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|Weight={{Lbs|150145}}

|Hair Color=Fiery redginger orange

|Age=2526

|Sibling=Daan(283 years older), Danika (241 year younger)

|Complexion=Almost ghostly palePale Caucasian, that stubbornly refuses to tan under any circumstances.|Hair Style=Double She keeps her hair at or around shoulder length, and the style varies depending on her mood. Normally she’ll go with a double dutch (boxer) braid on duty. Off dutyor a short ponytail, normally worn or just leave it loose.

Once the Phoenix returned to base, Vonn urged Beka to travel to Earth to a school in Copenhagen that specialised in helping those who had an incomplete education, as a precursor to the Academy and a Star Fleet career. A revitalised Sydesh didn’t need telling twice. The teachers there worked to harness her ferocious drive and temper her apparently limitless enthusiasm, and whilst she remains headstrong and sometimes impetuous, this is still a calmer person emerged at huge improvement on the end ball of itenergy that arrived in Copenhagen.

When the time came to graduate, Vonn D’Jaoun came back to Earth for the ceremony. The two of them spent a long time catching up, and the words of encouragement from her mentor gave Sydesh a massive lift as she readied herself for her first assignment. She was posted to the USS Artemis, joining up with the crew just before the Pathfinder Expedition departed for the Delta Quadrant. Beka was much more confident and assertive than most new graduates, and she found an early niche dealing with the louder and more boisterous patients that came through the doors of the Medical Complex. One of her first patients was Evie Crawford, daughter of the ship’s CO Tyra, and the young doctor took it in her stride.  The Artemis’ first mission in the Delta Quadrant involved the evacuation of a Talaxian asteroid base that had been attacked by Kazon. Midshipman Sydesh led a small medical team that was initially set to work with the ‘walking wounded’, treating cuts, bruises and broken bones. When the Talaxian chief doctor Bix was incapacitated by heart failure and transported to Artemis for treatment, Beka stepped up. She carried out a string of life-saving operations and was instrumental in the transfer of patients to the Sickbays of the Pathfinder ships for transport to New Talax, building out an infirmary on board the Talaxian ship Wixiban for the trip and working as hard as anyone to get proper medical facilities in place on the newly settled world when they arrived.  Beka was awarded the Star Fleet Commendation Medal for her outstanding performance. Unfortunately things weren’t so clear-cut and praiseworthy outside of the Medical Complex. She was reprimanded by the First Officer Jenny Braggins for brawling in the ship’s gym, clashed with Chief of Security Coleman after a misunderstanding about his past, and embarked on a short-lived relationship with Nathan Ramius that ended with her being dumped halfway through their second date at a Halloween party. Most infamously, when the away team was assembling to go to the Talaxian asteroid base, Sydesh saw two officers having an ‘intimate’ conversation outside the transporter room and decided to wolf-whistle them whilst blaming someone else. That decision backfired spectacularly when the two officers were revealed as the Artemis’ Quartermaster Cera Morgan, queen of the ship’s information networks, and the Chief Engineer Benjamin Elias.  The young doctor’s antics were enough to earn her some tough conversations, not least with the CMO Commander Tyrol. To her credit Beka didn’t hide away from the consequences of her actions, and she accepted that she needed to change. Her full-throttle, all-energy style had carried her through the Riftrunner and the Academy, but it was severely hurting her prospects on Artemis.  The next couple of weeks were probably the most formative time in Sydesh’s life to that point. Jenny Braggins agreed to mentor the fiery Midshipman, and the FO’s tough love and experience were a huge help. Beka took part in training exercises with the Security department to show she understood both the military discipline expected of her and how to perform as part of a team. She also took a communications course to better understand how to handle herself in the field, and leadership training to make sure she knew what was expected of her.  Beka also earned her taekwon-do black belt at this point, and it was a huge deal for her. She was lucky and tough enough to have emerged from the destruction of Eisnor and her time on the Riftrunner with relatively few mental scars from her experiences. But one of them was a preoccupation with being able to defend herself. When she was rescued by the USS Phoenix, she weighed a feeble 89lbs and had spent years sleeping in remote corners of the cargo bay, clutching an old disruptor to stay safe. Cdr D’Jaoun, a 3rd-dan black belt in taekwon-do, started to train Sydesh in self-defence and showed her a few moves, and the girl took to it like a natural and stuck with it. Her competitive streak was kept reasonably in check at the Academy but once she joined a crew, she felt a constant need to prove herself and demand the respect of her peers. Training sessions could quickly get out of hand if she felt slighted, and that had caused the fight that got her barred from sparring in the Artemis’ gym. With a black belt around her waist though, she felt validated, like there was no need to prove that she wasn’t that runt off a backwater freighter any more. She was someone that could protect herself and those around her if she needed to. This also showed itself in how she used her free time away from the Medical Complex. Sydesh still trained to maintain the high levels of fitness and honed physique she worked so hard to get. But she went from someone who spent pretty much every waking hour either working or working out, to making a point of spending just as much time indulging her creative side. This balance helped her gain some perspective, improve her mental health and make sure that her energy and drive was channelled into the right places. All of her hard work didn’t go unnoticed and Beka was promoted to Ensign, something that had looked to be in doubt as the misdemeanours racked up. In a real show of faith from Dr Tyrol, she was also asked to step up and lead the Medical Complex floor in the absence of the CMO and the supervising doctor.  As a new mission starts, Ensign Sydesh is keen to show just how much she’s learned from her mistakes and grown as a person.

