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“I’m so sorry,” Dradvia said as she walked in with the kitten in her arms. “I had some difficulty with the harness, and Simon got impatient with me.” Dradvia made sure to speak up just a little so Sisnil would hear her as she came in. As she got closer Simon let out the most pitiful ‘I’m a baby and need my daddy’ cry anyone had ever heard. Dradvia very carefully put the squirming kitten down on Sisnil’s chest. She made sure to put the leash in Sisnil’s hand before she let go.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil reached for him as soon as he heard his cry. It was as distinctive to him as an infant’s cry to its mother. It wouldn’t matter if she handed him the leash or not, though he did grip it tightly, because Simon immediately lay down in a curled up, purring heap on Sisnil’s chest.

~ Zoi

Tealor removed his hand from his shoulder, in his mind ‘Your a betazoid my friend we are resilient’ he thought. ‘Your going to be ok’ he said and stepped over to check on his progress before leaving to take a break.

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

Dradvia took the vacated chair as Tessan stood. “Thank you,” she said quietly to him. She was sure having Simon would help Sisnil’s morale. Tessan looked tired, and she hoped he would rest.

She turned back to Sisnil and set a hand on his leg so as not to hamper his movement. With the other she gently oet that cat. “He’s really missed you. I… I hope it’s okay, I let him sleep with me a couple of times.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil smiled. “I love that you did that. I hate how lonely he must be.” He said, petting the kitten. His pets were slightly sloppy, either hitting the cat in the face gently, or the side, but Simon didn’t care in the slightest. He just kept purring and trying to lick Sisnil’s hands.

~ Zoi

It had only been twice that she had left to sleep, and only because she’d been ordered to do so. Dradvia would have slept in the chair given the option. She had left regularly to check on Simon though. Knowing Sisnil would prefer her to go into his room rather than anyone else, eased her guilt over leaving him. “I’ve checked on my a lot. I was worried he might get sick, but he’s eating and drinking. I’ve made sure.” She didn’t say anything else. Letting Sisnil enjoy having Simon around and to let the kitten become reassured that Sisnil was okay. He seemed to realize Sisnil was sick because he was very calm and very gentle.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

They could tell that Simon really helped, because Sisnil’s bio readings looked a little better. He would normally play a little too, but he couldn’t see, so he just pet Simon and talked cutely to him instead.

~ Zoi

“I brought some treats if you want to give him some,” Dradvia said. She had thought about a toy, but even without his blindness, Dradvia didn’t think he was strong enough yet. Besides, Simon didn’t look like he was going to get off Sisnil for awhile.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil nodded and held out his hand. Then he fed the kitten some treats by opening his hand and letting Simon take them. When he was out, Simon mewed loudly and cutely.

~ Zoi

Dradvia laughed and handed Sisnil a few more. “I think he’s earned a few extras.” Dradvia continued to research and look for answers and possibilities. She read over the other Medical cases, poured through the Betazoid Medical library. Anything and everything she could think of.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil fed them to him. When it was time, he didn’t want to let the cat go, trying to pull him into his arms, but the poison was still making him weak and moving hurt.

~ Zoi

Tealor walked back in, he looked more alert but he yawned just the same. He looked at the cat and wondered if Zoi knew the irony had him having a cat. “How is he doing?” Tealor asked as he walked over to the bed.

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

Sisnil looked happier and probably better, than Tessan had seen him since the poison. “I’m fine.” He said. “This is Simon… Please don’t make him leave.” Almost as if to add to that statement, Simon gave Tessan a cute look and mewed at him.

~ Zoi

Tealor smiled at the cat, “I don’t see why he can’t stay, you are the only one in her at the moment” he said in response. Having something familiar would be help full given his current contidion.

Dradvia smiled softly. The way Sisnil was with Simon was endearing. At least she thought so. “Simon is being very well behaved. I thought he would be trying to race around sickbay by now.” Dradvia turned the screen, “Mr. Zoi is doing very well Dr. Tessan. The Echatllin has dropped to 20 percent. There are three doses left of the normal treatment, and we’ll be able to administer a much higher dosage this time.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“Excellent,” he said putting his han on Zoi’s shoulder. “Hows the pain?” he asked

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

“It’s okay. It’s better,” Sisnil said. His readouts indicated it was better, but would still be very uncomfortable, like a 6/10 on the pain scale.

