| Oldest Friend, Starbase 118 Ops
Madison and Gila took most of the same classes at the Academy while taking their Xenobiology Major, but they didn't really start talking until they both entered Starfleet Medical Academy, and were put on the fast track. Since they both were the 'odd ones out' due to taking both 1st and 2nd year classes simultaneously, they started talking, and the two now have a close relationship. They will often communicate on subspace - with Madison stationed on Starbase 118, and Gila wherever the Artemis is taking her - both just to talk and to provide feedback and constructive criticisms on each other's latest research.
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Gila Sadar
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Lieutenant Gila Sadar is a socially challenged Mizarian, who prefers to keep her head down and do her work without ever being noticed (often unsuccesfully). She is currently serving aboard the USS Artemis-A as its Assistant Chief of Medical following Cmdr. Genkos Adea's promotion to XO of the USS Eagle. She has a complicated past life as a historian on her homeworld of Mizar II that she's worked to leave behind since leaving 12 years ago, but few manage to escape their past, and this is especially true for people who seem incapable of letting the past rest...
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- Portrayal: Shweta Tripathi
- Height: 1.82 m (6'00")
- Hair: None
- Eyes: Dark brown
- Build: Average build, long and awkward limbs.
- Posture: Hunched and nervous, intentionally attempting to seem smaller, unless she’s working.
- Taste in Clothing (when off duty): Gila is never caught anywhere out of her Yael-robes - the customary robes donned by all Mizarians - though have always been in more colorful hues than other Mizarians don, and she's started experimenting with patterns as well. She has a substantial ring collection, including a solid obsidian ring that she always wears on her left index finger.
- Voice: Slightly deeper than most, quiet and hesitant. Prone to stuttering when nervous. Will talk to herself in an almost mechanical droning while working.
- Handedness: Right-handed.
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Ens. Sadar on the USS Artemis-A (2400) -
LtJG Sadar at the 2401 Fleet Awards -
LtJG Sadar in an Artemis Medical Lab (2401) -
LT Sadar at the 2402 Fleet Awards
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Anyone meeting Gila would be hard pressed to identify anything about her save an intense lack of confidence and sense of worth. She’ll rarely be the person to initiate conversations with strangers, or indeed even acquaintances, but once she is in social circumstances, she seems almost obsessively focused on ensuring a productive and enjoyable conversation for everyone involved. The clear impression left behind by Gila is not one of someone who does not enjoy social niceties, but rather one who is dreadfully unprepared and unpracticed in how to participate in them comfortably.
Gila is very much a follower - as is the norm for her people - and does not as a rule fare well in command situations. Her Academy years were plagued by an untold number of reprimands from her superior officers for following orders blindly, sometimes to the detriment of her crew and patients. This is a weakness that Gila is acutely aware of, and yet she struggles with finding ways to overcome it. She has found it easier to hold her ground when it comes to her patients’ safety and wellbeing, but will readily ‘jump off a bridge’ if commanded, as the saying goes.
Gila is the textbook definition of a workaholic, often preferring to be neck-deep in research or a patient’s medical journal than attending to herself. She is at her core a deeply hypocritical person, often employing the philosophy of ‘do as I say, not as I do’, when it comes to the medical concerns of mental health and work-life balance. She is a good doctor, attentive and thorough, though she is perhaps the epitome of a Doctor better suited for research than patient consultations.
Beyond the above, Gila is an intensely curious and inquisitive person. She enjoys learning new things, seeing new places and interacting with objects and people she’s never seen before. When push comes to shove, she’s a very theoretical person, eager to test and expand on known knowledge.
Favorites
- Color: Orange
- Music: Rhythm and Blues
- Book: “Descent of Decency” by T’Rim
- Sport: Dancing (spectating), Figure Skating (Spectating)
- Food: Meduilae (Mizarian Jellyfish) Soup
- Beverage: Bizzberry Frappé
Ambitions and Goals
- Visit Denali Station or Vulcan
- Obtain a physical copy of Surak's Teachings or the Rules of Acquisition
- Secure Kolya's future as an artist
- Return to Mizar IV to make amends
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History and Culture Studies
Gila’s original field of study was firmly within the humanities, specifically history and culture development. She seems to almost actively avoid the subject, but she’s unable to entirely cut ties with it, and most of her favorite reading material is academic journals and publications about alien history and cultural development. This interest of hers has led her to visit museums on a lot of worlds she's visited, and she continues to develop her understanding and knowledge of alien culture with each passing day. While it occasionally leads her to miss anthropological studies as a profession, she finds contentment in utilizing this skillset in a recreational capacity.
Cooking
While Gila's initial experience with cooking was borne out of necessity due to replicators not having any Mizarian cuisine programmed into it, she's had the chance to develop her skills in this over the years since leaving her homeworld. Beyond participating in semi-regular cookouts with Vitor Silveira and Jovenan - as well as taking a Klingon cooking class on DS9 - Gila's developed an interest in finding ways to make Mizarian cuisine with alien ingredients, and she most recently hosted a succesful dinner party for a couple of close friends. While she still wouldn't volunteer her cooking to anyone lest forced, she's a lot less anxious about the prospect of serving food to others now compared to when she first left home.
