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#Post#: 1333--------------------------------------------------
Elihu M'Konel reporting in
DIR By: eli
Date: May 16, 2016, 7:07 am
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Character Details
Character Name: Elihu M'Konel
Aliases/Nicknames: Eli, Elijah
Character Age: 22
Character DOB: 2351
Character Image: Barns Courtney
Character Species: Betazoid/Romulan/Vulcan/Human (looks half
human, half Vulcan)
Gender: Male
Eye color: Hazel (though rare, changes to black when extremely
emotional)
Character Family: Lydia M'Konel (aunt), parents deceased,
siblings missing
Character Bio:
Elihu M'Konel was born on Alpha Centauri to Valen M'Konel, a
Vulcan/Romulan aide to the Romulan ambassador for the system,
and a human/Betazoid Alpha Centauri citizen named Lauren Azali.
When he was 15, Elihu discovered that his aunt Lydia, a
full-blooded Romulan who had been adopted by his father's
family, worked with the Tal'Shiar and was actively sabotaging
Cardassian outposts with the help of the Marquis and Bajoran
resistance.
A year later, he and his parents decided to register him in
Starfleet to utilize his natural empathic gifts. They moved to
Earth. At age 17, his father died in an assassination attempt on
the Alpha Centauri ambassador's life.
Right before joining Starfleet, Lydia went AWOL, his older
brother eloped with an Andorian female, and his younger sister
went missing. His younger brother remains on Earth with his
parents.
Your Details
Previous Role-Playing Experience: 15 years in chat, IM, forums,
email; admined multiple sites, created half a dozen.
Department Preference: Chief Counselor
Secondary Department Preference: Security officer
Additional information: I like realistic mystery, so I tend to
keep little surprises like Elihu's Betazoid heritage secret, at
least for awhile. However, I've chosen to forgo that to expedite
the RP process. Elihu appears to be human/Vulcan, but is
actually also part Betazoid and part Romulan. He uses his
Betazoid empathic ability in conjunction with his light Vulcan
telepathic ability to both feel others' emotions and project
emotions onto others. This means he can make someone who is
completely afraid feel calm and serene simply because he wishes
them to, but this takes a lot out of him and he doesn't do it
often. In fact, in RP he has only done it once or twice before.
He knows how to do the Vulcan neck pinch, and he has learned to
master his emotions with Vulcan logic and emotional repression.
This means that he does not express his own emotions, but he
does feel the emotions of others'. He has tried to learn how to
do the Vulcan mind-meld, but has not yet been successful at it.
How did you find 8th Fleet: I honestly dont remember. I think I
googled “star trek forum rp” or something.
Sample post:
PART 2: The Mutiny
“A Question of Loyalty”
Elihu M'Konel, Lunar Colony, Mining Barracks
2410
“Eli, tell me...do you think you could ever forgive her?”
Lieutenant (JG) Kidna, a female Vorta with short black hair, had
left the engineering department under Lieutenant Lang, and taken
on the blue uniform of a counselor. The uniform matched her eyes
well. At least, that's what Elihu M'Konel believed. Elihu looked
at the holo-camera that she set up, recording the therapy
session. He blinked, worried that somehow it would get out, and
his honest feelings would be shared with the quadrant.
“Don't worry,” Kidna said with a warm smile. She was truly not
an average Vorta. “I will not let anyone see these holo-vids.
They are just for you and me.”
Elihu cleared his throat and leaned forward on his bunk in the
gloomy four-person room. “Of course I'll forgive her for taking
my ship. I can forgive her right now. But...it's not that
simple, Kid.”
Kidna looked down at her PADD, typing something. “Why not?”
“She didn't just steal my ship; she showed me that...despite all
this power I have over emotions, I could not even sense her
betrayal. It's as much my fault as it was hers.”
“Didn't you once say that it's harder to read close relatives
than anyone else?”
Sub-Commander Lydia M'Konel, U.S.S. Philadelphia, Counselor's
Office
Lydia M'Konel's normally cold demeanor was broken momentarily by
a haughty snicker. “He told me himself, Counselor. And from that
moment on I know just how to get what I wanted.”
“Don't you feel...guilty...for taking the ship?” asked Lt.
Commander Vaughn Vincent, the Philadelphia's new counselor.
Once again, composure shifted and she became uncomfortable. She
swallowed and looked away from the holo-camera. “Yes, of course,
Vaughn. He's my nephew. I love him. I'd die for him, but he was
asking us all to die...for no reason.”
