Posted by Lieutenant Commander Liadra (Counselor) in Counselor’s Office: Cadet Kanto psych eval

Posted by Cadet Kanto (Scientist) in Counselor’s Office: Cadet Kanto psych eval

Posted by Cadet Kanto (Scientist) in Counselor’s Office: Cadet Kanto psych eval
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Kanto was not looking forward to this. With the pains he was feeling, it was possible that they were psychological in nature. If they were, then the counselor would be able to read him like an open book, as the humans say. According to the ship manifest, the counselor was a Denobulan. That was intriguing, and it relieved him a little. Since she wasn’t an empath, she would not be able to feel the conflict within him.

As he approached the door, Kanto stood up straight, and tried to appear stoic. He tapped the chime.

“Enter!” a cheery voice sounded through the door’s comm.

Inside, the small office wasn’t oppressively so, and there was a sitting area (a small sofa and a couple slim armchairs) tucked on one side across from the desk where another chair was opposite where she worked. On the wall above the sitting area was a moderate sized painting that was clearly abstract with washes of yellows, blues and greys. Beside her desk was a large leafy dark green plant with a single stalk of trumpet shaped flowers in a vivid violet.

“Cadet Kanto, reporting for psychological evaluation in respect to his duties aboard the USS Endeavour.”

Cadet Kanto
Science Officer
USS Endeavour

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The Denobulan woman had a curious shade of pale pink to her hair normally light brown hair, which was pulled over one shoulder and secured with an oval-shaped glossy black clip. Looking up at the door, her grey eyes held warmth as she smiled. “Well, Cadet Kanto, do come on in and join me and we can get to know one another a bit better,” she said, gesturing to the sofa and setting the PADD she had been reading on a side table.

“Tell me about your studies and what is the most intriguing thing you have learned so far,” Liadra said, intentionally setting the tone for their conversation.

Lt. Cmdr. Liadra, CNS

Kanto walked over to the sofa and sat down. He looked fairly uncomfortable, as if he was walking into a Targ den. He sat with his back straight and placed his hands on his legs, just above his knees. “I graduated with honors from the Vulcan Science Academy,” he started, not wanting to engage in small talk, lest he give up the conflict within himself. “After that, I spent years working under my father, Krynvok, studying the region known as the Briar Patch. We mapped countless anomalies and studied several discrepancies within that region. As you probably know, the Briar Patch keeps growing at a steady rate of 0.3209 km per stellar year, so it was a mission that would last at least a century or more. The most important thing I learned was a personal one. I felt like I was not achieving my potential as a scientist, so I joined Starfleet.”

Cadet Kanto
Science