Posted by Lieutenant Kreed (Chief Medical Officer) in Years Past - Meeting Her Crush… But Not That Kind Of Crush

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Leah Hart (Nurse Practitioner/Counseling) in Years Past - Meeting Her Crush… But Not That Kind Of Crush

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Leah took a seat and crossed her legs at the knee so she could balance the PADD on her lap and take notes. She took a moment to look up at Kreed’s readings and made some notations. “Don’t mind me, just recording your vitals for reference. They all look great by the way.” She looked up at him. “So, how are your feeling, both physically and emotionally since you’re woke up from the coma?” He seemed pretty matter-of-fact, so she decide to be so as well.

~Leah Hart, NP

Kreed thought for a moment and then said “Physically I am in pain. I have pain in my right leg, but that is from the physical therapy and will subside. My left leg hurts constantly from the surgery, but I think that will lessen over time. My lower back gets sharp shooting pains in it if I am still for too long. Looking at the scans, I am sure that will probably be a chronic issue.” Surprisingly, there was no fluctuation in his vitals as he described the pain he was in or the fact that he would likely have a chronic pain from his injuries. “I also get headaches, but that is expected with all of the medications I am taking currently.” He paused and thought again. “Emotionally I am… confused. I keep getting visited by Admirals and Senators and Ambassadors and all of these individuals who i do not know and who do not know me but who keep telling me that they are proud of me. That is… odd. I also feel a bit like how I would assume a lab specimen would feel if it was sentient. I mean, I assume that part of your role here outside of your assessment is to determine why I am not reacting the way that many expect or believe I should. Is that correct?” His tone was not hostile, nor argumentative. It was simply him stating answers to her question in the most complete way he could.

Kreed

She bobbed her head to and fro. “That might be why the physicians called me down, but my purpose is a bit of that but also a bit different.”

Leah gazed at him for a few moments. “Their perspective is coming from a certain lens, for the most part that of a Humanoid. But you’re not Humanoid. Many sentient beings experience an array of symptoms in the aftermath of a trauma, and what you went through most definitely qualifies as a big T trauma. And all are normal, unless they persist over a period of time and then we could consider that abnormal, especially if they impact the person’s ability to go about everyday life.”

“With you, they are watching for these symptoms and because they haven’t seen any of them, they’re worried. Do you think they should be?” Hart askd.

~Leah Hart, NP