06-02-2024, 08:15 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-02-2024, 08:16 PM by Shione Kurasa.)
==Apologies for the delay been a busy RL week==
Shione was paying close attention to all the social signals from her new Junior Officer. She was bracing herself for the comparisons between her methods and Tourock's. She had the highest respect for her brother-in-law; both as an Officer as well as a member of her family. They had never served together and she trusted S'hiarra's opinion on what he was like and in truth they did not differ in many ways; but there were some notable differences and she was bracing for Mala's responses.
Her first reply was all duty related and she paused to give Shione a chance to reply. "Good questions and appropriate concerns Ensign. You will be serving on my shift and as with all new crew to the Aquila you will be paired with a security NCO who knows the ship and they will brief you on all protocols. You and I will be doing a sweep though the Promenade after we are done here. When it comes to civilians you would escort them back here to main security and brief the Senior watch officer, who would conduct the interview, with you present. If possible, they will resolve the problem however in some cases that officer may refer the matter to the CO or the FO. You will be given every opportunity to ask questions and become familiar with the protocols after the decision has been made."
Shione drew a long sip from her mug. Mala's body language was not as relaxed as she might be and the following question filled in all the details the CoS needed.
The question was an appropriate if uncomfortable one, but she sat her mug down and leaned forward in her chair[ catching the young woman's eye.
"Of course I like him. He is the father of my niece and nephew and the Imzadi of my twin sister; he is a part of my family. But as a fellow senior officer it does not always mean that he and I see eye to eye on every issue. I have learned the hard way that playing fast and loose with Star Fleet regs can have catastrophic consequences, and because of my experience; I am a hard case when it comes to telepathic protocols."
The Security Chief toggled a switch on her desk and Mala both heard and felt the room become sealed. The door locked and a slight change in the atmosphere gave her the impression that they were to some degree closed off from the office beyond.
Shione's expression became focused. "What I am about to share with is NOT to ever be disseminated. I am sure you will understand. When I was a Junior officer like yourself, I was tagged to participate in some Special Operations missions. While I cannot share details, I can give you an example of one of the main reasons for my approach.
We had detained a person of interest involved with what we believed to be a terrorist organization. and the individual was not forthcoming with what we needed. One of the Officers present took it upon themselves to telepathically interrogate the man and reported that he 'knew' the suspect was guilty and involved in the plot.
The CO sent word for confirmation of the Intel and we detained the suspect. That night; 8 hours before we got proof of his innocence; the man committed suicide. The Officer involved believed in what he had learned, but the consequences to his career were severe and he retired soon after. The incident also caused issues with the man's home planet as well and all because he had so much faith in his abilities. He was wrong and an innocent man died because of that,"
Shione's focus returned to Jez, and her tone softened somewhat. "We have a responsibility to maintain the Telepathic protocols because they protect us, those we serve with; care about and also they protect Star Fleet and the Federation. While the Geronimo away team was on Gravesworld there was mentions from interviews with some of the civilians afterwards that they were concerned that there might; have been some usage of Telepathy by some of the team."
She paused for a breath before continuing her thoughts, "I have closed the file on that mission as regards Geronimo Officers and crew aboard the Aquila, and I am content that it remains closed. But if there had been investigations done; then those involved could have suffered the same rush to judgement that the man in my example was subjected to.
Ensign, we need to not only be above reproach, but we also have to appear to be. Telepaths in Starfleet hold to the protocols so that we don't have to face false accusations."
Shione smiled warmly. "My brother-in-law knows how I feel about his relaxed approach to the use of Telepathy and I respect his right to make that choice for himself. But I feel he sets a dangerous example for less experienced personnel.
I want you to excel in your job and attain every goal you have in Starfleet Jez. I know you respect him and so do I, but there are people I respect whom I do not agree with, and on that point we do not. I should not have made that statement to you without context and I hope you now understand my reasons for disagreeing with him.
Does that answer your concerns, Ensign or do you have further questions?" With that the Aquila Security Chief sat back in her seat, and took another sip from her mug, waiting for a reply.
