#i live in portland oregon and want to practice law post grad here so i want to go to school close too

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update— it was kind of a shit show but i made it thru!!

i take the lsat tomorrow!!! shaking in my little boots wish me luck

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MUSE INFO   —   KATRINA ALICE CORNWELL.

all information outlined below is based on the latest possible information  the small handful of tidbits fed to me by canon and the rest is me out here crying about one entire dumbass nerd,  and can vary by verse.  just run off the assumption that 90% of this is headcanon based it’s fine.

FACECLAIM(S):  alexis bledel,  cobie smulders,  &&  jayne brook. PLACE OF BIRTH:  portland,  oregon. PAST RESIDENCES:  riverside,  iowa.  starfleet academy dormitories.  uss aldrin.  uss griffin.  uss persephone. CURRENT RESIDENCE:  uss washington;  san francisco,  california,  or  paris,  france. DATE OF BIRTH:   april 16, 2198;  age  —  60. DATE OF DEATH:   never,  she’s immortal and i remain Firmly in denial.   2257. HEIGHT:  5′8″ EYE COLOR:  blue. HAIR COLOR:  brown. PARENTS:  thomas cornwell (deceased),  annette cornwell (estranged). SIBLING(S):  john cornwell (brother).  andrea cornwell-grant (deceased).  paxton grant (brother-in-law),  amy cornwell (sister-in-law). SPOUSE:  none in canon,  though she is married to @georgiov‘s philippa georgiou in about a thousand different verses so. CHILDREN:  n/a. GODCHILD(REN):  charlotte maldonado  ( @bucketxfsunshine​ ). NIECE & NEPHEWS:  ethan grant,  thomas grant,  abigail grant   (andrea & paxton’s children).  sarah cornwell,  anthony cornwell   (john & amy’s children).   AUNTS & UNCLES:  margaret ‘maggie’ quinn (mother’s sister, mother figure, deceased),  michael quinn (maggie’s husband),  jessica cornwell (father’s sister, deceased).   feat. varying cousins that i’ll maybe write about later depending on their importance as kat develops further. EDUCATION:  graduate of starfleet academy on the command training track,  starfleet medical academy with a degree in psychiatry with specialization in post traumatic stress.  completed the bridge officer’s training program.   RANK:  vice admiral. PAST OCCUPATIONS:  ship’s counselor,  uss aldrin.  psychiatrist,  starfleet medical.  first officer,  uss griffin.  captain,  uss persephone. CURRENT OCCUPATION(S):  federation flag officer,  commanding officer;  uss washington. SEXUAL ORIENTATION:  bisexual. ROMANTIC ORIENTATION:  biromantic.

hi kat’s autistic thanks for comin’ to my ted talk.

daughter of two highly regarded federation politicians.  youngest of three,  following john,  and andrea.

sister of john,  an author and co-owner of his wife’s restaurant in san francisco.  

sister of andrea,  who was a member of starfleet’s security corp aboard the uss persephone before her death in late 2237.

sister-in-law of paxton grant,  a teacher on one earth’s lunar colonies.

sister-in-law of amy cornwell,  owner of a popular restaurant in san francisco.

aunt of ethan,  thomas,  & abigail grant.

aunt of sarah & anthony cornwell.

classically trained in ballet and basic ballroom due to her aunt’s profession as a dance instructor on earth.  maggie claims she saw a natural talent and began teaching kat at a young age (roughly 5 years old).

her father died in 2209 (when kat was almost 10) in a rare instance of political assassination during a visit to a newly established border colony where the a small but vocal group of inhabitants weren’t entirely thrilled with the idea of being part of the federation.

shares a love of classic (printed) literature,  shared with her sister,  they each have fairly impressive inherited collections of printed novels of varying genres from their late father,  and volumes they both managed to collect throughout their lives.  kat also inherited andrea’s collection following her death.

