Recovery

Posted on Sat Aug 20th, 2022 @ 8:20pm by Commander Samantha Howard

Mission: A Trip to Middle Earth
Location: Sickbay

Physical wounds could be easily healed more often than not. The mental state however was a hidden plethora of wounds and trauma that would assert themselves at random and often unpredictable intervals.


"You know what I'm going to say"Dr Perrim regarded her with a look as she swing her legs over the edge of the biobed.

"Light duty until cleared by the counselling team
No off ship teams for a period of time, blah blah blah" Sam parrotted exactly what she would have told him had their roles been reversed. She understand the delicate nature of mental trauma, but also understood the fact the medical department was short staffed at the moment.

"Bingo, I'm restricting your access to anything but routine physicals and day to day minutiae until you're cleared and the report had been signed off by the Captain and myself" Perrim continued, resting his hand on her shoulder. "You need to deal with whatever it is going on in that expansive mind of yours. We need you Sam, we need you at your best" he turned and left to go and fill out the requisite paperwork, leaving her alone with her thoughts. She picked up a nearby padd and tested his threatened access restrictions, unable to hide a grimace when she was locked out of most things.

"Damn you" she whispered, hearing him chuckle in response from her office. "Don't push me Sam, I can have you off duty for a month the way you came through those doors."

She remained silent, contemplating her options, she hated playing the good patient and he knew it.

"You have an appointment with the counselling team tomorrow morning, I suggest you get some rest before then" he continued, and the appointment popped up on the padd she was holding.

For the time being it seemed, she was forced to take it easy.