~ Zoi

It was better and that was a relief. “You are actually coming due for another dose of pain meds. I’ll get that for you. We can actually give you a slightly higher dose of that as well.” Dradvia wasn’t ready to release the force field though. Not until the Echallin was totally out of his system.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“Ensign, ” he stopped her. “When you get back I’ll grab another does of the antidote.” he noted as he looked through some of the diagnostics around his pathways.

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

Sisnil continued to pet Simon, his hands resting on the kitten’s body, using small movements with his fingers to give pet. Unlike usual, he wasn’t hyper focused on what Tessan or Dee were doing, or anything else. Just Simon.

~ Zoi

Dradvia nodded, “Yes, Sir. I’ll be right back.” Dradvia stood up and stretched, twisting left and right and raising her arms over her head. She’d been sitting on that chair almost non-stop. She made her way to the pharmaceutical locker and opened. She withdrew the pain medication and the antidote for Dr. Tessan. She signed out the medication, and relocked the cabinet before returning.

She dialed in the dosage and prayed Sisnil’s arm. “I’m going to put this in your arm and give your neck a rest.” She pressed the hypo with the pain medication to his upper arm, just below his shoulder and dispensed it. She still felt they should continue the antidote the way they had been giving it however. She handed the vials of the antidote to Dr. Tessan.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“Dee,” Sisnil said, as it had just occured to him. “Have you been sleeping?” He squeezed her hand, “You should rest.”

~ Zoi

“I told you I let Simon stay with me.” She hadn’t slept a lot. She had never been able to sleep when a patient needed her. She worried too much. It was worse with Sisnil.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Tealor listened to the exchange, he was certain she had slept some, broken mostly in the chair next two his bed, though he never really checked to see if she was sleeping or just resting. He gave his additional does , placed his hand on Zoi’s shoulder. “I’ll be over her checking on some other patient files.” he noted and moved across the room.

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

“I know, but…” Sisnil couldn’t sense her right now, but he knew her. “I know you. I… I can’t sense you, Dee, so I’m gonna worry.”

~ Zoi

Dradvia slipped her hand over his. “I am tired, but I’m alright. I promised I wouldn’t leave you here without me. I’m not going to.” Especially now that his telepathy was ill. He wouldn’t sleep if he felt vulnerable and unsafe. So she would stay.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Tealor was listening intently she seemed tired he was not going to force her to go get some rest but he could ask. “Ensign I’m here for the rest of the shift, he has the cat, I can keep him company.” he suggested

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

Sisnil squeezed her hand gently. “You need to rest to do your job right. You should rest.”

~ Zoi

She knew if she became too tired, Tessan would force her to leave and rest. Dradvia knew she needed rest, but… “Are you sure?” she asked Sisnil quietly. “I promised not to leave you alone.” Except for Morris. Sisnil had begged her. “I won’t go if you don’t feel safe.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil squeezed her hand again and nodded. “It’s okay. I’ll feel better knowing you’re not making yourself sick over me.” He said softly.

~ Zoi

Dradvia was conflicted, but she knew she needed to get some sleep. He couldn’t see her chew her bottom lip in indicision. “You can comm me any time okay? For you or for Simon. Okay?” She didn’t want him to stress over her and work himself up. She also didn’t want him to stress himself by being afraid to be alone.

As sure as she could be that Sisnil was sure she agreed. “Okay, just a couple of hours.” She turned to look over her shoulder. “Dr. Tessan? I… I guess I’ll go get some sleep.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Tealor stood and walked over to her, he placed a hand on her shoulder, not really thinking about it.. “I’ll keep in company, he wont be a lone for a second, get some rest i’ll call you if anything changes.” he said and then walked past her siting next to Zoi he rested a hand on his shoulder. “Why don’t I tell you about home” he said.