Vulcan Literature
Gila has had a fascination with Vulcan culture for almost as long as she's been among aliens, and this fascination has led her to develop a fondness for a particular sub-branch of Vulcan fiction. As she's developed a better work-life-balance since Kolya came to live with her on the Artemis-A, she is able to read a lot more books than she was in her first years of service, and she frequently reviews them on book review platforms. While she enjoys reading others' takes on these culturally deep books, she still doesn't understand why a lot of reviews rate her favorite books on a level of 'spice'. Do some alien species eat books?
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Sewing
A more recent hobby of Gila’s, born out of necessity as the state of her Yeal-robes started deteriorating after Gila’s prolonged absence from her homeworld. She’s not skilled at it by any means, but it is something she practices with dedication and focus, and it allows her to feel closer to something akin to a feeling of home without having to face some complicated feelings directly tied to her past.
Journaling
Gila has been practicing the Mizarian tradition of Ur’tal - a form of journaling where, before sleeping every night, you write down all that has happened through the day, your emotions and concerns, and then burn the material on which you’ve written. She has a complicated relationship with the tradition, as she has previously attempted to stop it, but found herself becoming increasingly more anxious for each day she didn’t perform it.
Likes & Dislikes
Likes
- Academic work - Reading and peer-reviewing other doctors’ medical journal can seem dry work, but to Gila, it harkens back to a simpler time where she did similar work in the comforts of her home on Mizar II.
- Exploration - Anything new and unexplored is extremely interesting to Gila, and when she's wrapped up in research, solving a mystery or discovering a new area, she comes fully out of her shell to lay bare the curious and inquisitive young woman she could be.
- Alien art - Mizarian art is very dry and unimaginative, void of color. Since leaving Mizar II, Gila has developed a fondness for more expressive schools of artwork, partially spurred on by her desire to help her artistic nephew break the mold of Mizarian artistry.
- Meditation - Spiritualism and faith is something Gila grew up with, and while she doesn’t consider herself religious, she still finds great calm in the act of meditation.
Dislikes
- Conflict - Gila will actively avoid conflict at almost any cost, often attempting to either extract herself from a situation before it gets heated, or playing peacekeeper, if she sees no other alternative.
- Alcohol - Gila has only gotten drunk once in her life, and it is a sensation she never wants to experience again. As such, she rarely partakes in alcoholic drinks.
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| Koja - Father
Gila and her father had a rocky relationship all through her upbringing, and while no one ever doubted that Gila loved and admired her father very much, her father’s prolonged absences from home and generally strict demeanor towards his daughters has since driven a wedge between the two. This wedge only deepened with Gila’s resignation and subsequent admission to Starfleet Academy. |
| Cefli - Mother
Gila’s mother had a limited impact on Gila’s upbringing. Busy as she was with her work, she was also completely subservient to her husband when it came to raising their two daughters. There is love between them, but more than anything, Gila has a tough time confiding in her mother due to an underdeveloped relationship. Cefli often asks her eldest daughter Eyla how Gila is doing, though she doesn’t have the courage or will to contact her daughter herself. |
| Eyla - Older sister
The two Sadar sisters had a tense relationship growing up, often competing for their father’s approval - a competition Gila often lost - but after they grew up, the two sisters have gotten far closer than they ever were as kids. Eyla still maintains communication with her sister, and though she initially had difficulties understanding Gila’s reasons for leaving Mizar II behind, recent developments have led to her understanding far more than she ever hoped she would. |
| Kolya - Nephew
Kolya is Gila’s nephew, and very much the apple of her eye. Kolya is demonstrating uncharacteristic creativity and drive for a Mizarian, a fact that worries both his grandfather and parents. Many of Gila's conflicts with her law-abiding sister stems from Gila's insistence on supporting Kolya's dreams and ambitions, and this has culminated with Kolya leaving Mizabet to live with Gila aboard the USS Artemis-A. While these living arrangements inspire joy in both of them due to their strong bond, the underlying tensions that prompted it are bound to show themselves sooner or later. Whether Gila and Kolya's strong familial love will survive these revelations remain to be seen... |
| Brings out the Best in Me, USS Artemis-A
Gila first met Vailani Zoyara when the latter was unconscious in the Artemis' Sickbay, but the first time they spoke was when Gila was being accosted by a particularly hypochrondriac Bolian hybrid in the Brew Continuum on her 'break'. In the aftermath of that encounter, Vailani and Gila became fast accomplices to each other's workaholic tendencies, and enjoyed a good while of companionable working silence. When Vailani was transferred to the Ronin, the two stayed in contact and met up a few times, allowing their friendship to develop and strengthen. Now that Vailani has returned to the Artemis as its Chief of Operations, Gila is pleased to be able to work alongside one of her closest friends on a more regular basis.
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| A Tempest of Good Intentions, USS Artemis-A
Vitor Silveira and Gila's relationship was, from the very beginning, characterized by an uneasy balance between friendliness and professionalism. The colloquial ease with which the then-superior consistently discarded all social decorum often caused the secretive Mizarian to be on her guard, and yet, it remained a fact that few aboard the Artemis made her feel as consistently welcome. Through many encounters of a more personal nature, including the regular hangouts that the two share with Lt.Cdr. Jovenan, Gila's guarded behaviour started mellowing, gradually allowing Silveira's infectious joy to brighten her outlook on life. She remains burdened by the knowledge that she can't be as stable a support to him as he was to her in those early days of her service, but now that there is no longer a rank difference to trigger her Mizarian sensibilities, calling the Tactical Chief 'Sil-net' is starting to become more and more natural to Gila's mind... Verdict's still out on whether she's going to be able to call him that to his face, though.
