Rineva Sh'zhyvin

Lieutenant Commander Rineva "Nev" Shy'zhyvin is a Starfleet Officer currently serving as the Chief Security Officer onboard the USS Blue Monarch. They previously served as the Assistant Chief of Security on the USS Phoenix.

Early Life
Nev was born on Andoria to an Andorian mother, Athrytto, and an Orion father, Nikor. Athrytto had been born and raised on Andoria, while Nikor was a traveling artist who met her while looking for his ‘next muse’. In fact, both of Nev’s parents were artists, and this was of great disappointment to Nev as they grew older.

Nev’s family was fairly large; it consisted of their parents, themself, and five siblings- Senes, Athyv, Joulorc, Ely, and Dahnu. Nev and their siblings were extremely close growing up, both due to their shared distaste for their parents profession (they all found it just a bit boring) and the slight strangeness of being six green hybrids living in a majority Andorian city. As a result of this, Nev and at least two of their siblings (most definitely Senes and Jourloc) developed a bit of a rebellious streak, often going against their parents’ wishes to explore the world around them. This led to several notorious tales of “those damned green gremlins” running around town and messing around with other locals.

As much of a troublemaker as they were in childhood, deep down Nev wanted nothing more than to get away from Andoria and discover who they were without the influence of their parents and their town. By the time they had reached age eighteen, they had mellowed out enough to analyze their options- stay on Andoria or take their chances somewhere else. Nev actually considered a career with the Andorian Imperial Guard at first, and went through a few months of basic training with them, but they had two influences which made them choose otherwise: their old sister Athyv, whose own career as a Starfleet biologist had been quite fulfilling, and Nikor, who- despite desiring to have as little sway over his children’s decisions as possible- was not so enchanted by the ways of the Andorian Imperial Guard and much preferred the more peaceful option of Starfleet. Nev eventually decided on Starfleet and applied for the first time at age nineteen. However, Nev was not accepted into the Academy their first time applying, so they spent the next year nose diving into all kinds of study materials to prepare for the next set of entrance exams, even recruiting their sister to help them study. The next year it paid off, and Nev was accepted, to their delight and to their parents' slight surprise.

Academy Life
At the Academy, it was uncommon for Nev to spend much time in their dorm. They were always out and about, either running drills and extra training with fellow cadets or metaphorically (and sometimes literally) crawling the local San Francisco establishments- though whether this was for entertainment or observation purposes is up in the air. In the beginning, Nev was a fairly average student, excelling in the more hands-on classes such as combat and survival strategies and falling just a tad short in classes that required any understanding of how anything more complicated than a replicator worked. There was a reason Nev chose security though, and this became clear as they worked their way through the Academy- they used their less than stellar technical acumen as motivation to work harder, and soon entered their final year as a highly regarded student. They graduated, absolutely buzzing with preparedness, and were assigned their first posting.

USS Khitzo
Nev’s first posting was aboard the USS Khitzo, a cruiser under the command of Captain Vairtilla. They were assigned, of course, to the security division. This was a relatively uneventful posting for Nev, consisting mostly of routine missions and surveying. However, the Khitzo was the first taste of Starfleet life for Nev- their placement in Security allowed them many opportunities to be on away teams, and this fostered in Nev an even greater desire to continue the path they were on. While the Khitzo wasn’t the most exciting posting, Nev still remembers it fondly for it’s soft introduction to the life they now lead.

DS7
After the Khitzo, Nev took a position on the Deep Space Seven station as a security officer. Life on the station was a bit reminiscent of their childhood- slow and quiet. While this might have bothered the Nev of a few years ago, it was a nice break for twenty-seven year old Nev.

Nearing the end of their time on DS7, the year of slightly boring service came crashing to a halt with a murder investigation. An Betazoid ambassador was murdered on DS7 while traveling back to Betazed and Nev was in charge of the investigation. They were a strong leader on the case and successfully solved it without incident.

A few days after this, Nev was approached by a member of Starfleet Intelligence and offered a position as a junior intel officer on the USS Mjolnir. It seems they had caught wind of Nev’s performance on DS7. The intelligence team onboard the Mjolnir was small, but Nev- ever open to trying new things- accepted the position. Looking back, this was somehow both the greatest and the worst decision of their life.

USS Mjolnir
Once on the Mjolnir, Nev was launched almost immediately into the deep end of the intelligence department. They had three other members of their team- Commander Tigal Lun, Lieutenant Tobu Zaxia, and Ensign J’kikath. Nev grew close with the rest of their department over the mission, particularly with Zaxia. Nev picked up several habits while serving as an Intel officer, and was known on the Mjolnir for trying to learn everything about everyone.

While the USS Mjolnir went through a tad more bumps than the Khitzo and DS7, Nev wouldn’t chalk up most of their memories to the overall experience of the ship. Most of their stories, fond or otherwise, are a direct product of their Intelligence work, whether it be the graceful acquisition of fugitives or the absolute bungling of a mission to apprehend a runaway thief who stole an Admiral’s prosthetic arm, Nev has enough tales from the Mjolnir to entertain for hours on end. They have regular calls with Zaxia, who still serves on the Mjolnir, where the stories sometimes come up to the surface for a laugh.

However, after a few years on the Mjolnir, a certain incident (which for the most part, remains classified) involving a Romulan spy led to the death of Ensign J’kikath and soured Nev on the idea of continuing their career with Starfleet Intelligence, pushing them back in the direction of Security.

USS Parris Island
Nev’s most recent posting was onboard the USS Parris Island under the command of Captain Noarmus Udah. Over their three year service onboard the Parris Island, Nev felt more at home than they had on any other ship. They enjoyed the company of their CO and the majority of their division, as well as the rest of the crew.

The leftover habits of their service with Intelligence led to a particular knack for reading their crewmates extremely well (many described it as creepy) but it was all done in good spirits- at least according to Nev.

Nev was almost of mythical creature status on the Parris Island, notorious for everything from remembering seemingly everyone’s birthday to knowing exactly where in the Jeffries tubes Ensign Deitik left that very specific tool he was working with three days ago.

Nev served glady for three years on the Parris Island, and would have been happy to remain there and wait out the climb among ranks. That is, until a fateful away mission on Acamar III: Nev was a member of a team that was initially asked to help mediate a dispute between a group of Acamarians and Gatherers. The meeting quickly broke down, leaving a member of Nev’s team injured and Nev forced to take charge. Nev’s quick thinking and strategical skills were key in keeping the rest of the team safe and successfully stopping any further violence between the group of Acamarians and Gatherers.

This was enough for the offer of a promotion to arrive, and Nev’s CO would not let them say no (a trait Nev had always been particularly fond of them for).