Posted Aug. 6, 2020, 3:31 p.m. by Commander Dira Myqian (Executive Officer) (Lindsay B)
Posted by Lieutenant Commander Ever Zeanar (Chief of Psychiatry) in SB 157 Zeanar’s Quarters Avoiding the XO
Posted by Commander Dira Myqian (Executive Officer) in SB 157 Zeanar’s Quarters Avoiding the XO
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Dira drew in a deep breath and nodded. “It was, yes. This is my first command role after doing the Command training program. So it’s the first time in twenty years I’ve not been a therapist. It’s…”-she smiled a bit-“a bit awkward and I’m still finding my footing, but so far the crew has been very receptive to me and I think it’s going to be a good assignment overall.” How deep they wanted to get into any one thing depended on a large set of variables. For the moment Dira was good with revealing small things at a time. She was glad to be moving on and had been making sure not to dwell on what had been.
Commander Myqian, XO
Neither woman seemed eager to reveal more than was needed at this time. Small changes in facial muscles, a smile that wasn’t a smile. An effort to attempt to remain neutral in her answers. Even the briefest of expressions did not pass Ever’s scrutiny. Waiting for the next conflicting emotional and verbal response, she held her gaze for a few seconds, listening closely. Wondering if the XO was finding this type of communication as difficult as she was herself, Ever considered her next question. Clicking her tongue lightly against the roof of her mouth she asked,”Not a unheard of career move, but not a particularly common one either. What led to your decision to make the change from counselling to command?”
Lt Commander Ever Zeanar, CoP
Dira allowed a moment of silence to fill the space before them before she answered. “I was a manager of people, as a senior officer, but I only ever had to made tough decisions that affected a single person, or those immediately attached to them. But I had a moment on an away mission where I had to be the leader, where I to make tough decisions that would ultimately determine fi we could make it out of the dangerous situation we found ourselves in alive.” Myqian shrugged. “After a lot of reflection, I felt like I needed to delve into this side of me. So I applied for Command school.”
Commander Myqian, XO
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