moved to live with her aunt in her home in iowa in 2209,  due to her mother shifting all of her focus to her work as an ambassador,  which took her all over federation space.  something she opted to do alone,  rather than face her children after the death of their father (which eventually lead to kat’s career as a psychiatrist & counselor bc she wanted to learn more about how to help people handle their grief and post traumatic stress more healthily,  and a lifetime of commitment and poorly-dealt with abandonment issues bc she’s smart as heck but also a Disaster).

participated in several dance competitions and recitals through her teenage years,  boasts a small collection of trophies which are displayed with her old badges,  commendations,  and medals awarded during her time in starfleet,  generally in her quarters on the washington,  but they’re objects she takes with her whenever she expects to be away for a while,  as they’re cherished mementos.

didn’t dance nearly as much following her acceptance to the academy due to a rigorous dedication to her studies,  though she was known to perform now and then when her course load was lighter.

graduated starfleet academy in 2220 (age 21),  and completed medical training in 2224  (age 25) bc she’s Ambitious As Heck and did most of her training in psychology in addition to command training during her time at starfleet academy before moving on and doing her medical training post-grad at starfleet medical academy.

took,  re-took,  and failed the kobayashi maru three times.

once broke three ribs in a training exercise at the academy and didn’t tell anyone because she had two exams the next day and needed to study.

she only ever pilots a vessel if she has to bc she’s not great at it and it’s an Issue.

she keeps every scar she’s ever gotten,  due to nostalgia and,  as she puts it,  ‘they’re all lessons, so it’d be foolish to pretend they’d never existed,’.  scars are as follows:  a Lot on her feet and legs due to 15 years spent primarily dancing.  her feet are definitely Not Pretty to look at but she likes having something to show for so many years of work.  a few on her scalp & hairline   (  near her right ear   )   from an incident during her time on the griffin.  a rly nice scar from a plasma burn on her left shoulder.  a pretty gnarly scar on the back of her neck from the prison ship,  as well as some on her torso from ~general torture.

she has the names of everyone she’s loved and lost tattooed on her ribs right below her heart.  this memorialization began at 19 on the tenth anniversary of her dad’s death,  and it’s one she strictly maintains.

switched fully to the command track soon after achieving the rank of lieutenant commander,  in early 2238.  inspired by what she believed to be a preventable accident aboard her sister’s ship,  ultimately ending in her death,  and kat’s desire to hopefully assist in the task of putting better safety protocols in place to protect officers.  assigned as first officer of the uss griffin (late 2238,  aged 39).

received her own captaincy within 5 years,  in another instance of irony,  was assigned to the uss persephone,  the same ship her sister died on  (though there are rumors she pulled strings in order to obtain the posting,  which she’ll neither confirm nor deny).  —  late 2244,  aged 44.  served as captain of the persephone for nearly 6 years,  until early 2250.

promoted to commodore in 2250,  at 50 years old.  rear admiral in 2252,  at 53.  vice admiral in 2255,  at 56,  where she was given command of the uss washington with her position as a flag officer.

alternates between living in san francisco or paris while on earth;  depending on where she’s needed most.  she has an apartment in each city,  though typically defaults to san francisco,  which is where most of her most prized possessions are kept (though she keeps a modest collection of trinkets,  books,  and decor in her quarters aboard the washington).

following her time as a prisoner of war,  kat has lingering nerve damage due to returning to work too quickly and pushing herself too hard.  effects range from treatable migraines to weakness and pain in her back,  legs,  and arms,  sometimes so severe it prevents mobility.

VERSES!

STARFLEET ACADEMY  —

a verse following kat’s time at starfleet academy & starfleet medical academy   (  2217 - 2224  ).

DOCTOR CORNWELL  —

a verse following kat’s time as a practicing psychiatrist,  mostly aboard the uss aldrin   (   2224 - 2227   )   and starfleet medical on earth   (  2227 - 2238   ).

CANON COMPLIANT  —

a verse following the events of discovery’s canon.

POST SEASON TWO CANON DIVERGENT  —

listen she managed to disarm the torpedo like the goddamn hero she is,  and everyone lived happily ever after,  the end.  played a major part in concocting the cover story re: discovery’s disappearance & the decision to destroy all evidence that the ship had ever existed in the first place,  including helping her crew concoct cover stories as to where they’d all actually been serving during the war and after.  continues to serve as commanding officer of the u.s.s. washington which totally exists u can’t take this away from me.

