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While I was away, the {{USS|Gorkon}} was coincidentally using Rangers of their own for a mission. They were portrayed far differently from what I'd imagined—but, having already simmed a version of the rangers on ''Veritas'', I was committed to my original plan. Things got a little muddy as I tried to marry what ''Gorkon'' had done with what I was doing. It wasn't very clean cut. This is where terms such as ranger ''platoons'' and ''regional support officers'' come from. | While I was away, the {{USS|Gorkon}} was coincidentally using Rangers of their own for a mission. They were portrayed far differently from what I'd imagined—but, having already simmed a version of the rangers on ''Veritas'', I was committed to my original plan. Things got a little muddy as I tried to marry what ''Gorkon'' had done with what I was doing. It wasn't very clean cut. This is where terms such as ranger ''platoons'' and ''regional support officers'' come from. | ||
It harkens back to the cultural interpretations of the word "ranger". When they first appeared on ''Gorkon'', a ranger '''platoon''' was played as covert special ops. By the end of their mission, they were no longer covert but were adopted as a non-marine marine unit. I, having returned from my long LOA then discovering the platoons, came up with the term '''"ranger regional support officer"''' to explain why my character is not a marine in gold. I make reference to this when talking to Shayne about the Rangers in ''Odd Jobs'', and you can see it in the wiki page's edit history. | It harkens back to the cultural interpretations of the word "ranger". When they first appeared on ''Gorkon'', a ranger '''platoon''' was played as covert special ops. By the end of their mission, they were no longer covert but were adopted as a non-marine marine unit. I, having returned from my long LOA then discovering the platoons, came up with the term '''"ranger regional support officer"''' to explain why my character is not a marine in gold. I make reference to this when talking to Shayne about the Rangers in [https://starbase118.net/2018/odd-jobs-starfleet-sky-blake/ ''Odd Jobs of Starfleet''] where I try (and fail) to justify both divisions, and you can see it in the wiki page's edit history. | ||
Trying to combine two conflicting ideologies under the Ranger umbrella did not work very well, though. For example, one of my attempts to combine these things resulted in Blake going to [[Embassy of Duronis II]] for a [https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-veritas/c/Y6VXs9YJj-c/m/G_7Cqz_aBwAJv combat "crash course."] While those JPs were enjoyable to write, I've had four years to reflect on them and how they work with the position—I don't view them as part of the Ranger ethos anymore. I was itching to get the role back onto the track I'd originally designed for it... and so the "who can hold onto the rangers title the longest" game began. Every so often, I'd check to see if ''Gorkon'' was still using their ranger NPCs. Admittedly I never spoke to them about it, as while I was frustrated with myself for not having "claimed" the role when I first laid eyes on it, I had no problems with ''Gorkon'' doing their own thing. Eventually, ''Gorkon''s rangers were retired and I won the unspoken game. [https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-veritas/c/iFpwUZf5nkU/m/X2KXFC5JBQAJ It was fun making references to their missions, though.] | Trying to combine two conflicting ideologies under the Ranger umbrella did not work very well, though. For example, one of my attempts to combine these things resulted in Blake going to [[Embassy of Duronis II]] for a [https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-veritas/c/Y6VXs9YJj-c/m/G_7Cqz_aBwAJv combat "crash course."] While those JPs were enjoyable to write, I've had four years to reflect on them and how they work with the position—I don't view them as part of the Ranger ethos anymore. I was itching to get the role back onto the track I'd originally designed for it... and so the "who can hold onto the rangers title the longest" game began. Every so often, I'd check to see if ''Gorkon'' was still using their ranger NPCs. Admittedly I never spoke to them about it, as while I was frustrated with myself for not having "claimed" the role when I first laid eyes on it, I had no problems with ''Gorkon'' doing their own thing. Eventually, ''Gorkon''s rangers were retired and I won the unspoken game. [https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-veritas/c/iFpwUZf5nkU/m/X2KXFC5JBQAJ It was fun making references to their missions, though.] | ||