Posted by Lieutenant Séan Iven (Counselor) in Late for a Very Important Date

Posted by Lieutenant Tandra Mika (Chief Mental Health Officer) in Late for a Very Important Date

Posted by Lieutenant Séan Iven (Counselor) in Late for a Very Important Date
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Tandra and Séan had a date planned for Tandra’s once-in-a-very-rare-while long weekend. One where they’d be staying together for the first time until she was to return to work. To start, they were to meet at that same old bench, by that same old fountain in the square.

But their meeting time came and went, and there was no Mika to be seen. Ten minutes, twenty, thirty, and forty minutes passed. The small but energetic lieutenant was nowhere to be seen. She had not called. And as Séan awaited her, his comm did not ring.

Lt. Tandra Mika
Chief Mental Health Officer

Séan went through three stages of ‘has something terrible happened’? First was amusement at Mika being late and thinking she’d taken too long getting ready, followed by pacing at the fountain and wondering if something urgent drew her away, and finally settling into a sinking feeling of dread. She wouldn’t leave him uninformed this long if she had been held up or was dealing with something urgent. While not being a runner but more of a jogger, he lumbered into as fast a pace as he could push himself. While beelining towards her quarters along the route she’d likely use, he tapped his badge. =/\=Iven to Mika.=/\= He huffed with exertion as he ran. =/\=Please respond.=/\=

Counselor Iven

There was no response from her, only static. When he reached her door, it was left ajar. There were signs of a struggle near the door, but no blood. Her things were untouched. Her comm lay on her desk where she always put it. Her PaDD lay out like she set it aside, but then it was simply left there.

Lt. Tandra Mika
Chief Mental Health Officer

Séan paled at the sight as he stood in the doorway while he gasped for breath. He hadn’t run that fast or as long since his days in the Academy. =/\=Lieutenant… gasps… Lieutenant Iven to security. I’m outside of Lieutenant Mika’s quarters and there are signs of her being abducted. I need assistance immediately.=/\=

Counselor Iven

A few moments later, two Security officers headed up to Lieutenant Mika’s door. “Did you touch anything?” The first asked, looking at Iven as if he were the perpetrator of this crime.

“No.” He answered, unruffled by the look from the security officer. He knew enough to not touch anything and he hadn’t even stepped foot into her quarters.

The second went into the room, snapping photos and making notes. When she was finished, she also looked at Séan, “Is there anywhere she might go? Was there anyone she was with?”

Earlier that day had been normal, Mika had been at work and everything had been the same as always. She’d left and stopped by Séan’s office, like always, to tell him she’d see him later. Then she’d smiled and waved and left.

Lt. Tandra Mika
Chief Mental Health Officer

“We had an engagement together and she was supposed to meet me by the fountain a kilometer and a half northwest from here. This was almost an hour ago now. After becoming very concerned when she didn’t show or contact me I rushed here as quickly as I could and found things exactly as it is now.” Séan said everything with as much detailed info as he could provide. His hands slowly unclenched as he let out a deep breath. They should be able to help, surely, but time was ticking and abductions needed to be resolved quickly because the more time that passed increased the chances of very bad outcomes.

Counselor Iven

They spent a lot of time combing over the apartment. Complex security cameras had footage of an unconscious Mika being carried out by a large hooded figure, no identification possible. Probably Klingon based on factors like size, gait, body shape. The footage was from an hour before their date time. Three hours ago now. Security spent an additional hour combing the complex barracks for witnesses. There were none who saw anything more than they got from the cameras. Several officers living near her expressed worry for her. She was quiet, always polite, and very friendly.

The Security team left, giving Séan no further information. Doing their job, no doubt, checking into possible reasons for the abduction. Primarily, if it could be because of her rank or system access. She did, after all, have a higher than normal clearance for her rank. They needed to check if she had been involved in anything unsavoury that might have gotten her into trouble. Overall they’d have to waste several more hours chasing down these avenues.

Lt. Tandra Mika
Chief Mental Health Officer