Alexander Richards

Lt. Commander Alexander Richards Science Officer USS Gemini NCC-80564 Species: Human Gender: Male Born: 236111.06 Age: 40 Birth Place: Tycho City, Lunar Colonies View Template User Page

Ensign Alexander Richards, a Terran, is currently acting chief of science aboard the USS Mercury.

Stats

• Full Name: Alexander John Richards
• Race:Terran
• Date of Birth: 236111.06
• Place of Birth: Tycho City, Earth Lunar Colony
• Age: 40
• Gender: Male
• Telepathic status: N/A

Appearance

• Height: 6 ft 2
• Weight: 15 stone
• Hair Color: Brown
• Length of Hair: Short
• Eye Color: Blue
• Skin Tone: Caucasian
• Birthmarks, Scars: Scar tissue from a disruptor burn on his right knee. Small circular birthmark on the small of his back.
• Build: Stocky. Alexander has defined muscle tone providing above average physical strength.
• Face: Alexander Richards has a flat, above average size forehead. His nose is long and pronounced with medium sized nostrils. His ears sit snug against his head.
• Eyes: His eyes are of average size for a human his height and weight and sit roughly two thirds of the way up his face.. He has thin eyebrows.
• Mouth: His mouth is well proportioned to the rest of his face. His facial hair is trimmed to stubble.
• Arms: Like most humans, Alexander Richards' arms run the length of his chest with his hands lying next to his thighs. He has defined muscle tone in his upper arms.
• Legs: Being a very active man, Alexander Richards has incredibly well defined leg muscles. This enables him to sprint faster than the average human for short distances (up to approximately 400 meters.)
• Taste in Clothing (when off duty): Smart casual. Alexander Richards can normally be seen wearing the grey, non uniform variant of the current Star Fleet designs.
• Shoes: Black 'winkle pickers'. It is very rare to see these on Alexander Richards' feet unpolished. For away team missions he usually wears a more appropriate pair of modern, standard issue hiking boots.
• Voice: Alexander Richards has a broad British accent that he acquired whilst studying at Oxford University.
• Handedness: Alexander Richards is right handed.

Manner

• Quarters: Spartan. Alexander prefers to live modestly whilst away from his family. His quarters contain only the things he needs to work, sleep and maintain personal hygiene.
• Favorite Room: Holodeck. Alexander Richards loves holodecks. He sees them as a brilliant multipurpose tool capable of providing both recreation and training. His favorite programs include twentieth century murder mystery simulations, rock climbing simulations and the Tycho Three martial arts training program.
• Habits: Alexander Richards has a tendency to scratch his right ear when deep in thought. He also suffers from slight O.C.D and gets agitated when he sees things either being done or stored/cataloged inefficiently.
• Mannerisms: With his family, Alexander Richards is a caring man. He is full of love and empathy when around his spouse and son and is known to be romantic at times. However, around fellow crew members he comes across as brash and arrogant. This however is a front he puts up. He would willingly lay his life on the line for another crew mate and is very career orientated. It is believed his arrogant facade stems from his stunted social development on the Lunar colony and during his studies on Earth.
• Religion/Spiritual Devotion: Atheist. Alexander Richards is a man of science and holds no spiritual beliefs. However, he has a deep rooted respect for those who are religious and for the religions of other species/cultures. He finds the Bajoran spiritual beliefs fascinating.
• Hobbies and Pastimes: Alexander Richards is an avid fan of rock climbing. He also enjoys Klingon opera and reading classic works of fiction from many races in their native languages. He has read no less than five Shakespeare plays including Hamlet in Klingon. When not working, rock climbing or reading he can usually be found tinkering with broken equipment.
• Likes: Alexander Richards likes most Earth cuisine, Vulcan spiced tea, Klingon blood wine, Aldebaran whiskey and a nice Cornish Cider. (Although this is very hard to come by outside of the Solar System. He has a fondness for cats and even at one point looked after the mistakenly abandoned cat of a crew mate on the USS Independence A.
• Dislikes: Alexander Richards dislikes dogs with a passion. He also dislikes those who demand respect because of their rank or station. He is a firm believer that respect is earned and not demanded. This has caused friction between himself and superior officers. In some cases his refusal to respect superior officers has seen him branded as insubordinate in some peoples eyes.
• Ambitions and Goals: Alexander Richards is a career driven man. His first stint in Star Fleet was short lived due to mitigating circumstances but he hopes his second shot will be a lot smoother. Alexander hopes to be only a good role model for his son, John. Alexander is how far up the command chain he would like to rise. He is certain he would like to rise into the command division at some point in his career but is unsure as to whether he wishes to move beyond a first officer position if the opportunity ever arose.
• Achievements in Life: Whilst studying the sciences at Oxford University, Alexander Richards had a paper published on applied Warp mechanics past, present and beyond. However, his biggest achievement in life so far is becoming a father.
• Disappointments in Life: To date, Alexander Richards has had several disappointments in life. His earliest came at the age of nine when he narrowly missed out on selection to the Tycho institute of advanced learning. His best friend at the time, Michael Hollins, did make the grade and the two never spoke to each other again. One of his biggest regrets is that he allowed jealousy to get in the way of what was at the time a strong friendship. At the age of sixteen, he was expelled from the Daystrom Academy of science for causing an accident during an experiment. This very nearly caused him to give up on school and become a civilian freighter crewman. At the age of eighteen, he attempted to run the London marathon. This ended in disaster when he collapsed at the twenty mile mark from heat exhaustion. In 2389, he resigned from Star Fleet following the 'hologate' debacle.
• Mental problems (complexes and phobias): Alexander Richards has an illogical fear of dogs despite cases of domestic dog attacks being virtually unheard of in the twenty fourth century. He suffers from slight O.C.D which was diagnosed at age eight. Several attempts have been made via counseling and therapy to cure this though none have worked. He has both a strong fear and a strong hatred towards telepaths. This is almost to the extent of being Racist. He has never been able to trust a telepath although he can and does work with them. The one exception to his rule at this time are the Vulcans. It has been theorized by Star Fleet medical that Alexander's arrogance around his crew mates could stem from irrational and illogical feelings of inadequacy in front of his colleagues. It has been noted that this behavior requires further study and counseling. Alexander still suffers from debilitating flashbacks stemming from a telepathic attack he suffered whilst serving on the USS Independence A. Although these are now considered to be under control following counseling there remains a risk that a elapse could occur.
• Physical Limitations: Alexander Richards has the standard physical limitations of an above average strength human male. This means that although he can lift slightly heavier loads than normal and sprint for up to 400 meters he is for all intents and purposes normal.

