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I was first placed on the ''USS Ronin'', which I requested because it was where Jack was assigned | I was first placed on the ''USS Ronin'', which I requested because it was where Jack was assigned. It was helpful that Jack had already "broken the ice", and that I had done a lot of reading of the SIMs ahead of time because he had already made friends out of character. I started talking to a lot of the same people out of character and it has really eased my transition in character, I think. | ||
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Now I'm stationed on the ''USS Independence-A''. It was a rough transition at first, but I think that our ship has gotten through the difficult part pretty easily and we're really starting to mesh. I still read the ''Ronin'' SIMs though. It's fun, but challenging, to keep up with reading two ships at once. | |||
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As a Counselor, it has been a bit of a challenge to gain the crew's trust. I'm not sure if its widespread throughout the group or just on my ship, but it can definitely be a challenge to SIM a counselor, because it kind of requires gaining people's trust. On the other hand, the command staff has worked hard to a) send people my way for mandated counseling, b) give me diplomatic-type tasks to help me develop that skill and c) give me science tasks to work with my character's other strengths. As more people get used to the fact that I'm around, they've been more willing to have a chat with the counselor. | As a Counselor, it has been a bit of a challenge to gain the crew's trust. I'm not sure if its widespread throughout the group or just on my ship, but it can definitely be a challenge to SIM a counselor, because it kind of requires gaining people's trust. On the other hand, the command staff has worked hard to a) send people my way for mandated counseling, b) give me diplomatic-type tasks to help me develop that skill and c) give me science tasks to work with my character's other strengths. As more people get used to the fact that I'm around, they've been more willing to have a chat with the counselor. | ||
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Another thing that has really helped is talking to people out of character. Sometimes Karynn's best Counseling moments don't take place in her office. Talking with others ahead of time helps me plan how to approach their character in a way that won't scare them off. | |||
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So far, my greatest quantifiable achievement in the group is | So far, my greatest quantifiable achievement in the group is being awarded the Order of the Valiant Heart, the fleet award for counselor. I've received a few promotions and a couple of other awards, for which I feel very honored. I'm also fairly proud of a few SIMs I've written - many of these are on the Wiki for anyone to read. Ultimately I have a few more goals award-wise that I'd like to achieve in the next few years. I'd also like to just keep improving my writing - both in SIMs and in the writing challenges. | ||
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