Post Number: 84 *Checking In*

Posted on Wed Oct 23rd, 2024 @ 3:29pm by Ensign Erin Couldis & Lieutenant T'Shas Cruz
Edited on on Wed Oct 23rd, 2024 @ 3:29pm

473 words; about a 2 minute read

Mission: Obsidian

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After the physical was done, she walked back from the ship to the Starbase. She headed back to the Science Department and went to Erin's office door and knocked on the frame.

Erin had spent the past few hours straightening the department as best as she was able, and finished cleaning the dust and debris out of the office she had been assigned. She didn't have that many belongings, but what she did have she started to do her best to liven up the room. At the sound of the knock, she turned and saw the Chief standing in her doorway.

"Hey," she said kindly, "how is it going?"

"The CMO has put me on limited duty until I have regained the weight I have lost having been a prisioner. I am only allowed to work 4 hour shifts." T'Shas said.

"That's probably a good idea," Erin said. Although she typically tried to ignore the emotions of others, something was rolling off the Lieutenant in waves. She hesitated for a moment, and then decided to speak.

"Are you okay," she asked?

T'Shas looks at Erin and debates with herself for a moment before shaking her head slightly. "No, I am not. My current problem would have been dealt with accordingly if my husband was still alive, however, since he died on Starbase 24, it does me no good." Erin's eyes widened, instantly understanding.

"I see..." she broke off, knowing it was a sensitive topic. "Is she helping you through that?"

"Meditation and hypos to try to stabilize the chemical imbalance. I will have to figure out what I can do. Vulcan is too far from this location and I do not know this crew." Erin thought for a moment before speaking.

"What about a fight program on the holodeck?"

"That could work. I will have to find the correct program. I have about 2 hours left of duty today."

"I mean I can handle things here," Couldis said, looking around the almost empty Science Department. "I don't mind. I'm sure you'd do the same for me if I had something going on." She didn't know the woman well, but she seemed like a nice person.

T'Shas nodded. "I am going to be in my office if anything comes up." Erin nodded, uncertainly.

"Is... is there anything I can be doing to help here?"

"Just keep doing what you are doing. There is only so much we can do without repairs." T'Shas said.

"Fair enough, you're the boss," Couldis said. She could sense that there was more, but the woman had made it clear that she did not want to talk about it. She just hoped that she received the help she needed.

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Lieutenant JG T'Shas Cruz
Chief Science Officer
Starbase 11 - Obsidian Fleet

Ensign Erin Couldis
Assistant Chief Science Officer
Starbase 11 - Obsidian Fleet

 

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