Commodore Jalana Rajel - Don't worry too much about it
Jessica
(( Arboretum, Constitution - The day after the party))
When Kante had joined Jalana they were briefly talking about his
flight here and the routine check-ins he would have to go through
so he could start working officially, but then she had something
else in mind that she felt the need to talk about.
Rajel: There is one important matter though...
Soho: Yes Sir, anything you need Sir?
Yes, exactly that.
Rajel: Please, please do not call me Sir. I am aware that calling
your Commanding Officer by first name is not necessarily part of
the protocol taught at the Academy, but they did not account for
my leadership style. ::She smiled, some of her former hosts would
pretty much smack her over the head for that but in this life she
lived by her own rules after all.:: I was a medical doctor before
I became CO and have continued my informal approach from that time
to now.
Soho: My humblest apologies Rajel…. :: He shuddered at how
informal it sounded, like it was so familiar for someone he only
just met:: I shall try my best to remember, Rajel.
Rajel? That .. well okay that was her Symbiont and what people
knew as her last name, but hey even that was better than Sir. So
she let it be. He had looked horrified enough already, apparently
thinking he did wrong when he couldn't know.
Rajel: Trying is all I can ask for. ::She nodded and then leaned
an elbow on a knee she was pulling closer.:: I actually may need
your services soon.
Soho: Oh? Already? I know the ship is lacking a Chief Counsellor,
I’ve been told that good Counsellors are hard to find and I think
that’s why I was so swiftly assigned here without completing the
academy, but there are counsellors aboard I hope? Why would you be
in such need of me?
Rajel: My crew has been through a lot lately to save me from the
hands of the Orion Syndicate. It's a classified mission that is
why you have not been informed about it. But to give you the short
version. I have been abducted and confined, and in that time been
subjected to a surgery, if can even call it that, to have my
symbiont removed. Both me and the symbiont are obviously in one
piece again, but it was a close call that was only possible
because my crew did everything in their power to find and get me.
But it is a lot to unravel and work through.
Soho: I uh…well I definitely can help with that, I mean I will
need a few minutes to get my bearings and…
Rajel: No, not now. You just arrived and have your route to take.
But I am known to try to deal with things myself so I figured I
give you a heads up so I have no reason to.
Soho: Ah I see, apologies for being so eager Sir…I mean Rajel. I
just really want to make a good impression here. Most Counsellors
join a ship already with a pip more than I have and so I feel I
have a lot to prove to earn it in the field.
He smiled, though it looked nervous and Jalana couldn't help but
smile as well. She knew that feeling too well.
Soho: I will go get my paperwork in order, so to speak, get my
quarters assigned and I will endeavour to make sure my new office
is ready for you when you need me.
Rajel: Of course. I'm sure your colleagues can't wait to meet you.
He got up from his seat and the small woman followed his movement
with her her head.
Soho: If I have your permission, I would like to go get my things
in order, unless you need me for anything?
Rajel: ::nodding:: Of course, go ahead. Wouldn't want to keep you
from getting started.
Soho: Very well, thank you so much for your kind welcome. I will
go get things sorted, then I hope to meet the crew, apparently I
missed a good party!
Rajel: It won't be the last. ::She grinned before she leaned
forward.:: And Kante?
Soho: response
Rajel: Don't worry Kante, you will do fine. I did my doctor after
graduation on my first ship. I know the expectations and pressure
you put on yourself, but you won't get any from me. A title
doesn't make you a good or bad Counselor. ::She smiled up to
him.:: You'll get there when you get there, don't worry too much
about it.
She actually had been a Lieutenant or Lieutenant Commander when
she finally had gotten her doctor, and she hadn't felt like a
proper doctor until then, but now she knew that while it meant a
lot, it was still just a title. Her ability was not dependent on
it. And she believed the same for him.
Soho: response
The Trill nodded and gestured for him to leave if he wanted to.
Rajel: Welcome aboard, Kante. I look forward to see your story
unfold.
Soho: response
She looked after him, a gentle smile on her lips. She remembered
being that young and enthusiastic, and nervous. Not that she was
old now or not enthusiastic any more. But it was a different kind,
the kind you carried on your first assignment. It was refreshing.
As he moved out of sight she looked up to the artificial light and
inhaled the scent of the flora surrounding her. After that brief
moment of silence she picked her PADD back up. Time to finish that
paperwork for HQ.
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Commodore Jalana Rajel
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