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BACKGROUND

Born 2343 to Owen and Leigh Boone, Chris had an average (to him) childhood. He often found fascination with all the usual boy things, things like frogs, bugs, and mud in early childhood; when he'd reached the age of 12, his attention turned more to an interesting pastime: boxcar racing. He would spend hours working on and racing the old Earth contraptions, much to the chagrin of his mother, who often insisted she was fully convinced that the car would flip over and kill him. Owen, while never contradicting his wife publicly, silently approved of his son's interest, feeling that it kept the boy out of more serious trouble.

This fascination for driving things led to a desire to join Starfleet and to become a pilot. So whenever he had some spare time (and wasn't doing something involving boxcars), he studied manuals on Starship piloting.

When Chris was 15, he met and very quickly befriended a 17 year old boy, Kyle Hurst, whose family was new to the neighborhood. They talked for most of the day on boxcar racing. Kyle then took Chris over to his house, where he showed his own boxcar to the fascinated younger boy. However, Chris' fascination with the car quickly ended when Kyle's 14 year old sister, Laura, came out to see what her brother was doing. While Laura was considered plain by some and a tomboy to others, Chris was struck by her uniqueness.

While her parents didn't approve of dating before 16, Chris managed to 'conveniently' see her whenever possible over the next two years, while befriending the rest of the Hurst family. When Laura turned 16, Chris started dating her.

Eventually, the day came for Chris to apply to Starfleet Academy, and he passed the entrance exam with flying colors. Although he thought that being a Starfleet cadet would put a cramp in his dating Laura, he discovered, much to his delight, that she also harbored a desire to join Starfleet. A year later, she also passed the entrance exam (with flying colors, no less...) and majored in the sciences.

At the end of his second term and her first, Chris finally worked up the nerve to pop the question, to which she readily agreed. Some of the other cadets later told him that his shouts of joys could be heard as far away as Alpha Centauri. A year later, they had a son, whom they named Kevin.

Chris served his cadet cruise on the USS Falcon, earning high marks from both the CO and Chief Conn Officer. After he graduated, he was assigned to the USS Madison. Laura was assigned to a science vessel, the USS Kissinger, after her graduation. Kevin was shuffled between the two every few months in order to spend as much time as possible with each parent.

Again, Chris' performance earned recognition from his CO and department chief, and quickly worked his way up to Assist. Chief Conn Officer and the rank of lieutenant junior grade. When the Defiant-Class USS Courtier was launched in 2372, Chris was given the position of Chief Conn Officer and the rank of lieutenant.

For the first few months of the Dominion War, the Courtier was kept on the patrol of the Romulan border. However, due to extensive losses by Starfleet, the Courtier was sent to the front line, where it saw significant action. Chris was often praise for his piloting abilities, which often kept the Courtier one step ahead of Dominion vessels. In 2367, the Courtier had stopped over for repairs Starbase 37. A short time later, the Dominion launched a surprise attack on the Starbase.

Chris managed to keep the attacking Dominion vessels occupied long enough for a nearby Klingon fleet to come in to assist, but it was more than the Courtier could take, and Starfleet was forced to dismantle the Courtier for parts for other vessels.

Chris was transferred to the USS Sabre as the Chief Conn Officer. A short time later, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander.

In 2376 he was promoted to the rank of commander and made the executive officer of the USS Cortez when the previous XO was given his own command.

A short time later, the USS Prometheus returned to Earth for debriefing following a mission that put them up against creatures reported to be either the Furies or similar to the Furies. While the ship's CO, Cmdr. Mackenzie Hawkins, was reporting to Starfleet Command the details of the mission, and discussing his future with them, it was decided to send the ship to a nearby location to assist with the running of a project that could help bring the USS Voyager home. The Cortez was also at Earth for crew rotation and shore leave, and it was decided that Chris would be placed in temporary command of the Prometheus during this time.

Once the mission of the Prometheus was completed, Chris was prepared to return to the Cortez when he was contacted by an old friend, Commodore Yolanda Rwamba, who had been chief engineer on the USS Madison when Chris had been assigned there. Rwamba was looking for Helm Instructors for Starfleet Academy, and felt Chris would make an ideal instructor. As the captain of the Cortez had just taken an extended leave of absence, and another captain was placed in command of the Cortez, Chris accepted the offer.

PERSONALITY PROFILE 

Chris is determined and hard working. He would be classified as an Introverted Thinking with Extraverted Sensing (ISTP) by human psychology. He carefully observes what is going on around him, then moves to deal with things in the quickest and most efficient way possible.  He thrives on variety and novelty, and enjoys the challenge of solving problems.

He tends to be tolerant of a wide range of behavior, until his ruling logical principles are attacked; at that point, he can express firm and clear judgement. He listens and seems to be agreeing only because he is not disagreeing. Later, others may learn that he was analyzing and making internal judgements.

Like any parent, he can be over-protective of his son.

PHYSICAL PROFILE

Weight: 146 pounds
Height: 5 feet 9 inches
Eye color: Brown
Hair colour: Brown

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