Dammit man, I'm a fish, not a bicycle!
CIVILIAN LIFE:
Q1. Name: colls
Q2. How did you find out about Elite of the Fleet? I saw an add in kirk_mccoy
Q3. When did you first become interested in Star Trek? I watched several episodes of TNG with my family when I was younger, I think it was around the 2nd season when I really got involved. Since then I followed most of DS9, Voyager and Enterprise. I've seen several TOS episodes, but I didn't watch them in any formal order. I own all the TOS movies on VHS even though I no longer own a VCR. In college, my roommate had a cat named Wessel - named after we marathoned the aforementioned VHS tapes one weekend.
Q4. Why have you decided to join Elite of the Fleet? I enjoy interactive communities. Sadly, the Trek-related one I was in has been inactive for a couple of months now.
Q5. Who is your favourite Star Trek character? So many! It's too hard to narrow it down to just one because I know I would give a different answer if asked at a different time. Right now I'm going to go with Trip. He never was anything other than what he claimed to be, an excited engineer with the heart of an explorer. He didn't always make the best choices and was perhaps a bit naive at times, but he stood by each decision and took responsibility for his own actions.
He was loyal and patriotic and all around just a swell guy. Most characters seemed to have some sort of an angle (not necessarily in a negative way), but I never saw that from him. I also got the sense his character, more than the others in that particular series, was renewing the sense of wonder about humans being on the edge of the galactic community, about being the new kids on the block.
Q6. And the least? William Riker. My reasons are rather vague as it's been a while since I've watched TNG. I always wondered why he kept sitting in Picard's shadow. I think he needed to man up and go captain himself a ship after the first few seasons. Instead, he sits around assuming they'll eventually give him the flagship (without prior captain-ing experience) when/if Picard is promoted or retires. That takes some nerve, buddy. There are plenty of other captains out there getting captain experience while you sit around being the XO. And if another reason he was staying around was to moon over Deanna, well... like I said. Man up and captain your own ship and stop riding the coattails of someone else. Plus, on the shallow side of things, I'm not a fan of the beard. *shrugs*
Q7. Which television (or film) series is your favourite? A tough question. Reboot reignited my trek-love, but I've been a fan of all of them since TNG. I think I enjoyed Voyager the most, followed closely by Enterprise. Or maybe Enterprise, followed by Voyager. Right now they're battling it out in my mind, so I think I need to re-watch each of them soon. I'm a huge fan of the latest movie, the cinematography is stunning and the story is so fast paced that it blew me away. The franchise took an enormous risk in telling an AU tale and I admire them greatly for it.
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STARFLEET LIFE:
Q8. What do you hope to gain from your service in Starfleet? I'd like to go outside my fannish comfort zone a bit and be challenged to activities I might not otherwise participate in. I dabble in a lot of areas, but always look forward to expanding my horizons and polishing whatever skills I possess. I'd also like to reconnect with some old favorites, perhaps participate in some communal re-watching and most of all - HAVE FUN!
Q9. Is there any occupation in Starfleet you feel you would be particularly unsuited for? Not that I can think of, I'm pretty adaptable.
Q10. The four current Academic Tracks at the Academy are Tactics, Operations, Exploratory Sciences and Medical Sciences. Describe how you could be an asset to each of these departments.
Tactical: [FYI: Navigation, Piloting, Command Specialisation - sometimes known as Command Division] I'm pretty comfortable finding my way around new environments - even driving in New York City - so I suppose my navigation and piloting abilities would be pretty snazzy when properly trained in the official Starfleet manner. Also... true story... I wanted to be a test pilot when I was younger - Chuck Yeager and all that. My organizational skills are excellent and I've been known to delegate wisely.
Operations: [FYI: Engineering, Diplomacy, Administration, Communications, Security] Wow - what a broad category! A little all over the place which fits my distracted personality quite well. I'm a bit too sarcastic to ever be truly diplomatic, but am pretty good at hands-on operations both around my house, around my I-have-no-car-payments-it's-gotta-run car and around work. I know how to dig an earring out of the bathroom sink, operate power tools and balance a checkbook. I also know when it's time to throw in the towel and call a specialist. Part of my civilian job is to configure and customize databases (yawn) and to write the technical instructions for my clients on how to use and maintain them. I suppose my communication skills must be more than adequate as I've not had any requests for re-writes. And, for the final random category about security, I can only offer up that I know how to arm my home security system and that I have a dog. While she is part beagle, her name isn't Porthos.
