[sb118-khitomer] Lieutenant (JG) Ezra Zerva - Girlfriend Emergency
BC Cooper
((Medbay-Infirmary, The Indulgence of Chocolate-Coated Jama’haron))
Ezra had returned from his brief shopping trip where he was going to meet Lera after finding her a gift, to find out that she had been taken to the Medbay-Infirmary. The security officers had said there was an altercation. Normally security mode would have kicked in, but hearing she might be hurt, he left the security officers to do their job. He raced over there looking for her.
Upon arrival the first person he saw was a Vulcan nurse.
Zerva: Excuse me, Nurse?
Vulcan Nurse: May I be of some assistance?
Zerva: Yes. I’m here to see Lera. Lera Michaels. Do you know where I can find her?
Vulcan Nurse: ::checks her PADD:: Lieutenant. Jg. Lera Michaels. Engineering. Starfleet, is currently resting. She is not permitted any additional visitors at this time.
Visitors? Who else would be here? Perhaps some of the other members of the Khitmore crew?
Zerva: Additional visitors?
Vulcan Nurse: Against my objections there are two such visitors in attendance, as opposed to the one visitor limit at one time.
Zevra: Please. I need to talk to her.
Vulcan Nurse: It is difficult for her to speak, even if I would to permit you to see her.
Zerva: ::beat:: But you said she had two visitors already?!
Vulcan Nurse: I have made exceptions for her ship’s Commanding Officer and her Physician. What reason would I have to give you such an exception?
Ezra’s mind quickly flashed to the two names that came to mind. Ship’s CO and the physician? Most likely Captain Shayne and their ships CMO Doctor Ohnari. This made him feel a bit better, but not by munch. If he couldn’t go and see her, then he’d give Ensign Morda and the rest of the security team a call and have them meet Ezra in the Indulgence’s security suite.
He would have a “talk” with her assailants. He’d tear the whole ship apart if he had too to get the answers out of them. He’d call up Commander Stros from Tactical to assist him and Morda if needed. And then he’d call Ras, Richard, Semara and all the rest. Let them know what happened and how they could help.
Time seemed to freeze a moment as he realized the nurse had asked him what reason she had to permit him in to see the person he cared about the most on the Khitomer. What reason indeed? The past year the two had gotten closer with every minute they spent together. He had resisted any notion that they were anything beyond romantic friends, whatever that meant to Ezra.
Lera had made up her mind that he was her boyfriend. For reasons even he didn’t know, he had not acknowledged that. He hadn’t said how he felt. How he really felt about her. Outloud. To anyone, including Lera. That is until now.
Zerva: I’m her… ::beat:: I’m Lieutenant Michaels boyfriend.
The Vulcan Nurse raised a brow. A Vulcan raised by humans on earth and dating a Trill? It was the look that told Ezra everything. He was getting rather frustrated with this nurse.
Vulcan Nurse: While unlikely, logic dictates the possibility of such an occurrence. A point zero, zero, three, one, four to be exact.
Zevra:: ::beat:: ::angry raised voice:: I don’t give a dam about your stupid logic! Now kindly stand aside or—
Vulcan Nurse: Your emotional state has you distraught, distracted and distressed. Perhaps you should take —
Zerva: ::pushing past the nurse looking around:: Sorry, not sorry. Lera? Lera!?
Ohnari: Response
Zerva: Doctor, I’m so glad you’re here. ::frantically:: Have you seen Lera? Is she okay? Indulgence security said there was an incident. What happened?
Ohnari: Response
Zerva: ::taking a deep breath as instructed:: Sorry I just needed to know. Better now. Can I go see her?
Ohnari: Response
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Lieutenant (JG) Ezra Zerva
Security Officer
USS Khitomer (NCC-62400)
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