Post by Lt. Cmndr William Roberson on May 16, 2013 15:13:41 GMT -8
General Information
Character's Name: William Roberson
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Birthplace: Cambridgeshire, East Anglia, England
Rank: Lt. Commander
Department: Third Shift Doctor
Face Claim: Martin Freeman
Appearance
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 148
Hair Color: Graying, light brown
Eye Color: Hazel
Civilian Style: His hair is rather kept in a messy, sticky uppy style, black military like, old fashioned, coat. Button up checkered shirt, a white or black t-shirt is underneath. He wears blue jeans that are rather loose, of course he wears a pair of socks and black/ brown hiking boots.
Other: William does not wear any jewelery or have any odd coloring in his hair.
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Personality
William is very easy to get along with. He is very loyal to his ship mates, commanders and so on. It is extremely rare that he will disobey a direct order. This bloke is usually quiet, and to himself. When he does have a bit of a trust issue towards others when he first meets them, telling them, if they ask about his personal life that it is none of his or her business. When he really wants to talk to someone he usually turns to Grace for that. He is not the type to really goof off, instead he is rather dull, and boring. He is very protective of people that are close to him, and will often put himself in harms way to help them get to safety. When William is given an order, he gets a little OCD and makes sure they are carried out to the exact detail. He is very modest, keeping his volume at appropriate levels, making sure his posture is correct, and being careful with what he says to others. Really, the only way to see the other side of him, he must get drunk first. Which is hard to do because William does not like to drink for many reasons. He always puts 100 - 125% of his abilities into his work, no matter how he is feeling.
History
Birth date: September 2, 2370 to Fall of 2396:
Childhood to The Academy:
William
was born on September 2, 2370 and the only son of Kirk Roberson, at the time he
was a Commander of a vessel called the USS Galileo, and Lisa Roberson who was a
school teacher at the local university, teaching English classes. His father
was not usually around while William was growing up, when he was home; his
father spent as much time with him as he could. Teaching William the importance
of modesty, loyalty, and others that Kirk wanted out of William, and telling
him to follow Kirk’s and his grandfather’s footsteps to join the military. As his father was not around much, and his
mother usually working at the university. It was usually his auntie Sharon who
would sit at home taking care of him, and helping him with his homework when
help was needed.
William’s childhood was about the same as every other child his age. At school
he was always quiet and to himself, only speaking when someone spoke to him. No
one would pick on him, and very little would actually hang out with him.
William did not really care if anyone wanted to be around him or not, mostly
because he was focused on his education. When William entered what would the
equivalent of middle school he joined a ROTC like program that will prepare him
for the academy. His mother, father, and aunt were thrilled when he told them. When
high school started, William chose that he will be pursuing a medical career,
something that his three living relatives were once again proud of.
After graduating from secondary school with honors, William chose that he will
go to the local university for three years before transferring to the academy
to finish up his training and degree. During his time at the university and the
Academy, he would spend countless hours studying, he never accepted anything
lower than an ‘A’, if he got any results lower he retook the classes to get
that ‘A’ that he wanted. At the age of 25 he graduated from the Academy with
his medical degree.
January 2397- January 2402
After the Academy:
After graduating from the academy, and to the request of his father, William
was placed under Kirk Roberson’s command on board the USS Henry VIII.
Immediately William felt at home, he liked the fact that he was finally going
to be doing something that he knew he would be enjoying. His first assignment
in the spring of 2397 was to go with the ship on a diplomatic mission to Bajor,
the voyage was uneventful, especially for the medical crew. William was
disappointed with the voyage, he hoped that the next one will be a bit more
eventful. Later that summer the USS Henry VIII was sent on another mission,
once again there was not much of an event except for a three members of the
crew coming down with the flu, and rescuing crew of a broken down freighter where he helped treat some of the wounded, during which they all learned that the freighter was actually attacked. For the remainder of that year and
three months of 2398, the ship was taken out of service for maintenance work.
During the time that the ships crew were practically grounded, he met Grace
Hamleton when he went to a local pub for a couple of drinks. They quietly spoke
to each other for a minute or two before her current boyfriend took her away.
Later that night he was walking home when he came across Grace crying, seeing a
couple of bruises on her he naturally became concerned and walked her home,
along the way he learned that it was her boyfriend that did it to her just
because she was talking to William and some other people back at the pub. The next day he was walking at the park when
he came across her again, they talked again until her boyfriend, came across
them. During the encounter, William socked
the bloke in the jaw before he and Grace walked to a nearby coffee shop.
In
the fall of 2398, William and the rest of the crew were finally able to board
the ship and once again go off on another mission, this time it was to bring
aid to a part of a planet that was just affected by a massive earthquake. This
time William was finally able to show just what he was able to do while helping
treat some of the wounded, he was thrilled that he was finally putting what he
trained for into actual practice. Along the way home, he was promoted to
Lieutenant.
During the three voyages of 2399, they were once again uneventful until during a mission to a planet that was barely lived on by any species of being, William came down with a severe illness that had him incapacitated for the remainder of the voyage and another three months back on Earth.
