​PNPC Ensign Ginestra Viridis -Fit for Duty

[KRN STDL]

((Counseling Office - USS Eagle-A))


Ginestra smoothed her uniform, her movements as deliberate as the clicking of a chronometer. She adjusted the PADD containing Kim Stapledon’s file, with a breath, she prepared to prove she was fully qualified.

Viridis: Oh yes, Lieutenant Stendhal needed a break from the mission. She literally said, 'I'm not spending my shore leave working this time.' Anyway, I’m fully qualified! ::Ginestra’s smile was wooden, lacking any real warmth; it was the practiced kindness of someone observing a curious new faunistic associate::

Stapledon:  I see.

Viridis: I see. Tell me more about your experience during the mission. How did you manage the situation on the moon? Your interactions with your colleagues? Anything you deemed important, I'd like to hear it.

Stapledon:  Well...  Yes, the mutations of the animals on Ondo were disturbing.  I used the block stacking tetri game that the ex marine psychologist on the Chin'toka recommended after the nuclear bomb blast I was in to decompress a little...  And then I played with my cats.

Viridis:  From nuclear blasts to feline therapy. Very well. ::She typed a brief sequence into her PADD, her gaze fixed on the screen.::

Stapledon:  Well just for a little.  Then I helped hack into the AI that was running the terraform.

Ginestra was slightly confused;
Viridis: Sorry, what did the cats have to do with any of it? I notice a shift in your posture. Is there something else on your mind that we should discuss?

Stapledon:  Well...  It's been a couple of years.  I think...  I learned a lot from it.

She thought of the last nightmare she'd had about Frontier Day.  It had been over two months ago.  Her dream journaling program had helped her capture it all after she'd woken.  

Viridis: Okeey... Understood. Do the events of Frontier Day and your time with the Collective still disturb you? How would you characterize the quality of your sleep lately?

Stapledon:  There were quite a few nightmares for the first year after it.  With the help of Counselor S'Rorr on the Chin'toka I started recording them and they've become less frequent.  I've also been trying to give myself tasks and things to make it harder for PTSD to emerge when... subsequent missions have been difficult.

Viridis:  A proactive approach. Externalizing the subconscious through recording is a highly effective way to de-fragment the trauma of assimilation. And these 'tasks' you assign yourself... they serve as a sort of cognitive anchor, I assume? It seems your time with Counselor S'Rorr provided you with a very robust toolkit for stabilization.

Stapledon: Response.

Ginestra read aloud what she had typed on her PADD for Kim, offering another one of her wooden smiles.

Viridis: Evaluation Summary & Recommendations
Lieutenant Stapledon is Fit for Duty. Her transition from the Chin'toka to the Eagle-A is progressing within expected parameters. She is highly functional and possesses a pragmatist's perspective that serves her well in high-stakes environments.

Recommendation: Monitor for Work-Avoidance of trauma. While her tasks are an excellent defense, we must ensure she is not merely substituting labor for true processing. Suggest a follow-up in three months to discuss the narrative control of her dream journals.

Stapledon: Response.

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Lt. Karen Trisha Stendhal
Counselor  
USS Eagle

ID: C239604KS0
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