07-05-2026, 04:08 AM
== Holodeck One ==
== NRC Reyna Talion ==
Reyna smiled and nodded at Emma's words, "Well, for the record, this image of me is deliberately designed with great care as part of my efforts to prepare myself for my own future. In fact, the initial version you got a glimpse of, that's me at full growth in my early twenties The margin places me at somewhere in the 5'8"-5'10" range. There's a bit of Darwin's grab-bag in there, so it's always hard to be sure."
Her eyes moved between the two people there with her and she decided to give a little more honesty, "I've seen the medical data Cindy is monitoring on me. Betazoids are often born male and then when puberty hits, or about that same time, things become final one way or another. My genetics are a bit mixed up, but there's little doubt that my brain has decided to trigger, a bit like that sort of process, but full blown puberty. The catch is that my body wasn't really ready for that, not in human terms anyway. By my estimates somewhere from a year to possibly three years, this will be me for real."
As if to punctuate her statement, she made a fist in front of herself and all of her knuckled cracked like a series of tiny fire crackers. She opened her hand slowly, and said with a tone of resignation "Everything hurts, and I do mean everything." Her expression softened, "You're right about the people part of it all though. I'm definitely my father's daughter. My brain works in ways that even I don't understand entirely, but even at my age, I have no trouble writing these programs. The people part, that takes learning things that aren't in the books. I've learned and experienced things that I don't really know how to put into words, but I guess it might be a good thing. It has taught me things I probably wasn't ready for, but because of all of this, maybe it is best I have that kind of head start, because one way or another, I'm catching up to you guys pretty fast. Ironically, I'm not afraid of the growing up part. There is a small chance it could kill me by the time I'm 30, but those odds are very slim. I'm impressed that you already know your own limits and have boundaries set up as a kind of ground rules as you try to traverse this rocky terrain. I envy your ability to try and test yourself through these friendships, learning to swim in relatively controlled conditions. You're helping me think about how I need to find ways to do the same."
Reyna tapped the table, drew a circle to indicate the spot, then tapped it again. Her ice cream she had described materialized in front of her. She sat forward and began slowly taking tiny bites from around the edges and licking them off the spoon. She liked the softer stuff that was melting. it was almost like having a chocolate milkshake, but with a spoon. She savored it, thinking as she nibbled at it.
"For now, I do my best with all of my book learning and try to translate it to real life. I watch people LOTS. I learn some things from them by watching, but it is humans that teach me the most. They don't know how to guard their thoughts, so if I pay attention, I learn about how they think and why they think that way. I can learn more about a person from watching them for an hour than most therapists can learn in a year and when I sit in Ten Forward, it is like a giant form of group therapy for me. Thankfully, I can't hear them all at once, but I can hear each one if I think about it hard enough. I thin that between me taking the time to do that as much as I can, and maybe having a few friends that I can talk to from time to time, this might not be so bad. To paraphrase what a wise man once said, I will get by with a little help from my friends. I suppose we all do that the best we can, right?"
== Tag ==
== NRC Reyna Talion ==
Reyna smiled and nodded at Emma's words, "Well, for the record, this image of me is deliberately designed with great care as part of my efforts to prepare myself for my own future. In fact, the initial version you got a glimpse of, that's me at full growth in my early twenties The margin places me at somewhere in the 5'8"-5'10" range. There's a bit of Darwin's grab-bag in there, so it's always hard to be sure."
Her eyes moved between the two people there with her and she decided to give a little more honesty, "I've seen the medical data Cindy is monitoring on me. Betazoids are often born male and then when puberty hits, or about that same time, things become final one way or another. My genetics are a bit mixed up, but there's little doubt that my brain has decided to trigger, a bit like that sort of process, but full blown puberty. The catch is that my body wasn't really ready for that, not in human terms anyway. By my estimates somewhere from a year to possibly three years, this will be me for real."
As if to punctuate her statement, she made a fist in front of herself and all of her knuckled cracked like a series of tiny fire crackers. She opened her hand slowly, and said with a tone of resignation "Everything hurts, and I do mean everything." Her expression softened, "You're right about the people part of it all though. I'm definitely my father's daughter. My brain works in ways that even I don't understand entirely, but even at my age, I have no trouble writing these programs. The people part, that takes learning things that aren't in the books. I've learned and experienced things that I don't really know how to put into words, but I guess it might be a good thing. It has taught me things I probably wasn't ready for, but because of all of this, maybe it is best I have that kind of head start, because one way or another, I'm catching up to you guys pretty fast. Ironically, I'm not afraid of the growing up part. There is a small chance it could kill me by the time I'm 30, but those odds are very slim. I'm impressed that you already know your own limits and have boundaries set up as a kind of ground rules as you try to traverse this rocky terrain. I envy your ability to try and test yourself through these friendships, learning to swim in relatively controlled conditions. You're helping me think about how I need to find ways to do the same."
Reyna tapped the table, drew a circle to indicate the spot, then tapped it again. Her ice cream she had described materialized in front of her. She sat forward and began slowly taking tiny bites from around the edges and licking them off the spoon. She liked the softer stuff that was melting. it was almost like having a chocolate milkshake, but with a spoon. She savored it, thinking as she nibbled at it.
"For now, I do my best with all of my book learning and try to translate it to real life. I watch people LOTS. I learn some things from them by watching, but it is humans that teach me the most. They don't know how to guard their thoughts, so if I pay attention, I learn about how they think and why they think that way. I can learn more about a person from watching them for an hour than most therapists can learn in a year and when I sit in Ten Forward, it is like a giant form of group therapy for me. Thankfully, I can't hear them all at once, but I can hear each one if I think about it hard enough. I thin that between me taking the time to do that as much as I can, and maybe having a few friends that I can talk to from time to time, this might not be so bad. To paraphrase what a wise man once said, I will get by with a little help from my friends. I suppose we all do that the best we can, right?"
== Tag ==