|Minors=Sydesh went down the surgical track, specialising in trauma and emergency medicine with modules in xenobiology Xenobiology and advanced surgical techniques. Unusually she also studied field engineering. She learned a lot of shortcuts and bodges keeping the Eisnoran equipment and the Riftrunner going, many of which were considered needlessly dangerous by actual engineers. For her it was important to learn the ‘right way’ to do things, even if it did keep her at the Academy another year.|Hobbies= When she first joined Star Fleet, Beka spends a lot spent 95% of her spare time at the gym training and working out. Her fascination for prizefightingWhilst she does put in a lot of gym time now, started by watching illicit video feeds on the Riftrunnershe also make a point of indulging her creative side. She has a keen interest in designing clothes, meant that manipulating replicator patterns and using wearable tech to produce some unique garments. She makes most of what she wears and occasionally creates things for her friends too. Tattoos have always fascinated her taking up martial arts and boxing was inevitableshe has a sketchbook full of potential ideas to add to her ink. She’s proved very capable, relying on speed also rekindled her love of freestyle and 5-a surprising power that’s dumped many sparring partners face-first onto a crash mat. Unusuallyside football, she also doesn’t need any prodding having been introduced to the sport at all to keep catch-up with her Continuous Professional Development goals, keeping up with the latest developments with a genuine interestschool in Copenhagen.|Short=<s>Establish herself on board a Star Fleet vessel and save her first life in a teal tunic.</s> Make the most of her ‘new start’. Show that the confidence that has been placed in her was not misplaced.

|Phobias=Being left unable For much of her life, Sydesh was just about able to get enough food to help herself survive, meaning she was physically weak until her rescue from the Riftrunner. As strong as she is now, she is a recurring nightmare – the very idea haunted by nightmares of being left vulnerable and reliant on others is something she’s not been able to get overthat feeble, skinny runt again.|Likes=Spicy Good food, good company and indulging her outright strange idea of fashionadrenaline-fuelled holodeck programs.|Dislikes=When word spread around Artemis about her past on freighters, she was called a pirate and a scavenger behind her back. She hates absolutely hated being dismissed because of judged by people who hadn’t even met her age or what people think she should be.|Peeves=Like most doctors she’s a terrible patient herself, forever trying to intervene in her own treatment no matter who the doctor is.|Habits=Beka is hyper-competitive, and freely admits to being an awful loser. After an uneasy and unhealthy relationship with alcohol for much of her life, she went teetotal after being put on the call roster for the first time as a Midshipman and hasn’t touched the stuff since.|Achievements=Overcoming her difficult childhood to join Star Fleet is easily , and performing well enough on her biggest achievement first mission to dateearn a medal from the demanding Artemis command staff. She’s ambitious enough to want to replace that very soon though

