Now walking down the corridor to sickbay Joe was once again cursing under his breath. Doctors always felt the need to know every little thing about you. It was one of his pet peeves. Joe had a few scars, remnants of more than a few broken bones and he was told all sorts of signposts showing a rough life. All this aside he knew he had to endure this. Not only endure it but try to be friendly with the medical personnel. You never knew when you might need them.

Joe walked into sickbay with a confident stride as if he owned the place. He stopped in the middle of the floor with a scowl on his face. No one seemed to be readily visible at the moment. His first instinct was to turn and leave but he halted himself. Instead, he called out, “Hello! Anyone around? You have a perfect specimen here for a physical!”

Lt. Cmdr. Joe Milligan XO