Alex Dives

Alexander "Alex" Christopher Dives is an intern in the Department of Sufficiently Advanced Technology. He is written by Iximaz.

History
Alex first found out about the PPC when his older sister, Rina, had a severe allergic reaction to Bleeprin and her partner at the time brought her family to visit. After seeing the wonders of the PPC, Alex was extremely disappointed to have to return home, especially now that his partner in crime sister wasn't around to keep him company.

Sometime in April 2015 (HST), he signed on as an intern for the Department of Sufficiently Advanced Technology, eager to get some real-world experience (and a nice recommendation for college). Once he completes the internship and gets his degree, he plans to return as a full-time technician.

Appearance
Alex is very tall for his age, standing at five feet, ten inches- and still growing. He is very lanky, built almost like a beanpole with large hands and feet. Despite his size, he has no upper body strength to speak of, though he is a very fast runner. He has short, blond hair that is usually very messy, since he can't be bothered to ever comb it. His eyes are a bright blue, and although he is nearsighted, it's not very severely. He hates wearing glasses as they have a tendency to fall off his face, and only wears them when absolutely necessary.

Alex is still growing, and as such, his pants usually end several inches above his ankle. (There's a reason why he likes short sleeves.) He prefers to wear cargo pants and geeky t-shirts, and is hardly ever seen without his tool belt.

Personality
Alex is very cheerful and friendly, to the point where most people think of him as outgoing. Whatever you do, don't ask him to talk about redstone wiring, raiding, or battle tactics for fighting a horde of orcs, because he will talk for hours about that. On second thought, if you need information on any of the above subjects, ask him. He's memorized just about every manual on the subjects.

Despite the outgoing appearance, he's actually very shy around people he doesn't know, but you wouldn't know it by talking to him. He really prefers the company of computers, but if you're someone he considers a friend, he'll drop what he's doing to hang out if you ask.

He's very intelligent, having taken multiple AP classes in school and aced the tests (all the while making straight A's) and despite the chaos that is his brain, he is a very logical thinker. Still, he sometimes has a tendency to speak before thinking, which doesn't always end well for him.

Appearances

 * First appears in "Ordellya's Untimely End" (Ranger's Apprentice), Agents Rina and Randa
 * "Back Into WhatThe" (Harry Potter), Agents Rina and Zeb
 * Seen doing routine maintenance on a console
 * "Rose Potter, Part One" (Harry Potter), Agents Rina and Zeb
 * Helps Zeb get some litmus strips