Nightmares

Posted on 19 Feb 2025 @ 3:49pm by Captain Jasmine Somers FCapt & Lieutenant Karyn Somers

1,909 words; about a 10 minute read

Mission: General Sim Postings
Location: SB51 Somers Quarters
Timeline: After Arth Mission

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After a busy day and a day after they had returned from Arth Jasmine was in her sleepwear as she got into her bed, but after tying her hair back, these days it did not take her long to fall to sleep, it was surprising how easily she could sleep alone as well as with someone, with Falk leaving so did Bronc, so her bit on the side was no more, but she had pleasant thoughts about him as she drifted off to sleep.

- Dreamscape -

Her nice dream ended as she approached a door and entered it, suddenly she was in a dingy torture chamber arms changed to manacles that were affixed to the ceiling, she was dirty, her grimy hair matted she felt places on her face was swollen her body was in agony and she was once again naked, she lifted her head and felt a pain in her neck and she realised where she was her scream of no came out as a croak, then she felt her body lifted as her tormentor put his boot in.

She was back in her prison where she had been captured and being beaten and mentally abused she emitted an "oof!" as her torturer violently kicked her again and again and at a point, it was so hard that her chains came away from the ceiling and she crumpled to the floor. By this time she knew her tormentor was speaking but she did not understand what it was as it was all jumbled then a punch to her face made her brain rattles.

- Real World -

Jasmine was in a foetal position in her bed and profusely sweating as she relived the nightmare of her time in captivity, when she was not curled up in a ball she was tossing and turning and her nightmares were so strong bruises started showing up on her body from psychosomatic effects, she was enduring the punishment in her mind and her mind was bring out those onto her body, it is said that if you die in your dreams then you die in real life, it seems that bruises can happen the same way too.

- Dreamscape -

In her nightmare Jasmine was curled up on the floor in a foetal position this was a break in the beatings she was getting, this last session was the part that had her degraded as the tattered uniform remnants were removed as were her undergarments leaving her naked and dirty and in agony, she sensed something and with some pain looked up and saw a young brown-haired human female hair might have been blonde, she was seeing things through swollen eye, but this human girl seemed to be surrounded by a fine shimmer, she had been standing there doing nothing to help but looking concerned.

Looking up and in a hoarse voice due to swollen lips "wh, who are you?" she croaked looking at the blurred figure, which walked over to her and sat on her haunches "You can control this narrative, this may be your nightmare but you have lived it and survived and you killed your tormentor, so why are you still here?" The young woman asked.

Somehow she could talk normally "Who are you?" Jasmine asked again "I cannot control this!" she added.

"It does not matter who I am, I am here to help you, but I can only help to some extent, you have to do most of the work yourself" the young woman said. "You can most definitely control this narrative, it is a dark reflection of what happened to you in the real world, this is but a nightmare" she added but by this time JAsmine had returned to her previous semi-catatonic state, the girl sadly shook her head "you have some serious Demons Jasmine Somers!" she exclaimed and vanished.

A short time later she was brought to again by a Nausicaan boot in her midsection which knocked what little wind she had out of her a distorted voice had her tormentors move away, her jailer crouched down and whispered something to her she shook her head and he sighed and stepped back and the beatings started again. She did not know how long it went on for, only now she had lost what remained of her tattered uniform and was taken back to a dirty dingy cell.

- Real World - 0600 -

Jasmine woke up in a cold sweat and sat bolt upright breathing heavily "OW!" she exclaimed as she lifted her vest and saw bruises over her torso "dammit, that smarts!" she exclaimed as she shuffled out of bed and took off her top and looked in the refresher room mirror, and saw bruises all over her body and a split lip and a lightly swollen eye.

She was shocked, she had no idea psychosomatic damage could happen, she had read that sometimes in a nightmare if the mind perceives pain and damage it will come out on a person's body in the real world. worse off this was not the first time this happened, but the previous times were never this bad, With some effort she hobbled over to where she had placed her commbadge then realised her legs hurt and also had bruises on them she took off her sleep shorts and there were also bruises on her hips, she needed help this time.

Activating her commbadge =/\= Jasmine to Karyn =/\= as she grabbed a full bottle of an original single malt scotch whiskey, removed the lid, and took a healthy swig.

