8 hours ago
If Lucy didn't want to end up in this situation again, she would need to put the work in; the fact that her troublesome officer felt the implications and consequences Aeryn had mentioned was definitely a start. As hard as it was to carry them with you, it was also a test to see if you could move on from it, to learn and improve. A test that Lucy desperately needed to pass if she was going to fulfil the promise of being a better officer. " I sincerely hope that you don't, Lucy, and if you want to be a better member of this crew, then you need to prove it to yourself and not just me".
Lucy then asked a question, one that at first didn't seem relevant to the conversation until the other woman gave the CSO more information, and Aeryn realised that this must have been one of the reasons why Lucy chose the Sciences. Romanticism and looking back to those defining moments were all well and good, but if it allowed Lucy a moment to ground herself, to be fully aware of why Aeryn needed to push her, then she didn't mind answering her.
" I was, but my main focus was on Botany, absorbing everything that my parents taught me, and experimenting as much as I could".
Hard to believe that she didn't remain on that particular path until her life took an unexpected turn, but like all good things, Aeryn had found a way back to it, something she intended not to take for granted, but rather make the most of every opportunity.
When Lucy continued, it was as if the realisation had suddenly become apparent, although the last mission was perhaps more emotionally demanding than those they had endured before. Another wakeup call, if anything, especially when it came to your own mortality. " Last mission wasn't easy on any of us, but if it taught you that lesson, then processing everything will be easier. However, you need to remember that no matter what the mission is, those same principles are equally important, because we are out here to do more than explore space, regardless of what we encounter, and I don't need to remind you that this wasn't your first mission".
Lucy wasn't a fresh out of the Academy Middie, and yet Aeryn didn't want to delve quite into how she had managed to achieve the rank of Lieutenant if she hadn't upheld the goals of Star Fleet or understood them till now.
== Tag Lucy ==
Lucy then asked a question, one that at first didn't seem relevant to the conversation until the other woman gave the CSO more information, and Aeryn realised that this must have been one of the reasons why Lucy chose the Sciences. Romanticism and looking back to those defining moments were all well and good, but if it allowed Lucy a moment to ground herself, to be fully aware of why Aeryn needed to push her, then she didn't mind answering her.
" I was, but my main focus was on Botany, absorbing everything that my parents taught me, and experimenting as much as I could".
Hard to believe that she didn't remain on that particular path until her life took an unexpected turn, but like all good things, Aeryn had found a way back to it, something she intended not to take for granted, but rather make the most of every opportunity.
When Lucy continued, it was as if the realisation had suddenly become apparent, although the last mission was perhaps more emotionally demanding than those they had endured before. Another wakeup call, if anything, especially when it came to your own mortality. " Last mission wasn't easy on any of us, but if it taught you that lesson, then processing everything will be easier. However, you need to remember that no matter what the mission is, those same principles are equally important, because we are out here to do more than explore space, regardless of what we encounter, and I don't need to remind you that this wasn't your first mission".
Lucy wasn't a fresh out of the Academy Middie, and yet Aeryn didn't want to delve quite into how she had managed to achieve the rank of Lieutenant if she hadn't upheld the goals of Star Fleet or understood them till now.
== Tag Lucy ==