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Main Sim - Habitat - Away Team Tour

Posted June 10, 2022, 10:53 p.m. by Lieutenant William B. Grey (Chief Science Officer) (Hjortur Ingi)

Posted by Lieutenant Miriam Cross (Chief Medical Officer) in Main Sim - Habitat - Away Team Tour

Posted by Gamemaster CockRoach (Gamemaster) in Main Sim - Habitat - Away Team Tour
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The station was like many of the other tram stations they had stopped at. A few workers or others local to the habitat gave them a curious look, but news traveled faster than the tram it seems and mostly they were left alone for now. Following Sal up some steps they emerged into a large three deck complex home to easily many large long buildings. Most of the locals here seemed either in the profession of some kind of educational role, local kids and teens in various groups or activities, or the like. There was evidence of recreational parks, schools for different ages, purpose and skill focuses, and even a museum or two.

GM CockRoach

With a keenly observant eyes the doctor looked around and from what she could see nothing seemed off in fact it looked considerable much like home, while the recreational park was pleasing to the eye .

Cross made eye contact with the locals and her verbal non communication expressed friendliness ,then waited for the others to gather up while hoping Sal would eventually allow them inside the classes.

Cross CMO.

Joe had been practicing his version of good leadership skills throughout the past few minutes listening to the banter of the crew by simply being quiet himself. As far as he was concerned as long as they knew where their doctor was, and she wasn’t biting anyone all was right with the world and there was no reason for him to meddle in it. Thus it was that as he departed the tram and he moved forward with the group that he was silent and in a state of near bliss. It was only when he moved forward and stood slightly in front of Cross and looked out at the parks with the children that he felt as if he had been punched in the stomach. The past that Cross had told him of was still an aching pain in him as hot and burning as a red hot coal.

Cross would never have guessed what the Cmdr had been thinking ,to her seeing the children meant nothing.

Joe mentally chided himself though and reminded himself that he had taken more blows to the stomach than he had needed to in his life and learned to tolerate those. He could very well breath through this one as well. He stood his fists clenched as if to return a punch, took a long deep breath and finally releasing the breath he turned to Sal and asked her, ” Sal , how is your culture structured? Is it structured by different tiers? “

Lt.Cmdr. Joe Milligan XO

”..Education for our children begins when they are of 3 years of age and lasts until they are in the 20th year of life. The first 2 years of education revolves around the basics of simply developing speech patterns, simple physical activity, and social cues for interacting with others. After that their next 5 years of education focuses on mathematical theories, common language practices of reading and writing, a continuation of social and physical education as well. The following 5 years of education then involves more advance math, reading and writing, further social and physical education, cultural lessons on not only our own society but those few we have met and have firm knowledge of, as well as an in-depth study of history since we broke away from our enslavers generations ago.” Sal went on, “..at the end of those 15 years of education the students take a hands on and written test to find what skills and interests they have that can apply to everyday jobs and services here on the habitat. Based on the results of this 5 days test their final 5 years of education is learning the skills and such to perform those jobs and services that they pick from the test results which show the top three likely choices..” she said.

Even during the pregnancy the female doctor felt no maternal instinct ,only in the last few weeks did she feel some protection to her unborn child, knowing the baby would be taken away by those that had captured her and only for a brief second did Cross see that the baby was male.

Cross CMO.

Continuing on, Sal continued as they passed by a school yard park with children playing. “..Of course for those children who are orphaned by the loss of their parents. They are given the choice to either be adopted by another family on the habitat in which case they go through the normal education process I just described. Or they can be educated to understand the choice of entering the Seed Pod program. For those who choose this path they have the same education as everyone else, but instead of getting breaks every 4 months continue learning year round. They also have a slightly higher standard of physical and educational expectations. They also have higher education much sooner about the study of other cultures and technology that normally wouldn’t be given to our students till much later. Once they reach their 8 year of age they are given a test, if they pass then they graduate from the Seed Pod program and are then put into cryo stasis to await an alien family to adopt them, every three years they are awoken to refresh their skills and have 4 months to live socially with a local habitat family before going back into stasis. For those who do not pass their Seed Pod final test they are then adopted by a family here locally and returned to the normal student population usually on an accelerated education track due to their higher standards, they then proceed as normally described as everyone else..” she said.

This was too much for Cross ,she had been standing there waiting and getting anxious . What she was feeling inside her brain was all too familiar ,The doctor started to fidget, she looked around trying to divert her attention to something ,anything to stop what was about to happen .

The same little voice in her head told her to calm down, told her she could do it and reminded her that the consequences of her actions would not be tolerated not this time.

Cross CMO.

Joe saw Cross fidgeting out of the corner of his eye. He decided to save the CSO another chewing out at this time as he Cross had already taken a sizable bite from the lad earlier. ” So, Miri,” Joe began in an offhand tone. “Have you read in the medical journals about the newly discovered mental illness among starship crews? It was quite interesting.”

Lt.Cmdr. Joe Milligan XO

Cross wiped the perspiration which was running down her face ‘’Of course I know Cmdr for I was the one who brought up the subject of the importance of a counselor on every star-ship and gave a lecture down at the academy, needless to say that it takes time, so maybe in the future one would be present among the crew ‘’ the doctor kept looking straight ahead ‘’For now my dear its the CMO who acts as a counselor…any questions?’‘ .

If they kept this up ,it seems there will came a day when one off them would be locked up on the bridge while the other face up on a biobed.

Cross CMO.

Joe turned to Cross . His eyes were twinkling like those of a little boy puling a prank and a crooked smile on his face as he spoke saying ,”Really? There is such a thing? I was referring to your present condition of nervous foot. But let’s keep those feet where they are shall we?”

Lt. Cmdr. Joe Milligan XO

She gave him a fleeting glance and pulled of an inpatient huff ‘’Don’ worry about me Cmdr I ain’t going no where ‘’ Cross replied while swaying from one foot to the other, then went on staring at nothing for what seemed like eternity.

The doctor wondered how the Captain was faring with Dor and if any progress had been made .

Cross CMO.

As the XO and Cross conversed Sal led them over to one of the larger buildings, “..This is our primary schooling facility,” she then pointed further down the habitat lane to another slightly larger building, “..and down there is our seed pod educational facility. Would you like to view either one?” she asked.

GM CockRoach

Cross pushed her way to the front, right were the woman was standing ‘’Excuse me Miss Sal but are those children not adopted at a much lesser advantage then the rest?’‘ she spoke in a neutral tone and doing her best not to show the emotions cascading inside her .

‘’Has it ever occurred to you that the child may be picked up by a species hostile, unfriendly and aggressive in nature ,who have no desire for the child to be adopted and worse find their way right at your door step since on the pod you put down the constellation where to find your habitat! ‘’ Cross tilted her head slightly waiting for an answer.
She remembered when France woke up the first thing he asked * if they were his new parents*…was that the reason some of the children accepted to go inside the pods? .

Cross CMO.

William perked up at this, this could have good insight into the way this species defined their morality, he did disagree with the way the question was asked but purely from an anthropological point of view.

CSO


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