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

Sisnil sighed, and Tessan felt a certain forlorness. “I can’t go there, you know.”

~ Zoi

Tealor looked at him a little strange. “Why not?” He said “You are batazoid all are welcome” he noter

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

“Yeah, I’m sure they’d take great to someone who’s committed multiple taboos against their culture,” Sisnil commented sharply.

~ Zoi

Tealor looked at him their culture was very forgiving, given his situation they would likely let him around. “You might be surprised, ” he said. “Home is different than most places.”

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

“Your home,” Sisnil emphasised. “I happen to be of a certain ancestry. Doesn’t make a place I’ve never been home.” He shrugged though, “That’s not to say I’m not… A tiny bit curious.”

~ Zoi

Tealor looks at him, his hand squeezes his shoulder.. “You are a Batazoid my friend. You always have a home even if you don’t know it.” he said “You will love it there, some of the animals are telepathic as well, they can send simple emotions back.” he says. “It’s an experience” he said.

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

“They are?” Sisnil asked, genuinely surprised and curious. “Simon is like a simple person, he has them, but he can’t send them or anything.”

~ Zoi

“Its kind of ironic that you have a cat, the Caitians used to eat our people..lol” he said scratching Simon behind the ears. ” I spent a lot of time on earth so I love cats.”

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

“You’re kidding… Right?” Sisnil said. It sounded ridiculous to him. Simon mewed and tried to lick Tessan’s fingers.

~ Zoi

“Fraid not, we were considered a delacacy and a hunters challenge” he said scratching under simons chin, which was oddly satisfying. “Can I get you anything to eat or drink?”

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

“Well, that adds a level of irony to some things,” he said softly. He shook his head, he didn’t feel hungry or thirsty, and the idea of moving his body to eat and drink felt impossible.

~ Zoi

He looked at him and noticed his look of disgust. “I figured you would not want something, but I thought I would ask, you can be” he said “Stuborn” he said with a little laugh. “So I thought I would check”

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

Sisnil shrugged. “Maybe if I didn’t still feel like a corpse on fire.”

~ Zoi

He gave Sisnil’s shoulder a soft squeeze, “I’m sorry Son, I should not make light, ” he said glancing at his stats

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

“I’d rather light be made than everybody act like I’m dying,” he replied. His vitals were stable, he was still in pain, and his heart rate was high, but Tessan could tell that was due to the anxiety being without his telepathy and vision caused.

~ Zoi

Dradvia did go sleep, but she didn’t sleep much. She was too worried, and too exhausted to sleep well or for very long. She returned about 3 hours later. A bit rested, and she’d eaten. She was hesitant to enter sickbay. What if something had happened while she was gone? She wouldn’t sense it, and unless Tessan called her she wouldn’t know.

But Simon was still there, curled up asleep on Sisnil, and Dr. Tessan was sitting next to him talking quietly with his hand on Sisnil’s shoulder. She walked over. “How are you feeling?”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“Dee?” He asked, as if he wasn’t sure. Then he repeated what he’d said to Tessan: “Like a corpse on fire.”

~ Zoi

“Yes, it’s me.” She set her hand on his while she checked his current scans. “I suggest we give you a booster of the beta blocker. Your body is still having trouble regulating its temperature.” Dradvia lowered the ambient temperature of the biobed to help.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil nodded. “Okay.” He said, and as the temperature of the biobed went down, his body began to shiver, thinking he was too cold. The beta blocker would help with that.

~ Zoi

“It’s been about three hours Ensign, lets have a look at the poison shall we” he said standing too his feet. I drew some blood and moved to the to the analyzer

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

Dradvia helped get the blood sample and then gave Sisnil a dose of the betablockers. She sat down next to him, careful not to jar Simon. “Has he slept the whole time?”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“Not the whole time, but he’s laid here the whole time.” Sisnil said. “He knows I’m not well. I can sense his worry whenever I’m not well.” He paused a moment, “I miss that now.”

