[Enroute to Medical Bay]
Arrun touched his collar again, it was still somewhat surreal to him to have risen in rank to Lieutenant Junior Grade. He had not served long aboard the Athena or with Starfleet as a whole all that long; perhaps it helped he served as a Flight Officer aboard an Admiral's ship; perhaps, the shuffle in ranks aboard had freed up promotion space above him. Whatever the case, Arrun had not quite internalized his rise, especially given his time with Krem the Destroyer.
Some nights, he could still hear the paranoid thoughts and fears of that long-dead warlord. He had been assured time and again he had nothing of the artifacts left in his body; but the Klingon's words echoed in his memory and spirit all the same. For a while, he had been seeing the Ship's Counselor: working out his own thoughts and fears. When he had been told Asklat had transferred off the Athena, Arrun felt personally responsible: even though the Cardassian crewman had told him that he had done nothing wrong.
With the shift in ranks and roles, Arrun was due for his final day of counseling with Lt. Brighton, the ship's doctor and counselor in one. He had not spent much time with the man, save for his initial posting to gain approvals for incense and to ensure his dietary choices were in line with ship's regulations and the doctor's approval. Mostly perfunctory, but now he needed to check in with him to make sure he was fit for duty once again.
[Medical Bay]
When Arrun arrived at the Medical Bay, he noted the room was a bit busy and stood within eyesight of Lt. Brighton but did not approach to interrupt his conversation with Lt. Carter. For a brief moment, he felt a chill as he thought of the various reasons the Ship's Doctor and the Chief of Security could be meeting; but he blinked his eyes and focused on what was immediate and present. The feel of his feet in his shoes, the temperature of the room, the sounds of the various computer consoles within the bay; he needed to draw his focus away from his negative thoughts and onto the task at hand.