Stardate:2406.05.17 Mission - A Trip to Paradise Mission, Day 3 Stardate 2406.05.17 (USS Nimitz - Quarters - aCONN Ensign(jg) Simbel Asoru - 0630) The first night together had been one that would be held in his mind forever. They had melted together as if they had been meant for each other. Even though she had told him that she at one time had been in security, she was soft as fur on a newborn Kragon and very gentle. She had taken him down to Betazed to show him some of the wonders of Betazed. They had acted as if they were a married couple on their honeymoon. They were all over each other and there had been a few stunned Betazoids that perhaps thought they displayed too much affection toward each other. She had taken him to her favorite eating establishment and they enjoyed a wonderful meal there. The evening had been taken up with dancing and then a moonlight walk where they told each other more about each other. They also explained more of the worlds they come from and the customs of each. Simbel was astounded about the ritual of the way they got married, in the nude. Katie explained the reason behind it and as she did he began to agree. They returned to his quarters and fell into one another's arms as they moved to the bedroom. Their lovemaking again lasted for hours and Katie fell asleep with her head on his chest. He could not fall asleep, so, he stayed awake just watching her and thinking of what might come about. He felt that he could awake every morning to see her laying beside him, but, he did not want to push things way too fast. They were already moving at warp speed with the things they were doing, but, they both knew that once they left Betazed, it would be back to work again. But, this time they had someone to share their off time with. She had finally rolled off him which let him rise carefully. He decided that he needed to report to work to see if there was anything happening. He walked in to take a quick shower and dressed in his uniform. He thought that leaving her something would be a nice thing, so, he walked over to the replicator to make her a red rose. He also entered a small note about the fun they were having, how much he loved her and where he was. He also entered that she should let him know when she awoke and they could possibly get some breakfast together. All this he left on the pillow that he had laid his head before he walked out toward the bridge. (reply from Katie, any) (posted by Frank) Stardate:2406.05.17 Mission - A Trip to Paradise Mission, Day 3 Stardate 2406.05.17 (USS Nimitz - Quarters - aCONN Ensign(jg) Simbel Asoru - 0630) The first night together had been one that would be held in his mind forever. They had melted together as if they had been meant for each other. Even though she had told him that she at one time had been in security, she was soft as fur on a newborn Kragon and very gentle. She had taken him down to Betazed to show him some of the wonders of Betazed. They had acted as if they were a married couple on their honeymoon. They were all over each other and there had been a few stunned Betazoids that perhaps thought they displayed too much affection toward each other. She had taken him to her favorite eating establishment and they enjoyed a wonderful meal there. The evening had been taken up with dancing and then a moonlight walk where they told each other more about each other. They also explained more of the worlds they come from and the customs of each. Simbel was astounded about the ritual of the way they got married, in the nude. Katie explained the reason behind it and as she did he began to agree. They returned to his quarters and fell into one another's arms as they moved to the bedroom. Their lovemaking again lasted for hours and Katie fell asleep with her head on his chest. He could not fall asleep, so, he stayed awake just watching her and thinking of what might come about. He felt that he could awake every morning to see her laying beside him, but, he did not want to push things way too fast. They were already moving at warp speed with the things they were doing, but, they both knew that once they left Betazed, it would be back to work again. But, this time they had someone to share their off time with. She had finally rolled off him which let him rise carefully. He decided that he needed to report to work to see if there was anything happening. He walked in to take a quick shower and dressed in his uniform. He thought that leaving her something would be a nice thing, so, he walked over to the replicator to make her a red rose. He also entered a small note about the fun they were having, how much he loved her and where he was. He also entered that she should let him know when she awoke and they could possibly get some breakfast