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: ''This is a transcript of the Monthly Fleetwide "Year of the Commodores" chat, which took place on 239811.21.  All responses are reproduced as-is, with no corrections of spelling, grammar, etc.  Non-relevant messages (e.g., GIFs) have not been transcribed.  Special formatting (e.g., ''italic'' and '''bold''' text) has not been carried over.
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|NAME = Yogan Yalu
|SHIP = {{USS|Artemis|A}}
|RANK = Lieutenant Commander
|PIPSTYLE = Default
|POST = First Officer
|COLOR = Red
|SPECIES = [[Trill]] (Joined)
|GENDER = Male
|BIRTHMONTH = 04
|BIRTHDATE = 15
|BIRTHYEAR = 2362
|BIRTHPLACE = Sarajevo, Earth
|IMAGE = Yoganyalu5.jpg
|AUTHOR = D238804DS0
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==Introduction==
: ''This article uses standard naming conventions for Joined Trill.  The unjoined individual is correctly referred to as ''Yogan Verso''.  The Joined individual is correctly referred to as ''Yogan Yalu''.  The given name'' Yogan ''is correct when referring to both.''
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'''Yogan Yalu''' (né '''Verso''', born 15 April 2362, age {{age|2362|04|15}}) is a male Joined [[Trill]] officer in the Federation Starfleet, currently holding the rank of lieutenant commander and serving as first officer aboard the {{USS|Artemis|A}}.
| Alright, everyone! It's here at last! Our Monthly Fleetwide Chat. This month, we're speaking with our 6 Commodores and asking the questions each of you want to know the answers to.
 
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== Quick facts ==
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* '''Full name:'''  Yogan Yalu
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* '''Race:'''  [[Trill]] (Joined)
| We have a thread started. If you want to ask some questions, please drop them in there and we will get as many as we can get to.
* '''Date of birth:'''  15 April 2362
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* '''Place of birth:'''  Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Earth
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* '''Age:'''  {{age|2362|4|15}}
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* '''Gender:'''  Male
| Now, let's introduce our Commodores
* '''Relationship status:'''  Single
* '''Health:''' [[/Medical record|View medical record]]
 
== Appearance ==
* '''Height:'''  200 cm
* '''Weight:'''  137 kg
* '''Hair color:'''  Light brown
* '''Length of hair:'''  Short, pointy
* '''Eye color:'''  Blue
* '''Skin tone:'''  Fair
* '''Birthmarks, scars:'''  None
* '''Legs:''' Two
* '''Build:'''  Large, sturdy, chonk
* '''Carriage:'''  Informal, balanced
* '''Taste in clothing:'''  Dresses for cold weather; prefers long shirt sleeves and trouser legs
* '''Voice:'''  Tenor
* '''Handedness:'''  Left (right-handed prior to being Joined)
* '''Physical limitations:'''  None
 
== Personality ==
Yogan Yalu's personality is a complex amalgam of personalities–that of his former unjoined self, Yogan Verso; that of Yalu, the symbiont to which he is Joined; and those of the symbiont's previous hosts.  Like all Joined Trill, Yogan underwent years of training to ensure that, once Joined, the symbiont would complement, not overwhelm his own personality.
 
Yogan is an innate idealist, and possesses a nearly inexhaustible optimism.  His belief that all people are inherently good occasionally causes conflict in his professional life; he struggles to understand why good people suffer. He dislikes the constraint of arbitrary rules, and tends to support creative thinking and the rights of others to do as they please.  He tends to give the benefit of the doubt whenever possible.  Yogan struggles to accept challenges and criticisms as opportunities to better himself; rather, he can take them personally and become mired in self-doubt.  Yogan wants to be liked, and avoids conflict if he can, preferring to adjust himself rather than risk confrontation with another person.
 
Since joining, Yogan's symbiont and former hosts have influenced his personality, creating a more extraverted, pragmatic, and social individual, but also one prone to impulsive decisions, cynicism, and a flair for the dramatic.  He is proud to have been selected for joining, and he thinks often about how his memories and experiences will influence Yalu's future hosts.  He also wonders whether he measures up to his predecessors.
 
