Alex stops what he's doing to look over to Cat and the image she is looking at, "I'm here if you want to talk about it. Besides, I would say from the messes of our pasts a better person emerges to take that place. I would not be the doctor I am today were it not for losing my best friend."

His eyes take on a distant gaze as recalling the memory, "I felt powerless, incapable of saving his life. I vowed I'd never be powerless again, which is how I ended up becoming a doctor." He pauses, "What about you?"

In reply to Alex Dupont (msg # 119):

"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that, Doctor," Cat said, seeing he had misunderstood her meaning, "but I meant more literally.  It came as quite a shock to wake up and not remember the details of my life or recognize the people I knew best."  She paused to stare at him.  "Even now, I only know it's you because of the sound of your voice.  That and you're the only man in here.  But your face?  Until the implant forms a pattern sequence for you, I don't recognize it at all right now."

How she had come to be an engineer was a similar matter and she sighed her inability to remember.  "Just as I don't know why I became an engineer.  Kate Seward tells me my father inspired me, that I was always tinkering or building, but those memories are forever lost."

Almost as an afterthought, or perhaps a way to change the subject, she added.  "I"m ready to begin the wipe.  I'll have to shut this down to purge the memory."
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Alex nods while listening, "That must be very scary and frightening at times. Having lost a piece of your own memories and experiences. Relying on other people to tell you about what you can never remember. I can't imagine what it must be like even now. I can only say I'm sorry for what you've lost."

Alex does a double check of his systems, verifying there wouldn't anything he needed. "Okay, let's take it down and wipe it." For some reason he felt that he had overlooked something, it tickled the back of his mind, a consistent nagging feeling. His primary focus was still on his remaining patient in stasis, Teala.

In reply to Alex Dupont (msg # 121):

"Here we go," Cat said as she initiated the process.  She glanced over at Teala, who remained peacefully in stasis, and felt a pang of survivor's guilt.  Her own circumstances had greatly differed, then and now, but she couldn't help but feel some empathy for the woman.  It sent a chill down her spine and even though she had always intended to return to Alex for a follow-up, she asked.  "Will you check on me after the system's back up?  I'd hate to think some part of that damn virus is still lurking around in my head."

Alex nods, sympathy writ on his face, "Of course I will recheck."

On The way to MedBay, Jessica would instruct a runner to go inform Naoko to come to Medbay when she was done with what she was handling.

And another runner to REQUEST Captain Farah also come to Medbay.

In reply to Jessica Laurent (msg # 124):

Cat didn't know exactly why Jessica had instructed messengers to get Farah or Naoko, but saw no reason to stop her.  Instead, she was more concerned with getting Jessica to Alex as he needed.  "Dr. Dupont," she said as they entered MedBay.  "I've brought Lt. Cmdr Laurent."

Jessica would enter Medbay as instructed, making sure Catrina entered first. There was a frown accompanied by furrowed eyebrows on the young engineers' face as she entered.

Upon seeing the doctor, her expression shifty several ways as her furrowed eyebrows raised before she settled on looking Cryo where Teala was, all from the entry door. "Doctor Dupont," her expression soften, but she still did not approach as she spoke across the room, "You are the reason no one has died, mistakes where made but you mitigated the most critical of consequences to those mistakes." She would lean back to look out into the hallway, checking both directions, before then finally stepping in enough to allow the doors to close if they still would. If they didn't, and she clearly checks, she would step to just inside and to the side of the door, "I have sent for Lt Kusuragi and Captain Farah."

Alex looks up with a scanner in hand, clearly confused by her preamble, "Okay, Commander Laurent, I have no idea why any of that is important, but time is of the essence. I need to scan you." He'll approach Jessica with the scanner in hand.

Assuming she allows the scan: (If not, I'll follow up with a response post to the reaction)
He scans her, quirks an eyebrow, does it again, "Tricky bugger. You have the virus. Let me grab the tools to wipe it from your implant. Please lay down on the bed."

As Dupont approached, scanner in hand, "Doctor, please wait." if he didn't, she would actually step back out into the hallway but either way she would continue "you sent Lieutenant commander Matheson in her state across the ship to call over for something that's classified, and, frankly, an engineering issue." Her expression hardened as she spoke but then quickly neutralized as she made a point to give a more polite and respectful one, "look, I'm going to have Naoko handle," again looking up and down the hall before again looking back to Alex to make sure no one is in the hall "to handle something that's classified in at least two ways and directly relevant to her work, we have some time... they are going to manually adjust course with the thrusters and there will be a check before we start rebooting the system to make sure everything has been wiped to prevent reinfection.... trust that engineering is handling their job... Captain Farah chose us all for a reason, just as you handled yours so exemplary. please."

Having the knowledge of the device he held in his hand, she could understand about its range and would go so far as to even step down the hall to avoid his scan if he so insisted.

Alex shakes his head, "I'm sorry Lt. Cmdr. Laurent, you are potentially endangering the lives of everyone on board this vessel by delaying my diagnosis. This virus is adaptive and has proven to hide in plain sight. If I didn't know better I'd say you were acting compromised. You know the basic scan won't compromise your implant, and there is nothing classified when it comes to your implant that I haven't already reviewed. That device falls under medical purview."

