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→LCDR Kipling Williams- First Officer, USS Republic
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Kip was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia where his father ran the Family | Kip was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia where his father ran the Family | ||
Business (Bolt Securities) and his mother worked as a Speech Therapist at Royal | Business (Bolt Securities) and his mother worked as a Speech Therapist at Royal | ||
Melbourne Children's Hospital. He had a very typical Australian childhood. His | Melbourne Children's Hospital. He had a very typical Australian childhood. | ||
enduing memory is summer holidays at the family beach house where he became a | His enduing memory is summer holidays at the family beach house where he became | ||
keen sailor. He has sailed competitively (winning local and national titles) | a keen sailor. He has sailed competitively (winning local and national titles) | ||
and after completing High School he took six months off to join a crew | and after completing High School he took six months off to join a crew | ||
circumnavigating the globe in an ancient Mariners vessel (no modern technology | circumnavigating the globe in an ancient Mariners vessel (no modern technology | ||
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A PVT line became jammed causing the mix of matter and anti-matter to become | A PVT line became jammed causing the mix of matter and anti-matter to become | ||
unbalanced and the core went critical. Though the Chief Engineer was able to | unbalanced and the core went critical. Though the Chief Engineer was able to | ||
dump the core, a series of explosions ripped through Engineering and threatened to destroy the ship. With the Chief Engineer dead Kip went into main | dump the core, a series of explosions ripped through Engineering and threatened | ||
to destroy the ship. With the Chief Engineer dead Kip went into main | |||
Engineering and managed to halt the plasma flow long enough for most of the | Engineering and managed to halt the plasma flow long enough for most of the | ||
DESTINY's crew to escape the ship. Unfortunately Captain Mathewson was not one | DESTINY's crew to escape the ship. Unfortunately Captain Mathewson was not one | ||