Exploratory Sciences: [FYI: Physics, Xenobiology, Xenobotany, Chemistry, Astronomy, Mathematics] I would love to say I channel Spock and used to get horribly absorbed during science classes in school. But, I'd be lying. I enjoy layman's science, such as found in Discover magazine for example. Some mathematical skills are required for generally getting on in life and I like to gaze out at the stars. I fear neither hobby places me squarely in the science track.
Medical: [FYI: General Practitioners, Physiology, Psychology, Psychiatry, Nursing, Specialisations] Way back when, in a former life, I was a medic. I also have an undergrad degree in nursing which I haven't used in years. As I find that I mostly work with crazy people, perhaps I should pursue formal studies in psychology and psychiatry.
Q11. What are your top five strengths?
01. Dependable - Even with my online life, I'm posting/commenting/voting/whatever when I say I'm going to and even contributed as a pinch hitter in a couple exchanges this past season. In real life, I'm often one of the first people friends and family call upon when they need something. If I'm running more than 10-15 minutes late, I call. I'm just considerate like that.
02. Humorous - I'm extremely sarcastic. So much so that I'm having some difficulty keeping some of it out of this application. I love upbeat vids, crack!fic and corny icons. I will also endeavor to inject tense situations with levity on a regular basis.
03. Decisive/Take charge - When a decision needs to be made and you have a group of people milling about and no one is taking charge - I'm your gal.
04. Creative - While I may not be writing the next great American novel or anything original for that matter, I like to think that fandom allows me an outlet for creativity. Whether it be in graphics, fanvids or my recent forays into fanfiction - it's all fun.
05. Humble - Only because coming up with this list was pretty hard to do.
Q12. What are your top five weaknesses?
01. Impatient - Once a decision has been made, I expect results to flow pretty quickly and have to calm myself down sometimes when things aren't moving as quickly as I'd like.
02. Distracted - My real life often distracts me from fannish pursuits. On the other hand, there are times my fannish pursuits seem to keep me from mundane real life tasks like doing housework. While I ordinarily wouldn't have an issue with that, things have a tendency to pile up (like laundry and dishes).
03. Unhip colloquialisms - I will often break out phrases and slang that have long passed into obscurity. Most are obscure for a reason (they're not funny). This in itself is not horrible, but I'm often compelled to do it in very inappropriate circumstances. For example, my client just lamented about the lack of reporting from a subsidiary. I wanted to sympathize and caught myself wanting to exclaim "I'm pickin' up what you're throwin' down, sugar." Sometimes I'm only funny to me and my girlfriend who shares my brain.
04. Lack of fannish focus - Since this whole enterprise is relating to a fannish activity, I'm trying to focus on my fannish life. Online life has reignited not only my interest in things Trek, but in other fandoms as well. Growing up I often felt isolated as a science fiction fan, particularly during high school and college when those types of interests were put into the closet amongst other things. Strange how scifi came out of the closet last - LOL! Well, now it's back with a vengeance and I am too loyal of a fan to really let go of something. Alas, my fandoms runneth over.
05. Easily distracted by shiny objects - I'm random and tend to go off on tangents at times. Sometimes without warning.
Q13. What is your biggest fear? Being cut by a sharp object or being buried alive. I'm not sure how to expand on this answer without going to a hypnotist and exploring possible repressed childhood traumas.
Q14. Do you consider yourself to be a leader, or a follower? A reluctant leader. While I'm at the age now where I would prefer to be a follower, I often find myself being the one to make the decisions and outline the plans. This happens at work where I do project based tasks and have a team to coordinate. Since I'm ultimately responsible for the project, it falls on me to get status updates from each team member and collate them for reports. This also happens in life with rounding up a group of friends for an event, dinner party, etc. One friend will have an idea and immediately ask me to coordinate things. I'm also active with my community association, mostly because there's a lack of interest in actually taking part by most neighbors. So, I suppose I'm a reluctant leader and experienced cat-herder.
Q15. What do you admire the most in your peers? The ability to laugh. I'm sometimes amazed at how seriously some people take life. Someone who can have a good, uninhibited laughing session in the midst of a tedious data mapping session (or other boring meeting) is someone who has balanced their life pretty well. Being professional doesn't mean that you can't crack a genuine smile every now and then.