~ Zoi

“I know you do.” She rubbed his arm gently. “You’ll get it back. Until then, we’ll all be really specific and clear okay?” She hoped Tessan’s blood tests would show positive results.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil nodded. Tessan’s blood tests showed the poison in his system had further decreased to 8%. It was nearly gone.

~ Zoi

Tealor could not help but let out a little sigh of relief, “Down, to 8%, we are almost through the hardest part” he noted moving around to the other side of his bed. “What do you think ensign , thing it’s safe to give him one more does, or should we let it finish it’s course?” he asked

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

Dradvia nodded, “I think it would be a good idea to go ahead and give another dose. Then once the levels show as zero to give one more just to be certain.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

He looked at her in agreement, “I agree Ensign, I’ll go prepare the does and come back, hopefully the pain will start to subside more” he noted and then moved out of the room to prepare the does.

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

Sisnil squeezed Dee’s hand. “What about my telepathy? And my sight? When will we know about that?”

~ Zoi

“As soon the poison is out of your system, I will begin running tests. That will tell us what we have to do next,” Dradvia told him. She needed to talk to Dr. Tessan about a treatment she found.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Tealor returned with another round of antidote, handing Dradvia two of the hypo’s he waiting for her to administer.

Dradvia quickly gave the doses.

“And this is going to sting a bit” he said as administered the antidote. Tealor stretched his neck, he was needing to rest a bit. his nose felt wet inside his nose was starting to bleed, he turned away not wanting them to see. He removed his cloves and tosed the blody tissue away with them “I’m going to rest for a bit, ” he said as he walked away.

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

Normally, Sisnil would have an easy turn picking up something was wrong, but right now, sightless and without his telepathy, he had no ability to do much of anything. He reached for Dee’s hand.

~ Zoi

Dradvia watched him worriedly. Was he alright? Maybe she should check on him? But Sisnil took her hand and she turned her focus on him. “I can’t believe how good Simon is being.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil pet the kitten’s body with his other hand. “He hasn’t moved since you brought him here.” He said.

~ Zoi

“Well as long as he stays quiet, he can stay as long as you want.” Eventually Simon would have to go back. He’d get hungry or want to play or need his litter box. But he was helping, so Dee wanted him to stay. “Were… were you okay with Tessan here? I shouldn’t have left.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil yawned and his eyes dropped. He looked exhausted. “It was okay. You needed to rest, Dee. What if you messed up a dose because you hadn’t been resting enough?”

~ Zoi

“I know. I’ve been sleeping in the chair. Besides,” she squeezed his hand, her other hand slowly rubbing his arm, “I promised. I know you don’t trust anyone else.” It was harder now without his sight and his telepathy. “I want you to know you’re safe.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil nodded. She seemed to be soothing him, he even looked like he might fall asleep naturally, for the first time since the incident. “Thanks, Dee,” he said softly, squeezing her hand back. His grip was still so weak, his “squeeze” was barely a change in pressure.

~ Zoi

Dradvia talked to him, random things, not anything of importance. Memories from her childhood or her time at the Academy. It made her sad, some of them, but she simply wanted him to be able to hear her since he couldn’t see or sense her.

The squeeze was weak, but he wasn’t spiking in pain from it. It was a good sign, he would get stronger.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

She could tell by his readouts and his breaths when he had fallen asleep. It was a deep sleep, his body needed it after so long of just being sedated to rest.

~ Zoi

Once he was asleep, she asked a nurse to go find Dr. Tessan and tell him she would like to speak with him. It wasn’t an emergency and could wait.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Tealor came in his fingers pinched on the bridge of his nose like he was trying to manage a headache. When he looked, his normal smile was pressent. “What can I do for you Ensign? hows Sisnil” he asked

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

Dradvia looked at him, concern and knowledge flashing through her. “He’s fine. Resting on his own. No sedative. I was doing some research about how to treat him after. I wanted to discuss it with you first. But,” her head tipped slightly to the side, “are you alright?”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

He nodded . “Just a headache, ” he said as he moved over to look through Sisnil’s stats. “What would you like to review?”

