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Alister Lexus. Often called 'Lex', though prefers his full name.
| Age |
23
| Position |
Medic
| Specialty |
Surgery - Though specializing in quite a few different fields in medicine, Alister has quite a knack for the more complicated, even though rarely used, surgeries. Of any type, whether it be to stitch a wound, remove a bullet, or anything else. A good helping of his patience, a steady hand, and attention to detail all works together to aid him in using various tools and methods to help others.
| Description |
Alister has a rather gentle appearance about him, which of course is almost necessary for his profession. Of course, that's usually on the first glance towards him. After a bit of time around him you'll notice the blood splatters on his clothing, the various scars all over his body, and of course, his very different personality. Alister has dark brown hair of a very ashen shade, appearing to be almost dark gray when shining in very stark lighting. His eyes are also brown, though hold a very extreme difference in shade between his hair. They're more a chestnut, warm and rather welcoming. His dark eyes and hair set quite a difference between that and his pale skin, which looks even lighter because of it. His skin is littered in scars, due to self-experimentation years ago, and other nicks from careless use of various tools. One particular scar is on his neck, though is usually hidden by his scarf. It had been sewn shut years ago due to how deep it had been, and even those left their mark. His feature are quite angled, though his longer wavy hair hides the sides of his face sometimes, leaving his longer, sharp nose the focus. He has a strong jawline, following the lines of his thin chin all the way through. He stands at a decent height of about 5'10, having a very thin build, concealed by his baggy clothing. He does not fight often, and due to being shut in below deck most of the time. He doesn't seem very intimidating, and definitely isn't while going around his everyday business, but while conducting his work, he's probably one to be feared.
| Personality|
| Patient | Quiet | Laid-back | Avoidant | Protective | Sadistic | Unorganized | Explosive | Possessive | Easily Annoyed |
It may not be regarded at first that he even has much of a personality. Usually pretty quiet while on top deck, and even below, he really doesn't speak unless spoken to first. He's quite indifferent about most things, and tries to avoid arguing with people at any cost, since he finds it to be a waste of time. He's usually quite laid-back and very calm, shrugging off most problems or minimizing them down to nothing. Alister is definitely not intimidating while going about his daily business, and doesn't show much of his emotions. When he's happy, he'll smile briefly, when angry, he'll only show mild irritation. He does tend to get annoyed easily by louder, more obnoxious people, but rather than starting up a conflict, will just attempt to leave the area or ignore them. Of course, all of this isn't taking into consideration what he's like with his work and anything he really cares about.
The most important thing to him, by far, is his work. If at any point, anyone touched his things, moved them around, or even stepped into his room without permission, he'd probably explode on them. Though he doesn't yell often, he protects everything that's his like they were children, and won't be afraid to shout and threaten people all he can if they go anywhere near them. Alister is actually quite a bit unpredictable, and only while he's doing his work will you notice how excited he can get over the simplest of things. A little bit of a sadist, (though he'll never admit it), he finds himself laughing or feeling amused when he sees people get hurt. In fact, it gives him a sort of satisfaction or gratification. He will help people very willingly, but it's not always to ease their pain, more for his own fulfillment and gruesome curiosity. A patient will not only wake up with a stitch in their old wound, but also some in another part that was completely fine beforehand. His environment in the lower part of the ship is filled with various 'blood samples', notes, and books all over the place. He's not very organized, in fact, quite scatterbrained.
Alister has trouble reading other people's emotions, and because of this, often goes too far in his actions and makes people uncomfortable, or in some cases, even afraid. He is a very skilled medic, knowing many techniques and different substances for various ailments, but when it comes to anything mental/emotional, he can't seem to figure it out. Though, with some of the crew members, he is a bit more familiar with how they are. It just takes time, which is something very important to him. He's very patient, and with that, has a great memory and generally, a bright mind. In general, Alister has two sides to him that vary pretty extremely, and though his reasons for helping people may be quite different, no one can deny that he can't help people. Some might call him a little bit insane, but when they see his calm and quiet self, they may doubt themselves.
Conducting Surgery - It's not really a secret after awhile, most people on the crew know that Alister is more than eager to help people if they've been injured in any way. Not exactly for the joy of helping them, but mostly for his own personal gain. More than once in awhile, he's taken a few blood samples from his 'patients'. Or conducted various experiments without them knowing. Some more of his regular patients have sometimes looked up while under anesthesia to see him cutting up another section of their body.
Learning - Whether about a new medicine technique, or a constellation in the sky, Alister enjoys learning about almost everything he can, absorbing all the knowledge he can find.
Sunsets - They're seen almost every day, but can vary so much from eachother. They hold the warm colours that he enjoys seeing, reds, oranges and yellows...he's definitely a night owl, and before the cold air of the night begins, he's the first one up on the deck to stare out into the horizon. Before he goes back down to shut himself in again.
Small Spaces - They offer him comfort and security. Down in the darkness of his work areas, he has learned to not feel confined or shut in from the walls, but rather has come to accept them, and feel protected by them.
Being Alone - If he's researching new techniques or working on a patient, the worst think you can do is disturb him. Though often mellow and calm, he can turn into a storm of rage in seconds. In general as well, he enjoys being alone, or at least in moderate silence. Anyone loud tends to bother him...because of this, relationships with some of the crew members isn't always the best.
| Dislikes |
Extreme Weather - Alister does not go outside much, due to the fact that it's either bitterly cold, or suffocatingly hot. His favourite days are those when the clouds block out the sun, but the air is warm enough to make up for a bit of the chill. He can't seem to stand quick or drastic changes in weather, as the sudden changes in air pressure make his nose bleed for some reason. He much prefers the constant temperature supplied below deck.
