( application | maskormenace )

〈 PLAYER INFO 〉
NAME: Kerry
AGE: 29
JOURNAL: skittys
IM / EMAIL: pm
PLURK:
RETURNING: Lilith ( sathan )

〈 CHARACTER INFO 〉
CHARACTER NAME: Deanna Troi
CHARACTER AGE: 43
SERIES: Star Trek
CHRONOLOGY: Post-Star Trek Nemesis
CLASS: Hero
HOUSING: RNG

BACKGROUND: link

PERSONALITY:

Deanna is a very warm and friendly individual who tries to see others in the best light, to look past any mistakes that they have made (unless her empathy gives her a different feeling) in order to be able to help them. As well as working to help others through her counselling duties Deanna also likes to do so in a personal capacity as well, giving friendly advice to both her friends and colleagues (for example on relationships or a course of action to take). Although it can be hard to distinguish between Deanna's counselling role and friendly guiding there are instances where it is noted, for example after the death of Captain Picard's family Deanna goes to him, having sensed his emotional pain, and offers comfort to him, allowing him to simply talk and share memories in order to help him, as a friend would. Deanna is also very close with the Enterprise's senior staff, having served with them for many years but also due to her warm and caring personality which endears her to others.

Deanna is also highly intuitive, something which her empathy heightens. It can be said that Deanna's intuition is her empathy, due to her being able to sense feelings of others, however where Deanna's own human intuition comes into it is in putting these feelings into context with an individual's intentions - although she may sense deception from an individual this is all that her empathy tells her, and it is with her own mind that she needs to put into context what the deception may be regarding. Deanna is also intelligent, in this and also in other practical applications. Having attended and graduated from Starfleet Academy Deanna is a trained and qualified psychologist, one that has also risen to the rank of Commander after passing the Bridge Officer's exam - something that needs intellect and experience, and being able to work the two together. Deanna has also used her intuition to beat Data, an android, at three-dimensional chess by playing a rather risky move that he could not anticipate.

She is also a rather calm individual, one that prefers to find peaceful solutions to conflicts rather than reacting with anger or violence. As such she also tries to keep control over her emotions, preferring to stay in calm in tense or highly emotional situation, to try and act as a balance for others so that they may also regain or maintain emotional composure. Another reason for this is to prevent the projection of Deanna's own emotions. Although Deanna's telepathy is limited to reading only other Betazoids, if Deanna was not in enough control of her emotional state it could negatively affect other telepathic beings that were around her. Although Deanna tries to retain control over herself there are certain situations where she is unable to remain calm, for example when someone she cares about greatly is in danger. In situations like these Deanna can become impulsive in her attempts to save them, for example when Captain Picard had been trapped by a rockslide on the Ba'ku homeworld, as her instinct to use her phaser on the rocks would most likely have caused further rock slides.

As well as helping the crew Deanna also spends time with several of them, mostly the senior staff, during her off duty hours. Deanna enjoys playing poker (and is not known to bluff), and often works out or attends a mok'bara class with her friend Beverly Crusher. Deanna also knows how to play the piano, although it is uncertain as to at what level this is, and she also enjoys chocolate. Deanna has been noted to order something containing chocolate when she is stressed or unhappy and has herself commented that she has yet to find a chocolate that she does not enjoy. As well as spending her time with others, either in Ten Forward or on the holodeck, Deanna also enjoys her time to herself, allowing her to shut off and shut out everyone else, giving her some peace and a chance to think and reflect.

She also has incredibly strong beliefs, particularly regarding other forms of life. When Deanna was impregnated by an unknown lifeform Deanna was determined to see the pregnancy through despite the uncertainty of threat that her pregnancy may pose to her or what her child may pose to the crew. Deanna also found difficulties in passing the Bridge Officer's exam, particularly when she had to accept that the true purpose of it was to test her ability to command others in risky situations that could resolve in their death. Due to her caring nature, Deanna found this difficult, not wishing to cause the death of anyone, but she eventually realised that there were situations where she would be unable to save everyone and later passed the exam. Due to her abilities and her confidence in herself, Deanna also has a lot of pride. Deanna uses her positivity and confidence in her counselling, aiming to instil and raise the confidence of others, for example when Deanna worked with Reginald Barclay, who had become infatuated with her and thus created a holoprogram involving her in order to be able to talk to her, Deanna built a friendship with him through their counselling sessions, showing him that he didn't need the holoprogram and that he could talk to her, and thus they have been good friends for years since. Along with her lack of bluffing in poker, Deanna is incredibly honest. As part-Betazoid, a species of people who believe in utmost honesty (and being telepaths it is rather difficult to lie), Deanna also believes in honesty and does not often lie, or at least does not like to lie. Deanna also likes a challenge in her work, particularly an unusual case that she would need to think on and adapt her counselling techniques on, for example when she was contacted by Reginald Barclay with regards to Lewis Zimmerman, although Deanna (aboard the Enterprise) was lightyears away she requested a leave of absence in order to travel to Jupiter Station to meet and work with Doctor Zimmerman due to the challenge that he posed.

Deanna also has a fascination with Earth history and other cultures. Deanna has studied and is capable of speaking other languages (though which is not specified) and learned of Human culture and Earth history from her father, who was human. Deanna also has a particular fondness for Earth's Ancient West and enjoys Western scenarios on the holodeck. When on Earth in 2063 in an attempt to find and enlist the assistance of Zephram Cochrane to ensure that Earth's first contact with the Vulcan's still went ahead, Deanna had to integrate with 21st Century Earth culture in order to locate Zephram Cochrane. Deanna was later commended for her interpersonal skills when working with Doctor Cochrane despite the rather unusual 'counselling techniques' that she used, for example drinking with Doctor Cochrane and becoming rather drunk. Deanna has, however, been advised to research further with regards to pre-syntheholic beverages for any future missions.

POWER:

EMPATHY. The primary manifestation of her psionic abilities, Deanna is able to sense and read the emotions of other individuals, feeling them as well if they are particularly strong emotions. Betazoids are unable to sense emotions from those who don't have a typical brain structure (such as certain species or androids unless they can feel emotion).
TELEPATHY. Betazoids are naturally telepathic as a species, often speaking to each other telepathically than verbally. As a half-Betazoid Deanna's telepathic abilities are more limited. Whilst she is able to telepathically communicate with other telepathic species she cannot project her thoughts or read the thoughts of anyone who is not telepathic.

〈 CHARACTER SAMPLES 〉
COMMUNITY POST (VOICE) SAMPLE:

( voice | un: counsellor )

My name is Deanna Troi. I've spent the past several days since my arrival reading what I can about this world.

( so far only the device but she'll get to the libraries at some point )

Which makes me curious about where each of us is from, what each of our homeworlds are. It can be quite lonely in itself being taken from your home, particularly if there is no-one else here that we know. ( there's a brief pause. she's aware that this is supposed to be earth if an earth from a different time, perhaps with a different history given that earth didn't give people 'powers' in her reality ) Sharing something, a detail that you enjoy, a story of your friends can help, making you keep them in your heart. I understand that it isn't much or any solution but a little hope can do wonders.

( which brings her to something else that could help )

If anyone wanted to talk more I'm a good listener. I may not know your home but I would like to know of it.

( she offers a smile before closing the feed )

LOGS POST (PROSE) SAMPLE: link

FINAL NOTES: A permmissions post is here for her abilities.