Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Zaril Dovek (Communications Officer) in Main-Sim-Sickbay: Hunger Pains

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Leah Hart (Nurse Practitioner/Counseling) in Main-Sim-Sickbay: Hunger Pains

Posted by Gamemaster OZ (GM) in Main-Sim-Sickbay: Hunger Pains
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Zaril walked quickly into sick bay stopped to finish off one of the bowels of soup and then looked to the closest person for help. He was worried, fearfull, and Hungry all emotions that were now permeating sick bay. “I need help!” he said

Lieutenant Junior Grade Zaril Dovek
Communication Officer U.S.S Sentinel

Leah appeared immediately, her brown eyes assessing him. “Sit,” she said firmly, pointing to a biobed before grabbing her tricorder. “Tell me what’s wrong,” she said, slipping into crisis management mode even as she could feel worried and afraid. And hungry? Strange. But she looked at Zaril and understood what was happening.

~Leah Hart, NP

He looked at her, and then around for some food. “I can’t stop eating, nothing is satisfying my hunger,” he said his eyes dancing around the room , the hunger in his aura increasing.

Lieutenant Junior Grade Zaril Dovek
Communication Officer U.S.S Sentinel

She stared at him intently, knowing that he wouldn’t come by unless whatever was going on was serious. “Zaril, we’re going to figure out what’s going on but I need you to take three deep breaths for me okay?” She began to scan him with the tricorder.

~Leah Hart, NP

Zaril gave a slight nod, his hunger was not helping him. The hunger he was feeling was intense, he had to focus on something, Leah had brought calm to him in their first session together she was easy to talk to, he focused on her and what she would say to him, maybe he could teach her another language. His calm increased as did it’s presence in the room, but the hunger had not changed.

Lieutenant Junior Grade Zaril Dovek
Communication Officer U.S.S Sentinel

The CMO came into view from around a bend in the central bulkhead. He looked at Dovek and then the readings from Hart’s tricorder. “When did this hunger start, Lieutenant?”

Kreed, CMO

As the CMO approached, the hunger surged again—like a wave cresting just beneath Dovek’s skin. It was no longer just an emptiness in his stomach; it had begun to thrum in his muscles, crawl along his nerves. His fingers twitched involuntarily. His mouth had already gone dry again, despite the soup.

The scent of antiseptic in Sick Bay was nauseating. Not because it was unpleasant—because it wasn’t food.

His heart rate spiked, visible on the monitors now syncing to the biobed. His stomach let out a low, gurgling groan—not a protest, but a demand. He could feel himself beginning to sweat, clammy at the temples and the small of his back. There was a creeping sensation in his jaw—an ache, as if his body was preparing to chew long before food arrived.

And beneath it all, something subtler had begun: a rising internal urgency, almost instinctual. Like the slow panic of suffocation—not loud, but constant.

Whatever this was, it wasn’t just psychological anymore.

-OZ

OOC: Anything from the tricorder readings?
~Linds
OOC: GM?

Lieutenant Junior Grade Zaril Dovek
Communication Officer U.S.S Sentinel

OOC: My bad! I’m still getting my GM legs under me again.

IC: Tricorder analysis reveals accelerated metabolic activity well beyond normal physiological parameters. Glucose is being metabolized at an extreme rate, yet blood sugar remains low, suggesting an abnormal energy consumption process. The patient’s vitamin and mineral levels are significantly depleted, and digestive efficiency is unnaturally high—indicating the body is rapidly processing and absorbing nutrients, potentially at a harmful rate.

No viral, bacterial, or parasitic cause is immediately identifiable, and standard scans do not match any known syndrome in the ship’s medical database. However, systemic stress is mounting. Cellular catabolism may be imminent if the current metabolic demand continues unchecked.

The condition appears localized to one individual at present, but bio-spectral monitoring of other crew members may be advisable to detect any early signs of a shared phenomenon. Further investigation is recommended to determine whether the anomaly is environmental, neurological, or something else entirely.

-OZ