beginner's understanding of: Klingon and sign language.
  • Vocal tics: Prone to making clicking sounds. The clicks increase when he can't remember a word in the language he's speaking. He loves the word "Marvelous!" His laughter is generally self-contained, involves more of a physical beak clicking or a soft-humored snort unless you can get him to bust up into hysterics.
  • Aurelian traits:
    • Respectfully bowing in greeting and other little scenarios. To everyone.
    • Rambling about life, history, or interests for extended periods. Aurelians are taught to appreciate and reflect on history and passions and the history of passions sometimes. Their rite of passage is to recall and recite their entire family and flock history in extensive detail. It often takes many hours, up to a few days. So he can be chatty. On the plus side, he'll listen to the things you say and never feel like it's too much. He thinks people's idea of "long-winded" is child's play.
    • Expletives/exclamations referencing fire, feathers, or the Pho'nix. Most common ones being, "Feathers! / My Feathers!", "Flame in the sky!", and occasionally "Six flames!" There are others, but those are the ones he uses the most. He can also be known to utter affectionate phrases with those themes, too if he feels strongly enough about it. Such as, "I love you from ashes to return." It's a lot like "to the moon and back" but involves Phoenix and fire imagery.
    • He has a surprising appreciation for the typically creepy and macabre aspects of nature and life (or death).
    • Currently, he's damn near impossible to offend for any significant length of time. Aurelian communication skills are instilled early. They communicate so effectively that they've never had a conflict that couldn't be resolved amongst themselves. Usually, a family conflict is solved within a day or two. And any conflict that lasts longer is worked on to find a good solution whenever it's possible. If someone has hurt him, Dekas is likely to check in on them first. In his mind people don't lash out if something's not bothering them already. People don't ask uncomfortable personal questions, make insensitive comments or touch his wings without asking out of malice. And people don't criticize him, even harshly, if they aren't trying to help him in some way. He's naive enough to feel that way about the majority. Even while he knows there are people who hurt others on purpose. He wants to believe it's less common than it is, or that people are actively willing to learn from their actions and do better at some point. Any disappointment, sadness, anger, or upset doesn't usually last long and he gets back to it with even more determination. In the event he's said or done something harmful on accident or during one of those moments of upset, then he is deeply appreciative of people who hold him accountable.
    • As a result he struggles with interpersonal situations that aren't as easily resolved. And because it's so infrequent that he has intense, negative outbursts, he'd probably be extremely mortified if something managed to get to him like that. He's very grateful those things don't happen often. So if he ever acts out of intense rage, is upset enough to sob, or gets so anxious that he can't do his job without a clear cause and it becomes actively reoccurring... then something is deeply wrong with Dekas that goes far beyond base level.

Relationships


Background


Dekas was raised in the tropics of Aurelia. He is the youngest of 13 children hatched by Zuka and Daf. It is a lot to live up to, but he's doing his best to make a name for himself in the universe.

Dekas is a clear byproduct of his planet's culture and that culture's lack of conflict with his people and other peoples. He's cautious, but he will give anyone the benefit of the doubt until he no longer can. He knows not every person or group has good intentions. A noticeable majority of the still missing Aurelians can be traced back to his flock and similarly unique flocks. (There is, after all, a reason that most Aurelians seen these days are of yellow or golden-toned feathers.) He sometimes wonders if they're still out there, or if their descendants are, and if they'll ever be found. But much like the rest of his people, he tries to move past it and not look at other races as people who'd do the same as the Orions.

He’s extremely friendly, and always willing to help. Family is important to him, so he tries to find family in the friends he has around him.

