Posted by Lieutenant Tandra Mika (Counselor) in Dasca’s Apartment- Aftermaths are Messy

Posted by Captain Eela Dasca (Lt. Governor) in Dasca’s Apartment- Aftermaths are Messy

Posted by Lieutenant Tandra Mika (Counselor) in Dasca’s Apartment- Aftermaths are Messy

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“So then, you said you felt he was jealous, but what about his behavior was manipulative?” Mika asked.

~ Mika

Eela held her mug tightly and then sighed before taking a sip. “The withdrawal of our usual communication. And communication that lacked affection and positive emotions. A lot of our messages were him expressing concerns…” Eela shook her head. “No, not concerns, judgements about things happening for Jour and I. Even if I could explain them, I wasn’t given the benefit of the doubt. Like he didn’t trust me with our own son. And Jourin knew all this was going on too. He has my empathic abilities and then I was on the defensive because I know for a fact that Cory would complain to Jourin about how I how I was being a mother, even though Jourin was doing great! And thriving as much as ever.”

“So for six months all he really ever expressed to me was disappointment and as soon as we were back in the Alpha Quadrant”-she snapped her free fingers-“everything was magically fine once he rejoined us on the ship. Like he hasn’t spent six months criticizing every parental decision I made.”

~Eela

Mika nodded, that made sense. “Alright, let’s stick that one on the list and move on, just for now. I want another example. Let’s see if we can find a pattern. If there is a pattern, and we find it, we can unravel it.”

~ Mika

This is where she got into tricky waters, because Eela was less certain about some of it. That was the trick, wasn’t it? He could cast enough uncertainty and never have to take responsibility. And if she had actually seen his behaviour as manipulative, she would have never tolerated that. Ever. But there was an easier example. Eela set her coffee mug on the table and rested her left arm on the back of the couch, gazing out the windows onto the patio full of plants growing.

“The other day when he was here in the apartment, after he… grabbed me and I told him very clearly to let go or I’d do it for him, I told him that I was done with him, that there was no place in my life for him. That I never wanted to speak to or see him again. I had always assumed that we’d cross paths after the divorce because we have children together and a grandchild. But there was no way in hell I’d allow it after he proved once and for all that I was not safe around him.” Eela turned her gaze back to Tandra. “And you know what he said to me? That he knows he just crossed a line but we have a family together! As if that was justification enough for me to just brush the fact that he grabbed me hard enough to leave bruises later.”

~Eela