Lt.(jg) Dr. Toz: Is there a (new) doctor in the house?

[Patty Boyle]

(( Personal Quarters, Deck 4, Cabin 0107, USS Octavia E. Butler ))

She’d overslept. The chimes were still going off and Toz managed to rub her eyes before saying softly, “stop”. The chimes continued as if it didn’t know what she was saying. 

Toz: Computer, silent the chimes. No, not silent, stop them. Turn them off. 

Computer: Chimes have been cancelled. 

Struggling out of bed, Toz stumbled into the water shower she’d had installed. Sonic showers were okay if that was all they had but hot water was Toz’s favorite. While soaping up, humming softly to herself a song she’d never heard before, the doctor stood still a moment. That new doctor, Nis… Janet Nis. Maybe. Whatever her name was, Toz determined she should get into the records of her staff. Learn their names, history, training. 

(Later, Sickbay, deck 5)

Nis: Oh, we highly advise you don’t drink alcohol while you’re on the Dyson ring.

Dr. Toz stopped at the door before it could slide open. Voices were at conversational level, nothing to hide and nothing untoward. 

Arlill: I don’t think that will be an issue nurse.

Nis: response

Arlill: Sorry, doctor. (beat) ::looking around still in a daze:: did my being part Tellarite have anything to do with my messed up treatment?

Toz: oO Probably. But the lack of a proper dose of meds was a contributing factor. Oo

Nis: response

Arlill: I was told it might, my doctors growing up were often puzzled by the fact that I even existed.

Nis: response

Arlill: Well, I got used to it, I was a ::finger quoting:: medical marvel. (beat) I would have been just happy with normal kid.

Arlill’s head fell back and Toz almost rushed in to ‘save the day’. A dumb thing to do. She was standing in the corridor looking in from a corner because she wanted to see how her new doctor was going to handle this situation.  

Arlill: Wait, who reported my problem?

Nis: response

Arlill: No I didn (beat) Nevermind, maybe I did.

Nis: response

Before Dr. Nis could finish her response, Toz turned around, made her way to the CMO’s office door and managed to settle into her chair without interrupting. Smiling, Toz picked up the staff charts and found Nis’s. The young ensign was a joined Trill. And it was Jania Nis. Not Janet. 

Toz: oO Interesting. And she seems to be an accomplished diagnostician. Now, that will come in handy. Oo 

They were nearing DS14. Toz decided she would join a group there. Good to be out of sickbay for a while. Learn new things, meet new people. 

Lt.(jg) Doctor Toz

Acting Chief Medical Officer 

USS Octavia E Butler

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