== Psychological profile ==
* '''Temperament:'''  Positive, balanced; not prone to wild mood swings or extreme emotions
* '''Quarters:'''  Room 04-0302, not super personalized
* '''Favorite place:'''
* '''Habits:''' Bites his lip when deep in thought; prefers to refer to fellow officers by rank instead of name or honorific; Mishears things often
* '''Religion or spiritual affiliation:''' None
* '''Hobbies and pastimes:'''  Betazoid literature (particularly the psychodramas), Folk wrestling<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-excalibur/c/T5IDG3ZpNZc/m/lDbctr0vAAAJ SIM: LtCmdr Yogan Yalu – Glima for dummies]</ref>
* '''Preferred foods:'''  Cheeseburgers
* '''Preferred drinks:'''  Yogan Yalu seldom drinks alcohol.  Enjoys raktajino, glurch, and kobheerian cola
* '''Fears:''' Looking stupid in front of people.
* '''Ambitions and goals:'''
* '''Achievements:''' Skilled pilot, Doctor of Medicine, lovable goof
* '''Disappointments:'''
 
=== Likes and dislikes===
==== Likes ====
* Cheeseburgers<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-resolution/c/3Lht00909w4/m/5awAK9HoAgAJ SIM: PNPC C2 Hamsan Dwich — Vulcan’t buy me love]: ''he was about to sit at an unoccupied table when he noticed Lieutenant Yalu eating a '''cheeseburger''' in the far corner of the room.''</ref><ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-resolution/c/6uFltAhbtsQ/m/rsTIMyYlAwAJ SIM: LtJG Yogan Yalu — Plans for Days]: ''Yogan continued on toward the transporter pad, thinking of the '''cheeseburger''' he was going to order when he got back to the ship.''</ref><ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-resolution/c/MKB8-vpmtUA/m/yiurIYA1AwAJ SIM: LtJG Yogan Yalu — Maple Sarep]: ''Well, he was a nice enough bloke. Although he did interrupt me while I was eating a '''cheeseburger'''.''</ref><ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-resolution/c/AX4QWQiVRwg/m/M5-Uix5QAAAJ SIM: Lt Yogan Yalu — Imprisoned on a 23rd century Klingon Ship]: '' If they survived this ordeal and returned to normal space, he’d show his gratitude by inviting her out for a '''cheeseburger''' or something.''</ref><ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-resolution/c/xw6_vVM8sMU/m/o1UAWCdqAgAJ SIM: Lt Yogan Yalu — An extraordinary life]: ''Sometimes I just want to kick my boots off and eat a '''cheeseburger'''.''</ref><ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-resolution/c/5oUOlkB3JyM/m/JU--k1BACAAJ SIM: LtCmdr Yogan Yalu — Old friend, new friend]: ''They ate in silence for a few moments, and the fires of Yogan’s appetite reignited in earnest with the first bite of the best '''burger''' he’d had in some time.  It was an explosion of taste, a symphony of seasonings and spices, a Picasso of trans-galactic cheeses, and it immediately turned his mood around.  Other people’s heads might be turned by a witty joke in a crowded bar, or a handsome face smiling from across a room.  Yogan, however, knew with certainty that if and when his “KaliKos” ever came along, he’d be holding a '''cheeseburger.'''''</ref>
* Wearing his Starfleet uniform<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-resolution/c/AYRszX_PZso/m/dE1dz8rEAAAJ SIM: Lt Yogan Yalu — I just like wearing it]: ''He '''just liked wearing it'''.  It was a sensible, workmanlike garment, suitable for a variety of conditions.  It fit him well, which for a person of his stature was always a concern, and he felt good about himself in it.  Perhaps most importantly of all, he was proud of it, having worked hard to earn the right to wear it.  He was certain the momentary embarrassment of his faux pas would dissipate quickly.  Hopefully he wouldn’t be sent back to his quarters to change before being allowed to join the party.''</ref>
 
