Soon after arriving on the Constellation, the newly arrived Otolaryngologist (Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist) made his way to sickbay. Ear, nose and throat was such an important part of medical health, and Ray was disappointed that it did not get the same focus that other areas of medicine received. It was so bad, in fact, that the CNO was forced to go into Science as a sideline … Astronomy was a secondary field of interest to him, and that was more readily accepted as a field of expertise in Starfleet Academy and the mainstream ships.

So, he was forced to go outside regular Starfleet Channels and undertook advanced studies in Otolaryngology to a post doctoral level, including giving speeches on ENT health. He was human for the most part, with the exception being his nose and ears. At the moment, his ears seemed to be those of the Earth Serval, ears as large as those of a domestic cat and on the back of them, they were coloured black with a white horizontal band in the middle, much like a pair of unblinking feline eyes. His nose was that of a warthog, with tusks and all!

“My name is spelled Raymond Luxury-Yacht, but it is not pronounced that way,” the newcomer said. It was fairly obvious to any in the room that the ear and nose were fake … the string holding both to the head was clearly visible …

-CNO Ray