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Sam_SemaJ

% Sam - A Cautionary Tale in Bedside Manner

(For the TL;DR of original sam’s biography, he was once a test pilot in the private sector on Earth. The death of his wife in an industrial accident led him to pilot for starfleet, aboard Arcadia. From there he finished academy coursework in psychology, eventually earning his PhD and changing posts to be Arcadia’s counselor. He is generally a humble and thoughtful individual, and through a lot of plot, has come to peace with the loss of his wife)

 

Once upon a time in %

 

Sam Sema’J had always been sharp…always seen to the core of things. He wasn’t sure if it was all genetics or if it came from observing his talented parents, one a crack engineer, the other a studied psychologist. As he left childhood, one of the things he saw to the core of was the inherent hazardousness of the work his father did. Who would choose such a crude and dangerous path as being an engineer…a mechanic. Machines could work on machines, why even be involved? He grew callous toward his father, a proud man who worked expertly with his hands. The harsh attitude pushed Nnamdi Sema’J to work even harder to prove himself…he became a workaholic…and became somewhat estranged from his family.

 

Sam followed in the academic footsteps of his mother. What could be a purer expression of someone who can so clearly interpret the world around him then peering into the depths human beings. He dove headfirst into his studies, having time for neither pastimes nor relationships. The values of Starfleet or the Federation weren’t really of import to Sam as he sought to understand the experience of humans. The reality was, however, that their academic facilities and resources were second to none, and it was the institution where his mother had made her mark. The brilliant and perceptive Dr. Sema’J burned through the academy. He soon exceeded the accomplishments of the elder Dr. Anna Sema’J and had produced several influential studies and taught most of the upper level courses. While he spent some time in individual instruction of to-be ship’s counselors, Sam found their approaches to be limited in their practicality: namely they were only interested in how they could improve the efficacy of the deep space crews that were at the heart of Starfleet. Sam kept this distraction to his purer science at a minimum and focused on his research.

 

All this led to something completely unexpected for the now reclusive academic, and those of high intellect and perception don’t find much to be unexpected. A fateful communique was sent to him one day informing him that, much to his dismay, his position, tenure and research support rode on one final stipulation of his having been involved with the Starfleet Academy.

 

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To: Samuel Sema’J Ph.D. - Starfleet Academy Department of Psychology

From: R. Admiral James Kaggan, Dean of the Faculty

Subject: Tour of Duty Requirement

 

Dr. Sema’J, it has been brought to my attention that your administrative records show you have not completed a tour of duty aboard a Starfleet vessel in ongoing deep space operations. This is a requirement of all research program students and resulting staff of the Academy. You have been in tenure for 10 years and your records further show that you have been granted deferment of this requirement 5 times during that period. I’d like to impress upon you, Dr., the importance of this requirement as all of Starfleet works together to support our exploratory and peacekeeping endeavors throughout the galaxy. Any remaining refusal of this duty will result in your removal from our institution and the cessation of existing research support, tenure notwithstanding.

 

I am now informing you Dr. Sema’J that your completion of this requirement will begin one month from today. You are being granted a field commission of Full Lieutenant due to your considerable academic accomplishments. On the date in the attached roster paperwork, you will report to the U.S.S. Arcadia under the command of Captain Arizhel and Commander N’Dak. During the ships voyage to Deep Space 27 for the commencement of it’s next exploratory tour, you will complete evaluations of the senior staff, and then counsel the ship’s entire crew as you see fit for the remainder of that tour.

 

Please direct any questions or concerns to the Assigning Office at the Starfleet Port Authority in San Francisco.

 

R. Adm Kaggan

____________________

 

Sam stared blankly at the screen for a full minute. He then quickly searched for the file on this captain Arizhel. A quick skim of the file revealed a capable and decisive commander…who accomplished such through an uncompromising, aggressive leadership style…being a Klingon.

 

This was going to be hell.

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