==== Dislikes ====
* Snarky hologram characters
* Terran golf
 
=== Betazoid psychodramas ===
Yogan Yalu is an enthusiastic fan of a particular genre of Betazoid literature, the psychodrama.  He reads them voraciously and is always looking for a new one.  He also regularly updates his ''FedReads'' profile with the books he is currently reading, has recently completed, or wishes to read:
* '''''Embers Within Ashes'' by Levralet Izun (2395):''' The winner of the 2396 Rixx Prize for Fiction contains sharp prose and a carefully crafted plot.  Kept me guessing right up until the end. ♦♦♦♦♦ [Completed 239709]<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-resolution/c/BL0OC0DzOwA/m/J9GH67p_CAAJ SIM: JP Ens Yogan Yalu & Ens Mirkl Zanti — Join me for a chat, Part 1]</ref>
* '''''Thoughtless Winter'' by Levralet Izun (2396):''' The sequel to ''Embers'' is boring, boring, boring.  I had to drink four ''raktajinos'' just to get through chapter three. ♦ [Completed 239710]<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-resolution/c/jEnJ34jnKPQ/m/bwxdQMDQAwAJ SIM: Ens Yogan Yalu — Thoughtless winter]</ref>
* '''''The Zest of Life'' by Beidol Tro (2384):''' Some ups and downs with this one.  Treesa was a fascinating character but Valko's lack of redemption was a let-down. ♦♦♦ [Completed 239802]<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-resolution/c/oKSCEPYDLBY/m/qGlYxjblBAAJ SIM: LtJG Yogan Yalu — Slogan Yalu]</ref>
* '''''My Kingdom of Thirst'' by Eicrun Maasu (2390):''' The cliffhanger was a shocker.  I was so disappointed to find out the author died before finishing the sequel. ♦♦♦♦ [Completed 239805]<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-resolution/c/9ORbuiZ70kM/m/lekkCJsLAAAJ SIM: LtJG Yogan Yalu — Separately together]</ref>
* '''''Built for Sin'' by Idel Roidek (2376):''' Even dirtier than I expected. ♦♦ [Completed 239806]<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-resolution/c/ZVrnp6jMK5M/m/edrInYSVAAAJ SIM: LtJG Yogan Yalu — Built for sin]</ref>
* '''''Ever a Never After'' by Ha Unonis (2394):''' Pretty good, although I could tell what Jadia was planning in chapter 3. ♦♦♦ [Completed 239807]<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-resolution/c/pjFXiharzmE/m/iTUrRBjkBAAJ SIM: Lt Yogan Yalu — Rabitat for Romulanity]</ref>
* '''''The Belonging Season'' by Beidol Tro (2387):''' Oh, this sucked. ♦ [Completed 239809]<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-resolution/c/jBNVEZk3qBs/m/HkaRPuB-AQAJ SIM: Lt Yogan Yalu — Back to work]</ref>
* '''''Once Upon an Us'' by Beidol Tro (2389):''' I was reading this one when the ship I was serving on got destroyed, so  I was a little distracted. Seemed pretty good, though. ♦♦♦ [Completed 239810]
* '''''Dearest, You Said'' by Iko Rezu (2381):''' I can't remember ever being more engrossed in a book. ♦♦♦♦♦ [Completed 239811]
* '''''Dangerous Nettles'' by Iko Rezu (2383):''' Dangerous Nettles leaves me unsettles. ♦♦♦♦ [Completed 239904]
* '''''Mirror Mine'' by Axanim Barna (2380):''' I saw myself in this book. ♦♦♦ [Completed 239909]
* '''''The Impossible Spindle'' by Eror Kenariw (2393):''' More like The Impossible to Finish. ♦ [Completed 240005]
 
<big>'''Currently reading: ''One Temptation'' by Eror Kenariw (2395)'''</big>
 
Some psychodramas on Yogan's list to read in the future include:
* ''By Invitation Only'' by Ehar Mennimi (2388)
* ''How to Steal a Heart'' by Isekel Craan (2377)
* ''Diva Season'' by Kiti Onoil (2399)
* ''Sense and Sensuous'' by Pam Fatch (2399)
* ''Be Your Own Imzadi'' by Pam Fatch (2400)<ref>''Be Your Own Imzadi'' was a title suggested by [[User:Aine Sherlock|Aine Sherlock]].</ref>
 
== Personal history ==
: ''See [[/Biography|Biography of Yogan Yalu]]''
 
=== Yalu ===
: ''See  [[Yalu (symbiont)]]''
'''Yalu''' is a symbiont–a sentient vermiform lifeform–who has lived symbiotically inside hosts of the humanoid Trill species.  Yalu was born in the Caves of Mak'ala on the Trill homeworld in 2030, and was Joined to a host for the first time in 2140.  The joining of Yalu to Yogan Verso in 2392 created a new, unique individual–Yogan Yalu.  Yalu's eighth humanoid host, Yogan, carries the memories of Yalu's seven previous hosts, who include a subspace radio operator, a farmer and artisan weaver, a famous actress, and a member of the Trill Senate.
 
