Rest and...what now?

[_deannatroi_]

OOC: Takes place before this thread!

*is in her quarters, having some quality time to herself. She has taken a sonic shower and is getting freshened up again, though pondering perhaps taking the time to curl up with a nice novel downloaded onto her PADD..*

*hears doorchime ring* Well, so much for that...

*calls out* Come in!

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[g30rd1_laforge]

*enters hesitantly and nods in greeting* Hey Deanna. I hope I didn't catch you at a bad time..but...I was kinda hoping you had a moment..

*feels awkward...*

[_deannatroi_]

*glances down at her PADD wistfully, but then looks back up at Geordi and smiles warmly* Well, I was going to read a little..

You're no bother, Geordi. Come on in! What can I help you with?

[g30rd1_laforge]

Well to be honest, I kinda needed some counselling.

*clears throat* Granted, last time we got together for something liek this, things didn't exactly go exactly as planned. But under the circumstances, I'm ready to try this again. *tries a smile*

[_deannatroi_]

Yes, I heard about the results of my transgression experiment. I don't think I'll be trying that anytime in the near future. *laughs a little*

*puts down her PADD and sits up a little more, her empathic abilities registering that this may be somewhat serious as Geordi is pretty upset*

Regardless, I'd like to help, if I can. Here. Have a seat and tell me what's going on.

*Troi moves over and makes room for Geordi on the couch. She then listens intently to what he has to say*

[g30rd1_laforge]

*Geordi tells Deanna everything: He goes into detail about his re-enactment of several past lives, and he tells her about the PIF and the warp core incident. He starts to tell her other things too...but figures to leave the PIF out of it until he can do more research into this phenomenon.*

So...yeah. With everything that's been going on, I'm worried about my mental state. If I'm that succeptable to going nuts at the drop of a hat, then how can I be a good crew member? How can I effectively run engineering?

*frets*

[_deannatroi_]

*listens and then mulls everything over*

Well, it doesn't take my empathic abilities to determine that you're quite upset about all this. But the fact that you're coming to me is a step in the right direction.

You've been through a lot, Geordi. And it's not all your fault. There have been some very extraordinary things that have been thrown at everyone onboard this ship in recent weeks.

I wish there was something I could do to make it go away. My experiment didn't make things better, and I should have known better. I'm very sorry Geordi. -.-

[g30rd1_laforge]

*shakes his head, looking at his hands* Well, what's done is done, I guess. Fortunately I was able to snap out of it!

*brightens a little* I found a Bajoran temple on Deep Space Nine! Through some of the rituals discovered within, I was able to return to something closer to my former self. Although even after this whole ordeal, I think I want to go back and learn more about the Bajoran religion. It's been awhile since I embarked on a personal study of this nature, and it seems pretty interesting!

[_deannatroi_]

*smiles back* I think that's a great thing to involve yourself with, Geordi. It's never a bad time to learn a new thing and involve yourself with something of that nature! Tell me how it goes! I might be interested myself!

*thinks for a moment* As for your initial concerns however, you seem to be on the right track, by acknowledging the concerns you may have and coming to me. Unfortunately, I don't have a way to make everything perfectly fine instantaneously...though times like this I really wish I did.

ALl I can say is that the best thing to do is take it a day at a time. And if you need me, I will be there, though in addition to that, I think maybe coming to see me once a week wouldn't hurt as well. Sound good?

[g30rd1_laforge]

*Geordi nods, smiling a little himself* Yeah, it does.

I feel a lot better, Deanna. Thank you very much! *looks relieved*

*starts to say something else, however..but then changes his mind*

[_deannatroi_]

*curiously looks over at Geordi* Something else you want to talk about?

[g30rd1_laforge]

Oh! No...well, not yet anyway.

*is quiet for a moment*

...There is something else, but I think this is something I want to handle myself when the time is right.

[_deannatroi_]

*nods* Okay. But again, I'll be there if you need me. *grins*

[g30rd1_laforge]

*gets up to leave* Thanks Deanna. I promise I will!

And I'll see you this time next week if not before, okay? In the meantime, I think I'm going to clear my head a little more and go for a walk.

*heads for the door*

[_deannatroi_]

*smiles and waves to Geordi* Okay then. See you next week. And good luck!

*grins as Geordi returns the wave and leaves, and then after mulling over the recent conversation, she smiles at herself over a successful session and then settles back into her couch, where she begins to read her PADD*