Posted by Ensign Viyara Nazeen (Scientist) in Counsellor’s Office - Nazeen’s psychological evaluation

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Janna Kingston (Assistant Counsellor) in Counsellor’s Office - Nazeen’s psychological evaluation

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“Let me know when and I’ll see if I can join you,” Janna said sincerely. If it had been a trick it wasn’t apparent. She was too good to give that away anyway.

“I will,” Viyara grinned.

Reaching over, Kingston tapped a couple fingers on the PADD. “What will this tell me?” she asked simply.

~Janna Kingston, Assistant CNS

For the briefest of moments Viyara’s smile faltered ever so slightly. But when she answered, her voice conveyed confidence and ease. “It will tell you that I’m an excellent scientist. That I don’t like staying in one place for too long. And that my superior officers and I don’t always see eye to eye.” All of that was true, yet as with everything there was of course more to it than that. Her file would show that she had indeed received the highest grades in her science degree and there were some remarks in her personnel file that indicated that she was a very gifted scientist. Yet it would also show that she had needed to attempts to even be accepted at the Academy. That she finished her degree on a different location then where she started. It showed a number of reprimands. A few cases of minor insubordination, but mostly due to reckless behaviour on and off duty. And a note from at least one of the Counsellors of a ship she was assigned to before, stating that she was mostly unwilling to talk about anything prior to her enrollment at the Academy. And of course the fact that even after five years of active duty she was still an Ensign.

~Ensign Nazeen, Scientist

For the moment Janna left the PADD on the table. Every counsellor approached evals with a different philosophy. Some wanted to know about their patient ahead of time, some preferred not to have any preconceptions. Janna just went with it. She preferred knowledge, but there were times when she found it useful to see what a patient would actually tell her and in what way it was communicated. “And what happens when you don’t see eye to eye?” Kingston asked curiously.

~Janna Kingston, Assistant CNS