In the year of 2400 after recovering from the illness he contracted, he was temporarily removed from service until he could properly recover and once again pass the physical exams. During the time of recovering and regaining his strength, William once again went back to college to get some more medical certifications. Later that year, ironically on his birthday, he passed the physical exam and was able to get back into service as a medical officer. With his new certifications, William was given the position of Third Shift Doctor, even though he was still just a Lieutenant. During the year of 2401, he watched as his father stepped down from command and his girlfriend Grace transfer to the USS Nike. Even though they had barely any contact with each other, he would regularly send her messages during his free time. During the year of 2402, the voyages were once again uneventful with only cases of the flu and cold.
2403- 2408
Career, personal life, transfer:
In the spring of 2403 on April 13th, William gave Grace Hamleton a promise ring, telling her that when both of them are ready that he will propose to her. That was when she told him that she was not able to have children, and was nervous about the fact that William might leave her because of that. William told her that he did not care if she was or wasn't able to have children. At the same time he saw himself being promoted to Lt.Commander. Voyages for the next three years (2404-2406) were not eventful during their voyages, except for rumors going around that the crew were going to be distributed to other ships as the USS Henry VIII and her sister ships were going to be permanently taken out of service. During the year of 2407, a group of rebellious crewmembers tried to take command of the vessel, even killing the Captain while he was inspecting the engine room. William was wounded during the event, after stabilizing his own wound, he helped to treat the others that were wounded by the crew members that were trying to force command of the ship. They were soon neutralized.
As if things could not get any worse, the power suddenly went out, except for the emergency power that kept certain parts of the ship running. Everyone on board thought that they were safe, until they learned that the ship was slowly being pulled towards the planet. When it was learned that the ship will just be ripped apart by the planet's gravity, a distress signal was immediately sent out. Just in time, another ship, the USS Lincoln came to their rescue. Once everyone was aboard, every one watched as the USS Henry VIII was taken into Bopak III's atmosphere and ripped to nothing but rubble.
When he returned home, he spent some time with Grace, who told him that while he was away, that his mother and father died of natural causes. Because he was not able to say good bye to them, William was torn up. He was not able to work his mind off of what he was not able to do because he had no ship to report to. In June of 2407 he got a message telling him to report to the USS Nike, he was honestly thrilled when he learned he was given a position and that his girlfriend worked on the same ship.
Sample Role Play
William gave Grace a wide cheeky grin, "I will take you up on that offer
Grace." He sighed after Grace planted a gentle kiss on his cheek.
"You better get back to your post. You don't want to have the captain
coming after you on your first day." With that Grace walked away,
William watched her until she was around the bend. Clapping his hands
together for as he turned around and walked into the sick bay.
White
walls with computers and blinking lights here and there, with tables at
various parts of the room, which were equally spaced apart. There were
no one that needed the assistance of the medical staff. The ship has not
even out of Earth's orbit just yet as some crew members were still
being beamed to the ship. Walking over to a chair, William sat down and
started looking through the logs, just one more time before the voyage,
wanting to see where the ship was meant to go, and what not. He learned
that it never hurt to check once or twice before the voyage starts, it's
the best way to know what you will be dealing with right?
He
glanced over as another member of the medical staff walked into the
room, "Good morning." William looked back to the computer as he logged
it out and shut it off. Turning in his seat, he looked at the other man
with his head tilted some. "Is this your first voyage with us?"
The other man asked curiously, William nodded stiffly, "Yes this is.
With you. Not the very first voyage." He came to a stand and walked
around the desk, his fingers tracing the slick surface, taking note of
just how slick it was and the sounds it made as he trailed his fingers
along the surface, "Is this your first voyage?" He watched as the man
shook his head, "No, this is actually my fourth voyage." He
watched as the man smiled some and looked to him, "You sound as
though you are British. Are you British?" William nodded, "Yes I'm
British, from Cambridge." He smiled some, his hand dropped to his side.
"Aren't you meant to be on a British ship then?" William
shrugged, "I am not sure, all I know is that I was transferred to this ship for reasons that I do not know."
"Are
you married? Engaged? Are you dating anyone?" The man asked,
William frowned some and shook his head, "That.. don't you think that is
going a little bit too personal on a first chat?" William then walked
to his office, closing the door behind him when he got a beeping sound
from his insignia on his chest. Pushing it he waited for a couple
seconds, "Lt.Commander Roberson.." He immediately got his response, from
a feminine voice, something he was not really expecting at all, "Please come to the bridge immediately."
He pressed the small item again, "I will be right there." With that
William walked out of his small office and towards the doorway that will
lead him out of the sick bay.
Family and Relationships
William has no living family but there is a woman, who is also on board the USS Nike, by the name of Grace Hamleton. She is an Engineer. They have been courting for three years after another four years of being just friends. Grace is three years younger than William, age 35. She is wearing a 'promise' ring, meaning William has promised to stay with her even though the two of them are not 100% ready to commit to a marriage just yet. Grace is not able to have children, and is from America.
- Father: Captain Kirk Roberson, retired, died of unknown causes.
- Mother: Lisa Roberson, died.
- Grace Henderson: Is an Engineer on board, she's William's Girlfriend. It is not clear if they are just friends or are dating.
- Sharon Meadow: Aunt, still alive, Nurse.
