*** SickBay..USS Chimera*** Rangi spent little time on the Starbase, only long enough for a quick meal. She was eager to see the USS Chimera, her new home and, she smiled to herself {My own department} Soon she made her way towards the docking bay and boarded the ship for the first time. She was directed to Deck 5 when she asked for SickBay and was soon walking along the corridor leading to it.She looked up at the lights as she walked along thinking that the place was quite dimly lit but shrugged the thought away as perhaps being unlike that she was used to. She reached the entrance and stopped dead. Taking one step inside Rangi slowly ran her eyes around the room, her lips parted in surprise. She wasnt sure exactly what she had expected but it definately wasnt this. SickBay, or what there was of it, was in complete disorder. Green and orange cables snaked across the floor,four consoles stood open, Biobeds were in pieces, a Surgical Support Frame was propped against a wall. "And you are....?" said a voice from her right. Rangi turned to see a tall thin figure in an engineers uniform smilingly waiting for a response. Lt Summers..." she replied stepping forward to meet him.."CMO?" "Pleased to meet you...Chief John Bradman.. engineer." Rangi shook his offered hand. "What happened?" she asked turning her attention once more to the dishevelled room. "Refit." Chief Bradman replied simply. "Right...well....how long before you're finished?" she asked frowning. "Oh...shouldnt be long now." he said cheerfully turning back to the medical interface. "Yes but ..'how' long?" Rangi persisted, following him. "Dont touch that!!!....please" Bradmans voice cried out. Rangi recoiled as though stung. "Not quite finished that." he explained unnecessarily closing an access panel. "So I see." said Rangi clasping her hands around her waist. "How long?" she repeated her question. "Oh...only a while." he replied with a carefree grin. Rangi didnt return it but went instead towards the office and looked inside. It was sparsley furnished...a desk...no chair...a filing cabinet...empty shelves and a stack of medium sized containers in one corner. She walked over to inspect them {{Hhmmm..Osteotractors..Cortical Stimulators..Dermal Regenerators..}} she read the labels to herself and straightened up, her lips in a tight line. She glanced around the room once more and wandered outside. Chief Bradmans lower legs and feet were visible, protuding from underneath a computer console. He was whistling snatches of a tune Rangi didn't recognise. She gave him a cold look and turned towards the surgical centre. The same disarray met her gaze. Open consoles..trailing wires...dim or non-existent lights. Rangi closed her eyes and sighed.Opening them, she spotted larger containers pushed to one side. 'Biobed *SP (14A)* ' she read.She pursed her lips and returned to the 'legs', one of which was now bent at the knee. "How long is 'only a while' then?" she asked. "Oh...pretty soon." came a muffled voice. "Are you working alone?" she queried. "No...there are four of us." the voice answered cheerfully. The fact that three others were suspiciously absent was a fact that seemed to have escaped him. "I see." she replied and surveyed 'her' department with a crestfallen look. {{ I am CMO of a containerized Sickbay.}} she thought. "I'll come back tomorrow then" she informed the boots. "You do that!" came his cheery reply"You'll be surprised!" {{I doubt it.}} she thought despondently picking her way between tool boxes and their contents littered across the floor. She retraced her steps to the turbo lift along the dimly lit corridor. {{If that was Sickbay..}} she thought unhappily..{{what will my quarters be like?}} *** End Log *** Ltjg Rangi Summers CMO USS Chimera