USS PATRIOT: Bridge * Sickbay ("Rational Thought is for Wusses")

From: V. Rahul Chandra (vrccan_at_gmail.com)
Date: Wed Jul 11 2007 - 19:07:45 PDT


 

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"Rational Thought is for Wusses"

Con't from Taylor's "82"

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Location: USS PATRIOT

Stardate: 2422 [2.7] 0711.2154

Scene: Bridge

 

<Note: For purposes of keeping the timeline intact, let's say Naomi's post
took place after Taylor's post, so the scene with Mav in Sickbay happens
before the scene with Mav in the corridor with Cal>

 

Cal exited onto the bridge breathlessly, excited in spite of herself at the
idea that had come into her head.

 

"Commander!" Kenta looked up from where he had been sitting in the center
chair and gave her a questioning expression.

 

"I know how we can solve the problem," Cal said.  As quickly and concisely
as she could, she went ahead and explained the idea as she's tried to
explain it to Maverick.  The two men, neither having as strong a background
in theoretical astrophysics as Cal did, had to prompt her for more
information at certain intervals.  Eventually, she got them to the point
where she felt they at least basically knew what she was suggesting.

 

"What do you need to happen to make it work?" Kenta asked.

 

"A lot of ships and the people off the planet," Cal replied.

 

Kenta nodded his head, having expected that comment.  He turned to Maverick.
"Start the mass evacuation of the planet; I want everyone off there within
the hour."  He turned back to Cal.  "Start co-ordinating with the other
ships.  I want you to be able to start doing this soon after the planet has
been evacuated."

 

"Yes sir," Cal answered, nodding her head.  After the frustration of the
last few days, finally having something to work towards was a breath of
fresh air indeed.

 

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Scene: Sickbay

 

2nd Lieutenant Josh Morris entered the sickbay, having returned from his
assignment on one of the support craft the PATRIOT had launched.  He walked
over to the two biobeds, both containing unconscious marines and shook his
head slightly at the sight.

 

There was Kyle Calhoun; ward of Colonel Maverick and currently unconscious
from heat exhaustion.  And beside him on the other biobed was Daniel
Clarkson; unconscious and on life support from getting an unlucky dagger
right to the top of his spinal chord.

 

"What are the chances that either of them are going to be up and about
soon?" Morris asked Dr. Dugan, who had been monitoring Kyle's vital signs
and taking notes on a PADD.

 

Tessa shook her head.  "It's hard to say," she said.  "With Calhoun, it
seems a bit more likely than with Clarkson though.  If we can regulate the
level of fluids within Calhoun's body, then we should be able to get him to
regain consciousness."

 

She frowned.  "With Clarkson, the only way we can do things would be to
repair the damaged spinal tissue.  Unfortunately, the procedure to do that
for the upper spinal areas is still in the experimental stage and therefore
to do it we would need either the permission of his mother or his wife."

 

Morris shook his head.  "I don't expect either of them will be around
anytime soon," he said.  "The better hope is to probably try and find his
mother when all this mess calms down."

 

"Perhaps," Tessa replied noncommittally.  "Do you know where she lives?"

 

"In Minnesota, last I checked," Morris replied.  "Who knows where she is
now."

 

Tessa nodded in understanding.  "Well, the biobed can keep him alive for
now, but sooner or later we're going to have to do something."

 

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NRPG: The second scene is total filler.  The first scene is to set Naomi up
for an excellent post she will write sometime in the next few days or so.

 

Also, I have no idea what the title has to do with the post =D

 

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Rahul Chandra <vrccan_at_gmail.com>

Major Daniel Clarkson, MD

Marine Executive Officer

USS PATRIOT

 




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