Q16. You are stranded on a Class M planet that has not been mapped by The Federation. You are only allowed to choose two of the following items to keep with you: a phaser, a tricorder or a communicator. Which two would you choose to have? A phaser and a tricorder. A phaser is endlessly useful. You could start a fire to keep you warm, you could hunt your next meal and you could defend yourself. A tricorder would help you ascertain if the plant life is edible or sentient (?), help you find the best camp site and detect all sorts of dangers. Or I'd trade them in for an iPhone that had a phaser app, a scanning app and was on the AT&T network... work with our engineers to come up with some sort of super-emergency-gadget that could double duty as several things, like a historic leatherman tool or swiss army knife.
Q17. Please describe your understanding of the Federation’s Prime Directive. It's a variation of the basic 'Golden Rule' that says that if we don't want some wise-ass going back in time and mucking up our neat little package of life, we better practice what we preach and keep our noses out of their business. Unless, of course, they ask for our help.
Q18. The United Federation of Planets includes more than 150 member planets, and the galaxy has many more besides. Which planet do you most want to visit? Risa. I think it would be fascinating to do a sociological study comparing Risa to Las Vegas of the early 21st century. I'm prepared for an extended stay to insure any and all research conducted is thorough.
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KOBAYASHI MARU:
The following questions describe situations you may commonly find yourself in as a member of Starfleet. You will be read the scenario, and then given two options to choose from. You may expand upon the reasons for your choice, but you must indicate one of the two that you feel best describes your likely response to the situation provided.
Q19. Service in the Fleet can be draining at the best of times, and on one particular day everything seems to have gone wrong. You’re exhausted, but your shift is finally over and it’s time to unwind. Your roommate is already on their bed when you get back to your quarters. Do you:
a. Settle in for a lengthy chat with them - you’d really like to vent about your day and you’d quite like to hear about theirs too. It’s a bit of a ritual by this point anyway. Maybe you’ll even head out to the Rec Hall together to unwind over a card game with the others.
Normally, some quiet time reading or listening to music would be a good choice after a rotten day. But, if I have a roommate, I'm sure I'd have some sort of ritual like this. Besides, misery loves company, right? Also, depending on our duties or areas of expertise, bitch sessions like this may actually help in the performance of my duties. I know it sounds like nonsense, but if I hear my roommate complain about configuring XYZ the way Commander John Doe wanted it, then it's likely to stick in my mind if/when the same is ever asked of me. I don't have to recall the details immediately, only that it had been encountered and my old roommate had a solution. And then you get a group of them together for a card game and who knows what tidbits you all can share.
Q20. You’ve intercepted what sounds like a pretty important transmission - you feel like the Captain needs to know. When you report, do you:
b. Give them the facts, but your interpretation and the way it fits into context is more important. The Captain wasn’t there, after all - the way you explain it could make all the difference.
I'm assuming I'm in that position because I've received a certain level of training and that the Captain is depending on my ability to interpret data - otherwise, the monitoring of transmissions could be completely automated.
Q21. There are many decisions to be made in Starfleet, and some are harder than others. Faced with a decision where things could go wrong in any number of ways, do you:
b. Try to understand the perspectives of the people involved. They are the ones that will be influenced by the decision, and conflict is the least desirable outcome. Be certain to be tactful, even if some of the message is lost in the communication.
It seems like we're all taught the opposite in school, isn't it? In my business dealings these past few years, I've come to understand if you have the buy-in of the people involved, you'll accomplish a great deal more than if they are reluctant participants. They are your stakeholders and the only ones who are going count when you get into the thick of things. If they believe in the goal and believe you can get them there, you have much more room to maneuver along the way than if you outline every worst-case scenario right out of the gate.
Q22. The day-to-day life of Starfleet can be quite arduous at times, and quite exciting at others. Everyone has their own way of approaching everyday work, but would others see your approach as:
b. Flexible and spontaneous. Others think you prefer to adapt to the world around you rather than organise it. You seem to be more comfortable staying open to information and experiences rather than making decisions immediately. You appear fairly casual, working in bursts and motivated by deadlines.
However, one can only really appear flexible and spontaneous and still be successful if they actually were planned and methodical at the get go. So, this was kind of like a trick question, wasn't it?
Q23. You can earn 5 points for your future Track by promoting the community in your Journal. Please link the post here if you wish to do so: Just a simple pimpage post sans graphics.
