Posted by Lieutenant Commander Katie Nunn (Chief Counseling Officer) in Side Sim: Ensign Chavez Check in with the CNS

Posted by Ensign Domingo Chavez (Security Officer) in Side Sim: Ensign Chavez Check in with the CNS

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He laughed warmly in response to her murmuring, “Of course they head shrinked me properly and very impartially. Sadly they didn’t have your bedside manner.” He couldn’t resist joking, “I would’ve been to see you sooner but all the red tape and transferring procedures are a nightmare. My history slowed things down a bit.”

Watching Katie take a step back from him, Domingo looked into her eyes and grinned, “I’m delighted to see you too. I’m glad we transferred together.”

Ensign Chavez, Sec

“Me too,” Katie replied, her sincerity and warmth reflecting through her face and her eyes. She lightly hit his shoulder in response to the comment regarding her bedside manner and shook her head, smiling impishly. “What, there were no tequila shots and long walks on the beach?”

Nunn, CNS

Domingo’s grin shifted into a smirk as he replied, “No, no walks on the beach or tequila shots I’m afraid. Mainly psychobabble regarding hidden stressors or unresolved animosity. You would think they had read my file.”

He took a step closer to Katie before reaching out his hand and lightly caressing her cheek.

“How was your own psych eval?” He asked quietly.

Ensign Chavez, Sec

Katie returned his smirk and she had been about to respond with a snarky reply about his meditation techniques before his touch and then his question made her pause and her body stiffen momentarily. She closed her eyes for a moment and focused on taking one deep breath to calm herself. Her body relaxed and she leaned against his caress, wrapping her hand loosely around his forearm.

“It was a psych eval,” she finally responded, not interested in elaborating more on the topic.

Nunn, CNS

“Mm.” Domingo responded in acknowledgement, while not pushing the issue further. He slowly closed the distance between them while caressing Katie’s cheek. He had pulled her back into his embrace, the hand on her cheek had moved to cradle the back of her hair and slow ran fingers through it.

Ensign Chavez, Sec