== Education ==
* '''Rytela Flight School:'''  Grodor, Trill
** '''Matriculated:''' 237305.10
** '''Graduated:''' 238001.22
** '''Certification:''' Pilot qualification (Starfleet Level 1 Equivalent, Stardate 237511.30)
** '''Certification:''' Pilot qualification (Starfleet Level 2 Equivalent, Stardate 237802.01)
** '''Certification:''' Pilot qualification (Starfleet Level 3 Equivalent, Stardate 238001.22)
* '''University of Chi'tar:'''  Chi'tar, Trill
** '''Matriculated:''' 238107.01
** '''Graduated:'''  238606.30
** '''Degree:'''  Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
** '''Major:'''  Medicine
** '''Minor:'''  Astronavigation
* '''New Scirapo University Teaching Hospital:'''  New Scirapo, Trill
** '''Matriculated:'''  239010.05
** '''Graduated:''' 239111.13
** '''Program:'''  Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Fellowship
* '''[[Starfleet Medical Academy]]:'''  San Francisco, Earth
** '''Matriculated:'''  239307.01
** '''Graduated:''' 239706.07
** '''Degree:'''  Doctor of Medicine
 
== Professional history ==
: ''See [[Yogan Yalu/Academy transcript|Starfleet Academy transcript of Yogan Yalu]]
: ''See [[/Professional history, 2397|Professional history of Yogan Yalu, 2397]], [[/Professional history, 2398|2398]], [[/Professional history, 2399|2399]], and [[/Professional history, 2400|2400]]''
=== 2393–2397 ===
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Yalu's Starfleet career began on Stardate 239307.01, when he entered Starfleet Medical Academy in San Francisco at the rank of Cadet 4th class.  During his first year, he excelled in medical ethics, clinical fundamentals, and immunology, but struggled with genetics.  Outside of his medical studies, he continued his flight training, earning high marks in starship navigation.
 
On Stardate 239407.01, Yalu began his second year of medical studies at the rank of Cadet 3rd class.  During this year, he succeeded in the subjects of medical and life support systems and diagnosis, but had his biggest professional failures as well, earning a D+ in non-humanoid surgery, the lowest mark of his Academy career.  He concluded his flight training during this year, receiving the equivalent of an undergraduate minor in navigation.
 
Yalu's final two years at Starfleet Academy were largely successful, although he continued to struggle in surgical classes.  He graduated from the Academy on Stardate 239706.07, with a Level 5 pilot's qualification, an M.D., and a commission at the rank of Ensign.
 
=== 2397 ===
Yalu graduated from Starfleet Academy in June and was posted to the {{USS|Atlantis}} as a medical officer.  Five weeks later, he was transferred to the {{USS|Resolution}}–which was re-entering active service–as a helm officer.  In July, ''Resolution'' encountered the derelict {{USS|Unity}}, whose computer systems had been commandeered by a space-dwelling lifeform.  In September, ''Resolution'' visited [[Da'al]], a non-aligned planet in the Borderlands, where the crew was instrumental in preventing a coup d'état.  In December, ''Resolution'' was searching for a missing freighter in the [[Celendi Nebula]] when they were transported more than 200,000 years into the future.


