[Sickbay]: Round One scans and vaccines

[ten_fwd_npcs]

[ Captain's Log: a Meeting with the Senior Staff. Wherein Picard discusses what to do with their new, er. "Guests." ]







As you enter sickbay tonight, escorted there by Lieutenant Worf and his security detail, you may notice it isn't all that unusual. 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 Chief Medical Officer Crusher herself, she's well-groomed and kindly, wearing her teal uniform and a blue coat. No masks, no rubber gloves. The most dangerous thing about her is that maternal look in her eyes; the one that scolds you for not doing your homework, or leaving your dirty dishes in your room.

The crew makes no promises for Dr. McCoy, on the other hand. He isn't one of ours. You should probably watch your neck.

"All right, don't be shy," Dr. Crusher calls out as you enter. "Come in and sit down. It's just a scan and maybe a hypospray, nothing to worry about."

Probably.


[ooc: 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 Bones McCoy and Beverly Crusher (NPC) on deck, so if you'd prefer one over the other just specify it in your tag. If you would like more details about sickbay, here's the wiki page. If you haven't made your OP yet, you can assume the doctors will want to see your character shortly after they arrive.]

Comments

[shut_up_dammit]

When John ran over, Leonard glared at him out of the corner of his eye.

"What the hell are you-"

But he stopped. No. They knew each other. More than Leonard knew either of them. He needed to trust him with her. It bothered him - he didn't fully trust anyone or anything on this ship anymore - but quite frankly, he didn't have a choice. So he fell silent, his eyes falling back to Aeryn as he attempted to keep his mouth shut. They needed to talk, and he was forced to stay and listen.

[never_felt_better]

John places a careful hand on Leonard's shoulder. It serves a dual purpose of asking Leonard to trust him, to relax and let him talk, and showing Aeryn that Leonard isn't a threat. John knows him.

"Yeah, 'cuz you look fine," he says. The sarcasm is applied lightly; he's trying to get through to her, not set her off. "Look, Aeryn, I know this place is foreign to you, and the doc here, maybe he's not the most personable guy in the universe. But nobody is going to hurt you. He isn't NamTar, this isn't the Uncharted Territories, and the people here just want to help. I promise."

He holds her gaze for a handful of seconds, willing her to calm down and take her hand off her gun. Glancing at McCoy out of the corner of his eye, he drops his voice and the tenderness that was in it. "What were you trying to do to her?"

It's only half an accusation. Aeryn said she was fine, but he knows something set her off. The other half of his intent is to get McCoy to explain everything calmly, so that the Peacekeeper commando doesn't shoot him in the face.