Lastly it was time for Scott to complete the check-in that he was least looking forward to. It was time to report to the Counselor.
Scott held no personal malice against counsellors - in fact he quite admired them and the work that they do. But because of Scott’s troubled past, conversations with Counsellors always proved to be difficult and awkward. This was helped in no small way by the fact that Scott was definitely a closed book. But no more. He had come aboard the Chimera with the clear intention of making himself into a new man. So he was determined to be open with this Counsellor - no matter how painful that might be.

He soon found himself standing outside the Counselor’s Office door. He reached for the door chime but hesitated a moment. He breathed out heavily through his nose and slouched slightly, he felt slightly disappointed with himself for hesitating.
‘Come on’ he whispered quietly to himself ‘You’ve got this’.
Unsure whether he believed himself or not, he straightened himself up again, tugged down on his tunic top and brushed his hair to one side before finally pressing the door chime.

Ensign Scott Gallahan (Security)