Quinn Reynolds/Personal history: Difference between revisions

At the age of ten, Quinn undertook the final examinations required to graduate from High School and passed them all with flying colours.  Under pressure from her grandparents, Susan and Martin, she applied to the Daystrom Institute of Technology to read a Bachelor of Science in Physics.  She found life at the institute a struggle, having difficulty relating to her fellow classmates, all of whom were several years older than her and as a result became increasingly isolated during her time there.  It was directly due to her solitude that she finished the degree a full year earlier than the norm.

* '''[[Reynolds, Hayden|Hayden Reynolds]]''': Quinn's cousin Hayden was another child prodigy and one of the few people that understood the difficulties that came packaged along with it.  

* '''Sarah Reynolds''': Though they were separated when she was five, Quinn has some extremely vivid memories of her mother; especially the last few months when Sarah (due to her mental illness) took to physically abusing the young girl.

* '''Stephen Reynolds''': Very much a Daddy's Girl, Quinn adored her father as a child and followed him around virtually anywhere that she could.

# '''235902.14''': Born.

# '''236403.02''': Mother is institutionalised, Quinn is cared for by her mother's husband, who later formally adopts her.

Quinn's prior applications to work with the Theoretical Propulsion Group at Utopia Planitia had been refused, but once she reached the age of sixteen she was finally offered a position as a Junior Research Engineer and moved back to her father's home on Mars.  She found the work she undertook interesting, but it was a continuing major source of frustration and disappointment to the young woman that her ideas were frequently dismissed due to her youth.  Growing dissatisfaction with her job and ability to contribute made Quinn consider a change in profession and so at the age of twenty, she made her application to Starfleet.

* '''[[Ethelwin, Tildaen|Tildaen Ethelwin]]''': An exchange student from Earth, Tildaen was offered a place to stay by Quinn's father.  At first she was wary of the Betazoid, due to her intense discomfort around telepaths, but over the next eighteen months the pair slowly became good friends.

* '''Esteban Sanchez''': A member of the Theoretical Propulsion Group, Doctor Esteban Sanchez is probably the closest thing to a mentor Quinn has ever had.  He was one of the few people that didn't treat her as a schoolgirl in above her head and took the time to listen to her theories and suggestions, no matter how outrageous.  It was from Esteban that Quinn learned practicality in engineering and when to reign in her sometimes wild ideas.

# '''237203.11''': The beginning of a three month stay at the same hospital as her mother.

# '''237401.02''': Completes PhD in Warp Field Theory.

Her difficulties did however bring about some self-realisation; Quinn discovered that she had previously unknown reserves of determination (or perhaps plain stubbornness) and she refused to give up, even when at her lowest.  Tildaen, who was also in the same year as she, also helped her through the bad times - although he unknowingly also sometimes made them worse with his attempts to find her a significant other.

* '''[[Ethelwin, Tildaen|Tildaen Ethelwin]]''': Quinn and Tildaen met again at the Academy, sharing many of the same classes during their first year.  It was during this time that he managed to drag Quinn out to several San Francisco nightspots and (with much reluctance on her part) introduced her  to orbital skydiving.

# '''238003.05''': Enters Starfleet Academy.

# '''238401.27''': Graduates from Starfleet Academy.

The end of the Asterospolis mission was also the end of an era for her; Captain Rhys Bejain was reassigned as the Federation Ambassador to Bajor, the Triumphant was retired from the front line and the crew was split, reassigned through the fleet.  Quinn was posted to the USS Independence as the Chief Engineering Officer, along with Tildaen; while her friends Nick Parks, Galvin Prox and Walter Brunsig were assigned elsewhere in the fleet, much to her distress.

* '''[[Brunsig, Walter|Walter Brunsig]]''': Something of an odd couple, Quinn slowly discovered that she and Walter Brunsig had more in common than initial appearances would imply and the pair forged a peculiar friendship.

