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Schawnsee

Medical Exam or Pshycological caos

Schawnsee sat on the biobed that had been indicated by Doctor Matthews. She knew that with everyone worried about her, that if she didn't, she would be pulled from duty. At the moment that seemed to be the only thing that seemed right in this world. She was still in command of Security. She took a deep breath. "All right Dr. Matthews, didn't we go through this a week or so ago? I didn't know we were doing physicals every other week now. Or is this something new since they think we are out of our minds, when we said we saw the Reaent Blow up into a millions pieces." Her tone was a sarcastic one, not like any other time She had ever spoken to the Doctor. She watched as Deb, began scanning her ever so slowly.

 

The CMO kept her eyes fixed on the readouts produced by the biobed's internal scanners but there was no way she could miss Kat Schawnsee's acerbic tone. Even before the exam began, the security chief exhibited a somewhat defensive attitude during her brief exchange with Lieutenant Angelis. Deb glanced back toward her office where the Lieutenant waited for his wife. He was pacing and though he tried to focus elsewhere, he kept looking in her direction. It was obvious he was concerned.

 

"Your last physical was over a month ago," replied Deb with a small chuckle. "It just feels like it was last week." She met Kat's gaze and smiled warmly. "And you're not crazy.....neither am I or any of the others who made it off the Reaent in those escape pods. And we have the sensor logs to prove it." The CMO watched Schawnsee closely as she spoke hoping to pick up on any subtle changes in the security chief's mindset. "At the same time," continued Deb evenly. "It was an extremely disturbing event for everyone involved....some more so than others."

 

Debbie stepped to the small equipment tray placed at the head of the biobed. "I haven't handled it all that well myself, " she continued calmly. She returned to the biobed and offered Kat a sad smile. "I keep thinking this is all a dream. I'm going to wake up at any moment and find myself back in a Romulan brig."

 

Kat watched as Deb maneuvered around the biobed. "Doc, I don't just keep thinking it, I believe it to be true. I have this odd feeling that we are still on that Romulan ship and they do doing some type of experimenting with us. I don't know how to explain it." Kat looks around and the sits up getting a little closer to Deb's ear as to be a bit more secretive. "Doc, I think they are trying to get us comfortable with what's going on around us so that we end up giving them information they need to get to the Federation. Everyone I have spoken to is giving all of the right answers, not just the *right* ones, but almost perfect ones. Look at Angel, when would he ever stand in your office and pace and not leave me in your care, and NOT go back to his post. In the TL on the way down here, he told his newest pilot to run drills without him? That's not the Angel I know. There are other things also. Lets just say that I don't think we are were we are being told we are."

 

Kat laid back down on the biobed and rolled her eyes. She thought to herself, 'And when have you ever given physicals once a month.' She looked over to Angel pacing, noticing the Counselor in the doorway looking on. She then looked back to Deb. "Well, Doc Can I go back to work? NOW??" Again her sarcasm showed, as if she had something to prove.

 

The CMO smiled warmly at her patient and friend. "And no, you can't go back to work right now. I have some additional tests to run. We need another encephalographic profile on you so we're going to run a hyperencephalogram.....get a picture of brain circuitry pattern.....make sure everything is okay."

 

Kat just rolled her eyes again. "FINE, More tests. Whatever." She took a deep breath and huffed it out again.

 

The more Kat talked, the worse Debbie felt. Dr. Curtis was right. Schawnsee was in deep trouble. Her paranoia alone was enough to alarm anyone. She forced the concern from her voice and spoke as casually as possible. "I've heard the Romulans are proficient at mind games, but do you really believe they have the expertise to pull off an illusion of this magnitude?" She surveyed the expansive Sickbay as she continued. "There are hundreds of people on this ship alone not to mention everyone on Starbase 1123. I don't think the Romulan's are capable of replicating our ship, a starbase and thousands of individuals so perfectly we wouldn't suspect they were artificial."

 

She paused a moment to examine the latest readout from the biobed. "As far as Angel is concerned, you're his wife. He loves you. Of course he's concerned about you." She offered Kat a knowing smile. "He's opted to put you before his responsibility to the ship. Think about it. There's no emergency on the horizon. Does it matter if he's with the fighter wing as they run a practice drill? No, not at all. You, on the other hand, are the love of his life. What happens to you is more important than anything else. It's only right that he be here.... with you."