Q1. Name: colls
Q2. How did you find out about Elite of the Fleet? I saw an add in kirk_mccoy
Q3. When did you first become interested in Star Trek? I watched several episodes of TNG with my family when I was younger, I think it was around the 2nd season when I really got involved. Since then I followed most of DS9, Voyager and Enterprise. I've seen several TOS episodes, but I didn't watch them in any formal order. I own all the TOS movies on VHS even though I no longer own a VCR. In college, my roommate had a cat named Wessel - named after we marathoned the aforementioned VHS tapes one weekend.
Q4. Why have you decided to join Elite of the Fleet? I enjoy interactive communities. Sadly, the Trek-related one I was in has been inactive for a couple of months now.
Q5. Who is your favourite Star Trek character? So many! It's too hard to narrow it down to just one because I know I would give a different answer if asked at a different time. Right now I'm going to go with Trip. He never was anything other than what he claimed to be, an excited engineer with the heart of an explorer. He didn't always make the best choices and was perhaps a bit naive at times, but he stood by each decision and took responsibility for his own actions.
He was loyal and patriotic and all around just a swell guy. Most characters seemed to have some sort of an angle (not necessarily in a negative way), but I never saw that from him. I also got the sense his character, more than the others in that particular series, was renewing the sense of wonder about humans being on the edge of the galactic community, about being the new kids on the block.
Q6. And the least? William Riker. My reasons are rather vague as it's been a while since I've watched TNG. I always wondered why he kept sitting in Picard's shadow. I think he needed to man up and go captain himself a ship after the first few seasons. Instead, he sits around assuming they'll eventually give him the flagship (without prior captain-ing experience) when/if Picard is promoted or retires. That takes some nerve, buddy. There are plenty of other captains out there getting captain experience while you sit around being the XO. And if another reason he was staying around was to moon over Deanna, well... like I said. Man up and captain your own ship and stop riding the coattails of someone else. Plus, on the shallow side of things, I'm not a fan of the beard. *shrugs*
Q7. Which television (or film) series is your favourite? A tough question. Reboot reignited my trek-love, but I've been a fan of all of them since TNG. I think I enjoyed Voyager the most, followed closely by Enterprise. Or maybe Enterprise, followed by Voyager. Right now they're battling it out in my mind, so I think I need to re-watch each of them soon. I'm a huge fan of the latest movie, the cinematography is stunning and the story is so fast paced that it blew me away. The franchise took an enormous risk in telling an AU tale and I admire them greatly for it.
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STARFLEET LIFE:
Q8. What do you hope to gain from your service in Starfleet? I'd like to go outside my fannish comfort zone a bit and be challenged to activities I might not otherwise participate in. I dabble in a lot of areas, but always look forward to expanding my horizons and polishing whatever skills I possess. I'd also like to reconnect with some old favorites, perhaps participate in some communal re-watching and most of all - HAVE FUN!
Q9. Is there any occupation in Starfleet you feel you would be particularly unsuited for? Not that I can think of, I'm pretty adaptable.
Q10. The four current Academic Tracks at the Academy are Tactics, Operations, Exploratory Sciences and Medical Sciences. Describe how you could be an asset to each of these departments.
Tactical: [FYI: Navigation, Piloting, Command Specialisation - sometimes known as Command Division] I'm pretty comfortable finding my way around new environments - even driving in New York City - so I suppose my navigation and piloting abilities would be pretty snazzy when properly trained in the official Starfleet manner. Also... true story... I wanted to be a test pilot when I was younger - Chuck Yeager and all that. My organizational skills are excellent and I've been known to delegate wisely.
Operations: [FYI: Engineering, Diplomacy, Administration, Communications, Security] Wow - what a broad category! A little all over the place which fits my distracted personality quite well. I'm a bit too sarcastic to ever be truly diplomatic, but am pretty good at hands-on operations both around my house, around my I-have-no-car-payments-it's-gotta-run car and around work. I know how to dig an earring out of the bathroom sink, operate power tools and balance a checkbook. I also know when it's time to throw in the towel and call a specialist. Part of my civilian job is to configure and customize databases (yawn) and to write the technical instructions for my clients on how to use and maintain them. I suppose my communication skills must be more than adequate as I've not had any requests for re-writes. And, for the final random category about security, I can only offer up that I know how to arm my home security system and that I have a dog. While she is part beagle, her name isn't Porthos.
