Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Dr. Mariah Lee Grayson (Psychiatrist) in The Night Shift - Primary Sickbay [Open]

Posted by Lieutenant Surra Almikaz (Chief of Psychiatry) in The Night Shift - Primary Sickbay [Open]

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Dr. Mariah Lee Grayson (Psychiatrist) in The Night Shift - Primary Sickbay [Open]
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“Definitely no pareeses square at this hour. She yawned an said, “I guess I can hang out for another hour.” She looked around for a seat and sat on the nearest empty biobed, and placed the hyposprays right next to her. “So since my job is learning about people why don’t you tell me about yourself. Don’t worry, this is an informal psych session. Nothing goes on the record. Just two colleagues getting to know one another.”

Almikaz, CoP

OOC Lori: I hope you don’t mind me joining in. I’ve been intending to interact with more people and this just seems like a cool thread to connect with some of Mariah’s colleagues.

OOC: Not at all. Glad you are joining in :)

Meanwhile, Mariah entered Sickbay, squinting slightly against the bright lights. She had developed a devil of a headache and had hoped to sleep it off, but it just wasn’t working. Knowing the following evening it would be her shift to be on call, she knew she needed to get a good night’s sleep and decided to seek pain relief. She was partly tempted to replicate something herself, but knowing the dangers of self-medication and the importance of proper modeling, she decided she needed to set proper example.

Spotting Drake and Almikaz in conversation, she offered, “Sorry to interrupt, but I was wondering if I could for this headache I can’t seem to shake. I considered a hammer, but I figured that would be overkill,” she added sarcastically.

~Doctor Mariah Grayson, Psychiatrist

“Dr. Grayson”, said Surra surprised mostly due to the hour it was. “Don’t be sorry. I was just trying to keep Dr. Marshall company, so that his shift here in Sickbay is more bearable.”
She laughed at the hammer joke then said, “I am glad you decided against the hammer as a remedy. Although I am sure the doctor here would not mind having something to do, we have a full list of patients of our own to see tomorrow.”
Surra hopped off the biobed and approached Dr. Grayson so she could take a closer look at her. “A headache? Correct me if I am wrong, doctor,” she said as she looked at Dr. Marshall, “those are not as common as they use to be. In fact this is the first one I have heard of in years.

Almikaz, CoP

“A headache, eh?” Drake feigned puzzling over it. “I think… there may be a remedy somewhere around here. Sit down” he said motioning to a biobed. He withdrew a tricorder. “So, an excess of stress or something else, d’you think?”

-Dr Drake Marshall

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“I would be surprised if it was stress related,” Surra snickered, “Comes with the job. You know.” She glanced at Dr. Grayson with a smile.

Almikaz, CoP

Mariah smiled at them both. “I wouldn’t be much of a psychiatrist if I didn’t take care of my own stress, would I? No, I think it’s just from too much computer screen, if that makes sense. It’s the only thing I can think of, offhand.”

~Dr. Mariah Grayson, Psychiatrist

“Happens to the best of us.” Drake smiled. He spent half of his days in front of patient charts, so he understood completely. He pulled out a hypospray and a small bottle. He jammed a vial into the hypo and explained, in more technical terms than he usually used with patients, “here’s some naproxen, should relieve the pain as it is now.” He injected the medicine and then offered the bottle over. “And some ibuprofen, in case you find yourself in front of another file and you have some pain coming on.”

-Dr Drake Marshall

With the hiss of the hypospray, Mariah immediately felt relief, her shoulders and forehead also relaxing as she realized she had been carrying tension in more than just her head. “Much better,” she replied with an exhale. “Thank you,” she added sincerely as she accepted the bottle. “I know it’s not as exciting as other things you might do, but it’s much appreciated. How’s the night been?” Now that she was feeling better, her natural interest in others came through.

~Dr. Mariah Grayson, Psychiatrist

“Except for you showing up I would say it’s been rather uneventful. We were discussing a potential match of pareeses square after Dr. Marshall’s shift ends. Do you play?”

Almikaz, CoP

“I don’t,” Mariah admitted, “but I enjoy watching matches and have always wanted to learn. I’m not sure I’d be agile enough to play, though.” Mariah had a competitive spirit, but she also knew her own limitations.

~Dr. Mariah Grayson, Psychiatrist

“Well, that’s okay. You can cheer me on,” she said with a wink, “as I beat Commander Marshall here. He doesn’t know I have not lost a game since I was in primary school. So if you are a betting person, well…you know you would want to bet on me.” There was a huge smile on her face as she looked at Dr. Marshall.

Almikaz, CoP