[Sickbay]: Round Twelve Scans and Vaccines

[ten_fwd_npcs]

Although the alternate timeline's Dr. Crusher has done outstanding work helping to combat the virus that turned so many of the ship's passengers into children earlier in the month, it's still Dr. Julian Bashir acting as the interim CMO, with all the duties and responsibilities that entails.

At least now there's only the number of children there should be, with the medical and scientific staff having succeeded in returning all Q's victims to their correct age.

For those entering for the first time, no doubt you've been escorted here by the security team. You may be surprised to see that it's a fairly ordinary-looking hospital. There are no terrifying devices or humming machines you might see in a sci-fi thriller. The biobeds along the walls are equipped with biofunction monitors, but look fairly standard. Instead of silver trays filled with metal tools and sawblades, there are an array of small devices that look as harmless as cell phones. As for the staff, they're all well-groomed and friendly — even the more unusual aliens.

There's nothing to worry about, the doctors just want to make sure you aren't carrying any viruses or are vulnerable to catching new diseases. Once you've been checked over — a quick scan from a tricorder and any necessary vaccines — you'll be free to go. Lollipops are optional.

"All right, step on in," one of them calls out as you enter. "Don't be afraid. It's just a scan and a hypospray, nothing to worry about."


[ooc: Sickbay is, as always, OTA and open for backtagging! For new characters: tagging isn't mandatory but IC going to sickbay is. If you'd prefer to skip threading with one of our doctors, you can handwave that your character got a clean bill of health and a shot and were sent on their merry way. Julian Bashir is acting as head of the medical staff for the time being, so if anyone needs to thread fallout from the kidplot or ask him questions, he will have a toplevel you can tag. For everyone else getting standard checkups, tag in specifying which doctor you would prefer in the subject line of your tag, otherwise one will leap on you as they are available. There is a post up in the OOC comm with more details about Sickbay and which doctors are on deck this month, if you have any questions.]

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[theycallmetodd]

That is the old Wraith's exact thoughts when he looks up from his work station to see a familiar face walking into the room. "You are aware, Mr McCallum, that a visit here does not need to be a monthly event? In fact, just once is quite enough." At least he hasn't brought that small, furry creature with him this time. That is always something. "Or is there something else you need?"

[engineermage]

Kale looks at the Wraith curiously - and Trever had run into each other already and Trever gave him the rundown on everything... including this guy.

Which is why this "You really do look like a Mr. Stringy Fish Face!" is the first thing out of his mouth.

[theycallmetodd]

The first response is a decidedly displeased glare. Hadn't they reached some manner of understanding last time? But then...

Guide draws a slow, deep breath, the sensory pits on his cheeks widening slightly as he draws in the scents in the air. Ah, so that's how it is? This man may look identical to the patient from last month, but he smells completely different.

"I see... A brother, then, I would assume."

[engineermage]

It's not his fault that Guide looks like a Mr. Stringy Fish Face. And at least Kale isn't said cousin who would continue to call him Mr. Stringy Fish Face even being asked not to. Because Mr. Stringy Fish Face is a much more awesome name than Guide.

"Yup. I kinda fucked that one up," Kale said cheerfully. But the description was SO accurate and Kale didn't believe Trever when he said so. Though he is rather pleased that he fooled Guide briefly enough to think he was Trever.

[theycallmetodd]

One brother passing for the other isn't such a strange thing, with how much alike they look. Had it not been for his rather keen sense of smell, Guide would most likely have remained confused for a while longer.

"I shall also assume you are here for your medical scan and vaccination, rather than to make juvenile remarks about my appearance."

[engineermage]

Usually, when Kale isn't thrown for an unexpected loop like that he can do a pretty good job imitating Trever and vice versa.

"Ahaha... yeah. Sorry about that - Guide was it? I didn't believe Trever when he told me about you. I'm Kale McCallum."

[theycallmetodd]

"Is there a reason why you would not?" He's not any stranger than any of the other people being brought on board. At least not in his own not very humble opinion.

"Shall we get started?" He asked, picking up the tricorder and gesturing for the man to come closer.

First twin mistake a go!

[engineermage]

"Well, I mean, something that looks like you wouldn't be unheard of on my world in certain areas, but most of the people here that I've meet look human, so I was just a bit surprised."

Kale does come closer eyeing the tricorder with mad curiosity. "That's the multi-function scanning device, isn't it?"

He'll scan pretty much the same as Trever will.

[theycallmetodd]

Curiosity is something that Guide tends to approve of. He has a fair deal of his own, after all.

"It is, yes." Though he'll hardly give it over for Kale to study, he does hold it up for a brief view once he's gotten the results of the scan. There are some curious anomalies, the same as with the twin brother, but nothing of concern.

The results are loaded into the system, and then it's time to load up a hypospray.

