Samantha Jones

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Samantha is a 24th century Starfleet officer, most noted for her service as chief counselor of the Starfleet starship USS Wright followed by her service as joint Chief Medical Officer and Chief Counselor of the starship USS Olympus and later as Chief Medical Officer on the USS Peacekeeper and Starbase 386.

Physical Description

Sam is a beautiful young woman, often described by young men simply as "hot". She stands at five feet, ten inches, and her body is slim, each part of it in perfect proportion to the rest of her body.

Her shoulder-length brown hair almost matches her dark brown eyes, which give a warm and friendly feeling. Her perfectly smooth skin almost glows, and is left un-marked by tattoos and other bodily adornments.

Personality & Traits

General Overview

Sam has long ago dreamed of becoming a Counsellor professionally, since her friends helped her recover after the break up with her first boyfriend. She is always kind, and willing to help others, even if it puts herself in danger.

Sam is not, however, a girl who will shy away from action or adventure, and will often be seen on the holodeck on one of a large variety of simulations, and will often volunteer for away team missions eagerly.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Sam is very good at what she does. After passing he Sociology and Psychology A-Levels with high grades, it is no wonder why. She also has an excellent bedside manner, and will do everything she can to help someone. She also has had a solid knowledge of first aid since the time in her career when she was just a counsellor, which helped start her off on her medical career.

One of her weaknesses is that there are certain pieces of Starfleet technology that some would think nothing of utilising, while Sam will struggle. One such piece of technology is the shuttlecraft, which Sam has extremely limited knowledge of, and as such she wouldn't know where to start when piloting one. She is, however, extremely keen to learn new skills.

Ambitions

Sam has no real aspirations in her career which she has not already reached, but her ambitions from her early teens still remain; to do everything she can to help others, even if it puts her in danger, and to make new friends.

Hobbies & Interests

One of Sam's main hobbies, which she began in her early school years with financial help from her parents is music and the performing arts. She is a very skilled actress, and can play a variety of instruments, from the Saxophone, to the Flute, to the Guitar. Her music tastes have been described as an odd combination; her main like in music lies with the rock music of the early 21st Century, though she will occasionally listen to soft, more classical pieces.

Sam enjoys and will often partake in various sports, from swimming to rock climbing and trampolining, among others, and can occasionally be found with a sporting-themed program in the holosuite.

While off-duty, Sam also enjoys reading, though not so much writing. He favourite genre of book is science fiction, though some of the older books that she reads are closer to the current truth than the genre's name would have you image. She will also occasionally dip into History-Fiction, or Crime and Thriller books.

Languages

Federation Standard.

Family

• Father - James Jones
• Mother - Katherine Jones
• Uncle - Barry Jones
• Aunt - Janet Lloyd
• Cousins - Robert Jones, Kyle Jones

History

Samantha, or Sam, was born in space, in her parent's personal yacht. Needless to say, her parents were both very wealthy, and where in the process of returning to Earth after discovering her Mother's pregnancy while on one of their long-distance trips - they had wanted their daughter born on Earth, the central point of the Federation. Though that wish was not fulfilled, Sam and her parents were happy never-the-less.

Sam went to a private school in Northern England, attaining very high grades in her subjects, and receiving continuous praise from her teachers. During her school life, Sam gained her first boyfriend, John. John was a bit of a rebel, which was perhaps one of the reasons why Sam was attracted to him in the first place. Her parents disagreed with her desire to date him, but she ignored them. After a year of dating him, however, Sam discovered that John had been cheating on her for a number of months, and broke off the relationship, distraught.

As a result, her grades slipped, and her teachers became worried about her, though were slightly more understanding when her parents told them about the breakup. Eventually though, Sam's perseverance carried her through, and she managed to get over John, and raise her grades back to their rightful place.

Upon leaving school, Sam started college, which she attended for two years, attaining A-Levels in Sociology and Psychology, among others. Sam had valued the help her friends had given her in the form of informal counselling when she had broken up with John, and had long since aspired to becoming a full-time counsellor herself. This she achieved when she applied for Starfleet, gaining a place on a Diplomatic ship as a trainee counsellor.

Throughout her Starfleet Career, Sam eventually rose through the ranks, and although still young, managed to attain the rank of Lieutenant, Junior Grade. Eventually, in the year 2384, upon recommendation of the Chief Counsellor with whom she had worked with since the start of her career, she was transferred to Horizon Fleet, and given the Counsellor's office on the USS Wright. Shortly afterwards, before the vessel had even departed on it's first voyage, her orders were rescinded, and she was instead transferred to the USS Olympus with the rank of a full Lieutenant, and enrolled on a Medical course, as she was to serve as joint Chief Medical and Counselling Officer on the tiny little ship.

The Olympus held many fond memories for Sam, and she served there under Captain Celezar throughout her time as a Lieutenant, eventually being promoted to Lieutenant Commander under him. Serving as the ship's Second Officer during the Cold Station 12 incident, she temporarily took command of the ship while the Captain and his First Officer were each unable to.

Eventually though, after an encounter with a group of Romulans hell-bent on catching a terrorist suspect they believed was being helped by the Federation, the Olympus was destroyed in battle, and though her crew managed to escape before the ship exploded, it left a profound impact on all of them.

Having been ordered to see a counsellor herself for a number of months, Sam was eventually given the all-clear to return to full duty, and so waited at Starbase 386 for her next assignment - Chief Medical Officer on the USS Peacekeeper.

Service Record

2374 - Enlisted in Starfleet, Enrolled at Starfleet Academy
2375 - Second Year begins - Departmental specialisation; Medical & Counselling
2376 - Career specialisation chosen for final years; Counsellor
2378 - Graduation - awarded rank: Ensign
2378 - Assigned: USS Geneva, Counsellor
2380 - Promotion: Lieutenant JG
2384 - Assigned: USS Wright, Chief Counsellor
2384 - Reassigned: USS Olympus, Chief Medical Officer & Counsellor
-- Enrolled on Starfleet Medical course (follow-up from qualifications gained at SFAcademy) - Awarded MD
Late 2384 - Promotion: Lieutenant Commander, Second Officer
2385 - Assigned: USS Peacekeeper, Chief Medical Officer
2385 - Reassigned: Starbase 386, Chief Medical Officer

Awards

In chronological order;

USS Olympus Awards

• Horizon Fleet Three Month Service Cross
• Horizon Fleet Six Month Service Cross
• Captain's Merit