Biographical Data:
Paris, born into a long line of distinguished Starfleet officers, had
a troubled relationship with the high expectations of his father, an admiral,
who joined his friends and teachers to praise him as a child but remained
tough and remote, telling him for instance that crying was a sign of weakness.
He managed to graduate from Starfleet Academy after a stormy four years,
almost failing stellar cartography as a freshman; he chose Marseilles,
France as the site of his physical training second semester. He
did hone his natural aptitude for piloting skills on craft large and small
and proved adept at holo-engineering.
Despite his family legacy, Paris buckled under to the self-imposed pressure
and tried to cover-up an error that caused the deaths of three officers
at Caldrik Prime; it was only his self-confession at the point he would
have been exonerated that netted him a discharge rather than harsher punishment.
After leaving Starfleet he turned to the Maquis for fulfillment as a fighter
pilot, but was captured by Starfleet on his first mission and this time
was sentenced to the Federation Penal Settlement near Auckland, New Zealand,
wearing an alarm anklet.
Paris was given a reprieve of sorts in early 2371 when he was temporarily
released from the rehab colony and given a second chance by Captain Janeway,
who needed him to scout her new starship through the Badlands in search
of her lost security chief who had been undercover among a Maquis crew
Paris had served with, led by former Lt. Cmdr. Chakotay. Had he
successfully completed the mission Paris could have applied for permanent
parole, but ironically he and the rest of the Voyager crew are missing
and presumed lost in the Badlands plasma storms.
In later counseling, Paris revealed an unsatisfying relationship with
women that has fostered no long-term associations, including a relationship
with Susie Crabtree as an Academy freshman and a French woman, "Ricky,"
met during his Marseilles semester. He also has an affinity for antique
Earth ground vehicles and Terran American history and culture, especially
of the 20th century, and has enjoyed sailing in true life and in holo-programs.
File Update: Delta Quadrant Addendum
Report by Captain Kathryn Janeway, U.S.S. Voyager
After his actions during the ship's odyssey into the Delta Quadrant
and the Caretaker encounter, I have granted Paris a field promotion to
lieutenant. Given a second chance, he has stood tall, not only keeping
the ship safe through his piloting skills but counseling Torres through
the wrenching division of her soul and saving his onetime Maquis enemy
Chakotay, though his stint as an aide to the EMH Doctor was short.
Before our encounter with the '37s he had never landed a starship of
this variety before - I am unclear whether he literally included smaller
craft as Runabouts - but he landed within the 2 km range I specified.
Special Addendum:
Stardate 49372
I am pleased to record for posterity that Lieutenant Tom Paris has to
our knowledge become the first person to break Warp 10 barrier.
We hope some one, someday, will learn of his achievement back home before
it is duplicated.
File Update: Captain Kathryn Janeway Report
I must again commend Lt. Paris for his actions in carrying out our operation
to flush out Seska's informant among our crew, Michael Jonas. I regret
not having filled in Chakotay of the plan, but the resulting "drama"
played directly into our hands; at least the commander and Lt. Rollins
found themselves in a fight with Paris for all the crew to see, although
Neelix and his new "broadcast" nearly ruined our secret.
Psychological Profile: Report of Ship's Doctor, EMH-1
Paris fancies himself a lady's man in the 24th century sense of the
word, and though he was framed for murder it almost cost him his and sanity
when punished by a Badean court . He may yet lead up-tight Harry
into trouble with the Delaney sisters or elsewhere onboard ship, but while
the mystery of the "Ricky" of his Holodeck programs remains
he's introduced everyone aboard to the relaxation of pool and his Marseilles
hangout, Sandrine's Bar; I personally have enjoyed his "'57 Chevy
parked on Mars" holo-program, which includes the period tune "I
Only Have Eyes For You." Paris was surprised to discover he
did have a slight attraction to Kes and fought to suppress it, confirming
Neelix's long-running jealousy of he and Kes. Their raucousness
was finally settled when the two men were forced to save themselves and
nurture an infant alien on its native world.
Paris Medical Update: Supplemental
Collective medical science has triumphed again. I have restored the
original DNA genome for the Captain and Lt. Paris after their Warp 10
experience in "Infinite Velocity" and momentary multi-dimensional
existence speeded up their human evolution into an retro-amphibian lifeform
which we retrieved after they gave birth. The condition with both
subjects, I feel, clears it of any link to from the slight enzymatic imbalance
in Paris' cerebellum I detected pre-flight, which I predicted could lead
to a 2% chance of brain hemorrhage amid subspace stress. In the
euphoria of the moment before his first test flight Paris remarked that
it was the first time in 10 years (or since 2362) that he felt his self-esteem
was capable of taking risks; I am unsure to what life event he is referring.
A personal note: a thanks to the lieutenant for his advice on dating
and his '57 Chevy holo-program.
Special Addendum: Stardate 50025
I find myself making more and more of these commendations to take great
pride in my gamble. This is to note that Lt. Paris played a major
role in recovering our vessel against incredible odds from its Kazon-Nistrim
marauders, along with the EMH Doctor and Crewman Suder, who gave his life.
Special Addendum:Stardate 50315
Had I known that 20th century American pop culture would be such an
asset to a Starfleet officer's diplomatic bag of tricks I would have taken
and lobbied for the class as curriculum years ago. But once again
Lt. Paris has aided this crew immeasurably with his knowledge during our
recent incident in AD 1996 Los Angeles.
Notation: Security Chief Tuvok - Stardate 50316.2:
My praise is added to that of Mr. Paris's file. However I must point
out that while he is an excellent starship helmsman, as a taxi driver
he leaves much to be desired.
Paris Medical Update: Supplemental
Because our special circumstance of isolation requires ongoing monitoring
of fraternisation, I have observed a shifting of attention in Lt. Paris'
affectations, from playing to field -- especially Megan Delaney -- to
a flirtatious sparring with none other that Lt. Torres. As I am
a doctor and not a voyeur, I maintain this observation simply for historical
record on our unique scenario.
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