ILLUMINARRPG: (9-1550/1606) Counselor/Bondmate - Temas Laredo

[Al Muir]

Mission:  Soliloquy

Day: 9

Stardate: 2446.07.13


(USS Illuminar - Deck 5 - Counselor’s Office - Counselor/Bondmate - Temas Laredo - 1550)


Temas did not have the same appreciation of the Illuminar that everyone else had.  He’d gotten used to the space from others that the size of the Raptor had given him. Now, on the smaller ship, he found that he had to be more on guard. It took him the past few days to be able to block out all of the random thoughts that would assault his mind.


However, he knew that Luma was pleased to be “home” in her own skin. And that joy bled into his own emotional state. Now he was able to maintain his mental shields and begin to enjoy being able to work. Periodically Luma would play some happy starting in his mind and he’d find his head moving to the rhythm of the beat.


He looked at the short stack of PADDs that contained crewmen that wanted to have counseling sessions with him. Some were still dealing with the impact of their fight with the Xenolithe.


Suddenly he felt a tingling in the back of his brain, the sign that someone was communicating telepathically. The options on this ship were short.


::Temas, can you come up to my office on deck 2, please? It's not important enough for Luma to move you.::


Temas frowned. To communicate with him so directly was not that unusual, but it was also not common. Usually it was when something important was happening.


::I am on my way, Commander.::


He stood up and looked at himself in the full length mirror he usually used for counseling activities.  He wasn’t fleet, so he did not wear a uniform, but he did wear what he called his counselor uniform.  It was a blue tunic that had black highlights that emphasized his athletic body and matching slacks. He straightened himself out a little and headed out the door.  He was already realizing what he was needed for.


(USS Illuminar - Deck 2 - XO’s Office - Counselor/Bondmate - Temas Laredo - 1606)


As he approached the door he sent a telepathic notification of his arrival. The door suddenly opened and he felt Luma’s presence in his mind. It was a warm and loving sensation.


::My Sienna invites you in my Temas.::


Temas nodded and stepped inside. He noted the two new crewmen already there.  They were both in his docket to meet. One was a hybrid Klingon/Human. He knew his name from his file, Torek. The second was a young human woman wearing a visor.


Commander Verin made her introductions, “Counselor Temas Laredo, mind-mate to Luma'lenai; you should know Ensign Piripi already, one of our new pilots.  Ensign Torek here is our new operations officer."


Temas nodded to the pair, noticing they already had refreshments. The commander liked the crew to be comfortable when they were talking with them.  She was more of a people person than an authoritative administrator.   He went to her replicator and got a glass of ice watered and moved to join the group.


"Ensigns,” Verin said softly, “the information that I am going to share with the two of you is considered by Starfleet to be Top Secret, Level 7. Per Starfleet regulations, this briefing is considered ship-specific information that you are not allowed to share with anyone outside the Illuminar below the rank of Captain."


They both acknowledged that they understood the restricted nature of what she was about to say. Temas took a drink of his water and waited for her to openly state what she was about to say.


(reply Verin)

(posted by Al Muir)

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