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Counselors office - Cadet Bingham check in

Posted Jan. 23, 2022, 10:45 p.m. by Lieutenant Commander Vanessa Lofton (Counselor) (Nathan Miller)

Posted by Cadet Roger Bingham (Security Officer) in Counselors office - Cadet Bingham check in

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Vanessa Lofton (Counselor) in Counselors office - Cadet Bingham check in

Posted by Cadet Roger Bingham (Security Officer) in Counselors office - Cadet Bingham check in
Roger could feel the warmth of the coffee settling in nicely. He felt good not only because of the coffee but also because his first meeting with his CO went pretty well. He felt ready to ‘take on the galaxy’ as it may be. Or this could just be the caffeine talking, he thought.

Anyway, time to focus, there were still people to meet before he was cleared for duty. He looked at his PADD and decided to visit the Counselor next. The ship’s counselor was Vanessa Lofton, as his CO had mentioned. He looked for directions to her office on his PADD; got up from his table with his cup and returned the mug to the replicator. He made his way through the ship, pausing at the windows briefly to mostly gape at the breathtaking sights. Several other cadets passed by him along the way and by some mutual understanding, Roger and the other cadets nodded at each other, probably in recognition of the fact that ‘We’re all here and we will work together’. Even though Roger didn’t know their names yet, he would soon familiarize himself with the rest of the crew as much as he could.

He reached the Counselor’s office door and pressed the proverbial doorbell button and waited to be called inside.

~~Cadet Roger Bingham - Security Officer

OOC: Apologies for my delay! I had some family issues come up that made posting difficult.

IC: “Come in!” rang through the panel speaker, and the doors opened onto a sitting area filled by an L-shaped sectional sofa. The couch, walls, and carpeting were all in various shades of blue, clearly designed to make the environment feel calm and welcoming. A low table - what once on Earth might have been called a coffee table - sat before the sofa, a 15cm globe light resting on it. Another globe sat on a side table on one end of the sofa, while an identical table held a red vase with white daisies. On the wall over the sofa hung a picture of a human couple - the man in a tuxedo, the woman barefoot in a red evening gown - dancing on a wet beach, while a butler and maid stood nearby holding aloft umbrellas.

A dark-haired woman was crossing to the doors from a desk off to one side, a bright smile across her face. Just before reaching Roger, she reached a hand up and checked on the pile of hair wrapped into a bun on her head, held in place by a skewer. She seemed satisfied, and extended a hand to the cadet.

“Hi! You must be Cadet Bingham. I’m Lieutenant Commander Lofton, but in here - ” she gestured about the room ” - please call me Vanessa. Have a seat! Would you like anything to drink?”

OOC: Hi Aqiul! I’m Nathan, and I play the ship’s counselor. Again, my apologies for the delay, but I’ll be much more responsive going forward. Here in this thread we’ll try to delve into some of your character’s background, deal with their desires, motivations, try to really delve under their skin and find what makes them… them. I can’t wait to write with you, and learn more about Roger!

CN Lofton / Nathan

OOC: Pleasure to meet you Nathan! I hope all is well with your family. The counselor checkin sounds fun and I’ll get to flesh out Roger a bit more too. Thanks!

IC: “Come in!” he heard as the door opened. Roger stepped into the room and he felt that he was in someone’s living room rather than on a starship. The decor was tasteful yet inviting; a place to relax he felt. In front of him was a dark haired woman who looked every bit that she belonged here. She seemed to fit the room in a manner of speaking.

Lieutenant Commander Lofton, Vanessa, introduced herself and offered him drink and a seat. Roger wondered if more coffee was a good idea and thought better of it. “Thank you Vanessa, I’d love a green tea” he said as he made his way to the sofa and sat down.

The sofa was comfortable but Roger had a feeling that this was the sofa where people sat down to discuss their deepest problems while the person sitting opposite analysed them. He looked around the room and his eyes settled on a beautiful painting that hung on the wall. “That’s a lovely painting Vanessa, what is it called?” he said.

~~Cadet Bingham, Security Officer

She nodded before turning to the nearby food slot. “One green tea, and one hot chocolate,” she requested. Moments later she was carrying the two drinks to the couch, where she handed one to Roger. She sipped her cocoa and hummed contentedly before she looked at the painting.

“It’s The Singing Butler; a print, obviously.” Her eyes swept the image, the corners of her mouth turning up slightly. “I love how it evokes motion, and emotion all at once. Though, I have been thinking of switching it out. I haven’t decided just yet.”

Vanessa turned back to Roger, tucking one leg beneath her on the couch. “This is a very informal session,” she continued. “You’ve been analyzed and analyzed and analyzed at the Academy; if Starfleet didn’t think you were ready, you wouldn’t be here. This is for me to get to know you, and see how I can help you succeed during your time aboard the Challenger.”

She sipped the chocolate again, then gestured at a PADD on the coffee table with the mug before she set it down. “I know all of your scores, your professor’s evaluations of you, but I want to know about you. So… do you have any hobbies? What do you like to do when you’re off duty?”

CNS Lofton


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