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Counsellor's Office- Calloway's Eval

Posted June 5, 2021, 1:39 p.m. by Lieutenant Patrick 'Paddy' McMillan (CNS) (Kieron Hoult)

Posted by Commander Shara Calloway (Chief Intelligence Officer) in Counsellor’s Office- Calloway’s Eval

Posted by Lieutenant Patrick ‘Paddy’ McMillan (CNS) in Counsellor’s Office- Calloway’s Eval

Posted by Commander Shara Calloway (Chief Intelligence Officer) in Counsellor’s Office- Calloway’s Eval
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A little while before McMillan arrived in his office to start his day, his first patient of the day (whom did not have an actual appointment but knew he didn’t have one scheduled) slipped in and took a seat on the guests’ side of the desk. In full duty uniform, her plain brown hair was pulled up and neatly pinned in place off her face and shoulders. Lifting a foot, she rested it on the edge of her chair with one arm braced across her knee while that same hand held a PADD. A mug of coffee sat on the desk and she lifted it to her lips now and again.

Commander Calloway, CIO

Lieutenant Patrick McMillan stepped out of his quarters and stretched, his first few days aboard the Asimov had been incredibly productive, so much so that he was grateful to be able to scroll down the PADD containing his appointments and see that several of them did not begin until 1300 hours that afternoon. Paddy let out a small sigh of relief as he spun on his heel and started a leisurely walk down to his office. He arrived at his office five minutes later, and almost fell backwards from the shock of seeing Commander Shara Calloway sat inside his office, that same childlike grin she had been wearing when they met crossing her face as he righted himself, “Jaysus, Commander you frightened me, can I help?”

-Lieutenant Patrick McMillan: Counsellor-

Shara regarded Patrick with amusement but also ease. “Just a boarding eval, and probably what will be a regular thing for us,” she said, sipping her coffee. “Have you had a chance to read my file?” she added, her grin growing. It was quite the file, but then again so much of it was classified that you sometimes had to read between the lines. Not everyone knew how, and some of those that did wished they hadn’t.

Commander Calloway, CIO

“If I’m honest Shara, if I may call you that,” Paddy began, stifling a yawn, “I’ve not long woken up myself, but maybe you can help me go through what I have of your file, there seem to be rather a lot of redactions.” The Counsellor crossed the room to his office replicator, making sure to leave his now open PADD on the desk in full view of Commander Calloway and, after a long drag of strong Irish coffee, Paddy sat and grinned cheekily at the CIO.

-Lieutenant Patrick McMillan: Counsellor-

“I’m not one for formalities myself, so Shara is just fine by me. Do you have a preference?” she asked.

“As for the file, well, let’s see, crappy father and mixed childhood, mother died, left home when I was sixteen and set off on my own leaving my younger brother at home. Met a man when I was still rather young, got married and settled on Tracken Two. Had a daughter. Years go by and then we find our little world suddenly in the DMZ. We invited the Maquis to the colony and fought with them, including my daughter. Got sucked into the Delta Quadrant while helping out another Maquis cell and spent the next seven years on a Starfleet vessel and it was on the Voyager that I found out my husband and child died along with all my friends. We eventually get back to the Alpha Quadrant and I didn’t have anywhere to go or any family so I accepted the offer and was subsequently recruited to Starfleet Intelligence. Insert many years of undercover work as a reconnaissance specialist and I discover lo and behold my daughter isn’t actually dead after all. Fast forward to what became my final undercover op and Faye turns up as a prisoner and while they made sure to keep her alive they didn’t care much for making it livable. And I was there for it all. I was subsequently diagnosed with PTSD, which I had fairly well under control until I was tasked with an investigation into some Intel agents who were getting false orders. I can’t say any more about all that except that I was led to Faye and there was a lot of chaos and trauma all around but we were finally reunited after twenty-five years apart. And we’re still getting to know each other but we’re good. She’s safe, and I’m safe. But watching her have a flare up of her own mental health issues was… a lot and my PTSD symptoms have resurfaced more strongly than I would like, but I am aware that space from Faye, as hard as that is, will likely help them recede.”

She smirked. “I think that about sums up my sixty-odd years, but feel free to ask questions.”

Commander Calloway CIO

“That’s… a lot to unpack. Let’s start with Voyager, do you keep in touch with any of the crew? I know Admiral Janeway delivers many a seminar on defences against the Borg, I attended a few of them myself after what happened with my father.”

-Lieutenant Patrick McMillan: Counsellor-


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