[engineermage]

"May I see it?" He holds out a hopeful hand. "I'm an engineer; I've got my own version of one of these, but I'd love to see the differences."

Kale doesn't even notice the hypospray, he's so intent on the tricorder.

[theycallmetodd]

Sometimes, a distracted patient is a good patient. "Be my guest," he says, handing it over for a moment, and while Kale has his focus on that he puts the hypospray against the humans neck, pushing the trigger and injecting him with the vaccine.

...huh. All done already? He's used to there being more hassle than this.

[engineermage]

Meanwhile Kale starts talking to the tricorder as he turns it around in his hands, holding it up to eye level, listening to it.

"What are you made of... ah... okay. That's interesting... and that's your programming... that is really different, I wouldn't have done that. Huh... your circuit boards are definitely a lot smaller ... I'll need finer tools to do those... how are you powered now... I wonder if I could..."

He's not opened the tricorder to see its guts, but he's talking to it and apparently picking up information about it that he could only get if he had opened it.

Suddenly it starts beeping and he brightens. "Hah! How about that! That was much easier than I thought it would be."

[theycallmetodd]

Now that's curious. At first, Guide started to wonder if there might be something wrong with the man's brain that the tricorder hadn't picked up on. Talking with a soulless machine?

But when the device suddenly beeps, without Kale having so much as touched the controls, the Wraith's interest is most definitely caught.

"How did you do that?"

[engineermage]

Grinning he shows Guide the tricorder. It now insists that the Wraith is a human.

"I'm a technomage. I can 'read' and 'talk' to technology and in some cases get it to do what I want," he said.

[theycallmetodd]

"Impressive. And, useful, no doubt." Also, information that is going into the file, oh yes.

"However, if you do not put this back the way it was, then we have a problem."

[engineermage]

The grin turns into pure - not quite evil and not quite mischief - but the sort of grin who knows EXACTLY what he can do with his ability and has used it as well.

"Oh yes. Very useful."

He taps the tricorder and it resets.

[theycallmetodd]

That grin makes Guide reconsider entering this information into Kale's file. Perhaps he doesn't need to let the ship's staff know about it, just yet. Perhaps it is knowledge that could be useful, later on. Potential resources doesn't have to be made public knowledge, and is isn't like he's not keeping several secrets of his own.

"I believe you."

After getting the tricorder back he looks it over, finding that everything at least seems to be in working order.

"And so, with that, I can inform you that your time in quarantine is over."

[engineermage]

Kale would definitely appreciate it. What they don't know they can't tell him not to do it and it'll let him try to slip into the systems that much easier because they won't what might be causing it.

He starts to get off the bed but then hesitates. "Um. There probably is one more thing to put in my medical records since it has landed me in the hospital a couple of times."

[theycallmetodd]

"Oh?" Interesting. The scan showed nothing. Though that only makes it more interesting.

Putting the tricorder down, he turns his full attention back to Kale. "Do tell."

[engineermage]

It's part of the unusual things that were picked up in the scan, like Trever had.

He held up a gloved hand.

"I'm psychometric. If I touch things with my bare hands I can get visions of what happened with that object, where it was located and the emotional feelings of whomever was using it. I also end up with a little bit of their personality in my head briefly," he said touching the side of his head.

"If I come in contact with something that belongs to a person with a lot of power... usually really old and magical beings... though I don't know what that would be here... the fragment of their personality will try to take over mine and the few times that's happened I ended up in a coma out of self preservation."

[theycallmetodd]

"As for old, I would be one. Though hardly magical." Since coming here, he's finally come to terms with such things like magic existing, something he would have only dismissed as superstition before. And he is telling the truth; he's old by anyone's standard, with more than ten-thousand years behind him.

"If this happens, is there anything we need to know or can do?"

[engineermage]

There's a brief wary look on Kale's face. He's not sure how old the guy is but he has a feeling that as alien looking as he is, he'll knock Kale for a serious loop.

"Are there any telepaths on the ship?"

[theycallmetodd]

There's a brief grin, flashing the points of sharp teeth. "Again, I would be one." This he makes no secret about, even if he doesn't advertise it either, especially since his abilities are limited. "But there are others, yes, and in comparison I am not someone you need to be concerned about."

[engineermage]

If he used his powers on something that seriously belonged to Guide he'd probably be thinking he was the Wraith for a little while.

"They'll need to be strong enough to wipe out the over riding personality. The first time it happened a family friend brought me out of it and he left markers in my mind to help guide others just in case he wasn't around to do it again."

Then.

"Nice teeth."

[theycallmetodd]

The compliment goes by unacknowledged. Instead Guide focuses on the topic at hand. "I am unsure if we have others on staff. If not, I would be yours best bet." Limited telepathic abilities are one thing, the actual strength of his mind another.

"In either case, I will make note of it."