Posted by Lieutenant Drake Marshall (Surgery and Emergency Medicine) in Main sim - secondary sickbay

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The fracture had in fact nicked a blood vessel and that was in part the source of the bruising, but it had been hiding a slight compression of a nerve that would need to be dealt with.

Drake worked first to heal the blood vessel and then delicately maneuvered around to relieve pressure on the nerve, checking it for lasting damage.

“What areas of science are you interested in, Cai?”

~Melaia Reez

Cai looked up again from watching. “Anything. I like numbers, I like knowing how things work too so. Medicine is kinda just biological engineering really.” He smirked at Marshall.

After a few minutes standing talking with the adults, watching the repair work going on he reached up one hand and pushed his hood back, letting it fall backwards exposing his full electric blue haired head uncharacteristically.

Cai

“My father is a civil engineer, so I grew up seeing how the math made the things he created possible. I just gravitated towards the natural sciences myself and he encouraged me. well, I guess my mother did too, in her own way. Biochem, physics, stellar phenomenon. So many possibilities,” she said wistfully.

~Melaia Reez

“That’s kool.” Cai relented in response to the comments about her father. The wistful expression seemed to make a similar response grow in the teen.

Drake noticed Cai relaxing in Mel’s company. As he worked, he realised Crap. She’s a scientist. Active duty- USS Ogawa. Photographic memory my ass. “Of course, you’re just returning to the sciences yourself. I just… don’t happen to know what specialty. Physics seems his speed.” Nice save, genius. When Drake’s confidence failed him, it did so in spectacular fashion.

-Dr Drake Marshall

Cai looked at Marshall “I’ve seen some of your surgery recordings.” He didn’t state how or why he had seen these. “You don’t use the frame…why?”

Cai

Drake smiled a little. “I don’t want to be dependent on it. The more I rely on skill alone, the more I’m forced to improve. If you want to be the best, you have to always continue learning. And I can’t afford to make a mistake because a computer won’t catch it and fix it for me. So I learn to do better, work around problems.” He glanced at Cai. “Watching surgical recordings? Just curious in general or because I put your arm back together? If you want something interesting, Praxia IV-22 May 2393. John Markus, spinal fracture and rupture, complete. He can walk now. And he didn’t get a transplant.”

-Dr Drake Marshall

Cai listened as Drake explained his reasons. It made sense, he could respect that. As the Doctor continued the teen shrugged. “Something to do. Not like this place is a hub of activity.” He caught himself. “Thank you though, I guess I could check that out.” He couldn’t tell drake of course that the idea of the surgery was actually fairly exciting.

Cai