Alyx Morgan

Alyx Morgan is a qualified Starfleet Officer who serves aboard the USS Phoenix as its Quartermaster.

Early Life
Alyx was born in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland, to a Human father and Trill mother. They were born intersex, and as a result their parents decided to use neutral pronouns for them unless they themselves requested otherwise. Alyx's father, Corrie Morgan, wasn’t actually Icelandic. He and Lumas Morgan, Alyx’s mother, chose to move there several years before Alyx’s birth simply because of how nice the country looks. Corrie was originally from West Virginia and grew up there. He eventually joined Starfleet as an Engineer. During shore leave one time Corrie met Lumas in a café. They were friends for several years, and then dated for several more, before finally marrying three years before having Alyx.

Alyx, as a result of all of that, grew up surrounded by an American, a Trill, one Vulcan that lived in their town, and a lot of Icelanders, which lead to them having a rather mixed accent. Their parents were quick to make friends with their neighbours who had a daughter, Þuríður, who Alyx ultimately befriended. Þuríður was nine months older than Alyx which meant they were in the same year in their school. It was obvious from a young age that Alyx had what looked like an obsession with organisation and keeping things tidy. They organised their toys by colour, and when they were at school they kept their desk ultra tidy and always volunteered to help organise the stationery. It took until they were 5 months into their first school year for their mother to realise it went far past an obsession, and so she took them to the local children’s counsellor who, after a few ‘play therapy’ sessions, diagnosed Alyx with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Life carried on normally regardless of the diagnosis, but Alyx now visited the counsellor once a week throughout their younger years to learn ways to cope with disorganised things and to talk about the stresses of it all.

Life carried on as usual for quite a while until Alyx hit middle school. It was more stressful, as you’d expect, so they started visiting their old counsellor again. It was at the age of 12 they started taking an interest in the general activities and concept of Starfleet after overhearing their father talking on a video call with one of his old colleagues about an away mission they both went on in the past. It sparked their interest, so after that call they started asking their father questions about his career, and of course he obliged. Corrie told them various stories of away missions and anything else he thought would be useful to tell them. Alyx also started looking up info on Starfleet of their own accord and read several articles on it. At the same time they started learning more about gender identity and realised, after a good few weeks of researching, that as well they felt like they at least fell under the nonbinary umbrella, even if they didn’t quite know where. They came out to Þuríður first who was completely accepting, and then their parents, who were equally as accepting. They didn’t feel as if they wanted to change their pronouns as neutral ones were already being used.

Two more years passed by without any major change or difficulty and Alyx was now in highschool. They had maintained their friendship with Þuríður from their first major interaction when they were toddlers, and it was always nice to have someone you know from the get-go in a new school. At this point their goal was to join Starfleet when they could, and they had continued to research it on and off for the past two years, as well as ask their father more questions, but they were never quite sure of what department to aim for if they decided to apply. They liked science but could never get their head around the more complicated stuff, and as much as their father was an Engineer they weren’t remotely interested in fixing ships for a career. They hated confrontation so Security and Tactical were out of the question. Alyx came to the conclusion that Operations was the best option as they would get to help people and keep a ship running.

Upon turning 16, and after much debate with Þuríður over if they were absolutely sure they wanted to do this, they applied to the Starfleet Academy.

Starfleet Academy
Alyx got far more stressed about the entrance exam than they needed, but thankfully they had researched Starfleet enough over the past few years to have enough knowledge to pass. They didn’t get the best score, but they passed nonetheless. Upon passing the entrance exam they instantly aimed for Operations like they had planned, and when they were told Quartermaster was a position that existed they instantly chose that for their specific training. Their first year at the Academy was rather uneventful, although their anxiety was being a bit troublesome due to the lack of normalcy in comparison to what they were used to. However, they focused on their studies and training and continued onwards.

They didn’t really get on with the people they had to share their quarters with at the Academy. They were louder, more hyperactive and definitely the kind to get in trouble, or at least that’s what Alyx thought. They chose to keep to themselves and interact with them as little as possible for their own sake, and thankfully their roommates didn’t get in the way of their studies. The next two years passed with no major issues whatsoever, although Alyx did choose to visit one of the Academy counsellors whenever possible to help with the stress. They didn’t get the best grades, but they didn’t fail any classes or courses either, which was good enough for them.

In their fourth year at the Academy they got the opportunity to be posted on Starbase 624, a smaller port of call for cargo restocks and minor repairs. This was the perfect place for Alyx to get used to all the ins and outs of being a Quartermaster-in-training, and hopefully soon without the in-training part of the title. They worked with 624’s Quartermaster, a nice and friendly Vulcan in her early 60s. She was more than happy to be Alyx’s mentor while onboard and the two got on well. In that time, among learning the ropes including how to operate the cargo transporter and cargo mover equipment,  Alyx learnt some labels had text on them that was painfully small to read, so they replicated themselves a pair of magnifying spectacles to wear when stocktaking. After the posting was over they returned back to the Academy for the final few classes before graduating, at which point they were assigned to be the new Quartermaster for the USS Phoenix.

Starfleet Career
To be added...

Personality
Friendly, caring, empathetic. Alyx is quiet in situations they feel uncomfortable in, as well as anxious, but it depends on how bad that situation is. When they’re used to the environment and/or the scenario, they’re completely chill, but when they’re not used to it they get anxious. However, as long as they can focus on their work they’re usually fine. Alyx hates confrontation but isn't afraid to stand up for themselves or their friends if they have to. They’re a good listener but are terrible at speaking when stressed or anxious.