Diagnosis

Posted on 15 Oct 2022 @ 5:47pm by Captain Jonathan Reynolds & Commander Amelia Fox & Lieutenant C'Tora Kuroka & Lieutenant JG Roger Harrison Jr & Lieutenant Syvar MD

Mission: Through the looking glass
Location: Sickbay
Timeline: MD4 Early morning
1306 words - 2.6 OF Standard Post Measure

ON:

Amelia was sitting on the edge of a biobed swinging her legs and holding onto the bear that she had been given. Every now and then, she cast a nervous glance toward Syvar.

Roger was standing close by, watching. Sometimes, simply observing was enough. Luckily for him, he was parenting a child, and he knew how to talk to little girls. Well. HIS little girl, anyway, but it was worth a shot. He stepped forward.

"Amelia, I am Roger. You can call me Doctor, or just Roger if you like. What kind of things do you like to do? Do you like to play with dolls?" If so, he could have Lucy bring some of Minnie's by, and play therapy was always an option. It was old fashioned, had died out in the 2000's, but it was worth a shot. Through play, they could chat some more and it wouldn't be so scary for her. If not, he'd just proceed as usual.

Amelia shook her head. “I’m happy with Melody bear thank you.” She replied quietly, focusing her attention on the bear.

Syvar kept a slight distance, not wanting to upset Amelia any further. Though he had gone briefly to pick up the twins and he was bottle feeding Aethra as he watched the proceedings, lightly rocking the infant in his arms as he fed her. He held hope that she would recognize their daughters at some point. Ahara was lying in a cot nearby, and had fallen back asleep. Exhaustion and worry etched the young Vulcan's face as he'd clearly been up all night.

Doctor Harrison had taken over with Amelia and was talking with her and starting the testing, But there was another who needed some help as much as Amelia. Kovan walked over to Syvar. " Excuse me Syvar, But you look like you're ready to fall out of that chair. I've got a cot set up in a seldom used room here in Sickbay. The nurses and I can keep watch over the babies while you sleep and I'll wake you personally if there is any change in your wife's condition. I assure you that it's nice and quiet in the morgue and you will currently have no room mates in there with you. What do you say? Sound good?"

Still slightly nervous, Amelia spoke up, still not making eye contact with Syvar, but rather focusing on her bear. "Your baby is very beautiful."

Syvar gave Kovan a small nod, though sleeping in the morgue seemed very morbid to him. The doctor was right however, it would be quiet. Slowly, he got to his feet, still carrying the baby in his arms, setting the now empty bottle aside. "That she is, just like her mother," he answered quietly as he lowered the infant for Amelia to see. The likeness to her was very evident and he hoped she would connect the dots. The baby's eyebrows were slightly upswept and she had delicately pointed ears but the Human half of her genetics was also very present in a pink hue to her skin. At first glance, it was very clear who her mother was. "This is Aethra."

"That's a pretty name," Amelia said softly and for an instant, it look like she would reach out and touch her, but at the last moment, she pulled her hand back and giggled softly. "Sorry, I don't want to startle her. She's all pink and wrinkly." She hugged her bear. "I don't think I'll have babies when I'm older.." Then added proudly "I'm going to be a starship captain." she then changed topics quickly "You like my bear? She's my best friend."

Syvar sighed softly, a look of sadness crossing his face as he shifted the infant in his arms. He turned his head towards Kovan. "Perhaps you should show her," he suggested, quietly gesturing between the baby girl and the woman to indicate their genetic match. He then offered the woman a tired smile. "Your bear looks...cute," he answered slowly, not quite sure what to think of a grown woman cuddling a stuffed toy.

The doors to sickbay swished open and a very bright and spritely Jon walked in. It wasn't difficult to locate his XO as several people were nearby. He smiled at Harper caught himself and then remembered he was apparently, in Fox's eyes, her father. Switching into character as no one had told him otherwise, he walked up. "Morning sweetheart. How did you sleep?"

Kovan took the baby from Syvar and nodded. " I will show her the child a little later when she's not so distracted, but right now you need sleep. You're to the point that you're so exhausted that you're ready to fall over, if there is any change in your wife's condition I promise to wake you and let you know. Until then the medical staff will take care of your children, so you should have no worries about their safety and comfort."

Amelia showed little interest in the baby, her attention focused on her bear. When Jon walked back in her face lit up. "Hi Dad! I slept ok I suppose.." she lied, not wanting to mention the nightmares that had kept waking her. "When can I go home? It's boring here."

Syvar nodded slowly. "I actually meant showing her DNA and that of our daughters...show her it's a match." He stifled a yawn, cast Amelia a small but loving smile, the kind only reserved for her, then slowly walked off to get some really needed rest.

Kovan watched as Syvar went to get some sleep as he cradled the baby in his arms. He asked an orderly to go and replicate a rocking chair and bring it back to sickbay. He watched as the orderly departed as his gaze went back to the door where Syvar was now sleeping, he knew it was important to Syvar for him to show the DNA to Amelia. But currently, the Commander had the thought process and memories of an eight year old,, Most likely she would be either bored or confused and not understand what she was seeing. Syvar hadn't thought about that, nor did Kovan expect him to with his mental state and level of exhaustion. For now, he would hold off until the commander's mental state had progressed before introducing said information, the last thing they needed was to have her regress even further.

Jon looked at the doctor. "I need to have a convo with the doc there love," he smiled at her. "You hang here with the nice staff and we will go do the talking.

"Docs lets go into the CMO office shall we?" Jon said to Kovan and Harrison. Once they were all 3 in the CMOs office, he asked. "Whats the update? Where do we go from here?"

Kovan let out a breath before he answered. " We still have to tie together some lose ends before we can determine the best treatment option for Commander Fox, As she is your executive officer we can inform you of any and all changes in her condition by putting any updates onto your office computer or by combadge if it's an urgent matter. Right now the situation is still delicate and we have to nail down some more of the cause of the Illness. Do you know what caused her to collapse prior to her being brought in to Sickbay? Knowing that would be helpful or even give us more to go on. " Said the Andorian Doctor with concern in his voice.

The Captain started to explain to the docs what had happened in the briefing room.

OFF:

Commander Amelia Fox
XO
USS Andromeda

Ensign Syvar
Medical Officer
pnpc Aidan

Lieutenant JG Kovan Talios
Medical Officer
pnpc C'Tora

Captain Jonathan Reynolds
CO, USS Andromeda