Doctor Westler has left the building

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Nurse Anita Hurse scanned the injured engineer between herself and the Chief Medical Officer. The patient she and Andrea were working on had suffered burns over ten percent of his body. Unfortunately, the engineer served as a distraction to the conversation unfolding in sickbay. She was trying hard not to look up and find herself in the middle of it.

 

On the other hand, Doctor Tynte wasn't going to let it go. He wanted to get Andrea to talk about what was making her so upset. However, Andrea had made it very clear this was not the time or place for such discussions. She was busily trying to keep this engineering officer alive.

 

Doctor Knollwatcher looked up from the engineer in disgust and glared at Doctor Tynte. It wasn't his visage that brought on her anger. Doctor Tynte was one of the best doctors she had known. No, it was what he had said only moments earlier. Doctor Westler had transferred to Chief of Science. Had she just heard that right? Had Aaron really just left medical? Just like that? No warnings? No good byes? Andrea couldn't believe it.

 

Refocusing on the engineer now, the Chief Medical Officer noticed the wounded had really started to pour in. Just minutes before, she had ordered the beta team to answer distress calls on the ship. Many were sent back on transports, some on foot, some on the arms and shoulders of Beta team medical officers. Most of them looked like they suffered from the same afflictions: first and second degree burns.

 

The whole situation made Andrea angrier with each passing moment. It wasnt just the fact that Aaron had left without notice, but that she couldnt go down there right at the moment and personally knock him out. This fact was even more painful to admit out loud after Avery had tried once more to get it out in the open.

 

Andrea decided the best way to deal with it right now was to not deal with it right now. She didnt want to open her mouth and say something she would regret later. So she remained silent, only speaking softly when it was absolutely necessary. Unfortunately, the overflow of patients served as a much needed distraction. However, she was not thankful for a full sickbay. She would much rather face the dilemma head-on than see her fellow crewmen in pain.

 

Doctor Knollwatcher vowed to get away later, after the wounded had died down (no pun intended), and see if she could gain an audience with the new Chief Science Officer.

 

LtCdr Andrea Knollwatcher

Chief Medical Officer

USS Arcadia 1742E