“K-Doc, shuttles departing tomorrow morning at 0900 hours. I'll need you on board in the event that anyone will require medical attention. Be in the cargo bay by 0830 hours.”<br/><br/>“Yes, sir,” Kahan responded automatically, swallowing his discomfort. Deep space EVA operations always made him nervous, because there was no<i>down</i>in all that nothing. But orders were orders, and it made sense to send him.<br/><br/>The LT added another comment, watching another soldier come out of stasis as he did. "I'm sure I don't need to remind you about proper protocols, but if there is any contagion encountered we can't afford to bring that back to Ares 8. Don't need our crew getting sick, or worse so make sure the rest of the team understands the proper procedures to follow."<br/><br/>“No, I get that,” he agreed. “The<i>Osprey’s Flght </i>is a warning to everyone.”  That particular story kept every space-faring physician p at night. Weaponized, aerosolized Ebola had been introduced to that ship by Jovian separatists, and it had burned like wildfire through the Trojan bases that had dispatched rescue ships for the stricken hauler. Over four thousand had died in the bioterrorism attack.<br/><br/>“All right, everyone!” he called out, breaking his revere. “Mild nausea and dizziness are common symptoms, so if you’re feeling that go get some water and calories in you! Anything worse, then fall in over here and let me check you out!”<br/><br/>-*-<br/><br/>AMZN-T108m302 fell in at her mistress’ side, casually eavesdropping on what Lieutenant West had to say. It was important to keep up with current events to be of optimal service, after all.  But, what he had to offer wasn’t anything beyond what Ares8 had already detected. Not surprising, really.<br/><br/>Then Butch joined them, offering an observation that made the Android cock her head in an imitation of surprise. “The requirement for a Divinity representative is for boarding of a Divinity ship for recovery operations, not for recovery of life pods or escape craft.  It would make more sense for Ms. Herd to supervise through telesense, observing audiovisual data through virtual systems.”