Posted by Lieutenant Commander Tolar Zarath (Chief Medical Officer) in Sickbay - Boarding Medical Evaluation

Posted by Ensign Mara Oxton (Engineer) in Sickbay - Boarding Medical Evaluation

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Tolar Zarath (Chief Medical Officer) in Sickbay - Boarding Medical Evaluation
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Mara strode towards Sickbay, it was sort of strange for her to understand that Mika wasn’t going to be there… She was going to have to make new friends, and explain things again.
She walked into sickbay and smiled warmly,

“Hello! Ensign Mara Oxton reporting for my boarding medical!”

~ Ensign Mara Oxton {Engineer}

“Ensign Oxton, what a surprise!” The gravelly voice of Doctor Zarath filled the small sickbay. His tone was definitely sarcastic but had no rancor to it at all. In fact, he did smile politely when he finally turned around from the large wall display he’d been studying, to greet her. Motioning her to a bio-bed, he went on, “Please have a seat and we’ll get you evaluated.” While she got situated, he took up his cane and moved to his desk to retrieve his Tricorder.

Zarath was older than the other crew, in his early fifties, perhaps. He was only a few inches taller than Mara, standing about 5’ 8”, with snowy white hair which was kept short and in a military fashion. His skin was sky blue from head to foot and large antennae sprouted from small ridges in his forehead. His antennae were in a constant state of motion, questing to and fro, seemingly of their own accord. However, sometimes they also moved to highlight his moods or speech or reactions to things. He wore the standard medical colored Starfleet uniform, but also a white lab coat. Notably, he walked with a limp and used an ebony cane for support. The limp didn’t seem to pain him, nor did it seem to keep him from moving about quickly and efficiently.

-Zarath, CMO

Mara sat down on the biobed he had motioned to, and anxiously swung her legs back and forth like a child. She looked around, hospitals and sickbays had always scared her ever since she was a little girl. Maybe it was the numerous times she had to visit the hospital back on Earth due to always falling over, at least that was the stupid excuse her parents always gave to the doctors. Sighing, she sat sort of still and waited for the evaluation to begin. Mara had decided to say nothing until questions were asked, though she felt like asking the questions rather than answering them. Like, how did his antennae work? Or why were Andorians blue? Or what was his full name? Favourite colour? What do Andorians eat? Though, she decided to bite her tongue and ask nothing of the sorts.

~ Ensign Mara Oxton {Engineer}

The Doctor moved confidently but stopped short once he actually got a look at Mara as he came back by the Bio-bed with the scanner in hand. He looked at her for a long moment, the only thing moving, his antennae. His rather dour demeanor cracked just a bit.

“You don’t like Doctors.” He said quietly. Then he smiled, not a big smile, but a small, wry, and understanding smile. “Well don’t worry, I don’t bite… I’m Doctor Zarath.” He began to move the scanner attachment of the Tricorder in the air above Mara, taking readings and nodding to himself.

“They sense magnetic fields and gravimetric fluctuations.” He said quietly but kindly, answering her unspoken question. “Helps me to move around underground. My people live underground, beneath the ice shelves. We evolved these to help us know which caves were stable enough to live in and help us be aware of what else lived in them. …and No, they don’t give me any telepathic ability… I just get asked a lot. It’s ok, I don’t mind.”

-Zarath, CMO

She suddenly shuddered at his comment about doctors, unsure of how to answer it she stammered, and forgot about the protocols her parents ran through her multiple times.

“I’ve visited the doctors too often Sir. They start to get sort of… scary?”

How was she supposed to explain that a visit to the doctors gave her anxiety, to the point she felt like she was in that situation again? Having to lie to the doctors and explain that she was just a clumsy kid, even though there was something much more sinister going on? It did scare her being in sickbay. She was able to push through it on the Challenger, the medic being a woman and all (she always felt more comfortable with women) . But the Europa was different. Even so, Zarath gave her a sort of comfort and safety, as if she knew he would never hurt her. Perhaps it was his age, or the fact he was so soft-spoken that it made her feel safe.
Upon hearing him mention that he was okay with questions, she perked up and started smiling excitedly.

“What’s your favourite food? Favourite colour? What do Andorians eat? What’s your full name?”

~ Ensign Mara Oxton {Engineer}