Posted by Crewman Octavia Raain (Medical Student) in Side Sim: Arboretum - A time to think and maybe to heal

Posted by Lieutenant Tija Aizala (Visitor) in Side Sim: Arboretum - A time to think and maybe to heal

Posted by Crewman Octavia Raain (Medical Student) in Side Sim: Arboretum - A time to think and maybe to heal

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Octavia shrugged, “I’m not sure really its a little daunting to think about what I want to set my entire lifes work too but I think I’m leaning towards Immunology, I kind of like Virology aswell and they do overlap in some places but right now I’m just trying to find the new normal for my life, its all pretty exhausting but I’m getting there, things take time or so my counsellor tells me.” He smiled, “Sorry i’m rambling, What about you, do you have a specialisation?”

• Crewman Octavia Raain

“No need to apologise,” Aizala answered sincerely. “Both of those fields are very interesting and you still have a lot of time to figure out who you are and what you’d like to do,” she continued encouragingly before falling silent for a moment as they left the Arboretum and entered the corridor. Finally she said, “It’s a little complicated. The first medical training I ever received was in what you might call alternative medicine: herbes and other natural remedies. At the Academy I then specialised in emergency medicine and trauma surgery. But-” She hesitated for a moment and then said, “I’m going to switch specialisations. Part of my own recovery.”

~Lt. Tija, Doctor (med leave)

Octavia was simply curious about why the Doctor felt the need to change specialisation but decided not to ask as much. “Perhaps a different specialization will be good then, I mean were all doctors… Well maybe not me 8yet* but I figure as long as I am helping people either by developing the newest vaccination or patching up a cut I am happy. I think it helps that Goven was the same except he was an engineer, engineering and medial are scarily similar.”

• Crewman Octavia Raain

“I hope so,” Aizala replied with a small, slightly sad smile. “I haven’t been off duty long and I did help during the the recent situation on the Starbase, but I already miss being on duty. I’ve helped treat people and then treated them myself for the majority of my life. Not being allowed to do that right now feels … unsettling. And I don’t like not knowing when I’ll be allowed to return to duty. Even in limited capacity,” she admitted and then sighed. “But I also know that I can’t help anyone right now and that I might put people in danger if I have another panic attack. So I’m trying to be patient.”

~Lt. Tija, Doctor (med leave)