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|BIRTHDATE = 27 | |BIRTHDATE = 27 | ||
|BIRTHYEAR = 2314 | |BIRTHYEAR = 2314 | ||
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|IMAGE = Tallera.png | |IMAGE = Tallera.png | ||
|AUTHOR = A239710MA0 | |AUTHOR = A239710MA0 | ||
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Along with Meveth’s encouragement, the addition of four half-Vulcan, half-Klingon children to the family in quick succession all but necessitated enlisting Asil’s aid. While the relationship was never contentious (that would be illogical), and typically productive, it took a long time and a family of Tallera’s own for the mother and daughter to reach a place of mutual understanding bordering on Vulcan affection. After her children had grown some, Tallera started teaching the equivalent of post-secondary mathematics to the rapidly growing community of youngsters, finding that pure logic was a calming retreat from the demands of home and four children. | Along with Meveth’s encouragement, the addition of four half-Vulcan, half-Klingon children to the family in quick succession all but necessitated enlisting Asil’s aid. While the relationship was never contentious (that would be illogical), and typically productive, it took a long time and a family of Tallera’s own for the mother and daughter to reach a place of mutual understanding bordering on Vulcan affection. After her children had grown some, Tallera started teaching the equivalent of post-secondary mathematics to the rapidly growing community of youngsters, finding that pure logic was a calming retreat from the demands of home and four children. | ||
From that point, Tallera’s life was quite like that of any other citizen on | From that point, Tallera’s life was quite like that of any other citizen on Ianoria focused on building their community - until a Federation survey ship chanced to come in range of a specialized transmitter Tallera’s colleagues had developed. Within months, prototype warp drive modifications reunited the colony with all the marvels and horrors of the outside. Among them, a pathogen slipped into the settlement’s Klingon population. Though mild to Klingons from the outside galaxy, and anyone with so much as a drop of Vulcan blood was immune, it proved to have a high fatality rate to Ionoria-born Klingons. A cure was rapidly developed, but not before Meveth succumbed, leaving Tallera widowed. | ||
Ionoria’s people eventually authorized their leaders to sign a treaty with the Federation that included “logical” provisions for continued cultural and economic ties with the Empire. In the following years, Ionoria saw small but significant immigration of Klingons, Vulcans and other Federation citizens seeking a simpler life, to study the surrounding nebulae, or looking to experience the still-wild and dangerous planet. Tallera, now thoroughly Vulcan yet entirely not, found her teaching position rolled into a “proper” university in the Vulcan tradition. Though the new professors treated her with regard, she never could quite shake the notion she was a subject of fascination. | Ionoria’s people eventually authorized their leaders to sign a treaty with the Federation that included “logical” provisions for continued cultural and economic ties with the Empire. In the following years, Ionoria saw small but significant immigration of Klingons, Vulcans and other Federation citizens seeking a simpler life, to study the surrounding nebulae, or looking to experience the still-wild and dangerous planet. Tallera, now thoroughly Vulcan yet entirely not, found her teaching position rolled into a “proper” university in the Vulcan tradition. Though the new professors treated her with regard, she never could quite shake the notion she was a subject of fascination. | ||
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=====From Mathematician to Marine===== | =====From Mathematician to Marine===== | ||
When Tallera was accepted into Starfleet Academy, it was by no means immediately clear that she would turn Marine. Her life (and academic) experience gave her a flexibility and maturity uncommon among cadets, even if starship operation and procedure didn't come naturally. The Starfleet Corps of Engineering held a special place in Tallera's mind since before joining, since it was their dedicated hard work and peerless capability that made robust long-range communications on | When Tallera was accepted into Starfleet Academy, it was by no means immediately clear that she would turn Marine. Her life (and academic) experience gave her a flexibility and maturity uncommon among cadets, even if starship operation and procedure didn't come naturally. The Starfleet Corps of Engineering held a special place in Tallera's mind since before joining, since it was their dedicated hard work and peerless capability that made robust long-range communications on Ianoria possible. Still, she found herself reticent to join Marine ranks until she realized misconceptions about the Corps were rampant, and that her upbringing had instilled in her a martial mindset and capability highly compatible with the Corps. | ||
Moving from a typical Starfleet Engineering track to the Marine Corps in her second year, her performance quickly improved from average to superior. In her third year, she applied for and received training in a "special technologies and tactics" sub-track which, from that point forward, marked her fleet career as something of a departure from the norm for a Marine - a notion that suited her well. While still a prime example of a highly effective (and lethal) fighting Marine, her natural aptitudes and dedicated training put her on a path to deal with unusual and technically sophisticated postings. | Moving from a typical Starfleet Engineering track to the Marine Corps in her second year, her performance quickly improved from average to superior. In her third year, she applied for and received training in a "special technologies and tactics" sub-track which, from that point forward, marked her fleet career as something of a departure from the norm for a Marine - a notion that suited her well. While still a prime example of a highly effective (and lethal) fighting Marine, her natural aptitudes and dedicated training put her on a path to deal with unusual and technically sophisticated postings. | ||