M'Lene

Authored by Emily S.

Character Biography

M’Lene was born to K’Tash & M’Nera on Macadarna. As a child, M’Lene had a great aptitude for science and engineering, a fact which got her into trouble several times, the most noteworthy being when she was 11, she built her own sensor array which briefly worked before short circuiting the power to her whole village. Her parents quickly got her enrolled in a school for gifted youngsters, where she continued to excel at science and began to become interested in astrophysics. She also took up gymnastics from a young age which became a very important part of her life as she was naturally talented at it. She still practices to this day.

Although her parents had wanted originally wanted her to stay on Macadarna, at 18 years old M’Lene made the decision to enter star-fleet and train as a science officer. Her younger sister, T’Lama, later followed in her footsteps and is currently posted as a security officer on the USS Washington.

M’Lene quickly attracted the attention of her instructors at the academy and was consistently at the top of her class.

Upon graduating, she took a position on the USS Valerian as a junior science officer. She initially had a little trouble adjusting to life on a starship having been used to being in a small village but she focused on her work and became a valued crew member. She became good friends and later was in a relationship with one of her fellow officers, Carlos. Eight months after she was posted to the Valerian, Carlos was killed in the line of duty and M’Lene found it too difficult to stay on board the ship.

Carlos’ death hit her very hard and she decided to take a position on Outpost 67 for a change of pace and kept very much to herself, having little in the way of interaction with her fellow crew. M’Lene was an exemplary scientist with a keenly analytical mind however her commanding officer was a little concerned about her lack of personal relationships and her self isolation. She had some counselling and developed a new zest for life as she allowed herself to care for others and began to embrace her feline side again. For the first time since losing Carlos she felt like she had found herself again.

Although she loved live on the Outpost, she felt that it was no longer utilising her specialities in astrophysics and decided that it was time to join a starship again. She looked at a few postings but when the Ark Angel position became available she knew it was the right fit for her.