Family

Main article here: Family

• Marital Status: Married
  • Spouse: Marissa Richards (nee Dawson)
  • Place of Marriage: Central registry office, Oxford, Earth
• Children: John Richards
• Parents
  • Father: Gary Joseph Richards, Xenobiologist
  • Father-in-law: Michael Dawson, Deceased
  • Mother: Harriet Richards (nee Samuels), Astrophysicist
  • Mother-in-law: Maria Dawson, Civilian Nurse
• Siblings: Only Child.

Personal History

Main article here: Personal History

1. 236111.06: Born to Gary & Harriet Richards on the Lunar Colony.
2. 236409.09: Begins school at the Tycho 'little tykes' nursery.
3. 236509.07: Begins School at the Tycho One primary learning facility.
4. 237105.27: Fails to gain entry to the Tycho institute of advanced learning.
5. 237109.05: Begins school at Tycho One secondary learning facility.
6. 237507.15: Graduates from Tycho One secondary learning facility. Accepted unconditionally into the Daystrom Academy of science.
7. 237705.30: Expelled from the Daystrom Academy of science for causing an accident that injured three other students and destroyed a lab.
8. 237904.14: Collapses from heat exhaustion at the twenty mile marker during the London Marathon.
9. 237909.21: Begins his studies on the sciences at Oxford University. He is warned any repeat of the incident at the Daystrom Academy of science will result in immediate expulsion.
10. 238001.01: Is introduced to his future wife, Marissa Dawson by a close friend, Adam Tanner. The two begin courting three days later.
11. 238206.22: Writes a paper on applied Warp mechanics past, present and beyond. This paper is published in several scientific periodicals.
12. 238301.01: Exactly three years after meeting Marissa Dawson the two are married.
13. 238303.01: Applies to Star Fleet Academy. Accepted unconditionally.
14. 238307.19: Graduates from Oxford University with a first in applied sciences.
15. 238508.20: Departs Earth for Star Base 118 with his wife. This marks the first time either has been outside the Solar System.
16. 238601.01: Marissa falls pregnant with John Richards on the couples third wedding anniversary.
17. 238602.10: Arrival at Star Base 118 after several weeks delay due to fierce ion storms.
18. 238609.12: John Richards is born. This is the happiest and proudest moment of both parents lives up to this point.
19. 238902.11: Moves family back to Star Base 118.
20. 238904.17: Suffers minor injuries defending Grek from three Naussicans. Spends 2 weeks in the cells for the altercation.
21. 238908.13: Convinced by Marissa to rejoin Star Fleet in light of worsening events between the Federation and the Klingon Star Empire.

Professional History

Main article here: Professional History

• Date Graduated from Academy: 238807.04 (238910.19)
• Current Rank: Ensign
• Current Assignment: USS Mercury.
• Duty Post: Acting Chief Science Officer.

Professional Timeline

1. 238309.01: Begins Star Fleet Academy.
2. 238502.20: Requests Transfer to Star Fleet Academy, Star Base 118 at the end of the scholastic year. The request is granted including a one scholastic year leave of absence to accommodate the long journey time and settling in at the new surroundings.
3. 238609.01: Begins third year at Star Fleet Academy.
4. 238804.07: Begins cadet cruise.
5. 238805.27: Cadet cruise ends at Deep Space 12
6. 238807.04: Graduates from Star Fleet Academy. Assigned as an Helm/Communications/Operations Officer on board the USS Independence A.
7. 238808.15: Suffers suspected Pah-Wraith telepathic attack of intense magnitude. Left with post traumatic stress.
8. 238902.11: Reacts badly to Star Fleet crew assessment exercise later known as 'hologate' Resigns from Star Fleet.
9. 238908.17: Application to Star Fleet tactical boot camp at Star Base 118 accepted. Training commences immediately.
10. 238910.09: Boot camp completed. Begins second cadet cruise.
11. 238910.19: Cadet cruise completed. Assigned to USS Mercury as a tactical officer.
12. 238910.31: Assists in preventing a second catastrophic explosion in main Engineering on board the USS Mercury.
13. 238911.xx: Assigned to tactical away team to retrieve missing personnel located on Valdor III including the captain and the first officer.
14. 238911.xx: Initiates a fire fight with hostile forces on Valdor III that results in several casualties. Fatalities are limited to the enemy only by the skill of officers on the surface. This action results in Lieutenant Commander Wulfantine receiving a demotion to Lieutenant which Alexander deeply regrets.
15. 238912.10: Transferred to Sciences Division and made Acting Chief science officer, USS Mercury

Awards and Commendations

For award descriptions, see: Awards and Service Ribbons

Award History The Xalor Clan Xifilis Award 238812.31 Ithassa Region Campaign Medal 238812.31 Bajoran Campaign Ribbon 238812.31 Klingon Invasion Ribbon 238912.10 Joint Meritorious Unit Award 238912.10

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