Posted by Captain Alexxander Ryley (Chief Medical Officer) in Sickbay- Vaccination Time

Posted by Civilian Dalaira Senz (Ambassador) in Sickbay- Vaccination Time

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Sowyn smiled at Ryley, but there was a hint of nervousness. “Relann said I needed to come down and get a vaccination for something important. Something called… measles?”

“Did she indeed.” Ryley asked

“And I haven’t had much of anything myself, so I would do well receive this preventative treatment,” Dalaira added.

He looked up at the older woman and nodded his head slightly.

The girl chewed on her lip again.”Does it hurt?” she asked softly.

~Dalaira and Sowyn

Looking back at the child Ryley considered his initial response which was to stoically go Yes. Terrifble horrible pain and then roll his eyes and add No you dolt. It won’t hurt. He did not do this however and instead shook his head slightly. “No. You might feel a bit off for a little bit afterwards but that will be gone in a couple hours.” He sighed, he was going soft in his old age.

He had explained vaccines to her on her first ever check-up in Sickbay, but it still weirded her out a bit. But that was mostly because Sowyn’s grandparents had died in the terrible pandemic that had hit Corsa long before she was born.

Waving them both to the biobed where he had left his tricorder he hit the recalibration and waited. “I’m going to check you out first before I give you the shot. Whoever wants to go first hop up.”

Ryley
M.D.

“Go on, ” Dalaira urged with a gentle smile.

Sowyn got up with some help and sat up straight, gazing her violet eyes intently at Ryley. “I like science. And medicine. Do you have to be good at certain things in school to become a doctor?” she asked curiously.

~Sowyn & Dalaira