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[its_me_curzon]

Hello everyone! This is Eileen with character #3, Ezri Dax from that most wonderful of series, Star Trek: Deep Space 9!

Ezri is both in her 20s and in her... several centuries. This is because she is a joined Trill, although it kind of happened in an emergency and she had to figure out how to juggle eight lifetimes' worth of memories and personality really quickly. I'm taking her from the end of the series, so at least she won't be introducing herself as Curzon to anybody.


So who's Dax? This is Dax. Dax is a Trill symbiont; Ezri is a Trill host. They're physically and mentally joined and if they are separated, they will both die within 93 hours unless they're put back together. (Or unless Ezri finds a new symbiont / Dax is implanted into a new host, but we're kind of short on Trill out here.) The symbiont is located in a pouch on Ezri's abdomen.

Ezri often refers to previous hosts, so don't be surprised if she starts talking about Torias or Tobin or Emony (but not Joran, he was not nice and killed a few people). They were all her! Sort of. Where Ezri ends and Dax begins is compared, in-universe, to asking where the salt ends and water begins--you can boil off the water and put the salt in a new liquid, making a new and distinct mixture but not changing the components.


Ezri is a trained counselor, but she didn't actually finish her official studies, so she's good at figuring out your problems but is less great at figuring out how to fix them. Nevertheless, she will want to take up that job again, so I have put up a handy info post here about that!

Comments

[splendid_roman]

Ooh, a Star Trek character, and a DS9 one at that. I'm so excited to see her!

[its_me_curzon]

Yeees, I hope I can do her justice! so glad DS9s are on Netflix

[anwei]

Welcome! I haven't seen any of Ezri's episodes, but I look forward to tagging with her.

[its_me_curzon]

Likewise~ she only appears in season 7, alas. (Well, maybe not alas considering they didn't intend to replace Jadzia, but...)

[zouichi]

DAX \o/

[its_me_curzon]

DAX.

[theloquaciouslwaxana]

Oh, aren't you just darling.

[its_me_curzon]

Oh Madam Ambassador, she has heard stories about you.

[theloquaciouslwaxana]

Well, If Jean-Luc's been the one feeding Esri all those stories, better not take them too seriously. He exaggerates; in fact, he probably can't help himself. After all, she is the daughter of the Fifth House of Betazed, the Holder of the Sacred Chalice of Rixx, and Heir to the Holy Rings of Betazed.

[bequiet_hescreamed]

Man, I haven't even seen DS9 but I feel that this is somehow relevant to my interests. :oa

[its_me_curzon]

DS9 should be relevant to everybody's interests because it is a fantastic show.

[bequiet_hescreamed]

Better than TNG?

(unsure)

[its_me_curzon]

That really depends on your point of view!

If you like the idea of Star Trek having longer storylines with a larger cast, exploration of moral grey areas, and the effects of war on Federation society and Starfleet, then you may like DS9 better.

If you like adventure-of-the-week with two-parters over season breaks and a very idealistic vision of humanity's future (and Q), you will probably prefer TNG.

I adore both, but I like DS9 better than TNG.

[bequiet_hescreamed]

I'll have to check out DS9. TNG is what I grew up with as a bb, so I'm admittedly kind of attached to the characters.

[its_me_curzon]

They both have rather stellar hur hur characters, in my opinion. But both series do have quite a lot to recommend them, so I do advise checking it out!

[mynameisax]

I feel like I ought to apologize in advance for the evil looks Ezri Dax is going to be getting from this guy here.

But hey, at least he's probably not going to try and trap her in a pit for three days?

[its_me_curzon]

Ezri would very much appreciate that, although she can deal as long as she's not suspended from her ankles. 8|

WORMY ENDOSYMBIONTS ARE LEGAL AND SAFE AND NATURAL FOR HER SPECIES, HONEST

[mynameisax]

< THEY'RE STILL CREEPY! >

[kaya_waterwave]

I was always more of a Jadzia guy myself (a dax who went toe to toe with Klingons YES) but Ezri was cool too, and I miss seeing the Star Trek people here! I'll definitely stalk her threads!

[its_me_curzon]

Jadzia was pretty BAMF, ngl. I love both Daxes, really.

Don't just stalk! Ezri will need friends on the meatship!

[kaya_waterwave]

Oh trust me, it won't just be stalk. Kaya liked the Star Trek crowd and still misses Jean Luc!

[bonnypiperlad]

Daaaaaax! Okay, I am officially about 320% excited for this podpop now. It will be awesome to have her around.

[its_me_curzon]

I hope I can do her justice!

[first_in_time]

I need to watch more Star Trek. Next Gen kinda blew me away with its awesome. Should really expand my watching... :D

[its_me_curzon]

Oooh yes, you do. TNG is great, and DS9 ratchets up the awesome. (IN my opinion.)

[first_in_time]

May have to find a friend with the DVDs and hassle them/break into their house.

[night_shift]

Ezri! That's exciting. I can't wait to see her in action.

[its_me_curzon]

Yes! I am looking forward to doing things with her.

[scienceworm]

Yay! Another person with a wormy symbiote! Okay, Yeerks aren't really symbiotic, but he now has a body that was specially created to host a sentient brain slug, so it's better, right?

I loved the Daxes when I watched DS9. We need more Trek folks! (And Schmuz should meet more people.)

[its_me_curzon]

Better than the alternative for Yeerks finding a home, to be sure! although in technical scientific terms symbiote is an umbrella term that encompasses parasites, hangers-on, and mutually beneficial organisms

Daxes are great, and I think she'd be very interested to meet Schmuz too.

[iselldrugstothecommunity]

/makes grabbyhands

I am so stoked to play with her! And I will fill out the therapy post shortly. :D

[its_me_curzon]

/dances

Awesome! I'm pretty sure all of yours would be pretty challenging for her. XD

[skyboundmisfit]

Does Ezri want to deal with the fucked up mental health of a boy-trapped-as-a-hawk?

[its_me_curzon]

ABSOLUTELY.