<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Mission</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">:
Murder on the Exeter Express</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><br>
<span style="background:white">Day:03</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Stardate: 2554:12:03</span><br>
<span style="background:white"> </span><br>
<span style="background:white">(USS Exeter – Sickbay –Nurse – CPO – Ewan McDonald– 0124)</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“I’ll activate the
Respiratory Array, but I’m going to need you to sedate her. Last think we need
is for the patient to accidentally wake up with a tube down her throat. And
with her lungs working again that could very well happen.”</span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“Yes Doctor.”</span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Ewan picked up the
hypospray which contained the sedative. He also had a second hypospray ready
with reversal drugs in case they had to wake her up in a hurry.</span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“Are we ready
Ewan?”</span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“Yes Doctor”</span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">He placed the hypospray
to Cortez’s neck and there was a soft hiss as the medication entered her system.
He glanced at the monitors to make sure that there was nothing untoward happening
before nodding to <span style="background:white">Kruse.</span></span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“Alright, I’ll
engage the Respiratory Array.” </span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Ewan watched as the
lamp device began to glow, a gentle laser focused on to Erin’s chest. The array
beamed for what seemed like a half hour but was really five minutes. He gave an
inward smile hoping<span> </span>that this would be the complicated part of
the procedure.</span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“Looks like the
procedure was a complete success. The lungs are repaired. Remove the tube and
we can begin the process of getting her out of her comatose state at 200
hours.” </span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“Yes Doctor.”</span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">He scanned the console
and the monitors to indicate that everything was okay and that she did not have
any muscle relaxants in her system that would affect her bodies normal breathing.
He moved over to Erin’s head and looked at the tube that was protruding out of her
mouth.</span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">~Glad they did not
have to do a tracheostomy~</span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“Okay Erin I am
going to take you tube out.”</span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">He knew that she
was sedated and probably could not hear anything but he had been taught
from<span> </span>his first lesson’ s as a baby nurse
that informing the patient of what is happening helps. He was not sure if it
was him or Erin it was helping in this case, but it did not mater.</span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“Okay I am
deflating the cuff you will feel some relaxation in your throat.</span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">With one more glace
at the reading he pressed the deflation icon on the endotracheal tube. There
was a soft hiss and beep as the tube’s cuff deflated. His hand hovered over the
as he paused to check the vital signs for any signs of distress or rapid drop
of oxygen levels. </span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“Okay taking it out
now.”</span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Once he was happy, he
took a hold of the tube and with gentle pressure pulled out the tube. He discarded
it into a waist container and stepped back looking at the monitors again. </span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">“She is breathing
on her own Doctor.”</span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">(Reply
Kruse)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">He glanced at the chronometer
on the sickbay wall.</span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">~and now we wait~</span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="ydpe6671349MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1D2228;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">(Reply
Kruse, any)</span></p>
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