Sarah¶
Role: Administrative Assistant / Communications Officer / Flight Controller, Phobos Station
Background: Earth-born, Southern United States origins
Overview¶
Sarah is three jobs in a coat pretending to be one person — and somehow pulling it off. Phobos Station is understaffed, and Sarah is the kind of person who fills gaps by saying yes before anyone finishes asking. Admin, comms, flight control: every problem on the station eventually crosses her desk, and she keeps all the plates spinning through sheer chaotic energy and a refusal to let anything drop.
She speaks with a slightly Southern cadence that nobody expected to hear on a Martian moon — unhurried, warm, with a precision underneath the drawl that catches people off guard. She's smarter than she lets on, and she lets on plenty.
Why She's Here¶
Sarah came up through UEF civilian administration — not Fleet, never Fleet. She's a career civil servant who actually believes in the work, the kind of person who volunteered for a remote posting because someone had to and she figured she'd do it right. Phobos was supposed to be a quiet assignment. A small station, a skeleton crew, some science support. Then the Mars mission happened and her quiet posting turned into the busiest desk in the outer system.
She doesn't complain about it. She complains about the scrubbers, the supply schedules, and people who don't fill out requisition forms properly. The work itself she loves, even when it's too much — especially when it's too much.
Personality¶
- Warm, fast-talking, slightly scattered on the surface — utterly organized underneath
- ADHD energy channeled into competence: she's tracking six things at once and usually getting five of them right
- The Southern speech pattern disarms people. She knows it does. She doesn't weaponize it exactly, but she's not above letting someone underestimate her
- Genuinely cares about the station and the people on it — she's not just keeping systems running, she's keeping people running
- Has strong opinions about supply chain integrity and will share them with anyone who asks and several people who don't
Beliefs¶
- This station works because I make it work, and that's fine by me.
- Everyone deserves a straight answer and a fair deal — even when neither is easy.
- If you need something, ask once. I'll remember.
Instincts¶
- Never let a comm go unanswered.
- When something's wrong, write it down before fixing it.
- Feed people who look like they forgot to eat.