Katy Toliver: Difference between revisions

In June 2387, Katy and the father of her son were transiting through [[Deep Space 17]] when the [[Vaadwaur Invasion of 2387|Vaadwaur attacked the station]], overwhelming its defenses, the Starfleet personnel putting up a fearsome fight, but were woefully unprepared for the battle. It was the first time in her career Katy had been under fire, and the trauma of seeing her Starfleet brethren being literally slaughtered as the fight went on. A Vaadwaur torpedo destroyed her quarters, killing her son Oliver and his father, their bodies vaporized in the blast. The last thing Katy wanted to do was to leave the station, but a medical officer tranquilized her and put her on board on one of the retreating ships.

The loss of her son and his father almost broke Katy, and she once again retreated to the solitude of the mountains, consumed with grief and rage. This time, it was her father who gave her the “tough love” that she needed, and while the pain of losing her son will always be there, she only now truly understood what those who she had counseled with PTSD truly felt, along with those who willingly put their lives on the line to save her life and others. Once Deep Space 17 was retaken, Katy threw herself into the work of counseling those who had been taken captive by the Vaadwuar during its occupation. She understood them in a new light, because by counseling them on their losses and feelings, she was also counseling herself on her losses during that conflict. It was a job she would do for the next two years, earning several commendations and a promotion to Lieutenant.