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The Captain of the Artemis-A was one of two Starfleet Officers who oversaw Gila and Madison's final test before graduation. Though Gila had little opportunity to converse with her future Captain, she felt both excitement and deep fear at the idea of being assigned to her vessel. While their working relationship started out tested by Gila's fear of what real Starship combat sometimes required of officers, the two were eventually able to have a proper talk about what being a Doctor serving in Starfleet sometimes means. The oath 'Do No Harm' sounds easy, but as Captain Mackenzie says, the job sometimes tests you in ways you'd never imagine. Gila knows that the Captain's words are true, but remains hopeful that she won't understand to what extent for a long while yet...
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| First Officer
Lt. Commander Ava Munro is, as of yet, just a name whispered in the corridors as the crew of the Artemis-A awaits her arrival from the Alpha Isles. Gila mourns the departure of Lt. Commander Talos Dakora, a man she'd long valued for his supportive leadership, and harbors anxiety of what Lt. Commander Munro's arrival might spell for the Artemis-A. One thing is for sure: A new era is starting. Character Page: Ava Munro |
| A Puzzling Individual
Gila has had limited experience with Lieutenant JG Bergmen up 'till now, limited to the mission to Kahines II where their team participated in a joint excavation effort with a team of Klingon scientists from Brestant. Lieutenant JG Bergmen had already demonstrated questionable professional conduct, including antagonizing their Bajoran pilot with ill-timed jokes about the Cardassian Occupation, and flirting with an Enlisted Officer while on the clock. The string of odd choices continued when Lieutenant JG Bergmen excused himself from a rather important work briefing to attend to his bodily functions, and then loudly interrupted the briefing when returning. All of this being said, the Lieutenant showed a good intuition during the archaeological survey... Perhaps it's simply newbie jitters? If anyone should be familiar with that concept, it should be Gila.
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| A Competent Colleague
Gila has had limited experience with Ensign Imril thus far, roughly limited to a work-mission to Kahines II where their team participated in a joint excavation effort with a team of Klingon scientists from Brestant. While there, Gila and the Bactrican Ensign spent a lot of time together negotiating work assignments with the Klingon and excavating the First Empire Ruins in the nearby forest, and through it all, the Bactrican Ensign performed in a professional and competent manner. Gila remains at a comfortable distance on a personal level with her junior officer, but professionally, she knows she can count on them.
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| One of Us
There's something to be said for finding kindred spiritsn in your workplace. It can be both a blessing and a curse. To Gila, Ensign Tho'Bi is a pretty accurate representation of how she herself felt during her initial time serving aboard the USS Artemis-A, but whereas that could be considered a comfort, Gila simultaneously finds it a terrifying prospect. After all, she is now in the senior officer's shoes. But how could she possibly provide the anxious Andorian Ensign with the same guidance and support as the senior staff provided her when she first joined as an Ensign? Impossible, Gila says. And that, perhaps, is why she feels so utterly terrified whenever she faces the prospect of working together with the young Ensign.
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| A Professional Antithesis
Gila's not the most tolerant of people and while she's met many competent and reasonable Security personnel - Ensign Savel comes to mind - she's always instinctively on guard when encountering a new security officer. What kind of person willingly chooses the enforcing of violence as their main duty aboard a Ship, meant to explore and chart the stars? However, in many ways, Ensign Natasha Cole proved to be the very opposite of what Gila had expected. Professional and courteous, Ensign Cole has demonstrated an impressive mastery of herself in the face of problematic situations, and her distaste for war and the suffering of innocents has convinced Gila that while Ensign Cole's duty does prerequisit being accustomed to combat, maybe she's more of a kindred spirit than Gila had anticipated... Character Page: Natasha Cole |
| The Lighthouse in the Dark
While in different departments, calling Lt. Commander Jovenan Gila's aspired goal would not be remiss. In the time since joining the Artemis Gila has been able to rely on the professionalism and good sense of the Edo Lieutenant time and again, and while confidence is a rare feeling to Gila, she finds that she's able to better emulate it when considering the bravery with which Lt. Commander Jovenan faces her own fears and insecurities and the kindness that she has showed her. While most of Gila and Jovenan's acquaintance has been overlapping endeavours during the Artemis' many missions, their shared acquaintance - Lieutenant Silveira - has started enabling the two to form an attachment outside of their duties as well, and most recently, the three of them shared a homecooked meal in the Holodeck 2. Hoping to be friends with a superior is very much at odds with how Mizarian Unit Theory works, but in spite of that, Gila finds herself actively seeking out Lt. Commander Jovenan in moments where she feels most insecure, knowing that her leadership will see them through all tasks ahead of them.
