Posted by Lieutenant Commander Avik (XO) in Side Sim- Mining Colony of Feru III- The New Dawn Festival

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Vora Zorell (Scientist) in Side Sim- Mining Colony of Feru III- The New Dawn Festival

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Perhaps even a few years earlier this topic would be hard to talk about, but much had changed for Vora. She had changed. She offered a reassuring smile to Cassandra and then crouched down so she could gaze directly into Jasper’s eyes, wanting him to see that this was na open topic for her. “It’s okay, I don’t mind talking about it. Talking about my mother allows me to remember the good things, and if you recall I have an eidetic memory. But it only solidified in my late adolescence to I treasure the few memories I have of her. And while I don’t know what happened to your grandmother, my mother died of a heart issue related to the medication she was on. It was an accident, and one that had we lived in a different place on our world might not, likely would not, have happened. So, it’s sad. But I have a few treasured memories, like when I was little and I would crawl up onto a chair and make sasso cookies with her. Do you have special memories of your grandmother you treasure?”

~Vora Zorell

Jasper once more fell into attentive mode and listened to Vora, the woman now closer to his height. At the question, he rubbed his foot into the dirt. “I never met her so no…”

Right on cue, his mother stepped in to fill in the gaps of knowledge.

“Kekec’s and Avik’s mother was euthanized some time during the Dominion Wars. It was sadly before Jasper had the chance to meet her.” Before a negative reaction surfaced, Cassandra swiftly continued.

“She suffered from Bendii Syndrome which was uncurable. In cases like this, the Vulcan culture believe it’s not logical to let an individual suffer and after discovering it, they set a death date. Unfortunately, it was delayed multiple times and complicated because of Avik. I didn’t ask for details, but it was clear it left some scars.”

Cassandra glanced over her shoulder, eyeing Avik for a moment. For now, the Vulcan female appeared calm and even possibly enjoying herself. A stark difference from her usual tense appearance. It caused the woman to relax.

-Avik, XO

“I see,” Vora whispered. It was like she was being let in on a secret (which practically she was), but this was about Jasper, not Avik. Later though, she’s have to do some deep thinking because though her expression didn’t show it, patterns of behaviour in their interactions were starting to make sense. Nodding to Cassandra, she looked again at Jasper. “Grief is a very tricky thing. Some days that person is far from your surface thoughts, and other times we can’t think about anything else. There is no one way to grieve, and for some people talking about that person they no longer have in their life helps keep them alive, keeps them closer to the surface but without so much of the pain. Those that knew your grandmother might be in different places, but I hope people can share some of their positive memories of your grandmother so that through them you can understand who she was.” She was moved rather deeply by the discussion but she hoped that in of itself wouldn’t cause issues.

~Vora Zorell