"Back in sickbay"

Doctor Seth
Medical Officer USS Sulu
http://come.to/dr.seth

Doctor Catelina Cia
NPC Medical Officer USS Sulu


Doctor Seth returned to sickbay.  The medical 
ward had calmed down considerably since the 
ship first encountered the planet-killer.  Initially 
there were a lot of injuries that needed 
attending to, but now, since the Sulu was in a 
planning mode and simply following the hulking 
machine, the triage teams had caught up with 
the work load.

Seth glanced around looking for Chief Medical 
Officer Kobichev.  When the Lieutenant was no 
where to be seen, Seth figured he was still 
meeting with the rest of the senior staff 
discussing how to deal with the machine before 
it consumed Sigma Rogallis II and the millions 
of people on that planet.

While looking for the Chief Medical Doctor, 
Seth was noticed by Doctor Cia.

"Looking for someone Doctor?" Catelina asked 
with a friendly smile.

Seth looked over at the Trill officer.  Cia was 
gathering up the discarded wrappings of the 
various medical supplies the trauma team had 
used.   Seth returned the smile with one of her 
own as she stepped over to lend a hand.

"I was looking for Doctor Kobichev.  Have you 
seen him?"  Seth asked.

"He went to a staff meeting with the Captain 
about that thing we are chasing.  He didn't 
really know what he was going to be able to 
contribute to the meeting, but went just the 
same." Catelina smiled and offered her free 
hand to Seth.  "You look new around here.  I 
am Doctor Cia."

"Doctor Seth.  Pleased to meet you Doctor."  
The half Vulcan nodded.

"So where did you come from?, if you don't 
mind me asking?" Catelina asked while moving 
her armful of disposables to the nearest 
reclamation unit.

Doctor Seth gathered some of the waste and 
joined Cia. "My last assignment was the 
Pasteur.  I did my internship on board that 
vessel."

"The Pasteur?  That's a medical vessel, isn't 
it?"  Cia asked while waiting for the reclamation 
unit to dematerialize the deposited waste.

Seth nodded.  "Yes.  That is correct."

"I imagine you saw a lot of action during the 
Dominion war?" Catelina expressed with 
curious eyes.

"Indeed.  The Pasteur assisted in gathering 
and treating the wounded on the front lines."  
Seth nodded while placing her waste supplies 
into the reclamation unit.

"I guess this whole planet-killer thing is nothing 
compared to that experience." Cia commented.

"On the contrary.  I find it quite different."  Seth 
admitted.  "On the Pasteur, we would treat the 
wounded after the battles had already been 
fought.  Occasionally there would still be 
hostilities, but for the most part, we simply 
rescued the wounded and saved those that we 
could medically."  Doctor Seth paused.

"But this planet-killer?. . ."  Cia prompted.

"This planet-killer is consuming entire planets.  
If we do not succeed in finding a way to stop or 
divert it, millions of people on Sigma Rogallis II 
will be vaporized and digested by that 
mechanical monstrosity.  The Dominion had no 
weapon half as devastating as the destructive 
powers of that machine.  If they had, I do not 
think the Federation would have been 
victorious."  Seth explained while watching the 
last of the waste disintegrate in the reclamation 
unit.

"I see what you mean." Catelina nodded. 

Seth glanced at Doctor Cia and smiled to 
lighten the tone a bit.  "How about you Doctor?"

"Me?  The Sulu is my first assignment.  But  
Cia, my Symbiont , has served on a couple of 
Starfleet vessels.   Cia's last host, Zand was 
Chief Medical Officer on board the Gillian 
before he retired." Catelina smiled proudly.

"Well, that certainly is an accomplishment.  So 
you enjoy the Medical profession then?"  Seth 
asked.

"Yes I do.  I like helping people.  Making them 
feel better." Doctor Cia explained.

Seth nodded.  "I understand that Doctor.  I feel 
the same way.  Being able to help is very 
rewarding."  She agreed.

"Would you like to have a cup of coffee some 
time Doctor?" Catelina asked, "I'd love to hear 
more about your time on the Pasteur."

"That would be delightful Doctor.  I would also 
look forward to hearing more about your past 
hosts."  Seth smiled.

"Great.  Then when this is all over, we can 
hook up in Ten Forward."  Doctor Cia smiled.  
"Well if you will excuse me Doctor, I have a 
patient to check in on."

"Of course Doctor.  It was nice meeting you." 
Seth returned with a friendly smile.

"You too Doctor." Catelina replied with her own 
warm smile.

Seth watched as the Trill Doctor walked back 
to the bio beds to check on her patient.  With a 
satisfied nod, she walked over to the board to 
see what was waiting to be picked up from 
triage.