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

“Would you like me to examine you? See what’s causing it?” Dradvia knew he could do it himself, but doctors tended to ignore their own symptoms.

“I found this study completed by a Dr. Alexis Bonner Kane from the USS Ogawa. She developed a procedure to help stimulate accelerated healing in the Betazoid brain after severe physical damage. It uses Psilosynine. It can be taken from the patients paracortex or from a donation. The Psilosynine is then injected into the damaged areas of the brain. It has a 98% success rate. Of course that means significant improvement and not total repair.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Tealor looked at the study summary on his PaDD, “I’m ok Ensign” he said as he read. “It’s just a headache i’ll manage” he noted setting his PaDD down and putting on a pair of gloves.

“This looks amazing, the Betazoid brain is very good at repairing itself, this certainly makes a lot of sense what they have done here. I’m amazed that it was stubbled upon before my people figured it out.” said looking at Zoi, “I would say with his permission we should do it, what are the possible issues with the treatment” he asked not wanting to pick up the Padd and reaching for and placing his hand on Zoi’s shoulder.

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

“It can not repair what is not there. So depending on how bad the damage to his optic nerve is, it may not help. Other risks mostly include the procedure itself and the doctor ‘slipping’ and damaging the brain. Taking the Psilosynine from the paracortex of the patient or donar can cause extreme emotional distress as their telepathy is almost nil until the Psilosynine levels return to normal. Synthetic Psilosynine does not work.” Dradvia listed off the problems.

“I think it is viable, but I wanted to ask you first before I told him.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“I like this plan” he said. “How are his Psilosynine levels” he asked he wondered if he was going to need a donor if so it would be tealor and given how much he had been using his telepathy he might be very depleted himself given his headaches.

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

Dradvia had been monitoring to see. “They are normal. His paracortex was damaged, and after reading that paper, I can see where the Psilosynine is working to repair the oaracortex and that is why his telepathy is quiet. But you can already see where it is healing.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Tealor pinched his nose again, the headache was in and out. “How long to do you think we have before we can start the repair. ” his interest was not just of Sisnils sake, he was not sure how much longer he could maintain the barrier around his mind with out really straining himself. He would ofcourse and deal with the fall out after

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

Dradvia watched him pinch his nose again. It put her on alert. Even on their mist busy and difficult days he didn’t look like this. “Once the poison is completely gone we can begin treatments.” She carefully slipped her hand off if Sisnil so he wouldn’t wake and opened her tricorder as she moved toward Tessan. “Sir, I know you said you were alright, but you don’t look like it.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

The scans quickly showed that his brain was very active, he was clearly actively using his abilities and had been for some time, his hormone levels were very high. “I’ll be ok Ensign, its the strain of using my telepathy for so long and not sleeping. ” he said holding up his hand. “I’m in deep meditation to offset when i’m not here” he said

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

Dradvia shook her head. “I don’t agree, Dr. Tessan. At first it was helping, but it is not any more. You need true rest. It is taxing all your other systems. Besides,” she looked at him, “it is possible you are blocking him.from sensing anything. We won’t know it is returning, even in small amounts, if you continue. He is asleep now, you need to rest.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“I gave my word I would protect his mind until he could do so on his own, and I intend to keep that word. ” he said releasing the pinch. “I’ll know when he has enough mental strength to hold his own” he said , the look she had said she was not going to let it go. “If you want to help Ensign, find a way for me to keep this up until he can” he said nicely. “I won’t stop, not a moment before”

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

Well Dradvia couldn’t argue with that. It was why she wasn’t sleeping and barely left sickbay. “Alright. I’ll figure something out.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

He sighed. “I’m sorry, Ensign, it’s my head its pounding something fierce,” he said his eyes narrowing, “I know you just want to help.” he turned to Sisnil, “Lets have a look at his numbers” he said

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

His numbers had dropped to 0% while he was sleeping. Trace scans showed he was clean - there was none of the poison left.