Commodores, please introduce yourselves and tell us which ship/installation you command.
In 2397, Yalu was awarded four service ribbons. He was also promoted from Ensign to Lieutenant JG on Stardate 239712.08.
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! {{ID Portrait|Kali Nicholotti}}Nicholotti
| Kalianna Nicholotti, aka Marissa, formally in command of the USS Excalibur - A as of a few days ago. 🙂
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! {{ID Portrait|Sal Taybrim}}Taybrim
| Hello!  My name is Jamie and I play Commodore Sal Taybrim, Commanding officer of that big old Trojan Class II Starbase whose name you might be familiar with: StarBase 118 Ops!
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! {{ID Portrait|Quinn Reynolds}}Reynolds
| I'm Emma, player of Vice Admiral Quinn Reynolds, and I command the USS Gorkon. :sovereign_class:
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! {{ID Portrait|Rivi Vataix}}Vataix
| Roshanara Rahman, aka Rich, and now playing as Ambassador Rivi Vataix for @amity Outpost!
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! {{ID Portrait|Jalana Rajel}}Rajel
| I'm Jess playing Jalana Rajel the CO of the USS Constitution (or as we call her: Conny)
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! {{ID Portrait|Aron Kells}}Kells
| Hey! I'm Tony, currently playing Aron Kells, CO of Thor (though both of those are likely to change soonish) (stay tuned!)
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==Question: Finding inspiration==
=== 2398 ===
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The year 2398 began with the {{USS|Resolution}} still in the far future, attempting to rescue the crew of the freighter ''Andalucia'' from enslavement at the hands of the [[Sau]].  They succeeded in rescuing a large number of them, but Yalu was haunted by the fact that some were left behind.  Upon their return to the present, Yalu began preparing to undertake ''zhian'tara'', the Trill Rite of Closure, and invited several of his crewmates to participate in the ritual with him.  In February, ''Resolution'' attempted to negotiate a peace agreement between the Nascaik and the Thama, who both claimed Vionus IV as part of their sovereign territory.  After a terrorist attack nearly destroyed the ship, the crew successfully concluded the peace treaty between the surviving diplomatic representatives.
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! {{ID Portrait|Serala}}Serala
| Thank you, Commodores, and thank you for taking time out to be here today.


Now, let's get to the questions. First up, we have a question from @FltAdml. Wolf
In April, Yalu returned to Trill with four of his crewmates, and [[Yogan_Yalu/Zhian%27tara|completed his ''zhian'tara'']].  The following month, when ''Resolution'' was sent into the [[Briar Patch]] to search for a missing Starfleet science ship, they crash landed on a planet inhabited by an advanced form of non-corporeal life, whose manipulation of energy caused a disruption in the relationship between Yogan (host) and Yalu (symbiont).  The illness persisted for several months thereafter. In July, Yalu, along with the rest of ''Resolution'''s crew, was trapped in a time loop at the hands of a Q.


How do you stay inspired with writing after all these years as a CO!
In September and October, while the {{USS|Resolution}} was temporarily under the command of [[Genkos Adea]], Yalu served as acting first officer.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-resolution/c/xqSOs9o9IEY/m/XYyXJ1T5BAAJ SIM: JP LtCmdr Genkos Adea & LtCmdr Yogan Yalu — Now you've done it]</ref>
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! {{ID Portrait|Tristan Wolf}}Wolf
| So amazing that we have this many people with this much experience! +1 to thanks for being here during the chat today to share your wisdom with everyone.
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! {{ID Portrait|Randal Shayne}}Shayne
| prepares to take copious notes
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! {{ID Portrait|Toryn Raga}}Raga
| prepares to copy from Shayne's notes
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! {{ID Portrait|Ayiana Sevo}}Sevo
| prepares to steal Shayne's notes
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! {{ID Portrait|Talia Kecia Ohnari}}Ohnari
| hopes all ships remain as is while the Commodores are away
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! {{ID Portrait|Kali Nicholotti}}Nicholotti
| Honestly, a lot of it is the community, my ship, my players...for everything I try to put together for them, they provide just as much for me in the way of creative light along this path of collaboration.
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! {{ID Portrait|Talos Dakora}}Dakora
| D'aww...
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! {{ID Portrait|Sal Taybrim}}Taybrim
| For me staying inspired comes from two things.  One is - I've been a DM/ST/CO/game master for many years.  since 1996.  This includes over 15 years of online chat STing and over twenty years of simming.  So part of it is I love storytelling.  It's one of my passions.


