[Sickbay]: Round Three scans and vaccines

[ten_fwd_npcs]

New guests have arrived on the Enterprise, and that means Lieutenant Worf and his security detail are busy once again bringing them to see Dr. Crusher. Sickbay is fairly typical for a hospital. There are no terrifying devices or humming machines you could 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. As a matter of fact, all personnel look harmless. Well, perhaps excluding the sun avatar, but Trance Gemini is as skilled as the Starfleet officers.

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

Probably.


[ooc: Same rules as before: this is an open log for everybody. Tagging isn't mandatory, but going to sickbay is. So 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. For those who are tagging, we have Julian Bashir, Trance Gemini, and Rory Williams on deck, so please specify in the subject line of your tag who you would like. Beverly Crusher can be available if needed, but the player may not always be available. If you would like more details about sickbay, here's the wiki page. If you haven't made your intro yet, you can assume the doctors will want to see your character shortly after they arrive.]

Comments

Open to any medical staff.

[psychowolf]

Under normal circumstances Clay wouldn't be shy, but he is concerned about this medical exam. Its been drilled into him since he was eight that you don't let doctors exam you. He knows that there is something that is in his blood that makes it look like he has a disease but it's just the werewolf.

So Clay is standing in the medical center trying to avoid what he is trying to tell himself isn't inevitable, yet it is.

This should be fun :)

[heartofasun]

Trance wasn't used to shy people onboard the Andromeda. Her crew was anything but shy. On the other hand, she was plenty used to people who avoided medical treatment. Like Dylan. Or evil entities pretending to be Wayist monks with a religious objection to medicine.

Clay was lucky in that regard--and Trance was over 5 billion years old. Chances are she wouldn't care if you were a werewolf. She's probably seen something just like it, somewhere.

"Hi, I'm Trance. What's your name?"

On the other hand if Clay was put off by shimmery, glittery, golden skin and a head of red braided dreadlocks with horns, he might be in trouble.

Re: This should be fun :)

[psychowolf]

Well she certainly isn't human so that helps. He has noticed non-humans on board, but still this isn't right to him.

"Clay." there is no nice to meet you or anything as unnecessary as that.

Clay doesn't know what to make of shimmery, glittery, golden skin, so he will hold of on making a judgement.

[heartofasun]

"Well, nice to meet you Clay. Can I ask you to lie back on the bed so I can get some readings? Is there anything you would like fixed before we begin? Any back pain or scars?" Trance inquired.

"The computer just needs to record your DNA, species information, organ placement--so we can put you back together if we need to. Is that alright? I'd also like to give you a vaccination against some of the diseases here that you may not have immunity too, and an antibiotic."

[psychowolf]

"No back pain." he has scars, many scars. Devulging that would be to expose his kind, his pack. He tries to get out of this, "Medical exams are against my religion." he says this as if he expects this to be enough. Though really he doesn't expect it to work, at least not here. He is feeling confined, trapped.

[heartofasun]

"Really? Well in that case we'll just have to keep you in quarantine." She paused a minute for dramatic effect. "Or, you could tell me why you're so nervous and what you're hiding and maybe skip that part."

Trance set up the hypo, as if completely ignoring the excuse he just gave her. "Did you know last time someone told me that I had to kill him?" Not entirely true, but he did die. "He attacked the ship and the crew. You're not planning on doing that are you?"

[psychowolf]

Clay studies her and an imperceptible sigh escapes him. "No" he says bluntly, he isn't planning on attacking the ship. He just doesn't disclose what he is. Nor is he concerned about her killing him.

"I'm required by law to kill anyone who discovers what I am." he says plainly. Perhaps now she can understand why he doesn't want to be scanned.

[heartofasun]

"Oh that's okay. You can kill me if you need to. But I still need to give you the exam. You can kill me after."

Trance really didn't seem bothered by this. In fact, she pulled a curtain further down just in case he really did feel the need to kill her and she didn't want anyone getting arrested for something as silly as this.

[psychowolf]

Clay crosses his arms as he considers his options. He takes a few moments then decides that he will consult with Jeremy when he gets back before killing anyone, especially since she isn't human.

"How many humans will have access to these record?"

Clay doesn't like killing, he takes no pleasure from it, he does it when required.

[heartofasun]

"Just the medical staff on the ship. But a far number of them aren't human. I'm actually not sure. I can put a note in your file that you'd prefer a non-human medic."

She finished loading the hypospray and tried to guide the man over to the biobed. "Lie down okay?" She gave him a look, pressing her lips together. "If you kill me, it wont stick. I'll just get back up again. But you can if it will make you feel better. Now, do you want to tell me or should I guess?"

Trance actually smiled at that option. "We can play a game."

[psychowolf]

Clay nods, "Put the note." he doesn't say please or thank you because that just isn't him.

