Posted by Commander Roman Alden (First Officer & Chief Science Officer) in side - sim: Honoring the Ardent

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Franks nodded, “Aye, Sir,” and slipped the gloves on and passed a second set to the doctor. He lifted the lid and placed the first divider into the cage. This was easier than it had been when they all lived in the den with the mother. Now they each had their own space. But first was to isolate the mother. She could still be protective. The second divider trapped her in the den and the others out. Then Franks slowly and carefully got the other dividers in place, isolating the male in a larger section. “Alright Doc. I will hold him down but be quick. I can’t lift him out so you will have to work around me.” The doctor nodded. This wasn’t the first time he’d had to do this. His previous two ships had officers that weren’t so careful with their lab animals. He was appreciative of how few accidents there were from this lab. The fact one got Alden after all this time made him even more wary. The claws were easy to swab. It was the mouth that proved difficult, but they managed without anyone getting hurt. The whole family group was a bit agitated so Franks decided to leave the dividers until they calmed down so they didn’t attack each other.

The doctor and nurse left and Franks pulled out the paperwork and began filling it out. Now normally Rand would help Alden with the reports and with his dominate hand injured he expected her to already be at work at the desk, but she wasn’t. She did have her own duties he guessed, but it was odd. Franks knew Alden hated paperwork so better to get it all done. And since Alden was the one injured it was Franks job as next in line to review it. “Cmdr can you tell me exactly what happened. So we can get this paperwork out of the way. I really don’t want Rand tracking me down later.” It was true but a small attempt at humor. He glanced up several times to see how the other animals were reacting. The most notable was Mr. Wyvern flicking his tongue out and undulating back and forth following Alden and then the chinzilla and back. And Mushu who’s eyes were weaving back and forth but fixed on Alden, Left paw placed against the glass. A behavior he hadn’t shown in awhile.

Franks

“I let my attention wander,” Roman said with a shrug. “I didn’t notice how agitated he was until he leapt up and bit me.” He wasn’t really paying attention to the paperwork, either. He looked as distracted as he had been all morning. His gaze lingered on Mushu, looking at the little lizard’s paw pressed against the glass. He had been planning on spending the afternoon with the little lizard. He could still do that once Franks finished the report about his injury. He wasn’t too worried about Rand, he figured she had her own job to do. Though if he thought more closely about it he’d think it was odd she left so quickly when he was hurt. Maybe because she knew he wouldn’t like she got medical involved.

~ Roman

Franks scribbled on the report, asking questions, like how long it was attached, how he got loose, and etc. Then he signed it and set it aside figuring Rand would pick it up and file it later. It would be added to the animal notes and medical report and all combined together. Now that was done, he checked on the chinzillas and began to remove some of the barriers. Mushu enjoyed the attention but seemed to investigate Alden and the bandages, his eyes waving back and forth, seemingly curious.

Rand stayed busy running back and forth and never staying anywhere long. Otherwise who knew where she was to be found, unless someone remembered she always had her communicator on her. She picked up the evening reports and found that Franks had mentioned that she had been the one to alter him, which meant she had to add her own report to the mix. She really didn’t have a lot of work after her meeting with Rogers, but guilt kept her distracted and it took longer than it should.

Rand