Alyx Yard

## Background

Alyx Yard lived mostly in Alaska while her father was stationed there, though she did spend a lot of her youth bouncing around from place to place due to her father being in the Air Force. Part of her adolescence was spent overseas as well. She lived with both her parents as well as her twin sister and five other siblings, a total of seven children in all. Alyx and her twin were right in the middle.

She attended college at the University of Fairbanks in Alaska and obtained her masters degree in physics, which qualified her for the job with VINCULA. During a trip into Gaia, Alyx shares her story regarding the paranormal and unexplained.

She was roughly 16 years old and living in the middle of Alaska with her family. She was exploring the forest near their house, but she didn't look at her phone because she was having fun in the snow, and she missed her mother's text message calling her back to the house because of a storm warning. The blizzard came in quickly and Alyx lost her way. She tried to use the survival skills her father taught her by sitting next to a tree and trying to make a sort of shelter, but she was growing tired and cold. Then, she saw a huge figure in the blowing snowstorm: what she thought was a polar bear, despite them residing further north in the Arctic Circle rather than in the middle of Alaska. Alyx was ready to meet her fate, but the creature simply approached and leaned down. Taking this as an offer to grab on, Alyx did and the creature half-lifted, half-dragged Alyx along until she passed out. When she awoke, she was in the emergency room at the hospital. She was found by her own back door as her father and a rescue team went out to look for her. Alyx, being the most recently in danger, was closely watched by her family afterward and wasn't allowed to go anywhere until she left for college (but, even then, she was called daily to get checked on). Alyx then explains that she's glad to be on the Breach project since it means she's got some freedom without her family being overly cautious.

## Role

Alyx is the Breacher Team's physicist. She also has a hand in working as IT for VINCULA.

## Personality

Alyx is the youngest of the Breacher team and it often shows. She can be naive and trusting to a fault, as she tries to see the best in both people and situations whenever possible. She can get frustrated at times when being treated like a kid or incapable. Alyx loves video games and has a great affinity for technology of all sorts, whether it be radio equipment, flying drones, or computers. She likes to have fun when possible and will try to find opportunities to do so with the Breacher team. She often acts as a peacemaker of the group and hates when there is internal arguing amongst the team. She shares with Silas Caldwell that she wants to be as helpful as possible to the team despite feeling that she is lacking in some way compared to others like Cassius Thatcher and Elizabeth Bellanger. Alyx also hates to be alone, especially when there is a tough situation going on regarding the Breacher team.

## Quotes

* "Oh no! Someone’s coming! What do I do? Alright little friend do I leave you on or turn you off? Wait! How am I going to get juicy gossip if I turn you off?"

## Trivia

* Alyx's twin sister is named Aiden. Her other siblings are Liam, Henry, Ella, Amelia, and Hannah. Alyx and Aiden are the middle children.
* Besides Silas, Alyx is the most well-versed in Alkhan.
* Alyx often attempts to name creatures the team encounters in the Breach worlds but is usually unsuccessful. On Tiktok (@syntaxpod), you can a video called "Alyx Names Things."