Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Torgh of the House of Konjah (Counsellor) in Psychological Evaluation: Ens Ch’riaqer (tag CNS)

Posted by Ensign Byrnarterro Ch’riaqer (Science Officer) in Psychological Evaluation: Ens Ch’riaqer (tag CNS)

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Torgh was amused. Typical though for people talking with the ‘counselor’ - question avoidance. “Your tombstone?” he repeated. Somewhere in there he wasn’t quite making himself understood but could not really figure out where. The boy was like a Targ pup that had gotten its first scent of blood and could hardly contain itself. Well, enthusiasm was good.

“Hmm, my tombstone… well… something like - Never gave up the search fo knowledge would read quite well,” he said with a smile.

Torgh grunted then stood. More things to move out. Tapping the seat that he was in he indicated for Byr to take the other end. “Noble,” he replied. He could respect that form of statement.

After Byr had answered the first question he followed that up with, “Easier? Do we really need life easier?” By the way his tone relaxed, while it still hinted of challenge this was a question more conversational than earlier.
- Torgh

“Well, coming from a culture with values very different from Starfleet, but still members - we learn from each other, that in itself makes life easier - because we can begin to understand each other, and with understanding comes new technological advancements, and new ways of life we didn’t think of looking at before,” Byr reponded to the counsellor’s question. “We should approach everything with an open mind, like the Federation have for us,” he said, referencing both the Klingon and Andorian race by pointing between the two of them. If anyone could understand what he meant, it was another warrior race that had joined with the Federation, and also at one time were enemies of the organisation they now belonged to, the Federation respecting both of the cultures through their actions.

Ensign Byrnarterro Ch’riaqer, Science
OOC: Oops, wrong rank - this is my only Ensign at the moment :P
Ben

The Klingon would have liked to argue the point however he was the counselor and, as much as he’d like to have disputes settled with Bat’leth or other challenges, his was a profession of words and of understanding. Of course that was understanding skewed by his own perspectives. He thought to play the opposition. “It is hard enough for people to come together - you and I for instance or you and anyone else due to our own individual differences - is not races coming together more a matter of mutual self interest than wanting to actually get along?”

“It certainly is, yes. But, one can lead to the next” Byr replied. “After all, the curiosity that we each share, can sometimes lead to that getting along, even if there is other motives behind it initially,” he said.

He considered what he had said. “What really forms bonds to you? Science? Necessity? Biology?”
- Torgh

“I would say all of the above, and more. Bonds can be formed in the most unlikely of circumstances, I mean - I managed to befriend a tellarite in the Academy! And they aren’t exactly easy to get along with” Byr chuckled at the statement, recalling his time in his second year. He learned how the tellarites communicate, and that they have a habit of coming across as rude. Byr understood that this was a cultural thing, and was able to garner the respect, and they had shared drinks during the rest of their training.

“So, I would say science, biology, necessity, but also curiosity and respect each form those bonds. The bonds are different, depending on the cause of it, but only one of those things is seeing only part of the picture,” Byr concluded in his answer.

Ensign Byrnarterro Ch’riaqer