Memory Book/Gila Sadar (Michelle Dupont)

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	Characters

LtJG Gila Sadar

Medical Officer
USS Artemis-A

PO3 Xandeus Filistrien

Signals Analyst
USS Artemis-A

Nadevia Virtavi-Yaros

StarFlirt Representative
USS Artemis-A

	Real Life Information

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	How you came to UFOP: SB118

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	History

• Where were you first placed? What was it like starting to sim on your vessel?

My first posting and my first love was the Luna-class vessel, the USS Artemis-A under the command of then-Commander Addison MacKenzie.
As for my first writing experience? In a word? Nervewrecking! I'm a naturally quite anxious person, so I kept second-guessing myself - am I doing too much, too little, am I being too obtuse, too wordy, am I misrepresenting my character? - but thanks to the competent staff and my mentors - official and unofficial - I gradually came to get more comfortable with the format, and I think - in the end - I contributed more good things than negatives to the Artemis. At least, I hope so!

• What have been your greatest challenges in this group?

Definitely building my confidence as a writer. Thankfully, the SB118 community is so uniquely supportive, and I've made many friends and writing colleagues in my time here that consistently enable me to get out of my own head and see my writing for its strengths, as well as its weaknesses. My writing still has flaws - as I'm sure all of us thinks of our own writing - but I'm no longer as blind to my strengths.

• What have been your greatest achievements in this group?

What I perceive as my greatest accomplishment in UFoP is, without a doubt, centered on my efforts in the OOC department. Thus far, the SB118 Book Club that I organize has been running for more than half a year, I've earned the trust of my CO to write multi-ship summaries for the Frontier Day-fleet blockbuster, and I'm someone that my fellow writers feel comfortable assigning OOC work with the knowledge that it'll be done competently. My work as the Artemis' Mission Archivist has also been recognized, and as someone who plays the very long game IC, and thus haven't demonstrated a lot of character development during Gila's first year of service, it feels good to be a force for good in the OOC community.

• What do you hope to ultimately accomplish?

More of the same, I think. I have a roadmap in place for Gila for me to accomplish over the next couple of years, the story I hope to tell of her struggle to make a place for herself, but for me personally, I think I just want to be able to give back to this community, which has proven a welcoming and open space, even in the winters where I'm at my lowest.

• Where do you see this group in five years?

I joined with the influx of Ensigns in 2023, and in my time here, I've seen a new Ship launch and seen the void left behind in the other Ships to submit the necessary crew be filled up in quick order. I've seen two fleet-wide events met with great enthusiasm from all writers, old and new, and I hope and feel that the future is looking bright.

• How do you think this group has contributed to Star Trek's legacy? How has the group contributed to the internet community?

UFoP is a great place for fans of Trek to tell the stories we want to tell in the spirit of the show we know and love. It's also a model to emulate for all internet communities - speaking to its longevity and its sense of found family - and I am very much a subscriber of the conspiracy theory that modern Trek writers steal our ideas xD Trek is in a modern renaissance right now, and while we can't know for how long that'll last, I feel certain that UFoP will be around to tide those left behind into the new waiting period for the next resurgence of Trek.