Lily the Doctor

Appearance
Female Droserans are large and bulky, and Lily is no exception. She stands at 6’11”, with thick arms and legs. In the space of ‘hair’ she has long strands of leaves. Not only on her head, but also going down her back. She has trimmed these back leaves down a fair bit, to ensure her uniform fits comfortably. Her skin is rough and barky, a light brown color. Her eyes are so dark to look black, looking almost empty in dim lighting. She’s often smiling in an attempt to put people at ease around her. An attempt that backfires, because her mouth is just a little too wide and full of rows of sharp teeth. That doesn’t stop her, though, because meat people like smiling.

Personality
Doctor Lily is a cheery person, or at least she tries to be. She almost always speaks in a happy tone and is almost always smiling, perhaps even at inappropriate times. The truth of the matter is, Lily has a lot of trouble communicating tone and mood, and almost as much trouble reading it in others. This isn’t due to a lack of empathy. She’s a doctor and genuinely wants people to be okay and happy. The trouble is, like most Droserans, she finds Federation languages to be simple and restrictive. She does try, though, to make those around her comfortable. Which mostly includes not using her scent glands (though sometimes scents will slip out if she’s particularly emotional), and smiling and trying to do things happy meat people do.

While her bedside manner might leave something to be desired, she is a skilled doctor. She’s incredibly dedicated, having spent nearly a century studying the physiology of meat people. Like many doctors, she’s quite intelligent. And, thanks to her unique background and physiology, she can think of solutions others might not consider.

Outside of her work, Lily isn’t the most social person. She isn’t as anti-social as other Droseran females, but it is still rare to see her reaching out to others. She’s still young enough to have some social skills, and will often accept invitations for companionship, as long as they aren’t too common. She requires time alone to recharge her social battery. In terms of socializing, she enjoys games, sports, and other competitive activities. The surest way to secure time with her is to challenge her to some kind of competition.

Ambitions
Doctor Lily strives to fully understand meat people and how they communicate.

Morals
I can be better than the past of my people. I can live up to the ideals of the Federation.

History
Like all Droserans, Lily was born male with a Grove of brothers. His grove had 11 total, including himself. Their childhood was unremarkable, raised by their mother until they reached adulthood. They left on their own volition, before their mother grew aggressive. Not all Droserans are so lucky, even in the more civilized, peaceful age of the present. They made no attempt to keep in contact with their mother, and to this day Lily has no idea where she is or what she might be doing.

Lily’s Grove spent a few decades going from job to job, trying out different careers. Waiters, farmers, bartenders. In the end, they settled on the old ways of hunting. While not as common as in the past, and heavily regulated, hunting is still done. They spent almost a century running through the protected woods of Hippolyta 3, bringing down prey with their bare hands and teeth. Halfway into their second century, a sense of wanderlust gripped a young Lily. He wanted to meet new people and learn about them and their societies. It didn’t take much to convince his Grove to follow him to the Federation. They had a bit of trouble fitting in, due to how different they were. Their skills at hunting weren’t very useful in the Federation, leaving them floundering for a vocation. The lack of capitalism made that less of an issue, but the Droserans didn’t want to be idle. In the end, they took up work at a Smokehouse restaurant, bringing fresh new flavors to Earth.

As the Grove reached their second century, they began to drift apart as they transitioned. While Lily still keeps in contact with her sisters, she hasn’t seen any since their 205th Uprooting. She joined Starfleet Academy not long after, still finding herself gripped by wanderlust. She knew, of course, this was an instinctual desire to find a territory to claim as her own. But the knowledge didn’t make it easier to ignore.

Surprisingly, Lily found the idea of medicine appealing. Her history at hunting was (to some) uncomfortably applicable. She already had a good grasp on the basics of anatomy, she simply had to learn to heal wounds rather than inflict them. Lily was a smart woman, a quick learner, and patient with failure. She didn’t get frustrated, she instead doubled her efforts. Thanks to her diligence and abilities, Lily graduated 4th in her class.

Her first assignment was as an Ensign aboard the USS Yellowstone, a relatively small science vessel. While her tenure was largely unremarkable, her hard work and innovative solutions earned her a promotion to Lieutenant Junior Grade. She made friends, but her desire for social interactions was waning as she aged. When she was 250, she transferred away from the friends a younger Lily had made, wanting a bit more space.

Her second station was in a Federation outpost along the Cardassian border, and it was here that Lily got her first taste of war. A doctor's work is never done in war, and Lily proved invaluable. Not only was she skilled as a medic, treating her fellow officers, but her natural ferocity made her one of the safer doctors to be around. She was often on the front line, triaging her allies between shots. More than once, she treated her own wounds in the heat of combat, and she still bears scars from this war. She stayed in the thick of it until the war ended, and her service earned her yet another promotion. The now Lieutenant tried to remain at her outpost, liking the familiar area. But she’d gotten a taste of combat, and the post lull war left her restless. Again, she sought a transfer. This time to an exploration vessel, where the chaos of the frontier kept her satisfied.

