Editing Jennifer Bates (section)

== Family ==

Born on stardate 2377.09.11, Jennifer is the daughter of David Bates and Tracy Couture. David was a Starfleet officer and captain of the USS Charybde until he retired from service at 65 to teach at the Academy, while Tracy is still a History Teacher at Harvard University. Jennifer is the third/fourth children of four. She has one brother and two sisters: - Ryan (41 yo), Politician - Stacy (39 yo), Xeno-archeologist, civilian science vessel “Thanksgiving” - Jessica (37 yo, twin sister), Starfleet, Lieutenant, CMO, USS Scylla. Jennifer spent most of her youth at home (Boston) with her mother, sisters and brothers. With her father in starfleet, her mother a history teacher and later her brother being a politican, she was raised in a very intellectual and political surrounding. Whereas all of her older siblings had strong characters, Jennifer was always a discrete girl. She loved our family and always took care of them, but discretely.

Outside the house, however, Jennifer was a bit more active. If she was often going out, she always kept control. Her father being in starfleet, she saw him only during shore leaves but he has always took great care of his family. At 14, her father was promoted to FO of a Galaxy-Class, and Jennifer and her twin sister, Jessica, spent two year on the ship. This is then she discovered her passion for space...phenomena. At 16, both twin sisters were accepted at Harvard.

As for herself, despite 37, she is neither married nor has any children. She was close to be married with another Starfleet officer, Lieutenant Rettol Suder, a Betazoid serving as Chief Engineer on the USS Resurgent, but he died in 2406 during the Battle of System 663 during the [[Civil War]]. She never got into a relationship since.