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 * '''Spouse''': None
 * '''Children''': None
-* '''Parents
+* '''Parents'''
 ** '''Father''': Bjarne Magnusson
 ** '''Mother''': Kata Henrikdottir
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 {{Heading|Background|Gold}}
-Born and raised in Iceland, Petra knew from an early age she wanted to see and experience more than Earth had to offer. She enlisted with Starfleet, advised to pursue a career in administration where her attention to detail and organisational skills would serve her well. Her time in the fleet gave most of what she wanted—the opportunity to see the galaxy and experience a wildly different life—but she often felt as though she was capable of doing more.
+Born and raised in Iceland on a rural horse ranch, Petra knew from an early age she wanted to see and experience more than Earth had to offer. She enlisted with Starfleet as soon as she was 18, and advised to pursue a career in administration where her attention to detail and organisational skills would serve her well. Her time in the fleet gave most of what she wanted—the opportunity to see the galaxy and experience a wildly different life—but she often felt as though she was following the path someone else had laid out for her. One of her greatest regrets is from her time on Starbase 15, when she let insecurity get the better of her and turned down Admiral Swain's offer to attend the Academy as an officer candidate.
-She met her future husband, [[Cory Stoyer]], while serving aboard the {{USS|Excalibur-A}}. After a brief separation following reassignments, they were reunited once again aboard the {{USS|Victory}} and decided to move forward with their relationship. After transferring to the {{USS|Gorkon}} with most of the Victory’s crew, the pair were married by Captain [[Quinn Reynolds]] in a small, private ceremony on stardate 239301.20.
+Petra met her future husband, [[Cory Stoyer]], while serving aboard the {{USS|Excalibur-A}}. After a brief separation following reassignments, they were reunited once again aboard the {{USS|Victory}} where they began a whirlwind romance, becoming engaged in less than two months. After transferring to the {{USS|Gorkon}} with most of the Victory’s crew, the pair were married by Captain [[Quinn Reynolds]] in a small, private ceremony on stardate 239301.20.
 [[File:CoryPetra.png|right|thumb|Cory & Bjarnadottir during the last mission of the {{USS|Excalibur-A}}]]
 A reassignment soon after to Starfleet Headquarters saw the couple separated again, though this turned out to be a blessing in disguise. When the Gorkon was sucked into an alternate reality and was declared MIA, Petra joined a rag tag group known as the [[USS Yarahla|Yarahla Nine]], who stole the USS Yarahla in order to search for and rescue the Gorkon. After the group successfully brought the Gorkon home, they were arrested by Starfleet Security, but finally released without charge thanks to public pressure and some canny lawyering.
-The experience left her with a craving to challenge herself more, and she applied to Officer Candidate School, studying many of the courses via distance learning and finally completing her studies in an intensive three months at the Academy. After graduation, she was promoted to Ensign and returned to the Gorkon as Rear Admiral Reynolds’ Flag Aide.
+The experience left her with a craving to challenge herself more, and with the support of her commanding officer, Petra applied to Officer Candidate School. She studied many of the courses via distance learning, finishing up with an intensive three months at the Academy. After graduation, she was promoted to Ensign and returned to the ''Gorkon'' as Rear Admiral Reynolds’ Flag Aide.
-Her assignment was not to last, and on discovering her husband had feelings for her best friend and had lied about it, she requested a secondment on a different ship in the taskforce to get some space. When he made no move to repair their marriage, Petra accepted it was over, and filed for divorce, accepting a long-standing officer to serve with Vice Admiral Swaine at Starfleet Command.
+Her new-found confidence and happiness was not to last. Petra discovered her husband had been lying about his feelings for her best friend, and so she requested a secondment on a different ship in the taskforce to get some space. When he made no move to repair their marriage, Petra realised it was over, filed for divorce, and accepted a long-standing officer to serve with Vice Admiral Swaine at Starfleet Command.
