<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Yep! <div><br></div><div><p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;">Sam was born in a small town back on earth. His dad was a nurse and his mom a maintenance worker. He was the youngest of three. The Finley’s were a hard working family who chose the small town life. But the small town life never fit Sam.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 13.1px;"><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;">From a young age he had a knack for tinkering and fixing things. His mom would oftentimes bring him on the job when he wasn’t at school. He loved to see how things worked, and try new things. Toying with antiquated technology became a hobby. He never applied himself to his studies, but he didn’t need to. He was regularly at the top of his class.. When he wasn’t tinkering he was hanging out with his friends and consuming mindless entertainment.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 13.1px;"><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;">When time came to pick a career he knew he didn’t want to follow his mom in maintenance. He loved the romance of Starfleet and had the accomplishments to become an officer. So he enrolled and joined Starfleet Academy. For the first time in his life he had to apply himself. At first his marks suffered, but by the end of his time there he was doing work that could have put him near the top of the class. </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 13.1px;"><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;">His first ship was the USS Braga. After early issues with follow-through he was given easier maintenance tasks. This frustrated Sam, but it also frustrated their chief of engineering who could see his flashes of brilliance. He was transferred to the USS Hades with the hopes that a new start would be the jolt needed to fulfill his potential. </p><p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"><br></p><div><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Feb 5, 2024, at 4:01 PM, Al Muir via Hades-nrpg <hades-nrpg@startrekfreedom.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Hey Tim, do we have a bio yet? Your friendly neighbohood Chief of Security needs to know.<div><br></div><div>Al</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Feb 5, 2024 at 12:28 PM Timothy Callow via Hades-rpg <<a href="mailto:hades-rpg@startrekfreedom.com">hades-rpg@startrekfreedom.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Mission: First Furlough<br>
Day: 3<br>
Stardate:2446.07.22<br>
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(USS Hades - FO Office - Ensign SG Sam Finley - 0803)<br>
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Sam rushed down the hall knowing he’d be late. Getting transferred to the USS Hades was a new beginning. A gift. He wanted to make the best of what fate had handed to him.<br>
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Only days before he was engineering officer on the USS Braga. He had been summoned by the Chief Engineering Officer for a performance review. He expected the worst. While Sam was more than competent in handling his tasks— he wasn’t given many of them. No one seemed to think he could handle it.<br>
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“You’re a bright young man,” Sam remembered her saying, “it’s just a shame you can never apply yourself to your full potential.” The condescension was the worst part. There were few things Sam hated more than manager speak. Made him feel like he was sheep.<br>
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“I know I’ve made mistakes, ma’am.” Sam began, “It has taken me some time to get used to life on a starship. But my work is good, you know it’s good.”<br>
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“You know, sometimes I envy you. The ease with which some things come to you.” She paused, looking down at a PADD on her desk. “You have the makings of a good officer. I don’t know if you’re a good fit on this ship, with this crew.”<br>
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Sam braced for the worst.<br>
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“That’s why I asked for a transfer. For your sake.”<br>
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Those words rang through his head. For your sake. Like she would know what’s best for Sam Finley.<br>
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But he was glad to have an opportunity to start over. To prove his mettle. Prove them wrong.<br>
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He entered the office exactly three minutes later than scheduled. “Lieutenant Commander,” Sam said confidently, “Ensign Samuel Finley, engineering. Reporting for service.”<br>
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(Reply Ire)<br>
(Posted by Tim)<br>
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