A Quest to Succeed: Marissa Goss on Danarria.

- The dusty horizon of the desolate desert world of Danarria stretches before Marissa Goss, the determined young woman from Earth who's come within grasp of the coveted Tyver Groasp Corporation internship. Standing atop a colossal sand dune, beneath a glowing orb of natural light, Marissa looks fondly upon her rocky path; the many trials, tribulations, and personal challenges she had to endure to be considered worthy of the selection process. She takes a deep breath and embraces the moment, believing that it could be the deciding moment that would define her future.

Time passes quickly, and soon Marissa is on her way. After being pushed to her limits while demonstrating her computer literacy, strong interpersonal skills, commitment, problem solving, and English proficiency she heads to meet the panel of senior executives. Marissa feels a nervous ache in the pit of her stomach. Albeit a master of machines and information, the interpersonal task seemed to be a higher order challenge. Marissa manages to answering most of the grueling series of questions, demonstrating her wide-ranging understanding and commitment to the task, as well as her overall persuasiveness in her responses.

A month passes and Marissa still hasn't heard from the panel. Many other interns had been offered a position and Marissa starts to question whether she failed after such an exhaustive process. She feels paralyzed, unable to continue the search due to the possibility of premature closure of the Tyver Groasp Corporation program. Just when Marissa has almost given up hope, the panel reluctantly informs her of a slender hope to board the train of the internship work group.

- To Marissa's surprise, the Director of Human Resources at Tyver Groasp Corporation forwards her a motivational letter to review and submit as an incomplete form of her application. Understanding the daunting opportunity being presented to her, Marissa starts to conceive her most ambitious response letter to date. Through her research into the field of macroeconomics, Marissa begins to articulate her problem solving skills, constructing time management strategies and theories related to innovation management.

Meticulously taking written notes, Marissa dedicates countless hours reading up on her competitors, learning the corporate culture of Tyver Groasp, and experimenting with the latest technologies. Astounded at the attention to detail and breadth of research, Marissa finds her inner strength and will to express a resourceful future vision in her letter that goes beyond the workplace. Marissa structures her presentation using problem solving skills to express her emotional, ethical and social perspectives to the Tyver Groasp Corporation.

- Nearing the deadline, Marissa is unsure of the validity of her response. With her deadline fast approaching, Marissa spends her last creative hours tweaking her specialized phrases and terminology in an effort to appeal to the Tyver Groasp executives. Utterly fixated on her task and with personal responsibility at stake, Marissa finds the strength to pay attention to even the most abstract and quirky details.

Eighty five percent of her presentation accounted for, Marissa goes over her creative metaphors and timelines and ponders the premise that "we can accomplish great things, even in the most infinite future". Marissa finishes off her letter with a reminder of her most valuable communication skills and her capacity for quick decisions, aided by her creativity and intuitive capabilities.

- Narrowing the field, the Tyver Groasp Corporation decides to move forward with Marissa's application and happily invites her to join the internship. Marissa joyously accepts and she is quickly looked upon as an inspiration to other interns. Her display of dedication, unwavering enthusiasm, attention to detail and tireless commitment soon elevates Marissa to the manager of the internship program, wherein she is able to contribute invaluable ideas over the course of her tenure at the company.

Marissa's tireless endeavors at the Tyver Groasp Corporation help to propel the organization forward, venturing into the future atop unprecedented practical solutions and implementations. Not only was successful in her own mental, physical and professional conceptions, her inspiring dedication and unwavering attention to detail continues to help shape the ever-changing delicate and uncertain world. With a billion other voices forever echoing within the walls of the desert world, Marissas remains the lone voice, for eternity, continuing the conversation of potentiality and human limitlessness in the age of the epic future.