: Posted by Commander Andralyn Montgomery (Counselor) in CNS office (Commander Montgomery)
: : Posted by Ensign Maria Beckett (Security officer) in CNS office (Commander Montgomery)
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: : : : Posted by Ensign Maria Beckett (Security officer) in Outside CNS office (Commander Montgomery)
: : : : : Posted by Commander Andralyn Montgomery (Counselor) in Outside CNS office (Commander Montgomery)
: : : : : : Posted by Ensign Maria Beckett (Security officer) in Outside CNS office (Commander Montgomery)
: : : : : : : Posted by Commander Andralyn Montgomery (Counselor) in Outside CNS office (Commander Montgomery)
: : : : : : : : Posted by Ensign Maria Beckett (Security officer) in Outside CNS office (Commander Montgomery)
: : : : : : : : : Posted by Commander Andralyn Montgomery (Counselor) in Outside CNS office (Commander Montgomery)
: : : : : : : : : : Posted by Ensign Maria Beckett (Security officer) in Outside CNS office (Commander Montgomery)
: : : : : : : : : : : Posted by Commander Andralyn Montgomery (Counselor) in Outside CNS office (Commander Montgomery)
: : : : : : : : : : : : Posted by Ensign Maria Beckett (Security officer) in Outside CNS office (Commander Montgomery)
: : : : : : : : : : : : : Posted by Commander Andralyn Montgomery (Counselor) in Outside CNS office (Commander Montgomery)
: : : : : : : : : : : : : : Posted by Ensign Maria Beckett (Security officer) in Outside CNS office (Commander Montgomery)
: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Posted by Commander Andralyn Montgomery (Counselor) in Outside CNS office (Commander Montgomery)
: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Posted by Ensign Maria Beckett (Security officer) in Outside CNS office (Commander Montgomery)
: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Posted by Commander Andralyn Montgomery (Counselor) in Outside CNS office (Commander Montgomery)
: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Posted by Ensign Maria Beckett (Security officer) in Outside CNS office (Commander Montgomery)
: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Posted by Commander Andralyn Montgomery (Counselor) in Outside CNS office (Commander Montgomery)
: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Posted by Ensign Maria Beckett (Security officer) in Outside CNS office (Commander Montgomery)
: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : The young security officer slowed to a halt just outside the door. She'd taken a minute to change into a clean uniform that had gotten rumpled and soiled by the explosion in the docking ring. She seemed no worse for the wear, except for a raging case of nervousness. Well maybe not raging, but certainly present. She didn't much like most involved with neurosciences. Not that they were bad people, just... she wasn't a fan of other people messing with her head. Psi-ops games and the like. Cut and dry, straightforward. No hidden agendas, and treating the problem, not the symptoms. Was the Commander like that? She couldn't say, but it still didn't help the distrust. This wasn't necessarily about therapy though, just being cleared for duty.
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: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : The Commander was just doing the job anyway. Why should she hold a prejudice against someone she'd not yet met, just because of their occupation. Maria sighed, as she supposed it was from being in the spacelanes for so long, and generally left to her own devices most of the time. A moment later she reached forward and pushed the doorbell button, letting it ring inside the office.
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: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : "Come in," Andra called, looking up from her work.
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: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Maria took a breath and stepped forward while the doors retracted to either side to let her through. She glanced around the interior of the office before relaxing a little bit. "Commander Montgomery, I'm Ensign Maria Beckett. I'm here for my arrival psych eval," she said, her blue eyes regarding the woman carefully.
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: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : "Come in have a seat, would you like anything to drink?" Andra offered.
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: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : She smoothly took her seat, then quickly smoothed her hair back which was pulled back into a neat ponytail now. "Um, I'll have an iced water," she said. It was neutral enough, but with the explosion on the docking ring, she'd sustained an injury along with bumps and bruises, and the water would help. Anything else could do more harm than good right now, and it was always a good idea to give her body what it really needed.
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: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : "One ice water coming up," Andra ordered the glass for the Ensign and a mug of hot chocolate for herself.
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: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Handing the Ensign her water, she settled back in her chair, "So, what do you think of Outpost 42 so far?" She always kept her questions simple, people's guards dropped then and she found she could determine their emotional states much easier when they weren't busy trying to determine what she was up to.
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: : : : : : : : : : : : : : The ensign tilted her head a little. "Well, I've not been here that long. I transferred over late in the duty cycle yesterday. Then the docking ring exploded, and now the nearby attack we deployed fighters, shuttles, and tugs for. I thought that stations were supposed to be quiet assignments, except for hot zones like DS9. Well... maybe. We -are- pretty close to Romulan space. Seems everyone here is pretty professional, and responds quickly and efficiently in a crisis."
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: : : : : : : : : : : : : : Maria realized she was babbling a little, but that was probably due to nerves and a bit of leftover tension. It had been a while since she'd seen action of any kind and she still felt a little jazzed.
