Posted by Cadet Sharah Fayth (Doctor) in Sickbay - Cadet Fayth reporting for Boarding Physical

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Tandra Mika (Incoming Chief Medical Officer) in Sickbay - Cadet Fayth reporting for Boarding Physical

Posted by Cadet Sharah Fayth (Doctor) in Sickbay - Cadet Fayth reporting for Boarding Physical
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Sharah is short, 5‘2”, with blue black hair that bounces with the slightest movement. It is the band of her daily routine. She entered sickbay, instinctively feeling the presence of those around her. She stepped into the main medical bay and walks over to the first available doctor. “Cadet Sharah Fayth reporting for onboarding medical exam.” She handed the PADD with her medical records to the doctor.

OOC: Once again, welcome aboard! That’s a good first post, too! Just one little thing - remember to sign off your post as your character, so we know who’s talking. Like I’ve done at the end of this one! It doesn’t really matter how you do it, just so long as your character’s name is in it :)

IC:
NE Benson happened to be the doctor that Fayth caught the attention of. “Oh yes, of course. Let me get Doctor Mika. She’ll be handling your exam today,” said he, taking the PaDD when Cadet Fayth offered it. Then, he rushed off into the business that was the sickbay.

And just a few moments later, a shorter woman of 5‘4’’ headed up to Fayth, smiling a friendly smile. Her hair, once cut into a pixie cut style, had grown out somewhat. Down to her ears, in fact, and it looked quite messy. She was also quite young - she could be a Cadet herself. Just a tad nervous, she carried with her a tricorder and the PaDD that Cadet Fayth had given to NE Benson. “Sorry, it’s been pretty busy around here lately,” she said, finally stopping a few paces away from Cadet Fayth.

“So. You must be Cadet Fayth, huh? Glad to meet you! I’m Ca- Lieutenant Mika, the Chief Medical Officer.” She said, and gave another friendly, if somewhat nervous, smile. Her uniform indicated that she was a Junior Lieutenant, so her newness was… probably to be expected. Okay, Tandra, she thought, giving herself an internal pep-talk, You’ve done this, like, fifty times. There’s always new Cadets aboard this ship. We can tackle the CMO stuff after this. “Why don’t we get started? And once I’ve finished your onboarding physical, we can head to my office for your check-in.”

~ Lt. JG Mika, CMO

Sharah liked this CMO. She felt very at ease and her rigid self control slipped just a bit and she caught the beginning of Lt. Mika’s thoughts to herself. She stopped that immediately and blushed slightly. Other species were so different from Betazoids. Catching thoughts/feelings of others was natural and just happened. It kept them honest and usually prevented strife. Though there were those that took advantage of that openness and twisted it into something ugly and took advantage of others. Her biggest fear was that her crew mates would see her that way. Sharah hopped onto the bio bed for her exam.

“I’m very glad to meet you as well Lt. I am very excited to be here. I’ve heard great things about the Challenger. I am also up to date on the current mission. I assume we will need to set up a triage here, or possibly a cargo bay? I haven’t heard how many people are trapped in the mines.” Sharah really wanted to make a good first impression with her first DH. Lt. Mika’s reviews and evaluations could make or break her career. She liked that she seemed almost as nervous as Sharah was. And they were pretty close in height. Most people towered over Sharah and she was glad to not have to arch her neck to look up at the Lt.

Cadet. Sharah Fayth, Doctor

OOC: So, for future reference, this generally occurs before the main sim. However, this time, we’ll just work with it. XD On another note, I realize that last time I forgot to explain this, so if you don’t know, NE stands for Nameless Ensign, and it’s basically an NPC character used for mundane tasks, or like redshirts in the original series. :)

IC:
If Mika had known that Fayth could hear her thoughts, she’d be utterly embarrassed. However, she had convieniently forgotten that Betazoids had that particular ability.

“Yes, the Challenger is a fantastic ship,” Mika said, nodding. “As for the miners… We don’t know yet. We’re planning on sending a team down. We can hope for the best.”

Tandra liked that Fayth seemed at ease. She remembered how stressful her own first day had been, and though the previous CMO, Lt. Tija, was short too, and a great teacher, she had been very… curt, and sometimes that made it hard to know whether you were doing well or not. Though Mika did very much look up to Lt. Tija, she wanted to handle things a little differently.

As Mika started into the usual evaluation stuff, she seemed to relax. “So. I’ve got your file here…” she said, reading through the file that was open on the PaDD. “Is there anything that wouldn’t be on here that I’d need to know? Any changes in sleeping habits or eating habits, or trips outside Federation space, or anything like that.”

~ Lt. JG Mika, CMO

Sharah became suddenly very tense and looked a little trapped. She took a deep breath and resigned herself to the truth, “Everything is in my file. No changes in sleeping habit or eating habits. I’ve not traveled anywhere but home since joining the academy.” Sharah laughed a little, more to ease her own tension. “You’re my DH so I you’ll find out sooner or later, I’ve been hospitialized when I was young. ” She rushed to add, “I haven’t had any problems in years. I work really hard at it. ” She stops realizing she hasn’t really said anything. She sighs sadly. She had been passed over due to her ‘condition,’ and she couldn’t blame the DHs for not wanting to add stress to already nervous cadets. “I’m overly gifted, as my parents would say. I work very hard to control it, though it requires extreme concentration. I’m lucky, most Betazoids like me can’t function in positions where they are around a lot of people. I promise I won’t cause problems.” Sharah figured her next step would be to get her bags from her un-yet used quarters and head home.

(OOC: Sharah is overly empathic and has been since birth, unlike most Betazoids that develop telepathy at adolescence. The over stimulation can cause mental break downs and require hospitalization. They usually have very little control and are constantly ‘hearing’ others’ thoughts and feelings. Refer to the Episode of TNG: Tin Man and Deanna Troi’s patient Tam Elbrum.)

IC: Sharah’s medical record showed 3 different instances of hospitalization due to trauma to her paracortex. Once when she was barely a year old, again at 5, and the last time when she was 15. Her records indicated that she had recovered and was considered extremely healthy despite those incidences. Her psychological files, was much longer and would require more than a brief overview. She had quite lengthy evaluations from her professors.

OOC: Thanks for the tip!
So, in my post, my CMO is going to be scanning your character, and since there isn’t a GM in threads like this you’ll get to tell me what the scanner says :)

IC:
Mika smiled reassuringly, putting her hands up. “Alright, slow down there. You seem to be doing well, so it’s not a concern. If ever it becomes a problem we’ll reassess and try and help you, alright?” She read through the rest of the file, but, a large majority would be in Counselor Korczak’s arena, and Mika knew that the Cadet would have to speak to him before starting duty anyway.

It’s a little odd that she can probably hear everything I’m- Oh! I hope she’s not hearing this! She thought, and then glanced away, embarrassed. “Um, anyway, everything else looks good.”

She shook her head, refocusing herself on her job. “Alright, last step. I’m just going to scan over you with my scanner, just to make sure everything looks okay,” she said, and then she took the little node piece from the tricorder, and began moving it slowly near Fayth’s body from her head all the way down to her toes. As she did so, she kept her eyes trained on the screen, watching what came up.

~ Cadet Tandra Mika, Doctor