scheduling conflicts ‣ Marcus splits his time between Engineering and drinking—this is relevant because it means that if he is not working, chances are he's not in a state to cover anyone else's shift or respond to an emergency. Sorry in advance.
experience ‣ He has never worked with his hands before, ever, but he's great with numbers and smart when he tries. He joined the department during Jump 38.
other notes ‣
‣ Boredom makes Marcus lazy; challenges perk him up. On a day to day basis he shows up and does what he's supposed to do, but nothing more than that, and is prone to being a little obnoxious and dickish and acting like he's above everything. Chances are he's tried to pass work he considers boring on to your character at least once. Probably twice. But if he's given something to puzzle over or an emergency gets his adrenaline going, he's a much better person.
‣ He's almost 40 years old. That's on the older end for the ship and the department. He'll take orders from kids, but he'll probably look kind of amused by it, like he's playing along for fun instead of because he actually thinks he has to.
‣ He does not bring doughnuts and if you want to kick him out for that, go right ahead.
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