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: : : : : : : : : : : : : "Everyone often thinks we don't see any action then they first arrive, nothing could be farther from the truth," Andra remarked with a grin, "Where were you stationed prior to here?"
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: : : : : : : : : : : : "The Sioto," Maria said, nodding a little. "I spent a year aboard ship there. Got to know almost everybody. On a smaller ship it happens, especially when you're doing particle surveys for nebula and star studies. Not my field of study of course, though I did find the particle studies and particle physics they were doing interesting."
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: : : : : : : : : : : "Tell me a bit about your field of study," Andra often liked to get people talking about what interested them, it helped her a lot more than asking uncomfortable or leading questions, "And what originally got you interested in it?"
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: : : : : : : : : : Maria paused for a moment. "Well, I have an equivalent degree in engineering sciences. One of the perks of growing up as a freighter jock I guess, and having to help with everything. In the Academy I focused on security with minors in particle physics. I suppose that came from a curiosity of better understanding the weapon systems we use and encounter, and how exactly they work. When you start to introduce things like tachyons and how they interact with gravitons, or with matter and anti-matter, you're starting to play with the stuff of the universe." She paused for a moment, then tilted her head a little bit. "I'm starting to sound like a science officer or something. Klingons might call it the science of war but it's something that while seems boring and mundane, I find it fascinating in it's own way."
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: : : : : : : : : : Maria paused for a moment before shaking her head. "Sorry, I think some of the painkillers from Sickbay must be affecting me."
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: : : : : : : : : "No worries, I always like to have people talk about their interests, it makes this required meeting go so much smoother," Andra replied with a shrug, "Painkillers from sickbay? I do hope everything is alright."
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: : : : : : : : Maria tilted her head. "Oh. I was in the Security station when the docking ring area exploded. My face bounced off the console in front of me. Spent the next hour or so, after I regained consciousness, walking around with a mild to moderate concussion. They got me patched up though and sent back out to get back on with the day."
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: : : : : : : "Ah, well glad to hear everything is on the mend," Andra nodded, "So it must have been interesting to grow up on a Freighter? I'm a Starfleet brat myself, accompanying my father when his posting allowed."
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: : : : : : Maria gave a soft but almost lilting laugh. "It's a lot like combat. Long hours of boredom, interspersed by moments of panic and terror. Not really but... when you're on the spacelanes things can be quite boring, if everything is going smoothly. That's usually what you want. But if something goes wrong with your warp core, or you have Klingon pirates hiding in a nebula decide to jump you... or you run into a random meteor cluster that your navigational shields don't handle... Well those days make for some interesting times."
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: : : : : : "But, I got to learn to fly, which I learned that I really enjoyed. I learned how to keep that tub flying, though it was my folks that really kept her together. I would imagine that your times aboard ship must have been exciting, or at least entertaining."
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: : : : : "Not too much happened normally, but as I got older and therefore my father's career advanced, I had a bit of prestige....being the First Officer's daughter or eventually being the Captain's daughter sometimes garnered some popularity among the other children on the ship," she laughed, "What ultimately made you join Starfleet?" She asked, changing the subject a bit.
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: : : : She smiled at that question and took a sip of her water before setting it back down to answer. "While Starfleet is a humanitarian and peace-keeping armada, a large branch of it's duties are to explore new worlds, and seek out new life, new civilizations. Every year we make First Contacts, and chart new territory. It's a fascinating time to be out here, dangerous as it is. I found that planet life, while in many places is idyllic... there is a closeness or close-knit feeling about being part of a ship or station crew. There's the ability to explore, and to learn, to grow. If I had to sum it up in one word it would have to be... adventure."
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: : : : Maria sobered a little bit. "While some might suggest the idea that maybe I've had a lot of adventure in my life already, I would say that I'm not ready to stop pushing back the borders. Some might argue that I might be running from something, but I don't feel that way. I want to keep moving forward. You know?"
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: : : "I think I can relate," Andra nodded, "Well, I have enough to officially clear you for duty, unless you have any questions for me, we are through here."
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: : Maria paused for a few moments, then smiled. "I can think of a couple. What do you think you'd be doing today, if you hadn't joined Starfleet and become a Councilor," she asked, watching Andra very carefully, looking for telltale details and micro expressions. It would be good to learn something if she could about the woman. It might have been a little bit of a personal question, but one she felt that was relatively safe.
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: "I'd probably either be a civilian doctor or a civilian therapist," Andra shrugged, "I've always enjoyed helping people and I've always had a natural aptitude for medicine. I am actually a fully licensed doctor within Starfleet and I was a medical officer prior to switching to counseling."
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Maria smiled at that before nodding to herself. "Well, that's good. Anyway, I can't really hang out. I've got more meetings to get to. Thanks for your time Commander," she said to the woman with a wry smile. With that she slipped to her feet easily and stretched, almost like a cat before turning to the door in an about face, heading for the way out.

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