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| Bonds Forged in Fire
Gila first encountered the Galadoran Lieutenant JG during a temporal displacement to Romulus prior to the supernova, where the mission profile was to assassinate a Romulan Senator. Beyond her discomfort with the mission profile, Lieutenant Gnai was also Gila's first proper encounter with someone new after her promotion, which triggered a lot of anxious fidgeting for the newly promoted LtJG. This apprehension came to a head when the two of them were the only representatives of the USS Artemis-A sent to reinforce the USS Kitty Hawk during Frontier Day. Facing the crisis of the century amidst strangers forged a dependant bond between Gila and her junior officer, and while she's still not entirely sure she's behaved in a manner befit her station, she feels significantly more at ease when interacting with the Galadoran Ensign now... Probably a side-effect of carrying it in a backpack for two hours.
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| Chaos in Sheep's Clothing
As first impressions go, Gila and Sam Richards haven't had the best beginning. First meeting each other aboard a Borg Cube in the Badlands after the Amity Crew got transwarped in from the Delta Quadrant against their will, Gila and the rambunctious civilian didn't have a chance to 'properly' meet each other until they went to Sickbay after returning to the safety of the Artemis. Which was when Gila realized that the civilian scientist with zero military education had attempted to fight back the Borg, by punching one in the face. And broke her hand. Strike 1. After that, Gila joined the Amity Crew aboard the USS Kitty Hawk during the Frontier Day crisis due to her experience with anti-Borg medication, which was when Sam Richards was promptly assimilated into the Collective and tried to kill Gila. Strike 2. Then, 11 weeks later, Sam Richards came back aboard the Artemis, and subjected Gila to the horrible experience of having to perform a pre-natal check-up for the twin fetae of her First Officer, which had infected Sam's uterus by ways of a single night coupling. Strikes 3, 4 and 5 all in one. In short: Sam Richards is trouble.
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| The Cycle Goes Ever On
Ensign Roy Bancroft was posted the USS Artemis-A soon after Gila's assignment as Assistant Chief of Medical, and happened to get his first away mission experience on a team led by the anxious Doctor. Gila's already heightened anxiety - caused by being deployed to a world embroiled in an active war - only spiked as a consequence of having to lead a junior officer from her own Department, which led to her making a less-than-steller first impression on the Human Doctor, characterized by a lot of stuttering and making a fool of herself. Ensign Bancroft didn't hold it against her, thankfully, and allowed her a chance to prove herself as they headed for a wartorn settlement filled with the devestation and desolation of war. Seeing in the younger Doctor the same kind of concerns and moral quandaries as she too experienced on a regular basis as a junior officer, Gila tried to advice him in the same way that she once was adviced by Captain MacKenzie, only in a very Gila-fashion. What their working relationship will be like going forward is anyone's guess, but Gila is - contrary to what her general personality might suggest - optimistic.
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Graduation Overseer (and Hero)
Attending the Academy on Starbase 118 from her third year onwards, Gila had to get accustomed to a lot of new things - chiefest of which was life aboard a politically charged Starbase at a nexus point in Space. She followed the careers of the resident senior staff with keen interest - they were, after all, already considered some of the best in Starfleet - and Lieutenant Commander Fairhug was one of these staff members. While her opinion of the majority of Ops' senior staff is based on nothing but respect and admiration, Lieutenant Commander Fairhug turned out to be her CO on her final test before graduation, and Gila spent the better part of the mission under his direct supervision. They say you should never meet your heroes, but the Commander's competent leadership, kind guidance and magnanimous grace only further served to cement him as a figure worthy of respect in Gila's eyes. She realizes he probably won't remember her if they ever meet again, but she nevertheless hopes to conduct her Starfleet career in a way that won't betray the potential he saw in her during her final test.
Character Page: Gogigobo Fairhug
A Klingon... Scientist?
Korras' name was first brought up to Gila in messages from Madison Marsh in their private communications, as a Klingon who was 'extraordinary'. Encountering each other on DS9 during a shared shoreleave - and being able to partake in a shared planetary survey in the Gamma Quadrant during their stay with the Ronin crew - meant that Gila had the opportunity to get to know this 'unordinary' Klingon. Gila would be the first to admit that she has a tendency to prematurely judge people based on appearances and species, but Korras' scientific and methodical outlook on the problems laid out before him impressed upon her that regardless of heritage, Starfleet Officers are the best of the best.
Character Page: Korras
Her Every Weakness in One
Robin Hopper is everything that Gila struggles to deal with. A gregarious senior officer who seems genetically opposed to the concept of proper decorum and hierarchies in power, Lt. Commander Hopper has never shown due diligence in addressing Gila by rank, nor has she ever tried to assume her rightful position with Gila as a senior officer. While Lt. Commander Hopper's instincts as a scientist are top-notch, as evidenced by her instincts during Frontier Day, her snarky approach to the Borg Queen - and frankly self-hazardous conduct during high-risk situations - also test Gila's understanding as a physician. One thing is for sure: If Robin Hopper is involved, Gila's panic sets in at the mere mention of her name.
Character Page: Robin Hopper
First Impressions and All That
Gila has many opinions on many different alien species, and Klingons are no exception. The Klingon Security Officer from Amity Outpost lived up to every single one of Gila's preconceived notions of Klingons during Frontier Day, and worse, she's another example of aliens insisting on using nicknames for complete strangers! It would be bad form to claim that Gila doesn't like LT Iko - as truly, they don't know each other nearly well enough to make such blanket statements - but she is one stranger that Gila will actively avoid at any given moment.