Exploratory Sciences: [FYI: Physics, Xenobiology, Xenobotany, Chemistry, Astronomy, Mathematics] I would love to say I channel Spock and used to get horribly absorbed during science classes in school. But, I'd be lying. I enjoy layman's science, such as found in Discover magazine for example. Some mathematical skills are required for generally getting on in life and I like to gaze out at the stars. I fear neither hobby places me squarely in the science track.
Medical: [FYI: General Practitioners, Physiology, Psychology, Psychiatry, Nursing, Specialisations] Way back when, in a former life, I was a medic. I also have an undergrad degree in nursing which I haven't used in years. As I find that I mostly work with crazy people, perhaps I should pursue formal studies in psychology and psychiatry.
Q11. What are your top five strengths?
01. Dependable - Even with my online life, I'm posting/commenting/voting/whatever when I say I'm going to and even contributed as a pinch hitter in a couple exchanges this past season. In real life, I'm often one of the first people friends and family call upon when they need something. If I'm running more than 10-15 minutes late, I call. I'm just considerate like that.
02. Humorous - I'm extremely sarcastic. So much so that I'm having some difficulty keeping some of it out of this application. I love upbeat vids, crack!fic and corny icons. I will also endeavor to inject tense situations with levity on a regular basis.
03. Decisive/Take charge - When a decision needs to be made and you have a group of people milling about and no one is taking charge - I'm your gal.
04. Creative - While I may not be writing the next great American novel or anything original for that matter, I like to think that fandom allows me an outlet for creativity. Whether it be in graphics, fanvids or my recent forays into fanfiction - it's all fun.
05. Humble - Only because coming up with this list was pretty hard to do.
Q12. What are your top five weaknesses?
01. Impatient - Once a decision has been made, I expect results to flow pretty quickly and have to calm myself down sometimes when things aren't moving as quickly as I'd like.
02. Distracted - My real life often distracts me from fannish pursuits. On the other hand, there are times my fannish pursuits seem to keep me from mundane real life tasks like doing housework. While I ordinarily wouldn't have an issue with that, things have a tendency to pile up (like laundry and dishes).
03. Unhip colloquialisms - I will often break out phrases and slang that have long passed into obscurity. Most are obscure for a reason (they're not funny). This in itself is not horrible, but I'm often compelled to do it in very inappropriate circumstances. For example, my client just lamented about the lack of reporting from a subsidiary. I wanted to sympathize and caught myself wanting to exclaim "I'm pickin' up what you're throwin' down, sugar." Sometimes I'm only funny to me and my girlfriend who shares my brain.
04. Lack of fannish focus - Since this whole enterprise is relating to a fannish activity, I'm trying to focus on my fannish life. Online life has reignited not only my interest in things Trek, but in other fandoms as well. Growing up I often felt isolated as a science fiction fan, particularly during high school and college when those types of interests were put into the closet amongst other things. Strange how scifi came out of the closet last - LOL! Well, now it's back with a vengeance and I am too loyal of a fan to really let go of something. Alas, my fandoms runneth over.
05. Easily distracted by shiny objects - I'm random and tend to go off on tangents at times. Sometimes without warning.
Q13. What is your biggest fear? Being cut by a sharp object or being buried alive. I'm not sure how to expand on this answer without going to a hypnotist and exploring possible repressed childhood traumas.
Q14. Do you consider yourself to be a leader, or a follower? A reluctant leader. While I'm at the age now where I would prefer to be a follower, I often find myself being the one to make the decisions and outline the plans. This happens at work where I do project based tasks and have a team to coordinate. Since I'm ultimately responsible for the project, it falls on me to get status updates from each team member and collate them for reports. This also happens in life with rounding up a group of friends for an event, dinner party, etc. One friend will have an idea and immediately ask me to coordinate things. I'm also active with my community association, mostly because there's a lack of interest in actually taking part by most neighbors. So, I suppose I'm a reluctant leader and experienced cat-herder.
Q15. What do you admire the most in your peers? The ability to laugh. I'm sometimes amazed at how seriously some people take life. Someone who can have a good, uninhibited laughing session in the midst of a tedious data mapping session (or other boring meeting) is someone who has balanced their life pretty well. Being professional doesn't mean that you can't crack a genuine smile every now and then.
