We are past 145 but no further than 1247. There were a few stories people wanted to run, so I held up the timeline. But I am presuming now that we will probably not do any of that, so I guess we are in 1247.
Bashir will not write a book for you though. He has no player to make such a decision, and if he is an NPC I prefer to just get rid of him.
In fact, I am now going to 86 any character belonging to players that have not been heard from in months. That includes Lucas, Bashir, Solomon, and many others.
I am not doing it to be mean. I am rather worried that Xavi is dead. If he comes back, great. But I want to de-clutter things as best as I can.