Surgeons log, SD 10308.27

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Long day's journey into night

 

Illumination was minimal as BJ entered his quarters. He was exhausted and headed for his bunk, not bothering to turn the lights up. That was a mistake that didn't take long to bear fruit. His bunkmate, notorious for his messes, had left items scattered at the base of the bunks. BJ tripped over something and fell into his bunk. BJ swore the day he finally meets his bunkmate will be a sorry day indeed!

 

His day had actually started the day before. Just as he was planning on introducing Hawkeye to his Holodeck program Operation:Mommy began. It had taken the Marines 14 hours just to narrow it down to 20 possibilities. Thankfully they had found the match with a woman delirious with fever (It could have been worse, he told himself). Seeing the look on the little girls face when reunited with her only living relative made the work all worthwhile.

 

As they walked out of the staging area, BJ noticed his shift was about to start. So much for the Holodeck. As his shift stretched on, his thoughts wandered back to the girl. He was used to seeing that look on peoples face when he delivered positive news about a trauma patient. But this time he had created sheer joy not through his skills, but through his humanity.

 

Humanity? He thought to himself that he must be slipping. Sleep deprivation, he rationalized. He would probably be better after some sleep. As he drifted off a smile made its way across his face just as he slipped into slumber. The last thing he thought before he drifted away was the girls face as she looked back at him and said "Thank you"[blur]