Posted May 4, 2021, 10:04 a.m. by Lieutenant Junior Grade Janna Kingston (CNS) (Lindsay B)
Posted by Ensign Viyara Nazeen (Scientist) in Nazeen’s Quarters- Cryptic Messages
Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Janna Kingston (CNS) in Nazeen’s Quarters- Cryptic Messages
Posted by Ensign Viyara Nazeen (Scientist) in Nazeen’s Quarters- Cryptic Messages
Posted by… suppressed (3) by the Post Ghost! 👻(snip)
Janna dropped her gaze ever so slightly so that she could appear even just a little less confronting. “Connection is an important thing. It helps us feel seen,” she said softly. “And I can tell that that was a lot for you to tell you, so I’m proud of you for venturing there with someone you don’t really know. It makes you very courageous, Viyara.”
At the word courageous, Viyara turned her head again and looked once more straight at Janna. “Really?” she asked softly and uncertainly. She had never thought of telling her story as an act of courage and found it hard to believe that it was.
Kingston met her gaze and smiled softly. “Yes, really.”
“Was this… friend of yours the first person you’ve spoken to about this… topic?” Janna asked.
~Janna Kingston, CNS
Viyara nodded ever so slightly. “There was one other person, but with them I only hinted at a few things. He is the first one I told. Not in any details, but more than I’ve ever told anyone before,” she replied softly. There was a quiver in her voice and she had began to shiver a little as she was suddenly feeling cold.
~Ensign Nazeen, Scientist
Janna nodded slowly. “And how did you feel after sharing that story with your friend?”
~Janna Kingston, CNS
Viyara pondered that question for a moment and then shook her head. “I’m not sure. I felt exhausted, but otherwise … I don’t know,” she replied, her brows pulled tightly together. Naming emotions had never been her strength. Apart from things like happiness, anger or sadness that is. And while in some ways both of those intense times with Daggum were very vivid in her memory, in other ways it also was rather hazy. Just like a lot of the past few days and weeks was very vivid and hazy at the same time.
~Ensign Nazeen, Scientist
“Is there a place that makes you feel calm and safe?” Janna asked. She had an idea come to mind but it didn’t work for everyone and she was still trying to gauge exactly where Viyara was at.
~Janna Kingston, CNS
That was a question that was easy enough to answer. “Generally speaking: The science labs, my quarters and the holodeck. Of course there it depends on the program,” she replied, a little confused by what felt to her like a sudden switch in the direction of their conversation. But she had said that she’d try to trust Janna and so she didn’t question her. Instead she waited for her reaction and reply to that.
~Ensign Nazeen, Scientist
“Of course,” Kingston said with a smile. “Okay, so we’re still getting to know each other, and these sorts of discussions can get rather intense. What I want to be sure is that you feel safe, even if things you have to say don’t feel that way. We can stay here if you like, or I’m going to suggest a change of scenery. You could pick a soothing holodeck program. But it’s your choice, Viyara.” She might have to push Nazeen at times and so it was important that the scientist know she had as much say i how things unfolded as Janna did.
~Janna Kingston, CNS
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