Judith Eastman
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Post by Judith Eastman on Jul 11, 2021 11:55:40 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - Captain Eastman's Office]Judy nodded. "That's certainly something we can do," she said. "I think between myself, Commander Taggert, and whoever else we can enlist, we'll have plenty of firepower."Judy paused for a moment, weighing how to phrase the next thing she had to say, for it was rather sensitive. "I do want to make sure that you're not going to grow complacent, that you're still going to work at your weak spots. We'll lift the restrictions, but you'll keep working, keep growing, keep developing."Judy expected Jov to at least consciously want to keep growing, but by putting it to words, she hoped to give that conscious desire a bit more force.
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Jovireh Velal
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Rank: Senior Chief Petty Officer
Position: Chief of Security/Tactical
Species: Betazoid/Romulan
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Post by Jovireh Velal on Jul 11, 2021 14:56:21 GMT
[PO1 Jovireh Velal - Front Ear - CO's Office]It was still strange for her to realize that there were multiple people in the chain of command willing to vouche for her. But she'd come to trust them all enough to know they wouldn't issue a single recommendation they weren't sure about. The Captain's following statement brought a small understanding smirk to her lips. "My desire to prove myself and be the best I can be never had anything to do with the restrictions. If anything, I feel like they've held me back." There were several people in her life whose opinions of her she valued far more than distant Admirals she hadn't seen since her enlistment. There would always be a reason for her to continue to push herself.
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Judith Eastman
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Post by Judith Eastman on Jul 12, 2021 15:26:56 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - Captain Eastman's Office]Judy smiled. "That's what I love to hear," she said. Some things just needed to be put out there sometimes, in this way. "Now, I'm headed to Earth in a week or so, so I'll be able to twist some arms there. You'll have to do your part, starting with a fresh psych eval, which I think they'll ask you for."This was all practical, all about what they needed to do to get the restrictions lifted.
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Jovireh Velal
Security & Tactical
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Posts: 2,609 Likes: 55
Rank: Senior Chief Petty Officer
Position: Chief of Security/Tactical
Species: Betazoid/Romulan
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Post by Jovireh Velal on Jul 13, 2021 11:33:47 GMT
[PO1 Jovireh Velal - Front Ear - CO's Office]Well, a new psych eval should be easy enough. She'd been passing those annually for the past dozen years. Though it was precisely for that reason she felt in this case it would probably be beneficial to take it through a different counselor. Someone who hadn't been monitoring her progress throughout her career. "I'll see if I can get an appointment with one of the station's counselors." Hopefully they weren't all too backed up to schedule her in a timely manner. The longer she was on Front Ear, the more she realized just how many people there needed help.
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Judith Eastman
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Post by Judith Eastman on Jul 16, 2021 4:00:32 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - Captain Eastman's Office]"Sounds like we have a plan," Judy exclaimed, evidently quite pleased with the course that the conversation had taken. "Just keep in mind that the fleet might say no, and if that happens, that reflects poorly on them, not you."The fleet bureaucracy was a capricious, sometimes foolish, thing. Judy felt this needed mentioning.
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Jovireh Velal
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Posts: 2,609 Likes: 55
Rank: Senior Chief Petty Officer
Position: Chief of Security/Tactical
Species: Betazoid/Romulan
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Post by Jovireh Velal on Jul 17, 2021 3:41:14 GMT
[PO1 Jovireh Velal - Front Ear - CO's Office]Jov nodded, leaning back slightly in the chair. That was a possibility she was all too familiar with, as it was one of the reasons she hadn't tried sooner. Those who ultimately made the decision didn't know her. "I understand," she said with a small smile. "I appreciate the effort, regardless of how it turns out." It meant more to her than she could say that anyone would be willing to go to these extremes for her, let alone a CO. That alone was enough to make her strive to be the best department head she could be, on top of all her other reasons.
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Judith Eastman
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Post by Judith Eastman on Jul 18, 2021 7:33:19 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - Captain Eastman's Office]"That's a good attitude," Judy complimented. The Captain leaned back slightly, smiling, as she realized that they had gone through all the business she had to bring. In the future, once Jovireh received her promotion, they were destined for longer meetings with much more bureaucracy. "Do you have anything to tell me? Questions, concerns, ideas, anything?"
