Posted by Ensign Cara Daniels (Doctor) in Cara Check in with C.O.

Posted by Fleet Captain Ghubari Koraia (Captain) in Cara Check in with C.O.

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Stark Nightstalker (Chief Intelligence Officer) in Cara Check in with C.O.
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The half-Napean’s eyes conveyed the hint of a smirk as she listened to the doctor. “Indeed you will. I can guarantee it. The Athena is a diverse ship and there are a lot of people. While you are here, you will learn as much about them as you will anyone outside of the ship.”

Koraia reached forward and set the PADD she had been reading down on the coffee table with the others and focused her attention on Daniels. “Why medicine?” she asked simply.

Fl. Captain Koraia, CO

Well that was the question she had been waiting to get asked, but for the most part struggled to give a good answer to. Most doctors become doctors to help people so that was obvious, and in their distant past humans used to become doctors sometimes for the money and postion. Cara was glad that wasn’t the case anymore. She couldn’t imagine a world that consisted of doctors who were only in it for what they could get out of it. Starks words of advice ran through her head like a warning bell. The deep truth then.
“I don’t talk about it often,” Cara admitted and then gave in to the temptation of playing her braid, “when I was child a ship crashed on Colony Beta 5 where I lived with my family. They weren’t very open to anyone that wasn’t like them. On that ship were Romulans rebels running from their government. They asked for assylmn but didn’t recieve it. They were were exiled to another part of the planet until their ship was fixed,” Cara took a breath and looked apologetic she was sure the Captain hadn’t expected such a long story. “I befriended one their little girls and when she became ill no one could or would help her and she didn’t make it. After her death the family was able to fix their ship and leave but I never forgot Jar’el or the helplessness I felt.”

Ensign Cara Daniels-Doctor

Stark Nightstalker CIO

The look in Koraia’s eyes deepened and she nodded slowly. She didn’t reply for a long moment, gathering her thoughts, not so much carefully as more intentionally. “I never knew my father growing up, but I knew he was a starship Captain. For many years I would stare up at the stars and wonder about him and in turn wonder about me.” She tapped the leaf-shaped forehead ridge that marked her as at least partly Napean. “I spent my childhood in a tribe that wanted nothing to do with most modern technology, and also really had never encountered telepaths or empaths. When my abilities first manifested it became a bit… uncomfortable. So I went searching.”

Ghubari smiled softly. “We all have our stories. Sometimes they define us, and sometimes they don’t. But it’s what you do with that story that matters.” She gestured to the space at large. “And on a ship like this, these stories collectively make up a community unlike others you may have experienced. The Athena, in its current incarnation, is a legitimate small town. You’ll have your work cut out for you Doctor Daniels,” she said with a knowing expression.

Fl. Captain Koraia, CO

It sounded as if Captain Koraia understood not quite fitting in and the warmth and kindness in the woman’s eyes eased Cara’s own fears. She got the feeling that no matter what happened Captain Koraia would be understanding despite also demanding personal responsibilty. Cara took a deep breath and gave her commanding officer a soft look of empathy.
“One of the reasons I requsted this assignment was because I wanted to work with fellow explorers and people who were used to facing the unknown with something a bit more than just fear and contempt,” Cara said and then swallowed and played with the end of her braid as the thought of what else she needed to say.
“Everyone I’ve talked to speaks about you with high praise and now I see why. I look forward to serving under your command,” Cara said giving Captain Koraia a look of respect. She believed she would be trust this Captain and that went a long way. Stark had been right that this place was going to be a fresh start for her.
“I want to always give this crew my very best. As a doctor patients lives deserve nothing less than 110 percent, I wanted you to know you can trust that will never give up,” Cara added because she thought it was important for the Captain to also be able to trust her, especially when her crew’s lives were on the line.

Ensign Cara Daniels-Doctor