- Security Office SB51 -

Karyn had just arrived in the security office with a travel coffee mug when her Commbadge sounded, she tapped it.

=/\= Jasmine to Karyn =/\=

Her eyes widened in surprise =/\= What is it Jas? =/\= She asked.

=/\= Can you come to my quarters I require your services and do not want to say any more on an open channel =/\= Jasmine said.

Now truly curious =/\= On my way, Somers out =/\= she said and signed off, she put her stuff down and headed back out and made straight for the nearest turbo lift and entered "Fleet Captain Somers Quarters" she said and the lift whisked her to the section closest to her destination.

- Jasmine's Quarters -

When the line went silent Jasmine took another healthy swig of her whiskey as she got out two fully charged dermal regenerators and waited for her cousin to arrive.

Slightly out of breath Karyn arrived and entered she stopped short her cousin was standing there with a bottle of whisky in hand and in her birthday suit, but what got Karyn's attention was all the bruises that were over Jasmine's fit body, Karyn shook herself out of the surprise and advanced.

"How the bloody hell did you get all those bruises, Jasmine?" Karyn asked.

"Really!! An attractive naked woman is standing before you and all you notice is the bruises!?" She asked speech slurring.

Karyn sighed "Jasmine you are my cousin you may have one hell of a body, but we are related and you are drunk!" Karyn said in resignation.

"I am not drunk, but I am halfway there," Jasmine said as she began to sway.

"Sit down before you fall down," Karyn said.

Jasmine sat down and took a swig of her whiskey...

"The bruises are psychosomatic, what you are seeing is what my body looked like when they finally found me, but I am a lot cleaner now than I was back then, but the nightmare I just had I was back there and getting beaten" Jasmine explained.

"I see the bruising is extensive as it is the split lip and bruised face, why have you not gone to the Medical Centre and was there anything else in this nightmare?" Karyn asked.

"If I went to Medical, I would be asked more questions than I would want to answer and Security would want to know who assaulted me and it would be hard for most to accept the psychosomatic method it sounds even crazy to me" Jasmine said then took another swig.

"This is related to your captivity, is it not?" Karyn asked, Jasmine did not answer but the look on the woman's face spoke volumes "I see, Counselling must have cleared you to be on active duty, so why now?" Karyn asked.

"They did, but it goes deeper than what anyone suspected it would seem, this my time as CO of the Tomcat is coming to its end, at some point Alex will have to take full Command. At the moment it is happening while I sleep, but we know such psychological damage can rear its ugly head anytime even when on duty and if it happens on duty I would endanger the mission, I will have to put feelers out to see if I can move to Commander of SB51, I can continue commanding the Tomcat for now, but not for too much longer, so when you next speak to Alex give her the heads up, do not do it over communications, do it in person or courier" Jasmine said.

Karyn nodded concerned "Well all bruises have been repaired, as has your lip and other damages, I need you to promise me Jasmine that if this happens again you make an appointment with Lamia, that is what she is on the ship for" Karyn said.

Jasmine looked at Karyn "Tell me Karyn how did you get over that male that assaulted you with his fists when you were young, that had to leave deep scarring similar to mine?" Jasmine said.

The question had taken Karyn by surprise she thought for a moment "A strong constitution and I changed my sexual orientation to women and I have been having a good 'ol time since" Karyn said with an easy smile.

"Have you never looked at another guy and thought,' Oooh, he is handsome, and I want him?'" Jasmine asked.

"I will not lie, I have but then I went to that time of the assault and the urge is gone" Karyn answered as she stood.

In response, Jasmine said, "Not all men abuse Karyn. You should try dating a guy. You do not need to get physical; just go out on a date."

She thought long "That is a possibility, but I will cross that bridge should I come to it, anyway, you are all healed, well physically anyway, you be careful Jasmine" Karyn said with a smile, Jasmine was still topless and like all Somers women she had a body that would make men melt, and Jasmine was in her mid-forties and she looked so good, family or not Karyn had to get out of there. "Well I will see you around, I have to go get ready for my shift, bye," Karyn said.

"Bye Karyn" Jasmine responded and watched the younger woman leave, realising she was still topless she quickly put a vest on plonked down on the chair and proceeded to get hammered.

Outside the Captain's Starbase quarters, Karyn did not look back. She headed straight for her quarters to take a cold shower before starting her shift.

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