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[Ray Santiago]
Xenolinguist/Crypologist
Lieutenant
Nicolas Batista
Male, Late-20’s
Terran (Brazilian)
Role: Nic is a brilliant linguist and a cryptology savant. He finds any problem or puzzle irresistible and can decode most ciphers after just a cursory glance. He has been working as a low-level analyst for Starfleet Intelligence for several years and was recruited to join the crew of the Enterprise as its Communications Officer.
History: Nic has never left the solar system in his life and space travel terrifies him. He has no interest in seeing the Galaxy and loved his old position, got comfortable in it. But he was essentially drafted into serving on the Enterprise and so came along begrudgingly.
Nic assumes that most of his duties will be on the ship, answering hails (jokes about being a glorified messaging bot) and decoding new alien languages. Unfortunately for him, first contact often meets beaming down to planets or alien vessels to converse directly with new, bizarre and unpredictable alien species.
Personality: He is much more comfortable in at a desk than in space, which he finds entirely too unpredictable and full of unnecessary risks. He often will hesitate to put himself in danger, but will do so reluctantly if it means aiding his fellow crewmembers. Some (such as Qora) would consider him a coward, but he simply believes that unnecessary risk is foolish. He tends to stand out from much of the rest of the crew in that he makes no attempt to appear to be a “brave explorer” and will openly flinch from danger and avoid confrontation.
Nic has a sarcastic, self-deprecating sense of humor and will use it to defuse a conflict.
However, Nic is a compassionate, generous person and will often do things for altruistic reasons just because “it’s the right thing to do”. He tends to be an optimist, despite his constant worrying about the dangers of space, and believes people are inherently good, if given a chance.
Nic doesn’t often offer his opinion on command decisions, but when he does, it’s usually with a bit of sarcastic humor and favoring a common-sense, risk-averse solution. Sometimes his solutions are genius insights that appear, to the rest of the crew, to come out of nowhere. Other times his solutions are so complex and creative that the rest of the crew consider them too “out there” or infeasible. His complex, fast-paced thinking sometimes leads him down the road to conspiracy theories, seeing patterns that aren’t really there.
Relationships: Nic has never had much need for a social life, having found most of his satisfaction in holofantasies. He isn’t lonely, he just prefers dealing with relationships he can control and predict. However, he finds that holodeck time is rationed on a starship and this makes him a bit grumpy. It also makes him have to relate to real people more and take chances on real relationships (which annoys him, considering it “too much work”). Nic's tastes in escapism tend towards epic adventure fantasy, though he has no taste for such excitement in real life. His "holosex" addiction has led him to have somewhat "unusual" tastes that make it difficult for him to connect with real women.
On the bridge, he mans the comm station and becomes friends with Viin. The two have a friendly rapport and become fairly inseparable. But they are more like best buddies or siblings than romantically interested in each other.
But Nic has a thing for strong women and finds Qora irresistibly hot. Qora is annoyed by this, but secretly a bit flattered. Nic knows nothing about her secret and Qora feels he would be sorely disillusioned if he ever found out (which actually tempts her to tell him someday).
Lieutenant
Nicolas Batista
Male, Late-20’s
Terran (Brazilian)
Role: Nic is a brilliant linguist and a cryptology savant. He finds any problem or puzzle irresistible and can decode most ciphers after just a cursory glance. He has been working as a low-level analyst for Starfleet Intelligence for several years and was recruited to join the crew of the Enterprise as its Communications Officer.
History: Nic has never left the solar system in his life and space travel terrifies him. He has no interest in seeing the Galaxy and loved his old position, got comfortable in it. But he was essentially drafted into serving on the Enterprise and so came along begrudgingly.
Nic assumes that most of his duties will be on the ship, answering hails (jokes about being a glorified messaging bot) and decoding new alien languages. Unfortunately for him, first contact often meets beaming down to planets or alien vessels to converse directly with new, bizarre and unpredictable alien species.
Personality: He is much more comfortable in at a desk than in space, which he finds entirely too unpredictable and full of unnecessary risks. He often will hesitate to put himself in danger, but will do so reluctantly if it means aiding his fellow crewmembers. Some (such as Qora) would consider him a coward, but he simply believes that unnecessary risk is foolish. He tends to stand out from much of the rest of the crew in that he makes no attempt to appear to be a “brave explorer” and will openly flinch from danger and avoid confrontation.
Nic has a sarcastic, self-deprecating sense of humor and will use it to defuse a conflict.
However, Nic is a compassionate, generous person and will often do things for altruistic reasons just because “it’s the right thing to do”. He tends to be an optimist, despite his constant worrying about the dangers of space, and believes people are inherently good, if given a chance.
Nic doesn’t often offer his opinion on command decisions, but when he does, it’s usually with a bit of sarcastic humor and favoring a common-sense, risk-averse solution. Sometimes his solutions are genius insights that appear, to the rest of the crew, to come out of nowhere. Other times his solutions are so complex and creative that the rest of the crew consider them too “out there” or infeasible. His complex, fast-paced thinking sometimes leads him down the road to conspiracy theories, seeing patterns that aren’t really there.
Relationships: Nic has never had much need for a social life, having found most of his satisfaction in holofantasies. He isn’t lonely, he just prefers dealing with relationships he can control and predict. However, he finds that holodeck time is rationed on a starship and this makes him a bit grumpy. It also makes him have to relate to real people more and take chances on real relationships (which annoys him, considering it “too much work”). Nic's tastes in escapism tend towards epic adventure fantasy, though he has no taste for such excitement in real life. His "holosex" addiction has led him to have somewhat "unusual" tastes that make it difficult for him to connect with real women.
On the bridge, he mans the comm station and becomes friends with Viin. The two have a friendly rapport and become fairly inseparable. But they are more like best buddies or siblings than romantically interested in each other.
But Nic has a thing for strong women and finds Qora irresistibly hot. Qora is annoyed by this, but secretly a bit flattered. Nic knows nothing about her secret and Qora feels he would be sorely disillusioned if he ever found out (which actually tempts her to tell him someday).
COSTUMING
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