Have a couple of exciting things to announce.
First of all please join me in congratulating Ian on a promotion to Lieutenant Commander, effective immediately. Secondly he will be taking on the role of Ship Rep! Thank you for offering to serve. I'll get your permissions added in the coming days! Ian has been a non stop force for good since he joined shadowfleet many months ago. It's been an absolute pleasure to serve post with you and watch your character grow. Im looking forward to seeing what Ian has to offer in more complex character driven missions that we have planned. Congrats Commander.
I also have another pretty big announcement.... We've had a vacancy for awhile and i've been holding off waiting for the right player to come along at the right time and fill the void. Effective today we officially have a Second Officer!!! Can i get a woot woot!!! Please join me in congratulating Jada! Her rank will remain the same as a Sr Chief Petty Officer but will take on the full responsibilities as third in command of our little(okay really really big) ship. I know it's a little unorthodox to place a NCO character in that role but Jada has consistently proven her abilities to not only plan missions and move plots along but develop her own character and aid others in their development. I think she'll make an excellent addition to the site's CLO team. As we start to work on more complex character driven plots I think her planning skills and character driven writing style will help James and I wrap our arms around these more ambiguous missions. One piece of feedback I continue to get is a yearning for more in depth missions with more ambiguous plots and outcomes... I think Jada can make a difference and help us get where you guys want to be. So congrats Jada.
Since we are just starting this mission it makes sense to make both of these effective immediately... You will both have your new access as soon as i can track down an admin (probably sometime tomorrow)
Thank you both for your continued dedication to the site and the SIMM and everything you are doing to help us grow and become even better.
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On a related but also unrelated topic. I want to thank everyone on this SIMM... I couldn't be prouder. I've spent some time reflecting on my experience this last year aboard the Tempest. And i cant really think of a time ive RPed with a stronger group of writers. We've weathered a lot together... I also cant think of a time in my 15 years of doing this where i've gotten to RP with basically the same group so consistently. So I am committing to stronger missions that are more character driven then "plot" driven, if you will. But I need the help of each and every person to make it happen. We have to all be involved in building these relationships and testing where we can take our diverse group of characters. We have to all commit, myself included, to elevating our own portion. I know i can commit and I know, with this group, our imagination is our only true limit.
Thanks for all you do!
Please let me know if you need anything at all!
And congrats again to Ian and Jada! Well earned guys!