The second is collaboration.  Telling all those stories yourself is hard but bouncing ideas off of others, giving them the agency to write their own ideas and building as a group keeps momentum going long term.  
In 2398, Yalu was awarded 7 service ribbons. He was also promoted from Lieutenant JG to Lieutenant on Stardate 239805.04, and from Lieutenant to Lt. Commander on Stardate 239809.15.
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! {{ID Portrait|Aron Kells}}Kells
| Yeah, +1 to what Marissa & Jamie wrote about collabing. BUT I'm also going to add in that when you're around for a long time (a long, long, long time), it's also important to be flexible, because the folks around you change a lot. even if you have, say, a really reliable simmer who sticks around for a couple of years -- which is itself a LONG time -- it's important that you're able to craft stories with and around everyone, before, during, and after that person's here and gone
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! {{ID Portrait|Jalana Rajel}}Rajel
|I've been a roleplayer since I was 8.. there are always stories in my mind and coming online when I was 18 to start RP with people across the country at first and then across the world just fueled that to the brim and lets it run over 😄


My inspiration comes from the community, the crew, the stories they write, their biographies, the chat even that comes up with the funnest ideas based on one little word at times and I also may be inspired by books and TV and all that but he biggest part is the excitement to write the stories with people who are just awesome and the surprise of seeing where they will go because the collaborative nature always brings surprises 🙂 It just doesn't get boring.
=== 2399 ===
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! {{ID Portrait|Rivi Vataix}}Vataix
|For me, it’s three things:


1) my crew is constantly changing: new members, returning members, members with new ideas for missions and story arcs for their characters. So there’s always something new—a new challenge, a new story possibility, character relationship—to explore.
=== 2400 ===
On SD 240007.10, Yalu was promoted to first officer of the {{USS|Artemis|A}}.


2) I think the key to longevity in the game is to make sure you still have your own stories to tell. I’ve played seven or eight PCs I think at this point, Rahman for the longest, but once I was happy with her central story being told, I was ready to try a new character and new story to tell. I think if you start to lose inspiration or can’t think of more for your character, maybe that’s okay to just let them take a break from the spotlight (or give them a real conclusion)
== Service record ==


3) keep reading, watching, and otherwise consuming other great stories around you for inspiration
{{Service Record}}
{{SR Insignia|001-Cadet4th|Teal}}
{{SR Rank|Cadet, 4th Class}}
{{SR Dates|239307.01}}
{{SR Posting|[[Starfleet Medical Academy]]|StarfleetMedicalAcademy.png|72px|ROWS=4}}
{{SR Assignment|Cadet|Teal|ROWS=4}}
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! {{ID Portrait|Sal Taybrim}}Taybrim
{{SR Rank|Cadet, 3rd Class}}
|After you do it long enough you get used to changes 😂
{{SR Dates|239407.01}}
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{{SR Insignia|003-Cadet2nd|Teal}}
! {{ID Portrait|Jalana Rajel}}Rajel
{{SR Rank|Cadet, 2nd Class}}
|I agree about the having your own stories to tell too.. so important! You may be the CO and want to bring other people's stories to the light but your own shouldn't be in the shadows 🙂
{{SR Dates|239507.01}}
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! {{ID Portrait|Quinn Reynolds}}Reynolds
{{SR Rank|Cadet, 1st Class}}
|I think it's a lot of things? Like Jamie says, your crew and the community are a huge font of inspiration--I think the Gorkonites can attest to the number of times an idle comment in ship chat has become a plot twist or even an entire mission, because it sparks ideas.
{{SR Dates|239607.01}}
 
But I think it's also partly knowing that a lot of time inspiration is something you make. There's a quote I love: "Serious writers write, inspired or not. Over time they discover that routine is a better friend than inspiration."
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! {{ID Portrait|Aron Kells}}Kells
{{SR Rank|Ensign|ROWS=2}}
|Absolutely this! one of the things that I've noticed is that my sense of time has changed, so what seemed like a long time doesn't necessarily any longer. that could just be that I'm older now, though... I was late teens when I first played around with 118 and now I'm mid-30s
{{SR Dates|239706.07}}
{{SR Posting|{{USS|Atlantis}}|USS_Atlantis-logo.png|72px}}
{{SR Assignment|Medical Officer|Teal}}
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{{SR Insignia|Ensign|Red}}
! {{ID Portrait|Toryn Raga}}Raga
{{SR Dates|239707.20}}
|Ohhhh, so that's why you let your ship lose a nacelle and yourself get captured. 😛
{{SR Posting|{{USS|Resolution}}|USS_Resolution-logo.png|72px|ROWS=5}}
{{SR Assignment|Helm Officer|Red|ROWS=4}}
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{{SR Insignia|Lieutenant JG|Red}}
! {{ID Portrait|Sal Taybrim}}Taybrim
{{SR Rank|Lieutenant JG}}
|I have an inspirational card on my mirror that simply states: "everything starts with an idea"
{{SR Dates|239712.08}}
 