* '''[[Ethelwin, Tildaen|Tildaen Ethelwin]]''': Quinn's old friend from Mars and the Academy was transferred to the Triumphant, much to her delight.

* '''[[Prox, Galvin|Galvin Prox]]''': Despite her normal aversion to telepaths, Galvin Prox slowly grew on Quinn and she made a concerted effort to be friendly toward him for Tildaen's sake, if not her own.

# '''238401.31''': Posted to the USS Triumphant, as an engineering officer.

# '''238404.14''': Returns from a future timeline, on board the NX Class starship Constitution.

The subsequent scouting mission into the Igloo Cluster brought an end to the imposter's time on the Independence; transported to the Skiptrace, she was unable to return to the Independence - Quinn had managed to effect an escape from the Breen ship on which she was being held captive.  Quinn's return to the Independence was less than happy, as she discovered that both Lily and Hayden were gone, and that with his promotion to First Officer, David appeared to have chosen his career over her.  Feeling alone, abandoned and lost, she decided to request a transfer away from the Independence and the memories it held.

* '''[[Cody, David Scott|David Cody]]''': Somewhat to her surprise, Quinn's initial attraction to the Chief of Security was mutual.  Despite her initial reservations, the pair began a tentative relationship that continued to deepen - and ended abruptly at the end of the Igloo Cluster mission.

* '''[[Reynolds, Hayden|Hayden Reynolds]]''': Rescued from his pocket dimension, Quinn was initially thrilled to find Hayden had been assigned to the Independence. Though she has came to learn that her cousin is not the same man she remembers, his reassignment to the [[USS Tiger]] left her feeling as though she has lost him once again.

* '''[[Ventu, Lily|Lily Ventu]]''': Transferred from the Triumphant together, Quinn had come to view Lily Ventu as a good friend and confidante.  While she still coming to terms with her emotions regarding Lily's relationship with Hayden, Lily was transferred to the Tiger, leaving Quinn feeling lonely once again.

# '''238409.04''': Transferred to USS Independence as the Chief Engineering Officer.

# '''238409.17''': Aboard the USS Independence when it departs to Sector 301 in search of the [[USS Euphrates]].

Before she had a chance to fully recuperate from either the physical or mental stresses of her ordeal in the Klingon prison, Quinn was ordered to the USS Prospero to take part a tactical exercise.  The war games took an unexpected turn when the uninhabited system turned out to have a large and expertly concealed population hidden in one of the gas giants.  The Prospero was attacked, the crew imprisoned and the forced telepathic contact between the crew and several of the aliens resulted in heightened psionic abilities amongst those already possessing them - including Quinn.  Without any form of control over her newly unleashed empathy, her condition began to rapidly deteriorate and only a hastily arranged telepathic Zhian'tara ritual, involving [[Tam, Kael|Kael Tam]], [[Reynolds, Hayden|Hayden Reynolds]] and [[Ventu, Lily|Lily Ventu]] was able to give her some relief.  More formal training followed during shore leave on the planet Vulcan.

* '''[[Brunsig, Walter|Walter Brunsig]]''': After briefly being reunited on the Starbase, Walter was once again posted elsewhere in the galaxy, leaving Quinn feeling somewhat lost in the absence of one of the few people who seem to truly understand her.

* '''[[Gideon, Kyros|Kyros Gideon]]''': The displaced Knight of Nienthra rapidly fell for Quinn as a result of her Deltan pheromones.  After Quinn explained the source of his infatuation, the two have began a careful friendship, though Quinn stressed to him that it will never become anything more.  

* '''[[Ventu, Rhys|Rhys Ventu]]''': Lily and Hayden's son - Quinn's godchild - instils in Quinn both a sense of absolute terror and a few other emotions she's unaccustomed to dealing with.

# '''238508.10''': Transferred to [[Starbase 118 Ops|Starbase 118]] as an Intelligence Officer.

# '''238512.08''': A member of the staff assigned to deal with the Klingon Imperial Opera and the situation in the Veqlargh Bal system.