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Player Information:
Name: Claire
Age: 24
Contact: ebonlucifer @aim, slanndalous @plurk, yue.katou @gmail.com @email
Game Cast: N/A

Character Information:
Name: Leonard H. McCoy
Suite: WA-1C
Canon: Star Trek XII: Into Darkness
Canon Point: After injecting Khan’s blood into the tribble cadaver.
Age: 32
Reference: http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Leonard_McCoy_(alternate_reality)

Setting: The reboot of the original Star Trek series is based in an alternate reality during the twenty-third century within our universe. Much of earth's history in Star Trek has remained unchanged (at least until the early 1970s); however, the most divergent and monumental change is the discovery that there is intelligent, extraterrestrial life outside Earth. In 2063, a peaceful, highly-intelligent species called Vulcans make contact with Earth, and with it re-shape the very social fabric of humanity. Poverty was eradicated, and government migrates to something of a socialist state where currency was no longer necessary.

In time, Humans make contact with other alien species, forming alliances that eventually create the basis of an intergalactic government body known as the United Federation of Planets. It is the most powerful and important faction within the Star Trek series outside a few hostile alien empires (discussed below). Within the Federation is a branch known as Starfleet. Based in galactic exploration, Starfleet trains any citizens of the Federation for exploratory missions in space. This branch of Federation is the focal point of the Star Trek series.

By 2233 the original timeline schisms into an alternative reality when a Romulan mining ship and its crew (led by a Romulan named Nero) inadvertently travel back in time through a black hole and destroy the USS Kelvin assigned to inspect the strange space-time anomaly.

Much of McCoy's history remains the same until his third year at the Starfleet Academy. Then in 2258, the Federation is requested to send support to the planet Vulcan due to unusual seismic activity. The result is the destruction of several Federation starships and the total destruction of the Vulcan planet by Nero. Because of a shortage of graduate officers on standby, the majority of Starfleet's cadets are requested to crew the Constitution-class starships waiting at spacedock. This, of course, includes Leonard McCoy who is assigned to the USS Enterprise as a senior medical officer. Jim, however, is grounded on the Academy campus for academic misconduct, and McCoy takes it upon himself to jump through Starfleet regulation loopholes to bring him onboard and indirectly place him on the road to his destined position as Captain of the USS Enterprise.

In the wake of the battle between Nero's advanced mining ship and the Federation, McCoy is promoted to the position of Chief Medical Officer when his successor is killed during the crisis. He remains CMO throughout the remainder of the story.

FACTIONS/SPECIES

United Federation of Planets: Located in San Fransisco, the Federation is a government body consisting of more than a hundred alien planets and species. Together they create a symbiosis of technological advancement, resources, defense, etc. that is offered to any alien planet (of a certain technological evolution) willing to join the Federation. One of its most important philosophies is not to change the nature of social development by interfering with less technologically-evolved species. It is up to a species to naturally develop spaceflight and warp capabilities before the Federation will make first contact. This is to ensure that all negotiations and relationships between the Federation and other planets are of equality and not from an abuse of power. This philosophy is called the Prime Directive, and it is the most important rule of the Federation, especially Starfleet. Officers are to uphold the Prime Directive in any first contact or exploratory mission. This includes the disuse of any technologically advanced equipment within the presence of less advanced species. It is to be upheld even above the threat of death to ensure evolution is natural and unadulterated. This is something all officers are tasked with, and that includes McCoy.

Starfleet: A branch of the Federation, Starfleet is used to expand its exploration of the galaxy, to defend in times of crises and war, and offer diplomatic support to alien species. These exploration missions take various forms (first contact with alien species, reconnaissance, scientific experimentation, data gathering, etc.). The main characters of the series are a part of Starfleet.

Klingon Empire: The Klingons are a species of alien with a very proud, war-like culture. They absorb planets and species into their empire through fear, violence, and manipulation. Because their ideology is in stark contrast to the peaceful ideology of the Federation, they are bitter enemies during the twenty-third century. They have a dark complexion with a very distinctive brow ridge.

Romulan Empire: Distant relatives of the peaceful, emotionally-suppressive Vulcan species, Romulans have retained much of the war-like culture of their ancestors. Like Vulcans, they have pointed ears and slanted eyebrows. They are well-known for their development of a cloaking device, rendering their ships invisible. The renegade Nero and his crew were of the Romulan species.

Vulcans: One of the founding species of the Federation, the Vulcans helped Earth to advance into a more modern and intergalactic era. They are most notable for their pointed ears and slanting eyebrows. They are a highly-intelligent race who adheres to Surakian philosophies which teach the control of emotions so they do not control the individual. One of the main characters, Spock, is of Vulcan descent.

TECHNOLOGY

Constitution-class Starships: These are the most commonly depicted and popular starships of the Federation in Star Trek. They can accommodate upwards of four hundred crew members for long periods of time, making them very self-sufficient in the distant depths of space. They are powered by a matter-antimatter reactor and a fourth-dimensional mineral called dilithium (VERY EXCITING STUFF, LET ME TELL YA!).

