Posted by Lieutenant Ang’er To’kar (Chief Engineer) in Check in with Counselor - Ang’er To’kar, Chief Engineer

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Liadra (Counselor) in Check in with Counselor - Ang’er To’kar, Chief Engineer

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Liadra couldn’t help but smile. “I don’t think most of us seek out those lessons. They just happen regardless. Consequences aren’t always negative, but they aren’t always possitive either. For a cadet about to experience Starfleet, and sometimes deeper parts of space, for the first time, it’s a test they are rarely prepared for. We’ve been through that test, so they look to us for guidance, even when they feel confident they have everything under control. Some will come to you with arrogance and a belief that they don’t need help. That will be your challenge.”

Lt. Cmdr. Liadra, CNS

Ang nodded. “I am aware of what we learn and experience when we aren’t looking, or prepared. And anyone with a position of knowledge, responsibility or guidance should know that others will look ‘to them’ in times of need, and need to be ‘looked after’ when they aren’t willing to admit it.” Ang rose and paced a moment before stopping a the portal looking out into the vastness of space.

“Do you ask all your new crewmembers if they are ready to be in a position of guidance,” she asked before turing to see the woman’s reaction as she continued, “or simply me? And if it’s me, is because I am female in a male dominated job, or because I am half Klingon and not in a security or battle role?” Despite her best attempts to remain neutral in the query, Ang’s voice and posture rose a touch to show she was unsure where this line of questioning was going, but ‘was sure’ she wasn’t comfortable with it. Many of both human and Klingon race thought her ‘less’ for choosing a mechanical versus a physical role aboard some of the most prominent ships of the fleet. For her it was merely a question of desired preference. She liked working with her hands and seeing how things worked. Not simply pulling out a weapon and knocking someone down.

Lt Ang To’kar
CE

Her gazed followed the CE as she moved and it was clear there was tension in the other woman’s body. “Which one worries you the most?” Liadra asked, her tone remaining light and interested, but not in any way overly intense. She could be at times, especially in her enthusiasm, but Liadra had long learned to adapt to the tone of whomever she was sitting with. And it was hardly the first person who’d assumed a motive in her questioning. The real question was, was there truly a motive? Or was it all in the mind of the person feeling like they were being challenged?

Lt. Cmdr. Liadra, CNS