=/\= Sickbay =/\=
Mimi sat in what was supposed to be the waiting room waiting to hear
word about how Gustav's surgery was going, but it seemed more like a
prison as she paced the length of the room again biting in worry on
her lower lip. She looked up and checked the time on the wall chrono
and let out a sigh. {This is taking to long.... what I haven't I
gotten another update... I know they know I'm still here.... a nurse
keeps peeking in.}
A nurse peered around the corner, "Miss…. perhaps you'd like to go do
some work or something and will call you when the lieutenant is out of
surgery."
Her eyes practically threw flames as she stared at the nurse for a
full minute before biting out in clipped even tones, "I will remain
here and you will bring me an update.... now.......... please." Mimi
almost choked on the please as she watched the nurse's gaze fall to
the floor. {Oh, that can't be good.}
"They had a complication and we haven't heard anything new since
then," the nurse said calmly and with some remorse that the news
wasn't better.
Mimi slid into the seat that wasn't far behind to where she had
recently paced when a doctor walked in. She popped back up and the
doctor took her hand as if doing so would calm her now rapidly beating
pulse. "He's come through and is in recovery, but it was felt that it
might be good if you were there for when he first wakes up."
The doctor led her to a private room and Mimi sat in the chair by the
bed and held his hand. She let her forehead rest on his shoulder.
Gustav was dreaming, he was in a field of green with a crashed ship in
the centre, it looked like it had been there for some time as it was
over grown, has he approached the wreck he started to hear noises
coming from it, then something large came at him striking Gustav on
his right side, just then he awoke with a jump.
His sudden movement almost made her scream, but instead she asked
calmly as her heart raced, "Are you all right?"
"I'm ok… I was just dreaming" Gustav said groggily.
"What was it about," she asked as her heart rate began to return to normal.
"I don't know, it wasn't nice anyway" he replied to Mimi's question
"Does it hurt much.... Do you need anything," she asked.
Gustav looked at Mimi and smiled and said "not really, what ever they
are giving me seems to be working"
"How are you feeling, I hope all this isn't making you any worse"
Gustav asked concerned about Mimi's health.
"I'm fine," she smiled and brushed a quick kiss over his lips.
"That's good" Gustav said relived but knowing that Mimi probably
wouldn't tell him if she was over doing it.
Gustav sat up in the bed and looked at his new right arm, he was
surprised at how lifelike it looked and felt as he brushed his left
hand over it, that's when he decided now was as good a time as any to
try and use it.
Kroitzer tried to move the arm, at first all he could do was make it
shake a little then with a little more will power it moved up {this is
hard work}, he then moved it over to Mimi's face and clumsily used it
to cup her left cheek.
"You're doing well," she said encouraging even though his hand rested
a bit heavy on her cheek." I bet it will be even easier once you've
had some physical therapy and a bit more practice.
Gustav smiled sweetly at Mimi knowing that she was trying to save him
from getting despondent. "I hope so, otherwise you could end up with a
bruised cheek if I keep dunting you like that" he said trying to make
a joke of his clumsiness with his new arm.
"I'm sure its just like anything new it will just take some practice,"
reassured as she leaned in to hug him. "I'm not hurting you am I,"
she asked giving him a bit more of an enthusiastic hug than she had
originally intended. She was just very happy to see him doing so
well.
Hugging Mimi back Gustav said, "Nah, I'm fine you don't need to worry."
"I'm just waiting until I get out of here and get to tinkering with
this thing,"
Gustav said while looking at his arm.
Mimi gave him a look that said, 'do you really think you should do that,'
but she didn't say a thing.
=/\= End Log =/\=
Lt JG Gustav Kroitzer
DCEO
USS Chimera - C
&
Ens Mimi Hopeler
Junior Counsellor
USS Chimera - C
