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Sickbay- Answers Come in All Forms

Posted July 11, 2022, 3:35 a.m. by Lieutenant Benjamin Grey (Chief Medical Officer) (Hjortur Ingi)

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Janna inhaled deeply, focusing on Orvos as she spoke. “There’s a tingle on my skin where our fingers are touching, a bit of warmth too. It’s hard to describe but there’s like a hum in the back of my mind. It feels tangible but hard to pinpoint exactly where. It just… is,” she said softly.

~Janna Kingston, CNS

Benjamin nodded, making several notes on a PaDD he’d produced from somewhere “Alright now I’d like you to cease contact then resume contact this time palm on palm” He wanted to register if there were any changes between how much physical contact there was or if a brush was enough.

Dr. Grey - CMO

Orvos pulled his finger away with a slight eye roll. How many times were they going to increase touching each other? Orvos could still recall the touch of her lips pressed to his within her quarters some time ago. He wanted more certainly, and this was beginning to get to him. He made no other outward indication though.

He silently sighed, eyes on Janna, as he offered his whole palm to her. “Need a hand?” He asked in jest, hoping to make light just a bit of their predicament.

And then some, Janna thought, wistfully as she shifted her hand to press against his. “I’m not opposed to help,” she said with a grin. A part of her wanted to look at Ben to study his reaction to all of this, but for the moment she was a good little patient and focused her attention on being in contact with Orvos. And one again that interesting feeling swept over her.

Janna wouldn’t see the memory now touching her mind, but she could at least hear it.

Orvos… came a vaguely familiar masculine voice. Orvos we have to leave....Distress signal…home.

Orvos could feel something in the back of his mind, like deja vu. But touching her wasn’t the instance of it. He couldn’t pinpoint it exactly, but now had a curious look on his face.

-Commander Orvos Legen, XO

Her brain lit up, specifically her long-term memory centres, but curiously they lit up in the same way that Orvos’ did, or nearly so given they were not the same species. But it had started at the same moment. Janna was feeling the effect of the increase in dopamine and oxytocin her body was pumping out, and so was Orvos. The more they touched, the more was released.

This time Janna did look to Grey. “Okay, Ben, give us something. What do you think? I know you’re more than intrigued.”

~Janna Kingston, CNS

Janna looked at Benjamin just as he covered an amused smile although he wasn’t looking at the two of them, the additional hand-holding wasn’t strictly necessary but the extra information would be useful. He turned to look at Janna, his expression a little too neutral “Well Neurologically speaking this might be some of the most interesting data I’ve ever gathered on a Human brain” He paused and looked at the two of them “Uhm you can stop touching now” He said looking back down at his PaDD “It doesn’t look like any telepathy or empathic abilities I’ve observed, I wouldn’t be surprised that if managed carefully your brain will simply adjust to it, creating new neural pathways to adjust to your abilities.”

Orvos slowly let go. Though there was a part of him that felt slightly frustrated at it. There was a part of him that wanted more, but he knew he shouldn’t.

“What do you mean by carefully managed?” Janna said, her curiosity piquing.

Benjamin put on a pensive expression “Well it’s hard to say, the brain can adjust to just about anything and will create new neural pathways to adjust, if you go slowly with your new abilities I theorise that your brain will simply adapt to it, like creating a new sense.” He smiled “I should show you my neurological scans sometimes, I have several different pathways to adjust for my sense of smell”

He tapped a few times, finishing his notes “Besides increasing dopamine and oxytocin levels between the two of you I don’t see any negative effects, but I’d prefer to do some more testing, have more data before making my conclusions.”

Dr. Grey - CMO

Relief flooded her body, and while these weren’t conclusive results, it was at least a small worry Janna could let go of. “What other tests did you want to do and when?”

~Janna Kingston, CNS

Orvos was carefully listening, curious as to what stipulations the good doctor might put on them. He wasn’t confident he could resist her. However if it meant keeping her safe, he would do the best he could.

-Commander Orvos Legen, XO

“Well ideally I’d like for you to wear one of those during times you feel your abilities kick in, during sessions, on and off duty. Whenever you have” There was the slightest hesitation as he glanced at Legen, slight amusement in his eyes “a greater chance of physical contact… like a sparring session” He gave his best doctor smile “Provided you don’t have any incidents this next week we’ll do another full work up, I’ll put it down as a long term sleep study or some such for privacy.” He clasped his hands before him “Take it slow for the next days, To be safe I’d like you to limit physical contact with others, you’ve already had physical contact with the Commander here so in theory, he shouldn’t provide too much stress but outside him and myself I’d like you to avoid it when possible. Keep careful note of any that you do come into contact with.”

Benjamin paused again as he had decided on an idea he’d had “I would like to do some experiments later on if you are willing, mostly to see if there is a change in how much physical contact is required if the duration is an issue. How much information can be gathered and the like, we need to get a clear understanding of your capabilities, limitations and learn control. Also if there’s a difference in how it treats telepathic versus non-telepathic beings”

Dr. Grey - CMO


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