Testing Complete

[Katherine_Swan 0]

Katherine sat at her console once again to complete her finals for the Doctrine. She still couldn't believe she had gotten this far. She took a last look at all of the answers on this past page of the test. She took a deep breath and with a nervously shaking hand, she pressed the conclude button.

 

"There! It's done. I just hope I did well enough not to have to retake it." She stood up and stretched. She had been sitting there for the past 5 hours completing the test. This was the hardest thing she had even done. She sat back down thinking of how this even got started. First it was Dr Knwtchr. She saw something in her that made her want to try to make Katherine into something. Then the other Doctors stepped in and began really getting Katherine involved with the ins and outs of Sickbay.

 

As she sat there Avery came into Sickbay from his break. He was wondering how Katherine was doing on her exam. He saw her sitting in front of the monitor. Not sure if she was finished or not, he stood there for a few moments watching. After he had watched a few moments and saw no activity he decided to go check on the progress. He approached her, making a bit of a louder sound as he walked so he wouldn't startle her to badly. "Katherine? How are you coming with the Exam?"

 

Katherine heard him approaching and turned around to meet his gaze. She smiled when he asked his question. "It's completed sir. I have sent it to Star Fleet medical. I guess we just get to sit and wait for the results?"

 

He had a bit of an off look come across his face. "Katherine What have I told you about the Sir thing. You do not have to call me Sir unless we have a patient or if we are in front of the Captain or Commander. Am I understood?"

 

Katherine cringes a bit at having to be told once again of his wishes. She just nods and thinks to herself. This was a habit she had. In the Imperial fleet if you did not use the word sir, you were beaten horribly so you wouldn't forget again. She started having flashbacks of how she came to be on the Arcadia to begin with.

 

"Katherine? Are you all right?" Avery asks as he notices her looking at him but in a daze of sorts. "KATHERINE!"

 

Katherine jumps a bit at the yelling of her name. "Oh oh sorry Ss, I mean Avery. I was just remembering how I came to be here in the first place." She then lowers her head, remembering injuring the one crewman from Engineering that had to leave her post afterwards from the stress.

 

"Does that still bother you? The entire incidence of the destruction of the project and all?" Avery pulled up a chair and sat next to her.

 

"I didn't just loose my respect but I also lost my family. I lost everything I have ever worked for. Worst of all I had lost the love of my folks." She placed her elbows on her knees and buried her face in her hands.

 

"Katherine look. That's all in the past. The Captain cleared you of all charges. If you would still had those pending you would not be able to even apply to be a medic much less be taking the finals for getting your Doctrine. Tell you what, You might want to go have a talk with the Counselor. He may be able to help you get past all of this. When your test results come in, I want you ready to go and to be able to work on patients without me being here. I'm afraid you will not be able to do that if you have all of this in the back of your head. Go have a talk with Mr. Sema'j. Also take some time off. I know how hard you had been studying for the exam. You need some down time. I'll contact you when the results come in."

 

"Thank you Avery. I'll add my name to the list Mr. Sema'j has. Maybe I do need some down time." She stood offering her hand. "Thank you for your vote of confidence, Its much appreciated."

 

"No problem Dr. Swan," he says as he takes her hand in a firm grip. "And I have no doubt that title will fit in a few days."

 

Kat smiled, "Thank you Sir."

 

Avery comes back at her sharply, "ACK! What did I say about the Sir?" He then lets a big smile cross his face.

 

"Sorry, hard habit." Katherine says as she turns to make her way to Mr. Sema'js visit schedule on his door.

 

Avery lets out a slight chuckle at her and turns to go back into his office.