MIRROR UNIVERSE  —

so far all i’ve got is that she has one singular eye,  a badass eyepatch,  and enjoys pointy things and stabby-stabbing.

KELVIN TIMELINE  —

tbd.

GREY’S ANATOMY  —

joining the army after medical school had seemed a natural step.  both parents had served,  so why shouldn’t she?  it was rare she saw any action,  instead helping soldiers to deal with the traumas they continued to endure  —  she was more of a behind the scenes player,  but it suited her well,  and she was proud of her work.  

an acquaintance of owen hunt and teddy altman,  and following an honorable discharge due to injury,  it was simple to obtain a job at grey-sloan memorial hospital in seattle as a staff psychiatrist   (  and she’s always liked the rain   ).   sometimes it seems a more chaotic work environment than even a war zone,  but katrina continues to love her work,  and helping others through their problems often makes it seem easier to deal with her own.

MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE  —

like most spies,  she was recruited out of the military.  joining s.h.i.e.l.d. was hardly the plan she had for her life,  but it seemed to fit.  she liked it.  the training was hard,  and lying for a living felt somewhat out of place with her training in the medical field.  but it fit.  for a long time,  she worked solely as a psychiatrist,  before electing to take more time as a field agent.  she excelled,  and began to move up in the organization.  it didn’t take long before kat found herself a high ranking member of the operations division,  reporting directly to maria hill.

the fall of s.h.i.e.l.d. was devastating  —  something she never saw coming.  the next months were filled with chaos.  interviews,  questionings,  but before long,  kat found herself moving on.  as suggested by her former superior,  maria,  she elected to apply at stark industries.  for a while,  she worked in human resources  —  she enjoyed it,  working for a company headed by a powerful woman.  but it wasn’t satisfying,  after time spent as a spy,  upon further discussion with maria,  katrina elected to begin working underground with maria,  and with former director nick fury.     (   probably gonna be reworked due to general development   ).

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MUSE INFO   —   KATRINA ALICE CORNWELL.

all information outlined below is based on the latest possible information  the small handful of tidbits fed to me by canon and the rest is me out here crying about one entire dumbass nerd,  and can vary by verse.  just run off the assumption that 90% of this is headcanon based it’s fine.

FACECLAIM(S):  alexis bledel,  cobie smulders,  &&  jayne brook. PLACE OF BIRTH:  portland,  oregon. PAST RESIDENCES:  riverside,  iowa.  starfleet academy dormitories.  uss aldrin.  uss griffin.  uss persephone. CURRENT RESIDENCE:  uss washington;  san francisco,  california,  or  paris,  france. DATE OF BIRTH:   april 16, 2198;  age  —  59. DATE OF DEATH:   never,  she’s immortal and i remain Firmly in denial.   2257. HEIGHT: 5′7″ EYE COLOR:  blue. HAIR COLOR:  brown. PARENTS:  thomas cornwell (deceased),  annette cornwell (estranged). SIBLING(S):  john cornwell (brother).  andrea cornwell-grant (deceased).  paxton grant (brother-in-law),  amy cornwell (sister-in-law). SPOUSE:  none in canon,  though she is married to @georgiov‘s philippa georgiou in about a thousand different verses so. CHILDREN:  n/a. GODCHILD(REN):  charlotte maldonado  ( @bucketxfsunshine​ ). NIECE & NEPHEWS:  ethan grant,  thomas grant,  abigail grant   (andrea & paxton’s children).  sarah cornwell,  anthony cornwell   (john & amy’s children).   AUNTS & UNCLES:  margaret ‘maggie’ quinn (mother’s sister, mother figure, deceased),  michael quinn (maggie’s husband),  jessica cornwell (father’s sister, deceased).   feat. varying cousins that i’ll maybe write about later depending on their importance as kat develops further. EDUCATION:  graduate of starfleet academy on the command training track,  starfleet medical academy with a degree in psychiatry with specialization in post traumatic stress.  completed the bridge officer’s training program.   RANK:  vice admiral. PAST OCCUPATIONS:  ship’s counselor,  uss aldrin.  psychiatrist,  starfleet medical.  first officer,  uss griffin.  captain,  uss persephone. CURRENT OCCUPATION(S):  federation flag officer,  commanding officer;  uss washington. SEXUAL ORIENTATION:  bisexual. ROMANTIC ORIENTATION:  biromantic.

