Andrew Baxter

Captain of the USS Explorer. Captain Andrew "Andy" Jackson Baxter spent many years as an inconspicuous low-level inventory officer aboard the USS Secondprize. He worked his way, unnoticed, through the ranks for ten years, accepting the inevitable fact that he wouldn't amount to much. This probably stemmed from a crushing defeat at a Starfleet Academy training exercise at the hands of Cadet Alvin Ficker ("Friendly Wagers" [VEX]). He doesn't have an altogether fruitful relationship with his parents, either ("Relative Problems" [VEX]). He's always had a less than spectacular self esteem. Baxter was reassigned from the Secondprize to command of the USS Aerostar in 2374 ("The Road To Nowhere - Pt. 1" [VEX]). The Aerostar was promptly sling-shotted into the Delta Quadrant. Once there, he immediately began making friends with the natives, such as the Flarn and the Maloxians ("The Road To Nowhere - Pt. 2" [VEX]). He visited Captain James T. Kirk, Captain Jean-luc Picard and others in the Nexus Ribbon ("Wrapped in the Ribbon" [VEX]), got his brain beamed into Commander Travis Dillon's ("Dillon's Brain" [VEX]), made love to an official on a planet ruled by women ("Diplomatic Relations" [VEX]) and went back in time to twentieth century Earth a couple times ("Out of Time" [VEX] and "Irma's Fury" [VEX]). In 2375, he took command of the USS Explorer. Since then, his tenure aboard the Explorer has included crashing into a planet ("Land Ho!" [VEX]), getting overtaken by Borg dogs ("It's a Dawg's Life" [VEX]) and combating the members of a happy universe ("Worlds Apart" [VEX]). He married Counselor Kelly Peterman in 2375 ("Prior Engagements" [VEX]) and as of late 2377 has been working feverishly to conceive a child with her. He was temporarily relieved of duty as commander of the Explorer in 2376 ("Down to Earth" [VEX]) and was put in charge of Inventory on Earth. He somehow got back command ("All Aboard!" [VEX]). His favorite hobbies include football and, since an odd shift in the space-time continuum, lacrosse ("Rapid Eye Movement" [VEX]). He has a small Jack Russell terrier named Pandora, who shares his quarters with Peterman and her array of pets. He hopes one day to retire on earth with his wife, some kids, and a house full of pets.