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| Peter Mitchel, Flight Control Officer |
It's not literally true that Mitchel mastered flight before he could walk, but it was a close call. His roots as a bush pilot in the surviving backwoods of Earth show in his cavalier attitude to the whole "landing" process. Fortunately, as Mitchel's Starfleet recruiter pointed out, that doesn't come up often for starships.
Peter "Petey" Mitchel is more than a gifted pilot. He always reports in early to his shifts on the bridge. He is attentive during meetings and carefully coordinates with his fellow officers. His management of flight operations and navigation is impeccable. He is genuinely concerned about the welfare of his pilots, personally performing safety checks and offering additional training to bring their flying up to Starfleet standards. The courses he plots are meticulously researched as long as he has reliable charts to work with. Mitchel's professionalism is beyond reproach.
Off duty, Mitchel is a chaotic mess. He drinks, smokes, gambles, and his few redeeming qualities are his respect for boundaries and the ability to accept a "no" (or less than enthusiastic "yes") gracefully on first hearing it. Mitchel thinks with his nerve ends and wears his heart on his shelve. His record is full of black marks due to his personal conduct and the list of starship captains willing to offer him a post grows shorter by the season.
Captain Sulok is willing to tolerate his personal behavior due to Mitchel's talents, but only to a point. Mitchel knows exactly where the lines are drawn and gives them a wide berth. The First Officer owes Mitchel a favor and giving him one last shot at flying a starship is her way of settling the score. That's why she keeps quiet about exactly how often she has to spring him from the local constabulary while on shore leave. The Security Chief looks upon all this with wry resignation.
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