Posted by Commander Roman Alden (First Officer & Chief Science Officer) in Side sim: Matters of the Heart

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Roman shook his head ‘no’ to the meds. He’d only be listened to on the optional one, he knew. As Elbbirt worked he talked… A LOT. A story, like Rand’s, something he’d done in his youth. Roman wasn’t sure he believed it though. It sounded a bit far fetched. Roman watched him mix the burn gel, still gripping the edges of the biobed tightly. Elbbirt reached over while he happened not to be looking and slipped him the antibiotics. At last the regenerator was done, which meant it was almost time he could leave.

Randy and Elbbirt worked very quickly to apply the gel and then wrap the bandages. “Would you like to take Rand to the Galley to eat? It’s not too far down the corridor.”

Randy

Soon he was rebandaged and he slipped his shirt back on over top. He nodded, and then said, “Let me wash up first.” He didn’t need to look to Rand as stressed as he was. He drank the water quickly.

When he was ready, a few minutes later, he went into Rand’s room and sat in the chair by her bed, grabbing her hand. “Do you want to get dinner in the galley? Randy and Elbbirt say you can.” He wanted to ask her about lying to Randy, but he wasn’t going to do that where Randy might overhear.

~ Roman

Rand was sitting up in the bed, with the computer console beside her on the swing arm. She had her eyes closed, listening to an audio book since staring at a screen too long gave her a headache. When Roman came in she opened her eyes and smiled looking sheepish. When he asked about dinner she sat straight up, “Tha!” swinging her legs over the bed and standing a whole lot faster than anyone expected her to move (including herself) and certainly faster than she should have. Which meant tunnel vision, spinning head, unsteady feet, and a pounding head as her BP dropped before spiking back up. Apparently Rand didn’t care. She caught herself on the bed and Roman’s arm and kept right on going. She was getting out of sickbay for however long she wanted to take to eat. They might even ‘forget’ and just go home after. She was going to hurt herself with her enthusiasm.

Rand