Joseph T. McCoy's page

About Joseph T. McCoy

Name: Joseph T. McCoy
Species: Human
Age: 29
Place of Birth: Atlanta GA
Rank: Lieutenant
Position: Security Chief/Tactical
---------------------------------
Concept: Joseph "Joe" T . McCoy is the Security Chief and Tactical officer of the USS Inopia. He is also great Grandson of the legendary Admiral Doctor Dr. Leonard McCoy; which means he is in a very big shadow. Joe is qualified for his field, but seems almost a bit snarky about the assignment being so cozy he could do it with plenty of time in the holodeck or for naps. That said, he thinks boring is best given the alternatives, while trying to improve himself for that chance things get 'not boring'.

---------------------------------
Appearance and Behavior:
Joe McCoy has a family resemblance to his famous great grandfather, but is taller, more muscled and has a darker complexion thanks to a mixed ethnic heritage. He has dark curly hair he keeps short, with a beard he also keeps trim and close. Some women think his most striking feature are his grey eyes.

Lt. McCoy is very aware that part of his job is to be a deterrent to bad ideas such as drawing a weapon. So he tries to give an appearance of easy confidence, or intimidating as needed. When off duty though, he smiles easily, laughs at jokes, and is pretty easy going. He has an appreciation for beautiful women, but is careful to never take advantage of rank or position. When in charge of a security squad (Rare on this ship) he's back to no nonsense while still being supportive.

---------------------------------
Abilities
Accuracy- Joe is an excellent shot with phasers . While it's an outdated hobby, he still target shoots with old projectile weapons aka guns (or holographic recreations) as well and has good aim with them. He is BEST with phaser weapons, having had the most day to day use with those and aware those are the weapons he needs to use most as security. He doubles as Tactical officer, as many security do, and has worked hard to excel in those as well though he does prefer phasers there as well to photon torpedoes.

Martial Skill- As sometimes security requires hand to hand, Joe keeps an eclectic style of various martial arts. As it seems there are a never ending array of aliens that are stronger than humans, he prefers Akido and other martial arts that focus on redirection of the force others convey. He has working knowledge of joints, vulnerable spots and pressure points on other humans but the further away from human a species is the less useful this is.

BS Detector- Joe has a good read on Bull$#*t. While no empath, if someone is trying to play him for the fool he usually knows it. This helps him against feints in hand to hand, bluffs in poker, and liars in general. Sadly, his own irascibly sarcastic nature sometimes pops up when this occurs. Beautiful women are distracting enough to throw this off now and then.

Paramedic in a pinch- Despite his difficulties at Star fleet academy in certain medical tests, Joe does have medical training and is good at dealing with injury be they energy burns, broken bones, or lacerations. In short, if he has to, he can keep an injured crewman alive long enough for the real medical staff to get to them.

Replicators? We don't need no stinking Replicators- Not only does McCoy have his family famous recipe for baked beans, he's an amazing cook period. He has actually hunted for his own food before, and enjoyed it more than he thought he would despite the fact some Federation citizens find it barbaric.

Computers need Security too- He is skilled enough in computer diagnostics to handle cyber security for the ship if needs must.

---------------------------------
Goals
Protect the crew and the ship
Improve his skills
Settle personal and family issues about his non medical career choices
Decide if he's ready to find 'the one' or continue to enjoy dating many.

---------------------------------
Secrets
Flunked out of Academy Medical Classes, Failed Xeno-Pathogens final three times before he moved to Security training.

Unknown to him, he was assigned Security Chief /Tactical at such a young age thanks to his family name over a more qualified candidate.

He lost a beloved Aunt to the Federation-Cardassian wars, and what he's seen of Cardassians since has him disliking their culture immensely. He worries it biases him.

While not a big secret, he doesn't mention that he enjoys hunting (or at least hunting programs on the holodeck) to many. He knows in a world full of replicators, some would find it cruel.

He keeps a The M1 Garand from World War 2 in his room inside a sealed and locked case. It's an antique but kept in condition to work. It was used in the battle of the bulge.

---------------------------------
Relationships (I'm treating them all on the same ship but that can change)
Nunkash Growg- (FRIEND) a Tellarite in Engineering whose focus of interest is ship weapons but feels under used on a Science vessel. Nunkash and Joe trade insults casually and routinely, and argue just for the heck of it. They are, of course, great friends. Nunkash , like most Tellarites, sees arguing and debate as a way of achieving greater results or getting to the truth of the matter. Joe argues more to unwind but sees merit in it. Both share a common interest in holo target shooting. While Joe is a much better shot, he has to confess Nunkash's makes some great holo programs.

