Hello Atlanteans,

I just want to say how proud I am of you guys. You all wrote your butts off and I noticed. Okay partly because I ran the awards but I get the joy of reading each and every one you every day. You make me smile with snappy dialogue, groan with puns or sarcasm, get a knot in my gut during the drama, and stare at the screen saying “no you did not just ____” with fantastic plot twists. Your posts are what bring people to the ship. Your posts are what get people talking about the ship. Your posts push the person you are writing with to write better and smarter and with more emotion. Thank you for all the work you do every time you submit because let’s face it posting takes time. Thank you for spending time on our ship.

I broke the awards up into several categories: Atlantis specific awards, Writer Specific awards regardless of the ship, and Nominations. So let’s break down how exactly amazing this crew is, shall we.

Atlantis Awards

Best RPG-Area MOTD
Best Fleet Pioneer Fleet
Best Captain: Captain Kelly Shultz of the USS Atlantis by Kate O’Neill
Best Swing JO: Lieutenant Ian Bordeaux of the USS Atlantis by Steven Sigle
Best Security DH: Lieutenant Gravel Mardusk of the USS Atlantis by James Sinclair

Award Winners

Best Engineering DH: Lieutenant Commander of the USS Saracen Jarred Alindor by Steven Sigle
Best Civilian: Aedan Teller of Outpost 42 by Steven Sigle
Best XO: Commander Ardashir “Jack” Creed of the USS Manhattan by Steven Sigle
Best STFer: Steven Sigle
Best MOTD Designer: Steven Sigle
Most Romantic Couple: Commander Jarred Alindor and Ensign Kalani Kāne of the USS Saracen by Steven Sigle and Kate O’Neill

Best Science DH: Lt. Duncan Rhodes on Outpost 42 by David Shotton
Best Ship: Saracen (Dave, congrats to you and your amazing crew)

Wackiest Character: Urg’tohn, Son of the House of Duroc of OED V by James Sinclair
Love Boat: Manhattan (James, congrats to you and your amazing crew)

Most Promising New Comer: Tim Oliveri

Nominated for an Award

Best ship
Love Boat

Best Counselor: Lieutenant Commander Jonathan Reyes of the USS Ogawa by Steven Sigle
Best Security DH: Lieutenant Konral Vander of the USS Athena by Steven Sigle
Best Medical JO: Lieutenant Shaun Grecken of the USS Odin by Steven Sigle

Best Captain: Dante Knight of the USS Saracen by David Shotton
Best Swing DH: Lieutenant Commander Ethan Nash of the USS Atlantis by David Shotton

Wackiest Character: Crewman Joe Black of the USS Ogawa by Cale Reilly

Best Civilian: Urg’tohn, Son of the House of Duroc of OED V by James Sinclair
Best Counselor: Lieutenant Commander Royal Sinclair of the USS Saracen by James Sinclair

Most Romantic Couple: Ensign Tigress and Lieutenant (j.g.) Ben Park of the USS Genesis by AJ Paulson and Christina Crafford
Best Security DH: Lieutenant (j.g.) Braxton Harris of Starbase Magellan by AJ Paulson

Wackiest Character: Lieutenant Commander SEAI of the USS Atlantis by Liam Schoepp
Best Gamesmaster: Liam Schoepp
Best Mission: Necrofantaisa by Liam Schoepp

Best Mission: Somewhere over the Rainbow: Main Sim on the USS Atlantis by Luke Hung
Best Captain: Calvin Marius of the USS Genesis by Luke Hung
Best Science DH: Lieutenant Commander Balfor Kolar of the USS Brian A. Olinski by Luke Hung

Best Medical JO: Ensign Charlie Bailey of the USS Dresden by Emily S.

Best Medical JO: Lieutenant Ashlynn Summers of the USS Atlantis byTyra Schroll
Best Engineering JO: Lieutenant (.j.g.) Ellie Klienhoffer of the USS Dresden by Tyra Schroll

Fun and Silly Notes to wrap up on about the awards:
1. Everyone that was nominated for Best Medical JO has a character on the Atlantis.
2. 62.5% of the Atlantis crew is or was a Captain

All these numbers show one thing: We are an amazing family of writers and I am so darn proud of each of you and every ship I get to write with you on. So let’s get out there and create amazing stories. I want to see goats on the prowl, shenanigans in sickbay, torpedos destroying something, and whatever adventures you want to share. I am so proud to be your captain, honored by those of you that call me your friend, and happy I get to share my day with you....or every five days when I forget to post on time. ;). Keep up the extraordinary work.

~ Captian Kate O’Neill