Name |
Victoria Eisley |
Aliases |
Eisley |
Branch |
Navy |
Rank |
Commander |
Gender |
Female |
Race/Eth. |
Caucasian |
Birthdate |
01/21/2091 |
Age |
31 |
Height |
5'8" |
Build |
140 lbs. |
Eyes |
Blue |
Hair |
Black |
Residence |
Mars Colony, Chryse Planitia |
Position |
Executive Officer |
Parents |
Master Gunnery Sergeant Victor Eisley (USMC), Talia Eisley |
Siblings |
None |
Marital Status |
Single |
Children |
None |
Service Record |
Though being the only child of Master Gunnery Sergeant Victor Eisley is not, in and of itself, an achievement, this relationship both distinguished Eisley, V. from childhood and set a high benchmark for her future. Barely seven when the Third World War broke out, she was old enough to have her whole life shaped by the last great war. Much of her education was completed abroad, following her father from post to post as the world shrank upon itself. With sterling recommendations from many high ranking officers she was accepted into the Naval Academy in Annapolis, graduating with high honors with a dual degree in political science and pre-law. Upon graduation she assigned to a junior position aboard the EAV Columbus, a research vessel in orbit around Mars, and later promoted to function as a political liaison with the EA naval forces stationed on the red planet. Dealing with mounting of hostilities between colonists on Mars saw her promoted to Lt. Commander, a rank that she held for only two years before the mounting of the Genesis project. There are many rumors surrounding her appointment as XO of the alien-tech ship and her rapid elevation to the rank of Commander because her career, while spotless, was not particularly noteworthy until this sudden fast track. A career officer, she left behind no family to speak of, and it was perhaps this lack of ties as well as no extreme disciplinary issues that made her the ideal candidate for the position. |
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portrayed by
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe
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The Eisley family is a Marine family. Victor Eisley is a Marine; his father was a Marine; his father was a Marine; and so on, tradition holding that they march back in a direct line to the founding of the Corps. Of course, traditionally it is Eisley sons who join the Corps, and so it was probably something of a disappointment when Victoria came along. Victor and his wife Talia spent years trying to have children, digging deep into the most archaic options modern medicine could offer. It was a relief when Talia finally became pregnant, but it is possible that Victor never fully recovered from having a girl child instead of a son.
As with most military families, they moved around quite a bit. The world was an unstable, unsteady place in those days, with geological and climatic catastrophes clashing with human cataclysms. As a young child Victoria saw much of what was left of the world while caught up in the shell game of civilians waiting on Marines. She was 7 when the Third World War broke out, old enough to finally understand that on any given day someone could show up at their front door with a letter for her mother. This happened to more than one of her friends - mostly boys - whose parents were also in the Corps.
Some of this is what shaped her decision to break with tradition and not follow her father into the Corps. Instead, she applied for admission to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis. Her performance there was nothing short of spectacular; she knuckled down and dug in and graduated with a dual degree in political science and pre-law, both things that seemed extremely relevant to the changing sociopolitical climate of the world, thanks to the changing of national borders and forming of new superpowers. In a further break from the groundpounding family tradition and in spite of - or maybe because of - her background and education, she was almost immediately stationed off-world.
Eisley's first posting was aboard the EAV Columbus, a research vessel in orbit around Mars; as colonization continued on the red planet, she progressed to a ground position and spent a great deal of time in the political intelligence office. Tensions on Mars were always high, both between Eastern and Western colonies, and between Mars and Earth interests. She was caught up in this on more than one occasion, serving variously as liaison, negotiator, command officer and administrator. All in all, her tenure on Mars was neither interesting nor of particular note; she performed admirably but was never in the right time at the right place to make news. Furthermore, she avoided many of the pitfalls that often ensnare officers, and kept a spotless record for the duration.
Victoria Eisley is classified as an INTJ on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
- I — Introversion: 22% preferred to extroversion: INTPs tend to be quiet and reserved. They generally prefer interacting with a few close friends rather than a wide circle of acquaintances, and they expend energy in social situations (whereas extroverts gain energy).
- N — Intuition: 88% preferred to sensing: INTPs tend to be more abstract than concrete. They focus their attention on the big picture rather than the details and on future possibilities rather than immediate realities.
- T — Thinking: 75% preferred to feeling: INTPs tend to value objective criteria above personal preference. When making decisions they generally give more weight to logic than to social considerations.
- P — Judging: 78% preferred to perception: INTJs tend to plan their activities and make decisions early. They derive a sense of control through predictability, which to perceptive types may seem limiting
All Rationals are good at planning operations, but Masterminds are head and shoulders above all the rest in contingency planning. Complex operations involve many steps or stages, one following another in a necessary progression, and Masterminds are naturally able to grasp how each one leads to the next, and to prepare alternatives for difficulties that are likely to arise any step of the way. Trying to anticipate every contingency, Masterminds never set off on their current project without a Plan A firmly in mind, but they are always prepared to switch to Plan B or C or D if need be.
Masterminds are rare, comprising no more than one to two percent of the population, and they are rarely encountered outside their office, factory, school, or laboratory. Although they are highly capable leaders, Masterminds are not at all eager to take command, preferring to stay in the background until others demonstrate their inability to lead. Once they take charge, however, they are thoroughgoing pragmatists. Masterminds are certain that efficiency is indispensable in a well-run organization, and if they encounter inefficiency — any waste of human and material resources — they are quick to realign operations and reassign personnel. Masterminds do not feel bound by established rules and procedures, and traditional authority does not impress them, nor do slogans or catchwords. Only ideas that make sense to them are adopted; those that don't, aren't, no matter who thought of them. Remember, their aim is always maximum efficiency.
In their careers, Masterminds usually rise to positions of responsibility, for they work long and hard and are dedicated in their pursuit of goals, sparing neither their own time and effort nor that of their colleagues and employees. Problem-solving is highly stimulating to Masterminds, who love responding to tangled systems that require careful sorting out. Ordinarily, they verbalize the positive and avoid comments of a negative nature; they are more interested in moving an organization forward than dwelling on mistakes of the past.
Masterminds tend to be much more definite and self-confident than other Rationals, having usually developed a very strong will. Decisions come easily to them; in fact, they can hardly rest until they have things settled and decided. But before they decide anything, they must do the research. Masterminds are highly theoretical, but they insist on looking at all available data before they embrace an idea, and they are suspicious of any statement that is based on shoddy research, or that is not checked against reality.