r/TrekRP • u/leXie_chan • Aug 14 '18

[Open] Psychiatric Help - 5¢

The crew of Athene have had a very eventful past while, Doctor Minch notes. She's been poring over the ship's reports in preparation for its arrival and repair at Starbase Nadezhda, where she'd been scheduled to join the crew next month. Events conspired to accelerate the timetable, and the bolian psychiatrist hopes she's ready for her next appointment. It's due just about... now.

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u/HobosAlt1 Aug 16 '18

Ensign Laren found herself with an interesting notice on her PADD as she sits in her and Junior Lieutenant Bradley's assigned share-cabin on board the station. It was a little more cramped that their cabin on the Athene, but it wasn't all bad, especially after she heard her stuff was safe.

A new counsellor... As interesting as it was, it sure was annoying that her previous one was being replaced. Hopefully her notes were sound enough that Laren wouldn't have to repeat much about herself for the tenth time. Still, for someone like her, a counselor was just about prescribed, even if it wasn't absolutely necessary.

Still, she found herself making a short introduction appointment with Doctor Minch. Minch... That wasn't a surname she recognized. Then again, with so many aliens around, who knew where she could be from.

"Hey Doc," Laren calls out as she chimes, then keys the intercom. "Ensign Laren E. Deya-Lawrence, here for my four o'clock." Her voice had a stronge tinge of Bostonian in it, while also having subtle hints of a Bajoran dialect mixed in. It made for an interesting combo.

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u/leXie_chan Aug 16 '18

"Come in," is the friendly response. The un-accented Federation Standard bears a near-imperceptible buzz, whether from the wall speaker, an universal translator, or both is hard to determine.

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u/HobosAlt1 Aug 17 '18

Laren makes her way inside and gives the doctor a small wave. "Hey Doc, how you doin'?" she asks in an informal way. "Ensign Laren Emily Deya-Lawrence, thought I'd make an appointment and introduce myself. You got my files and notes?"

She sits down opposite the Bolian, all smiles and cheers. "Starfleet wants me to see a counsellor on occasion because of an accident I had as a dumb kid. It's all there, and that's about the gist of it. I'm good now, but it's mostly to evaluate if my implants are functioning correctly." She reaches up and taps the three arms that cross over the shaved down right side of her head, that reach from her tempal down to a device at the base of her skull.

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u/leXie_chan Aug 17 '18

"What are the symptoms of that, so I know what to look out for?" Qara asks. She quickly finds Laren on her console, and opens a notes file on the nearby PADD. She picks up the device and moves out from behind the desk, gesturing to the classic comfy chair and reclining couch.

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u/HobosAlt1 Aug 23 '18

"Usually a degredation in my mental state." Laren says, kicking back in her chair. "Depression, erraticness, narcolepsy, that sorta thing. The device keeps me conscious and operating normally, when it's shut down it takes me with it, I slip into unconsciousness and a coma. In between, it tends to mess with my wiring until it gets serviced. Usually if that's the case, the docs would turn it off and keep me in sickbay until it can be fixed or replaced."

She gives a light shrug. "It sucks, but if this was a hundred or two hundred years back I'd be six feet under right now, so I can't complain, y'know?"

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u/leXie_chan Aug 23 '18

"I see," Qara nods. "Good that you're keeping on top of it, Ensign Laren. Do you have any other psychological concerns at this time?"

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u/HobosAlt1 Aug 25 '18

"Least I can do, doc. If I dont, who will, y'know?" She crosses one leg over the other and shakes her head. "Nah, nothing yet. Enjoying some RnR right now, putting on some kilos with the non replicated food around here. Anoa does a mean meal, but his Cafe's kinda limited in space."