Character Page: Rebecca Iko
Colleague from my Darkest Day
Doctor Ikaia Wong and Gila met under less than ideal circumstances, with Gila temporarily assigned to the USS Kitty Hawk during Frontier Day. Due to Gila's second-hand knowledge of Anti-Borg pharmacological research, she ended up accompanying the Klingon Doctor on that dark day and together, they managed to synthesize 'Borghistamines', a medical formula that would prevent the remote assimilation signal from controlling their fellow officers. Soon after the crisis had been dealt with, Doctor Wong picked Gila as his surgical assistant for a groundbreaking surgery on an injured Changeling, further building upon their professional relationship. Gila find Doctor Wong a familiar spirit - he reminds her a lot of her colleagues aboard the Artemis - and as a Doctor, she trusts his judgment utterly.
Character Page: Ikaia Wong
The One I Helped
Gila has very few things in life that she feels genuine pride over, but her ability to save LtJG Flint from a life identified by his Borg implants rather than his own character - as well as her success in breaking the Borg Queen's hold over him during the Frontier Day Crisis - had made the Human Lieutenant one such highlight in her life. To say that the two share a personal connection would be a gross exaggeration, as Gila has perhaps exchanged two-three sentences with the man since meeting him, but once a patient of Doctor Sadar, always a patient of Doctor Sadar. And for once, it's a patient who might actually count themselves happy to have been in her care...
Character Page: David Flint
A Brief Storm
Through no true merit of her own, Ensign Lyara ended up taking center stage in a rather tumultuous time of Gila's life. When Gila returned from her trip home to the Mizar System with her nephew in tow, it was the Bajoran Ensign who piloted the shuttle that was slated to take the three of them back to the USS Artemis, Ensign Lyara and Kolya's new home. Ensign Lyara has since transferred to the USS Chin'toka, but Gila remains convinced that wherever the fiery Bajoran is, she is taken it by storm just as she did a very tumultuous time in Gila's life.
Character Page: Lyara Alroyo
A Hard Worker on a Bad Day
Frontier Day was a bad day in the history of the Federation, and for none more than Lieutenant Yirah. When Gila came aboard the Kitty Hawk prior to the defense of Earth to share her developments on the Anti-Borg Medicine with the Delta Quadrant crew, she was unfortunately too late to prevent the assimilation of all the younger crewmembers, amongst whom counted Lieutenant Yirah, on loan from the Constitution-B. Eventually, Yirah was able to combat the assimilation by aid of his symbiont, and when Gila was requested by Dr. Wong to assist with a groundbreaking surgery on Jane, the traitorous Changeling who had assisted the Kitty Hawk's crew, Lieutenant Yirah also played an important part. Gila's impression of the Trill Science Officer is of someone who remains stalwart and levelheaded in spite of overwhelming odds.
Character Page: Indrid Yirah
A Man of... Healing?
Commander Genkos Adea is a consummate professional in many circumstances and an intolerable tease in most others. The Commander's primary goal in their working relationship while serving together in the Artemis Sickbay was - as far as Gila could tell - to push her as far out of her comfort zone as possible, and while this is an attitude she recognized from others as well (notably Captain MacKenzie herself), her relationship with the Commander in particular is a complicated one. Ever since Commander Adea ordered Gila to assist with the mission of faking the Dominion's assassination on a Romulan Senator after they were displaced in time, Gila has had conflicted feelings about a man that she otherwise trusted and obeyed without question. Regardless, his absence is keenly felt, and Gila more often than not finds herself wishing that he was still aboard the Artemis to guide her in her duties.
Character Page: Genkos Adea
A Good Woman, a Troubling Superior
Gila knows more of Commander DeVeau than she knows her as a person. As someone who lived on Starbase 118 for five years during her time in the Academy and Medical School, she followed the exploits of the crew there vigilantly, and one of those was Commander DeVeau herself. She later had the chance to make the personal acquaintance of this famous figure, when her friend Madison Marsh introduced the two at a scientific conference held at Alpha Centauri. Commander DeVeau was grace itself, very friendly and warm, though Gila's certain the human Commander could not have anticipated that this approach to networking only made Gila extremely unnerved. In Gila's mind, just one question remains:
What is it with superior officers and this insistence on disregarding professional distance with junior officers!?
Character Page: Alora DeVeau
The Glitter Felon
If Gila had to describe Doctor Ohnari in one word, it would be 'terrifying'. Gila had hoped to assist the Haliian CMO of the USS Khitomer with the work build-up after the siege on DS33, but the extroverted Doctor had other plans. Those 'other plans' turned out to involve a Bajoran Drag Brunch, and while Gila will never speak on what happened on that fateful day, she will forever hold a special place of fear and distrust in her heart for the outgoing Doctor who was party to her misery that day...
