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Side Sim - Jewelry Isn't Just For Special Occasions (Tag XO)

Posted March 3, 2023, 4:13 p.m. by Commander Dira Myqian (Executive Officer) (Lindsay B)

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Dr. Solomon Kane (Chief Science Officer/Research & Development) in Side Sim - Jewelry Isn’t Just For Special Occasions (Tag XO)

Posted by Commander Dira Myqian (Executive Officer) in Side Sim - Jewelry Isn’t Just For Special Occasions (Tag XO)

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Dr. Solomon Kane (Chief Science Officer/Research & Development) in Side Sim - Jewelry Isn’t Just For Special Occasions (Tag XO)
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Kane sat in his messy office looking at rhe latest data from Myqian’s headband. It looked good, stable and seemed to be effective. But that was just data points on a screen. He pressed the comms and said =/\= Hey. Come see me when you get a chance. Have some questions for ya. =/\=

Kane, CSO / R&D

=/\=Can do, just give me a little bit. Myqian out.=/\=

About half an hour later, Dira poked her head into his office with a knock. “Hey, what did you need?”

Commander Myqian, XO

The was, as usual, a wreck… but it was his wreck, so there was that. “C’mon in.” and he closed the door behind her. “So… how’s the head? How’s the accessory working out? Do we need more in varying colors? Maybe jeweled cat’s ears for those meetings with the brass?”

Kane, CSO / R&D

Dira laughed a little. “Well, as much as that would be interesting, the less noticeable on duty, the better. Getting an exemption for it is easy, since it’s a medical device, but I’d rather not draw attention to it. However, much fancier and you know it’s actually very similar to the headpieces Haliians wear for formal events of all kinds. Go all out and it’d be a wedding one. Not quite the impression I want to give, but having a fancier one for formal events where I might need the break might not be a bad idea.”

“As for my head, it works.” She paused, frowning a little. “Though I’m not sure if your data is skewed at all. Fortunately I didn’t use it while the other stuff was going on, so it should be fine.”

Commander Myqian, XO

He shrugged. “Data is meant to be skewed. As long as it skews in our favor, that is.” He reached out and said “Lemme see it real quick.”

Kane, CSO / R&D

Dira handed over the case that contained the headband. It was almost a relief to hand it over, even though the device had a practical purpose that was much needed. But now she was conflicted.

Commander Myqian, XO

Kane opened it and began to examine it, making sure it was wearing well and not breaking down anywhere. As he did, he said “What’s on your mind? And remind me to invite you to poker night. Your face is easier to read than Alexis’s recipies.”

Kane, CSO/ R&D

Myqian snorted and leaned against the wall. “So, I do need the band and I think it will be useful in certain instances. I guess I’m struggling right now because what seemed to be my mind being overloaded, was actually Franks pulling a slightly different trick than he used to back on the Calypso. Here though, it was like he was pinging my senses. But nothing and no one would be there. So eventually I thought I was losing my mind and went to the counsellor. So then we dampened the hell out of my telepathy with a neurosuppressant. So I couldn’t read the situation well and he was able to sneak up on me in a way he couldn’t of had I had full use of my telepathy. So yeah, after being abducted and held in a small maintenance space I’m a little nervous about willingly blocked my abilities again,” she said dryly.

Commander Myqian, XO

Kane nodded. “Yeah… I can see that.” he said as he picked up a micro-driver and adjusted something. “But thats the good thing about this. Its not a suppressant. You can turn it on and off willy-nilly. Flick of a switch.” He looked closely at whatever he had done and then said “And now you know that trick, so it can’t be used on ya again.” He handed the device back to her to try on, but flicked it back as she reached for it. “You won. Take the win. Learn from it. Move forward. You’re alive. That’s puts you one up on the vast majority of folks in situations like that.” and then he extended it again.

Kane, CSO / R&D

Her dark eyes took him for a long moment before Dira took the band again and smirked. “I did shove my boots into his pathetic face. It was rather gratifying, all told.” She wasn’t prone to violence but it had felt good to take back control of that situation. The whole time he was talking about a nonsensical storm he hadn’t even seen what she was doing, didn’t realize the psychological game she was turning back on him.

Dira slipped the band back and shifted the muscles in her face to see that the connection was still good and it wouldn’t fall off. “One thing I’ve observed if I use it for the longer durations, say over an hour, is that I feel a bit of pressure at the connection points. It’s not quite like having a headache, but I’m wondering if there’s a limit to how long I can use it before my brain gets fatigued?”

Commander Myqian, XO


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