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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34)">Mission: Exogenesis</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34)">Day: 4</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34)">Stardate: 2446.06.04</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">(USS Illuminar - Deck 5 - Sickbay Isolation Room - MO- Dr. Kylle Stev - 1146)</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">“Really, Dr.,” came a weak voice from behind him. “The whole marriage thing was only a metaphor.” </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">Stev turned around and smiled, “Well, Ms Tavay, one thing you should know about me is I don’t get metaphorical.”</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">“You will not be removing my clothing without a date and a bottle of fine Chateau Picard,” she added. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">Stev moved over to the bed and put a friendly hand on Tavay’s shoulder saying, “Presented with an opportunity a man must do what he must. Besides,
I don’t drink.”</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">He watched her struggle to move, unsuccessfully. “What’s Wrong with me?”</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">His hand moved down to hold hers and he replied, “I don’t know. But I promise you, I’ll find out. You just relax and lie still and let us do our
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">There was a slight his as the door to the room opened and Nurse Kelley entered. She was wearing a bright containment suit, of course. There was
no point of him putting one on. Whatever is affecting Tavay, he’s already been exposed. It was a matter of time. He start to show symptoms or he would be immune. Both situations would give him some answers. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">“Kelly, help me get Tavay out of her uniform,” he ordered. “Then I want a full blood panel workup. After that, I’ll need a medical PADD and,” he
looked around the room, “a chair to sit on. I think I’m going to be here a while.”</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">(reply Kelly, Tavay)</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">(posted by Al Muir)</span></p>
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