Bravo Fleet
Summary
Mayoko is quiet, introverted and can come across as meek or shy, but has plenty of courage and will always step up and perform when it really matters.
Appearance
Height: 5’4″
Weight: 119lbs
Hair Color: Naturally black, dyed russet brown
Eye Color: Milk Chocolate Brown
Mayoko is lightly built, small and lithe, extremely pretty and very unimposing. Her features are delicate, with large brown eyes that suggest a predominant Asian ethnicity, but her nose, jaw line, chin and colouring hint at a smaller element of European or Western ancestry also . Her hair is a stylish bob with a right side parting and is naturally very very dark brown, almost black but is coloured dark chocolate brown, a tone which better suits her natural colouring – pale with a hint of rosy pink. Her skin is annoyingly flawless, except for a few subtle scar lines on the outside of her left arm, left leg, the left side of her body and most obviously over the top of her left hand which are very very slightly pinker than the rest of her skin. when dress code allows she is always to be seen wearing a pair of platinum studs in her ears (although they are often covered by her hair), a Silver necklace , the pendant of which is a Silver embossed square with ‘Haru’ inscribed on it in Japanese and a selection of Silver rings, simple bands On the thumb and little finger of her right hand and the index finger of her left, and a silver ring on her left middle finger which is adorned with a row of small emeralds. She tends to wear very little in the way of make-up, save some subtle eyeliner and mascara.
Mayoko’s voice is among the higher register and has a slightly breathy quality especially when speaking standard.
Personality
Mayoko is generally quite cheery and pleasant, although she could hardly be called chatty. She’s a typical introvert and tends not to put herself out there very much. The more people are in a room the quieter she tends to get, at least in social settings. In a work situation the courage of her convictions in her chosen field gives her more confidence. She is generally softly spoken but has a habit of singing to herself as she works, especially twenty-third century pop songs, often in Japanese. Her singing voice is excellent, a pure, powerful soprano with a hint of breathiness in the lower register.
While she may lack some conviction socially Mayoko has courage in spades and won’t think twice about entering a dangerous situation or handling dangerous objects.
-Likes-
Seafood, especially squid
Sushi
Noodles
Yuzu
Mango
Curries, especially Malaysian
Talking with friends and colleagues one-on-one
Japanese Pop music
-Dislikes-
Bravado
Threats
Anyone attempting to shorten her name to anything other than Mayoko
Meat, in general
Processed foods
Dairy, in general
Refined sugar, especially chocolate
Alcohol, apart from the occasional Sake
History
-Family-
Aoto Takeuchi (father), b. 2325.
Ayaka Takeuchi (née Suzuki, mother) b. 2328.
Haru Takeuchi (Paternal Uncle), b. 2327.
Haruka Ito (née Suzuki, Maternal Aunt), b. 2323
Nanami Suzuki (Maternal Aunt), b. 2326
Honoka Takeuchi (Paternal Grandfather), b. 2292
Akari Takeuchi (née Abe, Paternal Grandmother), b. 2300
Soma Suzuki (Maternal Grandfather), b. 2290
Anya Suzuki-Vējonis (née Vējonis, Maternal Grandmother), b. 2286
Mayoko Takeuchi Snr. (née Iwasaki, Paternal Great Grandmother), b. 2275
Tain McCulloch, (Boyfriend) b. 2338
-Early Life and schooling-
Mayoko was born in the Marunouchi district of Tokyo, Japan on 2 June 2350. Her parents Aoto and Ayaka Takeuchi own and operate Takeuchi Kensetsu, a prominent construction company operating primarily in Tokyo that specialise in renovation and reconstruction of historic skyscrapers.
The progress of a particular project for the company in 2353 saw Mayoko living with her uncle Haru for a six-month period. Mayoko and Haru formed a strong bond in this time and Haru remains her closest friend to this day. Mayoko attended school from the age of five but it became apparent that she wasn’t suited to it and was homeschooled until the age of eleven, often accompanying her mother and father and especially uncle Haru on construction and renovation projects around Japan. Mayoko attended high school in Marunouchi until the age of eighteen where she showed talent for music, design and science. Further to her official schooling Mayoko started an apprenticeship with her parents’ company at the age of sixteen and by the age of eighteen had a raft of civil engineering qualifications and licenses including licenses to operate mining lasers, handle dangerous chemicals and explosives, operate mobile generators and a few others related to the fields of construction and demolition.
-Attack-
For the last year of high school Mayoko had a steady boyfriend, Yushin Mori. Mayoko and Yushin had a generally happy if slightly tumultuous relationship, some strain being caused by Yushin and Mayoko’s uncle Haru not getting along. In August 2368 Mayoko found out she was pregnant and arrangements were made for Mayoko and Yushin to be married in October of that year. A week before the planned ceremony on the evening of 4 October 2368 Mayoko and Yushin had a heated argument which ended with Yushin attacking Mayoko. Yushin gripped Mayoko by the neck and slammed her back against a wall before throwing her onto a glass coffee table which shattered. Mayoko suffered three fractured vertebrae in her neck, a cracked pelvis, serious concussion, multiple contusions from the glass and unfortunately, a miscarriage. Mayoko made a full recovery, however some very faint pink scar lines can still be seen on her left hand side. Yushin was tried for child destruction and attempted murder in January 2369 and was convicted of both crimes when he broke down during cross examination and admitted his goal had been to kill the baby.
-Starfleet-
After the attack and her recovery Mayoko decided to start a new chapter in her life and get away from Earth. Mayoko contacted Starfleet and was readily accepted to start in autumn 2368 after studying for and passing their preliminaries. Mayoko was an excellent student at the Academy, very focused on her studies and little else. In her first week an acquaintance (later a friend) misheard her name and thought she was called Kitty, a drunken mistake which stuck and she was affectionately known as Kitty by some of her friends for the duration of her time at the Academy. Mayoko graduated near the top of her year in 2372 with specialisms in weaponry systems, shields and forcefields, personal weapons and structural engineering.
-Tain-
In 2372 after graduating and while waiting on her first assignment Mayoko met her boyfriend Tain McCulloch, a Federation Trade Envoy to the Klingons at a party in Tokyo to which she had been taken with her father. Somewhat Chalk and Cheese, Mayoko and Tain are quite different, he being large, Scottish, loud, boisterous and extroverted. But for all their differences they work very well as a couple and are very dedicated to one-another.
Service Record
| Date | Position | Posting | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2368 - 2370 | Cadet | Starfleet Academy |
 Cadet Freshman Grade |
| 2370 - 2371 | Cadet | Starfleet Academy |
 Cadet Sophomore Grade |
| 2371 - 2372 | Cadet | Starfleet Academy |
 Cadet Junior Grade |
| 2372 - 2373 | Cadet | Starfleet Academy |
 Cadet Senior Grade |
| 2373 - 2374 | Engineer | USS Ravensbridge |
 Ensign |