Character Page: Talia Ohnari
A Corrupting Influence
Captain Karrod Niac of the USS Ronin had been nothing more but an infamous pain in Vailani Zoyara's side to Gila, until events conspired to bring her to DS9 during the Ronin's shore leave there after the Lattice Alliance's siege on DS33. While there, Gila was unwittingly dragged into a cooking class together with Vailani and Captain Niac, and while the rambunctious Captain's renegade ways and mirthful attitude made him far more approachable than Gila would've anticipated, his corrupting influence on the otherwise stoic and hardworking Vailani was noted. Gila still doesn't know whether to feel apprehension or gratitude towards the Captain for his infectuous zest for life, but one thing is for sure: he made quite the impression.
Character Page: Karrod Niac
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Character Page: Alieth
Fellow Black Sheep
Gila first met Ensign Lorana while the latter served aboard the Artemis. During a shoreleave visit to the Caitian Institute of Art, Gila met Luxa's mother, M'aris Lorana, and while Gila’s familiarity with navigating the whims of overbearing parents led to an unlikely friendship with the elder Lorana, she felt an underlying kinship with the ostracized Luxa. They haven't had time to touch base since the Luxa’s transfer to the USS Ronin, but Gila keeps her in her thoughts, and hopes they get to meet gain one day. Black Sheep have to stick together, after all.
Character Page: Luxa Lorana
Doctor or Adrenaline Junkie?
Gila's first and only encounter with the then LtJG-Quentin Beck was eventful, to say the least. Having requested a lift aboard the USS Artemis.
Character Page: Quentin Beck
Kind-hearted Blackmailer
Gila tends to value first impressions, which is part of why she's so mortified about the way she presented herself before Ensign Syrex. When the two of them were both doing work in DS9's Sickbay, exhaustion and a lack of sleep eventually overpowered Gila, prompting her to fall asleep on duty. While she was technically on leave, and working as a volunteer, this lapse in professionalism is a deep source of shame for Gila, not improved by the fact that an Ensign - someone to whom she's supposed to be a rolemodel - discovered her, and submitted her to a forced medical examination by threat of blackmail.
First impressions aside, Gila was impressed by the Ensign's ability to quickly ascertain how best to deal with an unfamiliar patient, and the conduct with which she completed her medical duties. One day, Gila would like to rectify the awful impression she must've made on Ensign Syrex, but the encounter has left Gila with a calm certainty that her Ronin-stationed friends are in good medical hands.
Character Page: Alyndra Syrex
Color Personified
Gila's only encounter with the Chief Counselor of the USS Ronin occurred during her brief leave on DS9, which happened to coincide with the Ronin's shoreleave on the station. During that time, the Lt. Commander approached her for assistance on a research matter intended to make life easier for one of his fellow crew who showcased an allergy to his feathers, and while Gila's suggestions for a solution were merely a temporary stopgap while proper research could be conducted, she found the Lt. Commander's willingness to submit to research to better his cooperation with his crew admirable. She should also very much like to introduce him to Kolya one day, if only to wow her nephew with the array of colors contained within the counselor's plumage. A true spectacle for the eyes!
Character Page: Dekas
A Kind-Hearted Catalyst for Change
Gila first encountered the Artemis' Chief Engineer during a mandatory drill organized for her and other fellow Ensigns, but it wasn't until the Lieutenant's physical check-up the following shore leave that the two had proper time to talk. During this check-up, LT Yellir accidentally misranked the newly promoted Gila, inadvertently committing one of the greatest social faux pas in Mizarian culture, and resulting in a very tense consultation. This consultation, however, proved a vital turning point for Gila, who'd just weeks prior considered resigning her commission after a particularly trying mission. After all, if she felt so strongly about a new rank - that she wasn't even sure she had earned - was she really ready to give it up? Gila isn't sure she'll ever muster up the courage to admit to the Lieutenant what her harebrained mistake meant to her, but safe to say, Hallia Yellir's made a big impact on Gila's approach to her job in Starfleet.
Character Page: Hallia Yellir
Familiarity in a New Package
Savel's Vulcan mannerisms made him something of a safe harbor for Gila in her early days aboard the Artemis, as he reminded her of one of her dearest Academy friends. When she required assistance with phaser training - per her counselor's instructions - Lieutenant Savel was the one to come to her aid, and thanks to his logical instructions and intuitive understanding of her behaviour, the training was a success. Gila remains assured that, wherever he is, he conducts himself as befitting a Vulcan of his temper and emotional mastery.
Character Page: Savel
A Trusted Superior
Gila's first meeting with the Betazoid then-Second Officer was on the surgery table after he endured severe trauma during the Suliban boarding, but in the time that the two of them served together on the Artemis, she's had plenty of opportunities to form a more well-rounded opinion on the Lieutenant Commander. He'd been a source of comfort in her most troubled times and Gila holds his advice and guidance in high regard, even when she struggles to follow it. It would not be farfetched to say that the former First Officer of the Artemis-A inspired genuine loyalty from the anxious Doctor, and his absence is felt more keenly than he perhaps had anticipated.
Character Page: Talos Dakora
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Pre-Academy
Gila is the younger daughter of Koja & Cefli Sadar. Koja is a Spiritualist and Educator, travelling all of Mizar II to teach the Ways of the Kahlto - 'the Wheel of Existence' - to Mizarian youths and the family's life was completely defined by it. His two daughters were raised with utmost adherence to the pacifist and normconforming ways of the Kahlto, ensuring that they grew up to be good and law-abiding citizens. Gila was unremarkable for most of her youth - intelligent, but not more so than most - and she preferred to keep to herself. Her sister, on the other hand, thrived under their father’s teachings – eventually securing herself a place as a Councillor’s Aide – but Gila’s inquisitive nature often angered her father, and the subsequent discipline enforced on her aimed to quell her curious spirit. It met with apparent success.
