Portrait of a Character – Deirdre Katzman
Deirdre Katzman comes from older wholly original fiction.
Origins
While writing the HG Wells Star Trek fanfiction stories, I decided I wanted someone who was more or less together, but would be rather young. Furthermore, this person would be a protegé to Kevin O’Connor and would have a mischievous sense of humor. Hence they’d be responsible for naming the time ships. I also loved the idea of a Jewish-Japanese character, and so Deirdre was born.
Portrayal
Deirdre is played by actress Noriko Nakagoshi.
Deirdre Katzman
I like this lovely, petite woman. The actress has actually been in horror pictures. I don’t know too much about her.
Personality
Friendly, albeit a little quirky, Deirdre is probably the most well-adjusted of the engineers at the Temporal Integrity Commission. Kevin is in mourning when the series starts. As for Levi, well, he’s just plain weird.
Because she’s pleasant, Kevin leans on her more than he leans on Levi, but Levi is too oblivious to notice most of the time.
Relationships
Bruce Ishikawa
During A Long, Long Time Ago, Deirdre is set up by family members and goes out on a more or less blind date with a fellow Jewish-Japanese person, Bruce, who is a dog trainer. They hit it off and begin dating in earnest immediately, and by Ohio, he is referred to as her boyfriend.
It is the epitome of a sweet, youthful romance. They talk baby talk to each other on their communicators, often saying things like, “No, you hang up first.” She cooks for him. They are inseparable. Their parents push for a wedding.
When, in The Point is Probably Moot, the time change ensures that she’s forgotten him, he sticks it out, and attempts to woo and win her again.
Mirror Universe
Mirror Deirdre (Noriko Nakagoshi)
I haven’t written a mirror Deirdre, but there’s no reason why she wouldn’t exist.
In the Mirror, most of the women are poorly treated, and trade their bodies for favors and privileges. Deirdre would not be any different.
Yet I can see her as being tougher and harder, and possibly using her smarts to further her own agenda. Maybe she’s a revolutionary.
Quote
“You don’t need to protect her. How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have an ungrateful child. That’s from King Lear if you’re unsure. She doesn’t deserve you taking the fall for her.”
Upshot
Dee is a character who doesn’t really get her due. I really should find a way for her to shine.
