Posted by Cadet Carmen Luisa Parker-Cawlyns (Doctor) in Chief Medical Officer’s office- Issac Conroy Check In

Posted by Cadet Issac Conroy (Doctor) in Chief Medical Officer’s office- Issac Conroy Check In

Posted by Cadet Carmen Luisa Parker-Cawlyns (Doctor) in Chief Medical Officer’s office- Issac Conroy Check In
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Well, here I am… hope I can make the old man proud, Cadet Conroy thought to himself as he made his way through the Challenger, heart pounding in his chest. He stopped for a minute to calm his nerves, breathing in… and out. Calm down brain, nothing to fear, I’m just one cadet among dozens, family history won’t save or damn me here. HE thought to himself once more. Soon enough he found himself outside the office of the CMO, closed his eyes for a brief second, and knocked on the door. ” Cadet Conroy reporting for duty.”

OOC: Hi! I’ll be taking over your check-in, since the CMO is on leave. I’m still a Cadet, and pretty new to STF myself, but hopefully I can help you get started!
Currently, I’m writing Out Of Character (OOC), which I’m showing by putting an “OOC:” at the front of my text. Below, I’ll post my In Character text using “IC:”.
Good job with your first post, by the way. It was good you included your character’s thoughts, it made me curious for what his past was like! Just one thing to point out, it’s easy to forget but it’s important to sign your posts after posting them, it helps everybody keep track of who said what.

IC:
Carmen had been filing paperwork in the CMO’s office for over three hours, so she was glad for the break that came from a knock on the door. Ever since the T’Saie, the Challenger‘s CMO, went on leave, all of the medical department’s administration had fell on her. She opened the door, seeing a Cadet in a medical uniform just like hers.
“Hello! Please, come in.” she said, gesturing inside towards the small desk. “I’m Cadet Parker-Cawlyns, I’m filling in for our Chief Medical Officer, T’Saie, while she’s on leave.”
Carmen sat down at the desk, sitting in the CMO’s chair, a place she felt almost worryingly comfortable in. “How have you been doing? Has the transition to the Challenger been smooth?”

-Cadet Parker-Cawlyns (Medical)

Issac snapped off a textbook perfect salute, or half of one before common sense overrode instinct. Don’t want to give away I was taught to salute the same time I was learning to walk, too many questions could come from that. “Thanks for the warm welcome, Cadet. The transition has been smooth sailing so far, everybody has been welcoming, the few people I’ve literally bumped into anyway. And honestly to be candid, I feel more comfortable ship-side than on land, anyway.” He was deliberately avoiding eye contact as he ran a hand through ear length, messy black waves.

-Cadet Issac Conroy (Medical)

Carmen nodded. “That’s good, I’m glad you haven’t encountered any problems.” She could feel uneasiness radiating off the cadet, both from the way he avoided eye contact and from her Betazoid side picking up his emotions. She wanted to help him be more comfortable, but frankly wasn’t sure how. That was more of the ship councilor’s skill set. She just gave him an easygoing smile. “Why did you join Starfleet? And why the medical department in particular?”

-Cadet Parker-Cawlyns (Medical)
Issac sighed, then turned his face to meet the other Cadet’s eyes. Since she’s just a Cadet, no harm in opening up a bit, he thought to himself. ” I joined Starfleet for family reasons. See going back to before there was a Starfleet, or an Alliance, there’s been a Conroy on somebody’s ship, serving ‘with distinction’, as my father would say. I Joined to serve in medicine as a small rebellion, you could say. I may be a Conroy on a ship, but I’m turning my hands to saving and helping others. I don’t expect to coast on the family honor, though, want to make my own name in the stars, you know?”
-Cadet Issac Conroy (Medical)

Carmen nodded. “I see.” She thought for a moment, and then smiled. “We’re a little bit like opposites. I was always going to be a doctor, but I ‘rebelled’ and chose to join Starfleet instead of taking on the family practice.”
She absentmindedly ran a hand through her hair. “I haven’t read your file,” she said, since she didn’t have the time, and also preferred to meet people than read about them, “are you a general doctor, or do you specialize in anything?”

-Cadet Parker-Cawlyns (Medical)

Issac smiles warmly. ” I specialize in field medicine, trained to go with away parties in case they need a medic, and am trained in xenobiology as well as a ‘hearts and minds’ affair in case we encounter wounded aliens.” Issac laughed quietly.”It was Dad’s only request when I applied to medical training.”
-Cadet Issac Conroy (Medical)

‘A doctor that wanted to go on away parties! How wonderful!’ though Carmen to herself. She preferred the safe, sterile environment of sickbay to whatever was crawling down on the planets below, and was glad she would be able to count on someone else to keep the away parties safe. “How good. We don’t have a field medic on the away team, so I’m sure you’ll get a spot.”
“What are your goals for your time on the Challenger? Starfleet in general? Would you ever want to captain a starship?” she asked.

-Cadet Parker-Cawlyns (Medical)
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Issac shrugged, smiling wryly. Ain’t that the million dollar question, He thought to himself. “My goals for my time with starfleet is to simply put, be the best I can be , go where I’m needed, do the best job I can. If Starfleet needs me to eventually captain a ship more than it needs me as a field medic, I’d be happy to do it. Mainly I just want to see the path to helping the most people, you know?”
-Cadet Issac Conroy (medical)

Carmen nodded along as he spoke. She understood his sentiments, they were quite similar to hers. “I do know–that desire to help people, it’s a noble calling. Starfleet never seems to run out of medical emergencies, for better or for worse. I’m sure that you’ll be plenty busy.”
“Field medicine can be a stressful job, working with people from every discipline in unfamiliar, often dangerous territory. Do you think you’ll be able to handle it all?” she asked. It’s not that she doubted him, and she hoped he wouldn’t take it that way, but it’s important to be confident in what you’re doing out there. Or, really, in any medical profession at all. You can’t be second guessing yourself when somebody’s life is on the line.

-Cadet Parker-Cawlyns (Medical)

Issac nodded, rubbing the back of his head. “I was on vacation a few years ago, Naussicaan pirates hit the resort, I had just started my medical training, but stayed with the medics, running them supplies and the like, giving them support till assistance arrived. I like to think I can handle it again, but who knows how a man will handle himself thrown into danger. So color me confident, but cautious. Not to mention that running support for trained medics is a world apart from being point medic on an away team. I appreciate the question, Cadet.” And while I stood my ground with the Naussicaans, who knows how I’d react to a hostile first contact situation, or something I have no training for, he thought to himself.