Posted June 11, 2019, 10:16 a.m. by Lieutenant Seddk Vock (Chief Medical Officer) (James Sinclair)
Posted by Lieutenant Persephone Milestone (Chief Science Officer) in Side Sim - Just a headache (tag Vock)
Posted by Lieutenant Seddk Vock (Chief Medical Officer) in Side Sim - Just a headache (tag Vock)
Posted by Lieutenant Persephone Milestone (Chief Science Officer) in Side Sim - Just a headache (tag Vock)
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Seph shook her head. “And say what? That I’m having trouble sleeping? I believe I just told ‘you’ that and you gave me these.” She held up the bottle.Her eyes narrowed slightly as she cocked her head. “Have YOU followed up with the Councilor or your second since your shuttle incident?” If he was going to question her, v he should telling bucking advice the day he arrived and he jumped right back into work against recommendations
Seph
CSOVock looked at her flatly and said “I have not. But I am scheduled for such. And my circumstances are not yours, so I fail to see the corollary Lieutenant.” and he arched an eyebrow. “Is there some reason you are hesitant to go to the Counselor?”
Vock, CMO
“I do not see a reason to bother the Counselor when simple orders as you have given will also be given again as they have in the past. ‘Sleep more, do not allow past circumstances to dictate your future, take a sleeping pill if need be, find a hobby to occupy your mind..’.” Seph gave the list like a litany she had heard over and over on more than one occasion. “I appreciate your concern and promise to inform the Counselor that I have come tonight for sleeping assistance. Will that make you feel better?” It was not condescending, more like a child promising one parent to tell the other she was doing as she was told.
In all honesty, she really had no reason in her mind to see the Chief Head Shrinker who would merely ask for details of the dreams and try and walk thru them a step at a time. She had done it plenty and gotten no where. No one else was going to do any better.
Pretha
Vock replied “My ‘feelings’ are irrelevant, Lieutenant. I am merely asking if you are taking all necessary steps to ensure your physical and mental health. As a Department Head on this vessel, you are responsible for not only yourself; but all of those who serve under you. It would be doing your staff a great disservice if you were to not look after yourself.” And he looked at her without blinking for several moments. Finally he spoke, his voice slightly softer than before. “Let us use my current status as an example, as you are familiar with it. My arrival on board was problematic, to say the least. Those circumstances, coupled with a potentially crippling conflict with one of my staff, set my department up for a statistically higher probability of failure than I deemed acceptable. Therefore it fell to me, as the Department Head, to rectify the situation in which I found myself as the center focal point. Not ideal, but it had to be dealt with. Therefore I addressed my arrival with Captain, thank you for your assistance in that. And I engaged in multiple opportunities to communicate in a more appropriate fashion with my staff member… meeting them on their terms, not holding them to mine. And I have made appointments with the Counselor to discuss any lingering emotional or mental issues that may be present from the incident surrounding my trip to this ship.” and his head tilted slightly to the side and his gaze intensified.
“What I am not doing is eschewing advice from the professionals surrounding me in order to bypass what may be a difficult conversation. All that does is postpone the inevitable, and make the interim time more uncomfortable than is necessary.”
Vock, CMO
A simple exhale of a breath was all the Science Chief did, but the affect, if Vock caught it, was the same as if she had collapsed under a professional reprimand. A moment ago, Persephone had been keeping good eye contact and taking the conversation in as if she knew she was fine and nothing was amiss. But Vock had put the in her place as surely as any grounding from a parent could have done.
When she finally spoke, the borderline indignation in her voice was completely gone. “You are right.” Somehow nothing else seemed appropriate. Excuses were just that… excuses. Her crossed arms dropped and she nodded once more. “I’ll see the Counselor. I’m fine, at least, in my opinion. But you’re right that i need to consider my Department and the ship as a whole.”
She wasn’t one to easily admit a weakness. But there was no way around it this time. And continuing to try and do so would potentially hurt more than just herself. “If i can have a mold sleeping aide for this evening, I’ll see the counselor at my soonest…” she paused to clarify, not wanting him to think she was simply stalling again. “I’ll go right after shift change debriefs are done.”
Seph
Vock replied with a slight softening of tone that was barely noticeable. “Lieutenant, this is not a matter of right or wrong. I am simply trying to provide you the best medical and professional support that I am able. I am pleased to hear that you will see the Counselor. And if I may be of any help, you are free to contact me at any time.” and he pointed to the small bottle he had handed her before. “Diphenhydramine. 10 milligram tablets. There are 5 of them. It will assist with your sleep. One pill thirty minutes before you want to sleep.” and he looked at her directly again. “Is there anything I can do for you, Lieutenant?”
Vock, CMO
Seph glanced at the half forgotten bottle in her hand. “Yes, Sir,” she responded to his directions. When she was about to step out, he asked about anything else. While part of her knee jerk reaction was to simply shake her head or say No, her mind overrode it and she turned back to look at him. It would be evident, from her hesitation, that when she spoke, it was taking its toll to swallow her pride at that moment. “I know Vulcans have a meditation ritual, a way to calm their mind,” she took a breath and looked down, “and their emotions. Is there a program, or something, that maybe I can read up on or learn from? Maybe it will help…” her voice trailed off as if already bracing herself for a dismissal.
Seph
CSO
Vock arched an eyebrow, the only acquiescence to surprise showing on his stoic features. “Indeed. There are many. I can send you some information, if you like. Including some holodeck programs that would assist you. However, such meditation can be… difficult… learning in such a fashion. Indeed, I believe that for the human mind it would quite taxing, and that would be counteractive to the purpose of the meditation. If you wish, I can attempt to teach you. It would require time when both of us were off duty. And it does involve no little amount of time at the beginning. If that is acceptable to you, I can make adjustments to my schedule to accommodate the instruction.”
Vock, CMO
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