Posted Aug. 30, 2022, 11:44 p.m. by Lieutenant Cara Esmé O’Farrell (Counselor / Education Specialist) (Jennifer Ward)
Posted by Ensign Samuel Andrew McIntyre (Security officer) in Counselor Check In
Posted by Lieutenant Cara Esmé O’Farrell (Counselor / Education Specialist) in Counselor Check In
Posted by Ensign Samuel Andrew McIntyre (Security officer) in Counselor Check In
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” Well growing up on ships has its advantages Lieutenant my dad was the commanding officer of the first starship I went onto and I used to sneak onto the bridge every chance I got to sit in the Captain’s Chair when I was younger. But as I got older I spent a lot of time around the Marines on board and that’s where all my training started a sergeant who had a daughter on board who was my age at the time. And that’s when my father wasn’t pushing Starfleet regulations on me or explaining commanding a ship to me.” Sam replied to the Lieutenant as bringing up his dad changed his tone and demeanor fast to angrier with some ounces of hatred towards the man he was just speaking of.
McIntyre Security Officer
“So the Sergeant was a kind of mentor for you. Were you and his daughter good friends?” Cara didn’t miss the anger towards his father. It wasn’t a story Cara was unfamiliar with. Parents often loved or were so dedicated to what they did, to their own life’s work that they just assumed their children would want to follow in their footsteps. Anger and frustration at one’s parents weren’t a cause for concern in a general sense. It happened, and the purpose of this meeting wasn’t to deep dive into any issues the ensign had, but to get to know him and make sure there were no glaring immediate problems.
O’Farrell
” Yes the Sargent was an excellent mentor as for his daughter yes we were close friends we were like two peas in a pod for years went through boot together rose threw the ranks together until my last year in the Marines we were slatted for another promotion and she was offered a chance to take a larger promotion aboard a ship I was gonna let her pass it up so we split she was later Killed in action and I left the Marines. I spoke to her father once before my transfer but that was it. I’ve tried to hide that pain and emotion for far too long.” Sam replied to the counselor his expression now one of loss and pain and suffering.
Mcintyre Security Officer
Cara quietly acknowledged his words and his admission that he had been trying to hide his grief. “I am very sorry for your loss. Even though we know it’s a possibility, we know the risk, it doesn’t ease the pain when we lose them. Tell me about her.”
O’Farrell
” Mara was just one of those girls smart beautiful and could outshoot half the men in her battalion with an excellent smile dark hair fair skin killer blue eyes she loved to dance. And thank you, Lieutenant.” Reached for a photo outta his inside jacket pocket and handed it to the Lieutenant. ” I’ve kept this photo since high school of Mara and me during our senior year.”
McIntyre Security Officer
Cara took the photo and looked at it. “She looks like she loved life and was always smiling. Senior year, so before you both joined the marines? Where was this taken?” She passed the photo back to him. A very special person indeed to be kept inside his jacket pocket.
O’Farrell
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