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Jovireh Velal
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Posts: 2,609 Likes: 55
Rank: Senior Chief Petty Officer
Position: Chief of Security/Tactical
Species: Betazoid/Romulan
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Post by Jovireh Velal on Jul 18, 2021 18:49:03 GMT
[PO1 Jovireh Velal - Front Ear - CO's Office]Jov drummed her fingertips on the arm of the chair thoughtfully for a moment before grinning. "Taggert's been keeping me too busy to be concerned about anything, and that answered the one burning question I had." Although now that she knew the actual reason behind him keeping her so busy, she hoped the Commander would be a little more forthcoming with questions she asked him going forward.
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Judith Eastman
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Post by Judith Eastman on Jul 23, 2021 4:42:34 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - Captain Eastman's Office]Judy chuckled. "That's what they pay him the big bucks for," she quipped. "And soon, they'll pay you, too."The rise in salary and benefits (things like private quarters) from PO1 to CPO & Department Head was steep, commensurate with the rise in responsibilities. By the nature of the 24th century, Judy supposed Jov might not have even thought of this.
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Jovireh Velal
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Posts: 2,609 Likes: 55
Rank: Senior Chief Petty Officer
Position: Chief of Security/Tactical
Species: Betazoid/Romulan
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Post by Jovireh Velal on Jul 23, 2021 16:30:41 GMT
[PO1 Jovireh Velal - Front Ear - CO's Office]Jov laughed softly at the mention of an increase in pay. While she'd known the promotion would come with a raise - they wouldn't get anyone to take on the headaches without it - she wasn't sure just how much it would be, and wasn't sure she needed to know yet. "While I'm not accepting it for the money, I'm not going to pretend it won't be nice."
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Judith Eastman
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Post by Judith Eastman on Jul 23, 2021 17:34:51 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - Captain Eastman's Office]"It certainly has its advantages," Judy agreed, having lived her whole life with money. "Having a place of your own is also a hell of a thing. Rite of passage, if it's your first time without roommates."Judy avoided mentioning the fact that not having roommates opened the road to live-in significant others, and ultimately to family. Those were thoughts for others to voice, though she still thought them.
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Jovireh Velal
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Posts: 2,609 Likes: 55
Rank: Senior Chief Petty Officer
Position: Chief of Security/Tactical
Species: Betazoid/Romulan
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Post by Jovireh Velal on Jul 23, 2021 22:51:05 GMT
[PO1 Jovireh Velal - Front Ear - CO's Office]Jov nodded with a grin, a glint of excitement entering her brown eyes. "I've been lucky that my roommate is hardly ever home, so I usually have the place to myself. Though it will be nice to have a little more space." Being able to make the space entirely hers was definitely something she was looking forward to.
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Judith Eastman
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Post by Judith Eastman on Jul 25, 2021 12:36:46 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - Captain Eastman's Office]"Oh, it's a whole different world, having the space all to yourself," Judy confirmed. Almost without meaning to, she went fishing in her proverbial ocean of anecdotes from her long life. "You can really do whatever you want. I replaced the window panes at my first apartment with stained-glass ones that I replicated, which was a horrible decision, but that's the whole point."
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Posts: 2,609 Likes: 55
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Post by Jovireh Velal on Jul 25, 2021 15:00:24 GMT
[PO1 Jovireh Velal - Front Ear - CO's Office]"I'll keep that in mind," Jov replied with a grin. While she really had no idea of what changes she might like to make, it was something to consider. "Although I'm pretty sure changing the windows would be a horrible idea, for entirely different reasons..." Getting spaced while doing home renovations was definitely not how she wanted to go out.
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Post by Judith Eastman on Jul 25, 2021 18:22:09 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - Captain Eastman's Office]Judy laughed, amused by this notion and a number of tangentially related stories. "Yeah, that's a job for the professionals," she agreed. "But when you're a senior officer, you run the risk that they'll actually do it, not because they should, but because you said so - whether it's a window, or something that actually matters."It was very much like Judy to string her advice along in one string of ideas and tips like this.
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