The concept is that when you have an idea you can push it aside or act. a lot of inspiration is saying yes and acting on ideas.  acting on your crew's ideas and your own ideas
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{{SR Insignia|Lieutenant|Red}}
! {{ID Portrait|Talia Kecia Ohnari}}Ohnari
{{SR Rank|Lieutenant}}
|I figured she lost a bet.
{{SR Dates|239805.04}}
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! {{ID Portrait|Kali Nicholotti}}Nicholotti
{{SR Rank|Lt. Commander|ROWS=8}}
|Or sometimes you sacrifice so that there's a good story for everyone, including you. 😉
{{SR Dates|239809.15}}
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==Question: Favorite memory from early years of simming==
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! {{ID Portrait|Serala}}Serala
| Awesome insight, thanks. Our next question also comes from @FltAdml. Wolf
 
Do you have a favorite memory from your early years as a simmer that really got you hooked on simming long-term?
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! {{ID Portrait|Sal Taybrim}}Taybrim
{{SR Assignment|Acting First Officer|Red}}
|uhm... early years as a simmer or early years simming with StarBase 118?
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! {{ID Portrait|Toryn Raga}}Raga
{{SR Posting|No Active Posting}}
|"Lol, that had to be one hell of a bet for Momma Bear to put herself and her ship through that. I figure she lost a bet with Wolf. xD
{{SR Assignment|No Active Assignment|Black}}
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! {{ID Portrait|Talia Kecia Ohnari}}Ohnari
{{SR Posting|{{USS|Excalibur|A}}|USS_ExcaliburA_logo.png|72px|ROWS=2}}
|"Never specified who the bet was with
{{SR Assignment|HCO Officer|Red}}
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{{SR Dates|239811.27}}
! {{ID Portrait|Tristan Wolf}}Wolf
{{SR Assignment|Strategic Operations Officer|Red}}
|Whichever
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! {{ID Portrait|Sal Taybrim}}Taybrim
{{SR Posting|[[Deep Space 224]]|224.jpg|72px}}
|What got me hooked on simming was when I joined a PbEM that is long since dead sim named "Liberty Fleet" where the admins had broken away from a different fleet that had a bunch of of restrictive rules and generally the CO's rules their ships with a tyrannical iron fist and created a small fleet based on the players having freedom to direct the story.  That was the first time I really felt like I clicked with a game and wanted to actively continue playing
{{SR Assignment|Deputy Chief of Strategic Operations|Red}}
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! {{ID Portrait|Kali Nicholotti}}Nicholotti
{{SR Posting|{{USS|Artemis|A}}|USS_ArtemisA-logo.png|72px|ROWS=2}}
|All of my favorite memories involve the more intricate stories I got to weave with others, both here and in the group I played Kali in prior. Just being able to toss in an idea and see where other people took it was amazing to me.
{{SR Assignment|Second Officer<br>Strategic Operations Officer|Red}}
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! {{ID Portrait|Sal Taybrim}}Taybrim
{{SR Assignment|First Officer|Red}}
|Long story short it was a wonderful sim for about five years until the admins (a married couple) announced they were having twins and couldn't admin anymore.  Everyone stayed friends, I still chat with them on Facebook
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== Awards and commendations ==
! {{ID Portrait|Jalana Rajel}}Rajel
[[File:Yoganyalu2.jpg|thumb|200px|Yogan Yalu in formal attire]]
|UFF that is a hard one because there are so many memories that now I come up with none LOL Well I think that it was coming from a hiatus of Roleplay, after having a bad experience in an RP i was with for almost 20 years and after 4 years of a break coming into SB118 and not really expecting that it would be as great as I remember RP (sorry lol).  And I was met with so much welcoming warm energy and support and boy they even gave me a mentor and it was the CO himself .. that I just knew this is a whole other level from the Rps I had been part of before. And I saw that even the ideas that in my old RPs would have been marked as "too wacky" had a place and were integrated with joy and received so well... I had a feeling then that I would stay for a longer time. And it didn't take too long that I couldn't imagine not being part of it any more 🙂
: ''See [[/Awards and commendations|Awards and commendations received by Yogan Yalu]]
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As of 2400, Yogan Yalu has been decorated by Starfleet 30 times, having received 11 awards and 19 service ribbons. He is a three-time recipient of the [[Explorer's Ribbon]] and a two-time recipient of the [[Peacekeeper Service Ribbon|Peacekeeper Service]], [[First Contact Ribbon|First Contact]], and [[Legacy Ribbon|Legacy]] ribbons.
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! {{ID Portrait|Quinn Reynolds}}Reynolds
== Relationships ==
|I surely do.  
: ''See [[/Relationships|Relationships of Yogan Yalu]]
 
