For the last year now, Mihoshi, better known to the community as Jack, has been not just a rock for Odan-Urr, but for myself as well. When I shifted over from Arcona in December of '23, to take the position of Proconsul originally, I was told by Nero that he would be one of the best, currently active, people I would have to work with in Odan-Urr. Looking back over the last year, this was an understatement. Jack has been one of the best people I have worked with throughout The Brotherhood as a whole, keeping me grounded, challenging my grand ambitions where needed, and pushing my ideals where I felt, at times, trivial (and trust me, this has been common over the last year) to see my desires and changes for Clan Odan-Urr through to the end. Not only that, he's also served as a mirror and brake, stopping me from pushing myself to the breaking point on project work and obsession, forcing me to disconnect for days at a time and re-center on myself, especially when I was sick or injured and still tried to push myself, whether in the interest of competitions, participation, or making myself available for everyone, often to my own detriment.

While the others, Tisto, Vyr, Eechee, Jovian, and Syrena have aided in running grand projects such as our Western Marches Campaign, the Noble Houses of Vatali: Daleem Restoration, and the Reunification of the Vatali Empire storylines, as well as their individual House and Battleteam Stories, Jack has had his thumb on the pulse, keeping track of the many various Summit-level discussions, fielding general answers throughout the Clan Channels, helping anyone lost on specialty questions to find answers with the right resources or people, as well as taking on the back-end details, learning from my obsessive habits with the Clan Mailer, Trello, and Fictional Elements, while keeping me from self-destructing. First, as the Knights of Allusis Battleteam Leader, then Quaestor of Sunrider, then as my Proconsul when I took charge of Odan-Urr in time.

Throughout this time Jack has acted in a position of leadership and training, not just for the many new Members Odan-Urr has had, taking on and seeing 4 of them beyond their Knighthood as their direct mentor, all the while designing and helping run our 'Summer Camp' program, wherein we first connected with new members in a separate group chat to help connect with the more anxious and quiet members before integrating them into our pre-Equite Proving Grounds chat. He's also served as a leader and trainer for me, helping to re-integrate me into my mother Clan and connect me with the history I had missed over my years-long absence from The Brotherhood while providing me with insight and second-hand experience into matters of leadership, story building, and the various dramatis personae of our Clan. Over the last year, Jack has directly helped teach and train over twenty new-to-the-Brotherhood members, performed outreach for those with less-than-stellar engagement, and somehow managed to recall several of our older members from the fringes to bring them to the frontlines once again.

As a leader, Jack has worked to bridge the gap between some of our more disparate members, finding common ground between members with opposing ideals, bringing competitions and writing projects forward to help our silent members find outlets, and taking the temperature of our community at large. He has also pushed forward a series of monthly roleplay projects focused on the slower side of life, for members of Odan-Urr burnt out with constant conflict-and-contention-based stories, often settled around places like the Jedi Temple, Vacationing at a Baime Resort, or trips to the Tipsy Tusken, where our members can just sit back and unwind, socializing as their characters and finding common ground somewhere other than a foxhole. His impeccable ability to hear and deliver exactly what our member base has been asking for, delivering many asides and breakaway competitions to give our members a break from the doom and gloom of the wartime narrative. The last year has been full of his continued efforts along these lines, giving back to the members, driving engagement, and training, as well as being a sounding board and friend for anyone in need (no matter how much of a grump he portrays himself as).

The last year of Odan-Urr has been a series of many pieces falling into place, at times carefully coordinated, at others an utter avalanche. Jack has helped me sort and shovel the mess together, putting it all together as a Coherent mess and bringing together the various voices that make this lovable Clan of drifters, Jedi, rebels, rioters, do-goods, ne'er-do-wells, and revolutionaries one of the best places in our Galaxy Far, Far, Away.

Thank you, for everything, Jack.
Ever onwards!

High Councillor Masahiro Haku, 2025-02-26 20:55:10 UTC