Posted by Ensign Viyara Nazeen (Scientist) in Holodeck 2- Therapy in Unusual Places Day 2, Part 1

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Daggum Hammor (Chief Operations Officer) in Holodeck 2- Therapy in Unusual Places Day 2, Part 1

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Janna Kingston (CNS) in Holodeck 2- Therapy in Unusual Places Day 2, Part 1
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Viyara was silent for a moment as she stared down at her notebook. Eventually, her voice barely louder than a whisper, she said, “I guess I control when I go to bed.” After glancing briefly at Janna, she wrote that down. A smile crease had appeared between her eyebrows and she slightly pressed her lips together as she tried to not feel so frustrated with herself. For struggling with this task that should be a simple one. She knew that no one but herself expected her to get any of this right from the get go or for any of this to come ease for her. That both Daggum and Janna would tell her that it’s okay to struggle. She just found it hard to give herself that grace.

~Viyara Nazeen

“You control where you sit, and who you look at.” Daggum put a hand on her shoulder. “You’re doing fine, V. Really. You’ll get iT.” he said supportively.

Daggum

Viyara nodded slightly and took a deep breath. She was so grateful for their support and for everything they were doing to help her. But as Daggum touched her and encouraged her, she suddenly felt tears well up in her eyes again and she had to fight against the urge to get up and run away.

“Remember, there’s no right answer. just the ones that are right for you. I mean, what am I going to say, ‘Viyara that’s a terrible answer, try again?” Janna said with a slightly impish grin.

Taking another deep breath, Viyara nodded and smiled a little. “I know you are right. It … it just doesn’t feel like there are no wrong answers,” she whispered and then sighed softly.

Writing on her PADD again, Janna continued her own list. “I get to control how I wear my hair as long as it’s safe and meets regulations.” She looked upwards for a moment. “I always wondered what I’d look like with red hair.” She shrugged.

~Janna Kingston, CNS

“Me too!” Daggum said in a mock-surprised voice. He looked at Viyara and smiled and gave her a wink.

Daggum

“I think you’d both look great with red hair,” Viyara grinned and gave Daggum a wink in return. The truth was that she couldn’t picture him with hair at all. But she did think red would work well for Janna. Turning her head to look at Janna again she added a little more seriously, “I really think it would look good on you. You should give it a try. The good thing about hair: even if something you try turns out to look awful, you can always change it again. It’s never permanent.”

~Viyara Nazeen

Janna pointed a finger at Viyara. “Right you are! See? Not everything is detrimental, even if a misstep in hair colour might induce a few laughs from some people.”

“What else do you control?” she asked Viyara

~Janna Kingston , CNS