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“All you ever were was a little bit of the universe, thinking to itself. Very specific; this bit, here, right now.”
- Iain M. Banks
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| Gnai
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| Position
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Science Officer
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| Rank
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Ensign
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| Species
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Galadoran
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| Gender
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None
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| Pronouns
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it/its
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| DOB
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237409.16
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| Age
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27
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| Birthplace
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Anan City, Galador 2
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| Writer ID
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A240102G11
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Ensign Gnai (/ɡnaɪː/) is a Galadoran currently serving as a Science Officer aboard the USS Artemis-A.
- Height (outside of suit): Indeterminate blob
- Height (inside suit): 5'0"
- Hair: None
- Eyes: None
- Build: Stocky mechanical suit
Gnai budded off of another Gnaijan Galadoran, like every one of its identical peers, in the clonal domed city of Anan on the northern continent of Galador 2. As a young Galadoran, it had spent time floating about with peers, fascinated by everything that it came upon. It sought out a mentorship with an older Galadoran, an engineer by trade and amateur scientist, and focused its energy more into understanding the universe around it. This Galadoran, who had also gone by the name Gnai when outside the hive city and amongst humanoids, had told it stories of the wider universe, flashing wonder and excitement that Gnai mirrored in its own tendrils.
Pushed on to apply to Starfleet Academy by its mentor, Gnai soon found itself in need of a travel device - a containment suit to propel it outside of the water and interact with the world. It worked under the guidance of its mentor, creating a suit of their joint design.
At the Academy, Gnai studied primarily in the sciences, specializing in astronomy, what had fascinated it initially as a youth. It also obtained a secondary major, specializing in nanotechnology, after its mentor. Sure, it had the same dreams as a lot of Galadorans had, of ever more efficient sources of energy, but it was also practical. Having a better understanding of engineering would mean that it could update and upkeep its suit far better.
Fresh out of the Academy, the newly minted Ensign Gnai was assigned to the USS Artemis-A... but instead of ending up on the ship, it soon found itself trapped on Romulus with the rest of the main Science staff of the ship. One final wrench in its plans of a normal first assignment - they were trapped on Romulus in 2374.
On Galador II
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Gnai
Mentor
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Back on Galador II, Gnai was apprenticed to another Galadoran, an aging engineer who had once traveled the stars. It was awestruck with the stories that its mentor - named Gnai - told it, and eventually ended up taking on its name when it left Galador II to join Starfleet. The design of Gnai's suit was a joint effort between mentor and apprentice, based on the suit that Gnai had worn when it had traveled the galaxy.
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On the USS Artemis-A
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Jovenan
Department Head
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Gnai first met Lt. Jovenan on Romulus in 2374, after being snapped there alone. It took a liking to the Lieutenant, after her cheerful introduction.
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Gila Sadar
The Lieutenant (JG)
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Gnai also met Lt. JG. Gila Sadar on Romulus. For an extended period of time, it wasn't certain what her name was exactly - names were a foreign concept to Gnai, coming from a species that didn't really have them. So it just kept referring to her as Lieutenant... It hasn't been corrected yet.
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Genkos Adea
The Commander
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The final individual from the USS Artemis-A that Gnai met on Romulus was Genkos Adea. It doesn't know what to make of him, nor of his strange gestures (winks are not standard practice in species without apparent eyes, or eyelids). Humanoids really are strange, aren't they?
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Jaseb Chevalier
Roommate
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Gnai has not yet met its bunkmate/roommate/whatever it is that fellow ensigns call the person that they are sharing living quarters with. It hopes that its strange requirements aren't too alienating...
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Awards and Service Ribbons
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- For award descriptions, see: Awards and Service Ribbons
