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CNS Office - Checking Boxes

Posted Oct. 1, 2021, 9:59 a.m. by Civilian Sair Songz (Counselor) (Lindsay B)

Posted by Captain Alexander Cochrane (Commanding Officer) in CNS Office - Checking Boxes

Posted by Civilian Sair Songz (Counselor) in CNS Office - Checking Boxes

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“I did read your record on my way over and at least the notes left from your most recent evaluations. I know her actions created a lot of strife for you over the years, though I had the impression that you had no contact with her now. Has that changed, or has something happened to cause issues related to her to come up?”

~Sair Songz, CNS

“Rare contact, and then only if absolutely necessary or she pushes the matter… which she does from time to time just to show us she can. But it ties into your previous question… about taking off the uniform and just being Alex Cochrane and other challenges I face. The Admiral will always be a challenge, I think. The damage she did…” and he looked out the window and shook his head, “… not just to me. My sister. My father. My brother. But to the actual Federation and Star Fleet. It’s… immense. When my sister, she and I are twins by the way, were growing up… we made promises to each other. That she and I would get our family clear of that… stain… on generations of service.” He turned and looked back at Sair. “And I think we are doing well in that endeavor. But it isn’t without it’s challenges. Especially the higher we get in the Chain of Command. The Admiral’s actions are still problematic at times. And when those times happen… my reactions can be slightly more ‘rigid’ than my typical ones. And that…” and he exhaled slowly, “… that is something that has always troubled me. I don’t want her to have that much influence on me. But it’s hard… she is my mother, after all.”

Cochrane, CO

Sair nodded thoughtfully. “When you say your reactions are more rigid, what do you mean by that? Tell me more,” she said. He was self-aware, which was not unexpected given his position on the ship, but also nice to see. Not all those who rise in the ranks are so circumspect.

~Sair Songz, CNS


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