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
Posted by… suppressed (64) by the Post Ghost! 👻

(snip)
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

Dradvia had mixed feelings about the mess. It was always busy so there was safety in numbers, but because it was always busy there were always people too close, too nosey. She nodded, “Yes, you had contacted her, but when she was able to respond you were unconscious. I spoke with her briefly when it came though.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Tealor could feel she was unsettled by the mess, “Good” he said smiling as they left his office for the mess. When they got there Raya was sitting alone reading a paper book and drinking a tea. Here salad largely untouched. “Commander Salen,” Tealor interrupted.

Dradvia’s eyes darted around the mess, her gaze taking in everyone who was there, even as she kept her focus right in front of her. It was easier at the table because she had a reason to focus on the area just around her, but she moved so she stood by the seat that allowed her to see the majority of the room, but not all of it.

Commander Salen looked up and smiled at Tealor then stood to great Dradvia, “Ah I finally get to meet the savant in person, Tealor has spoken highly of your skills” she noted extending her hand in a most un-vulcan way, her black eyes explained the reason why.

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

The moment the compliment, the praise left Commander Salen’s lips it was like an iron rod rammed through her spine and every instinct went into hyperdrive. Rationally Dradvia knew the Commander was being polite, but the Commander didn’t know her, why was she praising her? What did she want? What had Dradvia done? Why was Dr. Tessan talking about her? Had she done something wrong? Had she made a mistake? Was he trying to get rid of her? Move her off the ship? She supposed he had a reason enough to do so.

None of this showed on her face of course, and she shook the commander’s hand politely. Dradvia didn’t know what to say to that. Every reply seemed a door way to a mistake. “Thank you,” seemed the safest option.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Reya smiled warmly, “Please join me, both of you, maybe fill me in on how you both have been?” she asked. “Taelor tells me you are one of his best doctors he has” she said sipping her tea.

Reya Salen

Dradvia sat down across from Dr. Salen. She glanced at Dr. Tessan, assessing, but her gaze dropped automatically to her lap at the repeated praise. Her stomach started to churn. She couldn’t imagine Dr. Tessan said that. She was just out of the Academy and still learning. The other doctors were much more experienced and knowledgeablethan she was.

She gripped her hands in her lap under the table out of sight. “He is doing well. The parasite seems to have created a symbiotic relationship with him.” Work, diagnosis, medicine.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Tealor looks at Dradvia, “Can I get you anything from the replicator?” he said pushing back from the table.

“Just water, please?” Dradvia asked for her usual barely above a whisper.

As Tealor walked away from the table Salen smiled at Dradvia, “Thank you for taking care of him, He’s a good man” she smiled

Reya Salen

Dradvia nodded. “He is. He is very kind. I… I’m sorry I couldn’t do more. I didn’t really do much. It’s still in there.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

She looked at her thoughtfully. “He seems to be enjoying it now that the thing as calmed down, he was moving cups around earlier with his mind” she said with an eyebrow raise, “He was quite impressed with himself, so maybe it’s meant to be there.”

Commander Reya Salen

Dradvia smiled slightly. “Perhaps.” She could see Dr. Tessan being quite pleased with himself. But if the parasite had been malignant, it would have killed him, she hadnd’t been able to remove it.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

She thought a moment.”I see” she said leaning forward.”some times trying and being there to support beyond what is required of us, is more valuable than the result” she smiled.

CMDR Reya Salen

Dradvia leaned back slightly as Salen leaned forward. There was a brief flash of … steel in Dradvia’s eyes. “I know that,” she said softly. That was the hard part. She knew that. Often that was the only help she could give. It wasn’t supposed to be like that anymore.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“I see why Tealor relates to you” she said leaning back. “Thats life dear”

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

“Yes ma’am,” she said quietly, submissively. She knew that too, didn’t mean she had to like it. This woman made her uneasy and scared. She felt like she was being tested and would be punished for it later. She wondered where Tessan had gone, but she supposed it didn’t really matter.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer
“Im sorry Dradvia, im afraid I go into counselor mode far to easily, you did not ask for an evaluation, please forgive me? ” she said looking uncomfortable for the first time.

“Of course, I do.” How could Dradvia refuse even if she wanted to? The woman was a ranks above her and Dr. Tessan’s friend. “It’s alright Cmdr Salen. I understand.”

*im here dradvia” his voice came from inside her head

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

She knew that. She’d never really figured out how to talk back to a telepath but she was sure Dr. Tessan knew anyway. He was always there, after… after he’d helped her with the memory block. She still wished she hadn’t had to. He was always there, but not… not there. It never felt like he was invading. She wondered if he ever got tired of feeling and hearing all her thoughts and feelings. She certainly did.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Tealor smiled as he came back and sat down, “You ladies getting along ok?” he asked trying to asses their currently mixed emotion.

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

Dradvia took the water, “Thank you,” that Tessan set in front of her. She wrapped both hands around it and held it like a life line. Just like she did in his office. She nodded, maybe too quickly. But it wasn’t to cover a lie but to reassure and make sure she wasn’t in trouble. “Yes.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Tealor, whent into Dradvias mind, why would you be introuvle he said in response to her feeling

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

For not getting along with your friend, she thought. For embarrassing him, For doing something, she didn’t know what, that made Salen not like her?

