Posted by Ensign Dradvia (Medical Officer) in Weekly Requirements

Posted by Lieutenant Dr Tealor Tessan (CMO/CNS) in Weekly Requirements

Posted by Ensign Dradvia (Medical Officer) in Weekly Requirements
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Dradvia smiled slightly and then after he left, she gathered up Umbra and wandered into the grove of trees where she often hid.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

A week later Dradvia was back at Tealor’s office and rang the chime. The week had been quiet work wise and … she was just feeling despondent.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Tealor moved up from his desk, “Ah, come in Dradvia how are you?” he asked sitting down in his normal seat, as he pused her water towards her spot.

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

Dradvia came in and sat down. She took the glass and sipped it. “About the same,” she said with a shrug.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Tealor sat down across from her, “Dr Salen is her visiting, she wanted to check on my progress” he said tapping on his head, indicating the parasite that was still in there. “If it would be ok with you I would like you to meet her?” he said

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

“Of course. I am glad your friend got to come visit.” Dradvia was glad for him. He’d been alone for awhile, and she knew how lonely he was.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Tealor smiled, “After then we can grab a bite to eat with her?” he asked. “At some point when you are comfortable I would like you to have a few sessions with her” he noted.

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

Dradvia smiled. She liked meeting other doctors, and it felt nice that Dr. Trssan wanted to include her in a social way. The smile stayed in place and her mind went very focused. The way he had taught her to block. “Oh. Okay.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Tealor smiled, “Practicing your blocking I sense, good” he said smiling pushing her usual water toward her. “So how would you like to proceed today?” he asked, “How have you been sleeping?”

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

“I’m not sure, Dr. Tessan. I feel … I guess worn out and exhausted from everything,” she motioned around his office. “It’s not that I don’t want to continue or anything. I’m just feeling… worn down I guess.”

“I’ve been sleeping okay.” It had been hard when she realized how she actually felt about Sisnil. It had kept her up some nights.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“I’m not sure I believe you are sleeping well, and tired,” he said. “Mind if I have a look inside?” he asked before pushing past her emotional layer to her thoughts.

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

Dradvia scooted back in her chair, “I’m not lying, Dr. Tessan. I’m using my headband and I’m not having any nightmares.” She was just tired. She let him look though.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Tealor pushed past her defenses, but she could feel that he had done so, it was like something stretched through a insect net on a tent. He looked around at her surface thoughts for signs of distress.

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

She hid something from him - specific, but didn’t seem to be connected to her exhaustion and mental tiredness. Everything else was honest. What he found was that she felt very isolated since she set boundaries. She was happy, but feeling alone and isolated since.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“Dradvia,” Tealor said, “The isolation or loneliness you are feeling is not uncommon for telepaths, we learn that if we want to keep our thought life completely private we have to then be intentional about spending time with our friends and loved ones.” he noted “My door is open, not just as your boss, or counselor but as your friend. I suspect I might be in there commenting to you from time to time anyway.” he said. Since he had pushed into her his subconscious had merged with hers, he felt things about her that were a little, different than before.

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

“I know.” Except Dradvia wasn’t comfortable with that. Or, well she guessed she didn’t know if she was, but the strict boundaries between officers and colleagues was safe. She nodded to the last part, “Sometimes. Usually when I’m afraid of getting in trouble for being late or forgetting a report.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

He raised a hand, “I’m sorry if my being your boss makes it uncomfortable for you to socialize with me” he said smiling. “It’s not my intention” he said sipping his tea. “So what you you like to do with your time? he asked

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

It wasn’t that. HE didn’t make her uncomfortable. It was just that not blurring those lines had kept her safe. It was a hard rule she’d learned… well from Lokhar. Another remnant she’d held on to… but she hadn’t. She’d gotten better about that at the Academy. So why had she stopped?

The answer came to her rather quickly. Because of Sisnil. He didn’t make her draw that line, but knowing he was with the Syndicate, she’d allowed herself to revert and conform to avoid getting in trouble.

“I don’t know. I mostly stay in my room and read.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“Yes you mentioned that several times as we have met, but I mean with your time today? Our session time” he said with a smile siping his tea as he always did, his legs crossed at the knee, his posture relaxed.

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

Dradvia looked confused as she thought. But nothing came to mind. Tessan could feel she was just tired. She wasn’t avoiding, but she was tired enough to make it difficult to do more than just passively engage. It wasn’t just physical tiredness, it was mental and emotional. “I… don’t know. I guess … ummm… regression?”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

He looked at her, “There is no rush Dradvia, we can meet another time, maybe we should just go get some food you can meet Salen?” he suggested.

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

Guilt filled her. Unfounded but there. She was supposed to be here doing the work she promised to do. “Okay.” She didn’t really like meeting new people, but it wasn’t like Dr. Tessan was going to leave her alone with the woman.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“Excellent, Feels like you could use a break anyway.” he said with a smiled as he stood, ” I think she said she was heading to the mess, lets go have a look, You spoke with her once while I was, sick?” he asked
Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine