Dr. Benjamin Thrace

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Gender: Male
Age: 49
Sign: Capricorn
Country: United Kingdom

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October 09, 2011

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10/11/2011 11: PM 

Personal Log Stardate 63442.1

My father and I have now returned from Earth, and are beginning the process of  living together. I have decided against establishing some quarters for him and instead have moved him into my personal quarters. My living space is large enough for two, though he is not the roommate I had in mind. I have the deck chief drawing up plans to extend a room onto my quarters, giving him a modicum of privacy, but until that happens I shall resign myself to sleeping on my sofa until his personal room is ready. I can already tell this is not going to be an easy adjustment. My father has already expressed his reluctance with the whole matter, complaining the entire flight from Hull to the station that he would have rather been left to his own devices on Earth. While I am sure that he would have got along fine, the fact is that my family members should not be asked to do something that is my obligation. He is my father after all. Meredith politely offered to take my father into her home, but the fact is that she has her own family to look after, her son and daughters and her husband. There is no need to add to her family situation. Besides, I have the room so it only makes sense that he come be with me.


Of course, it also gives me the unique opportunity to get to know the man. So much of his history has been clouded over, things that neither of us are willing to talk about. My mother being one of those things. How many times I wished that we had the opportunity to sit down and talk about it, to gain some sort of perspective on the whole incident surrounding her death, but neither of us has been willing or able to make that attempt to talk about it, to communicate our thoughts on the subject. I know it was never explained to me to any sort of satisfaction. And that is something that has haunted me for much of my life. But, even now as I watch my father move about the room, placing our family photos all about my living room, I cannot help but recognize the possibility being presented to me now. Hopefully before his condition worsens, he and I will have the opportunity for a long awaited conversation.


Perhaps my largest concern is with my father interacting with my officers. His longstanding friendship with Edwin Sutherland is something that is sure to be quite interesting to watch as they renew their interactions, and I am sure that the other officers will soon find themselves in the company of the man. I am not sure how much interaction he will be up for, considering his condition. But I want him to be comfortable here, and that means putting up with his attempts to get to know the men and women that live and work here. I only hope he can contain himself, and give others time to adapt to him before he reveals the true "James Thrace" that I know.

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