The USS Sappho was her home starting at 2367. She kept to herself, the social desires of her younger days long since gone. She was friendly enough, not making any enemies. There were even some who, if asked, would call her a friend. In Lily’s mind, however, she was alone. And she was more than happy with that. Lily had found her place in the world of peace, and she was comfortable. It would not last long, however. Six years into her service aboard the Sappho, another war struck. Again, the Cardassians, this time allied with the strange alien force of the Dominion. She rode her ship into battle, treating her wounded crew and those they rescued. But again, she did more than treat the wounded. It wasn’t uncommon for the Jem’Hadar to try boarding tactics against particularly difficult foes, hoping to defeat them on a two pronged attack. Being one of the few members of the crew able to match the strength of the Dominion soldiers, Lily was invaluable in dealing with these boarders, if only due to her ability to defend sickbay. The Sappho was able to leave the wounded and sick to her, knowing she’d protect her sickbay with the ferocity of a Klingon mother. She racked up an impressive kill count, especially for a doctor, and adopted the practice of collecting Ketricel White cartridges. Over the two years of the war, Lily amassed a collection of 67 cartridges, more than one ripped from a still living Jem’Hadar. While she acquired plenty of new scars for her trouble, she also earned a third promotion. The Lieutenant Commander, for the first time since she graduated, did not seek a transfer to go with her promotion. She remained a doctor aboard the Sappho, becoming the assistant chief medical officer.

The next ten years were unremarkable for the doctor. She remained a diligent doctor and a fierce defender of her ship, but did nothing to stand out among her peers. She was settling in her middle age, becoming more comfortable with peace and quiet.

Nearing her third century, Lily found herself losing interest in the wandering lifestyle of a ship. She put in for a transfer to DS9 as the CMO, seeking a stable, comfortable home.

Core Courses

 * ADMIN101: Star Fleet Operations
 * ADMIN110: Chain of Command and General Protocol
 * DIPL101: General
 * ENG221: LCARS Programming 1
 * ENG231: Computer Memory and Personnel Interfaces
 * ENG232: Replicators, Transporters, and Holodecks
 * ENG233: Sensors, Communications, and Helm Systems
 * HIST101: Birth of the Federation
 * LANG101: Federation Standard
 * LANG110: Major Species (Elementary) - Cadet's Choice
 * LAW101: Federation, General
 * MATH101: Concepts
 * MED101: First Aid and Field Medicine
 * PHYS101: Concepts
 * PILOT101: Runabouts and Shuttles
 * SURV101: Starship Emergencies
 * SURV110: Environmental Suits and Zero-G Training
 * TAC101: Combat, Unarmed
 * TAC110: Combat, Small Weapons
 * BIO101: Concepts
 * XEN101: General

Majors

 * BIO151: Cell Biology, Humanoid
 * BIO152: Cell Biology, Non-Humanoid
 * MED111: Bedside Manner
 * MED150: Medical Ethics
 * MED175: Epidemiology and Medical Statistics
 * MED201: Clinical Fundamentals
 * MED202: Diagnosis, Major Species
 * MED203: Diagnosis, Minor Species
 * MED211: Pharmacology 1
 * MED212: Pharmacology 2
 * MED301: Surgery, Major Humanoid Species
 * MED302: Surgery, Non-Humanoid Species
 * BIO201: General Physiology
 * BIO202: Physiology, Major Species
 * BIO203: Physiology, Minor Species
 * MED600: Internal Medicine
 * MED610: General Practice
 * MED620: General Surgery

Minors

 * BIO 101: General Biology
 * BIO 102: Micro Biology
 * BIO 201: Advanced Biology
 * BIO 221: Eugenics
 * BIO 222: Exobiology
 * BIO 321: Genitronics

Trivia

 * Her Droseran name is Chshek, said while twisting to the left and the scent of rain after a drought.


 * She tries to avoid eating in front of others, to avoid making them uncomfortable. She realizes her eating habits are disturbing to meat people, particularly her need to eat bones.


 * While she is relatively peaceful for Droseran females, that still makes her more aggressive than other races such as humans. She will not hesitate to lash out to defend what’s hers.


 * She doesn’t like people visiting her quarters or her office.


 * Lily has always wanted to try playing War (a Droseran sport)


 * She’s a halfway decent cook.

Likes

 * War (sports)


 * Beef


 * Being left alone


 * Rocks (she collects cool rocks)


 * Her work


 * Learning

Dislikes

 * Too many people


 * Holonovels


 * Being hungry


 * Being lied to or taken advantage of


 * Being misunderstood


 * Other Droserans, particularly females.


 * Sweets