OOC: This is outside of the main sim events …

IC: The Runabout Collins was being flung about by the eddies of the wormhole. It was on its way to the new Federation outpost in the Delta Quadrant. As well as supplies to aid in the construction of the space station, it held some new personnel, mostly for the station, but there was also a new crewmember for the Manhattan on board: Dr Karla Reyes.

Right now, she had her medical tricorder out, scanning one of the NEs on board who was taking the trip a lot worse than herself.

“Ensign, you were on an Academy training vesssel, and then Earth spacedock. You probably haven’t been through a bad storm on an ocean on Earth before. I am really not surprised you are feeling sick,” Karla commented, adjusting a setting on her hypospray, before touching it to the NE’s neck, “that should ICLyou feel better, Ensign.”

The Ensign nodded, and the non-Orion’s face stopped looking so green. Karla move around, checking the others on board, before returning to her seat, alongside a Cardassian, dressed in the uniform of a Cardassian Medical Doctor.

“This anything like the badlands, Durn?” Karla asked him as she sat once more. His actual name was Durnit, but they had pet names for each other - his was Durn, and hers was Karl.

Durnit reached out a hand to steady her before replying, “quite similar, actually, Karl. I went through the Bajoran wormhole a few times back in the day, and that was a lot more pleasant than this one.” Karla gave his hand a quick squeeze and him a kiss. Karla had been in Starfleet for a short time, having spent years in the civilian medical field, firstly on Earth and then elsewhere. Her career resulted in her getting married twice, firstly to a Betazoid, then to a Vulcan. She had three children - half Betazoid twins and a half Vulcan son. After the death of her second husband, she decided to work for a joint Federation-Cardassian medical facility, where she met Durnit. She was older now, but the passions ran as strongly for her as they did in her younger days.

Now, they were on their way to new postings, she to the Manhattan, where she’d be part of the medical staff, and him to the space station where he’s join the multi disciplined and multi species team of Doctors. She hoped they’d see each other from time to time.

The runabout continued its trip.

-Doctor Reyes