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===Personality=== | ===Personality=== | ||
'''Overview:''' Mackenzie is an average young woman. She is not gifted | |||
with any astounding intellect, athleticism or beauty. Instead, she has | |||
considerable determination and a willingness to work long and hard to | |||
succeed in what she wants. | |||
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'''Mannerisms:''' Mackenzie tends to be very easy to read. When | |||
nervous, she'll often fidget with her hair; when stressed, she'll chew | |||
on her lower lip; when excited, she'll smile and giggle a lot. | |||
Mackenzie often sees these habits as signs of immaturity, and has | |||
tried to improve them during her time in the academy, but with little | |||
success.<br> | |||
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'''Phobias:''' She refuses to admit it to anyone, but Mackenzie has a | |||
deep and pervading fear of combat. Although she knew of the potential | |||
for being involved with war when she joined Starfleet, anytime she | |||
considers being in the thick of personal danger, she finds herself | |||
choked with fear. She is deeply ashamed of this, and determined not to | |||
collapse in the face of duty, but this determination has not yet been | |||
tested.<br> | |||
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'''Religion / Spiritualism:''' Mackenzie does not ascribe to any | |||
organized religions. Neither does she consider herself particularly | |||
spiritual. However, she does feel that every person has a series of | |||
decisions that they must make where they can choose to act selfishly | |||
or for a greater good. She hasn't honed those those thoughts beyond | |||
very rough ideas, but it has made her ponder her own existence. It is | |||
also part of why she chose to join Starfleet, a decision that | |||
surprised many of her friends and family.<br> | |||
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'''Hobbies / Pastimes:''' Mackenzie is an avid tennis player. She | |||
played competitively through high school and at the Academy, and was | |||
moderately successful. She finds the physicality of the sport paired | |||
with the technical requirements oddly cathartic. She also enjoys more | |||
mundane activities such as reading, watching shows and fashion. She | |||
has no interest in music or dance.<br> | |||
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'''Languages:''' Mackenzie's native language is English. She is also | |||
fluent at a native-level in American Sign Language, and is very | |||
proficient at reading lips. To meet academy requirements, she also | |||
took up to level II in Bajoran, but is quite unpracticed.<br> | |||
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'''Ambitions:''' Mackenzie is intent upon succeeding as a Starfleet | |||
officer. She knows that she is not as naturally gifted as many of her | |||
classmates, but her determination and abilities are enough to let her | |||
make a name for herself. She is also focusing on becoming more | |||
independent, having realized since leaving Earth that her life has | |||
been considerably more sheltered and simple than many of her fellow | |||
officers.<br> | |||
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===Family=== | ===Family=== |
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