*** Sickbay * USS Gott *** The laser scalpel was proving an effective tool. Its thin red beam cut through the plastic of Andys part melted EVA suit which had now reset and was causing him some discomfort. Rangi, pulling the pieces off one by one, worked as quickly as she could. He sat patiently while she worked, glancing now and then at Jacobs, who, on the next biobed, was receiving treatment for his burns. Jacobs for his part, watched Andy with undisguised interest. Up until half an hour ago he wouldnt have believed that anyone could survive the results of the flamethrower, never mind make jokes about it. He could hardly believe it now, yet there in front of him sat a man who had done both. Rangi walked around the biobed to stand in front of Andy. "Right..thats done." she said, giving him a pleased smile. "As far as I can see, there is no damage at all.The only thing really is the skin on your upper back. It has the appearance of being a little sunburned. How does it feel?" Andy replied that it felt fine and just 'tingled a bit' Rangi shook her head. "Its amazing." she said then smiled at him apologetically."I'm sorry. I keep saying that. I dont mean to make you feel like some kind of specimen...but it really is...." "Amazing" he finished for her and grinned. She laughed. "Yes...absolutely!" She turned to set the laser on a medtray and Maikai walked the few paces between the biobeds to tell Rangi that she had completed treatment to Corporal Jacobs burns. "Then go ahead and assist Scott." Rangi replied seeing Maikais quick glance towards the exit. "He'll have a padd with all the virus detail to date.You need to read it." Maikai gave a quick nod and walked away in Scotts direction. Rangi watched her, half expecting that she might go to the door first to check on her dog.Private Pressman had taken it outside and had not returned.Maikai went straight to Scott and asked something to which he replied and indicated a padd on a nearby station. "So..." Rangi said, turning her attention back to Andy."You wont mind if I run a few scans will you" ** Ten Minutes Later ** "Want to read it yourself?" she asked, offering him the medpadd. When he accepted it, she sat down on the edge of the biobed beside him. "You'll see that your cellular structure is already re transforming to a normal state. Your left scapula is almost two centimeters back towards its correct position and the vertebra are much less..err...'elastic'. " She stopped talking and watched him read down the medpadd, seeing the frown of concentration as he tried to understand the data. She had wondered before what it must be like for him to live with this condition and the inevitable interest it aroused in people such as herself, medical and science based types. Interest too from others like Jacobs who, when they learned of Andys seeming superhuman abilities would often treat him as some kind of oddity.To lose two years of life and wake up as a clone...what would that be like. The psycological effects must surely have been extreme. She realized that he spoken to her and snapped out of her daydream. "Sorry?..oh yes....at the rate your body is returning to normal, you should be fit to leave here in an hour or so...providing you feel ok ofcourse." Andy said he felt fine and mentioned the need for him to continue with his orders of making an inventory of useful supplies. He might, he suggested, begin in sickbay. Rangi stood up, taking the medpadd from him. "We can help you with that much anyway. " she said sounding quite pleased. " One was done of the supplies and equipment here not too long ago. I'll get it for you." She began to walk away, stopped and turned back. "...and I'll see what I can do about a uniform too." Less than five minutes later she was back. "The replicator is not replicating!" she informed him in wryly. "But I have found you this..." and so saying, she held up a jump suit in dull grey colour but with bright pink piping along the shoulder and across the chest. "Probably a med technicians." she suggested amused at the expression on Andys face."Do you need a hand to get changed?" He declined her offer and asked where he might go try on the new outfit. She pointed to a screend off area. "Try there." she said "..and give a shout if you get stuck." He nodded and got to his feet, a little shakily. Rangi reached to support him but he shook his head, insisted he could manage and took a step or two. "I'll leave the inventory here." she told him, laying the padd on the biobed."Copy it as you like..but give it back to me." "I will.Thanks doctor." he replied and giving a small smile, walked fairly steadily away from her. Rangi sighed. {Right...what's next?} she asked herself scanning her eye around the bay. {Innoculations...} Smoothing her hands across her tunic, she made her way towards Scott, Maikai and the shortened queue of waiting marines. *** End Log *** LtCmdr Rangi Summers CMO/2XO USS Chimera