 

"I think the Romulans are quite crafty. They have been at this a long time. Who knows what they can do. Has anyone ever been near their training facilities? Or even their research areas? I kind of doubt it." Kat then changes the subject. "Let's get this Hyperwhatevergram going. I think I've been here long enough already. I want to start doing some deep checking out of our *New* captain. I want to see if his back story has any flaws in it. I can't to that until I get out of here."

 

Kat looks over towards Angel and the Psychiatrist Curtis. "I hope they have the extra time to sit and wait." Schawnsee lets out a deep sigh once again and waits for Deb to start this test she's talking about.

 

Debbie lightly rested a hand on Kat's shoulder. "It will take about half an hour. But I'll try to hurry and don't worry about what Angel and Dr. Curtis are up too. Just lay here and relax." She grinned at the security chief and then crossed the room to order one of the technicians to bring over the equipment and set it up. Upon returning to her patient and noted Kat's blood pressure was elevated. It had been rising steadily since the exam began, another indication that Schawnsee was agitated.

 

A moment later, the technician arrived with the necessary equipment and immediately went to work setting it up. "Try to remain still if you can," requested Deb. "That will go a long way to speed up the process." She activated the scanner and then maneuvered around the biobed to get a clear view of Kat's eyes. "Just relax, my friend," she whispered softly. "This won't take long.

 

As the equipment was set up around her head, Kat became more and more nervous. It was visible in her eyes as well in her vital signs. Her heart rate and breathing both quickened in rate. "You keep saying that. Something tells me this isn't going to be pleasant." Kat watched Deb move to the new position. She looked around again with her eyes instead of her head as the scan began, trying to keep her head still for the testing. It was going to be hard but she was going to try. She took one last deep long breath and looked back to Deb with an almost worried look in her eyes. She looked back up to the ceiling in Sickbay and as the test went along she felt more and more closed in. Her breathing quicken as her mind went back in time to when she saw the fighter containing her husband explode. A few moments later she let out a visible jump and her heart skipped a beat as well as a short stop in her respiration, as the entire Reaent exploded. She closed her eyes tightly as a tear was squeezed from each one and ran down the side of her head into her hairline.

 

The CMO remained at Schawnsee's bedside as the equipment silently went about its task. "It's okay," she assured Kat as the security chief shot a terrified look in Deb's direction. "This won't hurt at all. I promise... you won't feel a thing." She frowned as Kat closed her eyes and seemingly retreated into a dark place in the not too distant past. The patient's heart and respiration rates increased precipitously. Debbie glanced across the room to where Dr. Curtis and Angel waited. She didn't want to jump the gun but she was almost positive the encephalographic profile would show a marked difference from the one on record from Kat's last annual physical.

 

A soft beeping sound broke the silence indicating the scan was complete. Debbie nodded to the technician who immediately removed the equipment and started processing the data for review. The new profile was on the screen within a couple of minutes. And just above it was the baseline profile run several months earlier.

 

"We're finished with you for now," announced Debbie cheerfully. She took Kat's hand and helped her to a sitting position. "I'll call you when we have the results. It should be a couple of hours."

 

Kat sat up and looked at Deb. "Debbie, I'm still having the flash backs." She sobs slightly as she continues, "I keep seeing it play over and over in my head. It happened while the testing was going on." Kat wipes the tears from her eyes and looks back to where the others were. "Debbie I just want to be alone. I don't want to be around anyone. Do you mind if I just stay in the isolation ward? I won't be any trouble." Again she wipes her face as she sniffles a bit. "Please I just want to be alone," she says begging not to leave.

 

Debbie felt her own eyes misting as she reached for Kat's hands. At least Schawnsee was opening up about it. "You're not the only one," whispered Deb, squeezing her friends hands. "And it's okay with me if you stay here. Nobody is in isolation right now so you'll have the place to yourself. I'll come get you when we're ready to discuss test results."

 

She watched sorrowfully as Kat slipped off the biobed and wiped her eyes. Nodding to the nearby technician, she ordered that he escort Schawnsee to the isolation ward and see to it she was comfortable. As they walked away, Debbie turned back toward Dr. Curtis and Angel. Drawing a deep breath, she headed in their direction. There was no point in delaying the inevitable. She had to break the news to them so they could all decide how to tell Kat.

 

Kat was escorted to the isoward and was helped to be made comfortable. She laid on the biobed and put her face into the pillow and sobbed.

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