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Holodeck 2- Therapy in Unusual Places Day 2, Part 1

Posted Sept. 23, 2021, 4:35 p.m. by Ensign Viyara Nazeen (Scientist) (Silke Fahl)

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Janna Kingston (CNS) in Holodeck 2- Therapy in Unusual Places Day 2, Part 1

Posted by Lieutenant Benjamin Grey (Chief Medical Officer) in Holodeck 2- Therapy in Unusual Places Day 2, Part 1

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Janna Kingston (CNS) in Holodeck 2- Therapy in Unusual Places Day 2, Part 1
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“Yeah, I think so,” Viyara replied softly and smiled slightly up at Daggum. “Thank you for being here.” She looked at everyone in turn. “All of you.”

“I told you… I got your back, V.” Daggum said with a smile.

“We can do this a number of ways, but I already told you my diagnosis. I was thinking Doctor Grey here can share his findings from his exam and then we can talk about a path forward. We can do this here, or elsewhere, and while I think sooner rather than later is best, if you need to take some time to process everything, you can absolutely do that,” Janna said.

~Janna Kingston, CNS

“Waiting is not going to change anything,” Viyara replied with a slight, somewhat lopsided smile. “And I’d rather we do this now. But maybe we can go outside? There is a small trail that leads to the closest cliffs. It’s maybe a ten minute hike. Maybe we can talk while we walk there or when we are there?” she suggested. She was feeling a bit restless and hoped that even a short hike would help with that.

~Viyara Nazeen

Kingston looked at Ben with a smile. “What do you say, Ben? Up for a walk?” Giving Viyara control over how they carried on the discussion would likely allow her to better process not only her diagnosis but the path forward. She had the say i how it went and Janna wanted to make sure they reinforced this. At the end of the day, the hard work would be done by Viyara.

~Janna Kingston, CNS

Benjamin eyed the two women, his nose in his cup of coffee for a good moment before sighing, downing the rest of his hot drink, and putting it down “Aye sure, the terrain doesn’t look that bad” He looked down at his feet and frowned at his shoes “These won’t do” He quickly took them off =^=Computer, generate shoe from the personal files of Doctor Benjamin Grey, subsection Home under the name ‘Sheepherder’=^= Next to his feet a pair of walking shoes appeared which he quickly stomped on. He looked up and nodded satisfactorily.

Dr. Grey - CMO

With her coffee cup still in hand, Viyara wiggled the bare toes of her right foot and said, “Be right back,” before heading out of the room and towards her bedroom.

It was only a couple of minutes later that she reappeared, still in the pleated black, grey and magenta tartan miniskirt and a simple tank top in a darker shade of magenta. But she had left the scarf in her bedroom and her feet were now clad in dark grey sock and a pair of black hiking boots. “Shall we?” she asked a little hesitantly as she put her cup down on the counter.

~Viyara Nazeen

Contrary to the others, Hammor took off his shoes and socks and stood up. “I’m ready.”

Daggum

“Feel free to grab a travel mug from the cupboard and bring your coffee with you,” Janna said, as she did so for herself. All told, this was perhaps the oddest sort of evaluation she’d ever done and the setting was unusual too, but it had worked the way she had hoped and gave Viyara a place to begin. At least once she confirmed her suspicion with Grey, Janna had a good idea about the framework she and Viyara would begin a treatment plan with. Gesturing to the front door fo the cottage, she smiled at Nazeen. “Lead the way, Viyara. We’re with you,” she said simply.

~Janna Kingston, CNS

After a brief moment of thought, Viyara reached for one of the travel mugs, but instead of filling it with coffee, she filled it with cold water from the tap. Once everyone seemed ready to go, she led the way out of the cottage and then a few metres down the main (and almost only) road in this tiny village of Ballintoy on the coast of Northern Ireland. They soon reached a narrow path through the green fields and pastures that led straight to the cliffs ahead of them. Ahead and to their left, apparently very close to the cliffs, they could see a white church with a grey slate roof. There were more sheep in the pastures and people living in the village. And just like the day before there was a light breeze and some clouds, making the temperature and all perfect for a hike.

With the path Viyara had chosen it took them a little less than ten minutes till they reached the cliffs. The ocean, several metres below them, was of a beautiful azure and teal colour. As they looked across the ocean, they could see the white crests of the waves. The air was filled with the sound of the wind and the waves hitting the rocks below them and the cries of seagulls. They could smell the salt and seaweed and the grass around them.

Pointing towards an area about a hundred metres or so to their right, Viyara said, “Down there are more rocks than grass. I think that would be a good place to sit down.” So she turned in that direction and continued to lead the way. As they walked this last bit, they moved slightly down and to their right part of the rocky cliffs seemed to rise up. Quickly they reached a place where they could sit on some of the rocks that seemed to form a circle. Almost as if someone had placed them there on purpose.

~Viyara Nazeen

Janna flashed the gents a grin and followed Viyara, taking up purchase on a rock. “Okay then, before I talk about a way forward, Doctor Grey, can you fill me in on if you found anything physiological of note during the exam?” She wanted to start there and then they could talk about the various things that would need to happen going forward to give Viyara a future she could envision and be excited about.

~Janna Kingston, CNS

Before sitting down Benjamin looked towards the ocean and inhaled deeply through his nose then exhaled in a satisfied manner then pointed vaguely north east “Maybe a couple hundred or so kilometers that way give or take a few dozen” He turned back to the group “That’s home” He smiled before walking over to the rock and sitting down next to Kingston. Crossing his legs and folding his arms “I haven’t had a chance to give her neurological readings a thorough look but all in all she’s in perfectly good shape. Exluding an unfortunate tendency for using medical equipment on herself”

Dr. Grey CMO

Kingston nodded. “I’m aware and we’ll be dealing with that,” she said simply.

Blood rushed to her cheeks and Viyara found herself ducking her head, even flinching slightly.

For a moment she just turned to Viyara and gazed at her. “At the very beginning of all of this, I asked you to take a leap and trust me, someone you hardly knew at all. I asked you to trust that I know what I was doing and that I could help you find a way forward. Before we talk about the diagnosis and what comes next, I want you to have something grounding you. So, knowing all you know now, I want you to think maybe five years in the future and tell me what you can see as being possible for yourself. Go big, or small, it doesn’t matter. But I want you to ignore whatever limitations you think my diagnosis might have on those goals, set it all aside and pretend for a moment nothing is in your way. What does an amazing and happy life look like for that Viyara?”

~Janna Kingston, CNS

Chewing on her lower lip, her gaze fixed on the ground, Viyara thought about that for several long moments. Eventually she said, “I’m still a Science Officer with Starfleet. I’m getting in much less trouble. To the point that I earned a second pip on my collar. I have a few friends and I’m still here.” She didn’t specify what “here” meant. In fact she wasn’t entirely sure herself. The Athena? Alive? Maybe both? She gave a small shrug and briefly glanced up at Janna before dropping her gaze again.

~Viyara Nazeen


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