Melanie
Gender:	Female
Species:	Human
Affiliation:	Federation
Played by:	Rachel Robinson

Melanie was a young woman from the mid-25th century in an alternate timeline who aspired to become a writer. One of her heroes was Jake Sisko, though she was always curious why he stopped writing.

She sought out her idol at his home near New Orleans one night to ask him about this. Jake proceeded to regale her with the tale of how he abandoned his writing career and devoted his life to saving his father, who had been pushed out of normal space in an accident decades earlier and had reappeared briefly before Jake numerous times.

Melanie left Jake's home, promising to enjoy life as Jake never had. (DS9: "The Visitor")

External link Edit

• Melanie at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works