"Inpatient"

[Avery Tynte 0]

Avery slumped into his chair at the front desk, his hand moving towards the console. He keyed in the commands and began to speak. “Duty log, Assistant Medical Officer Doctor Avery Tynte,” his voice sounded tired as the words came out; his head came to rest on his balled fist propped up on the arm of the chair. “Approximately one hour ago Lieutenant Brighton came into Sickbay. It appears that he had once again overused his mental ability. His mind and body were shutting down.”

 

Avery’s eyes glanced over to where Fitzgerald now rested on a biobed across Sickbay. “It appeared he was in imminent danger of complete synaptic failure; the decision was made to attempt a complete reordering of his synaptic pathways, with assistance from Lieutenant Meriva and Counselor Meara-Callum.” Avery keyed a few buttons on the console, pausing the recording.

 

He stood and walked over to the replicator and keyed in the order for coffee. He began to sit at the cup walking back over to the front desk. He did not sit however, only resting his right hand on the back of his chair. “Resume,” he took another sip as the computer chimed its response. “A complete reordering was not possible, however, even with the help of Dr. Knollwatcher. There were simply too many variables to consider, and not enough time. The decision was therefore made to attempt to stabilize Lieutenant Brighton by joint method of Lieutenant Meriva and the counselor working mentally while Andrea and I used a dual cortical stimulation treatment. The procedure worked, and Brighton is currently stable.”

 

Avery sat the cup down on the desk. “We, unfortunately, do not know exactly what is causing the mental breakdowns in Mr. Brighton’s mind. Only time and study will tell us anything further on that issue. Lieutenant Meriva has returned to the bridge, and Mr. Brighton is currently being held under watch by the medical staff.”

 

Avery looked to his left as Fitz stirred. “Computer,” he said as he turned and began to move off towards the inpatient section of Sickbay. “End log.”