“One hundred and nineteen. One hundred and twenty,” Jessie said grunting as the sweat dripped from her braids and down her forehead into her eyes. Pushing herself back into a standing position, she rubbed her moistened hands onto her trousers. A nurse stood directly in front of the crewman, arms folded across his chest, frowning and tapping his foot impatiently.

“This isn’t the gym Crewman. And doing push ups is not required before a medical exam. Will you please go inside or move out of the way. You are blocking the door,” the nurse said not hiding the irritation in his voice as he pointed at the door to the medical department behind Jessie. As he tapped his foot faster, Jessie shrugged and moved inside the medical bay. Scanning the room, the found the closest biobed and headed towards it. Stopping at the foot of the bed, Jessie spread her feet apart and began jumping up and down, clapping her hands over her head and spreading her feet in opposite directions from the motions of her arms. The nurse rolled his eyes as he passed the bed and drew a curtain around the Klingon.

“Doctor, we have another check in for you,” the nurse called as he headed towards the back of the medical department. Under his breath he added, “think she should have gone to the counsellor.”

Crewman Jessie Polizzi, science