*** Sickbay * USS Chimera-C ***
Scott stood with a medpadd in his hands, comparing readings
from the biofunction monitor with similar ones taken an hour
before.
" You're doing very well." he said noting down a result and
flashed a smile to his patient who lay on the biobed looking
far from 'very well'
"Good." she said catching the end of his smile and returning
a weaker version. " I feel better." she added.
Rangi had been out of the stasis unit for thirty six hours
and was in fact doing exactly as Scott had said.
She had spent time in intensive care but was now in a
private room where she would continue to receive treatment.
Once she was well enough to ask questions, she had hardly
stopped and Scott had had to explain in fine detail the work
they had achieved in repairing the DNA sequences.
He had soon learned that it was better to answer her
questions thoroughly rather than skim over details.
At first her recovery had been slow but things went well and
as her strength returned, so did her desire to know what was
happening in her department despite Scotts protests that
everything was fine and she had no need to worry about
anything.
"How's Jardan?" she asked and in answer to Scotts quick
glance of surprise explained that she had heard the chief of
Security had arrived in sickbay by emergency transport.
"He's fine." Scott told her looking up at the monitor and
she frowned.
"He wouldnt be here if he was fine would he?" she asked
reasonably.
"Don't worry about it." Scott said patiently." Just look
after your own recovery."
" I need to know." she said with a hint of insistence.
"No you don't." Scott said signing off the medpadd. He met
her steely gaze. " I'm acting CMO...trust me." he said.
Her lips formed a straight line of annoyance. " I do trust
you....but I 'am' the CMO." she said "...and I'd like to
know what's going on."
Scott sighed.
"He's been treated for a stab wound to the left side of his
chest..retained hemothorax, intercostal bleeders, a lung
laceration and a fractured rib.... He's fine... ok?" He
raised his eyebrows with an expression that dared her to
question him further.
" Stabbed?" she said, her blue grey eyes lighting with
interest.
Scott cursed himself for giving her too much information.
"Yes." he said.
"Where?" she asked.
"In the Brig..by a prisoner." he replied , forestalling the
next demand.
{In the Brig...the Romulan prisoners?} She stared at her
covered toes as she thought it out.
"Where did they get the knife?" she asked a moment later
returning her attention to the AMO.
"He didn't." Scott said, turning away. " it was a sharp
piece of plastic."
"Where did they get it fr..."
"Drink that." Scott said firmly as he held out a slim
tumbler of liquid inches from her chin.
Rangi groaned. " I only just had some." she said peevishly.
" Yes..and you'll have some more in another half an hour."
Scott replied.
She met his eyes but took the tumbler from him and drank
down the unappetising contents, ending with a shudder as she
handed it back.
"Excellent!" Scott exclaimed despite the scowl she gave him.
He placed the empty vessel on to the medtray and looked back
at her.
"If...IF..." he repeated, stressing the word "...if you
continue like this with plenty of rest and no pestering
about other patients, then I 'might' allow you to get up
later and make a call."
A smile slowly widened across his face as he saw her
expression change.
"Really?" she said eagerly.
"Only if you have a rest now." he said making the most of
the opportunity to bribe her.
" Have you called again?" she asked.
" Yes I did. I spoke to Pakosii. He asked if the call was
urgent..he would interrupt a meeting he said."
Rangi gave a slight nod, understanding that Shane might well
have told his aide to inform him of any calls from Chimera
sickbay. She waited for Scott to continue.
" I told him to tell the Commodore that you were out of
intensive care, were doing much better and was in fact well
enough to annoy me."
Rangi stared at him then laughed. " No you didn't!" she
said.
" Yes I did." Scott replied "....because then the Commodore
would know that you really are on the road to recovery."
He smiled down at her. " I also told him to say that I was
hopeful of you being able to call Unity yourself later today
and Pakosii said he would gladly pass on the message."
Rangi smiled up at him. " Thankyou." she said.
" So now you need to rest...no more questions about Jardan
or retroviruses or anything else. If I think you're fit to
move in a few hours time then I'll allow you to call the
starbase...it's up to you." Scott told her.
They exchanged a look which silently said that Rangi would
do anything to have the chance to speak to Shane and that
Scott knew that very well.
She smiled and settled herself on the biobed. Scott
straightened the coverlet.
" I'll be back later." he said.
She watched him cross the room to the door and exit, leaving
her alone and in peace. She sighed a small happy sigh of
contentment pleased at the prospect of talking to Shane.
Some moments passed.
{I wonder where he got the plastic from?} she thought. {How
come security was so lax to allow it?}
She frowned again as her thoughts turned to Romulans but
then mindful of Scotts warning she dismissed the thoughts
from her mind and determined to sleep.
In less than two minutes, she was successful.
*** End Log ***
Commander Rangi Summers
Med Adv 1st TF / CMO
USS Chimera-C
&
Lt. Scott Fisher.
ACMO
USS Chimera-C
