PNPC Yesfir Meyers - Pharmacologists are really just the Medical Variant of 'Mad Scientists'

[LT Tamio K'Wara]

(( Primary Sickbay - Deck 7, USS Artemis-A ))

Yesfir was certain there was nothing even remotely amusing about Lieutenant Gnai’s predicament to the perpetually anxious Galadoran, but personally, she found it slightly amusing that the Lieutenant was worried one would get kicked out of Starfleet for experiencing stress-related ailments. The Artemis Sickbay would be very understaffed it that was the case.

Meyers: Lieutenant Gnai, if a bit of stress was sufficient grounds to lose your commission, Starfleet would go through officers faster than any other organization in the history of civilization. ::checks with her PADD: But it’s clear to me that we need to make adjustments to your duties in order to allow your body time to recuperate. In my understanding, Cnidarian lifeforms have a longer recovery process to stress-related health issues than most humanoids, so it’s not as simple as just saying ‘take it easy this shoreleave’.

That was the major issue. If Lieutenant Gnai had been a humanoid, it would’ve been a sufficient countermeasure to just order it to relax this shore leave - spend some time in the library or take some longer walks in the Arboretum - but the Lieutenant was notably not a humanoid, and Cnidarians reacted poorly to stress. The Galadoran’s already fragile physical form was frayed at the ends, almost literally, and it would require a longer monitoring period to ensure that its metabolism and bell condition improved.

Gnai: This was afraid of that…

It was an interesting challenge to a pharmacologist. Most modern medicine was tailored to humanoid needs and was far too potent to be administered to the Lieutenant, even in smaller dosages. Even other aquatic species had a more robust physical form than Galdorans, so while that was likely the closest Yesfir was going to be getting to serviceable medication, she would still need to do significant modifications to it in order to make it feasible for Lieutenant Gnai.

The prospect was exciting.

Meyers: You said yourself that you’ve noticed a deterioration of your physical and mental well-being when removed from the Artemis, yes? I will want to run more tests in the coming days to verify my diagnosis, but if your observations are true, I will be making a medical recommendation that you are restricted to ship-board operations for the foreseeable future. At least until your body recovers. ::slow nod:: Does that sound agreeable to you? Or do you have any concerns about such an arrangement?

Gnai: You’re certain that this wouldn’t be discharged?

Yesfir took a breath.

oO Patience, Yesfir. It’s their career that’s on the line. It’s understandable they’re unreasonably paranoid. Patience. Oo

Meyers: I see no reason you would be stripped of your commission.

Gnai: And that it’s not… medically inadvisable to have this stay aboard the Artemis rather than return to Galador II?

On that particular note, Yesfir couldn’t exactly give Lieutenant Gnai the answer it hoped for. Was it medically advisable to send it back to its home planet and out of Starfleet? No, that was a bit excessive, frankly, and wildly inefficient usage of its talents as a scientist. But was it medically advisable for it to remain aboard the Artemis? The Ship that had gotten boarded no less than three times in its first year of service? The Ship that seemed to prefer the approach ‘photon torpedoes first, questions third’?

That was a whole other issue.

Meyers: In order to get you into an entirely stress-free environment, it would be probably be more advisable to transfer you off the Artemis and into a less ::searches for word:: unpredictable assignment - like DS224 or the Beejo Research Station - but that’s something for you and Lt.Cdr. Jovenan to discuss. But no, there’s no medical reason for you to be discharged from Starfleet and sent home to Galador II.

Gnai: ::bobbing in its tank, colors slightly muted:: Then, yes, it is agreeable. Thank you, doctor. ::pause:: So… what other tests do you need to run?

Yesfir smiled again.

Meyers: I have thirty minutes until my next appointment, and we’ve got 17 tests to run.

End Scene for Meyers

LtJG Yesfir Meyers

Pharmacologist

As simmed by

LT Tamio K’Wara

Operations Officer

USS Artemis-A

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