David Conway

First Officer of the Explorer. Birthday Stardate 51240.3. Conway is a moody, cranky officer that wants only one thing--power. Raised on the Mars colony, Conway practically grew up teething on a phaser. Not because his parents wanted him to be a starfleet officer, as Baxter's had, but because HE wanted to be a Starfleet officer. He's craved the power of command since he could crawl into a command chair. Aboard such vessels as the USS Garrison and USS Darwin, he's found new and exciting ways to kiss up to his superior officers. After becoming Baxter's XO, however, Conway hit something of a road-block, since he hates the captain with a passion. He does, however, love coffee, in all its various and splendid forms. Despite all his ambitions, Conway is basically a lazy, shiftless soul who can only find true happiness in the form of a black bean, or in one case, ketracel white ("Lost And Founder" [VEX]). Conway left the Aerostar briefly in 2374 to take a position at Wal-Mart inside the Nexus Ribbon Don't they have a way of popping up EVERYWHERE! ("Wrapped in the Ribbon" [VEX]). Conway's love life has been less than perfect, including being tossed into a gorge by his then-wife Alexa Lanham ("Happily Ever Altered" [VEX]) having the symbiont of his beloved Lana Shar shoved inside him, only to have it taken away ("The Host With The Most" [VEX]) and having Shar's successive host, Tyra, boss him around and try to kill him ("Keep Your Friends Close..." [VEX]). He also flirted with the idea of dating Doctor Janice Browning on a couple occasions ("Love Hurts" [VEX], "The Best Times We Never Had" [VEX]). Conway spent a brief stint as First Officer of the USS Secondprize during an exchange program in 2375 ("Of Gods and First Officers" [TRK]) only to completely botch a first contact. Conways joys other than coffee include NASCAR and the Ancient Rock of Earth's late 20th century. He has one dog, a Pembrooke Welsh corgi, Bucky. Conway's savior seems to have come in the form of command of one USS Aerostar-A, but as to his success on that ship...that's anyone's guess.