Posted by Cadet Tandra Mika (Doctor) in Pre-SIM - CMO’s Office - Cadet Mika Reports for Duty

Posted by Lieutenant Tija Aizala (Chief Medical Officer) in Pre-SIM - CMO’s Office - Cadet Mika Reports for Duty

Posted by Cadet Tandra Mika (Doctor) in Pre-SIM - CMO’s Office - Cadet Mika Reports for Duty

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Tandra grinned. “Well, I’m certain that I can do,” She said confidently, “I know we mostly do minor injuries and routine checks, and that’s okay too. Especially since every emergency means one of my shipmates is hurt.” She certainly was excited at the prospect of some kind of crazy crisis, but she tried not to be, because she also believed in what she said, that each emergency, each interesting crisis was also a hurting shipmate that might not make it.

“That is very true,” the CMO replied and in her mind she added, and family and friends who suffer with them in one way or another.

“Hm… Well, what would you expect us to be doing daily? What sort of tasks do we do when we’re not… well, doing anything?” She asked. She hoped the question was clear enough, she really wasn’t sure how else to phrase it. Then again, she supposed Tija would clarify if she needed to. Tandra couldn’t stand how when she was nervous, she tended to doubt everything. And, she said to herself, This does seem to be going fairly well so far. So what’s there to be worried about, anyway?
- Tandra Mika, Cadet

Tija leaned back in her chair and brushed her left hand over her left ear as if to put a strand of hair behind it despite the fact that her hair was neatly tied back in a bun. “I know, of course, that you underwent extensive training at the Academy, but since a Starship is different form a classroom or even the medical facilities at the Academy, I’d suggest that in the first couple of weeks you’ll mostly assist me or other members of staff a few times. Just to get a feel for how things vary here to what you are used to. I also want you to get familiar with the equipment and everything we have and what is most important to learn where everything is. And for me the best way to learn that has always been helping with the organisation of the storage cabinets.” Smiling slightly at Mika, she added, “And if you have any questions or something on your mind: speak to me. I’m not a Betazoid after all and thus can’t read people’s mind.”

~Lt. Tija, Asst. CMO

She found herself chuckling at Tija’s comment about mind reading. “Makes sense. And I’m, well,” She chuckled once more, “Very organized. The storage cabinets will be spotless once I’ve had a go or two at them.” It was true, pretty much everything of Tandra’s was perfectly categorized and organized.

“Of course I’ll ask if anything comes up. If I might say, I’m very glad to be here,” Tandra told her.
- Tandra Mika, Cadet

OOC: As you can see I cut out part of the the thread to keep it from getting to long (and thus getting more difficult to read on mobile devices). As a rule of thumb you’ll leave a post or two per character who is in the thread (and the corresponding “posted by…” lines). And you’ll type snip where you deleted the posts. Does my explanation make sense?

IC:
“Good,” Aizala replied with a nod and a smile. She was starting to feel a bit more comfortable in this situation and it probably started to show. Titling her head slightly to the left, she fell silent for a moment, pondering. Eventually she asked, “What are your expectations for your time on the Challenger? And what would have to happen or not happen to make this time a good experience and would have to happen or not happen to make this a horrible experience?” She was fully aware that those were a lot of questions and probably not exactly easy to answer, but she want her cadets not only to learn, but graduate with a good experience of what it meant to be Starfleet officer.

~Lt. Tija, Asst. CMO