Posted by Captain John Tiberius Glen (Captain) in Sickbay - Prepared for the coming -
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Joe then for the first time examined his bitten finger, “Ah well she missed me with her fangs the little Banshee did. She didn’t break the skin. And when you’re done with her I’ll be bringing the rest of the away team to sick bay to be examined thank you. And now I must be off I need to go catch the rest in the transporter room.” Joe turned quickly as if to march off but then turned back quickly and gave Cross a peck on the cheek and said, “Take care of the little witch. It’s a tough world she lives in.”

Then Joe disappeared from sickbay taking long strides as if there were no tomorrow.

When Glen came down to Sickbay from the Bridge, he could hear the chaos in Sickbay long before he arrived - the scrams and wailing, the shouting, swearing. He had a report that they’d brought back an alien, and from that toxic planet there was the small possibility of unleashing deadly alien microbes, but that was all, and nothing had prepared him for this clamour. Standard decontamination protocols would prevent spread of disease as well as cleaning up the landing party. As he turned the corner Joe passed in the opposite direction, taking long strides as if there were no tomorrow. Glen wanted to ask what in the name of Finagle was going on, but he didn’t get a chance. As he approached closer, the intensity of the noise became unbearable.

The girl meanwhile was still wailing like a banshee and scratching, clawing and biting with quite the fervour of both fear and anger and confusion to her situation as two nurses were trying to calm her down and keep her still on the bio bed. So far all they had gotten was some light bites and a bout full of screams echoing in their ears. “..By the stars this girl is worse then a crazed Targ!” he said.

Cross looked up at the ceiling ‘’Gods of the universe what have I done to deserve this ‘’ then she caught sight of a nurse who had just brought a patient some sandwiches and a glass of milk .The doctor took a sandwich and the milk much to the protest of the said patient ,back near the child Cross shoved a small bit of the sandwich in the child’s mouth and was ready to give her some of the milk ‘’Here Boo ‘’ Cross cooed while crossing her fingers ‘’Boo is a good girl ‘’ she murmured softly stroking the child’s head .

It appeared to Glen that Doctor Cross had the situation in hand. Food was an excellent distraction with children.

The girl at first spat the first shoved bite of the sandwich Cross had given her back into the chest of the Nurse. But then the taste it gave her seemed to make her reconsider such an action and she quickly snatched up the half chewed spat bit as Glen came in shoving it back in her mouth, quickly following up with dirty hands the same to the sandwich. The milk got a curious sniff or two from the child looking uncertainly at the ‘aliens’ before her clearly not having encountered something like this perhaps on her planet in recent memory. But at Cross’s touch the girl took a sip then quickly downed it before laying back into the sandwich.

After a few minutes the girl had cleared the plate and cup she still seemed uncertain of who was around her or where she was and she cleaerly was ready to bite or scratch anyone who tried to get near her again but for the moment she had calmed down enough that NE Murphy spoke questioning to Cross, “..Uh ma’am? You uh wanna do her scan? She seems a little calmer to you then the rest of us..” he asked.

OOC: The child was also taken with the away team at the decontamination chamber on the order of Cross!.

Cross nodded and started the scan, the doctor could not help but smile at the ingenuity of the team, as the child was now wearing one of the blue tunics which had been cut and reached down to her ankles .

Captain Glen stood watching, waiting for an explanation of why this child was here. He thought his instructions had been quite clear on any interaction with the native population.

Cross noted the food ‘Boo’ had just consumed had been tolerated well.

OOC: does the scan pick anything up?

Cross had known Glen for years and as he stood there observing without speaking, she knew what was possibly going on in his mind ‘’Captain I cannot provide you with any knowledge as how this kid has been brought by the team ‘’ the female doctor now read the information the scan provided ‘’Your best bet is the Cmdr who was also down for any additional information ‘’ .

“I saw him just now.... off down the corridor in the opposite direction,” Glen replied. “He didn’t look well… and he was holding his hand.”

Hunter was nearby and though he knew what happened simple kept his distance ,the Captain would have to find out by speaking to Joe . After what had happened the last time the doctor spoke to Glen for actually answering the Captain’s questions only to be told to simple shut up ......
He felt he was not wanted by anyone or anywhere ,just sickbay or in the OR and that was how it was going to be.

“Doctor Hunter,” said Captain Glen, “Your long face and permanent scowl tell me that you work far too hard! Tell Cross to reduce the hours you work, and then give yourself some time to decompress after work. Plan some social activities to ensure you spend time with friends. Otherwise, you’ll have no time and energy left to take proper care of yourself. You’ll not get enough sleep or exercise, and you’ll start to eat poorly.”

-Glen, CO.

With a careful neutral tone Hunter replied ‘’Captain there is no need to worry about me,I’m up to-par when it comes to my health ‘’ the doctor replied ‘’What is more worrying is the fact that the Cmdr has been found to be infected with a bacteria in his ear when down with the away team’’ .

‘’Since as of now its unknown to us about what kind of bacteria it is he’ll be quarantined, I shall take on the necessary and mandatory required examination, then take the sealed swabs to the Science dept marked as Bio -Hazard ‘’ .

Hunter waited for the Captain to tell him to get lost ,so he could get on with his work as he saw Kate escorting Joe to a cubicle.

Hunter Dr.
OOC: What does the scan of the child shows?

Bump G.M