Lieutenant Andromeda Nash
Name Andromeda Nash
Position Chief Engineering Officer
Rank Lieutenant
Character Information
| Gender | Female | |
| Species | Human (Freecloud) | |
| Age | 31 |
Physical Appearance
| Height | 5'5" | |
| Weight | 120 Lbs | |
| Hair Color | Dark Brown | |
| Eye Color | Hazel | |
| Physical Description | She is lean, has trouble maintaining a minimum body weight, owing to a high energy level and a fast metabolism. Very straight dark brown hair that varies in length, from just past the shoulder to mid-back, and hazel eyes, that shift in color but are predominantly a sort of green, she's something of a chameleon in that she can adapt body language/mannerisms to her environment. For example, back on Freecloud, she never wore bright colors or anything remotely form-fitting; always wore knit caps and walked with a slouch. She did that because going unnoticed was how she survived. So, what you see isn't necessarily who she really is. |
Family
| Spouse | None | |
| Children | None | |
| Father | Caliban Nash | |
| Mother | Elodie Nash | |
| Brother(s) | None | |
| Sister(s) | None | |
| Other Family | None |
Personality & Traits
| General Overview | Beneath the defense mechanisms she learned growing up among the criminal element of Stardust City, on Freecloud, she holds something akin to a 'kid in the candy shop' wonder at the Federation and a natural, almost relentless curiosity about its worlds and its technology. Growing up in poverty, bartering for her survival, she learned early on to enjoy the small moments when they come. Even in the worst situations, her gift is that she is able to protect that which makes her unique, her core, without letting the experiences warp her or change her fundamentally. She adapts and when its safe, she opens up again, reaching for the positives, for new experiences, for a chance at life. | |
| Strengths & Weaknesses | + Resourceful + Adaptable + Observant - Risk Taker. Bit of an adrenaline junkie. - Her motto is parity, not charity. Gifts arouse suspicion as do things that look to good to be true. - Independent, sometimes to a fault, and strong-willed. |
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| Ambitions | Growing up on Freecloud, she knows that Utopia is an ideal, not a reality, and that crime and bad intent exists everywhere. She hopes that her small contributions will help those in power wake up and make a stronger push through units like SFCIU. And while she's doing that, she's like to experience what's out there, see it all for herself, and come to her own decisions about the societies that makeup the Federation. | |
| Hobbies & Interests | > Designing mysteries for the holodeck and/or troubleshooting her friends' programs > Ziplining, horseback riding, swimming, surfing, freediving, running, long walks in nature > Reading - she's working her way through literature from Federation worlds including history, philosophy, fables, religions, and biographies of important individuals. Tends to do rabbit holes -- if she's reading history and discovers an individual that she thinks is interesting, she'll read their biography. If in the biography, it mentions a particular philosphy, she'll read about that as well. > Loves live performances -- especially plays and music. > Learning to dance. |
| Personal History | 2366: Born in Starlight City, Freecloud 2375: In return for cleaning his house, began studying mathematics with a retired Math Professor 2379: Recommended to a reclusive engineer. In returning for cleaning his house, began studying computers both hardware and software 2384: Sponsored by the Math Professor, entered Starfleet Academy She was born in 2366 in Starlight City on Freecloud and only nine when her parents were murdered. She was young enough that the shock of those events led to trauma-induced amnesia which she has done nothing, to this point, to change. Not knowing, not remembering was enough to save her life. Instead, she became a street rat, sleeping in doorways, under bridges, in abandoned houses and doing whatever odd jobs she could find. She learned the rules quickly. Don't get noticed. Mind your own business. But the two most important ones were these: > Birth is nothing but death begun > Parity not charity When you expect to die young, when you don't think you have any real hope of living a long life, you tend to live in the moment and she did that. She took changes that sometimes paid off, sometimes got her into hot water. Her attempt at stealing an apple in a local grocery store led to her meeting with a retired Professor of Mathematics. He paid for the apple and she insisted, in accordance with her philosphy, that she do some work for him in return. He said she could do his dishes. From there, in small increments, a relationship formed. In exchange for cleaning his house once a week, she received lessons in mathematics. Mathematics is logic and reason and it was something that she could understand. She never slept in his house or stayed any longer that was necessary to do the work or her lessons. The Professor, who may have pretended to be somewhat less capable than he really was, bartered fiercely with her for additional work (with rewards that would further her education). For example, in return for use of his library, she had to wash his clothes or fetch groceries from the local markets.In time, he introduced her to an engineer friend of hers, and a similar arrangement was established. With him, she was introduced to what would become a lifelong passion, how things worked and how to fix them when they didn't. She was seldom idle and she used what she learned, to create a small revenue stream. She helped fix an old man's computer and while doing so, mostly because she was curious and numerical patterns jumped out at her, discovered that the night clerk in his hotel was skimming the profits. For her help, she was giving a pod at reduced rent with the stipulation that she would make regular checks. Using what she knew to track down and stop a crime, however minor, gave her a tremendous sense of pride. But the pod, well, that was the real prize. Roughly the size of a single bed with sufficient height for her to crawl in and sit up in bed, the pod had a door that locked from the inside. It was heated in the winter and air conditioned in the summer and, best of all, had a vid screen. The back wall, behind the bed had a small space for storage. She went to sleep buried under a comforter someone had thrown away to the sound of other people in the hotel, snoring, crying, arguing, and sometimes, just thumping on the walls. It was hers. A place of safety and comfort. By the time she was eighteen, she knew that her time on Freecloud was ending. Her skills had developed to the point where she could figure out problems with security systems and reconstruct data wiped from computer networks and it hadn't gone unnoticed. She was being hunted which was probably why, when the Professor and the Engineer double-teamed her about going to the Academy, she let them talk her into it. If it didn't work out, at least she would be out of reach. And so, in 2384, she entered Starfleet Academy where she began a new chapter in her life. Over the next thirteen years, she served in Starfleet, first as a cadet, and then, as an Engineer. There were those who believed that a good engineer needed to move around in order to be well-rounded. And so, she served on three different ships. She worked hard and without complaint. Why would she complain? In return for her hard work, she was safe, she had a room to herself, and all the food she could eat. There was time to learn and have an adventure or two. And because it felt as though she was getting much more than she gave, she worked as hard as she could. During her first post, on the USS Faraday, she studied Applied Mathematics but it wasn't until she was finishing her tour on the Standing Bear that she completed and received her bachelor's degree. As it turned out, only a few days before she received her transfer orders. While on the on the Sun Tzu, she debated whether to continue on to her Master's degree but an incident on an away team led her interest in a different direction. As a result, she pursued training and certification in Forensic Engineering. |
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| Service Record | 2397-Now: Posted to the USS Artemis as Chief Engineer 2393-2397: Posted to the USS Sun Tzu as Assistant Chief Engineer 2395-2396: Completed training and certification in Forensic Engineering 2391-2393: Posted to USS Standing Bear as Engineer 2391-2393: Completed a bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics 2388-2391: Posted to USS Faraday as an Engineer 2388-2391: Started a bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics 2384-2388: Starfleet Academy, Engineering Major with a Minor in Computers |