Sara Yoon

## S. Yoon

### Specialties

Meteorites, comets, supernovae, nebulae, geochemistry, astronomy, public speaking, science communication, freelance writing

## Miscellaneous

### Allies

Neve Khangura
John Kelowna

### Hobbies

Rock climbing, cycling, jump rope, kickboxing, running, yoga, singing, writing, arts, reading, people-watching, mixology

**Minsook Yoon**, often called **Sara**,is a secondary protagonist in *Titan's Run*. She acts as a chemist, environmental engineer, and lead pilot on Titan, under the instruction of Nehanda Pradeep.

Death: adorned in a gown, wearing a golden coronet. Left behind: Min-jun (father); Kyungji (mother); Minhwa (sister); Mintaek (brother).

## Biography

Minsook was born in Singapore to Min-jun, a Chinese Korean violinist, and Kyungji, a Korean American historian. She had an older brother, Mintaek (Thomas), and a younger sister, Minhwa (Grace).

### Childhood

At a young age, Minsook moved to the United States with her family, when Kyungji accepted tenure in Washington, DC.

### Adulthood

Sara prefers an urban lifestyle and enjoys feeling civilized.

Perhaps she was honorably discharged?

> *"Yes, I was honorably discharged. I crashed my aircraft, and I survived but dealt with major... trauma to my right leg. Eventually, I ended up losing it. It doesn't even feel like it's gone. In a strange way, it was a kind of blessing. I was not managing my emotional responses well. I don't know how much more I could take. If I were out there any longer, I may not be sitting here with you today."*
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#### College

Sara moved to Washington, D.C. to study at Georgetown University.

Sara is extremely employable, having worked as a server, freelance writer, sales manager, and lawyer's secretary in the time she was studying.

As a graduation gift to herself, Sara allowed herself to get a tattoo: a snake, depicted on the outside of her left bicep.

She married Calvin Lewis, a ginger native to Pennsylvania, after 2 years of dating. They remained married for 7 years until his death following a car accident. Sara's 'starfuneral' coincided with his death.

## Compendium

Born of skies. Sara has had 5 former bodies, 3 of which were male.

### *Beyonders*

To the Ecliptus gala, Sara wore her tousled hair alongside a strapless, royal blue gown with statement heels.

### *Past Lives*

Her previous marriage to a man named Calvin and their attempts to have a child are revealed. The pair met at Georgetown.

Sara was also a member of the crew during the mission in which Nehanda received her burn scars. She still feels to this day that she owes her life to Nehanda.

## Character

### Theme

Sara's theme is *trauma*, physical and emotional - how it affects us, how it defines us, and how we move on from it.

### Alcestis

From a journal entry:

> *Spirit of the Survivor. Think of a lion, a boar, a chariot, and wrestling at the grave with death. Alcestis's myth ends in her sacrificing her life for Admetus and being rescued by Heracles, who wrestled with Death at her grave. But with Sara, I want to take her a separate direction: she sacrifices her life for Calvin, and when Death arrives, she wrestles it off on her own. She comes out of the experience alive but without Cal. She comes from Athena, as well, and perhaps Medea. Women unafraid to start a war if she needs to. The first time we saw her, her name was Colwyn, and she had to walk away from the battlefield that stole her fiancee.*
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> *She has always been touched by war. She has always flown among the stars, been the man with the plan. Within her, she carries: a woman raised by war, with fiery hair, wind at her back, and a talent at rebellion; an elegant diplomat; a scientist who is a loving father intent on keeping his daughter safe; and that very daughter, raised among impossible circumstances who grows up to be just as intelligent, strong, and victorious as her family. She was reborn in Sara.*
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> *Left over - she has returned to thank Abbott for what he did for her; to pay off the life debt she owes Jack Devon; to fulfill her promise to Cal; to finally work with the crew after the Traverse was cancelled LmAo.*
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## Personality

An astute companion. Patron of heroic endeavor. A city-lover. Chooses to dress modestly -- doesn't like to show too much skin. She spends little time away from her work.

Loves eating olives. Loves festivals. Bright-eyed.