Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Janna Kingston (Counsellor) in Pre-sim: Psych eval for the CTO

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Harrison Callahan (Chief Tactical Officer) in Pre-sim: Psych eval for the CTO

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Janna Kingston (Counsellor) in Pre-sim: Psych eval for the CTO

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“If I don’t make time for it, that’s when things start stacking. You carry one problem into the next, and eventually you’re not reacting—you’re anticipating ghosts.”

He exhaled softly , then straightened slightly.

“Baseball’s somewhere in the middle. It’s… uncomplicated. You focus on the next pitch, the next play. No galaxy riding on the outcome.” A small shrug followed. “Win or lose, you walk off the field and it stays there.”

Harrison studied her for a beat, a hint of curiosity creeping back in.

“So I guess the honest answer is—yeah, I come out of it better than I went in. Maybe not relaxed in the traditional sense… but reset enough to do the job right.”

The corner of his mouth ticked upward again.

“Which, I suspect, is the answer you were actually fishing for?”

Lt. Cmdr. Harrison Callahan
CTO-USS Athena

The pad of Janna’s index finger traced a small circle on her mug. She had let his explanation ebb and flow and how he addressed each point so methodically told her plenty. “Believe it or not, I’m not looking for something so precise as you might think. I’m always going to looking for red flags for things I need to address that might be a barrier to duty, but for the most part I’m trying to understand how you see things, Harrison, and how you navigate your daily life. That way, not only can I intervene and help when it might be needed, but I can help ease your transition into this senior officer team.”

She drained the last of her coffee and set the mug to the side. “Truly, if I thought you weren’t going to be cleared for duty then we’d be having a very different conversation and I’d be wanting to question the mental health officer at your last posting,” she said with a wink.

~Janna Kingston, CNS

“Whew, that’s good to know, Harrison said and laughed. “I would have hated to go through all this and not be cleared.”

He offered a her a smirk.

“But, let’s go back a bit to your people-watching. This might be a bit more difficult, because you’ve gotten to know me a bit better through this,conversation. Tell me what’s my story?”

“You see me for the first time, say, in the lounge. I’ve just arrived on board. Sitting by myself at a table, a big stack of . . . . .French toast in front of me, slathered in syrup, and . . a big plate of stacked bacon–gotta have bacon. And a large, ice cold glass of orange, condensation running down the side. Who am I?

Lt. Cmdr. Harrison Callahan
CTO-USS Athena