Katie was greeted by a nurse who happened to be a Bajoran almost the moment she stepped into Sickbay. It had been years since she had been in this sickbay. There was a strong resemblance to the ones on other ships but there were elements that were markedly different.

“May I assist you?” the nurse asked.

Katie handed her PADD to the nurse and smiled.

“Standard procedure, if I recall correctly, is to visit the Chief Medical Officer… or his designated alternate, when first arriving,” Katie said.

“That is correct,” the nurse said returning the PADD. “You may wait here. Dr. Spenn will be with you shortly.”

“Spenn. He… she?… is a Vulcan?”

“He is a Vulcan,” the nurse replied as she turned. “Now, if you will excuse me, I have others to attend to.”

“Thank you, Nurse,” Katie said. She found a chair and sat. A vague smile creeped onto her face. “A Vulcan doctor. He probably has a charming bedside manner. I wonder if he will tell me the odds of my having a terminal case of fatique.”

Lieutenant Junior Grade Katherine (Katie) Hobbes
Engineering Officer USS Ark Angel