Posted by Ensign Iyun Riani (Scientist) in Side Sim: Sickbay - Keeping a Promise

Posted by Commander Brad Walker (Chief Of Staff/Second Officer) in Side Sim: Sickbay - Keeping a Promise

Posted by Ensign Iyun Riani (Scientist) in Side Sim: Sickbay - Keeping a Promise
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“I’m fine standing,” Ria replied meekly. In fact the idea of hoisting herself onto the biobed and also of sitting didn’t sound terribly appealing right now. As Brad scanned her, he would notice several things: the heels of her hands where slightly scratched and there was slight discolouration of bruises starting to show as well, in the same spot of an fracture from years ago, a hairline fracture was showing in her left wrist, some bruises start to show on her butt and trying to brace herself with her hands upon landing had also resulted in some tension and soreness in her arms, shoulders and upper back. As he scanned her, Ria waited anxiously with her head bowed, hoping it was nothing and that she wouldn’t get in trouble.

~Ensign Iyun, Scientist

“Alright, well, it’s not terrible news,” Brad said once the scan finished. “Mostly bruising and some scratches, but you’ve also got a minor fracture in your wrist, and you’re going to want a massage after this for your upper body.”

Cmdr. Dr. Brad Walker
Chief of Staff

Riani looked briefly up and nodded silently before averting her gaze again. While she was glad that she hadn’t injured herself much, she had hoped that she’d only bruised her hands a little and that was all. Could her start on her first posting, at least medical-wise, be any worse, she wondered. If only non of this would have any negative impact on her career. What if, between her anxiety and her clumsiness, she was deemed unfit for duty after all?

~Ensign Iyun, Scientist

Brad grimaced as Riani’s self-esteem issues flared back up. The counseling team would have their hands full with her, he could tell.

“I’ll grab an osteoregenerator to take care of that fracture and we’ll get you on your way,” he said, gently patting her shoulder as he went to retrieve the medical implement in question, along with something for the bruising, though he felt that went without question for her at this point.

Cmdr. Dr. Brad Walker
Chief of Staff

“Thank you, Sir,” Ria replied meekly. She carefully pulled up the sleeve of her uniform and when Dr. Walker returned, she stretched out her left arm so he could take of the fracture properly. After a couple of moments of hesitation she mused quietly, “I thought breaking my wrist again would hurt more. At least I remember it hurting much more when I broke it before.”

~Ensign Iyun, Scientist

“Well, you didn’t actually break it,” Brad said, activating the osteoregenerator. “A small fracture like that, you might have gone weeks without noticing. But if it did actually break further down the line, it might have been messier.”

The regenerator beeped, indicating it was already done.

Cmdr. Dr. Brad Walker
Chief of Staff

“Oh, I see,” Ria nodded. After chewing on her lower lip for a moment or two she asked, “Is there anything I should keep in mind? And … is there anything else you want to check?” Since he had been concerned about how easy she tended to bruise, she wondered if he had thought of any additional examinations since her boarding evaluation.

~Ensign Iyun, Scientist

“Yes, actually,” Brad replied. “Unfortunately, you’re not in any condition to stand them right now. They’d need time on the biobed and you’re not really up for that. Next time, perhaps?”

Cmdr. Dr. Brad Walker
Chief of Staff

“Oh, okay,” Ria replied meekly. “Should we … uhm … set an appointment for me to come back, Sir?” she asked, looking up at him while chewing on her lower lip. She was wondering what he wanted to check and not knowing made her incredibly nervous. Though depending on what it was he wanted to check, knowing might make her even more nervous. She sighed softly and after taking a deep breath she asked in a barely audible whisper, “Wha-what kind of test do … do you want to r-r-run?”

~Ensign Iyun, Scientist

“Nah, appointments aren’t necessary,” Brad said. “So long as you come in between 0800 and 1800. I was doing some research into the more obscure conditions in humanoids that can cause similar symptoms, I just wanted to check you for those. They wouldn’t show up in the basic scan, since they affect fewer than one in ten-thousand people. The catch is, they’d have to be scanned for individually.”

Cmdr. Dr. Brad Walker
Chief of Staff

“Okay,” Ria replied with the hint of a nod, though she was more mouthing the word as only the hint of a sound made it past her lips. She tired really hard not to worry and to keep a full-fledged panic attack at bay. With a slightly tortured smile, she turned on her heals and headed out of the infirmary and back towards her quarters.

~Ensign Iyun, Scientist

Brad nodded back at her as a cue to dismiss her from Sickbay, and retreated back to his office to write up his notes on this latest visit, and continue researching the root cause of her easy bruising.

Cmdr. Dr. Brad Walker
Chief of Staff