Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Surda (Chief of Security / RTF) in Side Sim - Oh, my head! Juliet check in with Sec DH

Posted by Ensign Juliet Anders (Security Officer /RTF) in Side Sim - Oh, my head! Juliet check in with Sec DH

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Surda (Chief of Security / RTF) in Side Sim - Oh, my head! Juliet check in with Sec DH

SNIP

Surda nodded, unsurprised. She could have figured it out in time, but it was better to hear it straight from Juliet. “If the Captain has a problem with it, he can talk to me. I’m sure I can come up with an exercise on the importance of knowing your teammate’s abilities and schedule command staff for it. If you want to tell Captain Manhattan about it feel free, but you can always just have me send a message.” That said it was time for her final test. “That said, you now get to prove you know where the security offices are from the holodeck. They’re the two places you’ll visit most consistently, so I like to make sure folks won’t get lost.”
-Surda, CoS

Juliet shook her head. “I’ll tell him. I need to check in with him, anyway. I know it’s not usual, but apparently given the circumstances, he’s one of the ones on my check in list. Just prefer doing him last. That way I can answer all the ‘have you talked to so and so and done such and such?’ questions with affirmative answers.” She laughed and exhaled a breath of relief. “I’m actually glad you know. I never saw a good reason why you weren’t on the access list to begin with. You would think my supervisor should be aware of the skills I bring to the table. But I guess they worry about who all to trust beyond ‘necessary’ personnel. I’ll let the Captain and Doc know you are aware, as well. So they know if something happens, that you can be in the loop.”

She frowned a moment. “I know getting us back to Security is my test, but on the way, I’m going to telepath with you a bit. I’m giving you warning because some see it as a personal breach and I don’t want you to think I’m poking where I shouldn’t. But you should know what I feel like in your head in case things go sideways at some point. And I also do it to be familiar with you as well. That way I can always reach for where you are. If that’s all right with you, I mean.” She turned back the direction they came and started back to security. Thankfully, between studying the ship prior to arrival and her memory notes on the way to the holodeck, she knew she’d have no trouble getting them back. It was one of the things she always thought security should know, how to get around their ship, even with distracted with talking.

Jewels
Sec/RTF

Surda nodded. “Way to take initiative.” She began following Juliet, allowing her mind to wander in the silence. She didn’t particularly have mental defenses beyond her own stubbornness, but she could invite people in. She remembered the odd feeling she got of someone settled in her mind from when she was a Starfleet spy. Her handler had been Betazoid, in charge of relaying information through her so she wouldn’t meet with anyone suspicious. It had helped her cover but it had always felt strange.
-Surda, CoS

As they headed back a warmth would slowly settle in Surda’s mind. Like the feeling of coming in from a cold place and being heated once more. I am here would be the soft whisper. Like hearing someone down a hallway you couldn’t see. It was soft, and low. Can you hear me? Just think your answer. I will know it. She didn’t glance to Surda, for two reasons. One, she didn’t want to give away she was there in the woman’s head, in case she didn’t hear her. And the other reason being, she didn’t want to see the look on her supervisor’s face. She often saw the surprise and shock when she was in someone’s mind the first time. It still unnerved her, even after all these years.

Juliet
Sec/RTF

Surda smiled slightly. No Knock Knock, Who’s there?If Juliet had turned around she wouldn’t see much of a difference except a faint flicker of amusement when she made her joke. Reminds me of the good old days. She made the comment absently, but she remembered the things she had done for a moment, then pushed them away. That wasn’t the sort of thing she’d show anyone really.
-Surda, CoS

Juliet smiled despite the DH not seeing it. No, no knock knock joke. Though you aren’t the first to think that. Odd how some people perceive telepathy. By the way, you’re a natural. And if you ever want or need to discuss anything. I’m here for you as well.

Surda rolled her eyes. More like I have enough practice to seem natural.

She’d felt he extra walls as the ‘good old days’ comment had been made and ignored them. Well perhaps we can make newer memories and have these as good days as well.

Juliet had only paused a moment in one corridor intersection before continuing on towards Security once more.

Juliet
Sec/RTF
(sings… in your hheeaad, in your hheeaaaddd…)
(…Zombie ensign???)

Surda walked behind Juliet, trusting her to know where they were going. It’s more comfortable like this. Speaking standard is so incredibly clunky. Her handler had been a Lt. Neeina, and he had been horribly awkward in her head.
-Surda, CoS

I agree, Juliet said. As they rounded the last corner, she smiled. Speaking out loud once more. “I believe I passed this time.” She smiled and turned to pause a moment, leaning on the way still two corridor turns from security. “What exactly is it this ship does? I mean, I know we chase and contain, or dispose of, anomalies. But I sense there is more. I’ve mentioned the containment deck a couple times in passing and I get a cold shoulder like I shouldn’t be mentioning it. What’s there that I’m either supposed to ignore, not ask about or not know about? If I am going to be in security and RTF then I need to know. Or is it something the RTF head can tell me and I should go see him or her.” RTF hadn’t actually been on her check in list and she wondered if it was because she wasn’t going there if security didn’t clear her. Either way, now was the time to find out. If she hadn’t passed security then RTF was off the table and the conversation would be shut down here and now.

If she had passed, then she’d either be read in now, or the the RTF Chief. Either way, she wanted to know why everyone thought the containment place either didn’t exist, and shouldn’t be asked about, or a place people only went if they wanted to die. Because that’s how it was treated.

Juliet
Sec/RTF