S'lakka Treys- (Long Distance Romantic Interest) An archeologist in the science department of a different ship, S'Lakka is an Andorian female who finds human history intriguing. She and Joe have hooked up before, but are not exclusive. Neither was sure they can over come their species and cultural differences enough for anything more serious. That said, he finds her brilliant, and she admits a weakness for his cooking (He's learned some Andorian dishes to woo her with). As she's actually interested in his current assignment, they do stay in touch.

Ensign Dakota Reynolds- (Romantic Interest) - Usually found running the transporters, Dakota is an attractive redheaded human woman who leans on the shy side. That said, she also has an interest in Martial arts. She and Joe ended up scheduled for holo use time at the same time, and found they both had exercise programs so shared it. He proved her better in hand to hand, then she brought out the fencing programs and kicked his ass. Turns out she was on the Academy fencing team, Saber a specialty. Now he teaches her some Akido, she teaches him saber. And yes, they date but again not exclusive.

~Doctor Travis Whittiker (Now on another ship, Annoyance) - Dr. Whittiker is a young doctor who attended star fleet academy at the same time Joe did and while he doesn't know Joe failed the pathogens test three times, he knows the man switched from Starfleet Medical to Security focus and mentions it, and Joe's great grandfather, every time the two meet in Sickbay. Joe would rather be tended by anyone else because the comments like "How weird is it to have a McCoy go to tactical or security instead of medical" make Joe's teeth ache.~

Nurse Clarice O'Reilly (Cousin)- Clarice is Joe's cousin, who is in the medical field but as a Nurse. Ironically the lack of the same surname has spared her a lot of pressure to go for that Doctorate. She has a great bedside manner and is the only other person on the ship who knows the secret to McCoy's Baked Beans. Just as few people can fool Joe for long, he finds he can't really fool her either. Joe sees her more like a sister than a cousin and she is not above bullying him when he neglects his health. They stay in touch.

---------------------------------
Background:
Through out star fleet, ask anyone for the most decorated medical officer in Federation history and there's a good chance they'll answer "Doctor Leonard McCoy". Not only did he rise to an Admiral, his long life assured he was around to give opinions to shape Star Fleet for well over a century. And boy did he have opinions.

He also had offspring from a first marriage that kept the surname. A lot of McCoys from this venerable patriarch's line followed in his footstep in Medical careers , be they Star Fleet or civilian. Joseph T. McCoy is one of his great grandchildren. Born in Atlanta, no less. Joe was a middle child in a family of five, and had to learn how to navigate against bullying older sibs and opportunist younger ones but in truth there was a lot of love. He was always a little more athletic than some of his family (Akido, marathons, etc) but as they didn't value that it never really drew too much attention.

Joe was curious about weapons of all sorts at an early age. It started when he read vintage books that included how to remove bullets. Well, what the hell is a bullet? Joe thought, and soon he was down a research hole not about the wounds, but what caused them. While he wasn't bloodthirsty, Joe did find the history of combat fascinating.It was just a hobby though then and he made some friends with similar interests.

More than one of Joe's siblings would apply to Star Fleet. And Joe, pressured by his parents and others to try his hand at being a doctor, went to Star Fleet Academy to learn medicine. He failed.. How miserably only a few know. Oh he did fine at tending to injury and anatomy, but xeno-Pathogens and the other more advanced lab work classes kicked his proverbial ass. Stubbornly he tried to keep at it, but when an accidental (thank goodness someone else's fault) medicine over dose in another lab drove a normally placid vulcan into a chemical induced rage, Joe gave the medical students a chance to get to safety while he distracted the vulcan, evaded her blows, and when she charged after another target, he managed to get to a phaser and stunned her from a full thirty meters away.

One gardener on the campus, a very old guy named Boothby, witnessed this, and said "Hell son, you do know Star Fleet needs people who can shoot too, right?"

Joe realized it was the best advise he'd ever gotten, and switched his focus taking training at Tactical helm and Security alike. His family was confused, of course, many of them considering it a step down, but Joe excelled at both. He never defeated the Kobayashi Maru, but he did get noticed, when on his second try, he decided to hell with it, managed to get beamed through the Klingon shields by a talented class mate, and just started shooting up the Klingon bridge. He 'Died' horribly, of course, but one of his professors brought him a beer that night.

Joe was expecting to be put on a security squad for a few years and work his way up, or be 'second tactical' at best if he were lucky enough to get on the bridge of some ship. Instead, what happened was after a brief stint on a Space station, he found himself with a new Assignment as Tactical/Security Chief on the USS Inopia! He was surprised and proud, to be given this chance. It was odd, but he figured it was a safe assignment so they were willing to use it to cut his teeth on. To this day he doesn't know that he got the duty over a more senior option because someone wanted to curry favor with one of his high ranking relatives.

Still, Joe is good at his jobs, and already made friends on the USS Inopia. The Captain is so cautious that it seems few risks will be taken. Joe feels almost inessential.Oh well, he'll sharpen his skills here so he'll be ready if he ever gets a more active assignment.