Dr. Marah Tren had never seen her sickbay from within a hostile environment suit—her restricted field of vision made the place feel smaller, even a little alien. She was peering out at Captain Chandra, Yeoman Burke, and Nurse Woodward, all of whom were protected by identical outfits. Woodward was running a quick diagnostic on one of the bio-beds—even though doing so was not strictly necessary, she had guessed that Marah would want it done and gotten to it without being asked.<br/><br/>The Andorian was pleased with her head nurse—the woman was efficient, knowledgeable, and good with the patients. And while there had yet to be a true medical emergency so far on the voyage, Marah was confident that the Human’s exemplary record was well-earned. She was very remarkable...<em>Now’s not the time.</em>Marah’s physical attraction to the other woman was just an inconvenience really. The last thing the doctor wanted to do was to make her feelings known—her position of authority over the nurse would make any advance seem inappropriate at best and coercive at worst.<br/><br/>Returning her focus to the business at hand, Marah quietly walked her captain aside to speak with her privately. Not that she had anything against Burke—given the possibility that the Vulcan might turn violent, his obvious physical strength was welcome. But regardless of the unusual circumstances, Dr. Sonvek was her patient and his right to privacy put any talk about him on a need-to-know basis.<br/><br/><strong>“Captain, you asked earlier for a preliminary assessment of Dr. Sonvek mental state. Unfortunately, there’s not much I can tell you based on what we saw on the bridge. He shows obvious signs of nervous exhaustion, which is associated with hallucinations and physical pain. That said, it seems clear that there’s something more than sleep deprivation causing his symptoms.”</strong>