Posted by Lieutenant Commander William B. Grey (Acting XO/Chief Science Officer / 2nd Officer) in Grey visiting CNS

Posted by Ensign Kanina Dran (Doctor/Counselor) in Grey visiting CNS

Posted by Lieutenant Commander William B. Grey (Chief Science Officer / 2nd Officer) in Grey visiting CNS
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William disliked psychologists as a general rule, one almost stopped his admission into the fleet nearly eight years ago during his first year at Starfleet Academy. But seeing as Starfleet saw fit to assign this Battlecruiser with a Betazoid psychologist it was his duty to have a check-in. There wasn’t much to do for him until they would arrive at Galdor so he requested a time allotment. He was standing outside the office door for nearly ten full seconds before hitting the Chime and waiting to be let in.

CSO, 2O

Kanina opened the door around four seconds later, then held a hand out politely. “Lieutenant Commander Grey. Welcome.” She had, of course, sensed him outside, but had remained behind her desk until he hit the chime.
-Kanina Dran, CNS

William took her hand and shook it careful not to hold it too weakly. “Thank you ensign” He said in a polite tone. He looked around the office with mild interest as he stepped inside “I’m afraid I’m not certain how this works, having an onboard counselor is an oddity in the Fleet” He clasped his hands behind his back and stood still. His mind was busy memorizing the layout.

CSO, 2O

Kanina nodded warmly, then turned around to go sit down. “It’s experimental right now, but I have high hopes. It was my mentor’s proposal, and she nominated me personally.” She took a seat and grabbed her tea off the table beside her chair. “Feel free to grab something to drink if you’d like.” She would allow him to order his own refreshment directly from the replicator rather than retrieve it for him. “To start with, we just talk. Many people are concerned that Counselors are nothing more than interrogators, or that we report on everyone to command. That’s a myth, if a prevalent one. Some of my colleagues take notes during their appointments. I don’t.” She found it tended to distress whoever she was speaking to. “I might write a summary or bullet points after, but those are sealed, not to mention vague and hard to understand.” Some people were resistant to the idea, but she did her best to explain the process and her purpose thoroughly. “For example, I use nouns to identify different emotions in my notes. If I write the word bread 7 times in a month, no one but me will know what it means.”
-Kanina Dran, CNS

William walked around for a few moments before sitting down across from Dran without any refreshments “A simple word substitution cypher wouldn’t be difficult to break” He said casually “You may wish to use a simple substitution cypher or a more complex Homphonic one.” He smiled politely “I don’t mind you taking notes, I don’t worry about Command knowing about what’s in my head”

CSO, 2O

Kanina shrugged slightly. “The likelihood of anyone not me gleaning useful information from my notes is very low, but I appreciate your candidness.” She settled into her chair, aware that the motion would draw his attention. “Why don’t you tell me a bit about yourself?” Knowing how the man thought of himself would give her a good basis for what sort of questions she should ask.
-Kanina Dran, CNS