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Jona ch'Ranni

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  1. Great writing, @Jo Marshall. The depth of your sims is a joy to read. You have my permission to wallop Xerix with another snowball for me.
  2. Welcome to the Fleet, @Chase Masters and Lincoln White! Great to have you aboard.
  3. Jona is a pilot at heart and would open a shuttling service. Perhaps provide piloting training for those interested.
  4. Jona prefers cultural clothing but not his culture. He is heavily influenced by Terran culture and owns a bomber jacket that he wears over a white shirt and blue jeans.
  5. I chose Worf and Alexander. Worf is such a complicated character on his own dealing with his Klingon heritage and Human upbringing. But then throw a kid into the mix and it adds so many layers of complexity to his situation. Alexander was at just the right age during TNG to be the most interesting in my opinion. Not a young infant or a whiny teenager (adult junior grade). It gave a perspective that had been missing up to that point in Star Trek - what is starship life like for a scared pre-teen who has experienced his own emotional ups and downs separate from the main cast?
  6. Thanks, @Theo Whittaker! Glad you enjoyed it, mon capitaine!
  7. I chose the luxuries available on Federation ships (i.e. personal replicators, holodecks, lounges). These comforts make a ship feel more like a home which is important for the social and psychological well-being of most species. I would not want to skimp on these details if it is a ship designed for any sort of long-term mission (more than a few weeks at a time). I believe the Defiant was able to get away with this because it didn't seem like there were very many long-term missions that it was sent on. But the day-to-day grind will soon get to a crew if they are sitting on top of one another without any outlet for stress relief.
  8. Thanks @Pholin Duyzer glad you enjoyed it. I wanted to capture those crazy out-of-control worries that all of us experience from time to time.
  9. Had to go with the option: Mistrust of T'Pol and Vulcans in general. Archer let his specist preconceptions about an entire race cloud his judgement. He imposed his human thinking and viewpoints on them. Who is to say that their ways of logic are not better? They are at least as valid as his more impassioned human thinking. That is one precept of the Vulcan concept of Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations (IDIC). There are many ways of perceiving a situation and reacting to it. All of these methods of thinking should be valued and accepted as alternate paths, each with their own positives and negatives. Cultures should not be blanket judged as a whole.
  10. Welcome to all of you. The adventure begins now.
  11. Had to pick "Family" from TNG. Getting a deeper understanding of Picard's family dynamics was a treat. It took this character in my mind that was strong and THE CAPTAIN and made him more human. And isn't that what Star Trek is about? Sure, it's about the future, and space travel, and seeking out new life ... yada yada yada. But ultimately it's about the people that are in the future ... in space ... seeking out new life. That's why I love this shore leave episode. Because it adds another facet to the story of Picard and who he is.
  12. I'd have to say Security. As was stated - First Line of Defense. They will be in the forefront of any engagement, except for unexpected situations. Even then they will be some of the first responders. With the various wars and skirmishes the Federation has faced, it is our Security forces who are tasked with stepping in the line of fire. On the opposite end, the safest position would probably be helmsman. That's what my character's duty is. Helm is pretty cushy. You got the padded seat, the nice view. Any danger you get in, you're rarely alone so there's just as much risk as there is to everyone else. Except for the exploding helm console...There is an inordinate amount of exploding helm consoles in episodes. Perhaps that's why we don't always see the helm officer as a very senior officer. Come to think of it I don't remember seeing a helmsman over the rank of Lieutenant. Maybe I should switch professions.
  13. It has kind of been my head canon for a while that maybe the Kobayashi Maru senario had been altered after Kirk's time. That maybe it has taken on a more personalized scenario for each individual. You might not necessarily know when you will be tested with this "no-win" scenario. In fact, I kind of thought that the psychological test that Wesley Crusher experienced in the TNG episode "Coming of Age" (Season 1, Ep. 18) at his entrance exam was a variation of the Kobayashi Maru. It's correct to think that once people know the test isn't winnable it becomes less effective. That's why it is constantly undergoing change. This is evidenced in the 2009 movie by the fact that Spock was involved in programming the Kobayashi Maru scenario. I never believed that it didn't exist before Spock worked on it, only that he was involved in a team who updated it and modified it. It likely goes through many iterations over time. That would be the only way to keep it fresh and useful.
  14. The United Federation of Planets has the best design for its emblem. The starfield appropriately identifies the organization as a cooperative whole. Each member world can believe that one of those stars on the emblem is representative of THEIR world. When their planet joins the Federation it is joining a community and they will be reminded of this every time they see that symbol. The olive branches that surround the starfield are indicative of the peace that the entire Federation strives for. Indeed, its a requirement of membership that a planet must overcome the squabbles that beset their world before they can join the larger galactic community. That peaceful approach has at times been blurred or skewed over the hundreds of years that the Federation has been in existence but every time they may have strayed from the path they have always found their way back to the goal of peace. It is that ideal that is represented by the seal of the UFP.
  15. I can say that the writer behind @Pholin Duyzer is a pleasure to sim with. They puts equal parts heart and brains into their stories and I expect even greater things from them in the future. In fact, Ensign Duyzer is already a Lieutenant JG now. Working their way up the chain of command ...
  16. I got a hankering to watch an episode of Star Trek the other night and I selected one of my very favorites. A seventh season gem called Lower Decks from The Next Generation series. You all probably remember the one: Several junior officers are followed throughout the episode. We see competition among ensigns for promotion, speculation and gossip among friends, a civilian and his interaction with the crew. It feels like we get to see more depth and behind the scenes of serving on a starship. It's the feeling that kind of drew me to swimming with Starbase 118 in the first place. Does anyone else have a standout feeling for this or another episode that just makes it your favorite?
  17. My response was the Romulan Star Empire. Here's my reasoning. They've somewhat recently experienced an ecological disaster with the destruction of Hobus and loss of Romulus. In times of disaster, they may be more likely to overcome their isolationist tendencies and accept an offer of peaceful relations from the Federation. It happened with the Klingons after the destruction of Praxis. Pre-disaster their governmental setup was senate-based. This is more democratically inclined and similar to Federation representation than some of the other choices. Though in practice I don't know how close they really are. But at least the general populace would still feel a similar representation in the active politics of the government. This is talking political assimilation potential. However, my answer might change if we focus on ideological assimilation potential. The Romulans have a lot to overcome mentally because of their long-standing secrecy as a group and may see the amalgam that is the Federation as repulsive.
  18. Definitely the solitary ship in deep space. Outer space is the greatest isolation and if a ship appears abandoned you know something terrible has gone wrong. Its just waiting to reveal its horrible secrets.
  19. My character, Jona ch'Ranni, wanted to join Starfleet to follow his dream. He is an Andorian who spent his entire youth being held back by his conservative parents who were more worried about Jona following the Andorian traditions than him getting the most out of life. They wanted him to remain on Andoria with them. But Jona aspires to be more than that. He wants to get the most out of life, be a part of something bigger. His "world" is bigger than one planet and his "family" is now bigger than his clan.
  20. Julian and Miles. I enjoyed watching the relation ship grow. It wasnt static and didn't seem like it was going to be positive in the beginning.
  21. Yes! Assigned to the Columbia! No offense to anyone else but when things go right and you get assigned to the best ship in the fleet ... well, you know someone is looking out for you! 😉
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