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He eventually chose the Europa Social Sciences Academy, based in London, to study psychology. One of the appealing features of the four year course on offer was that it included a one year placement program off-world. Bryan selected, and was approved, to spend a year studying on Betazed as he felt that he would benefit from studying alongside a telepathic race and learning about their approach to the subject. | He eventually chose the Europa Social Sciences Academy, based in London, to study psychology. One of the appealing features of the four year course on offer was that it included a one year placement program off-world. Bryan selected, and was approved, to spend a year studying on Betazed as he felt that he would benefit from studying alongside a telepathic race and learning about their approach to the subject. | ||
Bryan, during his studies, had been thinking about what he would like to His year off world had given him a wanderlust and it was to Trill he was to travel next to do a research project in political science and philosophy. Examining discourses, treaties and hologrpahic recordings of political figures and studying the role of the individual as a worker in the role of government. It was during this time that he began to become more interested in non-verbal communication and body language - particualrly as it applied to authority and its influence of others. | |||
It was during his time at the institute, while writing up the last part of his doctoral thesis, that he was contacted by a recruitment | Following his sucessful submission of hie masters he applied for, and was accepted, as a doctoral researcher working at the Assulin Institute in Tel-Aviv in the field of non-verbal communication. During this period of study he was able to expand his knowledge of body language, voice stress analysis and microexpressions and was occasionally called upon, typically by private corporations or media organizations, to assess news footage or observe/conduct interviews to assess subjects for signs of deception. He hoped that this blend of academia and commercial work would help him find avenues into further work in the field. | ||
It was during his time at the institute, while writing up the last part of his doctoral thesis, that he was contacted by a recruitment operative from Starfleet Intelligence with an offer to join the academy and begin training as an intelligence officer, specifically focusing in human intelligence. Having enjoyed his work over the last four years, but feeling that he was becoming academically cloistered and feeling this might finally be a chance to do something more constructive with his future, he accepted. | |||
<h2 style="margin:0; background:#800000; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #800000; text-align:center; color:#ffffff; padding:0.05em 0.8em;"><< Starfleet Academy >></h2> | <h2 style="margin:0; background:#800000; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #800000; text-align:center; color:#ffffff; padding:0.05em 0.8em;"><< Starfleet Academy >></h2> | ||
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Initially unsure about his posting, given his training and background, he handled the journey through the Rabbit-Hole without too much inccident. This came as a plesant suprise as, despite the role he was to assume, his flight training was of a minimal level. The journey also allowed him to get to know some of his new crewmates before active deployment in the field; something which many newly graduated officers would not have the benefit of. | Initially unsure about his posting, given his training and background, he handled the journey through the Rabbit-Hole without too much inccident. This came as a plesant suprise as, despite the role he was to assume, his flight training was of a minimal level. The journey also allowed him to get to know some of his new crewmates before active deployment in the field; something which many newly graduated officers would not have the benefit of. | ||
After rendezvousing with the Avandar, then in orbit around the planet Dullimar, MacRae was thrown into active duty almost immediately. The exisiting crew, including his new supervising officer Lieutenant Commander [[Tan, Alleran|Alleran Tan]], were on deployment to recover lost technology following a viral attack on the ships computer core by the Xomite Captain Challno in an attempt to accquire Alr'n technology. Assisted by Lieutenant Kilis, a security officer from Dullimar, the situation was diffused but it did not escape Bryan that this sector of space was largely unknonw and that Starfleet had an extremely small pressence in the region; the only other ship being the USS Halo, a Galaxy class vessel under the command of Captain Candice Khaine. | After rendezvousing with the Avandar, then in orbit around the planet Dullimar, MacRae was thrown into active duty almost immediately. The exisiting crew, including his new supervising officer Lieutenant Commander [[Tan, Alleran|Alleran Tan]], were on deployment to recover lost technology following a viral attack on the ships computer core by the Xomite Captain Challno in an attempt to accquire Alr'n technology. Assisted by Lieutenant Kilis, a security officer from Dullimar, the situation was diffused but it did not escape Bryan that this sector of space was largely unknonw and that Starfleet had an extremely small pressence in the region; the only other ship being the USS Halo, a Galaxy class vessel under the command of Captain Candice Khaine. | ||
===Gateways & Dream Spinners=== | |||
<h2 style="margin:0; background:#800000; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #800000; text-align:center; color:#ffffff; padding:0.05em 0.8em;"><< Personal Notes >></h2> | <h2 style="margin:0; background:#800000; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #800000; text-align:center; color:#ffffff; padding:0.05em 0.8em;"><< Personal Notes >></h2> | ||
