Date: 16 Jul 2013 22:48 Title: Chapter Two - Part One
Good job by Beth setting Enya straight. She's right; it's inappropriate. And pretty damned creepy. This is not the way that any counselor should behave and, truth be told, it is the sort of behavior that should make Command think twice about assigning any more Betazoids as counselors, ever - and possibly in any other capacity. It is just far too much of a violation and it is the sort of thing that can absolutely murder crew morale.
Date: 18 Oct 2011 04:40 Title: Chapter Two - Part One
I think Beth was right--Enya crossed the line. "Eavesdropping" other people's conversation behind a closed door leads to nothing good and I'm quite surprised that Enya doesn't understand that. Maybe her former COs asked her to do that, but when they did, didn't she have any objections and just accepted it as a natural thing?
Beth's going to have a lot of problems with a counselor who doesn't understand other people's basic needs--like the need of privacy.
Author's Response: Enya learns the lesson well. She got lazy. The scene is meant to solidify a few things for the reader, Beth's aversion to her own Betazoid skills; Priest's "over-reliance" on her own Betazoid skills; Richardson's blooming (albeit subtle here) fondness for Beth; and the fractured professional relationship between Richardson & Priest. This comes into play a bit in the future of the tale.
Date: 16 Nov 2009 20:49 Title: Chapter Two - Part One
Well kudos to Beth on so many levels here. Number one calling on her mother at a time like that - trusting her and using her by now renowned talents. Number two - hauling the counsellor's ass over the coals like that. No PC shit on Beth's books but definitely not any invasion of privacy and to pick up on what her former CO's must have been using her for. But mostly, I'm impressed that Beth allows her professionalism to rule her head despite her anger as she asks Troi to help and to speak to the counsellor. Obviously, it will also help her own command team to win Enya back on side but it is also a basic common decency in Beth too. And much to her chargin as we might find out so far concerning Betazoids and the invasion of privacy, Beth is so far reacting well to things and far more reasonably than one could argue would be an initial reaction. So she has learned her father's trick to school her self.
Date: 22 Sep 2009 15:44 Title: Chapter Two - Part One
Another interesting chapter - I can't wait to see what the ship's motto will be.
And I thought Beth handled that really well
[Report This]Date: 19 May 2009 21:02 Title: Chapter Two - Part One
Always wondered who counsels the counselors.
Enya (she doesn't sing, does she?) clearly has still much to learn about her craft. Well she couldn't have hoped for a better mentor than Deanna.