=/\= Begin Log =/\= Athena sat at her desk absently scrolling through some files. She was having trouble keeping focused as thoughts of dinner with the Governor floated back to her mind. {What a disaster!} She was almost thankful for the beep of her console telling her of an incoming message until she read it. {Back to sickbay to be poked, prodded and questioned ..... Great.} Athena made her way slowly to sickbay since she decided to get the disgusting chores done first. Her mind was still half on the dinner and other things she needed to do as she walked through the door. She stood thinking to herself as she leaned against a wall waiting for one of the doctors or nurses to notice her. It was Steve who saw her first. He walked over to where Athena stood and smiled a greeting. "Counselor....please...step this way?" He indicated a recently vacated seat and waited until Athena moved towards him before turning and leading the way. "Please..take a seat," he said, switching on a medpadd and summoning the counselors recent history. "Ok...so we are reassessing all crew recently exposed to the pollen. Have you had or are you experiencing any problems since your last appointment here?" he asked for the twenty-eighth time that day. Athena looked at Steve and then replied, "No." She was grateful that she didn't seem to have any lingering effects. The most she could say is that occasionally when she was around those who had been effected her senses seem to go into hyperdrive. However she only answered the question asked and waited for the next one. "Have you experienced any hallucinations...visual or aural...have you experienced changes in mood that you would say are removed from your normal levels?" Steve asked the questions without looking at Athena but rather kept his head bowed in concentration as he tapped in information to the med padd. Athena took Steve's professional manner and answered him in the same tone. "No. No. And not of my own." She sat calmly bored and awaited his next round of questions. "Have you had difficulty sleeping?...have you had vivid dreams or nightmares?" Still the doctor didn't remove his attention from the padd he held. "No more than usually," the counselor replied coolly. She sigh softly and asked, "Dr. is this going to take long? I'm supposed to meet a new crew member if time allows." Steve glanced up, saw her expression and laid the padd aside. "No counselor," he replied. "That's about it really. We have to check on all crew because some have ongoing effects and we need to know who they are of course." He shrugged, "That's about it...but needless to say...if you 'should' suddenly find you have anything out of the ordinary happen to you...let us know." "Where I appreciate the thoroughness of the medical department; the only thing out of the ordinary that I have noticed is a few people who seem suddenly stressed when I'm around or how the CMO seems to feel about me. Just generally sensing you understand." Athena's expression turned a bit more serious when she asked, "Steve has anything been bothering Rangi lately?" She laid her hand on his arm and left it there until his gaze met hers. Steve looked down at her hand and then glanced at her face. "Rangi?" he asked not understanding why Athena would ask him."Bothering her?..I don't think so...I mean...she's looked a bit tired..but since taking on the AXO work...I'm sorry counselor...am I supposed to know something?" Athena removed her hand and shook her head answering, "I guess not. Its just that.... never mind." A silence fell between the two of them and Athena finally asked softly, "Anything else?" Steve frowned. "No," he replied but as Athena made to get up asked "Counselor?...are you saying that there's something wrong with....Commander Summers? If there is....I have to know about it." Athena sighed softly and shook her head before stating, "I just sense something different when I'm around her but it doesn't prove anything and ..." She sighed again before continuing, "Well, I guess it just seems personal. Like its directed at me." Athena paused for a few seconds before adding, "Don't worry about it. I'm sure its nothing." She tried to give the AMO a smile but wasn't quite successful. Steve responded with a similar smile. "I see," was all he said. He looked at the medpadd and a memory of Athena at the Winter Ball sprang into his mind. He, like most of the men there, couldn't help but notice how stunning she had looked. {Guzman too was staring at her} "Dr," she questioned pulling Steve out of his thoughts. "Is there anything else or am I free to blow this popsicle stand?" She did give Steve a genuine smile but found herself thinking of a few more things. Steve, his mind working in overdrive putting two and two together, looked blankly at Athena."Popsicle?" he queried, then forced a smile " Oh.right..yes...I mean..no..I mean...no there's nothing else. Thank you counselor." Athena raised her eyebrow at the AMO and jumped off the biobed. She flashed Steve another quick smile as she headed towards the door. Athena got on the lift and went to the transporter room only to find out that she had missed her appointment. Steve sank back into his thoughts.{Athena?...Rangi?...Guzman!! ....what's that fool done now!} =/\= End Log =/\= LtJg. Steve DeSotto AMO NPC apb: Rangi & Lt. Athena Wellington Counselor USS Chimera