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Starfleet Personnel Record.
Paris, born into a long line of distinguished Starfleet officers, had a
troubled relationship with the high expectations of his father, an
admiral, who joined his friends and teachers to praise him as a child
but remained tough and remote, telling him for instance that crying was
a sign of weakness. He managed to graduate from Starfleet Academy after
a stormy four years, almost failing stellar cartography as a freshman;
he chose Marseilles, France as the site of his physical training second
semester. He did hone his natural aptitude for piloting skills on craft
large and small and proved adept at holo-engineering.
Despite his family legacy, Paris buckled under to the self-imposed
pressure and tried to cover-up an error that caused the deaths of three
officers at Caldrik Prime; it was only his self-confession at the point
he would have been exonerated that netted him a discharge rather than
harsher punishment. After leaving Starfleet he turned to the Maquis for
fulfillment as a fighter pilot, but was captured by Starfleet on his
first mission and this time was sentenced to the Federation Penal
Settlement near Auckland, New Zealand, wearing an alarm anklet.
Paris was given a reprieve of sorts in early 237,1 when he was
temporarily released from the rehab colony and given a second chance by
Captain Janeway, who needed him to scout her new starship through the
Badlands in search of her lost security chief who had been undercover
among a Maquis crew Paris had served with, led by former Lt. Cmdr.
Chakotay. Had he successfully completed the mission Paris could have
applied for permanent parole, but ironically he and the rest of the
Voyager crew are missing and presumed lost in the Badlands plasma
storms, last contact SD.
In later counseling, Paris revealed an unsatisfying relationship with
women that has fostered no long-term associations, including a
relationship with Susie Crabtree as an Academy freshman and a French
woman, "Ricky," met during his Marseilles semester. He also has an
affinity for antique Earth ground vehicles and Terran American history
and culture, especially of the 20th century, and has enjoyed sailing in
true life and in holo-programs.
File Update: Delta Quadrant Addendum
Report by Capt. Kathryn Janeway, U.S.S. Voyager
After his actions during the ship's odyssey into the Delta Quadrant and
the "Caretaker" encounter, I have granted Paris a field promotion to
lieutenant. Given a second chance, he has stood tall, not only keeping
the ship safe through his piloting skills but counseling Torres through
the wrenching division of her soul and saving his onetime Maquis enemy
Chakotay, though his stint as an aide to the EMH Doctor was short.
Before our encounter with the '37s he had never landed a starship of
this variety before — I am unclear whether he literally included smaller
craft as Runabouts — but he landed within the 2 km range I specified.
Special Addendum: Stardate 49372
I am pleased to record for posterity that Lieutenant Tom Paris has to
our knowledge become the first person to break Warp 10 barrier. We hope
someone, someday, will learn of his achievement back home before it is
duplicated.
File Update: Janeway Report
I must again commend Lt. Paris for his actions in carrying out our
operation to flush out Seska's informant among our crew, Michael Jonas.
I regret not having filled in Chakotay of the plan, but the resulting
"drama" played directly into our hands; at least the commander and Lt.
Rollins found themselves in a fight with Paris for all the crew to see,
although Neelix and his new "broadcast" nearly ruined our secret.
Psych profile: Report of Ship's Doctor, EMH-1
Paris fancies himself a lady's man in the 24th century sense of the
word, and though he was framed for murder it almost cost him his and
sanity when punished by a Badean court . He may yet lead uptight Harry
into trouble with the Delaney sisters or elsewhere onboard ship, but
while the mystery of the "Ricky" of his Holodeck programs remains, he's
introduced everyone aboard to the relaxation of pool and his Marseilles
hangout, Sandrine's Bar; I personally have enjoyed his "'57 Chevy parked
on Mars" holo-program, which includes the period tune "I Only Have Eyes
For You." Paris was surprised to discover he did have a slight
attraction to Kes and fought to suppress it, confirming Neelix's
long-running jealousy of he and Kes. Their raucousness was finally
settled when the two men were forced to save themselves and nurture an
infant alien on its native world.
Paris Medical Update: Supplemental
Collective medical science has triumphed again. I have restored the
original DNA genome for the Captain and Lt. Paris after their Warp 10
experience in "Infinite Velocity" and momentary multi-dimensional
existence speeded up their human evolution into an retro-amphibian
lifeform which we retrieved after they gave birth. The condition with
both subjects, I feel, clears it of any link to from the slight
enzymatic imbalance in Paris' cerebellum I detected pre-flight, which I
predicted could lead to a 2% chance of brain hemorrhage amid subspace
stress. In the euphoria of the moment before his first test flight Paris
remarked that it was the first time in 10 years (or since 2362) that he
felt his self-esteem was capable of taking risks; I am unsure to what
life event he is referring.
A personal note: a thanks to the lieutenant for his advice on dating and
his '57 Chevy holo-program.
Special Addendum: Stardate 50025
I find myself making more and more of these commendations to take great
pride in my gamble. This is to note that Lt. Paris played a major role in
recovering our vessel against incredible odds from its Kazon-Nistrim
marauders, along with the EMH Doctor and Crewman Suder, who gave his
life.
Special Addendum: Stardate 50315:
Had I known that 20th century American pop culture would be such an
asset to a Starfleet officer's diplomatic bag of tricks I would have
taken and lobbied for the class as curriculum years ago. But once again
Lt. Paris has aided this crew immeasurably with his knowledge during our
recent incident in AD 1996 Los Angeles.
Notation: Security chief Tuvok, SD 50316.2:
My praise is added to that of Mr. Paris's file. However I must point out
that while he is an excellent starship helmsman, as a taxi driver he
leaves much to be desired.
Paris Medical Update: Supplemental
Because our special circumstance of isolation requires ongoing
monitoring of fraternization, I have observed a shifting of attention in
Lt. Paris' affectations, from playing to field — especially Megan
Delaney — to a flirtatious sparring with none other that Lt. Torres. As
I am a doctor and not a voyeur, I maintain this observation simply for
historical record on our unique scenario.
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