Aoibheann O'Connor

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> Bah, shoulda left Starfleet when I could've.
>
> –O'Connor

Lieutenant Aoibheann O'Connor was a female Human Starfleet officer in the mid-23rd century. She was a resident and nurse aboard the USS Artemis during its five year commission. She was studying to become a doctor (specialising in xenobiology). (ART: "We Are Wretched Things")

## Starfleet Career

### Pre-Artemis

O'Connor attended Starfleet Academy on the Medical track; here she met Ken Wilson and Chen Tai Li.

O'Connor was a nurse at the Starfleet Medical Clinic while Nausikaa Fortuna was recovering in 2256. She had survived the Battle of the Binary Stars on the USS *Dana*. She took temporary leave from Starfleet in 2257 and returned two years later. No one knew where she had gone. (ART: "I Am a Soldier")

She met a conscious Fortuna in 2259, and asked her if it was "*worth it*" to become a doctor. Fortuna had asked in return "*what [she] had to lose"*. O'Connor replied by telling Fortuna about her long-term partner Rowan MacCarthaigh and their daughter Maeve. (ART: "We Are Wretched Things")

At some point during the two years that she was away, O'Connor finished her tattoo sleeve.

### USS *Artemis*

O'Connor served as the head of the Nursing team aboard the Artemis. She maintained a friendship with several crew members and shared a bathroom with Dadala Zi.

## Relationships

### Friendships

#### Ken Wilson

O'Connor and Ken Wilson were in the same pre-med class at the Academy. O'Connor noted he had a strong accent. They met outside of a bar one evening after O'Connor had gotten into a fist fight. (ART: "Here You Shall Die")

They remained close friends throughout the years. They were both present for the Battle of the Binary Stars, along with Chen Tai Li. After surviving, the trio got commemorative tattoos. (ART: "I Am a Soldier")

When O'Connor returned to Starfleet with Rowan and Maeve, Wilson "*didn't ask questions and just accepted that [his] best friend now had a kid and partner*". He was called 'Uncle Ken' by Maeve. (ART: "Afraid of War and Slaughter")

#### Chen Tai Li

O'Connor and Chen Tai Li met outside a bar one evening after O'Connor had gotten into a fist fight. Chen had been there with then-boyfriend Ken Wilson (ART: "Here You Shall Die")

They remained close friends throughout the years. They were both present for the Battle of the Binary Stars, along with Wilson. After surviving, the trio got commemorative tattoos. (ART: "I Am a Soldier")

When O'Connor returned to Starfleet with Rowan and Maeve, Chen had been concerned because of O'Connor's generally chaotic and self-sacrificing behaviour but was pleasantly surprised to find that O'Connor had matured because of the child. He was called 'Uncle Tai' by Maeve. (ART: "Afraid of War and Slaughter")

## Trivia

* She has Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
* Her accent makes her unintelligible sometimes
* She had the nickname 'Beanflicker Batman' in the Academy
* She has a full sleeve of tattoos (from the wrist up):
	1. Claddagh - the latest tattoo she had gotten, symbolises her relationship with Rowan
	2. Pride Flag - the first tattoo she got
	3. Irish Flag
	4. Maeve's Favourite Flowers
	5. Giorraíonn beirt bóthar - *two people shorten a road*
	6. Phases of the Moon
	7. Binary Stars - Chen and Wilson have matching ones
	8. Rowan plant and initials - RMG and MMG
	9. snaidhm Cheilteach - Celtic Knot
* Aoibheann's name means: *Radiant Descendant of Conchobar*