He was drawn to Starfleet from the moment he knew about it. And the interest in it only increased when he learned about Aurelia's well-renowned historian Loom Aleek-Om, who left and got the chance to experience the Guardian of Forever by doing so. He wanted to have his own once-in-a-lifetime experience. Despite that, he was almost talked out of it during a fight with his sister Koori. But in the end, he followed his intuition and his heart and chose to go. Most of his family encouraged this and were supportive. Curious. Excited for him. Koori was supportive enough to not fight him on it again, though she didn't say goodbye when he left. As of current, their relationship is a little distanced. He plans to try and mend it as much as he can the next time he visits home. They both just consider it a conversation to be had in person and not over long-distance communiques.

He originally thought he wanted to follow in the footsteps of both his mother, and Aleek-Om and be a historian. But found he had an affinity and passion for Engineering. Something unusual for Aurelians to be interested in. But he enjoys it very much and switched specializations and majors.

He graduated from classes with good marks. Specialized in Material Engineering and Programming and minored in Propulsion Systems and Helm navigation. On the side, he took a class on basic psychology, a few languages, and history because he finds them fascinating. He also knows how to administer very basic first aid treatment as needed because he felt it would be beneficial regardless of where he ended up. Just in case.

He is part of the Juneau's crew as one of the ship's engineers. He took a brief leave of absence for a few months due to some personal stress he needed to work out. And stayed away longer than intended because of a rare Aurelian medical concern that came up unexpectedly. But he is back on board the Juneau and is learning how to take things as they come.

Gallery


Missions and Shore Leaves


Visitors in the Night (239801-239802)
The crew of the USS Juneau is investigating a black hole circling a quasar, when probes pick up evidence of a derelict vessel on the verge of being pulled in. Closer inspection shows it to be a pair of vessels, a large vessel of unknown origin and a smaller but still large Mithgiln vessel.
Shore Leave (239802-239803)
Dekas checks in with, then XO, Commander Orrey. He also gets his first medical check done by Doctor Rel Cassi and is in fine health. He gets the chance to visit Lightside Station and finds himself making friends with Isabelle Deveaux, Vitor Silveira, and Kalos Fiorr in the floral boutique. Dekas also gets the chance to help rescue Kidnapped and stranded officers T'Lea and Indobri from the uninhabitable planet below the station. Followed by an awards ceremony to finish the Shore Leave off.
The Brave Ferengi (239803-239804)
The Jem'Hadar found a new home on Aturn VII, a planet claimed by the Ferengi DaiMon Kaybay. Captain Oddas is called upon by First Bekanar’Klan to mediate a peaceful resolution.
Shore Leave (239804-239805)
Dekas visits Nyka Wyss' new size upgrade to Lightside Station's holodeck (affectionately dubbed The Megadeck). He is also there with T'Lea, and Doctor Indobri. They all find themselves stuck in it as it malfunctions and the holographic people in this Old Western setting process him as he is and they are starting to think for themselves. In the end, Indobri uses her telepathic abilities to make them go to sleep, while Dekas figures out the Engineering side of things. Once sorted, they find that it's related to an Iconian artifact that was connected to it that was giving them something akin to sentience. Nyka Wyss and Dekas become friends, and she gives him a cowboy hat as a gift. This is also the Shore Leave where Dekas spent a little time in the spa with Captain Oddas and their new Intelligence officer Alexander Williams. Dekas also visits Counselor Tierney to talk about the previous mission and some little family issues back home on Aurelia.
Return to the Ring (239805-239806/239807)
Captain Melchor of the USS Grace Hopper contacts the USS Juneau after their Away Team has gone missing on Ring 42 in the Dialran system.

LOA: Dekas takes a brief LOA home to Aurelia 239807-239811 (Roughly. Give or take a few weeks.)