together. All this he left on the pillow that he had laid his head before he walked out toward the bridge. (reply from Katie, any) (posted by Frank) Stardate:2406.05.17 (USS Nimitz- Bridge - aCONN - Ensign(jg) Simbel Asoru - 0700) Simbel heard his counterpart at OPS, Ensign Tannasg saying something about the captains yacht and security. Having been with Katie all the day before he had not gotten any of the happenings that were evidently happening now. He listened as the captain responded to him and then talk to himself. "Are you alright?" Simbel asked him but the ensign ignored him and left the bridge. Simbel turned to the person that had taken over for the ensign and asked what was happening. After being told what was happening, Simbel decided that it might be best if he would stay at his station just in case the captain needed him. He moved over and sat down to warm up his station along with the impulse engines. He started to warm up the warp coils in case they would be needed at a moments notice. "CONN to Captain, Sir I have the engines warming up just in case you need them." He decided to let the captain know so he would have that option if needed. (reply Sash, any) (posted by Frank) Stardate:2406.05.17 (USS Nimitz - Sickbay - Schoolteacher - Katie Troi - 0743) Katie walked into sickbay and saw the Captain talking with the Doctor and the new Counsellor. "If you could try and contact her counselor," Sash suggested, "and I'll see what I can do from the bridge." "Contact who?" Katie asked, walking up to them. She nodded at the Captain, not too pleased with him at the moment. He had hurt Vanyssa's feelings, and that had certainly not helped the situation. Sash was surprised by the sudden appearance of Kate, but ackmnowledge her question. "Ah Ms. Troi, you wouldn't hapen to know the whereabouts of Jennah Winters, would you?" "Jennah's on the planet." Katie said with some certainty, then realized what she had sensed during the fight for Vanyssa's soul. "Ensign, I don't know if you have met Jennah. She's only 11 years old. And she's not a full blooded Betazoid, either." Katie cautioned. "Yes, she is extraordinarily talented, more so than most Betazoids, but she is only a child." Katie then took a good look at Vanyssa, at the cuts and the bruises. "If you'll excuse me for a second." Katie said, coming over to sit at Vanyssa's side and hold her hand. "Hello, sweets." She said, smiling down in concern at her best friend. "You look so tired." Katie nearly cried as she saw the destruction that had been wrought. She saw silver hairs mixed in with the red, and lines had creased Vanyssa's face. She looked much older than she should be. "Didn't do too good this time, Kates." Vanyssa tried to joke, then began to cry. They had luckily released the restraining field, so Katie held her best friend as she cried big, wracking sobs. Katie frowned as the sobs just got worse. A few tears were healthy, this was... not good. Katie caught the Doctor's eye and hoped that he would come and sedate Vanyssa. She didn't need this stress on top of everything else that had happened. (reply Doctor) Katie eased her best friend down as the sobs stopped. She reached over and gently washed the tears and grime away from Vanyssa's face, and tried very hard not to start crying herself. If it were possible to kill the thing that inhabited her for the past several months, Katie would do so in a heartbeat. As it was...she sighed. ::Salahari, you aren't going to find Jennah if she doesn't want to be found.:: Katie sent, realizing the obvious. ::Her father is...was...the marine commander. She knows this ship better than we do...because David used to take her around with that klingon boy that was always with the marines. I would suggest asking the Captain to check the jeffries tubes with the internal sensors.:: Katie sent, realizing herself near the end of what telepathic ability she possessed. She needed to go back to sleep. Instead she propped herself up on the stool and waited for Vanyssa to wake up again from the sedative. (reply BigWill, any) (pb Melinda with input from Al) Stardate:2406.05.17 (USS Nimitz – Sickbay – ACMO – Ensign (jg) BigWill Kinkaid – 0745) Kinkaid thought for moment after Salahari gave the captain his counselor’s advice of what to do for Winters. Kinkaid finally came to the same conclusion that if this was “amnesia”, a Betazoid form, it would be possible for another Betazoid with the same telepathic senses or a close family member like Jennah, her daughter, to restore partially or fully the memories lost or blocked by the trauma. The medical procedure for this was simply from a doctor’s point of view, if the go ahead was given. (Reply CO, anyone) (USS Nimitz – Sickbay – Ensign (jg) BigWill Kinkaid – 0746) At that very moment, after the captain responded to the idea for the medical procedure, the Comm channels to sickbay activated. =^= “10 Forward to Sickbay.”=^= The caller seems to be out of breath and incoherent when the transmission was sent. Kinkaid’s heart started to go into overdrive with adrenaline when the transmission came through. He thought, ~ “Why would “10 Forward” be calling me unless it was for an emergency? ~ Kinkaid cleared his mind and replied to the caller. =^= “10 Forward, this is Ensign BigWill Kinkaid. State the nature of the medical emergency.”=^= The caller’s response was delayed. Kinkaid called out again with urgency thinking the worst-case scenario. =^= “10 Forward, this is Ensign BigWill Kinkaid. State the nature of the medical emergency!”=^= By that time there was static on the other end and then a response. =^= “Doctor, this is Ensign Onyx Kateb…” =^= The transmission ended abruptly. The adrenaline rush Kinkaid was feeling had taken over. “Damn! Nurse Sanders get a med kit! You’re coming with me. Prepare for transport.” Kinkaid ordered. His team assembled and was ready for the unexpected. Kinkaid looked at his captain. (Reply CO, anyone) The emergency transporters in sickbay responded to Kinkaid’s codes and activated. Kinkaid and his medical team faded into thin air destination 10 Forward. (Posted by Nathan M. Williams) Stardate:2406.05.17 (USS Nimitz – Sickbay –ACMO – Ensign (jg) BigWill Kinkaid – 0745) With the deep conversation between Sash and Salahali about Commander Winters’ medical situation, Kinkaid noticed that the ship’s schoolteacher, Katie Troi, had entered sickbay. Katie was herself a Betazoid, but her telepathic abilities were not strong enough or compatible for the procedure to repair or fix the amnesia state of mind of Vanyssa. The conversation in sickbay made Vanyssa a bit incoherent and Kinkaid administered a sedative to ease her back to sleep and began to prep her for the medical operation. Katie decided to pull up a stool next to Vanyssa’s biobed and wait until the sedative wears off her friend. Kinkaid went to Katie and said. “Is there something I can do for you, Katie, because I need this area clear so I can began the operation.” (Reply Katie Troi) “I will let you know when Vanyssa can have visitors, okay?” Kinkaid said. (Reply Katie Troi) (USS Nimitz – Sickbay –ACMO – Ensign (jg) BigWill Kinkaid – 0746) After giving the captain his medical advice of Vanyssa’s condition, the sickbay comm channel opened. (Posted by Nathan M. Williams) Stardate:2406.05.17 (USS Nimitz – Ten Forward –ACMO – Ensign (jg) BigWill Kinkaid – 0748) The medical team faded into position in Ten Forward. The area was a disaster as if the ship’s shields had buckled and a torpedo slammed into the hull exploding upon impact tossing the tables and chairs around like tinker toys (an old Earth analogy). Kinkaid activated his medical tricorder and began scanning. There were two humanoids lying on the floor not too far from each other with very weak vitals. Nurse Janet Sanders approached the first individual. She hesitated for a moment when she realized that it was the evil Fickett; the one who had molested her back in sickbay. She would never forget that moment ever. Janet wanted to put him through what she had been through, but she couldn’t. She was a medical professional and a Starfleet officer with code of ethics to obey regardless if the patient was not worthy of medical assistances or not. Nurse Sanders put matters aside and began her scans. The scans showed that Fickett had a couple of gashes to the left leg and a broken right wrist. Sanders noticed that Fickett had lost a large amount of blood from a severe throat wound which was beyond medical treatment even if it was treated seconds after it occurred. Nurse Sanders stood up, composed herself and proceeded over to Kinkaid’s location to relay her scans to him. “Sir, these one over there is dead. There was too much blood loss to save him.” Sanders reported. Kinkaid thought to himself. ~” Damn. ” ~ Kinkaid told Nurse Sanders to prepare the body for transport while he finishes his scans. Meanwhile, Kinkaid regains his focus and tended to the second individual. He finished the scans and the bio readings came back to Ensign Onyx Kateb. Her vitals were very weak as she may have been drugged with a hypospray that was set on sedative or something else that was causing her unconsciousness. Onyx’s breathing was very shallow, but stable enough for transport. Kinkaid recalled his team and prepares the two patients for transport to sickbay. “Computer, emergency transport. Lock on to my team’s signal and beam directly to sickbay. Energize!” Kinkaid commanded. (Reply, no one) (Posted by Nathan M. Williams) Stardate:2406.05.17 (USS Nimitz- Quarters- Lt Kestra Troi - 0755) =/\=Salahali to Troi,=/\= Kestra was just finishing up packing her things and was about to head out when she heard the new counselor call her. She had half a mind not to answer him as she was no longer part of the crew. But, her counselor and medical part prompted her to answer anyways. "Troi Here" She replied in a tone that implied she was busy. =/\=Could you come to my quarters please, it's about Commander Winters.=/\= "What is it that you need of me, Counselor, I am on my way off the ship." She knew what he wanted, but, asked anyways. =/\=I need your assistance in locating another telepath. Please get here as soon as possible.=/\= "Are you trying to find Jennah?" She asked knowing the answer. (Repy Salahali) "I will tell you that if she does not want to be found, you will not find her. I will send a message to her. Other than that, I can not help you. Troi out." She replied then cut her link. (Reply from Salahali) :: Jennah, your mother needs your help or she may not last very much longer. Go to her unless you don't mind seeing her die. :: Kestra sent to Jennah knowing that she received it and would decide on her own whether to do it or not. (Reply Salahali, Jennah, any) (posted by Frank) Stardate:2406.05.17 `(USS Nimitz – Sickbay –ACMO – Ensign (jg) BigWill Kinkaid – 0755) After transporting from Ten Forward, Kinkaid was able to stabilize Ensign Onyx Kateb from what he could diagnosis as a possible overdose of the sedative cordrazine and placed Nurse Janet Sanders to monitor Onyx vitals if any changes occurs. Kinkaid had another situation to deal with that was Commander Vanyssa Winters. She was still in amnesia state of mind not knowing where she was or who anybody was around her. The last thing Kinkaid remembered prior to the emergency in Ten Forward was that he and Salahali were discussing with the captain the possible treatment for Vanyssa. As Kinkaid was preparing the cortical stimulator and the neural stimulator for Winters, the comm channels to sickbay opened. =^= “Salahali to Sickbay.” =^= the counselor said in a monotoneous voice. Kinkaid responded. =^= “Sickbay here. What can I do for you, Counselor?” =^= (Reply Salahali) Kinkaid relayed to Salahali that he was going to begin the procedure the old fashion way since there were no possible Betazoids on the ship like Jennah, Winters’ daughter (who still has not been found even with the use of the ship’s internal sensors) or from the planet to aid in a telepathic link to restore Vanyssa's memory and that the procedure would take a bit of time to completed if there were no complication to deal with. “Please keep me updated on the condition of Commander Winters.” Salahali said. He continued on by stating, “Any changes at all must be brought to my attention.” Kinkaid agreed to his statement and the comm channels closed. Kinkaid activated the cortical stimulators and placed it on each side of Vanyssa’s head and began the procedure. While the procedure was in progress, Kinkaid went over to the ship’s medical database to see if and when Vanyssa's last medical check up was. He thought for a moment pondering ideas and theories in his head. ~ “In theory, it would be possible to recreate Vanyssa’s mind including her telepathic abilities by using the Holo emitters in sickbay and then attach a neurolink between the two causing restoration of her memories that were lost before the trauma, but there would be a brief time loss after the process, which will be fixed during the recovery period.” ~ Kinkaid consulted the Starfleet Medical database with his theory and found that this procedure, only in theory, was possible with a high recovery rate, but the side effects would have a temporary time loss of the memories that caused the trauma. Kinkaid relayed his findings to the captain and Salahali. (Reply Salahali and CO, Sash) (Posted by Nathan M. Williams) Stardate:2406.05.17 (USS Nimitz – Sickbay –ACMO – Ensign (jg) BigWill Kinkaid – 0905) Kinkaid concluded his inventory checks of sickbay and the patient status reports. He took a brief break to reflect in his personal log that since coming abroad the USS Nimitz his presence has brought a sense of promise to the medical staff and to the crew of the ship. Kinkaid got up from his station and stroll through the biobed area to check up on Ensign Kateb. Since beaming from Ten Forward, Onyx had been in an unconscious state for almost an hour or so, but her vitals were stable. The sedative must have been cordrazine, which causes the appearance of death in very high doses, but the patient will have very shallow breathing and a low heart rate as Kinkaid scan his medical PADD on the subject. After analyzing the Kateb’s data, Kinkaid moved to the next biobed, which (the real) Fickett was laying in an unpredictable state. His injuries were not healing like they should but stable for the time being. As Kinkaid was about to go back to his station to continue his research, he heard Onyx start to move and mumble. Before he could read her bio readings, Onyx all of sudden started to scream. “NO!” She screamed. Kinkaid was able to calm Onyx down to prevent injure to herself and to him. “What happen? How did I get to Sickbay…? He gave me a sedative. Where is the alternate Fickett? In the brig?” Onyx said in confusion. Kinkaid tried to answer her questions and concerns as best as he could. Kinkaid then tapped his comm badge. =^= Sickbay to Captain Sash, Ensign Kateb is coming out of her unconscious state. =^= (Reply CO, anyone) Kinkaid focused back on Onyx. “Well, what I gather from the patrons in Ten Forward you put up a great fight against the alternate Fickett. He sustains a severe throat wound in which he bleeds to death. You, on the other, were injected from a hypospray a high dose of cordrazine, which caused you to loss consciousness. My medical team rush to your aid after you called sickbay and now you are here safe and recovery.” (Reply Onyx, anyone) (Posted by Nathan M. Williams) Stardate:2406.05.17 (USS Nimitz – Sickbay – Jennah Winters-Dark – 1055) Jennah had heard Kestra's parting shot as she left, and that had sent her running for a medical terminal. Kestra had only been trying to scare her, Jennah learned, Vanyssa was in serious, but stable condition. She had to look up what some of the words meant - like amnesia, and hysterical, but what it looked like to her was that vanyssa was confused about who she was. That would certainly tally with what Jennah had been able to sense. She had crawled to the sickbay hatch and looked out. There didn't seem to be anyone around, so she opened it and popped out, running across sickbay very quickly to reach Vanyssa's bed. Jennah looked down at the strange devices attached to her mother. Her mother looked so old, and so tired, and nothing like the beautiful and graceful woman that Jennah remembered. Jennah reached out a tentative finger and touched Vanyssa's face. Jennah had never been in rapport with anyone before, but she knew the technique to do it from lessons with Katie. She took a deep breath and forced herself down, into Vanyssa. She looked around, at all the links that were broken in Vanyssa's mind, and sighed. She didn't know how to fix them. They seemed to only be the ones in the front, the ones in the back were ok. But these loose strands must be what was making her so confused. Jennah jumped as she heard someone behind her cough. She turned around and looked up at the very tall, very big man standing there in a starfleet uniform. "I...uh..." She said, stammering, trying not to feel guilty, and somewhat confused. Her shoulder length brown hair was a mess, she had a smudge on her face and her round, dark brown betazoid eyes were very wide. "Don't tell on me please!" She pleaded. (reply bigwill iyw) (pb melinda :-) Stardate:2406.05.17 Mission: A Trip to Paradise Mission, Day 3 Stardate: 2406.05.17 (USS Nimitz – Sickbay – Jennah Winters-Dark – 1055) Jennah had heard Kestra's parting shot as she left, and that had sent her running for a medical terminal. Kestra had only been trying to scare her, Jennah learned, Vanyssa was in serious, but stable condition. She had to look up what some of the words meant - like amnesia, and hysterical, but what it looked like to her was that vanyssa was confused about who she was. That would certainly tally with what Jennah had been able to sense. She had crawled to the sickbay hatch and looked out. There didn't seem to be anyone around, so she opened it and popped out, running across sickbay very quickly to reach Vanyssa's bed. Jennah looked down at the strange devices attached to her mother. Her mother looked so old, and so tired, and nothing like the beautiful and graceful woman that Jennah remembered. Jennah reached out a tentative finger and touched Vanyssa's face. Jennah had never been in rapport with anyone before, but she knew the technique to do it from lessons with Katie. She took a deep breath and forced herself down, into Vanyssa. She looked around, at all the links that were broken in Vanyssa's mind, and sighed. She didn't know how to fix them. They seemed to only be the ones in the front, the ones in the back were ok. But these loose strands must be what was making her so confused. Jennah jumped as she heard someone behind her cough. She turned around and looked up at the very tall, very big man standing there in a starfleet uniform. "I...uh..." She said, stammering, trying not to feel guilty, and somewhat confused. Her shoulder length brown hair was a mess, she had a smudge on her face and her round, dark brown betazoid eyes were very wide. "Don't tell on me please!" She pleaded. (reply bigwill iyw) (pb melinda :-) Stardate:2406.05.17 (USS Nimitz- Sickbay- Captain Sash and Katie Troi- 1200) Katie woke up all at once and realized that Vanyssa wasn't there. She got up and looked around, and realized that no one knew where she was. This was not a good thing. "Computer, locate Commander Vanyssa Winters!" Katie cried out, running out of sickbay. "Commander Winters is in the brig." The computer replied calmly. ~Oh shit!~ Katie thought to herself. She ran for the turbolift. "Katie Troi to Captain!" Katie cried. "Vanyssa is in the brig, Sir!" Katie called out, running full pelt down the hallway after the stupidly slow turbolift had let her out. She stopped at what she saw in the doorway though. "You are too weak to kill me." The alter Winters spoke, lounging on the cot. "You are wrong." And Vanyssa raised the phaser, set to kill and pointed it right at the alter. Katie dived through the door, hitting her best friend and knocking the phaser askew as it went off. Katie looked up at the security team that had arrived, and at the Captain who wasn't too far behind. Vanyssa was crying again, those huge wracking sobs that had come from her in sickbay. It wasn't a sound that Katie had ever heard come from her best friend, who was normally one of the most confident people she had ever known. It wasn't long before the medical team had come and sedated Vanyssa again, taking her back to the sickbay to rest and recover. Katie looked up at Sash in concern. "Walk with me, Captain?" Katie asked, gesturing down the hallway. Sash raised an eyebrow and nodded. They both turned and headed down the corridor. There was a long, and most uncomfortable silence. "Has there been any luck in locating Jennah?" Katie asked, concerned. "Not yet," Sash admitted, rubbing his head in frustration. It wasn't the question he had been expecting. For this they did not need a private conversation. "However, I've got a working theory. I didn't even know she had come back on board, or how she did it." "She really did not want to stay on Betazed. My guess is that she will come out as soon as we get far from the planet. She is a rather resourceful little girl." Katie said with a smile. "I guess I should get to the point." Katie said, when they were far enough away from the security detail. "I don't know if Vanyssa is ever going to recover the memories of the time she was over-shadowed. She'll certainly become more coherant once the damage to her neural pathways heals, but...it's going to be a very trying time for everyone. She trusts you like she trusts no one else since David. And once she realizes that David is gone, again, she is going to have a hard time dealing with it." Katie stopped in the hallway and looked at her Captain. "I guess what I'm saying is that she's going to need all her friends.... and I don't know how you feel about her." Katie said, looking him in the eye. "So I guess...what are your intentions, Captain?" She asked. When Sash seemed a bit reluctant to answer, Katie glared down at him in her best Betazoid fashion. "I'm the one who is going to be stuck picking up the pieces Captain! I think that I deserve a little bit of an advance warning!" Sash had to force himself to maintain his passive appearance. "This seems to be a pervasive live of questioning around here." He smiled at Katie, who did not return the gesture. "It's the second time in two days that someone has asked about my intentions towards another person." He could see that Katie did not see the humor in the situation. so he continued a little more seriously. "First of all, I think you're wrong. You are not the only person that cares enough about Nessa to "pick up the pieces", as you put it. No matter what happens between her and I, I also will have to manage the consequences." He stopped for a moment to face the teacher. "I can appreciate your position here. Nessa and I have a long history, with many years between us. I will tell you that even I understand the inappropriateness of a CO and FO having a... more intimate relationship. But I do have feelings for Nesssa. As for my intentions," Sash chuckled, "they are strictly honorable at this moment. I would never do anything to intentionally hurt Nessa. In fact, I have pledged before to be her protector." Katie nodded. "Is that another way of you to redirect your feelings for her, Captain?" Katie asked. "Because she will pick up on it in a minute once her empathic abilities are back." Katie sighed. "I guess that you don't know the history between Vanyssa and myself. When she went back to Betazed to live, she lived down the road from me. I went off to Starfleet Academy right as she went back to live with her