The most well-known constitution-class starship is the USS Enterprise, which the main cast of Star Trek crew. Doctor McCoy is the Chief Medical Officer aboard the USS Enterprise, responsible for the physical and mental well-being of the 400+ crew members aboard the starship. Although he has very little command authority within the scope of the Starfleet hierarchy, he does have the power to relieve the Captain if he deems him or her mentally or physically unsound.

Warp Drive: Using the matter-antimatter reactor, certain starships can travel faster than the speed of light at successive warp levels.

Tricorder: A hand-held device that can record audio/video and analyze data from its environment (ex. airborn, physiology, flora, fauna, etc.).

Communicator: A hand-held device very similar in make and function of a flip cell phone. It allows officers to communicate with each other and the starship.

Phaser: Is it...? You guessed it! A hand-held firearm (about the size of a glock?) that shoots a particle beam with can stun, kill, or heat inanimate objects.

Transporters: Teleportation pods that can beam animate and inanimate objects from one place to another. Matter is broken down, transported, and then reshaped at its destination. Doctor McCoy does not like being transported :/ No sir.

Hyposprays: Similar to the newly invented jet injectors in real life, hyposprays took the place of archaic hypodermic needles in Star Trek. Using air compression to inject the liquid, it allows medical professionals to use it successfully on multiple patients without worrying about blood contamination and thus blood-borne illnesses.

Personality: Leonard McCoy can be described as the heart of the Enterprise. Whereas Spock is controlled and logical, McCoy is passionate and emotional. A friend to Jim Kirk and Chief Medical Officer of the USS Enterprise, he makes it a point to conjecture whenever he can to support or challenge Kirk and play devil's advocate to Spock. This leads to some heated and colorful debates between the three of them; though, each has a role that tempers the others.

For his part, the doctor's humanly compassion comes from that of a medical physician with a southern disposition. He projects the thoughts and feelings of humanity (aka the general audience), lathered in all their emotional, passionate, hypocritical, and morally ambiguous glory. As he shows in the Reboot movies, his friendship and loyalty overshadow Starfleet protocols when he decides to bring Kirk aboard the Enterprise despite his academic suspension. He feels it is wrong to leave his friend behind despite the rules and regulations. McCoy stands beside Kirk as newfound Captain despite his inexperience and unorthodox plans to thwart Nero because his confidence and loyalty in the man override the total asshattery of the situation. Again, he disagrees with Kirk’s decision to set Sulu in the position of acting Captain with little leverage to threaten Khan. It is not an emotionally comfortable decision to make, and thus it leaves McCoy arguing whether it is truly a morally right decision, not simply a logical one. As these examples show, emotion, instinct, and human morality are what drive McCoy to make his decisions or question those of others.

The emotional spectrum is a necessary part of his job as a healer and a useful identifier for physical or mental deficiencies. Because of this, he sees the strength and importance of emotion. As a psychologist, he uses the emotions of others to assess their physical and mental well-being on a daily basis, whether he is on the clock or not. This can be seen several times in the movies when McCoy regularly trails after Kirk with some medical instrument, even when the Captain is resistant to the CMO's advances.

Just as Spock draws power from logic, McCoy draws power from the evocation of emotion and feeling. It is what provokes much of the antagonism between them. This is best portrayed when McCoy speaks his mind after Spock strands Kirk on Delta Vega after Kirk's outburst on the bridge. While he concedes to the reasoning behind Spock's decision, what irritates McCoy is the fact that while it may have been the logical decision, he didn't feel that it was the right one. Displaying his feelings regularly, he seems to expect it from others because it is a normal and healthy function of the body. Because Spock does not express his emotions, and thus what he is thinking, it causes distrust and suspicion in McCoy. Spock quickly dissects his argument and explains the ignorance in his opinion: his expression of emotion would serve no purpose to the aforementioned situation and would thus be illogical.

While it is true that because McCoy often speaks his mind based on intuition or impulse, he does not always take into consideration the big picture (as shown in the example above), this does not make him optimistic or naïve. His disposition generally appears as grouchy, stubborn, and malcontented. If he isn’t arguing with Spock or keeping Kirk in line with sass, then something is wrong. But these characteristics aren’t the exclusive property of the commanding officers. He shows an initial lack of confidence in Chevok when he adds his input to a tactical plan and claims to be only seventeen. This does not prove that he disagrees on a regular basis with those in their specialized fields, but he certainly doesn’t believe anything too good to be true. Much of his snark likely comes from his life experiences and his profession. Already at 32, he has been married and divorced before enrolling into Starfleet. That shit would make anyone jaded.