==Tag Jez. Took me quite a while to figure out what I wanted to say==
Shione was paying close attention to all the social signals from her new Junior Officer. She was bracing herself for the comparisons between her methods and Tourock's. She had the highest respect for her brother-in-law; both as an Officer as well as a member of her family. They had never served together and she trusted S'hiarra's opinion on what he was like and in truth they did not differ in many ways; but there were some notable differences and she was bracing for Mala's responses.
Her first reply was all duty related and she paused to give Shione a chance to reply. "Good questions and appropriate concerns Ensign. You will be serving on my shift and as with all new crew to the Aquila you will be paired with a security NCO who knows the ship and they will brief you on all protocols. You and I will be doing a sweep though the Promenade after we are done here. When it comes to civilians you would escort them back here to main security and brief the Senior watch officer, who would conduct the interview, with you present. If possible, they will resolve the problem however in some cases that officer may refer the matter to the CO or the FO. You will be given every opportunity to ask questions and become familiar with the protocols after the decision has been made."
Shione drew a long sip from her mug. Mala's body language was not as relaxed as she might be and the following question filled in all the details the CoS needed.
The question was an appropriate if uncomfortable one, but she sat her mug down and leaned forward in her chair[ catching the young woman's eye.
"Of course I like him. He is the father of my niece and nephew and the Imzadi of my twin sister; he is a part of my family. But as a fellow senior officer it does not always mean that he and I see eye to eye on every issue. I have learned the hard way that playing fast and loose with Star Fleet regs can have catastrophic consequences, and because of my experience; I am a hard case when it comes to telepathic protocols."
The Security Chief toggled a switch on her desk and Mala both heard and felt the room become sealed. The door locked and a slight change in the atmosphere gave her the impression that they were to some degree closed off from the office beyond.
Shione's expression became focused. "What I am about to share with is NOT to ever be disseminated. I am sure you will understand. When I was a Junior officer like yourself, I was tagged to participate in some Special Operations missions. While I cannot share details, I can give you an example of one of the main reasons for my approach.
We had detained a person of interest involved with what we believed to be a terrorist organization. and the individual was not forthcoming with what we needed. One of the Officers present took it upon themselves to telepathically interrogate the man and reported that he 'knew' the suspect was guilty and involved in the plot.
The CO sent word for confirmation of the Intel and we detained the suspect. That night; 8 hours before we got proof of his innocence; the man committed suicide. The Officer involved believed in what he had learned, but the consequences to his career were severe and he retired soon after. The incident also caused issues with the man's home planet as well and all because he had so much faith in his abilities. He was wrong and an innocent man died because of that,"
Shione's focus returned to Jez, and her tone softened somewhat. "We have a responsibility to maintain the Telepathic protocols because they protect us, those we serve with; care about and also they protect Star Fleet and the Federation. While the Geronimo away team was on Gravesworld there was mentions from interviews with some of the civilians afterwards that they were concerned that there might; have been some usage of Telepathy by some of the team."
She paused for a breath before continuing her thoughts, "I have closed the file on that mission as regards Geronimo Officers and crew aboard the Aquila, and I am content that it remains closed. But if there had been investigations done; then those involved could have suffered the same rush to judgement that the man in my example was subjected to.
Ensign, we need to not only be above reproach, but we also have to appear to be. Telepaths in Starfleet hold to the protocols so that we don't have to face false accusations."
Shione smiled warmly. "My brother-in-law knows how I feel about his relaxed approach to the use of Telepathy and I respect his right to make that choice for himself. But I feel he sets a dangerous example for less experienced personnel.
I want you to excel in your job and attain every goal you have in Starfleet Jez. I know you respect him and so do I, but there are people I respect whom I do not agree with, and on that point we do not. I should not have made that statement to you without context and I hope you now understand my reasons for disagreeing with him.
Does that answer your concerns, Ensign or do you have further questions?" With that the Aquila Security Chief sat back in her seat, and took another sip from her mug, waiting for a reply.
==Tag Jez. Took me quite a while to figure out what I wanted to say==