Chief Warrant Officer Srivas
Name Srivas
Position Boatswain
Rank Chief Warrant Officer
Character Information
| Gender | Male | |
| Homeworld | Vulcan | |
| Species | Vulcan | |
| Date of Birth | 2315 | |
| Age | 86 |
Physical Appearance
| Height | 6' | |
| Weight | 173 lbs | |
| Hair Color | Brown | |
| Eye Color | Brown | |
| Physical Description | With his tall height and a frame more athletic than many other Vulcans, a severe disposition, and a penetrating gaze that seems to judge and weigh heavily on people, Srivas can make for a physically imposing man. His age is indeterminate, as with many of his race. Srivas seems to have mastered the art of keeping his expression smooth and without emotion, while at the same time being able to convey a number of thoughts - especially stern disapproval. |
Family
| Spouse | None | |
| Children | None | |
| Father | Seltar, 147 | |
| Mother | T'dess, 148 | |
| Brother(s) | S'lar, 71 |
Personality & Traits
| General Overview | Srivas is most thoroughly Vulcan. He practices the strict suppression of emotion in favor of logic, has a very rationalist outlook of the universe with little room in it for superstitions or other nonsense, and holds himself aloof from other races in a way that could easily be interpreted as arrogance. His demanding standards as a Boatswain make him a terror during drills, drills he tends to schedule with some frequency to make sure that everyone is up to par. Srivas is a veritable encyclopedia on Starfleet regulations and procedures, seeming to never need to have a reference at hand as if he's committed them all to memory. Srivas is not one to mingle socially, though can often be seen in social gathering places observing others silently and with a vaguely disapproving look about him. He insists that he is not corrupted by the illogical practices of other races. | |
| Strengths & Weaknesses | Srivas has the typical physical strength, stamina, and general resilience of his people. His impressive memory and attention to detail go beyond the norm, however. Srivas is quite proficient at his job, be it maintaining high levels of training and readiness amongst a crew, standing in at Ops when required to run ship systems and sensors, using his engineering skills to assist, or leading damage control efforts during an actual crisis. His self-imposed isolation and his brutal manner in running drills often keeps him from earning the respect of others, and certainly their friendship. His telepathic abilities are weak for the average Vulcan, and he is unable to perform mind-melds. Srivas also has a notable weakness for sweets for those who pay attention to what he eats. He is not influenced by alien influences at all, it is illogical to believe otherwise. |
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| Ambitions | To see at least one crew that is not entirely Vulcan, somewhere, sometime, someday, pass one of his training exercises with a perfect score. At that point, he believes he can retire knowing that he has accomplished one seemingly impossible task. Perhaps he'll take up acting then, or teach classes on patience at the Vulcan Science Academy. | |
| Hobbies & Interests | Srivas' interests seem almost entirely focused around his job. His shipmates swear he finds satisfaction in torturing others with repeated drills, simulations, or training exercises, even though his Vulcan expression never suggests anything more than professional detachment. He drives the damage control teams hard, and one can often see him drilling them even more than the rest of the crew. Srivas might get little sleep, as he is often turning up where he is least expected and certainly not very welcome, at the worst possible times, holding a PADD containing the latest updates on Starfleet training standards for a department and with a glint in his eye that promises suffering. When he has some privacy, Srivas does other typical Vulcan things. He meditates, plays Kal'toh, exercises, indulges in chocolates and caramels, practices art forms such as drama and music, studies, eats jelly beans, and watches his latest soap operas that he's missed while at work or, better yet, partakes in interactive soap opera holodeck programs. For exo-cultural studies of course. He is most definitely not in any way corrupted by the illogical impulses or indulgent emotional behaviors that other species are subject to and his watching of these fictions while eating things that can only remotely be called 'food' with no nutritional value at all cannot be interpreted for having any other purpose besides expanding his understanding of other species. |
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| Languages | Vulcan, Federation Standard, Zakdorn, Ferengi |
| Personal History | According to Srivas' personnel file, he seems to have lead a very typical Vulcan life before joining Starfleet. Born in the early years of the Twenty-Fourth Century, he was an average student from an average family, at least amongst Vulcan standards. Srivas distinguished himself on occasion by having an impressive facility for detail and a commendable mechanical aptitude. He took easily to the rigors and training Vulcans endure from a young age to master their emotions, having little difficulty as a boy in learning that control. If he seemed at times perhaps too interested in alien cultures, it was marked down as a healthy level of curiosity. When he came of age, Srivas began schooling in the areas of education and efficiency, typical fields for one who would become a trainer of others in years to come. His first career after school was as an efficiency coordinator for the Vulcan Shipyards. He spent years in orbit, streamlining procedures and logistical processes, crew scheduling and duty rotations. His efforts earned him the high praise of "Satisfactory" on his job performance there, which stood him well as he moved on to his next career. In 2333, Srivas enlisted in Starfleet. In 2334, he was put on a strict diet regimen by Academy medical personnel that limited his replicator access, which was lifted sometime in 2338. There is a completely normal data loss in his personnel file regarding why the limitation was lifted. Those early 24th Century isolinear chips were so prone to failure, apparently. |
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| Service Record | Srivas has witnessed many things with his time in Starfleet, most of which would make him shake his head and sigh if his control had been altered by the influences of alien cultures. Which it has not. Srivas served on the front lines of the Federation-Cardassian War as part of logistic efforts to keep the troops supplied, encountered the Ferengi in early raids before a peace was established, endured skirmishes with the Romulans as they came out of their generations-long period of isolation, had supply chains interrupted during conflicts with the Maquis, and of course, the Dominion War. Through these violent years, Srivas saw more than his fair share of combat duty, and has received multiple commendations in his record for bravery. He insisted that he was only doing his duty and providing a much-needed service to those troops who really mattered and needed no recognition. However, his actions during the Dominion War in taking command of his logistics squadron on Chin'Toka after it came under heavy assault by the Jem'Hadar saw him promoted into a warrant officer position as he was able to bring his fellow servicemen out alive without the loss of their supplies and equipment. After the wars, Srivas spent time on board other starships and seemed content to find postings that took him out of direct and likely conflict. He transferred from risky duty to that on board exploration and science vessels, and while they might have their own share of violent encounters at times it is a generally safer type of posting than he has served in the past. He currently serves on board the USS Vesta as it's Boatswain. |