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* '''Physical Limitations''': Unable to perform heavy manual labor (running included) for prolonged periods of time in 1 G. She must follow a strict workout regimen to maintain her strength, but her respiratory system just cannot cope with the strain. In environments equal to or less than her native gravity, she is far more agile, with a seemingly innate grace for microgravity. | * '''Physical Limitations''': Unable to perform heavy manual labor (running included) for prolonged periods of time in 1 G. She must follow a strict workout regimen to maintain her strength, but her respiratory system just cannot cope with the strain. In environments equal to or less than her native gravity, she is far more agile, with a seemingly innate grace for microgravity. | ||
* '''Allergies''': | * '''Allergies''': | ||
** Certain forcefields, such as the annular confinement beam of most [[Transporters]] and most | ** Certain forcefields, such as the annular confinement beam of most [[Transporters]] and most selectively-permeable barriers (such as those on shuttlebay entrances or in quarantine labs). | ||
** 'Fresh' water. Too much of it can throw off her osmotic balance, making her sick. | ** 'Fresh' water. Too much of it can throw off her osmotic balance, making her sick. | ||
** Artificial gravity gives her a headache. For the most part, it is a dull ache that she is used to, but damaged or mis-calibrated gravity generators can worsen it. The same applies to starship shields, tractor beams, and other gravity-based technologies. | ** Artificial gravity gives her a headache. For the most part, it is a dull ache that she is used to, but damaged or mis-calibrated gravity generators can worsen it. The same applies to starship shields, tractor beams, and other gravity-based technologies. | ||
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While Kalpana can intellectually understand the occasional necessity to steal something that does not belong to you, it is extremely distasteful to her. She tries hard to understand the terran viewpoint, but they seem, to her, as if they do not care about such things, just smashing and stealing to suit their own needs. This kind of attitude and the mindless property damage inflicted by any number of Starfleet vessels appalls her at times. She's not about to give up her commission, but she did have a bit of a reputation in the Academy for submitting a fairly large number of formal protests concerning actions she was ordered to undertake. | While Kalpana can intellectually understand the occasional necessity to steal something that does not belong to you, it is extremely distasteful to her. She tries hard to understand the terran viewpoint, but they seem, to her, as if they do not care about such things, just smashing and stealing to suit their own needs. This kind of attitude and the mindless property damage inflicted by any number of Starfleet vessels appalls her at times. She's not about to give up her commission, but she did have a bit of a reputation in the Academy for submitting a fairly large number of formal protests concerning actions she was ordered to undertake. | ||
In terms of her professional career, Kalpana is enthusiastic and inquisitive. Rarely does a new finding come out that she does not double-check and try to pick apart, looking for where the researcher might have made any sort of mistake. One misgiving that she has, however, is that her choice of speciality (astrometry) plays into what she views to be a stereotype: "Iridians can feel stars, so of course they like astrosciences!" The stereotype is largely within her own mind, but even so, she tries to work against it and prove that she is an astrometer because she loves stars, | In terms of her professional career, Kalpana is enthusiastic and inquisitive. Rarely does a new finding come out that she does not double-check and try to pick apart, looking for where the researcher might have made any sort of mistake. One misgiving that she has, however, is that her choice of speciality (astrometry) plays into what she views to be a stereotype: "Iridians can feel stars, so of course they like astrosciences!" The stereotype is largely within her own mind, but even so, she tries to work against it and prove that she is an astrometer because she loves stars, not just because her race is more sensitive to gravity. | ||
===Phobias=== | ===Phobias=== | ||
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** Lastly, she seems to have a completely out-of-place curiosity about various shielding and cooling techniques, looking into the technologies of races that come from, or live on, abnormally hot worlds. | ** Lastly, she seems to have a completely out-of-place curiosity about various shielding and cooling techniques, looking into the technologies of races that come from, or live on, abnormally hot worlds. | ||
===Languages=== | |||
Kalpana, unlike the majority of the officers in Starfleet, does not speak Standard (the Federation's "official" language for internal business) with the greatest of ease. She has almost no natural aptitude for languages and, in fact, speaks only Iridian, Standard, and a smattering of Ferengi. She just barely passed the fluency test that allowed her into the Academy and, despite her best efforts, she has not improved nearly as much as anybody had hoped. While understandable, her grasp of the language is not, strictly speaking, grammatically correct. Of especial note are the lack of contractions and her tendency to speak words that are normally implied. ''(Example: Rather than pointing at an individual and saying, 'Open the door, please,' she would say, 'You will please open the door.')'' | |||
===Ambitions and Goals=== | ===Ambitions and Goals=== | ||