NOTES FROM COMMODORE MacLaren during his Captaincy
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Captains Recruitment Log: Re Recruit Dirk Porter: Capt. MacLaren reporting

   I've just finished reviewing Porter's Personality and Vocational Aptitude testing. Although his scores would make him a far better candidate for either Security or Engineering, he has chosen to sign into the ships register as a cadet in the Medical Department (intern). While this is not unusual for Bar Fleet, his psychology scores prove him to have been a long term and likely injured veteran of Star Fleet (probably within Star Fleet Security). Of particular note is the point in the interview where I mentioned that the antiquated prostheses that he the wears could be replaced with more current models. He smiled lightly and said, " Not without Ordinance Disposal on hand". Further review of general tricorder readings indicated micro explosives situated inside the Zygomatic Arch and at the base of the elbow. Of further interest in his psychology testing is his marked xenophobic tendency that is immediately put aside with aliens he considers his friends, or one of whose own. All things considered, he is an extremely well trained and violent individual. If we can make him one of our own he will be a tremendous asset to the Casual.

Incident Report: Re Exceptional Performance, Ensign Porter

  Just had an interesting discussion with Cmdr. Nathaniel Hardcase. He was ready to field strip my corpse for allowing Cadet Porter to join Medical. Apparently Cadet Porter was in the Holo Suite with some of the Party Marines and they ran the program file, Texas Rangers at the Mexican Border Box Canyon. Not only was Porter the last man standing, he also had the greatest number of kills and the best rounds fired to kills ratio. While allowing such an incident to cause me to breach Doctor patient confidentiality is normally unthinkable, at his request we immediately reviewed the specifications for Porter's optical implant. the implant is so full of scanner related technology that using it, as a targeting aid, is impossible.

Quarterly Officers Review: Re Cadet Dirk Porter

  Cadet Porter, having mastered Xenobiology and Basic Terran Surgical Concepts was to be granted the rank of Ensign and assigned to the Staff Surgeon (Me) for continuing education on this date. During the Formal Review Conference, Porter denied his promotion at this time. He further asked to be assigned to the position of Chief Orderly. While his request is highly unusual, as the least capable candidate normally holds that position, I agreed to his request of assignment but insisted that he take the rank of Ensign. At this time he also asked to begin advanced training in Anesthesiology, Cryology and Cyberology. Again I agreed. I can only assume that Porter intends to puzzle out a methodology for removing and replacing his implants. If that is the case than any promotion past Ensign would be ill advised.

Amendment to Officers Review: Disciplinary Action

  Ensign Porter managed to initiate and survive a brawl with the crew of the Klingon ship escorting visiting Klingon Diplomat Khlor'Ga. Porter has been demoted to rank of Cadet, and warned that if there had been any casualties in the Klingon crew, he would have lost his rank entirely. His only response was that, " the whole damn race has back up organs for every biological system, I would have needed a much larger barstool to have killed anyone". I can only assume that this was a warning to me, to never promote him again without his permission.

Incident Report: Re Breaking and Entering loc. Captains Office/Unscheduled Modifications of Same

  I returned from my annual tour of Relaxia's hospice centers to find Cadet Porter sitting behind my desk in my office. He apologized for his unwanted intrusion into my office and very quickly changed the subject to office security. He then demonstrated my new toy. He handed me a new set of Commanders Pips and told me to tap them, the same way that we tap our badges prior to communicating. I humored him and found myself inside a level five-containment field. I tapped them again and the field turned off. Before I could launch into a sound berating, he explained that should I need to use it, I would have to exit the office into the Jeffries Tube behind my desk. He also said that the field has a randomizer built into the harmonic system, so it should be capable of holding a Borg for a short time. then he invited me to try it and motioned for me to switch places with him. Once behind the desk, I activated the restraining dome. With Porter ensnared I should have finally 'dressed him down', but the only dialogue that took place is transcribed as follows.

I asked, "And why would I need this toy?"

Captain's Personal Log (MacLaren): Re Cadet Porter

  The Noetics lecture was a bad idea. I volunteered Cadet Porter as a test subject. He declined so I indirectly ordered him. The visiting Tellurian was in sick bay for a week. It's hard to say exactly what happened. the tricorder readings indicate that her internal temperature inside the cranial cavity suffered an eleven percent increase before she passed out. Additionally, she was incoherent but vocalizing on her way to sick bay. She mentioned the following phrases 'artificial bipolar disorder', 'only a sociopath, and 'Mr. Grey, how do you intend to de-claw an entire culture". At this time she is recovering. She has been instructed to refrain from using her talents till the brain damage has finished healing. Fortunately she remembers nothing. Cadet Porter has refused to comment, but has been highly nurturing with her. I should note for the record that either Head Nurse Darvis or Porter has been on duty at all times since the incident. The duty logs indicate that they have managed to switch shifts with others to make certain that this 'coincidence' occurs. At this time I feel that an investigation of Cadet Dirk Porter is in order. I'm going to keep this private for now. I think that our Security has proven to be insufficient where Porter is concerned. While I am sure that he could be incapacitated, I don't think that they would be able to keep him under surveillance without tipping him off.

Captain's Personal Log (MacLaren): Re Cadet Porter

  The initial searches of Star Fleet's database showed Cadet Porter to have been an instructor at Star Fleet Academy, specializing in alien cultures. Five years prior to his recruitment to the UBS Casual, he was assigned to the USS Essex. It is interesting to note that the Essex is the sister ship of the USS Athena, the progenitor of the Casual. He was assigned to security there at the rank of Lt. JG, and during two tours of duty earned the rank of Lieutenant and became the Department Head of his Department. Medical records for him do not indicate the presence of his cybernetic limb and eye until he transferred to the USS Essex but do mention that his xenophobic nature was present during his training at Academy. I find it interesting that Star Fleet would send a known xenophobe to the Essex. The Essex was quietly a sociology experiment inquiring into the social dynamics of a truly race mixed crew.

  Just for the sake of completeness I also directed my line of inquiry to the list of Star Fleet Operatives bearing Legal Cybernetic Devices. The list turned up Dirk Porter (missing). that was expected. But the list also showed unusual entries Porter Scott (deceased) and, Scott Mann (deceased). Both had the same model identification for their appliances and all three had the same date of surgery. Just to be thorough I perused the Star Fleet Academy enrollment records. Scott Mann was the only one that actually enrolled. Scott Mann was also xenophobic. What or who is wandering through my hospital. I'm going to mull over this situation for the next week, but right now it looks like this investigation is going to become official.

Transcription of Security Tape 11702-93-Medical/Office/CMO clipped and deleted by order of CMO

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CMO (Captain MacLaren) at desk, states enter to open door