Shoreleave (239811)
Dekas returns from his LOA at the tail end of the Juneau's Shore Leave on DS9 and Bajor. He gets a quick chance to explore the station, get a little acquainted, and get a good view of the marvelous Bajoran wormhole. He then checks in with their very new XO Kalia Qinn, who asks him while he's there what his opinion is on if the awards ceremony should be casual or formal, and he answers with casual. Then follows it up by later going to the casual awards ceremony where he gets a chance to talk with Captain Oddas and Stelek in the process.
The Silent Monster (239811-239812/239901)
As the Juneau is surveying the planet Anadasa, an M-class world inhabited by a pre-industrialized civilization, the Tactical Department detects a crashed Borg ship deep within the planet’s ocean.
Shoreleave (239901)
TBA

Notable SIMS


Mission specific important sims

Mission- The Silent Monster:

  • "The Careless Version. Part 2" - (239812.21 On an abandoned Cardassian base that's being rewritten with Borg specs and blocking transporters to the ship, Dekas gets jabbed with a Borg injection tube and starts the beginning stages of assimilation.)
  • "Threshold." - (239812.24 Dekas' Assimilation escalates to a peak. And at the moment where he thinks it's all over, and that resistance really is futile, hope arrives in the form of Commander Kalia Qinn.)
  • "Not if. When." & "Be Honest." - (239812.30 With the anti-assimilation drug administered, and the base taken down, Dekas is beamed into sickbay in the care of Doctor Vihn and Nurse Pelley. Dekas goes through the ebb and flow of fear and hope.)
  • "The end of a really long day." - (239901.01 Vihn and Pelley find a solution to the problem and give Dekas a successful dose of anti-assimilation medication and he's finally able to go to sleep.)
  • "The Pit." - (239901.02 Dekas dreams, and buries the pain with the shade of himself in said dream.)
Shore Leave important sims
  • "Sibling Rivalry" - (239806.13, Dekas has a counseling session with Counsellor Airik Tierney about the mission on Aturn VII, and his current relationship with his sister back on Aurelia.)
  • "In Fine Feather" - (239811.13, After an LOA, going through a rare Aurelian health diagnosis that kept him away longer, he returns to The Juneau to find he's struggling more than he thought. But he keeps his head up and meets with the new XO.)
Other?

Service History


More instructions about how to use the service record template can be found at Template:Service Record.
Starfleet Service Record
Insignia Rank Dates Posting Assignment
004-Cadet1st-Gold.png
Cadet 2393 - 2398 Starfleet Academy
AcademyLogo2390.png
Cadet
01-Ens-Gold.png
Ensign SD 239802.02 - Present USS Juneau
Juneau-icon.gif
Engineering Officer


Awards & Service Ribbon Citations


For award descriptions, see: Awards and Service Ribbons
Awards and Service Ribbons
Award Name Date/Assignment Citation
None
Service Ribbon Name Date/Assignment Citation
Awards ServiceRibbons Peacekeeper 2011.jpg
Peacekeeper Service Ribbon 239806.24
USS Juneau
Finding a peaceful solution during The Brave Ferengi
Awards ServiceRibbons JointMeritoriousUnit 2011.jpg
Joint Meritorious Unit Award 239806.24
USS Juneau
Working with the Jem'Hadar during The Brave Ferengi
Awards ServiceRibbons Graduate.jpg
Starfleet Academy Graduate Ribbon 239802.02
Starfleet Academy
Awarded to those who have graduated from Starfleet Academy.



NPC Listing   ·   USS Juneau Crew Manifest   ·   Crew History
Oddas Aria.png
Commanding Ofc.
Oddas Aria
Kalia Qinn.png
XO
Kalia Qinn
Karise Indobri.png
Chief Med Ofc.
Karise Indobri
Lieutenant Commander Tomas Falt.png
Chief Science Ofc.
Tomas Falt
Ens aratta.png
Science Ofc.
Aratta Eriddu
JohnKendrick.png
Chief Sec/tac Ofc.
John Kendrick
Kettick-utility.jpg
Engineering Ofc.
Kettick
Sera ltjg.png
Engineering Ofc.
Sera
DekasBLTAvatar Blue.png
Engineering Ofc.
Dekas
Zaaia Leix.png
Marine Ofc.
Zaaia Leix
Edit This Nav