Character Information

Gender		Female
Species		Human
Age		29

Physical Appearance

Height		5'4"
Weight		140 lbs
Hair Color		light brown
Eye Color		brown
Physical Description		Koko is of an average build, on the heavier side for her height of five foot four. Her upper back length light brown hair flows down her back and she has prominent bangs in the front as well. She keeps her sidelocks braided to shoulder length, fastened by small bows, to imitate the Payots of her older brother, thus honoring her Jewish background. Koko keeps her uniform neat and tidy according to Starfleet cleanliness standards.

Family

Spouse		none
Children		none
Father		Rabbi Isaiah Nosa
Mother		Mariya Nosa
Brother(s) and / or Sister(s)		Rabbi Elijah Nosa (deceased)
Other Family		Commodore Torra Nosa (paternal great aunt, deceased)

Personality & Traits

General Overview		Due to Koko's background in acting, the best way to summarize Koko in one word would be "Theatrical." As an actress, she was praised for her ability to really get invested into her roles. Koko finds fiction far more interesting than reality, and in the wake of her brother's death, she uses fiction as something of an escape from the terrible reality of losing her brother. As a counselor, she tends to view her patients as lead roles, and often does her best to assume a supporting role to fit their needs.
Strengths & Weaknesses		+Nontraditional counseling style +Wearer of many faces +Understands her role as "hero support." +Can recognize patterns that others might not immediately be privy to. -Doesn't like to discuss her own trauma -Suffers flare-ups from old injuries -Her weight affects her stamina -Somewhat reclusive
Ambitions		Koko understands that her time in the limelight is over, and that she's been demoted to supporting roles. Her ambition is to help others from being sidelined like she was.
Hobbies & Interests		-Western movies -Dixon Hill Holonovels -Swimming -Baseball -Anything to do with the "Golden Age of Hollywood."

Personal History		Koko Nosa was born on May 28, 2348 as the youngest child of Rabbi Isaiah Nosa and wife Mariya. As the daughter of a Rabbi, Koko grew up in a Jewish household. As a kid, Koko was quite close with her older brother Elijah, though as they grew older, it became clear that Elijah was going to follow in his father's footsteps, and become a Rabbi himself, moving to Israel to study the Torah. And for a time, Elijah kept in touch with Koko. However, tragedy would strike when Koko was fourteen in 2362: That year, Elijah was murdered in violent confrontation in Jerusalem. His death affected Koko greatly, and her relationship with her parents became strained as a result, breaking down completely two years later when Koko was sixteen. Koko decided to act upon one of the last conversations she'd had with Elijah, and do what made her happy. Against her parents' wishes, she signed on with a talent agency and became an actress. Koko's earliest roles were duds, to say the least: Cheesy roles in forgotten dating simulators. They were work, but it wasn't necessarily the glamorous life she thought it was. Her breakout role, however, came when she was eighteen. Her agent encouraged her to audition for a role in a Western holonovel called "The Last Ride at Black Canyon". One which sounded like she was going to be the main character, but once she read the script, realized she'd landed the role of "big chested comic relief." Not wanting to be resigned to the role the script had made for her, Koko did everything she could to steal the spotlight from her costars, and her zany antics was one of the reasons Last Ride at Black Canyon became an unexpected runaway success. A sequel was ordered in short time, in which Koko reprised her role. However, during early production, Koko was injured in an on set accident. Her injuries were quite severe, and as a result, her character had to be written out of the script, as the studio was understandably hesitant to recast the role and have a different actress not bring the same zany energy Koko had brought. As Koko recovered, her father visited her often, saying he "told her something like this would happen", and wished that once she recovered, Koko would stop this "acting nonsense" and come back to the Jewish life she had abandoned. However, in one final act of defiance, Koko found out that her great aunt on her father's side, Torra Nosa, had also defied her family's wishes to remain Jewish and had entered Starfleet, rising to the rank of Commodore before her retirement. Once Koko had recovered, she terminated her contract with her talent agency and retired from acting, but also put in an application for Starfleet Academy.
Service Record		(Will fill out as we go. Please pardon the dust.) 2368-2372: Starfleet Academy (Major in Counseling, Minor in Medical)