Posted by Lieutenant Valeria Doctra (Chief Medical Officer) in CO’s ready room
Valeria straightened her jacket for the sixth time and rang the chime to the CO’s ready room. Oh how she was looking forward to meeting him. Well, strictly speaking she was looking forward to having him in sickbay… she imagined it now… * Captain, would you mind if I cut you up to examine you? I will stitch you back together very neatly, swear! * she chuckled to herself at the unthinkable scenario. She had always had a great imagination for how a situation could be made a lot worse… it was one of her many useless talents.

Dr Doctra, CMO

“Enter,” replied a gravelly voice from inside.

The doors opened to reveal what at first glance appeared to almost be a museum dedicated to late 20th century military items. Machine guns, automatic pistols, military plaques and framed awards lined the walls, including numerous Purple Hearts, a Medal of Honor and a Bronze star. Also, on the walls were framed pictures of Army military units. If one looked close enough, they would recognize a younger Capt. Colter with various military rank insignia on the uniforms.

Colter’s favorite item in the collection sat by itself, almost reverently. It was an US Army M24 sniper rifle. The weapon he used to get him safely through the Eugenics War.

Seated behind the desk was Capt. DaVinci Colter himself. A large muscular man whose every muscle was in perfect symmetry. Had he been dressed in ancient Roman garb, carrying a sword and shield, he would be the epitome of a Roman gladiator.

Capt. Daniel ‘DaVinci’ Colter
CO-USS Manhattan