Posted by Civilian Sisnil Zoi (Intelligence Consultant) in So… This Is It

Posted by Ensign Dradvia (Medical Officer) in So… This Is It

Posted by Civilian Sisnil Zoi (Intelligence Consultant) in So… This Is It
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Sisnil nodded. “Get Simon and we’ll do the garden program.” He said.

Dradvia took Simon out of the carrier and returned it to the supply room. That way they would know where it was if they ever needed it. She carried Simon with them, loving on him, and spoiling him with lots of baby talk and pets as they walked.

Then they arrived at the holodeck and let Simon out.

~ Zoi

Simon was delighted, and Dradvia always loved the program. Umbra found them almost immediately, and Dradvia gathered her up and buried her face in her fur. There was a churning down deep in her gut. She attested it to nervousness and guilt for Sisnil. She tried to convince herself she’d done everything she could. That he shouldn’t be alive at all. That if she hadn’t recognized he’d been poisoned he would have died. That she had found a doctor that could do the procedure. That the Psilosynine was successful. None of that made her feel any better.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil sensed her guilt and gave her one of his looks. “You know you’re right, I’d rather be blind than dead,” he said to her. “It… My vision went out after my heart stopped. I keep wondering if maybe I hadn’t…” He was referring to his panic over Noril’s safety.

~ Zoi

Dradvia shook her head, “No Sisnil, it doesn’t work that way. And even if that was true, then that means the poison was all attacking your heart, and you would have died. That means your worry over your brother saved your life.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil took her hand. “I hope you’re right.” He smiled a little, “We both did the best we could knowing what the odds were.”

~ Zoi

Dradvia nodded, but she didn’t smile. “I know, but I’ve never handled failure well. I was the only one among the slaves that seemed to know how to help the sick and injured. They all looked at me to help, and when I couldn’t…” her voice trailed off and she stared off into the trees.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil pulled her into him and hugged her. “I know, Dee.” He said softly. “I love you.”

~ Zoi

She laid her head against his shoulder for just a moment. The sadness was all consuming. She couldn’t make it right for anyone. It was never enough. She was never enough. “I love you, too.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“You’re always enough for me, Dee, and that’s all that matters,” Sisnil said, responding to her thoughts.

~ Zoi

Dradvia smiled, but it didn’t reach her eyes. At least he thought so. “Can we go down by the pond?” She asked, changing the subject.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“Of course,” Sisnil said. He headed with her towards the pond. When Simon noticed, he carried his toy in his mouth as he followed them.

~ Zoi

Dradvia held his hand to help him over the uneven parts. He was recovering quickly, and she had no doubt he would be just as fit and strong as ever. Simon darted by with his toy, and she laughed softly, more like the sound of a smile in her breathing than a full laugh.

When they got to the pond she lowered herself by the edge and slipped her boots off and stuck her toes in the water. Umbra was watching the koi dart back and forth. She wondered when Simon would notice them. Or maybe because they weren’t real, he wouldn’t.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Simon did notice them. He looked into the water and his eyes went really big, his head snapping back and forth with the fish.

Sisnil couldn’t sense holograms. He could hear the fish in the water, and he could sense Simon’s curiosity and hunting instinct. “Is Simon watching the fish?”

~ Zoi

Dradvia smiled as she watched him. “He is. His head is snapping back and forth like a released rubber band. And his eyes are solid black now. He dropped his toy and hasn’t noticed.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil smiled. “He’s going to swipe now,” he said, and then, Simon did, reaching into the water towards a fish, causing them all to dart around.

~ Zoi

Dradvia didn’t laugh as Simon jumped and shook his paw in disgust at the splashed water. She was staring at Sisnil in wonder. “How did you know?”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“My senses feel clearer, even sensing him,” Sisnil said with a shrug. “I sensed his desire to strike.”

~ Zoi

“Clearer?” She was puzzled, “Oh because they are all back to normal?”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“Well, yes, but… No, it’s actually easier to sense things.” Sisnil shrugged again, “Maybe it’s like those stories of blind people with really good hearing?”

~ Zoi

“Hmmm,” Dradvia thought for a moment. “Makes sense. You pay more attention to your other senses. The Aenar are blind, but are so intune with their telepathy they can see through their telepathy.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil nodded, “I’ve studied the Aenar. I had to.”

~ Zoi

“I studied everything I could about telepathy at first. I thought if I did, it would somehow make a difference for Kryssa.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil smiled. “I bet she appreciated your trying.” He said. “It was part of my Syndicate training.”

~ Zoi

Kryssa was long gone by the time Dradvia reached Earth. But she hoped somewhere Kryssa knew. “I’m sorry they put you through that.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer