Lieutenant JG Seleya- Asking for Space
EmpressKitsune
((USS Chin’toka, Deck 3, First Officer’s Ready Room))
((All of these feelings and opinions are IC. None of them reflect the OOC opinions of the player))
Seleya: I need to file a formal complaint against Lieutenant Is’kah.
T’Ama: What has Is’Kah done this time?
Seleya: We just had a meeting where zha was asking about my people
s sensitivity to sound. Is’kah then wanted to suggest I should be removed from certain duties because zha is assuming I was uncomfortable and needed the help, when I never ask zha for help.
T’Ama: Go on.
Seleya: I’ve never felt more insulted and made to feel like a liability to the crew. Zha even thought that they could request me to take daily medication, or wear a sound dampening device. Zha even mentioned they were thinking of ways to use that sound sensitivity against me. Zha even claimed my case is different from any other race that may be sensitive to sound because I went down on the last mission, even though that reason I stayed down had nothing to do with my Ny’Krl, and also, none of Zhen’s business.
Seleya had realized that her usual professional tone had dropped as she started going on, recalling the very upsetting conversation from earlier.
T’Ama: Take a seat, Lieutenant.
Seleya nodded and took a seat quickly, letting out a long breath as she tried to calm herself down.
Seleya: It felt like I was being singled out, and that Zha were using my people’s own biology as a reason to discriminate against me. How is this a thing in the Federation or even Starfleet? None of zha’s concerns were even based on my actual medical situation. Nor has our medical department suggested that my Ny’krl would be a liability to this ship. So I don’t know why zha thinks they have any authority in this.
T’Ama: Well, they don’t. That lies with Medical, and there’s a reason the CMO can relieve even the captain of duty - they’re actually trained medical doctors. Though I think you know all that already.
Seleya nodded, she did know that.
Seleya: I do, Commander. However, the recent conversation with the chief doesn’t give me confidence that they are aware of, or concerned with what they can or cannot do. Nor the fact that zha can’t do something would stop them, which is why I come to you, commander.
T’Ama: What were the ways she thought up to use sound sensitivity against you?
Seleya: All she mentioned was using a blow horn to "incapacitate" me. Which I would like to say it wouldn’t, it would hurt, but who wouldn’t it hurt in a closed office space. Then they said they had about a dozen different ideas to use against me that I didn’t bother hearing.
Seleya took a couple more deep breaths, starting to calm down as she finished ranting about her earlier conversation. Returning to security might be awkward after the way she’d reacted. If the Chin’toka were still out on patrol, she might have had no choice but to go back and face it. But with the ship docked and shore-leave scheduling underway, perhaps she could at least get a little space. At the very least, she had Starfleet Intelligence training coming up soon, and she would be transferred out of the department anyway.
Seleya: Commander, can I request to work in operations for a few days, until this all blows over. Give it some space and time.
T’Ama: You want out so bad you’re willing to do holodeck filter duty?
Seleya hummed as she looked over at T’Ama. Perhaps her heightened emotions were making her overthink things, making it feel like a punishment. But T’Ama’s expression showed no anger or annoyance. Then again, T’Ama was a hard person to read in general. Still, Seleya forced herself to think about it rationally and give T’Ama the benefit of the doubt, nodding to her.
Seleya: Yes, Commander. If that is what needs to be done.
T’Ama: Response
Seleya: Thank you, Commander. Who is the new chief of the operations department I should report too?
T’Ama: Response
Seleya: Very well, Commander. Is there anything else you wanted to ask?
T’Ama: Response.
Lieutenant JG Seleya of Khanda
Tac/Sec Officer
U.S.S.Chin’toka
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