Posted by Lieutenant Dr. Solomon Kane (Medical Research & Development) in XO’s Office - So What Happened Was…

Posted by Commander Dira Myqian (Executive Officer) in XO’s Office - So What Happened Was…

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Rather abruptly, Dira pushed back her chair and rose to her feet. Hands on her hips, she moved over to the shelf, her breathing having picked up but she was forcing it to be slower and more even. When she turned a few moments later to face Kane, there was only one way to describe her expression: cold fury. Many people had and would assume the touchy-feely therapist didn’t have it in her, but they would be incredibly mistaken. Ohhhh so mistaken! “How is Alexis?” she asked, her tone far quieter than her expression indicated it would be.

Commander Myqian, XO

Kane gave her an appraising look… and then nodded once slightly. Finally… an XO with b@lls. he thought to himself. “She’s okay. I took her to my quarters and gave her a pretty potent anti-inflammatory. She’s slept for almost ten hours. Only woke up once, but I got her back settled. Frigga is with her. But… I dont want her to know I talked to you. She’s self-conscious enough as is.”

Kane, R&D

Raising her right hand to her mouth, her thumb rested under her chin and the side of her index finger rubbed back and forth across her lower lip as her ebony eyes gazed at him intently. With a forced exhale through pursed lips, Myqian dropped her hand. “You know what the best part of being a telepath is, Lieutenant? You learn how to read between the lines when you’re only getting part of the story. And on top of that before I was assigned to the Ogawa I was a psychiatrist for twenty years. And because this isn’t my first day dealing with chaotic situations, I’m going to tell you that I hear your request, and I acknowledge the reason why you’ve made it but… request denied. And I’m going to explain why and I need you to hear me.”

Dira moved back to her chair and sat, once again folding her arms on the desk. “I started my career out at the tail end of the Dominion War. The people I worked with were dealing with a whole range of post-traumatic issues and we worked with them and often their families too. I know trauma Lieutenant. It’s my speciality. I’ve treated it and I’ve lived it myself. So I know what I’m saying when I tell you that keeping our discussion from Alexis is absolutely the wrong way to go about this. I respect you a great deal for bringing this to my attention as soon as you felt you were able, but let me ask you this: if Alexis has just been through that difficult of an event, how are we supposed to help her if she doesn’t know about it? And how much do you think she’s going to trust us to support her if she found out we were keeping secrets and acting behind her back?”

Commander Myqian, XO