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:Whilst studying the sciences at Oxford University, Alexander Richards had a paper published on applied Warp mechanics past, present and beyond. He was made the acting chief of science at the rank of Ensign on the USS Mercury. His biggest achievement in life so far is becoming a father. | :Whilst studying the sciences at Oxford University, Alexander Richards had a paper published on applied Warp mechanics past, present and beyond. He was made the acting chief of science at the rank of Ensign on the USS Mercury. His biggest achievement in life so far is becoming a father. | ||
* '''Disappointments in Life''': | * '''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 Starfleet following an incident with Starfleet intelligence | :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 Starfleet following an incident with Starfleet intelligence. | ||
* '''Mental problems (complexes and phobias)''': | * '''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 Starfleet medical that Alexander's arrogance around his crew mates could have stemmed from irrational and illogical feelings of inadequacy in front of his colleagues. As he has gradually moved up through the ranks, this arrogance has begun to dissipate to a point where it is now very rare to see this side of him 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 and only occur at night, there remains a risk that a relapse could occur. | :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 Starfleet medical that Alexander's arrogance around his crew mates could have stemmed from irrational and illogical feelings of inadequacy in front of his colleagues. As he has gradually moved up through the ranks, this arrogance has begun to dissipate to a point where it is now very rare to see this side of him 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 and only occur at night, there remains a risk that a relapse could occur. | ||