Ensign Richard Matthews - Is it Water on the Knee?
Matthew Gough
((Deck 16, Science Lab, USS Khitomer))
Sometimes the ship’s speakers made the oddest sounds. The little woo woo woo and whistle he sometimes heard coming through crystal clear. The crackling static of some on the other side of the line but not realizing they’d opened a channel.
The haunting sounds of wails and moans. Which had been odd to hear on a late shift or wandering back to his room. He’d chalked it up to pranks or what not. But after the whole haunted room/demonic incident. Well. It wasn't lost on him that the sounds had stopped after they had stuck the open rift inside that piece of haul and locked it up in one of the labs.
Anyway, the ship's speakers made the oddest sounds. Right now it was crackling and sputtering. Like there was an open channel with no one on the other end at all. He tapped his com badge and sent a quick message to the bridge. Maybe someone should check on that.
In any case. He had to make haste to the sickbay for his check in. One that he didn’t really think he needed. Not because he was trying to be macho about what had happened to him on the last away mission. Kind of the opposite reason. He was doing fine, nothing thinking about it. And since there hadn’t been any lasting issues from the goo or the knocks to the head. Why dredge up unwanted memories.
The doors slid open and he shuffled into sickbay. Shoulders hunched, head down. Maybe if he made his six foot frame smaller. No one would notice him and he could scurry off.
He slouched passed someone, out the corner of his eye did he see sparkles?
Ah Shoot.
Matthews: ::Pausing in defeat:: Just hear for a check up, just a quick one, so don’t go looking at me with intent to replace body parts. ::He turned to shoot a small smile at Talia::
Ohnari: Response
Matthews: ::Pointing to empty beds:: I can hop up on one of those for a quick scan?
Ohnari: Response
In the background, Richard was almost sure the speakers were playing ominous background music. If this were a holonovel. That would be a sign of danger, he was pretty sure. He glanced around. Here was hoping for no surprise operations.
TAGS/TBC
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Science Officer
USS Khitomer (NCC-62400)
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