David Adlei DeRidder

David was born on Stardate 8012.19 to Alaina Eldan DeRidder, of Betazed, and Dr. Mason P. (Pete) DeRidder, of Botsowain, Alpha Cygnus IX. Dave’s mother, being of betazoid heritage, passed on limited telepathic abilities to her son. With this, Dave spent the first 10 years of his life enrolled in a betazoid academy so that he could be acclimated into the interplanetary culture that his parents embraced.

Dave’s father is an astrophysicist on Alpha Cygnus IX. His mother is involved heavily with politics. She currently serves on the Planetary Board of Representatives which reports to the Supreme Assembly of the Federation. With this kind of background in his upbringing, combined with the training at a betazoid academy, he tends to be mildly reserved, while at the same time being reserved in personality; taking social interactions very seriously. Contrary to popular belief, David has been known to make friends easily.

Dave first became interested in Starfleet after finding that he did not want to follow either one of the career tracks of his parents. He enlisted shortly after his graduation, though he had several excellent enrollment invitations from several universities including Dartmouth at Alpha Centuri.