~ Zoi

“What do you thing Ensign, he’s looking much better, do you want to give him a day to recoup or do you want to get right to the next treatment.” he ask ether was a risk his brain would start healing right away, but the eye. He pulled down the enhanced scanner and started looking at the damage.

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

“I would start with neural regeneration for the nervous system damage and to repair what we can in the brain. Then tissue migration for the damaged muscles. Once the Psilosynine has naturally healed the paracortex, then we do the other procedure to help accelerate his healing.” Dradvia answered immediately. Focusing in the work was stopping her from feeling the immense relief and release of fear she had been carrying with her.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“Lets get started on the neural regeneration, I think with my condition it’s probably better that I assist unless needed.” he noted. “When he wakes up we can discus the treatment with him” he looked at the cat, “He should probably go home for this”

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

“I will take him while Kgnan sets up the equipment.” Dradvia very carefully picked Simon up and untangled the leash. She talked softly to him as she carried him out of sickbay.

She was gone maybe 10 minutes. She went through the scrub room before returning to the bed to get started.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Tessan was standing next to Sisnil close and talking to him, “You’re gonna be just fine my boy” he said softly, trying to entertain his mind while he slept. He was already in his gown.

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

From other patients, Tessan would know the mind did react to things said while it was not conscious. The ears did not stop hearing, after all. Sisnil’s mind reacted to Tessan’s voice, feeling soothed, almost… safe.

~ Zoi

Dradvia set a hand briefly over Sisnil’s, and then she bent toward the viewer and began to work. Neural regeneration was time intensive and had to be precise. Tissue migration was easier. It was 2 hours before she stood up straight again. Sisnil’s body was exhausted. Any more right then could do damage. “He needs fluids and vitamin infusions.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“I can manage that Ensign, ” he said moving to prepare the cocktail. ” You should rest a bit you were at it for a couple of hours.” Tealor grabed the front of his head finger putting preasure in his temples..”sssssspt” he sucked in air as he tried to squeeze away the pain.

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

Dradvia motioned to Kgnan to take over setting up the fluid and vitamin infusion. Then she was quickly beside Tessan. She firmly grabbed him by the shoulders and forced him to sit. “Dr. Tessan, you are not alright. Sit.” She did another scan and prepared a hypo. “Anti-inflammatory for the pain. For now. Does proximity or touch make it easier?”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Tealor did not fight her on siting, he did however grab her arm something, not characteristic of hi.....

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Wind circled about Dravia’s body, she was so cold, flames and smoke and rubble where everywhere. Her head ached and she was having a hard time keeping herself awake. they’ll get here soon she thought. looking down her torso she was trapped her lower torso pinned under the shuttle. She was not losing blood other than the small cuts and abrasions as far as she could tell, so that was something. Tealor my love, hurry she thought. If you she coughed a little blood. I love you, I will always love you she thought realizing that there was a very good chance she would die.

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The emotion of Elara’s please to Tealor were overwhelming, her need to see him one more time, her deep unyielding love for him, the unyielding sorrow and fear all blended in to, a concern that he might not recover. It hit Dradiva like a tone of bricks had just fallen on her.

Sisnil had shared his thoughts with her on purpose. Kryssa had many times, by accident. This felt more like Kryssa. It hurt, but didn’t. It was disorienting. It concerned her that Tessan was slipping. Did they have any other telepaths on board?

“My head hurts a lot, the pressure does not seem to to help much, nothing that dulls my senses please” he requested.

Her scans just showed the same as before elevated levels.

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

“Just an anti-inflammatory for now. Until I do some research.” Kgnan had set up the fluids and then she had him bring an ice pack for Tessan. Then she checked Sisnil. Specifically his paracortex. Perhaps she could use neural regeneration to help his telepathy return faster. Tessan could not keep this up. She knew instinctively something was wrong.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Tealor took the ice pack and did not argue with her, he was in a lot of pain. When the cold back had a minute to settle in, his headache dissipated quickly. It was unclear if it was the anti-inflammatory or the ice that was having the effect. “Thats much better thank you” he said his voice clearly less strained.

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

“Please try to rest Dr. Tessan. I can watch Sisnil.” She said. He needed rest, he was overdoing it.

