I am J’nae Travanner Skysen … a boomer … one born aboard and spending life growing up on a a space freighter … In this case, the “Setting Sun.”
For at least three generations before me, my family worked freighters.
But I’d see those Starfleet ships they’d encounter and dream … until finally, I was living her dream.
So, I was the first in my family in those generations to leave life aboard freighters and the first ever to enroll in Starfleet via the academy.
Was fresh out of the academy when the Dominion War struck.
Served during the first days of the war as an engineer aboard an Excalsior-class cruiser (refitted like the Enterprise B).
The Beowulf was a noble ship, but there is only so much one ship can do against four Jem’hadar attack ships.
Our captain tried to lose them in the Badlands but without success … at least for our ship.
In the end, he had us abandon Beowulf and hide from those attack ships using the escape pods and shuttles while he, the first officer and several of the command staff sacrificed themselves and ultimately the ship while leading them away.
Our enemy thought ship destroyed with all hands.
Survivors were transported to Deep Space 9 to await reassignment.
It was during this time that I was suddenly gripped by Pon Farr and met a rather unique Scottish/Bajoran engineer named Alan Nyrros Pathfinder who became a lover / companion whom I’ve shared time and life with ever since.
Called “Jenni” by her friends, she presently serves as captain of the refitted Excelsior II-class explorer U.S.S. Stardrifter.
