ON:

LOCATION: {Deck 22, Counselor's Office}

:: We had been out in space for nine hours already, and so my day was 
over, it was time to take care of some finally notes for the day, and 
then I would head over to my quarters for some _me_ time. ::

Jade: "Computer, make note for me in my patient files: note number 
one, Ensign Michael Collins, a temporary on board, has had a session 
with me at thirteen hundred hours, he is meeting his guidelines to 
continue his meeting with a Counselor about the loss of his parents 
due to an attack by the Borg on his home planet, his progress has 
improved a great deal, I find that he should only endure two to three 
more session with a Counselor, and then to reassess his process in a 
year to date from his last meeting; and note number two, Ensign 
Ingoldo, I believe that his feelings of guilt for suppressing his 
Betazoid abilities is concealed by his subconscious, I believe that 
if he lets his abilities out to breathe at least once a day, that his 
feelings of people running from him would dissipate, and I believe 
that after he begins the healing process, that he could then let his 
Betazoid abilites out to breathe once a month, but hiding who one is 
is not the answer to anyone, it would hurt any of us in the long run. 
We have made a meeting for one week from today to see how the process 
has gone at nine hundred hours. Computer end."

Jade: "Computer what time is it now?"

Computer: "Eighteen hundred hours."

Jade: "Running late as usual."

:: I leave my office to go to the turbo lift. ::

:: The turbo lift doors open, and Ensign J'Dar is standing there."

J'Dar: "Counselor, would you like to get on."

Jade: "Yes, where are you headed?"

J'Dar: "Deck 8, I want to go to my quarters to change, before I go 
to the holodeck and do my stress relief exercises."

Jade: "That is what I need stress relief."

J'Dar: "Would you like to join me, Counselor."

Jade: "No, thank you, my type of stress relief is a nice cup of 
latte and a good book."

J'Dar: "Okay."

:: We reach Deck 8, and go our separate ways...before I reach my 
quarters, I remember that I had to do something else before I could 
finish my day off with a nice hot latte. ::

{Ships Gardens}

Gardener: "What can I get you?"

Jade: "Do you deliver?"

Gardener: "I can if you would like for me too."

Jade: "Great, I need six white roses, mixed with six peppermint 
carnations, and a nice house plant of your choice sent to First 
Officer Tolbin's quarters. I think that the plant would look nice in 
her office. So, please send the plant to her office sometime tomorrow 
during work hours."

Gardener: "Is that is?"

Jade: "Yes, with a thank you card."

Gardener: "He hands me a card."

Jade: :: Writes. :: "Thank you so much for my espresso machine, I 
can make lots of lattes now. You are the greatest. I hope you like 
the flowers. Your friend, Crystal." :: I hand the card to the 
Gardener. :: "Thats it."

Gardener: "Thank you."

Jade: "Have a good evening." 

:: I depart from the Ships Gardens to go to my quarters. ::

{Deck 8, My Quarters}

Jade: (It has been a long day, and I have some disturbing feelings 
toward Ensign Ingoldo.) "I need to relax." 

:: I walk over to the replicator to get a latte and dinner. ::

Jade: "Computer, double latte, hot." :: It materializes. ::

Jade: "Computer,..."

:: Door chimes. ::

Ensign Crystal Jade
Ships Counselor
USS Excalibur, NCC-2997