Relay - 0412

**Relay - 0142** is a science officer and Lieutenant, Junior Grade in the United Federation of Planets Starfleet. She is an associate data analyst aboard the Starbase "Praetorian"' located in The Outback She primarily works independently, analyzing and collating sensor data transmitted from various starfleet assets, which she then transmits to counterparts in the Diplomatic Corps and Starfleet Intelligence for use in determining possible courses of action.

# Assignments

Prior to her assignment aboard the "Praetorian," she was assigned to the Beta Ursae Sector Block, performing a similar duty as sensor officer, Alpha and Gamma shifts, and as an Exosociological researcher attached to the Alpha Centauri institute.

Relay's keen analytical skills have been very useful to the Diplomatic Corps, and she received the exceptional performance of duty citation for writing an analysis that helped avert war between the Devon and Torellic, who had requested federation mediation.

Despite this, she is best known for her lengthy treatise on interspecies relations - "*An Intersectional Analysis of Cross-Species Romantic and Familial Practices for Starfleet Officers,*" which outlines strategies for romantic and familial interaction between members of different species, including tables that chart cultural and physical synergies and incompatibilties. it was published for broad consumption as "Making it work: a guide to navigating a galaxy of romance." For this work, she recieved the Daystom prize for Intersectional Sociology, and the Risan civilian award 'the Golden Hor'Gahn' for outstanding achievement in inhibitional destabilization.

# Awards & Commendations

PHD Exoanthropology; PHD Exosociology; PHD Biology; Masters computer science (honorary); Masters Xenolinguistics (honorary); Bachelor of fine arts - Sculpture and Ceramics; Beta Ursae Service Ribbon; Outback service ribbon; Academy star - 2410; Exceptional performance of duty citation - 2412; Daystrom Prize for Intersectional Sociology 2412; Golden Hor'Gahn - 2414

# Biography

## Family and Early Life

Relay doesn't have a family per se, but her early life mirrors that of the Soong Type android Data. She was discovered by a starfleet intelligence contemporary archaeology team on board an unidentified station built in a hollowed out rogue planetoid. Site - 0142 was what appeared to be a small laboratory in the stripped station, however all identifiable equipment had been stripped and a high energy radiation pulse had destroyed all biological matter within the station, implying a calculated withdrawal. Relay was found behind a cunningly hidden secret door, inactive and incomplete.

Despite being barely more than a brain attached to a simple humanoid physical armature, without even the benefit of a common language, Relay was able to observe the starfleet personnel and formulate a method of communication within minutes. There was some debate, but eventually she was transported under the care of one Lieutenant Commander Deva Agarwal to a Daystrom institute facility for observation.

Relay was able to demonstrate her intelligence, and despite exhaustive observation and analysis, no evidence of subterfuge or foul play was found within her logic or circuitry. Security procedure relaxed, and she began to be treated less like a curiosity and more like a person. Able to choose her own appearance, voice, and name, Relay pored over cultural databases for nearly a month before deciding that there was no point in emulating an organic species when she wasn't one. She modeled her appearance after then commander Data, but chose the feminine aspect. While her core programming and neural net are ultimately alien in design, most of her body has been replaced with advanced federation cybernetics. She refers to the upgrade transition as her *childhood.*

She spent the better part of two decades researching interaction between people of disparate origins, to help determine her place in the universe, and eventually found that her interest and knowledge on the subject was well suited toward furthering the scientific field. She formally applied to starfleet academy in 2407 at age 15, being accepted that same year.

## Starfleet Academy and Early Career

Relay entered the Star Fleet Academy Science program with every intention of spending the requisite number of years in study, to avoid any appearance of special treatment; However as a synthetic person with a computerized brain, she was capable of absorbing, processing, analyzing, and regurgitating immense amounts of data. While she sat in class, listening attentively to a lecture, as was expected of any cadet, she would also be typing out a paper or attending another class via telepresence. Between this and the years of work she was involved in prior to her acceptance to SFA, Relay was able to work towards several academic goals concurrently without a severe dropoff in the quality of her work.

During a training cruise in her third year as a cadet, a member of the team she was assigned to was forced to resign her commission for personal reasons. Relay, being available at the time, was named acting ensign and given the missing officer's position on a science team aboard the USS Baker. This post was made permanent with a field commission to full ensign, and ratified by an early graduation from starfleet in 2410.

## Service Record

**Stardate 87892.53** (15 April 2410): Granted title 'acting ensign' aboard USS Baker

**Stardate 88166.5** (24 July 2410): Granted field commission to full Ensign, granted early graduation from Star Fleet Academy.

**Stardate 89345.66** (28 September 2411): Successfully defends doctoral thesis in Exosociology

**Stardate 89441.55** (02 November 2411): Successfully defends doctoral thesis in Exoanthropology

**Stardate 89693.48** (02 February 2412): Publishes *An Intersectional Analysis of Cross-Species Romantic and Familial Practices for Starfleet Officers*

**Stardate 89933.8** (30 April 2412): Awarded the Daystrom institute Prize for Intersectional sociology

**Stardate 89982.98** (18 May 2412): Promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade

**Stardate 90343.64** (27 September 2412): Successfully defends doctoral thesis in Exobiology

**Stardate 92210.04** (04 july 2414): Assigned to the exoanthropology department aboard starbase - 381 *Praetorian*

**92427.85** (28 October 2414): For her earlier book, which was published for civilian use under the title "Making it work: a guide to navigating a galaxy of romance" Awarded the Risan Golden Hor'gahn for outstanding achievement in the field of inhibitional destabilization"

# Personal Life

* Relay's personal life is fairly sparse. She seems to take comfort in routine, and her off duty interactions always seem distant, as though she was researching her comrades rather than getting to know them.