Lt Commander Rangi Summers Chief Medical Officer USS Chimera NCC 96899 - Lt Commander Samantha Palmer Mission Specialist USS Chimera NCC 96899 = Samantha's Quarters = The room was quiet and dark when Samantha opened her eyes. Her intended short nap had turned into a few hours, but when she sat up on the bed she felt rested and refreshed. The first thing she thought about was Dr Summers and that she needed to go and get her physical done. Getting up, she put on her uniform jacket and went into the bathroom to adjust her hair by the mirror. After that was done, she headed out to Sickbay. = Sickbay = {Peace at last} Rangi thought and sighed a long sigh. Sickbay was almost full. There was one biobed free not including the main surgical bed. AMO Gansenn was checking each patient in turn and Nurse Robinson was engaged in tidying trolleys. Rangi glanced at the wall chrono and saw that it was late. The idea of a warm bath,small supper and comfortable bed was suddenly very appealing. {I'll call Shane and ...oh... the errant 'mission specialist'!....what does 'she want?} "Commander..." Rangi walked towards Samantha. "Here at last" she said Samantha extended her hand towards Rangi. "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, Doctor. All the modifications and preparations for departure have kept me quite busy. I was wondering if you had time for that overdue physical?" {Now!?} Rangi could barely hide the surprise. Three appointments for a routine check had been cancelled, two at short notice.Thinking that she had better sieze the chance, but seeing her plans evaporating, Rangi said "Well..yes ofcourse...please, come this way." Moving over to the biobed Rangi pointed to, Samantha sat down. "Have you been on the Chimera long?" she asked, attempting to make idle conversation. "For while now." Rangi replied, licking up a padd and tapping in commands. "I was on Aurora previously." She gave the young woman a polite smile." The modifications are causing..well...a few problems." Samantha didn't know what to say at first. She kept feeling like she had to take all the blame these damn modifications were causing. In actual fact, all she was doing was overseeing the installations; she didn't design the prototype technologies. However, she knew more than she let on. The Chimera's crew were being kept in the dark, and for that she felt guilty. But that was what being an SSF officer was about sometime. Cloak and dagger was the name of the game. "Yes, they are," Samantha agreed, thinking it best to be honest about the things she could be honest about. "Unfortunately, that's why it's still a prototype. Only through trial and error can it be perfected." "Well I rather wish that Chimera wasnt being used for the trial " Rangi replied, her tone decidely chilly. " There have been too many errors...at least too many accidents resulting from the instalations.Shall we begin?" Rangi switched on a tricorder. Samantha nodded, thinking it wise not to reply. She didn't really know what to say to lighten the CMO's mood. Rangi knew she was being unfair. {It probably isnt her fault..after all...she doesnt design these things...does she?} She glanced at Samantha. "Have you any recent medical problems I need to know about?" she asked in a slightly warmer tone. "I was recently on an undercover assignment. The medical officer injected me with a drug that altered my skin, intentionally creating the illusion that I looked like a Trill. The drug took longer than expected to wear off, but now all the spots have faded. I recall having some skin irritation while the drug was in effect, but so far I haven't experienced any after effects," Samantha explained. "Mmmmmm...." Rangi studied the scan and after a few seconds looked at Samantha. "I've had quite a bit of experience with that myself " she said and gave a small smile. "On a recent mission, a number of crew were cosmetically altered to resemble Romulans. " she explained "..including the XO" "I see," Samantha replied, slightly curious as to why they would be disguised as Romulans, but knowing much better than to ask. "Did they experience any side-effects?" "No....nothing too drastic. Nausea in some cases but the surgery was straightforward." Deciding she must make an effort as one officer to another Rangi said "This is a small ship ofcourse but I hope you'll be comfortable and soon get to know people." Even though the medical officer was probably only being polite, Samantha appreciated the friendly gesture. This mission could get very lonely if she didn't get along with at least some of her colleagues. "I am fonder of smaller ships than larger ones," she confessed. "I served as executive officer of a Sovereign class for a short time, but the ship was simply too big to get to know anyone on a personal level. Luckily I already know some people on the Chimera. I've served with the chef before, and I also know the new helmsman." "Really?" Rangi asked noting something onto a medpadd. " I havent met him yet...apart from at the briefing. As for the chef...he's a great asset." Rangi smiled. "Oh yes, his cooking is delicious. You should taste his muffins." Samantha briefly recalled an incident on the Archer with certain blueberry muffins that made her quite high. Luckily that only happened once and didn't scare her off of trying the muffins again. The examination continued as all such routine one did. Nothing was discovered to cause any comment or concern and eventually Rangi said. "Right..thats all we do! You're fit to serve aboard Chimera!" Her tone was friendly enough and she set the tricorder aside and switched off the biobed displays. "Thank you, Commander," Samantha said, getting up from the biobed. "Once again I apologise to have you kept you waiting." "Thankyou for making time to come." Rangi replied and then added. "When you have a free half an hour, I could introduce you to some of the crew...the councellor Athena Wellington perhaps?" "I'll do so," Samantha nodded, then headed out of Sickbay. That didn't go too bad, she thought to herself as she walked down the corridor. Rangi picked up the medpadd and completed the report. {It's strange} she thought { ...but I'm not sure what to make of her...time will tell} = -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.6/33 - Release Date: 2005/06/28