Sisnil stirred and groaned softly as he woke. He blinked his eyes opened tiredly and peered hard before he remembered he couldn’t see. Dee’s scans showed his paracortex was starting to heal itself, but by natural standards, it would follow Tessan’s estimate, weeks to months. “Dee?” He asked hesitantly, unable to sense or see her. “Was I sleeping?”

~ Zoi

Dradvia grabbed his hand. “I’m here. Yes you were. The poison is gone. We did your first round of neural regeneration and tissue migration. We are giving you a fluid and vitamin infusion and I was going to start another round.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil nodded. “Do it.” He said, wanting to minimize damage. “My telepathy?”

~ Zoi

“Your brain is already healing itself. The problem is that your body is weak because of the poison. So it is going to take awhile naturally. But the damage to your paracortex is completely reversible. The neuro regeneration will speed up the process. I am going to concentrate there first instead of spreading out the treatments over your body.” One because this was necessary for Sisnil. He felt too at risk without it. Two so Tessan could stop what he was doing.

“You will have to stay on fluid and supplement infusions and eat. That way your body can recover from the treatments faster.” Dradvia turned to the viewer and began to work.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil grimaced. He did not feel hungry at all.

Tealor looked at her his head starting to feal better. “I feel better, I’m going to start mapping his eyes to see what we are going to have to do there.” lowered the detail scanner to take a look still holding the ice pack to the side of his head.

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

Sisnil followed directions to allow Tealor to map his eyes. “Tell me the results.”

~ Zoi

Dradvia worked quietly. She wanted to know the results as much as he did, but she needed to concentrate on what she was doing.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

He pushed the results over to Dradvia’s PaDD, “I’m afraid I don’t have great news for you, the damage is severe, reconstruction is not possible, maybe Five percent” he said. “and that is being generous” he noted. “The good news is we can basically give you prosthetics that are as good if not better than your natural eyes.”

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

“They’re not fixable?” Tessan didn’t give him time to process the news. He was quiet for a long moment. “I just need to see screens well, I guess.”

~ Zoi

Dradvia paused what she was doing to reach in and squeeze his hand. “No, it’s too damaged. We can try first if you want, but the odds are low. You’ll see all that with prosthetic eyes.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil shook his head. There was no point putting himself through treatments that wouldn’t work. “No, I don’t want to try it first. Not if there wouldn’t be any point.”

~ Zoi

Tealor let him process a bit and then placed a hand on his other shoulder, “You will see great when we are done, ” he reassured him. “We can add some different light spectrums as well give you night vision that sort of thing so think about that as well. ” he said patting his shoulder. “We got you son” he noted

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

Okay, that did sound kind of cool. Maybe. A little. But he was still scared, something he’d never admit to. “At least I’ll have my telepathy… Eventually,” Sisnil said at last.

~ Zoi

“Yes, you will have your telepathy. You are just going to be exhausted for awhile. The recovery will be physically taxing,” Dradvia said as she focused back in her task.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“Soon you’ll be right as rain” he said giving Dradvia a look. “My head hurts im going to go rest for a bit.” He said. “Ill be back in s couple hours” he patted zoi shoulder and left the room

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

“Is he okay?” Sisnil asked after Tessan left. He squeezed Dee’s hand. “I prefer exhausted to dead.”

~ Zoi

Dradvia wasn’t sure if she could say. Tessan was sort of her patient, but she didn’t know if he could hurt Sisnil by proxy. “He is exhausted, I think… maybe trying to help me and you is too much.” While Sisnil had been sick they had not worked on her blocked memory, but Tessan had not given up. Dradvia had finally been able to acknowledge that it had been tampered with, but unlocking it was another matter.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil nodded. “Then he should focus on you.” He said.

~ Zoi

She laughed softly while she worked. “He gave you his word. He won’t stop.” It was another two hours before she stopped. “How are you feeling?”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil looked as exhausted as he felt. “Just tired.... No pain.” He sounded surprised himself. He tried to glance at her, and instead just looked surprised. “His word?” He thought back. “About protecting me telepathically?”

