Posted by Lieutenant Cara Esmé O’Farrell (Counselor / Education Specialist) in CNS office Meeting the counselor

Posted by Fleet Captain Kelly Bordeaux (Commanding Officer) in CNS office Meeting the counselor

Posted by Lieutenant Cara Esmé O’Farrell (Counselor / Education Specialist) in CNS office Meeting the counselor
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Kelly stood at Cara’s door and rang the chime. She had no idea if the woman was free or not but Kelly had a break in her schedule. If the woman was busy she could come back later. It felt weird standing on the other side of the door waiting to be let it. Reminded her of the earlier years in her career where the occupant on the other side of the door always outranked her. Now the only one on the ship that outranked her was Ian and that was only because the mail came as Mr. and Mrs. and not Mrs. and Mr. Taking a sip of the coffee she had in her travel mug, Kelly waited for Cara to respond.

Kelly Bordeaux

Cara was in her office, she had no appointments yet, having cleared the schedule for two days to give herself time to get familiar with the files. “COME IN!” Her Irish lilt clear even through the door. Cara hadn’t changed much in the office. It was still the soft earth tones that Revna had preffered, the chairs and a massive reinforced couch were the same. The shelving unit, however, was bare and Cara had added a small desk to the space and removed the floor pillows. “Ah Cpt. Bordeaux, please come in. Have a seat. Can I get ya anythin’?”

O’Farrell

“Coffee thank you,” Kelly said entering the space. “Sorry to just pop in unannounced but I was making my rounds and thought I’d try. How was your transfer over. Uneventful I hope,” she said coming in and taking a seat. “I think maintenance is scheduled to come later in this week to see if you want any changes to the interior. If you need anything specific let me know.”

Kelly didn’t know much about the new officer but the basics in the woman’s file. She was going to miss Revna but life was about change.

Kelly Bordeaux

Cara nodded and went to the replicator. “Do ya have a specific recipe of coffee ya like, Cpt?”

Cara ordered a strawberry lemonade for herself. The citrus helped keep her stomach in balance and then brought both drinks over and handed the coffee to the captain. She’s scheduled time to meet with the captain later that day, and was taking time between appointments to get familiar with the case load left by the previous counselors. She appreciated the captain coming to her. Especially with her nonexistent internal compass. Of course to date she hadn’t lost her way to a bridge or ops center. Those were easy the computer was programed to recognize those locations as specific destinations. She sat in a chair opposite the captain. She liked the variety of seating in the room, allowing people to find was fit their comfort level. “I suppose the trip out was as good as it could be. I donna travel well – space sickness. But it was uneventful. As for maintenance, the only thin’ I think I need is a desk. Honestly, I like the way this room is set up. It’s warm and inviting. I may have ta steal the colors for my quarters.”

She sipped at the lemonade contemplating the captain. “What can I answer for ya? I’m sure you are as curious about me as I am about the ship.”
Lt O’Farrell

“It is always nice to know what brought you here. The first choice, last choice or no choice,” Kelly let out a laugh. She was not the type of Captain that thought every crewmember that boarded her vessel had been working their entire career to get there. True there were a lot of people that requested her ship due to her style as captain but some just got a name on a slip as their next assignment. Those people either loved the job or hated it. Only a few people felt neutral about the placement here. Kelly wondered where Cara fell on the spectrum.

Kelly

“Well I joined Star Fleet ta see what’s out here. My older sister made it sound so excitin’. But I’d been on Earth at Star Fleet Medical for three years, and I was ready ta go out again and see more of it. So I asked for a transfer. Didna specify where, just made a general request. And here I am.” Though now she was wondering if she should have asked for an outpost or station…if she couldn’t adjust to the space sickness it was going to be…embarrassing. “So I guess it was no choice, but there’s a fun ta that. Ta be surprised, and ya might end up somewhere you wouldna requested yourself. What about you Captain? Is the Atlantis the kinda ship you always wanted to command?”

O’Farrell

“Not really. I always figured myself in some sporty little cruiser warping around the galaxy putting down fires as they popped up but instead they gave me a floating city,” she let out a laugh. “At first I was less than thrilled but I was married to Ric and his holo-show Man vs. Universe had him in production and on-location ten months out of the year. I was happy being the XO of the Broadsword but then Dante had to go and promote me. At times I feel more like the mayor of a small town than a Starfleet captain but I can’t say I haven’t grown to like the atmosphere of being close enough knit that we all can look out for each other but not so small that everyone knows everyone’s business like in a science class vessel.” Kelly had grown to like the Atlantis posting far more than she initially thought she would have. “Besides its a great ship if you want a family and turns out for a lot of the crew the perfect place to keep their careers going once they got hitched and settled down.”

Kelly Bordeaux