Posted by Lieutenant Dr. Solomon Kane (Chief Science Officer/Research & Development) in CSO’s Office/Lab

Posted by Commander Dira Myqian (Executive Officer) in CSO’s Office/Lab

Posted by Lieutenant Dr. Solomon Kane (Chief Science Officer/Research & Development) in CSO’s Office/Lab
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“I’m sure it does,” Myqian said rising to her feet. Her eyes traced the path the padd took and where it landed. “Well, my first inclination is to suggest you address the issue with her directly. But short of that, we have an entire department of people qualified to do sessions. The security clearance for yours might be an obstacle for some, but you are well within your right to request a different therapist. Not every practitioner is a good fit for every patient. If you can’t build trust, it’s a waste of both your time.” At least this area she could speak with from experience both as a former therapist herself and as the first officer.

“But let me also say that all health professionals have to feel safe. I’m not talking moods here. Aggression can put people on edge. If you both got off on the wrong foot, it might take some work on both your parts to find some middle ground. If you can.” Dira shrugged. “But like I said, there are options if you can’t or choose not to.”

Commander Myqian, XO

Kane looked at her and for perhaps the first time, he wasn’t glaring. He just… looked. “You were a shrink. You tell me how that kinda of first encounter is supposed to build trust. And the last time I checked… it wasn’t my job to make her comfortable. Its her job to make a space where I can feel secure telling her all the weird and crappy s#!t that has been my life. Telling me to calm down or else before we even spoke? Yeah… that’s the same crap attitude the ones that threw me in the hole to begin with gave me. And that was enough. It ain’t happening again.” and he turned and walked toward his office. “You up for a drink, Commander?” he yelled over his shoulder.

Kane, CSO / R&D

“I’m on light duty and not able to be on the Bridge, and it’s more or less time for a lunch break. Why the hell not?” she said, breaking into a tiny grin. He wasn’t wrong. It was the therapist’s job to set the tone for a session. Had Surra crossed lines? Possibly. She hadn’t been there and while she was inclined to believe Kane’s assessment of the situation. But she also knew that there was always more than one side to a situation and without that context she could determine much of anything.

Dira followed Kane into his office. “Did you know that I get notifications every time an alarm goes off on the ship. I don’t have to act on them unless there are certain variables accompanying them, but I do see when they occur. That’s why I came down. Wanted to make sure you hadn’t decided to blow up a lab when I wasn’t looking.”

Commander Myqian, XO

Kane walked behind the desk and reached into the drawer and pulled out a dark green glass bottle and two glasses. He unscrewed the top and poured two fingers of a slightly thick, close white liquid into the glasses. He slid one to Myqian and then sat down.

She took a seat at his desk, leaning back and crossing a leg over her knee. Slipping her

“Yeah. I set off a photon torpedo warhead in the lab. That mess out there was designed to contain the blast so it could be transported out. Worked pretty well. Good thing… me and the shrink were standing right next to it.” and he lifted the glass to Myqian and grinned as he took a small drink, waiting to see the reaction of the ship’s Executive Officer when she was told that he experimented with a live warhead inside the ship and next to crew.

Kane, CSO / R&D

She should be surprised. She really should. But not only was Dira not surprised, she just shook her head. She could spout regulations and getting clearance from her or the Captain for anything that result in danger to personnel or property, but Kane existed in a strange realm that had nothing to do with his universal origins. So with a sigh, Myqian took a generous sip of the drink, which was quite potent. “You’re just trying to give me reasons to drink, aren’t you?”

Commander Myqian, XO

Kane looked at her and laughed loudly. “Naw, I’m just sc£€wing with you. That whole torpedo thing was a hologram. I was f^<king with the shrink. The burn mark is where I didn’t have the power relays calibrated quite right and there was an arc across the system.” and he took a sip. “I mean really. C’mon. You think If be stupid enough to experiment with live ordinance inside the ship? That’d just be irresponsible as hell.”

Kane, CSO / R&D

She went to take another sip and had to pause to assess how the first made her feel. Bloody hell. Ah well, she could be off duty for while if needed. “You.. stupid? Nah, never. But over the years I’ve seen some interesting things. Crap happens.” Normally she’d have known instantly he was messing with her. And he was probably assuming she’d naturally know as well. Uggh, this whole things sucked. Bracing herself for another sip of whatever hellish drink he had concocted, Dira sipped a bit more cautiously. It still hit and she winced. She wanted to ask what it was, but there was a part f her that was just trying to go with things for these few days and it told her to just accept what he drink he offered and see what happened.

“Did you learn anything interesting from your little experiment?”

Commander Myqian, XO