Crowded Areas - Loud noises, lots of people of all different personality types, all talking and moving and bumping into him and breathing and...he just can't really take it. He's not claustrophobic, in fact, quite the opposite, enjoying small spaces, but large amounts of people set him a bit on edge.
Lack of Privacy - He likes his space to be his, and no one else's. Except injured patients. They can be there. As long as they don't touch anything. He's quite possessive, and extremely protective, and doesn't like people asking him too many questions about him, or going near what he considers to be his.
Birds - There's not really much explanation for it. He's claimed that he's always hated them, and will not state why except for a few cryptic words every now and then. His most used excuse is, "they'll peck your eyes out".
Walking Encyclopedia- Due to how much he reads, and how varied the subjects often are, he has a lot of random knowledge in that head of his. Though he only knows really a few subjects in depth, he knows a lot of things about tons of different ones, and can fit in a random fact in almost any conversation.
Small Weapons- Not exactly one for strength, as anyone can see by his build, but because he figured that he can't just hide away whenever everyone else is being attacked, he has learned to hold up his own in battle. While not exactly a great fighter, he is able to use smaller weapons such as his own scalpels, and even some smaller bone saws, to cut enemies up.
Focus- He's seen a lot of stuff. From hanging limbs, intestines spilling out, pools of blood and other organs...his training at Drek was definitely not the usual stuff, but because he's used to seeing the worst, he has been trained to control his instincts and focus on what needs to be done. Of course, with this comes over-analyzing...and following that comes sometimes paranoia.
| Weaknesses |
Over-Analyzing- With his focus comes the unwanted over-analyzing of anything he puts his mind to. This can be good sometimes, but is more often than not just bad for him. A need for perfection comes with this, as he can see the tiny details of everything, and to him, it all must be perfect. He is most definitely a perfectionist when it comes to his sort of work, and though he does not mind blood being spilled, he does definitely mind if a single stitch is out of place. Paranoia sometimes even sets in, especially if there's any sort of danger around.
Born on the island of Drek to two very prestigious doctors, Alister had a very bright future ahead of him. Guaranteed almost anything from just the status of his parents, at a young age, he was quite spoiled and was always well looked after by his protective parents. He was an only child, and was already starting to be brought up to be what the perfect son and future doctor would be. In fact, his very name meant "protector and guardian of man". From an early age, the thought was constantly drilled into his head, day after day...help people, no matter what. Even if it means hurting others in the process. Of course, this did not make much sense to him at all. How, if your only goal was to heal people, could you then go ahead and hurt others? Alister was young and unable to comprehend the idea of test subjects and other people being held captive to test new theories on, which was all probably good for his parents anyways. Couldn't have a youngster blabbing around all that information, now could they? While watching his parents conduct surgeries, he always found himself quite disgusted by the sight of all that red. It certainly made him uncomfortable, and Alister was sure that he would never grow up to find any sort of work in the field he was deemed to be a part of.
Of course, most of that changed a few years later. His parents introduced him to one of their lovely patients, who was currently helping them research something about tumor growth. Determined to make him into the fine worker that he was supposed to be, they asked him to aid them in their current 'research'. More like dissection, but Alister did not want to let down his parents. As soon as the tip of the scalpel pierced skin, he suddenly realised, that he enjoyed it. He was rushed away before he could screw anything else up, but his curiousity continued in other places. He was taking frogs from the lakes to cut them open, even keeping an eye on the neighbour's small dog. He didn't like watching these sort of acts, but found a rush in committing them. Now, the feeling is hard to describe, even though he's tried to speak about it multiple times. Seeing the creature freeze suddenly when he jabbed his scalpel into its back gave him a sort of empty feeling in his heart, but that feeling soon turned to warmth, and near happiness. Images often reeled through his mind of this happening to humans instead, and that gave him a huge amount of satisfaction.
As years went by, he learned about all the small things to help people. How to clean a wound and put on a bandage, how to stop bleeding, what different medicines did what, even what certain plants did. Of course, his favourite thing to do was cut people open and saw through bones. His parents noticed this fascination, and of course, all so familiar with the multitude of mental and physical sicknesses, deemed him to be some sort of sadist after seeing the pleasure drawn from wounding others. They knew he wasn't in it to help people. No, he was in it for himself . Always more loyal to the upper government, they were planning on turning in their own son, perhaps even for others to "study" to see what the mind of someone like him looked like. He heard their conversations late at night, and found himself understanding the things they had taught him long ago. Yes, helping people was good, but only the people that deserved to be helped. Everyone was equal on this fine little island, but some people were more equal than others.
He knew he had to leave. He was one of these people who's only use was to help others that deserved it more than he did. He was definitely not insane, (or so he believed), and though he had no idea where to go, left towards the borders of the island as soon as he could. Amongst the docks he heard conversation, people speaking about pirate ships and their strange practices. Intrigued, of course due to his natural curiousity, Alister asked around, speaking with the more 'normal' people to find out what was really going on in the world and not just Drek. Having been confined to the one space for so long had given him a thirst to see more. Before he knew it, he was on one of these ships, out on the water getting seasick. But more importantly, actually seeing things. As more people came onto the ship, the commander had the courage to raid Drek. Alister proceeded in helping, doing it with such joy that it felt like he was tearing right through his parent's hearts. And that made him happy.
Other
-Isn't very fond of animals (has more than once tried to target Robin's dog for little tests)