Marlene Cauty

Marlene Cauty was an Assistant Science officer on the JMC Blue Dwarf. She was killed when the Dwarfers were attacked by a hallucinatory manifestation of William Cannon's anger.

History
Marlene was an intelligent young woman, and her education had included learning a variety of languages. Before being assigned to the Blue Dwarf, Marlene had worked on various starships in a variety of different positions within the Science Departments.

As part of her assignment on starship, she was part of the Hrann away team. The entire team were killed and eaten by the Hrann, except for Marlene who had managed to talk her way out of the situation. Although not confirmed, it is suspected by many that she also ate with the Hrann.

So then, it remains a mystery to how she had ended up on the Blue Dwarf. Marlene herself believed that a simple clerical error, and the JMC had instead meant to assign her to the Blue Jellyfish, a battleclass starcruiser heading for uncharted space.

She served on board the Dwarf for several months, but ultimately met her end when she was crushed by 2 steel boxes falling from a self in the cargo holds.

Appearance
Marlene was quite tall but also very thin - her records stated her weight at just 69lbs and 6 feet tall. She had green eyes and reddish hair.

Personality
Marlene had a thirst for knowledge in all fields, but her interests mainly concentrated in the sciences. She would often go out of her way to place herself in situations were she could learn - even if they would prove to be incredibly dangerous.

Marlene was also interested in fitness, much to the bemusement of her Blue Dwarf colleagues. However, her comparatively intense exercise regime was not done out of a desire to be fit. Rather, she believed that in order to learn effectively, her body must be fully functional and healthy.

Despite her never-ending quest for knowledge, Marlene was often reliant on old and outdated technology. In her office in the Science Labs, Marlene installed a dot-matrix printer, a relic from over a century ago. She was the only one who knew how to repair and use the machine, and it is suspected that knowledge ultimately died with her.

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