== Sim Archive ==
* [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/sb118-atlantis/0tfhinunHQk/R2IAkPtEAAAJ An overdue call] – Stardate 239706.10 – Newly-commissioned Starfleet ensign Yogan Yalu calls home.
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/sb118-resolution/7PJE1QZfXYg/h1SNyROYCQAJ Family Ties, Part 1] and [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/sb118-resolution/_x2OjN-ajtw/VELsiLBCBwAJ Part 2] – Stardate 239707.27 – Yogan discusses the recent changes in his family with the ship's counselor.
* [https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-resolution/c/GYYkkuh_Vm4/m/Yjnsoa4MAAAJ The old that is strong does not wither] — Stardate 239709.30 — Yogan remembers his parents' reaction to his Joining.
* [https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-resolution/c/VkFdkK5OgzU/m/DrLDuG40AAAJ Bee yourself] — Stardate 239802.21 — While repainting the hull of ''Resolution'' in a workbee, Yogan recalls his early flight training as a teenager.


Fresh ensign Quinn Reynolds, simming on her first posting, and all the officers I was assigned with took a LOA at about the same time, while the rest of the crew were on a planet-based away team and couldn't get back to the ship.
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So Captain Rhys brought his PNPC over and we spent an entire mission simming together in a desperate scramble to save the Triumphant from being destroyed in a subspace anomaly. Dodging hull breaches, explosions, and rigging a shuttle to take over the helm controls so we could fly the ship out of there.
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I learnt so much on that one mission about how to sim, how to sim well, how to collaborate, how to share the spotlight. The CO made me feel welcomed, valued and fun to sim with, plus I got one of the best simmers in the fleet all to myself. 😂
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! {{ID Portrait|Rivi Vataix}}Vataix
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|There are so many… and I can remember doing an “early ensign trope” where I put my character in life and death danger and ended it with an OOC note about how my character’s (Tenzin Zhou) fate is up to everyone else haha. Looking back I’m sure my first CO and her command staff must have rolled their eyes but they guided me through how to really get the most of this collaborative story telling.
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And so that brings up one of my favorite early memories was a fleet blockbuster Operation Bright Star I believe (although I may be misremembering) where the bridge scene players were simming combat and one of them mentioned that artificial gravity was knocked out on some decks. Well, being a medical officer at the time in sickbay I used that in our sickbay scene where we lost gravity and everyone else there played along. Seeing how one end of the story can affect the other helped kindle my love of this game
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! {{ID Portrait|Jalana Rajel}}Rajel
|and a non SB one was that I met my best friend (like 22 years ago) and RL boyfriend (21 years ago) in a Star Trek Pbem... and we are still happy and dorks LOL
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! {{ID Portrait|Aron Kells}}Kells
|ooooh what a good question! this isn't super specific, but I did have a really supportive CO early on (Robin Phoenix if anyone wants to jump into the wiki archives) who supported the side plots that I wanted to introduce. it ended up pivoting one whole mission in a kind of James-Bond-esque time travel direction, which was a complete 180 from what it had been, and we all just kinda ran with it. I'd been around for a few missions by that point but had never done any kind of RPG before, and it was the first time I really felt like I could have a major impact on where the mission went. also, Fred (who played Robin Phoenix) was super supportive and vocal about that, and very much influenced my CO style
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! {{ID Portrait|Aron Kells}}Kells
|speaking of, David (aka the Captain Rhys Emma mentioned here) was my other big this is how you do COing influence. he was amazing!
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