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Main Sim -Assembly Room 1b - Cross's lecture

Posted Jan. 18, 2019, 1:15 a.m. by Lieutenant William B. Grey (Chief Science Officer) (Hjortur Ingi)

Posted by Ensign Jasper Ericson (Engineer) in Main Sim -Assembly Room 1b - Cross’s lecture

Posted by Lieutenant Miriam Cross (Chief Medical Officer) in Main Sim -Assembly Room 1b - Cross’s lecture

Posted by Captain John Tiberius Glen (Captain) in Main Sim -Assembly Room 1b - Cross’s lecture
[snip + pasted back in William’s reply - sorry]
Marthese looked around for Cross but of yet she was nowhere to be seen ‘’Jasper I did not anticipate or expect that there was going to be so many present’‘ she barley whispered ,the female doctor tried to stay calm but her shaking hands gave her away .

“you will be fine Doctor please be calm I am not a fan of crowds either. ” Jasper said as he looked for himself as well. She was right he did not see the CMO around either as he pulled out his communicator and opened it. =/\= “Doctor Cross this is Engineer Jasper We are here in the auditorium.” =/\= Jasper commented as he waited on dr cross to respond. =/\= ” Are we needed somewhere else doctor cross?” =/\=

=/\= I’m just waiting for everyone to settle at the assembly room 1b before I enter and commence=/\= Cross replied in a neutral tone.When the CMO closed her transmitter she heaved a sigh of relief....at least they both made it.

Nkosenye stood at the very back of the room. He watched as the Cadets trickled in and then saw Ericson and Marthese come in and nodded once at them. Crossing his arms, the ebony giant simply waited to see what Cross had in store for the class.

Marthese did not nod back for she never saw the CoS since she hung her head, eyes firmly fixed on the floor but Nkoosenye would see her long hair drenched wet and lo and behold she had no shoes on!.

Captain Glen joined Nkosenye at the back of the lecture theatre. John had disappeared after the end of Tinga’s lecture without saying where he was going. He had gone to check on the times of flights to and from Paris. If he was to make the inspection of Red Squad that Bradbury had asked for, and to also make it to Andromeda’s mother’s house on Rue Alcide Vellard, Bobigny, Paris, then he was on a very tight schedule. However, it was possible to do both and that relieved John Glen somewhat. Between the next two lectures he would book the flight and then call Andromeda to let him know of his plans. Once the cadets had all sat down, but before the lights were dimmed, Glen made his way to sit with the rest of his crew.

Cross entered from a side door which brought her directly in front of the Cadets and whom ever was present.For once her hair was pulled up in a nice bun and her uniform was impeccable ,introducing herself briefly the CMO did not lose time to start.Pressing a button from an electronic device which she held in one hand,a screen switched on ....there was one single word on it ‘SICKBAY’.

William managed to sneak into the room just before the good Doctor started her lecture. He gave her an apolagetic smile as he moved to stand next to the hulking Security Chief without saying a word.

There was a light at the back of the lecture theatre, followed by the sound of the door as it slammed shut. Glen looked around to see who was late. Those officer performance reviews were due again next month.

Cross continued in a clear voice ‘’As you all know Sickbay can be a very busy place some times its quiet when all of a sudden its preparing for Triage ,some come in for trivial medical issues while others life hang in the balance.There are doctors who have enough experience to operate or a ship may have its own surgeons,others have specialized in cardiovascular,respiratory,endocrine systems the list goes on but all of you know this and this lecture is not about sickbay but another branch which in my opinion is sadly and regretfully missing’‘ the CMO paused long enough to take a sip of water from the glass in front of her while pressing the button which brought up more or less what happens in sickbay on the screen.

‘’As you all know when a crew member is assigned to a ship a medical evaluation is mandatory,whether its an Ensign on his/her first ship or a Captain with years of experience behind him’‘ Cross was not about to bore those present with what happens in sickbay ,so she went directly and without any deviation to the first step .
‘’I shall call a doctor who has been allocated to our ship the USS Merrimack some months ago and has agreed to participate in this lecture to which I’m truly grateful for’‘.

And from the front row a female doctor rose to her feet and took the few steps next to Cross....’‘Ma’am’‘ Marthese addressed Cross while fiddling with her fingers in a nervous way,her hair still wet and barefoot .At that sight the CMO’s color drained from her face ,she was trying to guess if this was some kind of a joke or if she was hallucinating .
‘’Ensign where are your shoes?’‘ Cross asked trying her best to stay as composed as possible ‘’Ma’am there at the bottom of the ocean’‘.

The scowl never leaving his face, Nkosenye leaned sideways and down to Glen and said “Sir. This is going to be one hell of a lecture… one way or another.” The normally stoic and gruff Security Chief cast a sideways glance at Glen, and there was a mischievous twinkle in his eye, not noticeable to anyone other than those who had spent a good deal of time with the large Zulu officer.

William cocked his head to the side slightly as he looked at the shoeless doctor. “Well I’m in no way going to top that” He said absentmindedly.

CSO

There was a lot of nervous laughter from the cadets and even a little sniggering. Following Tinga’s successful lecturer, Glen had suggested that Cross should have an assistant to help her. He had enjoyed the comedic exchanges between Tinga and Nkosenye. What he hadn’t expected was to see slapstick humour.

-Glen, CO

Cross caught sight of William sitting down along with the Captain and CoS and sighed .She felt the urge to wrap her hands around the darn doctor and strangle her ‘’Could you explain in more detail’‘ the CMO tied her best to keep her tone neutral .

Marthese looked at those present she knew most of them since she had previously worked at the academy as a doctor ,which made it even more harder for her to relax and become less anxious ‘’W..w..we decided to buy a pair of Hoover boots and went near the beach to.............’‘ Cross cut her short ‘’We whose we?’‘ at that point the ensign pointed to Jasper ‘’Oh!’‘ the CMO exclaimed more then relieved that the engineer would take over and be more effective at explaining.Signaling for him to come forward ‘’Another crew member from the engineering dept’‘ Cross said by way of introducing him to those present.

Cross Dr.

Jasper stood up and straightened his uniform as he moved to the stage. “I am Ensign Jasper Ericson Jo Engineer. We… I and Doctor Marthese bought some new hover boots at a nearby retailer and went for a social ride in them. We were having a fun time before our meeting here at the academy. until all of the sudden, I heard the doctor scream as her boots failed and she fell into the bay. as I attempted to find her through the fog and all. She was panic-stricken and was trying to keep to keep her calm my making her talk so that I could find her. It took a bit of time but I finally located her and got her out of the water and we beamed directly to the Starfleet medical complex for treatment and observations before being released and to come here to deal with the meeting and discussions.” Jasper said calmly and collected as he waited on more direction from the CMO.

Ensign Jasper Ericson JO Engineer
Cross’s Lecture

Will covered his mouth with his hand in an attempt to avoid spurting out laughter. It wasn’t that he found the story amusing as much as the beginning of the Lecture.

CSO


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