hi kat’s autistic thanks for comin’ to my ted talk.

daughter of two highly regarded federation politicians.  youngest of three,  following john,  and andrea. 

sister of john,  an author and co-owner of his wife’s restaurant in san francisco.  

sister of andrea,  who was a member of starfleet’s security corp aboard the uss persephone before her death in late 2237.

sister-in-law of paxton grant,  a teacher on one earth’s lunar colonies.

sister-in-law of amy cornwell,  owner of a popular restaurant in san francisco.

aunt of ethan,  thomas,  & abigail grant.

aunt of sarah & anthony cornwell.

classically trained in ballet and basic ballroom due to her aunt’s profession as a dance instructor on earth.  maggie claims she saw a natural talent and began teaching kat at a young age (roughly 5 years old).

her father died in 2209 (when kat was almost 10) in a rare instance of political assassination during a visit to a newly established border colony where the a small but vocal group of inhabitants weren’t entirely thrilled with the idea of being part of the federation.

shares a love of classic (printed) literature,  shared with her sister,  they each have fairly impressive inherited collections of printed novels of varying genres from their late father,  and volumes they both managed to collect throughout their lives.  kat also inherited andrea’s collection following her death.

moved to live with her aunt in her home in iowa in 2209,  due to her mother shifting all of her focus to her work as an ambassador,  which took her all over federation space.  something she opted to do alone,  rather than face her children after the death of their father (which eventually lead to kat’s career as a psychiatrist & counselor bc she wanted to learn more about how to help people handle their grief and post traumatic stress more healthily,  and a lifetime of commitment and poorly-dealt with abandonment issues bc she’s smart as heck but also a Disaster).

participated in several dance competitions and recitals through her teenage years,  boasts a small collection of trophies which are displayed with her old badges,  commendations,  and medals awarded during her time in starfleet,  generally in her quarters on the washington,  but they’re objects she takes with her whenever she expects to be away for a while,  as they’re cherished mementos.

didn’t dance nearly as much following her acceptance to the academy due to a rigorous dedication to her studies,  though she was known to perform now and then when her course load was lighter.

graduated starfleet academy in 2220 (age 21),  and completed medical training in 2224  (age 25) bc she’s Ambitious As Heck and did most of her training in psychology in addition to command training during her time at starfleet academy before moving on and doing her medical training post-grad at starfleet medical academy.

took,  re-took,  and failed the kobayashi maru three times.

once broke three ribs in a training exercise at the academy and didn’t tell anyone because she had two exams the next day and needed to study.

she keeps every scar she’s ever gotten,  due to nostalgia and,  as she puts it,  ‘they’re all lessons, so it’d be foolish to pretend they’d never existed,’.  scars are as follows:  a Lot on her feet and legs due to 15 years spent primarily dancing.  her feet are definitely Not Pretty to look at but she likes having something to show for so many years of work.  a few on her scalp & hairline   (  near her right ear   )   from an incident during her time on the griffin.  a rly nice scar from a plasma burn on her left shoulder.  a pretty gnarly scar on the back of her neck from the prison ship,  as well as some on her torso from ~general torture.

she has the names of everyone she's loved and lost tattooed on her ribs right below her heart.  this memorialization began at 19 on the tenth anniversary of her dad’s death,  and it’s one she strictly maintains.

switched fully to the command track soon after achieving the rank of lieutenant commander,  in early 2238.  inspired by what she believed to be a preventable accident aboard her sister’s ship,  ultimately ending in her death,  and kat’s desire to hopefully assist in the task of putting better safety protocols in place to protect officers.  assigned as first officer of the uss griffin (late 2238,  aged 39).

