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pre-sim - Bethany Reports to Holloway-poor Holloway - CO's Ready Room

Posted Sept. 25, 2020, 11:36 a.m. by Captain Molly Holloway (Commanding Officer) (Joana Ribeiro)

Posted by Lieutenant Bethany Kovra Gadi (Counselor) in pre-sim - Bethany Reports to Holloway-poor Holloway - CO’s Ready Room

Posted by Captain Molly Holloway (Commanding Officer) in pre-sim - Bethany Reports to Holloway-poor Holloway - CO’s Ready Room

Posted by Lieutenant Bethany Kovra Gadi (Counselor) in pre-sim - Bethany Reports to Holloway-poor Holloway - CO’s Ready Room
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Bethany nodded, “Yes ma’am. I’m half Betazoid. I am a strong empath, but I have no telepathic ability to speak of. That would require an extremely strong telepath to initiate communication.” And now to let the captain in on something most, outside of Betazed, didn’t know. “I also can not read emotions past any mental barrier. The ability to do that requires telepathic ability, which I don’t have. I’m very good at reading body language and physical ques though. If asked I would say that on top of my understanding of psychology, observation and a study of sociology are my best tools for advising you in those instances.”
Lt. Gadi, CNS

Relief washed over her at the Counselor’s mention that she couldn’t read emotions past any mental barrier. But then again, wasn’t that part of what they were there for? During her Intel training, Holloway had studied the ability to form mental barriers at length. After all, it was an imperative way of defending private information from prying eyes, especially when many forms of telepathic abilities existed across the galaxy. However, she had never been fully confident in her ability to practice the skill, but she tried her best, and so far, she hadn’t come across any situation where she had faltered.

Holloway nodded. She was aware how much body language could give away. It had yet been another thing Intel hammered into their officers, and Molly suspected Gadi knew that as well.

Finishing her coffee and looking back at the new Counselor, Holloway couldn’t really think of anything else that she might want to discuss. Not at the moment, anyway, she was sure a few more questions would pop up in her mind the moment Gadi left. It was always that way, wasn’t it? “Well… I think I have touched on every subject I wanted to address. Is there anything else you wish to discuss?”

Holloway, CO

Bethany shook her head. “No ma’am. I have nothing else.” Bethany was sure there would be other questions from both of them later, but for now she at least had an idea of where she stood. Only time would make things better, or worse, depending.
Lt. Gadi, CNS

With a quiet nod, Molly stood up. “Well, if that’s case, it was a pleasure meeting you, Lieutenant.” It was a formality, but it wasn’t apparent whether or not it had really been a pleasure for Holloway. She gestured to the door with her open palm, moving to accompany Gadi to the door. “I hope we can put our differences aside and work with our similarities.” There was a polite smile in Holloway’s lips. “And I look forward to see your progress with the crew. In the end, there’s no one better to evaluate one’s performance, don’t you think?” Intel or not, Molly tried to put the interests of her crew before her own. And if the crew was comfortable around Gadi, who was she to judge? Only time would tell how both of them would get along.

Holloway, CO

Bethany stood and moved towards the door. “It was a pleasure, captain,” and for Bethany it was. “I hope we can as well.” She nodded and smiled. “I can think of no better standard Cpt.” She waited for the captain to formally dismiss her and then she left and headed for the XO’s office and her next check-in meeting.
Lt. Gadi, CNS

With a acknowledging nod, Holloway walked with Gadi to the door. There was no formal dismissal, but rather an unspoken understanding between the two that it was alright for the Counselor to leave. “Thank you, Lieutenant. I’ll see you on the Bridge.”

As the doors closed behind the newcomer, Molly walked back to the small coffee table, and took the mugs back to the replicator for disposal. Sitting behind her desk, she pondered for a moment on the woman’s words about this not being the first time this happened on the Dresden. She wondered if Intel or Command, or both, had plans for the ship that she was unaware of and she was nothing but a well placed puppet in the middle of it all. There was nothing she could do about it right now, all she could do was to wait and see. So she did. Looking at her and Cal’s picture on her desk, she smiled, and turning her terminal back on, she started to go through what still needed to be done before the Dresden could leave the starbase.

Holloway, CO


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