-As prestigious as the posting was, working on Earth was not the future she had wanted for herself when she first joined Starfleet. With the support and recommendations of her previous CO and friend, Captain [[Walter Brunsig]], Petra made the decision to switch career track and was accepted to the Advanced Tactical Training programme. She graduated a year later, and accepted a posting as Chief of Security and Tactical aboard the Triumphant.
+As prestigious as the posting was, working on Earth was not the future she had wanted for herself when she first joined Starfleet. Nor could she shake the feeling she had spent most of her career in the lanes chosen by other people—from careers advisors pushing her into admin, to following her ex-husband around the fleet—and she made the decision to switch departments to carve out a future of her own choosing. With the support and recommendations of her previous CO and good friend, Captain [[Walter Brunsig]], Starfleet accepted her into the Advanced Tactical Training programme. A year's worth of blood, sweat and tears later, she graduated and accepted a posting as Chief of Security and Tactical aboard the ''Triumphant''.
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 {{SR Insignia|Recruit|Red|STYLE=DS9}}
 {{SR Rank|Recruit}}
-{{SR Dates|238003.25 - 2381004.01}}
+{{SR Dates|238103.25 - 2382004.01}}
 {{SR Posting|[[Starfleet Academy]]|AcademyLogo2390.png|73px}}
 {{SR Assignment|Recruit Training<br>Administration|Red}}
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 {{SR Insignia|Crewman Third Class|Red|STYLE=DS9}}
 {{SR Rank|Crewman Third Class}}
-{{SR Dates|238104.02 - 238110.14}}
+{{SR Dates|238204.02 - 238210.14}}
 {{SR Posting|USS Thunderchild<br><small>Captain Collin MacLeod</small>|Akira-icon1.gif|73px}}
 {{SR Assignment|Admin Clerk|Red|ROWS=2}}
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 {{SR Insignia|Crewman Second Class|Red|STYLE=DS9}}
 {{SR Rank|Crewman Second Class}}
-{{SR Dates|238110.15 - 238209.11}}
+{{SR Dates|238210.15 - 238309.11}}
 {{SR Posting|USS Destiny<br><small>Captain Kierstin Landry</small>|Sovereign-icon2.gif|73px|ROWS=3}}
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 {{SR Insignia|Crewman First Class|Red|STYLE=DS9}}
 {{SR Rank|Crewman First Class}}
-{{SR Dates|238209.11 - 238405.24}}
+{{SR Dates|238309.11 - 238505.24}}
 {{SR Assignment|Senior Admin Clerk|Red}}
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 {{SR Insignia|Petty Officer Third Class|Red|STYLE=DS9}}
 {{SR Rank|Petty Officer Third Class}}
-{{SR Dates|238405.25 - 238607.24}}
+{{SR Dates|238505.25 - 238707.24}}
 {{SR Assignment|Admin Petty Officer|Red|ROWS=2}}
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 {{SR Insignia|Petty Officer Second Class|Red|STYLE=DS9}}
 {{SR Rank|Petty Officer Second Class}}
-{{SR Dates|238606.25 - 238709.01}}
+{{SR Dates|238706.25 - 238809.01}}
 {{SR Posting|Starbase 15<br><small>Vice Admiral Tonya Swain</small>|Ops-icon.gif|73px|ROWS=2}}
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 {{SR Insignia|Petty Officer First Class|Red|STYLE=DS9}}
 {{SR Rank|Petty Officer First Class}}
-{{SR Dates|238709.02 - 239001.01}}
+{{SR Dates|238809.02 - 239001.01}}
 {{SR Assignment|Captain’s Yeoman/Admin Leading Petty Officer|Red}}
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 ! style="background:#ffffff;" | Petra checks in onboard the Victory.
+NOTES:
+Petra turns down OCS training: https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-excalibur/c/N8JAXRSq_f8/m/zsH8iSAD9wIJ (CO/posting changed to fit above timeline as other sims reference being aboard Starbase 15, not the Destiny, prior to Excalibur).
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