received her own captaincy within 5 years,  in another instance of irony,  was assigned to the uss persephone,  the same ship her sister died on  (though there are rumors she pulled strings in order to obtain the posting,  which she’ll neither confirm nor deny).  —  late 2244,  aged 44.  served as captain of the persephone for nearly 6 years,  until early 2250.

promoted to commodore in 2250,  at 50 years old.  rear admiral in 2252,  at 53.  vice admiral in 2255,  at 56,  where she was given command of the uss washington with her position as a flag officer.

alternates between living in san francisco or paris while on earth;  depending on where she’s needed most.  she has an apartment in each city,  though typically defaults to san francisco,  which is where most of her most prized possessions are kept (though she keeps a modest collection of trinkets,  books,  and decor in her quarters aboard the washington).

following her time as a prisoner of war,  kat has lingering nerve damage due to returning to work too quickly and pushing herself too hard.  effects range from treatable migraines to weakness and pain in her back,  legs,  and arms,  sometimes so severe it prevents mobility.

VERSES UNDER THE CUT!

STARFLEET ACADEMY  —

a verse following kat’s time at starfleet academy & starfleet medical academy   (  2217 - 2224 ).

DOCTOR CORNWELL  —

a verse following kat’s time as a practicing psychiatrist,  mostly aboard the uss aldrin   (   2224 - 2227   )   and starfleet medical on earth   (  2227 - 2238   ).

CANON COMPLIANT  —

a verse following the events of discovery’s canon.

POST SEASON TWO CANON DIVERGENT  ---

listen she managed to disarm the torpedo like the goddamn hero she is,  and everyone lived happily ever after,  the end.  played a major part in concocting the cover story re: discovery’s disappearance & the decision to destroy all evidence that the ship had ever existed in the first place,  including helping her crew concoct cover stories as to where they’d all actually been serving during the war and after.  continues to serve as commanding officer of the u.s.s. washington which totally exists u can’t take this away from me.

MIRROR UNIVERSE  —

so far all i’ve got is that she has one singular eye,  a badass eyepatch,  and enjoys pointy things and stabby-stabbing.

KELVIN TIMELINE  —

tbd.

GREY’S ANATOMY  —

joining the army after medical school had seemed a natural step.  both parents had served,  so why shouldn’t she?  it was rare she saw any action,  instead helping soldiers to deal with the traumas they continued to endure  —  she was more of a behind the scenes player,  but it suited her well,  and she was proud of her work.  

an acquaintance of owen hunt and teddy altman,  and following an honorable discharge due to injury,  it was simple to obtain a job at grey-sloan memorial hospital in seattle as a staff psychiatrist   (  and she’s always liked the rain   ).   sometimes it seems a more chaotic work environment than even a war zone,  but katrina continues to love her work,  and helping others through their problems often makes it seem easier to deal with her own.

MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE  —

like most spies,  she was recruited out of the military.  joining s.h.i.e.l.d. was hardly the plan she had for her life,  but it seemed to fit.  she liked it.  the training was hard,  and lying for a living felt somewhat out of place with her training in the medical field.  but it fit.  for a long time,  she worked solely as a psychiatrist,  before electing to take more time as a field agent.  she excelled,  and began to move up in the organization.  it didn’t take long before kat found herself a high ranking member of the operations division,  reporting directly to maria hill.

the fall of s.h.i.e.l.d. was devastating  —  something she never saw coming.  the next months were filled with chaos.  interviews,  questionings,  but before long,  kat found herself moving on.  as suggested by her former superior,  maria,  she elected to apply at stark industries.  for a while,  she worked in human resources  —  she enjoyed it,  working for a company headed by a powerful woman.  but it wasn’t satisfying,  after time spent as a spy,  upon further discussion with maria,  katrina elected to begin working underground with maria,  and with former director nick fury.     (   probably gonna be reworked due to general development   ).