Posted by Commander Dira Myqian (Executive Officer) in Myqian’s Quarters- Harsh Realities

Posted by Lieutenant Dr. Solomon Kane (Medical Research & Development) in Myqian’s Quarters- Harsh Realities

Posted by Commander Dira Myqian (Executive Officer) in Myqian’s Quarters- Harsh Realities
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“Not a brush-off, but yeah. And he sounds like a right p$#@K. Selfish, entitled, arrogant, manipulative, uses the rules to oppress and get his way… a lot like that douche Bonner has trying to get to her. But that still doesn’t tell me why you think you failed as a leader. You stepped in, took charge, kept people alive and the mission on track… and pissed off a raging narcissist and selfish a##hole in the process. And he lashed out in the only way impotent and embarrassed people do. He tried to make you look the a##hole. And when it didn’t work, you came out on top. So from here, where I sit… as someone who is supposed to listen to you and follow your orders… I’m still trying to figure out where you failed. So far, all I have heard is a d$#k made your life hell so you moved. Thats not failing. Thats doing whats best for you. And you are a person, right? Sentient being with all the attached rights and such? So… how’d you fail?”

Kane

Dira shook her head. “It was a stupid comment I can’t make sense of and it’s not the important part here. It’s not why I’m like this“-she gestured to herself-” so just drop it will you? Besides, let’s be honest. You wouldn’t follow my orders unless you felt you had a good reason to. You made it very clear that my morals are too weak to be…” She stopped abruptly and sat up straighter, her breath quickening. Her eyes narrowed but were un focused as if she was trying to hone in on something.

Commander Myqian, XO

“I never said your morals are weak, I said they were inflexible. And I’d follow your orders until you gave me reason not to. Fleet doesn’t make idiots command… remember? And what the hell are you doing with your face? What is that? Gas? Bad shellfish? What?!”

Kane

It took a moment for his words to register and Myqian’s attention snapped to Kane. Dark eyes wide she shook off whatever it was. “Sorry. Just… my father was reminding me to listen to my instincts and something tells me that something is off. I keep getting this strange feeling. But it’s fleeting. It’s the problem with not being able to shield as well as I need to, I don’t always know exactly what I’m picking it up. But honestly, right now it’s a little maddening.”

Commander Myqian, XO

“Something is off with what? You? Me? What? If you can be more specific, maybe I can help. Or maybe it’s me. Not of this reality, and all that.”

Kane

Dira studied him for a moment, her uneven forehead furrowing more deeply. “Huh, that could be it. I have no reference point to know otherwise. And certainly it’s been a more recent thing since we boarded the new ship.” She drew in a shaky breath and forced it out more evenly. “It’s hard to explain. People often think telepathy is this perfect sort of thing, that especially if you’re string, you just read a mind or a situation and you get everything correctly. But we’re like any sentient being, we can misinterpret something, or get more feelings about something without the context. It really depends on the scenario. In this case, every now and again I feel an intense focus. Maybe it’s towards me, maybe it’s not. It’s very brief and then it’s gone. It’s happened a few times now but it always unsettles me for awhile.”

Commander Myqian, XO

Kane looked at her confusedly. “A ‘focus’? Like… someone is focusing on you? Like paying close attention to you and your thoughts? Or like someone is screwing around with telepathic wavelengths? Can you trace it back to a source? Does it happen more in some areas that others?”

Kane