Gila eventually graduated with rather good marks from the History Programme at the Fourth University of Pozaron and worked as a textbook writer for many years. She enjoyed her work immensely, considering it a job that helped enlighten and nurture future generations of the Mizarian people. But then, a survey dig in the northern hemisphere of Mizar II exposed her and her colleagues to something that could potentially shake the Mizarian cultural identity to its core. Pressure immediately came down on the history department to exclude the find from future textbooks, and to not speak of it to the outside world. This caused Gila to have a crisis of faith and she soon quit her job. A historian is only as useful as their integrity, and Gila had none.
Choosing to go on a spiritual journey of sorts off-world, Gila got a ticket on a transport vessel heading for Mizar IV and the Starfleet colony located there. On the way, a medical emergency happened on board and as her ID identified her as 'Dr. Sadar', Gila was all but pushed to handle the situation. Needless to say, she failed and the individual she’d been charged with perished. This remains a great source of guilt for her. Her time on Mizar IV was defined by her attempt to acclimatize to life away from her people, but she struggled, both because of her rather sheltered lifestyle and because she was the cause a well-liked member of the community had perished en-route. Particularly the man's son showed great distaste for Gila, and the socially awkward Mizarian struggled to bridge the gap between her and the Federation species present on the Colony.
The Academy Years
Gila’s four years through Starfleet Academy were quiet by comparison – she wasn’t particularly social and merely focused on her work, but compared to many of her peers, her previous university experience helped buffer her through the worst crunches and pitfalls of higher learning. The initial two years were spent on the San Francisco Campus on Earth, and while this was the longest Gila had lived on an Alien planet thus far, she spent the most of her time doing coursework rather than enjoying the novelty of the world around her. She simply worked through the motions of her Degree, choosing to double-major in Xenobiology and Xenology. The latter major led her to move away from Earth again, switching Campuses to the Academy Campus on Starbase 118, where a lauded Xenologist was doing a research project simultaneously with teaching Academy courses. Graduating from the Starbase 118 Academy, she then applied for the on-station Medical School Branch as well. The social aspect of her new calling - patient communication, review boards and ethical guidelines - was all very challenging to her, but she demonstrated great skill and proved a more than adequate physician. Her tenure at Starfleet Medical was shortened to a three-year track due to her already having completed most of the material while doing her Xenobiology Major, and as such, the already socially inept Mizarian had an even harder time bonding with any of her fellow doctors-in-training, as she took both 1st and 2nd year classes concurrently.
Motivated by the loss of her first - if unofficial - patient back when she first left Mizar II, Gila specialized in triage and emergency care medicine, leading to her achieving the highest grade possible in the Critical Care clinical rotation. Her worst grades were in the courses of ‘Medical Ethics’ and ‘Diagnosis’, as she had the tendency to readily accept others’ diagnoses and orders, and act on them, even if she knew they were wrong. This is something she has worked to correct, but she still shies away from open conflict with fellow doctors and officers. Upon graduation, Gila was assigned to the USS Artemis-A and sent off to Starbase 224 to embark on the next leg of her journey forward.
Service on the USS Artemis-A
Gila's service on the Artemis has been characterized by a constant struggle with integrating into an alien work culture. While the Academy served to give Gila the necessary skillset to serve on a Starship, her ability to adapt and serve in an alien culture still lacked. While she quickly formed amiable relations with her fellow crew, Gila's relationship with herself kept serving as a mental block to prevent her from fully accepting her new lot in life. An encounter with a Gila Thevn, a version of her from another universe, left deep, lasting marks on Gila's perception of herself that's festered since then, amplified by the discovery that her skull houses large serrated mandibles that will shoot forth from her mouth when she's in danger. This is something that Gila continues to keep secret from her colleagues as her capacity for lethal violence has her questioning whether her father's dismissal of her as a 'deviant' was, in fact, correct. This is all brought to a head once Kolya Aqila, Gila's nephew, is sent to live with her as part of a 'remote spiritual study' due to him sharing similar personality trait with Gila, all of which are considered problematic traits in Mizarian culture. With the discovery that Kolya - an individual whose very existence has been the foundation of Gila's positive self-regard - doesn't possess the mandibles, Gila's perception of herself and her value as a Mizarian further eroded, even as her loyal service aboard the Artemis-a prompts Captain MacKenzie to promote her to Assistant Chief of Medical. Time will tell whether Gila will be able to overcome her precarious mental state, or if she's passed the point of no return...
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Artemis's "Question of the Week" Discoveries
1) 240007.02 - Gila's taste in music relies less on music genre, and more on the message of the lyrics. That being said, she dislikes all music with too much percussion, growling and screaming, and she also shies away from instrumental and classical music genres due to negative association.
2) 240007.16 - Gila identifies as CIS female, but is unaware of her romantic preferences beyond the fact that she's attracted to male-coded behavior.
