Dr. Esperanza Orion
Name of Writer: Lissa
Target Realm: ST
Sex: Female Age: 44. Race: Human Height: 5'5 Weight: 130 Voice: Somewhat of a haughty, intellectual tone Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Blue-Green Complexion: Pale Mediterranean Build: Generally slender, but curvier about the hips and bust. She actually looks a lot like Izzy, if Izzy had been a frigid bitch with a God complex. Tattoos/Piercings/Scars/Birthmarks: Her ears are pierced but that is the extent of it. Sexual Preference: Heterosexual. But she's so narcissistic, she generally prefers herself. Fantasy: She is far too serious a woman to entertain idle notions. Strengths: Intelligent, Strong-Willed, Attractive, Detail-Oriented, Unafraid to speak her mind. Confident in herself and her abilities. Weaknesses: So haughty and aloof that most people shy away from her. Completely lacking in tact. Largely unable to see past herself and her own concerns. Odd Quirks (if applicable): Esperanza's most common utterance seems to be a sigh of impatience that she turns on nearly everyone from time to time. Personality: Cold, haughty, aloof, elitist, narcissistic, shallow, vain, arrogant. Esperanza has a superiority complex, and is unafraid to let people know when she thinks they are beneath her, which is often. She is completely wrapped up in herself and in her work, which must be important, because she is, after all, doing it. Hobbies: Esperanza is far too serious a woman to entertain hobbies. Skills: Esperanza is a physician with a specialty in nanotechnological research. Though she has a medical degree, she does not practice medicine, but rather devotes herself entirely to research and lecturing at Lunar University, located in Mare Imbrium on Luna. Needless to say, she is highly educated. Magic (if applicable): None Weapons (if applicable): One of the sharpest and most vicious wits in the Galaxies. In summary, Esperanza is a complete and total hateful bitch. Occupation: Research Scientist from Luna Background History: Dr. Esperanza Orion was born into a wealthy family of scientists on Luna. Her father, Miguel Orion, was the lead facilitator of the Biomedical College at Lunar University, and her mother, Constantina Orion, was a practicing nanosurgeon. She grew up in the lap of luxury, attended the best schools money could buy, and, in spite of her parents' money, attended Lunar University on a full academic scholarship. Her keen intellect quickly distinguished her among her classmates. But her plans were nearly derailed in her sophomore year, when at the age of 18 she became acquainted with a certain smuggler, Shane O'Connor. Shane was everything that Esperanza is not-- passionate, reckless, disorganized-- and perhaps the sheer opposition of their personalities explains the brief but torrid affair they enjoyed. At first Shane thought Esperanza was a frigid cold bitch who was attractive enough to merit a tumble, but completely unsuitable for a real relationship. And at first Esperanza thought Shane was a suicidal maniac whose deathwish was only dwarfed by his ambition. As it turns out, they were both right. Esperanza got pregnant within the first three months of their acquaintance. Shane O'Connor was an old-fashioned young man; when he found out that Esperanza was carrying his child, he proposed on the spot, determined to do right by his child and her mother in spite of the major monkey wrench a married life would throw into his ambitions. Esperanza turned him down outright and told him that he needn't wait around on Luna for her to change her mind--- she would be more than capable of supporting their child on her own, and in any case didn't think Shane was exactly husband or father material. True to Shane O'Connor form, he got drunk and left Luna, approximately in that order. Which might explain why he blasted a hole the size of a small tank in the Biomedical wing of Lunar University--- Classes had been dismissed for the term, so it was really more of a point to be made than any real attempt to hurt anyone. It sure as hell made him feel better though, even if it did confirm Esperanza's suspicion that Shane would make a terrible father. Not that she was much better of a mother. When her daughter was born, she named her Isabella Orion. And that was pretty much the end of her input for about the first fourteen years. Esperanza realized early on that Isabella, in spite of all her efforts, was simply never going to be a quiet and dutiful child. She had inherited too much of her father's temperament. Esperanza tried to correct what she perceived as deficiencies in her daughter's personality through a progressive scale of withholding affection and punishment that often bordered on emotionally abusive. Finally she gave up and just ignored the girl entirely. Though Isabella had only seen Shane O'Connor four times in her life, when she was fifteen she ran away from home and stowed away aboard his ship. Though it was a year before Esperanza learned of Isabella's whereabouts, she made no attempt to try and find her and generally considered it a blessing in disguise. Now she could concentrate on her work and her own life without the unwanted interruption of a willful, disobedient child. Isabella did make several trips back to Luna over the years, especially after Shane gave her the Sovereign as an 18th birthday present. But her brief visits with her mother were strained and emotionally unfulfilling, and Esperanza always treated her more like an inconvenience than a relative. And so it continued, until she received word that Isabella had been killed in an explosion off the Space Station Tyr. Though her motives are largely unknown, she surprisingly agreed to come to the Station to deal with the aftermath of her daughter's death.
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