Posted by Ensign Dradvia (Medical Officer) in So… This Is It

Posted by Civilian Sisnil Zoi (Intelligence Consultant) in So… This Is It

Posted by Ensign Dradvia (Medical Officer) in So… This Is It
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“I love you, Dee,” he said. His eyes closed, but he wasn’t really sleeping. He was letting the regenerator do its job. Or at least, that was the plan. But his body was so overworked, he fell asleep that way.

~ Zoi

Dradvia sat right beside him until the regenerator was done. She put her equipment away and closed the case quietly. She rubbed Simon’s ears. “Take care of him.” She pulled the blanket up and then sat down in the chair. She pulled her knees up and wrapped her arms around them. She stared at the door, keeping watch so he would know he was safe enough to sleep.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil slept until late the next morning. When he woke, his body was sore and painful. He sat up, leaning against the headboard. “Hey, Dee.”

~ Zoi

Dradvia wasn’t there though. The chair was turned toward him very close to the bed with a PaDD facing him, blinking with a message.

Hey Sisnil,

I was called to Sickbay. When you didn’t wake up for the comms, I knew you needed the sleep, so I didn’t wake you. I fed Simon before I left and locked the door. I will bring you breakfast. If you need me before, just comm.

I love you.

Dradvia

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil got the PaDD to read the message to him. He turned the PaDD off and set it down. Then he got up slowly and used the support frame to get into the bathroom.

~ Zoi

Sisnil could feel the guilt swirling around Dradvia. She hated leaving knowing how he felt about being alone, but she had orders. She hoped he wasn’t angry with her. Then again, if he was, she deserved it after causing him to get hurt the night before.

She returned with a tray with his usual breakfast. She was about to press the chime (and hope she didn’t wake him) when the door opened so he could make his way to the bathroom. “Oh…” she stepped back out of the way.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sunil immediately let go of the frame and clung on to Dee instead. “Dee! Hey, I saw your message. I had the system read it out loud.”

~ Zoi

She was startled by his enthusiasm. “Oh, good.” Dradvia juggled the tray with trying to steady him. “I was going to record it, but was afraid to wake you.” She adjusted the tray. “Where are going?”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“Uhm… The bathroom.” He kicked the support frame gently, “I hate this thing but I couldn’t hardly get out of bed without it, let alone across the hall.”

~ Zoi

“I know, but you’ll be stronger soon. Here,” she switched the tray and grabbed the frame to pull it closer. “Let me move out of your way with this tray.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sunil grabbed the frame again. “Wait for me in my quarters? Or do you have to go again?”

~ Zoi

“No, I’m… I’m done. I… um…” she was confused. “I can stay if that’s what you want.” She was keeping an eye for Simon in case he tried to follow Sisnil.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“Of course that’s what I want.” He gestured towards the door. “I’ll be right back.”

~ Zoi

“Okay.” Dradvia went in and set the food on the desk. She picked up Simon and waited.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil came back a little later and sat on the bed with a tired sigh. Then he smiled at the tray. “The usual, huh?”

~ Zoi

Dradvia grabbed it and brought it over to set on the bed beside him. “I wasn’t sure what else to get. I can get you something else.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“No, Dee, there’s a reason this is the usual.” Sisnil said and smiled as he started eating.

~ Zoi

A slight nod was her only response. Dradvia would have asked why, but after his reaction when she brought him soup she decided not to. She moved the desk chair out of the way and sat down on it, pulling her knees up again, and staring off into space.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil ate for a while before he looked over and saw her. “Dee? What’s wrong?”

~ Zoi

“Huh?” Her eyes flashed up as if she was surprised to hear him speak. “Oh, nothing.” Everything. Her break down, watching him suffer through the poison (yes he was fine), him getting hurt trying to take care of her when it should be the other way around. Everything was too close to the surface to put on a mask, but she didn’t want to talk about it either.

“Dr. Kane contacted me this morning. That’s why I got called away.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“About the brain thing? What did she say?” Her topic change wouldn’t have worked so well if it hadn’t been so important to him. Lucky her.

~ Zoi

Dradvia exhaled when he didn’t push the subject. “She was certain it would work. Cases where it didn’t completely restore the damage was where parts of the brain were actually missing. Any damage was repaired but the treatment doesn’t grow replacements. She said to wait until you’ve recovered from the poison given how weak it makes you. She also said to wait until your body has naturally healed the paracortex. Otherwise your body will just send the Psilosynine to your paracortex. You can donate yourself, or you can have a donor. She said if you donate yourself it’s all the more imperative to wait until your paracortex is healed. The donation is only viable for a few hours and you can’t wait for your levels to level out before doing the procedure. She said to expect your telepathy to be erratic for a few days as things level out.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“How long will all that take till we can try it?” Whined the supposed big bad pirate. “I want to see, Dee.”

~ Zoi