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ORIGINS: Bruce Paulson: Difference between revisions
→CAPT Bruce "Lucky" Paulson- Commanding Officer, USS Republic
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man in Texas to last 13 seconds on Stone Grinder, a feat to which songs are | man in Texas to last 13 seconds on Stone Grinder, a feat to which songs are | ||
still sung in the bars of Denton. The nickname Lucky, however, has stuck | still sung in the bars of Denton. The nickname Lucky, however, has stuck | ||
because of | because of Paulson's sometimes macabe relationship the number thirteen. | ||
To begin with, Paulson was born on July 13th, 2213. His first assignment took | |||
on the ship's thirteenth sortie which saw her destruction at the hand of the | him to the USS KELVIN on the ship's thirteenth sortie which saw her destruction | ||
renegade Nero in Paulson's 13th month of duty aboard ship. His quick actions | at the hand of the renegade Nero in Paulson's 13th month of duty aboard ship. | ||
helped save his shuttle, number 13 oddly enough, which was damaged while | His quick actions helped save his shuttle, number 13 oddly enough, which was | ||
escaping the KELVIN. | damaged while escaping the KELVIN. | ||
Years later while assigned as FO to the USS ODYSSEY, he ended up being one of | |||
from the Federation armada destroyed over Vulcan in Nero's attack. The | only 13 survivors from the Federation armada destroyed over Vulcan in Nero's | ||
USS ODYSSEY, incidentally, was named for the ill fated Apollo 13 command module | attack. The USS ODYSSEY, incidentally, was named for the ill fated Apollo 13 | ||
from Earth. | command module from Earth. | ||
The cosmic obsession with pairing Paulson up with the most unlucky of numbers | The cosmic obsession with pairing Paulson up with the most unlucky of numbers | ||