|Strengths=Incredible coolness She is incredibly cool under pressure, ability and able to make use of her fierce intelligence to improvise and learn quickly. She’s also in peak physical condition, fit and strong enough to keep pace with the most strenuous days Star Fleet can throw at her with plenty left in the tank, and a formidable close quarters opponent for anyone due to her blazing speed and pinpoint taekwon-do technique.

|Taste=Eclectic would be putting it mildly. She’s been known Left to turn out in anything from jeans her own devices, Sydesh usually wears hooded jumpers and combat boots tiny shorts to floofy dresses and skyscraper heelsbe comfortable. Her idea of fashion When she does not match with anyone else’sdecide to dress up, but it doesn’t stop her indulging pretty much always in clothesshe designs and makes herself, she actually has a real sense of style and a knack for knowing what suits her and what doesn’t.|Features=When she arrived on Earth, Beka was covered in scars and tattoos from a harsh few years in space. She had everything removed apart from and then 2 of the tattoosredone properly. There’s an ornate stylised phoenix wrapped around her upper left arm, with the wings reaching across the front and back of her shoulders. On the underside of her right forearm is a scroll with are the words Can’t Rain All the Time, one of her father’s favourite sayings. As she normally works with her sleeves rolled up, the latter tattoo is usually visible.

|Friends=There’s She’s particularly close to 4 fellow officers. She had a special place in Beka’s heart for Commander Vonn D’Jaounrough start with her room-mate Nathalie Okehampton, but the CO of the USS Phoenix, who rescued Sydesh from the wreckage of the ship she had lived ontwo eventually found common ground and are genuine friends nowadays. The human / Bajoran woman saw something in Beka and took Eli McKenna joke they have a ‘womance’ going on, only reinforced by Beka being the time one to win surgically repair Eli’s knee and finally fix an old and troublesome injury. Robin Mayfair and Sydesh bonded as ‘outsiders’ in the girl’s trustMedical department, sponsoring her entry into a special ‘catch-up’ school and ultimately both of them being targeted for grief for their backgrounds but still climbing the Academyranks. They’re And despite their romance being cut short, Beka still in touch, the Commander watching over her headstrong chargehas a soft spot for Nathan Ramius, and the newly qualified Midshipman using the experienced officer as a sounding board she’s glad they can still talk and source of much-needed advicehang out. The phoenix tattoo on Sydesh’s arm is a tribute to Cdr D’Jaoun, the person who gave her a future

|Crucial=When she was introduced to Disney films on Earth, having just turned 18. She didn't hit puberty until late because of her development problems, but then it all hit her at once. At first Beka couldn’t get enough of the Disney princesses, and it took her a while to understand that it wasn’t because she wanted to be one, it was because she was developing a crush on Elsa and Aurora. At first she thought she was gay, but it soon became apparent that whilst she preferred women, she could be attracted to someone regardless of gender or species. When At first this ‘awakening’ made her feel like there was something wrong with her and for a while she realised hid it. After she broke down in class, a counsellor at her catch-up school helped her realise that she was pansexual and that there were others like it was completely natural, helping her, she felt truly feel comfortable in her own skin for the first time.|Role Model=Beka isn’t entirely comfortable with the idea of role models – she wants to be herself and not dedicate her life to being like someone else. But she looks up to Vonn D’Jaoun most of all and if there was someone she would want to be like, it’s the half-Bajoran captain. Vonn saw something in Beka and took the time to win the girl’s trust, sponsoring her entry into a special ‘catch-up’ school and ultimately the Academy. They’re still in touch and the phoenix tattoo on Sydesh’s arm is a tribute to Cdr D’Jaoun, the person who gave her a future.