"Then you see where I'm going with this. Impulsivity, distractability, risk-taking tendencies, high intelligence, problems with authority, hyperactivity...maybe we should get ahold of her primary school records and see if her teachers noticed this when she was little," John stated ruefully.

Tashanas chuckled. "John you just describe 1/4 of the human students at the Academy. There are ways to functionally work with those issues without them causing problems. Something she and I will be discussing on her return."

John rolled his eyes. "If she doesn't get herself killed first," he said with annoyance, but the fear in his voice was detectable.

"What I need you to give your ok for is for Counselor Li to start searching your quarters." Tashanas said quietly. "I need to figure out if Colleen left any clues as to where she was going."

He nodded. "Yeah, and I'd appreciate it if she started soon. And Sir, when you're looking for places she might be, don't rule out any shortcuts she may have taken--she wouldn't hesitate to go through an asteroid field or reactive ion cloud to get where she's going. But I'm sure you knew that."

Tashanas nodded. "Counselor Li will search the room, and also try to keep Keith calm."

Tashanas tilted her head slightly. "I was considering asking the Physical Therapist if he thought I would be up to supervising a dance lesson or two. And I was thinking Keith might be a good place for me to start. What do you think?"

"I think you're up to it. I mean, Keith takes direction well and that's probably what it's gonna take. Someone who can listen to your description of the moves and then replicate them," he said. "Might be a good place for Keith to be right about now, too. At least until Colleen comes back."