*** Kitchen in Rangis Quarters. USS Chimera *** Rangi was making 'Gulas' Shane had mentioned it once and she thought she might 'have a go' and surprise him {{It'll be a surprise alright!}} she thought peering into the saucepan. Rangi would be the first to admit that cookery wasnt her greatest forte but what she lacked in skill she usually more than made up for in enthusiasm...except this time {{Should it really look like that?}}she wondered prodding a piece of meat with a fork and, selecting a spoon, gingerly took a taste. {{Hmmmm}}she couldnt be sure. It wasnt to her taste but then Shane might like it. {{....after all}} she shook her head {{he drinks that 'evil' tasting tea..}} ++Taps++ Sickbay to Lt Summers. Rangi put down her spoon and reached across to her commbadge. ++Taps++ "Summers to sickbay whats wrong Scott?" ++Taps++ Rangi can you get here right away?" ++Taps++"Ofcourse. " *** Sickbay USS Chimera *** "What's happened?" Scott met her as she entered Sickbay. "It's the CEO..Lt Redding." "Mark?" she asked, looking around expectantly for a sign of him. She followed half a step behind Scott as he began to lead the way to a side bay. "There was nothing we could do......he was dead on arrival." "What?" She stood rooted to the spot with shock. Scott Fisher walked on a few strides before he realized she wasnt following him, turned and came back to her, concern on his face. "You alright?" he asked "Redding?...you mean..... Mark Redding?" her voice was full of disbelief. "Yes..the CEO".He studied her expression clearly puzzled by it. Slowly,understanding dawned across his face as he asked. "He was a...a friend of yours?" It took her a moment to answer, so surprised was she by this news. "I'm sorry...I.... didnt realize.." he said placing a hand on her arm "What happened?" she asked looking past him to the bay. He hesitated and walked with her toward a side room. "He was found in a Jeffries Tube.. collapsed..How long he'd been there we dont know..exactly.. They brought him straight here.. a site so site transport ofcourse...but... it was too late." They entered the room where a nurse was tidying various pieces of equipment away. " Oh..Mark" Rangis voice was barely audible as they walked towards the biobed. Scott looked at her with sympathy and saw her shake her head as they came to a standstill beside the bed.where, to all appearances, the Lt looked to be asleep. "It's such a waste.." she whispered. {{How he hated being cooped up in that place}} Rangi thought remembering the short time he was confined to the infirmary on SB Aurora. [[When can I get out of here?]] she 'heard' his pleading voice.. "What was it?" she asked her mind already re running the emergency surgery she had assissted with a few months before. The nurse answered at once "Massive brain haemorrhage......Just one of those things I guess." she said in a matter of fact tone. Rangi glanced sharply across at her for an instant. "What!" Nurse Fleming asked defensively, looking from Scott to Rangi and back again and feeling the icy glare that had come from the Lt. "He was her friend." Scott explained quietly. Taking the unwanted equipment with her, she muttered "I'm sorry",and gave Rangi a careful look before moving away. Scott stepped to stand beside Rangi as she lifted her head to the overbed display. An amber light blinked showing the unit was switched on but all readings were at zero. She looked back at Redding and let out a long sigh. [[ "Could we meet sometime, to say...., have dinner?" ]] Rangi bit her lip.How long ago it all seemed, yet at the same time, so recent. She remembered him turning to her and smiling, taking a moment to wink at her, moments after he had , in defense of her, punched a senior officer. [[ "Rangi, It was my privledge to defend you. I might be a more obedient marine, but I could never call myself a man having stood idly by."]] He had shrugged. [["I know it sounds cliche, but it is how I was raised."]] "What did you find?" she asked turning to the Ensign, her face paled and eyes seeming overly bright. Scott looked at her with compassion. "It was simply a classic case.I tried revival ofcourse but it was much too late.Here's the report. " he said reaching for a padd and offering it to her. Rangi began to read it in silence, studying every word, not expecting to find faults but wanting to know every fact. Scott watched her and after half a minute craned his head round to read also. "Here.." he said pointing to a new section."..is the...err.. medical check...yes..here...I only saw him yesterday morning." he went on straightening up and fixing his eyes on her. "Everything was fine...no problems whatsoever. I paid particular attention to scan 8 , bearing in mind his recent op.but there was absolutely no sign of anything wrong...no clue...nothing." Rangi read to the end of the report, nodding as she heard his words and hating the cold clinical way the events of his death and the resulting investigation were,quite correctly, written up. "There wouldnt have been." she said raising her head.She forced a half smile. "Thank you Scott." "I'm really sorry Rangi." he said quietly.She didnt answer but looked down at the floor for a second before quickly turning her head away."I've got to inform the captain." she said raising a hand to her cheek. "Ofcourse."Scott hesitated, looking at her back and knowing that she wiped away tears."Can I get you anything?" He saw her shake her head, take a deep breath and walk from the room towards her office. *** End Log *** Ltjg Summers CMO USS Chimera & Ens Fisher AMO USS Chimera (npc...Rangi)