He shakes his head, "That isn't necessary. At least not without Jeremy's order. You're not human." which is why he is so confused about what to do. He is also curious about the dying not sticking, that just sounds unnatural to him.

"I'm a werewolf." he is proud of this fact he's just trying to follow werewolf law. Werewolf law just doesn't cover being dropped off in the future, surrounded by alien's and such.

He rolls up his sleeve and presents his arm for the hypo.

[heartofasun]

Clay was in good company then. It sounded weird to pretty much everyone she met. Trance put a note in Clay's file, specifying non-human medical personal only. But when he mentioned he was a werewolf, she furrowed her brows together.

"I'm afraid I'm not familiar with your kind. But it's not a problem. I've treated lots of people whose species I've never met before." As long as Clay was carbon based, Trance wouldn't have a problem.

"Actually it goes on your neck."She pressed the hypo to his neck and pressed the button.

[psychowolf]

Clay let her inject him, glad that she warned him that she was going for his neck, there may have been a twitch of his muscles out of reflex, instinctual to protect his neck.

"I am both human and wolf." he says in case that might help with the medical stuff. "I change completely into a wolf a couple times a week." he rolls down his sleeve, recovering the very well sculpted arms.

[heartofasun]

"Is there anything I need to know? Medications you can't have? Does anything bad happen if you can't change? Is it a necessity?" Trance asked, putting the hypo away and finishing up the scan. "This is just recording your DNA in case we need to put you back together. Actually, could I ask you to transform? So I can get a better scan of your wolf form?"

[psychowolf]

"I don't know" he says honestly. "I don't usually need drugs."

"I need to change at least once a week. If I push the change then I get temperamental and eventually the wolf will come out."

Clay looks around, "The transformation takes a while." and he is vulnerable during that time. He doesn't know Trance, not that well. He doesn't know what Jeremy would want him to do.

[heartofasun]

"Alright in that case I want you to stay here an extra fifteen minutes, just in case you have a reaction to the hypo." It was the same advice she'd given Dylan. With his Heavy Worlder metabolism it was good to be careful.

"It's up to you but I'd feel more comfortable knowing someone else besides me could put you back together. Having your wolf DNA in the database will help that. Why don't I leave you here and go tend to another patient. I'll come back in a little while." She winked. "I'll put up a do not disturb sign."

[psychowolf]

He didn't need the wink to understand what she was saying. He sighs, perceptibly this time.

"Make certain I am not disturbed." as he takes off his clothes.

When she has left he takes a moment to listen, make certain no one was coming his way. Then he gets down on all fours and focuses on beginning the change. Every bone in his body breaks as every part of his body changes and shift from human form to wolf. The process is excruciating but he doesn't scream, perhaps some low grunting.

After many minutes later there is a large over 200 pound golden wolf where Clay had been.

[heartofasun]

Trance waits a few minutes more to make sure she's given him enough time and parts the curtain just far enough for her to slip in. She stops, seeing him, and smiles.

"Pretty." She stays still for another minute, watching him, before motioning to the biobed. "One more scan."

[psychowolf]

Clay shakes out his fur before jumping onto the biobed. He lays down on all fours. If she looks into his eyes they are still his cold blue eyes. His eyes always watching her, even more predatory than they were.

[heartofasun]

Well, she thought he was adorable. Before finishing the scan Trance couldn't resist putting a hand on his head and petting him. He was so soft. And pretty.

"You are lovely." It probably helped that he couldn't eat her. Digesting an orange dwarf star was not recommended.

[psychowolf]

Clay snaps, not bite, at her when she touches him in such a familiar way. They just met and to him it would be the same as if she pet him in human form.

When she is done he jumps off the bed.

He has no interest in biting let alone eating anyone on this ship.

[heartofasun]

If only he knew she'd have hugged him in human form. And probably would when he changes back. Still, she backed off.

"Sorry. I'll leave you alone to change back." and she slipped out the curtain again.

[psychowolf]

Again Clay waits a couple of minutes until he is certain that he is alone. Once he is alone he begins to transform back. The process is just as painful and grotesque and takes just as long.

When the transformation is complete he takes a couple moments to catch his breath.

This whole process a bit discomforting. Normally he changes in a forest, not this sterile lab environment.

[heartofasun]

Trance ducked back inside and immediately noticed the lack of clothing, not that she mentioned it.

"You're all set. Do you want to stay here for a bit and catch your breath? Or do you need anything to eat?" She wasn't sure but assumed that such a transformation was taxing to say the least.

"And thank you." Trance took a couple steps forward, giving him a hug.

[psychowolf]

She assumed correct and his stomach answered for him as it growls loudly.

He notices her approach and he nimbly dodges out of the way at the same time picking up his pants which he puts back on. Not that he cares about wearing clothes but others seem to care so he wears them.