Q16. You are stranded on a Class M planet that has not been mapped by The Federation. You are only allowed to choose two of the following items to keep with you: a phaser, a tricorder or a communicator. Which two would you choose to have? A phaser and a tricorder. A phaser is endlessly useful. You could start a fire to keep you warm, you could hunt your next meal and you could defend yourself. A tricorder would help you ascertain if the plant life is edible or sentient (?), help you find the best camp site and detect all sorts of dangers. Or I'd trade them in for an iPhone that had a phaser app, a scanning app and was on the AT&T network... work with our engineers to come up with some sort of super-emergency-gadget that could double duty as several things, like a historic leatherman tool or swiss army knife.
Q17. Please describe your understanding of the Federation’s Prime Directive. It's a variation of the basic 'Golden Rule' that says that if we don't want some wise-ass going back in time and mucking up our neat little package of life, we better practice what we preach and keep our noses out of their business. Unless, of course, they ask for our help.
Q18. The United Federation of Planets includes more than 150 member planets, and the galaxy has many more besides. Which planet do you most want to visit? Risa. I think it would be fascinating to do a sociological study comparing Risa to Las Vegas of the early 21st century. I'm prepared for an extended stay to insure any and all research conducted is thorough.
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KOBAYASHI MARU:
The following questions describe situations you may commonly find yourself in as a member of Starfleet. You will be read the scenario, and then given two options to choose from. You may expand upon the reasons for your choice, but you must indicate one of the two that you feel best describes your likely response to the situation provided.
Q19. Service in the Fleet can be draining at the best of times, and on one particular day everything seems to have gone wrong. You’re exhausted, but your shift is finally over and it’s time to unwind. Your roommate is already on their bed when you get back to your quarters. Do you:
a. Settle in for a lengthy chat with them - you’d really like to vent about your day and you’d quite like to hear about theirs too. It’s a bit of a ritual by this point anyway. Maybe you’ll even head out to the Rec Hall together to unwind over a card game with the others.
Normally, some quiet time reading or listening to music would be a good choice after a rotten day. But, if I have a roommate, I'm sure I'd have some sort of ritual like this. Besides, misery loves company, right? Also, depending on our duties or areas of expertise, bitch sessions like this may actually help in the performance of my duties. I know it sounds like nonsense, but if I hear my roommate complain about configuring XYZ the way Commander John Doe wanted it, then it's likely to stick in my mind if/when the same is ever asked of me. I don't have to recall the details immediately, only that it had been encountered and my old roommate had a solution. And then you get a group of them together for a card game and who knows what tidbits you all can share.
Q20. You’ve intercepted what sounds like a pretty important transmission - you feel like the Captain needs to know. When you report, do you:
b. Give them the facts, but your interpretation and the way it fits into context is more important. The Captain wasn’t there, after all - the way you explain it could make all the difference.
I'm assuming I'm in that position because I've received a certain level of training and that the Captain is depending on my ability to interpret data - otherwise, the monitoring of transmissions could be completely automated.
Q21. There are many decisions to be made in Starfleet, and some are harder than others. Faced with a decision where things could go wrong in any number of ways, do you:
b. Try to understand the perspectives of the people involved. They are the ones that will be influenced by the decision, and conflict is the least desirable outcome. Be certain to be tactful, even if some of the message is lost in the communication.
It seems like we're all taught the opposite in school, isn't it? In my business dealings these past few years, I've come to understand if you have the buy-in of the people involved, you'll accomplish a great deal more than if they are reluctant participants. They are your stakeholders and the only ones who are going count when you get into the thick of things. If they believe in the goal and believe you can get them there, you have much more room to maneuver along the way than if you outline every worst-case scenario right out of the gate.
Q22. The day-to-day life of Starfleet can be quite arduous at times, and quite exciting at others. Everyone has their own way of approaching everyday work, but would others see your approach as:
b. Flexible and spontaneous. Others think you prefer to adapt to the world around you rather than organise it. You seem to be more comfortable staying open to information and experiences rather than making decisions immediately. You appear fairly casual, working in bursts and motivated by deadlines.
However, one can only really appear flexible and spontaneous and still be successful if they actually were planned and methodical at the get go. So, this was kind of like a trick question, wasn't it?
Q23. You can earn 5 points for your future Track by promoting the community in your Journal. Please link the post here if you wish to do so: Just a simple pimpage post sans graphics.