Posted by Lieutenant Tija Aizala (Visitor) in XO’s Office - Seeking Advice

Posted by Commander Dira Myqian (Executive Officer) in XO’s Office - Seeking Advice

Posted by Lieutenant Tija Aizala (Visitor) in XO’s Office - Seeking Advice

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Aizala nodded thoughtfully and took a sip of her tea. “I talked to the Chief of Staff, Dr. Walker, about where to go from here and what had peeked my interested at the Academy apart from the surgical fields. I mentioned gynaecology. And because of my extensive background in alternative medicine and natural remedies, he suggested pharmacology. I’ve been doing a lot of reading in both fields since and I also ran a couple of simulations on the holodeck. I can imagine working in either field and at the same time I’m still missing … the spark or maybe the drive I have felt before. I’m also willing to admit that I’m probably overthinking all of this.”A short, soft laugh escaped her lips and she shook her head as she looked at Dira.

~Lt. Tija, Doctor

“Maybe you are just a little,” she said with a smile. Dira leaned back and studied Tija for a minute. “Why not try a little bit of everything? Sort of like the residency rotations we all did. You can spend a couple weeks or so each in different fields. The idea of something can be very different than the actual doing of something. And maybe something you liked less earlier in your career will feel more right now.”

Commander Myqian, XO

A look of surprise suddenly appeared on Aizala’s freckled face, only to be almost immediately replaced by a slight frown. “It’s such an obvious thing to do. I should have thought of that myself. Thank you Commander. And I’m sorry if I wasted your time,” she replied and then sighed softly before drinking some more of her tea. She felt awkward that she hadn’t thought of that herself and part of her wanted to just get up and leave as she felt like she had bothered the First Officer long enough. But she also didn’t want to be rude. So for now she stayed put.

~Lt. Tija, Doctor

Myqian reached up and tapped her rank pips. “That’s why they give us these,” she said with a wink. “And you haven’t wasted my time. On the contrary, this”-she gestured between them-“is my job. The crew and their overall well being affects the ship and all of that is my job. It’s just a little different than it used to be. But Aizala”-she leaned forward a little-“you’ve been through a lot and sometimes that means we need to give ourselves the grace adn time to let things be murky and difficult for awhile until we find the best way forward.”

Commander Myqian, XO