And, as a doctor, he has a very intimate relationship with life and death. He has seen what horrors the human race is capable of, has seen pain, suffering, fear, weakness. Yet despite these debilitating traumas, he understands his responsibilities as a doctor, some of which need to be decided without emotion. In a crisis, he must coolly organize those who need the most immediate help against those who must wait. Sometimes it means that there will be sacrifices, and those casualties are McCoy’s responsibility and his decision to make. While not shown in detail, the attack on the Enterprise during their mission to assist Vulcan left the former CMO dead and several officers critically wounded. Taking responsibility for the well-being of his fellow officers, he assumed the position as Chief Medical Officer and no doubt had to make the same difficult choices. These examples show that, while he wears his heart on his sleeve, he is still realistic. Although his bedside manner is called in to question many a time, he is a very compassionate man under all that gruff southern sass. He enjoys his career and responsibility as a doctor and treats all of his patients equally.

Coming to Tu Vishan, McCoy will be, understandably, upset by this whole kidnapping and survivalist thing that’s going on around here. However, as a Starfleet officer, eventually all that stubborn spite will lead to an interest in exploring Tu Vishan on a biological level. He will be interested in their level of technological achievement, as well as medical treatments. And hell, with the Prime Directive flayed, skewered, and turning on a roasting spit, he may in the future help to improve hospitals, medical procedures, and their technology (if at all physically possible). But his first objective will be to collaborate with his fellow officers and find a way to safely transport everyone back to their own times and worlds.


Appearance: >:( Basically this face forever McCoy stands at a height of 6'1" with thick dark brown hair and hazel eyes (I think his eyes are hazel?! Dx).

Abilities: He's woefully Hooman, so no crazy super cool powers, but he has the power of medicine!

Obviously he has a Doctorate in Medicine, but canon doesn't specify in what areas he specializes; however, based on TOS and Reboot shenanigans, I'd say Human Physiology (obviously, since most of Star Fleet is human), Comparative Physiology (emphasizing common alien species like Vulcan, Andorian, etc.), Pharmacology (since he's always pulling some new antidote or drug out of his ass to save the day), and general Psychology (Again, since he's claimed to be responsible for the physical and mental health of the officers on the Enterprise).

He obviously has some combat skills as well, since I am sure they are classes at Starfleet. Nothing excessive outside the realm of basic self-defense and marksmanship, though.

Inventory: Starfleet-issue uniform (science branch)
Communicator
Tricorder
Phaser
Medical bag (Nothing too expansive outside of a basic survival kit [i.e. hyposrays for common illnesses and allergies, tools to close wounds, disinfectants, burn salve, etc., and a uh poor undead tribble McCoy brought back to life. Yep.])

Suite: Water Sector, preferably one floor. McCoy doesn't strike me as someone that needs to be wrapped around technology to function; he seems a bit of the opposite. I think he can appreciate a bit of simplicity (he frequently refers to himself as a simple country doctor in the original series). Also, he may as well be as close to exotic ingredients and eccentric items as possible, since I'm sure he'll be needing them.

In-Character Samples:
Third Person:

"You've gotta be outta yer mind!" Leonard shouted at a vendor from in front of his (her?) makeshift store that amounted to a large cart with an antique insulator keeping his food hot. Having miraculously chosen the busiest alleyway by blind luck, the constantly churning crowd gave him a legitimate excuse to raise his voice. Not that he ever needed one. "I just want one stick! One! And you're askin' how much?"

"Price is the price. Inflation is high right now," the Kedan explained, but didn't look particularly sorry about it at all, the doctor noted. "If you don't like it, go somewhere else."

That clipped tone left plenty to be desired. Whatever happened to the customer is always right, he wondered bitterly. Leonard was a doctor, not a merchant, but even he knew when he was being swindled out of currency, out-dated or not. Frankly, he had a hunch this guy was just preying on his naivety, but what choice did he have? Regardless of the state of the Prime Directive (which McCoy theorized was at shitstorm level at this point), he wasn't going to add to its descent to hell in a little hand basket. Starting a fight with a native could create a galactic incident, and that sure as hell wouldn't be good for his career. That was Jim's job anyway.

"Alright, alright--Here!" He slammed a few coins down for the vendor. "Why don'tcha take the shirt off my back while yer at it," the doctor mumbled.

"... You offering?"

Snorting with disgust, Leonard took his over-priced reward in his hand, ignoring the warm grease that began dripping on his hand. All of a sudden, he felt all the more pissed and embarrassed as he stood there with his kebab stick. Like a goddamn tourist. All he needed was a holo-imager and the look would be complete. "Unbelievable," he grumbled under his breath as he strode off in a random direction to follow this embarrassing spectacle to its pitiful end.


Network:

[The transmission begins in an empty room with the distant sounds of shuffling and cursing.] Well this is just peachy... [A small hand-held device is slammed in front of the monitor before a gruff face appears. What's left of the instrument is bent and has been hollowed out to catalogue all the functioning and non-functioning parts.]

It's too long and too painful a story--And the offenders responsible have already been dealt with [JIM!]. All I wanna know is there anything salvageable on this turtle's green shell that can help me repair it? I'm...! I'm not askin' for dilithium here--Just, some kind of power source beyond the scope of the sun and wind! Hell, nuclear fission’s soundin' pretty good right now...

Anyway, if anyone's knowledgeable in the resources at our disposal or any technicians would be more than helpful.

McCoy out.