Posted Jan. 14, 2021, 11:41 a.m. by Shara Calloway (Intel Liason) (Lindsay B)
Posted by Captain Alexander Cochrane (Commanding Officer) in Cochrane’s Quarters- Loose Threads
Posted by Shara Calloway (Intel Liason) in Cochrane’s Quarters- Loose Threads
Posted by Lieutenant Commander Zef Rollo (Counselor) in Cochrane’s Quarters- Loose Threads
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Zef listened quietly, absorbing what the Cmdr said about Faye. In her mind, certain things fell into place more definitely, like a key sliding into a lock. Aside from being responsible for the mental well being of Calloway, she genuinely liked the woman, so she was certainly on board with whatever it took to keep her well adjusted.
“Cmdr, I’ll do everything I can to help your daughter. Is there a chance she might hurt herself or someone else in an attempt to find out where her handler is?”
—Rollo, CNS
Shara pressed her lips together for a moment as she considered the likelihood. Was she worried about it? “Yes. But not because I think she’ll take off after Strickland. Or rather, she was going to, and I managed to convince her it wouldn’t help him and that staying put was best.” She leaned forward slightly, gazing at Cochrane and Rollo in turn. “I’m more concerned for the opposite. That when she feels that everything is out of her control, which much of it already is, she might take risks that could harm her. Or… she will get to her tipping point of being able to cope and not know how to ask for help. I mean, she’s currently isolated and the rest of this crew still thinks she’s a traitor. And while I think I can help her with a lot of it, right now I’m still a stranger. Our relationship has been entirely one-sided. I want to help, and she and I need to work through a lot together, but I may not be the best person in this moment. But I do want to stress that Faye isn’t a risk to others. If there is any harm it would be to herself.” She just wanted a plan they could agree on and put things into action. Then she felt like she could catch her own breath.
~Commander Shara Calloway, Starfleet Intelligence
Cochrane spoke up. “As far as the crew’s opinion of her goes, I already have that under control and it will be addressed in the next couple of days; I’m just waiting on approval from Command. As far as the rest goes…” and he put his fingers together and leaned forward, his forearms on the desk. “I’m going to take Faye off the duty rotation for a bit. Counselor, I want you to let me know when Faye is ready to return to duty. In the interim, I believe some family counseling may be in order… at least until Faye returns to duty. Commander, I will ensure you have semi-permanent quarters available to you since you will be with us a while. I would recommend having a sit-down with Mr. Creed and discuss anything you and he may be able to work on… unofficially of course. Counselor, I want a twice a week report on Faye’s mental and emotional health.” and he leaned back and looked at both women.
Shara had snorted at the family counselling. That was an inevitability and very much necessary- not two ways about it. But she was glad he was at least on the same page as her. Shara already knew Rollo would do whatever she could to help Faye, but other people could accidentally do more harm than good. She nodded at Cochrane. “I’ll be handing my investigation over once we have word about Strickland and we can bring my superiors back into the fray. But yes, Creed and and I can do a bit more work and compare notes. I’m a little worried about how much this… group was involved in Faye’s actual work, but it’s a bit late for that now. Faye has a functioning system and the Manhattan is reliant on that now. Ripping it out, after everything, would be a mistake.”
“I want to stress to you both, and you are free to convey this to Faye… the matter of Leroy Strickland is being handled by parties outside this ship and with no vested interest in any of this business; at least for now. That will likely change after we discover the fate of the wayward Strickland, but for now it is wholly and completely out of our hands. Anyone trying to dig will be in violation of a standing order to leave it alone. I promise to let all parties know anything as soon as I hear. Are we understood, Ladies?”
Cochrane, CO
Calloway nodded and looked to Rollo. She had a feeling they would be getting to know each other very well, not just because of Faye.
~Commander Shara Calloway, Starfleet Intelligence
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