When I first returned to Odan-Urr things took... acclimation, for lack of better phrasing. I had spent 9 months in Arcona, preparing for and in the aftermath of War, in a sea of voices where often I would find myself lost in discussions if I looked away from my screen for more than a few moments. My first few weeks back home in COU were quiet, comparatively, but one of the first members to reach out to me personally and who has been a regular in my daily conversations has been Yuki. Whether it's making time to answer questions, reaching out to check about what's going on, general banter, or just a daily vibe check, he's been quick to make a joke, report back the situations around The Clan, or just showcase something new going down.

As a long-term member of The Brotherhood, with 24 years under his belt and a forward-thinking mentality, Yuki quickly became an advisor for me, and when we reformed the Knights of Allusis battle team, his experience with people and his forward outlook were defining elements in the decision for me.

In the time since then, as he's been a member of our Summit, Yuki has helped develop some of the new projects we've been slowly working into existence, served time and again to remind me to get my various projects out on time, and on a handful of occasions shouldered the burden of things I did not have the mindfulness at the time to handle, and helped our Proving Grounds BTL with the gaggle of new recruits COU has had, bringing them in line and working with them, at their pace, and helping them find their way in The Brotherhood a step at a time.

Drinks on you, tonight, Jack. Ever Onwards!

There's a lot to say about Jack, some of which definitely isn't general public appropriate. While he might come off as the grumpy old man, he really does care about the member of COU and will actively go out of his way to help members if they need it. While he isn't, on paper, the most active of members he's always around in the discord talking in the channel. Before coming back to COU, I was close to just quitting the DB again as a whole and he was one of the main people to keep me here. I'm not the best at writing recommendations, but I had to chime in for Jack because this award is honestly a long time coming and he's a solid rock for the clan.