“Nobody knew,” Vaughn said, “that the fluidic portal was going
to be closed by the devices you planted. The designer
specifically told you that they wouldn't do that. So how did you
plan to close the portals?”
Lydia shrugged slightly. “We would've figured something out. We
always did. Maybe we could've destroyed one of the Undine ships
near enough to the portal...”
“Didn't you say the Undine ships had already been pushed through
the portal?”
“Are you my counselor, or are you my strategic operations
inspector?” snarled Lydia.
Vaughn sighed, “Alright. Do you think he'll ever forgive you?”
Lydia's face turned down and she stared down at her boots. “If I
were him, I wouldn't.”
One Week Earlier...
The M'Konels, U.S.S. Philadelphia, the bridge
“Sir!” Ensign Benson shouted, pointing his phaser at Elihu from
the rear of the bridge. “Drop it! You've been relieved of duty!”
Elihu was shocked. He looked around at his friends. Nel Kestral
kept her eyes averted. Science officer Ensign Dolth, a
Klingon/Bolian, slowly reached for a small type I phaser under
his desk on the port side of the bridge, behind Elihu. He
glanced over to Shran-Vix, who was still kneeling over her dead
young friend, Matt Archer. She was just glaring at Elihu. At
Engineering I, the Tellarite Ensign Garn Pekh, glanced over at
Elihu, but kept his fingers plying his console, doing as much
damage control as possible. He didn't care what happened to
Elihu.
Elihu nodded. “Very well.” He lowered his weapon to his side. He
noticed Benson do the same. Then Elihu said, “But I do know who
I can trust.”
Raising the phaser again, Elihu fired at Ensign Benson and dove
behind the science console. Dolth spun around and fired at the
security officer as well, but was shot by Nel Kestral from Ops.
Shran-Vix simply threw herself over Archer's body, protecting
him for some reason; she continued crying. Elihu shot Kestral
and took off for the exit between Ops and the science station.
Elihu M'Konel, U.S.S. Philadelphia, turbo lift 2
As the turbo lift hummed down the shaft, Elihu kept his phaser
pointed toward the door. His face was unmoving, but his eyes
were welling up with tears. As the seconds ticked away, his
clenched jaw began to shift and his lips quivered. He pinched
his lips together tighter and blinked the pain away. He shielded
himself against the intense emotions flowing not only from his
own crew, but also from those on the other ships; the terror,
the confusion, the anger, the sadness.
God, help me. God, forgive me.
The sobbing came forth abruptly and he collapsed to his knees,
dropping his phaser. Elihu screamed as the floodgates of
everyone's emotions were broken. He leaned against the double
doors of the turbo lift and cried in anguish. He punched the
doors. A few seconds later, he didn't notice the lift come to a
halt outside engineering. He fell through the opening doors and
was greeted by Ensign Kidna, his female Vorta engineer. She
knelt by him, putting her hands on his shoulders. Somehow, she
absorbed much of his agony.
“How?” he rasped, tears streaming down his cheeks as he looked
at her.
She answered, “Vorta have limited telepathic abilities. We never
really advertise it. Vorta females are particularly empathic,
which is why we are rarely used in military operations.”
Elihu nodded, both in understanding and gratitude. He clutched
her arm. “Lydia's taken the ship. We need to get outta here.”
Lydia M'Konel, U.S.S. Philadelphia, the bridge
Lydia M'Konel responded to Admiral Nat, “I appreciate your
assistance, Admiral. There has been a...situation. I have
assumed command of the Phili and I am moving her away from the
rift. You may release the tractor beam now. Oh, and one more
thing: let the rest of the fleet know that if anyone locates
Lieutenant Elihu M'Konel, he is to be detained in isolation
immediately and charged with mutiny and high treason.”
#Post#: 1347--------------------------------------------------
Re: Elihu M'Konel reporting in
DIR By: B'ozian Dyson
Date: May 16, 2016, 10:14 am
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Welcome Aboard Elihu,
I can offer you the position of Counsellor on the USS Atlantis
with the rank of Ensign.
Please report by Pm to myself and Commander Maria Sharpe and
feel free to jump in on the mission and the open holodeck
threads.
#Post#: 1358--------------------------------------------------
Re: Elihu M'Konel reporting in
DIR By: eli
Date: May 16, 2016, 11:31 am
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*curtsies and salutes at the same time, somehow* Thank you sir!
:)
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