Posted by Lieutenant Commander Faye Calloway (Counter-Intelligence Officer) in Songz’s Office- Calloway’s Appointment

Posted by Civilian Sair Songz (Counselor) in Songz’s Office- Calloway’s Appointment

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Faye Calloway (Counter-Intelligence Officer) in Songz’s Office- Calloway’s Appointment

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Faye’s stormy grey-green eyes studied the tree with curiosity and stepped closer to it. The counsellor’s gesture was almost a silent invocation, as much as it was perhaps a repetitive and ceremonial gesture. “A my-ka tree? Mee-ka?” Faye asked, not sure of the pronunciation. She, of course, had done a ton of research into the new counsellor and her new therapist. It was as much a natural part of her job as counter-intelligence as it was satisfying her personal curiosity and easing some of her anxieties. The more she knew about the incoming person, the easier it would be (hypothetically) to deal with a new therapist, even for the limited amount of time left. “May I?” she said, reaching out, her fingertips hovering over a leaf.

~Faye Calloway, Counter-Intelligence

“It’s pronounced mee-ka, yes,” Sair said. “And by all means you can touch it. It’s not fragile.” She was secretly impressed even as she had expected the intelligence officer to have done her research. Even without being involved in intelligence gathering, Faye was a sponge. Everything in her record told Sair about a person who needed info and felt off-kilter when she didn’t have it.

Faye touched the leaf, feeling the textures imbedded. Leaning in, she studied the structure of the sculpture, seeing the nuances of the design and painstaking way the details were created. It was something else, that was for sure.

She left Faye to explore the mika tree statue as she took a seat in one of the chairs. “And when you’re ready, why don’t you come over and tell me how you managed to get away with it.”

Was she being intentionally provocative? Absolutely. But while a part of her was testing Faye, another knew that they were going to have to deal with difficult things in quick succession and she needed the woman focused.

~Sair Songz, CNS

Calloway’s head snapped to Sair, eyes narrowing. “Get away with what?” She tried to keep the edge out of her voice but she had yet to meet a mental health practitioner who couldn’t see through her. It really did make her a terrible Intelligence agent, but good things she wasn’t trying to be one of the sneaky kinds (anymore).

~Faye Calloway, Counter-Intelligence

Sair couldn’t help the smile that appeared. It wasn’t so much that Faye took the bait, so much as the woman knew that Sair wasn’t necessarily going to do things the way others had in the past. “Well, according to your file you have been through quite a lot in the last year. And a crisis no less. In the aftermath I would have thought you’d have done more sessions, not less. And I know there had been a gap since the last counsellor left, but you didn’t reach out to get an interim counsellor. So… what gives? With the things you’re dealing with, I have to say I was surprised.” She gestured to the seats.

Faye stared at Songz, well, shocked. Seems she was the blunt kind, which was fine. Faye was blunt herself. With a sigh, Faye sat down, hands on the edge of the seat of the sofa and chewed on her cheek a little. “It was’t intentional, exactly. In the aftermath of everything, it was just chaos and things got a bit complicated after Zef left. But I was relying on my support network and they helped me through some stuff. That and finally Dag and I got to be together.”

“He’s the one you’re getting married to, right?” Songz asked.

Calloway sat back, brows raised. “How did… where did you hear that?”

Sair smirked. “Oh Faye, you’re not the only observant one collecting information around here,” she said with a smirk. “Besides, your former therapist knew and noted it in her notes.”

“Oh.” Of course it was in her notes. Faye imagined that her file was a beast to read and the thought made her smirk slightly.

The Kobliad leaned forward and met Calloway’s gaze. “Tell me about this upcoming marriage and what that looks like for you two. You have a long distance relationship, don’t you?”

Faye nodded and set about filling Songz in about how her and Dag met, got together and her plans to transfer to the Athena.

~Faye & Sair