Posted by Lieutenant Commander Joe Milligan (XO) in Galley: Joe and a Reuben sandwich all welcome to join !

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Troy Hunter (Doctor) in Galley: Joe and a Reuben sandwich all welcome to join !

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Joe Milligan (XO) in Galley: Joe and a Reuben sandwich all welcome to join !
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Since yesterday when Joe had only had time to check in with his new captain and had his adventure in sickbay, he had finally gotten to his cabin late and got some sleep. Now with a different day Joe had put on a fresh uniform, shaved and generally cleaned himself up to look a bit better than he had yesterday when he came in.

This morning Joe had been out walking the Merrimack doing what he liked to do best. He had been out wandering the ship aimlessly, stopping people, introducing himself, asking people about themselves and telling jokes which only brought a laugh with a one out of five average. He spoke to everyone from department heads to crewmen. The security department held him longer than anyplace. Joe himself had started out as a security officer. So, a lot of time was spent with everyone telling old stories and of course jokes.

Soon he found the time to be afternoon and his stomach to be empty. This caused him to abandon his current spot on the observation deck and move down to the galley. Once there he frowned at the replicator as if he were trying to communicate with it. Finally giving up on this endeavor he decided to roll the dice. “Coffee, black two sugars. “He began as he spoke to the replicator. “Reuben sandwich, toasted rye bread, warm Pastrami, Swiss cheese melted over the top and with sauerkraut on top. Thousand Island dressing on the bread with two dill pickle slices on the side.”

Joe immediately questioned his sanity as soon as the replicator started to make his lunch. The replicator started, stopped, started again, groaned and made a Ker-chunk noise before starting again. Joe wondered if perhaps he had broken the thing by giving too much detail. To his amazement however he received a good Reuben. His coffee was hot. And well, his pickles seemed a bit limp and watery. But a good lunch, nonetheless. He looked around and saw that he was alone in the galley. “Maybe I missed the lunch crowd. “He mumbled before attacking his sandwich.

Lt. Cmdr. Joe Milligan XO

Some one did came in and it was Hunter heading towards the replicator ,with a plate full of sandwiches and some coffee he was seen looking around.
As his eyes fell on the Cmdr the doctor gave a quick nod and kept on looking as if trying to find someone ,he sighed and eventually sat down Maybe she already had her lunch Hunter thought to himself ,a clear worried look on his face.

Hunter Dr.

Joe had just finished a big bite of his Reuben before picking up one of the dill slices. He bit off the end making a loud crunching sound as he did. It was then that he noticed movement out of his peripheral vision. Turning he saw Hunter walking into the galley. A smile crossed his face then as he continued to chew the piece of dill pickle. He just couldn’t ignore the coincidence. As soon as he had bitten into something sour Hunter showed up!
back to him
He saw Hunter give him a nod and he merely nodded back to him and continued with another bite of pickle. Taking a sip of his coffee Joe suddenly found himself suddenly very curious about Hunter. He picked up his coffee and the rest of the pickle he was eating on and then crossed to where Hunter sat. He sat down across from then and smiled at him momentarily before saying. “Lieutenant. You look as though something is bothering you. Is there anything I could help you with?”

Lt. Cmdr. Joe Milligan XO

Hunter looked up surprised ,a piece of sandwich dangling from his mouth which he quickly swallowed.

‘’Actually I was looking for Cross hoping to find her here, I sincerely hope she had some lunch’ the doctor checked again but Cross was not there in fact she never bothered to have lunch ‘’I’m worried, she is anorexic and I have no clue if she has a problem with food or not.I had checked her file when she left four yrs ago and her weight was normal back then ‘’he was reluctant to speak in detail about her physical evaluation for he was bound by confidentiality.

Hunter Dr.

Joe smiled across the table at Hunter. Despite the first thought that danced around his mind screaming *Aren’t you a doctor? * Followed closely by the urge to have a minimum of one hand around Hunter’s neck, Joe just smiled and took another bite of pickle. After, Joe took a sip wasting time by slowly chewing and swallowing the final small piece of pickle, Joe took a sip of coffee before speaking to Hunter. “Well then, ” Joe began in a soft smooth voice. “A couple of questions I have for you then. This anorexia. Have you given her an exam which would indicate one way or another that she is indeed suffering from anorexia? And if you did, why did you not follow up enough to determine what the cause might be? ” Joe took a sip of coffee and placing his mug back down he said now in a not so friendly tone. “I am hoping of course that you have done an exam. Because Anorexia is a serious ailment. If it is caused by mental issues, it can be worse than if she has trouble with foods for whatever reason. If it were to be a mental disorder the CO would have to be informed for the simple reason that he would have a department head trying to do damage to herself. And of course, if you were going around just telling people that she was anorexic without having done a complete physical you could just be firing torpedoes at the Lieutenants career for some reason of your own. So, have you conducted a complete physical to determine this or not?”

Lt.Cmdr. Joe Milligan XO

Hunter had had enough he got up, his arms resting apart on the table trying to fight the urge to throw the table at the opposite side of the wall ‘’Are you now questioning my competence as a doctor,how dare you ‘’ slamming one fist on the table he went on ‘’Thanks to you mister know all, I now have to relay on Cross to ask another doctor to check her blood samples and determine what vital vitamins she needs ,I was suppose to leave a hypospray on her desk to inject herself with every day but now I cannot work in sickbay due to your interference about a crew member with a broken nose’‘.

The male doctor got nearer to Joe, his face just inches from his ‘’ Do you think I got out of Star Fleet academy yesterday ? Are you questioning how I conduct a medical evaluation? I was suppose to see her every two weeks to know if she is putting on weight or not and just so you know try asking or ordering Cross to co-operate.you’ll be in .......’’ he stopped for Hunter was in no position to give away what was suppose to be classified material .

‘’This has to be taken to the Captain’s table Cmdr ‘’ Hunter started to walk away but stopped for a brief moment ‘’What is it Cmdr full of testosterone’‘.
Hunter Dr.