Posted by Captain John Tiberius Glen (Captain) in Main Sim Sickbay -Getting ready and putting it in order
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Faith acknowledged the instructions. The procedure was straightforward and she would now be able to repeat it with some practise. However, she remembered back to her days birthing children on Eta Cassiopeia, it was very different when the patient was someone you knew rather than a stranger. It was much harder, much more emotional.

Glen slept though not deeply. He was quieter now, except for a few seconds when he called out, “Sleeping? No, I wasn’t sleeping. Er! Why are those alarms sounding? “

Faith was initially concerned, but realised that he was still dreaming, or whatever it was that he was doing.

Faith sat again. Time passed. Eventually, she fell asleep in her chair herself.

‘’Poor child ‘’ Kate whispered to Hunter ‘’Yes indeed ‘’ he replied back ‘’Considering his promise to take responsibility for her welfare ,a promise which he kept. Kate how come the medical staff did not remove the worm from the Captain? ‘’ the doctor asked .
‘’ I don’t know ,as a junior nurse I was never on the bridge …you should ask Cross for she was there the whole time with another doctor ‘’.

Captain Glen stirred and the monitors showed that his consciousness was returning. Cross could open up the Captain’s medical records to show him that the worm was removed, and then much later a meeting with the [redacted] used a [redacted] medical scanner to (mostly) stabilize the lingering effects upon Glen.

When he woke, he was confused about exactly how much time had passed, but he actually felt better. It seemed like his own body might have finally fixed those lingering effects that had remained. He sat up and pulled his legs around before realising that he was connected to tubes and wires.

“Ugh! I feel like somebody’s been beating me with a stick for about six years. What time is it?” Glen asked.

‘’Wow just stay put Captain’’ Cross told him ‘’I have no idea what time it is ,does it matter there’s no day or night on the ship just the roster schedule,list of appointments and roll call, now let me remove all the tubes first …I don’t think you want to drag them around, so be a good boy will you’’ she replied in a humoristic tone .

Glen lifted his legs back up onto the biobed and lay back against a raised pillow.

After everything that was attached to his body was removed the CMO went on ‘’You have been sleeping for a couple of days ,we have recorded the briefing of the Commodore for you its on the bridge and the ship is on its way outside the Federation boarders to a planet called Unity .By the way a new Cmdr was transferred here I believe she’s on the bridge as we speak’‘.

“Sounds like no one missed me much then?” he said rhetorically, and then noticed Faith asleep on the chair. “Has Faith been here all that time?”

‘’Well sickbay sure did not miss you since we where making sure you won’t die on us and Faith also took part in your care ,she fell asleep about an hour or so ago’’ .

Kate came holding a neatly pressed uniform ‘’I’m sure you don’t want to get out of sickbay in your boxer shorts ‘’ she placed it at the edge of the biobed and quietly left.

“Thanks!” Glen replied. “No. Though I have heard of a Captain who always wore short trousers on the Bridge!”

Cross nudged his arm with her fist ‘’Stop pulling my leg Captain ‘’ she teased.

“I’m quite thirsty,” Glen said. “Could I get a glass of water please?”

• Glen, CO

‘’Sure I’ll go and fetch you some ‘’ on her way the CMO shook Faith ‘’Wakey , wakey dear , uncle Glen has finally woken up from his slumber ‘’.

Cross CMO.