Posted by Lieutenant Symar (Chief Medical Officer) in Main Sim: Romulan Sickbay - An Unwelcome Homecoming [TAG T’Aria]

Posted by Ensign Kastarak (Doctor / Counsellor) in Main Sim: Romulan Sickbay - An Unwelcome Homecoming [TAG T’Aria]

Posted by Commander T’Aria (XO / Navigation Officer) in Main Sim: Romulan Sickbay - An Unwelcome Homecoming [TAG T’Aria]
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Kastarak had found a molecule-for-molecule exact equal mapping (and a projection of the tumour’s metabolism) from both instruments. The best thing would be to do the extraction now.

“Captain, with your consent, we wish to extract the tumour within a few minutes. The extraction will be performed by transporter technology. It will leave a cavity in the cerebral cortex, where it has been, and it is likely to give you some haemorrhaging in the cavity. We will need to keep you under observation to see how the cavity heals, and how the neurons and blood vessels around the cavity will react. The human brain does not have any pain sensors, so you will likely feel nothing from the surgery, and it can be performed while awake. Indeed, being awake and conscious is preferable.”

– Ensign Kastarak (doctor / counsellor)

“I understand doctor. Please inform Commander T’Aria about the situation and that she is in command until Doctor Symar tells her otherwise. You two know that I was a surgeon before assuming command? And I’ve never heard of doing this. But I trust you both completely. I’ll stay awake and calm myself while you two get ready and tell T’Aria.” With that Chris closed his eyes and began taking deep, calming breaths.

Chris

“Yes, of course, sir” replied Kastarak. “I will inform her at once.”

He tapped the internal ship communicator, “Kastarak to First Officer T’Aria.”

– Dr Kastarak

[O]T’Aria, here…[O] came her swift reply. [O]How can I assist you, doctor?[C]

— T’Aria

Kastarak thought whether or not to tell her all the information over the communicator, but decided to wait until she came to Sickbay. It was no way of knowing who could over hear the conversation.

“Commander, I implore you to come to Sickbay at once. It is of critical importance and constitutes a medical emergency. ” That was all he could say while protecting the captain’s right to privacy of his medical condition. However, once T’Aria could make it to Sickbay, the safety of the ship would overrule the captain’s health privacy in as much as possible for T’Aria to understand the situation and take command of the ship. This, she didn’t know now, of course.

– Dr Kastarak

T’Aria appreciated the urgency of his request with a terse ‘acknowledged, doctor’ and severed the commlink.

Staying in character would be made slightly more tricky with T’Aria around, but Symar fought the urge to revert to his natural state, “I will be standing by at the transporter controls if you need me En-, forgive me, Doctor Kastarak.”

-Lieutenant Symar: Chief Medical Officer-

In as little time as the turbolift and winding corridors would allow, T’Aria appeared in sickbay.

She located Kastarak beside a biobed (its tenant hidden from her) and approached, narrowly missing Symar. Confusion pervaded her expression sooner than she could purge it. Did this ‘medical emergency’ not require the input of their medical chief? She raised an eyebrow at him in greeting before joining Kastarak. He made the report, so perhaps this situation involved the mental wellbeing of their – T’Aria glimpsed the patient – Captain?

“Doctor, Captain.” She dismissed the discomfiting blend of emotion in seeing Taggart apparently injured and addressed Kastarak, “please report. What is the nature of the emergency?”

— T’Aria