Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Marishka (CIO) in Lounge

Posted by Ensign Valleea (Doctor) in Lounge

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Marishka (CIO) in Lounge
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Valleea lifted the glass and took a drink, but didn’t echo the toast. There was a part of her that knew it wasn’t that easy to just ignore that she had family out there. In many ways her feelings about Krios Prime and her parents were tied to Daharren, so while that was still up in the air she knew she’d never be content to just move on with her life and let things be. She could understand that Marishka couldn’t go back. Neither could she. But she hated that she felt like she couldn’t if she wanted to.

“It would be easier if I didn’t feel like I left stuff behind. I’m working on it, but there are ties I just can’t sever and it makes it hard to…” Valleea paused and frowned and looked at Marishka. “It’s not been the easiest year for me. Between an event on my cadet cruise and coming hear just before the Genesis was destroyed, I’m not doing as well I could be. Some days it’s a just all a bit too much.” She drank more heavily from her glass.

Ensign Valleea, Doctor

Marishka observed Valleea as she spoke.

“Yes, someof the events that lead me here have probably left their mark on my psyche but I am glad for this place none the less. I don’t think I will be seeing either of my parents or my brother. A lot of times that doesn’t really bother me but, every once in a while, I feel lonely for the type of support and understanding you would think only blood could give you. I’m learning that that’s not the case however.” she explained with a smile.

-Marishka

Valleea matched Marishka’s smile. “So am I. I think I fought it at the Academy, though the approach from others didn’t always feel genuine. I always assumed it was something to do with my being a bit older than most when they started at the Medical Academy, but I’m not so sure now. It’s definitely an experience thing, but on this ship I seem to be surrounded with those who have been through their fair share. It’s… strangely comforting, especially on the more difficult days.” She took a deeper sip of her drink.

Ensign Valleea, Doctor

Marishka laughed a bit.

“Past trauma creates current comfort. Hmmm, what an interesting thought.” she mused drinking the last of her glass.

• Marishka

“I think it’s more than when the people around you have been also through difficult things, and even shared in one of those experiences with you, you can understand the pain of another person that much better.” Valleea shrugged. “I don’t know. Back home, to talk of one’s struggles was just not done, and it if was, it was best gotten over quickly. I can only imagine my parents’ reaction if they were to find out I had Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. They’d look at me like I had grown another head and quickly move to another room,” she said with a laugh. She drank more from her glass, though it was disappearing more slowly than Marishka’s. then again, no one was ever about to claim she was an impulsive person who let loose.

Ensign Valleea, Doctor