Checking In

Posted on Wed Dec 29th, 2021 @ 1:35am by Commander Sthilg

Mission: MISSION 0 - History Speaks
Location: Main Medical Unit
573 words - 1.1 OF Standard Post Measure

Kathleen approached medical with more dread than she had felt since receiving her new assignment. She had been summoned for her onboarding physical, and while she understood the necessity of the process, Kathleen would still rather fight a hundred Hirogen alone and bare handed than go through with this singular task that should, for most people, be a simple task. But she was Ka'Bu, which meant that she would yet again be made to feel like a specimen in xeno-biology at the academy.

Kathleen briefly checked in with the receptionist, verifying that she was who she was supposed to be, then took a seat in the waiting area. She was the only one present, so her wait time probably wouldn't be very long. The air chilled around her as she sat in silence.

The heavy footsteps of the chief MD sounded as he emerged from his office filling his mug with coffee from his flask as he did so." Hello there my dear. Here for a checkup?" he asked putting on his best smile.

Kathleen was a bit taken back by the Physician. While she had dealings with Gorn before, as a few had served on Starbase 80, she had not worked closely with anyone from the race. He seemed friendly enough though...not staring at her like she was some kind of freak, so that was a plus.

Kathleen stood. "I was notified that I needed to come by for my onboarding physical. I figured that I might as well get it out of the way as quickly as possible." Her eyes spoke volumes about her comfort level at the moment. They were icy blue...hard in appearance. The chill surrounding her did not dissipate. "I am assuming that you have received my file from the records archives."

" I have. I underssstand if you don't want to talk about it, but if you do my door will alwasssy be open. " the lizard replied reassuringly.

"Thank you." She fidgeted a bit. "So, I guess we should get started. Where would you like me?" While not the largest Medical facility she had experienced, this one was definitely larger than most, so just exactly where he wished to examine her was a bit hard to figure out directly. Plus...it was his office, and as such asking was the polite thing to do. She was determined to stay out of peoples minds uninvited.

" Would you like some privacy? I have a biobed in my office." He asked calmly.

"That would be preferable." Kathleen responded, following the physician into the office then sitting on the biobed. "So...anything that you would like to know?"

The gorn waited till she was in and shut the door behind him. " First of all have you had any discomfort sssince your......" He paused as he throught throught what to say. " Transformation. Onesss that aren't on your recored."

Kathleen laughed a chilling laugh while shaking her head. "Doctor, it's been a wild ride all of these years since the transformation. I tend to be regarded with suspicion, fear, and even hatred from a lot of people. It's very unsettling. I'm still me, but people don't seem to get it."

" Well if you need sssomeone to talk to my doorsss will alwaysss be open. " the doctor replied calmly. " i know all about sssuspicion, fear, and hatred. After all my ssspeciesss issss mossstly known for one of usss fighting captain kirk in their pajamas. "