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Nicola Beneletto profile
Full Name: Nicola Beneletto
Place of Birth: London, UK
Age: 31
Height: 5'8
Weight: 125
Hair: curly, black
Eyes: green
Build: slim
Distinguishing Features: Fair skin, mole on left cheek
Occupation: current, clinical psychologist; past, medical student and researcher
Educational Background:
Homeschooled until 16; received undergraduate degree in biochemistry from Hertford College, Oxford. Johns Hopkins MD/PhD in neuroscience, where she was co-author on several frequently cited papers. Her own thesis failed to gain as much attention as the rumors of her affair with her advisor. She later completed a PhD in clinical psychology at UCLA.
Employment Background:
Nicola's academic record reflects both her intellect and her family's influence. Her less impressive professional career seems to indicate she's not living up to her potential.
After Hopkins, she joined a major pharmaceutical firm partially owned by her family. Funded by their foundation, she recruited low income patients for an early trial of an experimental antidepressant. Unexpectedly, it worsened their conditions and led to accusations she'd taken advantage of their inability to afford standard care. When several died, Nicola left in disgrace to return to academia.
She moved to Battlestation Takemikazuchi to rehabilitate its criminals and soldiers with PTSD, claiming she wants to help individual patients and move past the scandal of the drug trial. Colleagues wonder if she's committed to helping others, or if her ambition and questionable ethics will tempt her to conduct even more dangerous and profitable research shielded by military secrecy.
Law Enforcement Background: she completed her internship in California's prison system, evaluating violent gang members judged to have high risks of re-offending.
Military Background: none
Marital Status/Family: Married but separated (below). She is an only child; her parents have been married nearly forty years. Extended family stays in touch, and is wealthy, but her disgrace during the trial and later choice to pursue clinical psychology have limited her means.
Significant Other: Separated from her husband. A power couple gone bad; he's risen through an international bank and neither spouse likes to compromise. During her time at UCLA, she was spotted at Hollywood parties with various eligible male celebrities, and she suspects he's also had affairs.
Hobbies: Nicola's main hobby is her own vanity. She pursues trendy exercise fads, currently yoga, and misses the fashion and cuisine found in the major cities she's used to.
Skills: From her professional background, hypnosis. She's also researched and practiced meditation and could reduce her experience of pain from an injury. No notable combat skills.
Weapons: Poisons
History: Pampered as the only daughter of a wealthy family, Nicola has little patience for those who don't excel as she expects herself to do. She struggles to accept her own imperfections. If she were capable of accepting a more ordinary lifestyle, she could easily live off her trust fund. Instead she can't seem to find meaning in herself or others: she always wants another pair of heels or a rare bottle of wine. The empty decadence of her socialite's calendar returns her to her career where no achievement seems enough. Her psychology advisor suspected Nicola should take herself more seriously as a psychology patient, as well as a professional, but she doesn't take criticism lightly and so far her family's influence has protected her.
Full Name: Nicola Beneletto
Place of Birth: London, UK
Age: 31
Height: 5'8
Weight: 125
Hair: curly, black
Eyes: green
Build: slim
Distinguishing Features: Fair skin, mole on left cheek
Occupation: current, clinical psychologist; past, medical student and researcher
Educational Background:
Homeschooled until 16; received undergraduate degree in biochemistry from Hertford College, Oxford. Johns Hopkins MD/PhD in neuroscience, where she was co-author on several frequently cited papers. Her own thesis failed to gain as much attention as the rumors of her affair with her advisor. She later completed a PhD in clinical psychology at UCLA.
Employment Background:
Nicola's academic record reflects both her intellect and her family's influence. Her less impressive professional career seems to indicate she's not living up to her potential.
After Hopkins, she joined a major pharmaceutical firm partially owned by her family. Funded by their foundation, she recruited low income patients for an early trial of an experimental antidepressant. Unexpectedly, it worsened their conditions and led to accusations she'd taken advantage of their inability to afford standard care. When several died, Nicola left in disgrace to return to academia.
She moved to Battlestation Takemikazuchi to rehabilitate its criminals and soldiers with PTSD, claiming she wants to help individual patients and move past the scandal of the drug trial. Colleagues wonder if she's committed to helping others, or if her ambition and questionable ethics will tempt her to conduct even more dangerous and profitable research shielded by military secrecy.
Law Enforcement Background: she completed her internship in California's prison system, evaluating violent gang members judged to have high risks of re-offending.
Military Background: none
Marital Status/Family: Married but separated (below). She is an only child; her parents have been married nearly forty years. Extended family stays in touch, and is wealthy, but her disgrace during the trial and later choice to pursue clinical psychology have limited her means.
Significant Other: Separated from her husband. A power couple gone bad; he's risen through an international bank and neither spouse likes to compromise. During her time at UCLA, she was spotted at Hollywood parties with various eligible male celebrities, and she suspects he's also had affairs.
Hobbies: Nicola's main hobby is her own vanity. She pursues trendy exercise fads, currently yoga, and misses the fashion and cuisine found in the major cities she's used to.
Skills: From her professional background, hypnosis. She's also researched and practiced meditation and could reduce her experience of pain from an injury. No notable combat skills.
Weapons: Poisons
History: Pampered as the only daughter of a wealthy family, Nicola has little patience for those who don't excel as she expects herself to do. She struggles to accept her own imperfections. If she were capable of accepting a more ordinary lifestyle, she could easily live off her trust fund. Instead she can't seem to find meaning in herself or others: she always wants another pair of heels or a rare bottle of wine. The empty decadence of her socialite's calendar returns her to her career where no achievement seems enough. Her psychology advisor suspected Nicola should take herself more seriously as a psychology patient, as well as a professional, but she doesn't take criticism lightly and so far her family's influence has protected her.