~ Zoi

“Yes. In that he and I are very much a like.” She helped Kgnan remove the frame and then sat down. Gratefully she drank the juice he brought her. Then she held another, with a straw to Sisnil’s lips. “Juice. You need it. Just little sips. If it upsets your stomach I’ll give you something for it.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil took a little sip of the juice. It reminded him of being sick as a really little child. He sipped a little more, and then waited to see if his stomach would act up. Thankfully, it didn’t.

~ Zoi

Tealor walked in looking more rested, he tossed the spent icepack in the recycler. He looked at Sisnil sipping the juice, “Well you seem more alert, how are you? ” he asked moving to foot of the bed and bringing up his chart.

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

“Just tired,” Sisnil answered. When he decided it was going to be okay, he sipped a little more juice. Dee had to hold it for him. Though his actual muscles were undamaged, he was extremely weak due to the nerve damage, as if he’d been paralyzed. He would recover, but there would be rehab in his future.

~ Zoi

Dradvia had no problem holding the cup for him. He was drinking and keeping it down. That was good. He would manage on his own soon. It was just too soon, today for that.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Tealor looked through the chart, that all looked good so far Dradvia was doing well with the repairs. “This all looks as well as it can,” he said moving the juice a side and took his hand placing it palm flat against his own in a stop position. “Push against my hand,” he said “Like your life depends on it”.

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

Sisnil recoiled at the touch, but then relaxed and pressed. His arm shook and his muscles twitched painfully. His push against Tessan’s palm… Well, it could be felt, but it wasn’t moving his hand anywhere.

~ Zoi

Tealor looked at him “Good” even though the man could not see, it was habit. He pulled up the other hand and cycled through all his limbs taking base lines and noting them in his chart. Even though the computers could track a lot of this something about the feel helped him diagnose and manage. Tealor took his stylist and tested enstation. “I’m going to tap down your arm to the tip of each finger tell me when you feel it” he said starting at his shoulder.

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

There was a little loss of sensation, but not much, caused by the nerve damage. Treatment would reverse it.

~ Zoi

“Good, that is about what I would expect given the damage to your nervous system but you should heal up just fine.” he said, his eyes narrowing for a second, as he pinched his nose once more. “Anyway” he said a little distress in his voice. “Ensign I sent you the list of different options for his sight, maybe help him narrow things down a little while we wait between surgery’s” it was not really a request. “Do you have questions for my Mr Zoi” he asked

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

“Of course.” Dradvia had already been looking. She had a lot of time while Sisnil slept, but she’d never treated anything this severe. She was more than happy to see what Dr. Tessan had narrowed it down to.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil had a hard time telling tones of voice, but Tessan’s sounded off somehow. Sisnil frowned slightly. “I don’t have any,” he responded.

~ Zoi

“Ensign , do you need a break?” he asked “You have been at this for a while. ” he himself had little energy, he was putting on a better show of it but the truth was he felt awefull and as if to signify. “Sh..” he said as his nose started bleeding heavily, he did not wait to be told to sit down taking the close seat he could grab, “Help” he said

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

Dradvia rushed around Sisnil’s biobed. She grabbed a cloth and pressed firmly under his nose. With the other she flipped open her tricorder. “This is getting worse, you have to stop.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

The tri-corder read the same as it did before no change infact the reading seemed better than last time. He reached up and took the rag. “Ice pack, and you know I can’t, I won’t” he said his tone firm. His head was splitting the light in the room was hurting his eyes.

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine

Sisnil caught on right away at that point. “You can’t help me if you hurt yourself trying to keep this barrier. Let it go, Tealor,” he said, in what was as close to his captain-y voice as he could manage right then.

~ Zoi

“No” was all he said, he knew it was not the barrier that was causing it, it was something else, in fact as he got close and didn’t have to use as much power it got worse. It wasn’t strain it was something else, but what it was he was not sure.

Dr Tealor Tessan
Chief Medical Officer U.S.S Wolverine