Kimberly Stapledon
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| Kimberly Sarah Stapledon | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Science | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Lieutenant | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Species | Human | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gender | Female | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pronouns | She/Her | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| DOB | 237610.28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birthplace | New Cyprus, Oar’s Rest | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writer ID | I238601KB0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lieutenant junior grade Kimberly Stapledon is currently serving as an Acting Chief Science Officer aboard the USS Chin'toka.
Appearance
- Height: 5’5
- Hair: Black
- Eyes: Blue-gray
Relationships
- Parents: Lisa and Bram Stapledon
- Siblings: None
- Spouse: None
- Children: None
Other Information
- Fears: Teleapthic species listening to her thoughts,
- Build: Medium
- Academic Concentration: Computer science and holography, Minor: Philosophy
- Major Strengths: Computer science, holography
- Major Weaknesses: Mechanical Engineering, Working with her Hands
Pets
Kim currently has two cats -- a Bengal named Gabrielle and a Tuxedo cat named Oreo. The two cats were animals whose owners were lost during the events of Frontier Day. Stapledon took part in helping recover animals on Spacedock in orbit around Earth and afterward, at the encouragement of an officer there, kept a couple of them as pets.
Background
Daughter of diplomat Bram Stapledon and computer scientist Lisa Shen, Kimberly (most often called "Kim") grew up in a small town called Oar’s Rest on New Cyprus. She spent much of her time reading books on science, psychology, literature, and holographic art.
Her father noted her tendency to explore topics in depth, often posing questions that got at deeper issues.
Kim's interest in Starfleet began during her early teenage years, when she'd become skilled enough in holonovel creation that she could build the adventure scenarios she'd always imagined in her mind. Her mother described her precotious abilities with holography as a double-edged sword. On the one hand, she was able to realize nearly any imaginable scenario. On the other, this allowed her to remain in the comfort of a world of her own creation without needing to face the viscicitudes of life.
During her time in high school Kim came to realize that she was relying too much on fantasy. Still craving a life of adventure, however, she set her eyes on Starfleet. The organization held the promise of near infinite exploration and adventure.
During an academy admittance interview her mother observed that she had built several immersive pet projects in the form of open world halo novels. She admitted this perhaps to advise the interviewing officer of Kimberly’s introverted tendencies.
She was encouraged to join Starfleet and, on graduating from high school, put in an application for the academy’s officer training program.
Her time at the academy was uneventful, her studies punctuated by occasional undergraduate antics.
Kimberly (“Kim”) now looks forward to working as a Starfleet engineer, where she will be able to combine her talents with her desire to explore.
New Cyprus
Cats
During her upbringing on New Cyprus Kim spent a good amount of time around the ring cats, an evolutionary branch of slightly more intelligent cats that descended from a small population of polydactyl cats brought to the planet during initial colonization.
Fantasy Worlds
Kim has created a few fantasy worlds in the form of holoprograms.
Her running program includes a world she created during her youth, set in a city called Shimitsai, in which she was a member of "The Secret Squadron", a crime fighting organization.
The Cáemgen Incident
During her senior year of high school Kim was recruited by David Bartholomew to assist in the mental rehabilitation of an individual named Cáemgen. The project was a failure and Cáemgen ended up committing suicide shortly after their attempted intervention for reasons which were not immediately disclosed to Kim. Later revelations showed that the man had been arrested and subsequently psychically incarcerated by the Agrathi for tresspassing.
CONFIDENTIAL:
The project was undertaken by Bartholomew as a means of instilling in Kim a greater appreciation for the deleterious effects of holodeck addiction. Cáemgen did not in fact exist.
Notable Sims
Holoprogramming Finishing Touches - Describes her Holoprogramming Minutiae
Ens. Kim Stapledon - Bogeyman - Ties Kim's lonliness growing up as an only child to her experience taking creative writing at the academy
Notable Influences
Theodore Frudagar - Scholar and practicioner of holoarchitecture.
David Bartholomew - Professor of computational psychology on New Cyprus who worked with mentally disturbed individuals through holodeck therapy. Recruited Kim and her friend Emily to help his team in their work with Cáemgen, a mentally disturbed individual
Security Codes
Department Code: Engineering Zeta 3
Personal Code: Stapledon Omega Theta 2501
Service History
Kim began her service as an enterprising ensign, immediately taking up work orders in the engineering queue to familiarize herself with ship's operations and layout.
Character Playlist
Notable songs / themes for writing her scenes
- Sid Acharya - Falling Through the Hourglass
Starfleet Service Record
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Photo Album
The following are some images Kim has taken over the course of her career/life:
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Dressed as a TOS era officer in order to serve aboard the Enterprise during "The Sincerest form of Flattery" -
Gravity failure aboard the USS Enterprise during Kim's mission there. This photo was taken in one of the rooms in the engineering section while Kim, T'Ama, and Kapoor were trying to fix a problem with the computer core -
Kim Stapledon taking on an assignment to catch a stray cat in order to familiarize herself more with the interior of the Constitution. -
Kim in one of her rugged fitness training holoprograms
Awards & Service Ribbons
- For award descriptions, see: Awards and Service Ribbons
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NPC Listing · USS Chin'toka Crew Manifest · Crew History
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