MacRae tries to maintain a good level of physical fitness and enjoys running, swimming and outdoor trekking. He | MacRae tries to maintain a good level of physical fitness and enjoys running, swimming and outdoor trekking. He played both rugby and lacrosse while at starfleet academy. He is also an accomplished swordsman. | ||
He is also | |||
[[Image:IslayWhisky.jpg|100px|left|thumb|Islay Malts]] | [[Image:IslayWhisky.jpg|100px|left|thumb|Islay Malts]] | ||
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Bryan enjoys the work of the nineteenth century human painter, engraver and illustrator John Martin and has several of his paintings loaded into a holo-image projector in his quarters. | Bryan enjoys the work of the nineteenth century human painter, engraver and illustrator John Martin and has several of his paintings loaded into a holo-image projector in his quarters. | ||
MacRae enjoys classical music, of both earth and off-world cultures, together with musical theatre – but not opera…particularly of the Klingon persuasion | MacRae enjoys classical music, of both earth and off-world cultures, together with musical theatre – but not opera…particularly of the Klingon persuasion. | ||
<h2 style="margin:0; background:#800000; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #800000; text-align:center; color:#ffffff; padding:0.05em 0.8em;"><< Family >></h2> | <h2 style="margin:0; background:#800000; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #800000; text-align:center; color:#ffffff; padding:0.05em 0.8em;"><< Family >></h2> | ||
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[[Image:DuncanMacRae.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Duncan MacRae]]'''Father - (B: 232909.14) (Age: {{age|2329|9|14}})''' - Duncan is a former political correspondent and currently an editor for the Federation News Service (FNS). He began his career at the bottom of the pile as a runner and technician working under a full news team. Lacking any substantial formal training her tried to gain as much information as possible from working under them. He found that he gained a lot of information while working and was often called upon to practice interviews with the journalists, asking their own questions back to them so they could practice second guessing the answers they would receive. Over time and with this practice he became quite adept at finding the right tone and inflections to conduct interviews of his own. His skill with second guessing the answers a subject would give meant his interview technique typically involved manipulating the conversation to a specific end without the interviewee being aware until it was far too late, gaining him a reputation for skill and integrity but also for being unforgiving in his questioning. | [[Image:DuncanMacRae.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Duncan MacRae]]'''Father - (B: 232909.14) (Age: {{age|2329|9|14}})''' - Duncan is a former political correspondent and currently an editor for the Federation News Service (FNS). He began his career at the bottom of the pile as a runner and technician working under a full news team. Lacking any substantial formal training her tried to gain as much information as possible from working under them. He found that he gained a lot of information while working and was often called upon to practice interviews with the journalists, asking their own questions back to them so they could practice second guessing the answers they would receive. Over time and with this practice he became quite adept at finding the right tone and inflections to conduct interviews of his own. His skill with second guessing the answers a subject would give meant his interview technique typically involved manipulating the conversation to a specific end without the interviewee being aware until it was far too late, gaining him a reputation for skill and integrity but also for being unforgiving in his questioning. | ||
In 2358, the Cardassian government, still involved in hostilities with the Federation, allowed certain off-world news and information agencies the opportunity to visit the occupied Bajor to see the | In 2358, the Cardassian government, still involved in hostilities with the Federation, allowed certain off-world news and information agencies the opportunity to visit the occupied Bajor to see the "fine efforts Cardassia was making to shepherd and guide the primitive Bajoran people". Duncan was able to secure not only information, but was able to use this visit to discover more information about the Bajoran Resistance to bring back to Earth. Upon his return he was approached by Allison Leslie, a researcher and historian, who was interested in the relationship between Cardassian government and the citizenry. He was flattered to be asked and, while not being an expert, offered any information he had. The two had several meetings both at the museum and at the FNS offices and a chemistry began to build. | ||
===Allison MacRae=== | ===Allison MacRae=== | ||
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<h2 style="margin:0; background:#800000; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #800000; text-align:center; color:#ffffff; padding:0.05em 0.8em;"><< Mission Logs >></h2> | <h2 style="margin:0; background:#800000; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #800000; text-align:center; color:#ffffff; padding:0.05em 0.8em;"><< Mission Logs >></h2> | ||
===USS Avandar=== | ===USS Avandar=== | ||
''''The Nomad Pursuit'''' <br>(Mission | ''''The Nomad Pursuit'''' <br>(Mission duration: 239005.01 (Mid-Mission Deployment To USS Avandar) - 239007.14) | ||
'' | ''''Hells Gate'''' (2390 Cross-Fleet Arc) <br>(Mission Duration: 239007.24 -) | ||
'''' | '''The Dream Spinner''' | ||
''See also [[Avandar Mission Archive|USS Avandar Mission Archive]]'' | ''See also [[Avandar Mission Archive|USS Avandar Mission Archive]]'' | ||
===USS Doyle=== | |||
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[[Category:HCO Officers]] | [[Category:HCO Officers]] | ||
[[Category:Avandar Alumni]] | [[Category:Avandar Alumni]] | ||