“So here is the thing Doc, I have not been getting a lot of action since I got on this ship. This is like the worst dry spell I’ve ever had. Now I have nailed that reporter chick Felina a few times but I like to have a little more variety if you know what I mean. I guess I just need some advice. You’ve been around you got any suggestions.”
Raddy Volcane was confident he had come to the right place to discuss his troubles. Dr. Winchester Faction was not sure what to say.
“You know I’m a medical doctor right?” said Winchester
“I can’t go to her,” said Raddy, “This ship’s counselor is way too hot. I know she’s a little older but damn she is still pretty smokin. No there is no way I can talk to her.”
“Good to see you again pilot Tickbird,” said Winchester
Dr. Winchester Faction’s medical experience mostly involved treating wounded soldiers in the middle of battle, or meeting someone once before performing surgery, or examining the dead. He was not used to treating people on a regular basis so he always had to remind himself about the whole doctor patient privacy thing. He had come very close to asking Zemwell out right if he was already out of contraceptives again. But Raddy was there and from what Winchester
Raddy did not mind letting the doctor go to talk to his fellow pilot and American. Zemwell admitted he needed another pack of contraceptives. While Winchester
“So looks like things are going pretty good,” said Raddy, “You don’t have to be modest. I know all about you and the head security chick. I just want to say, good job man. Just tell me one thing. What are her tits like? I bet they are amazing.”
Zemwell was torn. In part he did not like Raddy talking about Therazan that way. Another part of him did not want to admit that in all their sexual encounters he had never actually seen Therazan’s fully exposed breasts because she never took her bra off, although he had felt them a few times and they certainly felt amazing.
“Listen you can’t tell anyone about this,” said Zemwell.
“Yeah I know she wants to stay professional and all that,” said Raddy, “Still I’m surprised you don’t brag more about hitting that.”
“Do not talk about her like she is just some… Just don’t do that okay.”
“Oh man,” said Raddy, “you are really falling for her, like for real. Well for chicks to settle down with I guess you can’t do much better than one with amazing tits like that. I’m not the settling down type myself. Just one thing before I leave you, I’m having second thoughts about this doctor. I don’t think he’s the best person to come to for advice in your personal life.”
“He’s a medical doctor why would I come to him for personal advice?”
“Yeah I was thinking the same thing; maybe I will talk to that counselor anyway.”
Raddy left the medical bay with a good feeling about the future.
Doctor Vandis Bane was the oldest woman aboard the Daedlus. She had published several papers of the history and changing psychology of the world due to gene mods. Most of them did not frame gene mods as a positive thing for the world. Dr. Bane was good at her job. She found the key to being good at what she did was secrets. Everyone had secrets. Dr. Bane herself had secrets. As a psychologist she was in a position to know peoples secrets and she found it helped to let people keep their secrets. Their secrets were usually small. Sometimes she came across someone with a secret that could be dangerous. But Dr. Bane knew how to keep a secret.
Dr. Bane was interested to hear what Janessa Kepshawn had to say. She was aware that pilot Janessa was the only other natural born human on the ship with no gene mods. Janessa looked distressed.
“I used to talk to my friend Tania,” said Janessa, “when I had a problem. When I was younger I would talk to my parents. When I got older and went off to school and then the Solar Fleet, I couldn’t talk to them anymore. I still love them, but the world turned out to be different than they tried to teach me it was. It’s like they taught me more about how they wanted the world to be than how it actually was. I got my first taste of the real world when I was fourteen at the summer Olympics. Then I went to the Solar Fleet University
“You are doing fine,” said Dr. Bane.
“And I don’t even know if I can talk to you about everything that’s on my mind. It turns out some of it is classified.”
“As the psychological counselor for this mission it is necessary for me to be aware of all information,” said Dr. Bane, “you can be assured that there is very little classified information about this ship and its crew that I am not privy to.”
“Do you know about Zai?” asked Janessa.
Dr. Bane raised an eyebrow and said, “No, what is Zai?”
“Nevermind I can’t talk about it,” said Janessa, “You know Zai isn’t even what I really want to talk about. I think I can handle Zai. What I can’t handle is Duron?”
Dr. Bane made a note to ask about this Zai later.
“You mean commander Ardiniero? As I recall you and he were engaged to be married three years ago. But after the death of Tania Zed you relationship dissolved.”
“Wow you really do know everything,” said Janessa, “I thought I was over him. It’s been three years. Isn’t that enough time to get over someone? Then I get assigned to this ship and there he is and it all just comes back. And I can’t do that. I can’t be that person. I refuse to be the girl that takes back the asshole. But it’s not like he ever really was an asshole. It’s just… after Tania died… he was just gone. He just left me without reason. But maybe there was a reason. But why couldn’t he just say that? Why couldn’t he just talk to me about what happened?”
“Tania died while he was in command, did you ever blame him for that?”
“No, it wasn’t his fault. Tania gave her life saving all of us. Duron did what he had to do as a commander. I know that. Why didn’t he come to me and say it for himself? Why did I have to hear it from everyone else?”
“It sounds like you mourned the loss of your friend but you never mourned the loss of your relationship. The best thing you could do for yourself is to go to Commander Ardiniero and confront him.”
“I can’t do that,” said Janessa, “When I get near him I feel this combination of disgust and… part of me wants to kiss him and tear his clothes off. God I hate myself right now. Besides Duron needs to be able to command this mission without distractions. If we fail Duron will get the blame, I’m sure Kerrigan will make sure of that.”
“You think the mission might fail?”
“Probably not considering this ship… well if you don’t know about Zai you don’t know about that either.”
“You mentioned this Zai again. Is Zai a person?”
“Not in the traditional sense. I have to go. My squad commander is doing some kind of training demonstration this afternoon and that blonde girl and the camera guy are going to be there. I can’t even remember her name now. Anyway Ryoko wants all of prime squad to be there.”
Janessa left and Dr. Bane was left to wonder about this Zai. Unbeknownst to her, Zai, last of the Raath was watching. He decided it was time.
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