He continues to approach Jessica, "The mere fact you are avoiding the basic scan shows you are distrustful of me and clearly not thinking straight. Now, either get the basic scan now or I'll relieve you of duties until we clear your device and you back to duty."

Deckar rounds the corner, holding his hand to his chest.  Seeing the betazoid backing away form the medbay with the man, doctor by his insignia, is following her with some sort of device in his hand, he call out, "Commander Laurent, Is everything in alright?"

Jason entered the MedBay carefully, avoiding moving his left arm too much. He had gone back to his shared quarters and then realized that he might want to go see the Doc first before anything else. "Hey Doc," he said to catch Alex's attention. "I... unn... need a couple of things looked at," he said sheepishly.

DAY 3: Alpha Shift


Alex looks up in surprise at the security officer, grabs the scanner, and then points to the first open bed, "Over here please. Now tell me, what happened to you officer Walker?"

"A spar happened. Might have overdone it a little." He gave a slight shrug as he moved over and sat down on the bed the Doc pointed at. "She's fast thought, got me a few times and I am pretty sure I got a few welts from her." He actually pulled his tee shirt up to show the thin red welt on his right side just below his ribs. "I'd show you the others but I am having issues lifting my left arm up. Mighta pulled a muscle."

"Pretty intense sparring session Mr. Walker. Let me give you something for the pain." Scanning the area and giving a pain suppressant was the first order of business.

"Okay, give that a second to kick in. And then we can work on correcting your welts and muscle strains." He gives a pointed look, "I haven't seen you in here before for sparring, was there anything different that prompted... this level of... effort?"

In reply to Alex Dupont (msg # 134):

Jason nodded, he wasn't too bothered by the welts he had gain, it was the shoulder that could cause problems in the future. "Thanks, sir."

He gave a brief grin to the Doc. "I haven't actually gone that hard since DS5, sir. You might find me a visitor once in a while. Pain's a great motivator to improve skills. But the level of effort? Might have been my partner's level of aggravation from the recent events, sir."

Alex nods, "Ah, stress relief. There are less painful ways to get that tension out..."

Alex continues scanning and then working on the shoulder issues with his tricorder and specialized medical equipment...

In reply to Alex Dupont (msg # 136):

Jason nodded slowly. "Yea, though I was tempted to do a standard training with no locks in the holodeck. That would have required a visit to you after. Its a stress test in itself." With the pain gone, the muscles relaxed in his shoulder. "Shoulder, I think I did something when I was disarming my opponent."

Alex chuckles, "You certainly have interesting ideas on how to release stress. And you of all people should know not to override the holodeck safeties. They are there to prevent accidental deaths. Challenge yourself with the Klingon workout if you need to get your stress beaten out of you. But if you are open to alternative, less strenuous methods, might I offer you Yoga or meditation as a incredible workout without the torn ligaments and pulled shoulders."

Alex lets out a low whistle after seeing the scan, "Wow, your opponent didn't hold back, torn shoulder muscles, right side large hematoma, left side hematoma under the left armpit and flank. Luckily no broken or cracked ribs. I can fix you up but you'll need to stretch to avoid stiffness from the new tissues." Alex begins the regrowth of the torn tissues.

In reply to Alex Dupont (msg # 138):

Jason laughed. "That was my problem. I didn't stretch like I should have. Its not her fault, its mine. It wasn't my stress either. This... the issue that happened was exciting for me but my friends got hurt in the process."

He glanced at the doctor, hesitating. "Can I ask if 'she' is ok right now?" He didn't mention names but he had been part of something by accident and was concerned. In general he was too nice a guy.

Alex nods as Jason talks. "Smart guy like yourself in the physical activities should know to warm up before and stretch after during cool down to avoid injury."


To the off-topic question, "I can't speak to specifics because of privacy, but she is recovering and has requested her privacy. But I can convey a message to her if you'd like."

In reply to Alex Dupont (msg # 140):

Jason nodded. "Yea, wasn't expecting the full Monty there. I might have not been so lucky and had more welts if I hadn't been lucky."

His face fell a moment. "Not asking Doc. I know better. Just let her know I am hoping we find a way for her. I know everyone else is pulling for her. We've got some pretty bright people here."

Alex puts a hand on Jason's, not injured, shoulder, "We are doing our best and will help her one way or another, you have my word on that." 

And then he chuckles, "But please do consider challenges that are less strenuous from time to time. I do hope you won't be a frequent visitor in here."

The machine finishing up the tissue repair. Alex scans for anything else and an update to make sure that Jason is ready to take on his next challenge at full health.

In reply to Alex Dupont (msg # 142):

Jason gave Alex a lope sided smile. "I just know if it was my sister, i'd be doing all I could with what tools I have. She's been right nice a lady Doc. Just wish this whole mess hadn't done this to her. She's way too nice for this to happen."

He then chuckled at the Doctor. "I don't intend on visiting too often but you never know. I am security. M'all good now so I'll get out of your hair. Thank you."