father. There...was a bad accident... when I was made Assistant Security Chief. I nearly died." Katie blinked back the tears in her eyes. "I spent several years in rehabilitation, and my commission was forcefully resigned. I was sent back to Betazed in disgrace, and the only thing I was suited to was taking care of children. So I decided to become the best I could at doing that. Vanyssa found out that I was stuck there, in one of the orphanages that the planet runs for children, and asked me to come here. She included me in her and David's life together, and encouraged me. David was there to help me regain my training, letting me work out against him. Vanyssa gave me the opportunity to have children through her, by watching over Jennah and Kat. I owe her so much, Devan Sash, and it will indeed be I that picks up the pieces of her life if you hurt her." Katie's eyes softened. "I love her very much, Captain." Katie said, simply. "And I don't want to see her hurt. She doesn't care about the rules and regulations, she cares about you." Katie grinned to herself. "And if you go about it discreetly enough, no one will know." "Well, I certainly am glad that I have your aproval," Sash laughed. "Whatever hapens between Nessa and I, and who knows what that will be, will happen. I, also, care for her a freat deal. And I am aware of her feelings towards me. I guess I always have. I thank you for your concern, and for being such a good friend to her." Katie turned around and looked at the very tall Captain. "I would appreciate working out against you at some point." She said, delibrately changing the subject. "Richard Lee doesn't think that I'm a worthy opponent, and most of the other people on board are weak. But you aren't." She finished. "You are a very good man at heart, even an exhausted and burnt-out betazoid could sense that." At that Sash really did let loose on a laugh. "Ms. Troi, if you are burned- out, I would hate to see what you were like, fully motivated. Maybe I should consider putting you on a security detail. I'd love to work out with you some day. But you'll need to be careful with me, after all, I am an old man." "An old man?" Katie laughed. "Right." Katie looked at him and held out her hand. "I would appreciate it, Captain-Sir, if you would call me Katie." She said, smiling in return. Her smile lit up her face, and she laughed. "As for putting me on a security detail... I guess you haven't read Susan Rivers logs about me when things get tough. I tend to assign myself." Sash took a firm grip of her hand and shook it. "Katie, in private, my friends call me Sash." They turned and began walking towards the turbo lift again. "I have read those reports," he admitted, and smiled. "i alwasy had a thing for people with no regards for the rules." Sash put his arm around the school teacher and looked at her. "You know Katie, this could be the start of a beautiful friendship." She looked him in the eye and said, "Could?" As the turbolift pulled up. (reply any, none) (posted by Al Muir and Melinda Martin) Stardate:2406.05.17 Mission:  A Trip to Paradise Mission, Day 3 Stardate:  2406.05.17 (USS Nimitz - Captain's office - ACSO- Ensign Jason Dema- 1225) Sash was starting to feel hungry.  the events of the day had been wearing on him.  His first thought was to find Kestra.  He remembered that she was gone, and felt that lonlieness once again.  He supposed he'd have to eat alone, again.  Maybe he should check on Nessa again.  Then he heard the strangest sound. It was as if someonewere actually knocking on his door.  He got up from his desk and went to the door.  It opened, finding himself face to face with a young man.  He was a little startled by this but stood aside.  "Please come in...Ensign?" Jason entered the room and looked at the captain, and instantly saw he was not an ordinary human, and what mostly gave him questions was his age, Jason expected an older officer to be in charge of a Sovereign-class ship, but he didn't show he was surprised "Ensign Jason Dema reporting for duty Sir" Sash went back to his desk and looked at the mess covering it.  He pushed it back so he could sit on the corner.  "Welcome Ensign," he said, taking the PADD that the Ensiggn offered him.  He offered the seat in front of him as he read. "So," Sashbegan, after he finished reading, "welcome aboard the Nimitz.  I see here that you to be our new ACSO.  What is your area of specialty?" Jason stood up and anwered strictly. "As you can see Sir I was assigned to you as an ACSO. but my main area's of specialty are tactics, science, fysics, macro- and micro-electronics, and maintenance, computer skills, and good in sports. I'm don't have many combat-skills but I plan on working on them Sir." (reply Sash) (posted by Anthony Struelens)