3) 240008.04 - If Gila was a Disney character, she'd be Belle from "Beauty and the Beast".
4) 240009.06 - If she was in a Teen Movie, Gila'd be part of either the Nerd Clique or the Theater Kids, while secretly wanting to be part of the Emo/Goth crowd.
5) 240009.18 - If viewed through the lens of the Johari Window, what is Unknown about Gila is that she's stronger than she thinks she is, and for the right cause, she's capable of going far beyond what she thinks possible.
6) 240009.26 - Gila believes in the rights of synthetic life forms and the idea that androids can be sentient, intelligent individuals. She would also not be opposed to having a synthetic family-member or significant other.
7) 240010.09 - Gila can't play a musical instrument, but if she had to choose one to learn, it would likely be an ocarina. (Though Gila's not very musically inclined at all.)
8) 240101.04 - Gila's nightmare shoreleave is either a forced stay on Risa or being left behind to relax while the Artemis is off on another mission.
9) 240101.07 - The theme song currently most representing Gila's emotional state/character arc is "What Was I Made For?" by Billie Eilish.
9) 240205.22 - If Gila was a beverage, she'd be a non-alcoholic coffee float.
Creative Challenges
- Gila's Theme Song: Starting Now (깨어나) - Ailee
- Gila Sadar/Playlist
Images
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An alternate version of Gila from another reality.
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Gila as a Gym Leader with her partner, Slowking.
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Gila modelling for a Vintage Recruitment Poster after Frontier Day.
Made by Gila Sadar.
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- Stardate 240006.27 - I could do with some Anesthezine poisoning right now... - Ensign Gila meets the senior officers for the first time, and would really rather be anywhere else.
- Stardate 240007.19 - Out of the frying pan, and into a familiar fire... - Ensign Gila questions the Captain's orders and is later called back to her usual duties. Thankfully!
- Stardate 240008.29 - Staring at Your Back - Gila meets the mother of a fellow Ensign, and realizes that perhaps they have more in common than anticipated...
- Stardate 240101.15 - We Learn and Improve Together - Gila finally takes the time to apologize to Captain MacKenzie for her faux pas on the Bridge, and the Captain shares a nugget of wisdom with the anxious Ensign.
- Stardate 240101.21 - Promotee's Guilt - Betazed Bars are now Gila's least favorite place. They bring promotions and infernal roasts.
- Stardate 240104.06 - The Straw that Broke the Mizarian's Back - LtJG Gila's prepared to face her due for an alternate reality assassination attempt.
- Stardate 240104.25 - Fixing Each Other, One Mistake at a Time - A trying consultation ultimately allows Gila to come to terms with her promotion, her new rank and her place on the vessel following a trying time.
- Stardate 240106.25 - Not the Doctor They Deserve... - While facing possible assimilation by the Borg, Gila combats her growing anxiety by making a mathematical gamble.
- Stardate 240108.03 - There's Only Us Now - With the saucher separation of the USS Kitty Hawk imminent, LtJG Sadar grapples with the realization that they are about to left behind on a saucer manned by Borg Drones with no rescue coming, and she realizes that despite her many reservations, she could really use her crew's help.
- Stardate 240108.07 - A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy - While retaking the Bridge of the USS Kitty Hawk from the Borg, LtJG Sadar is cornered by an assimilated exosuit intent on the death of her and Ensign Gnai. Faced with the prospect of death, Gila comes face-to-face with the monster inside that might just make her the 'First Mizarian Murderer' after all...
- Stardate 240109.09 - Foundation Under Renovation (Part II) - LtJG Gila Sadar is not many things, but consistency is definitely one of her few qualities, and 'especially' when it comes to undue promotions.
- Stardate 240109.14 - The Bill Always Comes Due - LT Sadar returns to her quarters one night, head all wrapped up with work following Frontier Day, when a cryptic subspace message from her sister threatens to destabilize the fragile peace that she's eked out for herself since leaving home.
- Stardate 240109.21 - Taking Control Back - During phaser training with LT Savel, Gila makes a realization about her own development since leaving Mizabet, and perhaps, discovers a kernel of hope as well.
- Stardate 240201.04 - My Final Frontier - In charge of her first team of junior officers, Gila struggles to reconcile what it means to be a leader with her numerous personality flaws. Prompted by Ensign Imril's warnings about the upcoming mission dealing with Klingons, Gila resolves to find a leadership style that fits her. Bending without breaking.
- Stardate 240205.06-07 - Fear Keeps us Focused on the Past and Worried for the Future - Soon after Kolya joins the crew of the USS Artemis-A, Gila makes the startling realization that he does not share her fate, and now truly alone, Gila is pushed beyond a threshold that she won't be able to come back from...
- Stardate 240205.13 - A Promotion to Magnify the Guilt - LT Sadar is promoted to Assistant Chief of Medical following Commander Adea's reassignment, and she struggles to reconcile the added responsibility with her yet-undiscovered transgressions.
- Stardate 240206.04 - As She Did for Me, So Too Must I for You - When Ensign Bancroft questions her on how to reconcile the Doctor's duty with their orders of non-interference, LT Sadar recalls a conversation with Cpt. MacKenzie back when she was still an Ensign, and tries her best to continue the cycle to the next generation of Artemis Doctors.