STF

Counselor's Office - Cadet Ko Check-In

Posted March 12, 2021, 9:29 p.m. by Cadet M'rahja Ko (Security Officer) (Abigail G)

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Vanessa Lofton (Counselor) in Counselor’s Office - Cadet Ko Check-In
<snipperdoodle>

It was always pleasing to find others who appreciated art, and not just as something you hang on the wall to make the room look pretty. M’rahja sipped her tea, her body lose and relaxed. “All sorts of things. I like to keep busy, socializing or with hobbies. I’m an art buff, if you couldn’t tell, and I can play the guitar. I love board games, and know my way around a few card games as well. I like conversing with my fellow cadets or crew members, and I’ll try anything once. So long as it won’t kill me.”

Cadet Ko (Security)

“That’s quite eclectic,” Vanessa responded. “And very creative. Do you paint, yourself?” She gestured toward a bucket of brushes with a few paints beside it, beneath one of the end tables. “I’ve done some paint therapy with a few patients over the years. Some find it relaxing, for others, not so much. I’m of the latter persuasion,” she laughed.

“I’m glad you seem to get along easily,” she continued after M’rahja responded. “Working with people is essential out here. How well do you work on teams? What role do you usually find yourself taking?”

Lt. Cmdr. Lofton

“Oh no,” M’rahja chuckled, “I have no artistic talent myself. Can’t paint or draw anything. I could tell you the differences between impressionism and post-impressionism but I couldn’t paint either myself.” As for the next question. “I don’t find it difficult working with others, we’re all working towards the same goal after all. Though, I do tend to play the role of the ‘devil’s advocate’ in groups.” She smirked, remembering the simulations run at the academy. “Sometimes my fellow cadets weren’t too pleased with my suggestions.” She was a pragmatic at heart, and not one to let emotions sway her decisions.

Cadet Ko (security)

Vanessa nodded. “It’s good to make sure that an issue is being roundly considered,” she replied, shifting to tuck her feet under her on the couch. “Just make sure you’re not being too argumentative,” she added with a laugh. “Have you found that this sometimes interferes with your relationships with fellow cadets?”

She watched the young Caitian as she responded. She was a bright young woman from her records; she had already proven herself ready for Starfleet. Now it was the Challenger’s opportunity to mold her.

Lt. Cmdr. Lofton - CNS

“Someone’s gotta be contrary, and I feel that I don’t cross the line of too much,” Though that was always the tricky part. One person’s hero is another’s villain. She’s yet to encounter that moment where she thought to herself ‘I went too far’, but life is not always kind and one day she may find herself in that position. “It’s soiled a few acquaintances.” M’rahja confessed, “My fellow cadets who liked me outside of class and simulations didn’t like me so much in those tense simulations. I can’t say I miss them, nor do I regret standing by my ideals.”

Cadet Ko (Security)


Posts on USS Challenger

In topic

Posted since


© 1991-2024 STF. Terms of Service

Version 1.15.9