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Dradvia, Raya likes you fine, she was telling me how much she appreciated how much you did to take care of me, she just tends to go into doctor mode to often it the vulcan in her coming out, she was raised on our home planet but she can be aggressive in her attempts to help he said, you have done nothing wrong he thought.

She gave a slight nod and tried to relax and enjoy.

“So Raya, I’m glad you will be her for the next few weeks, what are you planning on doing while you are here?”

“Tell Dradvia embarrassing stories about you ofcourse, and then some RNR with friends” Raya said.

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

Dradvia shook her head adamantly, embarrassed, “Oh no. That’s alright. No stories.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“are you sure, they are quite enjoyable.” she said with a little hope of finding someone to hang with other than Tealor.

Reya Salen

Now Dradvia felt pressured. Salen seemed to want to share, but she bit her lip feeling very uncomfortable. “I … um I don’t think I would enjoy embarrassing stories about Dr. Tessan.” She didn’t want to say gossip, that’s what it was, but it had a negative connotation. He was her department head and superior officer.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Reya raised her hand, “It’s ok, ” she said. “So what is there to don on this ship?” she asked. Tealor seemed to be just relaxing and taking in the interaction.

Reya Salen

“Not a lot,” Dradvia answered honestly. “Game nights in here. Several people like to play old board games and poker. The holodeck is nice. We have more programs than you can make it through in a year.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“That sounds interesting, guess I have been spoiled living at home. ” she said with a grin. “Have you been?” she asked Dradvia.

Dradvia shook her head. “There are a couple of Holodeck programs I like. I mostly like to read.”

Are you ok, or do you want to get out of here? he asked shield their thoughts.

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

She didn’t know how to answer that. It would be rude to leave, but she was uncomfortable. But she also liked that Dr. Tessan asked her to come. She didn’t know what she wanted to do.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Tealor looked at them both. “You guys want to see a new trick I learned?” he asked with a childish grin on his face.

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

Dradvia was curious and a little surprised by the childish grin. It wasn’t a side of Dr. Tessan she saw. “Of course.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Tealors glass lifted off the table and to his lips, he took a sip and then set it back down. He looked at the two woman waiting to see the impressed looks are their faces.

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

Dradvia’s eyes widened in shock. “I thought you could only move it a few inches?” she said softly.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Reya nodded it was impress, well id would have been had he not been showing her since she got her.

“I’ve been working a lot” Tealor said with a grin, I’ve been trying to see if I can communicate with the parasite but so far it’s been silent.

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

“I’m impressed. Maybe you should look into how Trill communicate with their symbiotes?” Dradvia suggested.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Tealor knew better than to give her a compliment, he could not warn Reya but she might pick up on it. “I like that, I’ll reach out to Ensign Coral” he said, I’m hoping that as old as it is maybe it has genetic memory we can learn from

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

“It would certainly help if you could convince it to let us get more accurate scans and diagnostics without hurting you,” Dradvia said.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“Maybe you could help me run test?” he asked Dradvia. He took a sip off his trink and looked at Reya.. “We could all go for a stroll on the hollowdeck?” he suggested

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

Dradvia nodded, “Of course. I’m curious about the results.” She didn’t want to say about the holodeck. Didn’t Dr. Tessan want to catch up with his friend? Did he feel like he had to invite her? She didn’t mind not being invited. She also felt a bit like a third wheel and both of them trying really hard to not make her feel that way. Of course going meant less time in her quarters in the silence alone. “Okay.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

He just smiled, “Any where either of you would like to go?” he asked. “I don’t really have a preference, there is always my favorite , the falls .”

“I don’t really have any idea’s, I just would like to spend sometime with the both of you.” she said, “I’ve actually been really lonely back home, being the boss means people tend to avoid you on a social level” she noted.

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

The only program.Dradvia used regularly was the monk’s garden. It was peaceful but not really exciting. “There are a lot to choose from. I suppose it depends in what type of place you want to go.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Just then Tealor got called out to sickbay for some emergency, apparently a new Ensign was having a nervious break down. Sorry ladies he said then left.

Reya smilled “well guess its just you and me?”

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

Dradvia started to offer to go for Dr. Tessan, but it was a counseling emergency and she wasn’t qualified to handle those. She look at Reya, “Yes, ma’am. This holodeck is this way.” It was all the way on the last deck of the ship. That wasn’t saying much though because the Wolverine was a very small ship.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“I’m sorry I make you uncomfortable, after what you did for tealor, I was hoping we could try and start a friend ship,” she said as they walked. “He does not have many real friends” she noted.

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

Dradvia shrugged self-consciously. “Everything makes me uncomfortable.” She didn’t know about friends. Dr. Tessan was such a nice person, she imagined he had lots of friends.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Truth was Tealor had people that liked him but did not have people who were his friends. He intentionally kept people at arms length, he had been unable to with dradvia.
“He says he has few friends, that you were one at least he hoped you were friends, I imagine that’s hard with him being your boss.” she noted.

Reya Salen