The Rash Part II
Doctor Cottle took one look at the Rash that was consuming a good chunk of Galactica's pilot corps and select CIC Staff members and a Civilian and laughed.
Yes. Doctor Cottle, The Chimney laughed at these unfortunate fools as he sucked down another cigarette.
He looked them all over.. Each having "The Rash" in various, odd some might say parts of there bodies… From Feet, to groin, to arms and legs, each had the same thing and symptoms.
Flaking skin, itchiness.. and in Doc Cottle's mind they were all total Frakking Idiots!
"So do you all change your socks, shirts, pants, undergarments regularly?"
No one answered.
"I'm taking that as a 'No.'"
"Starbuck, get over here," Doctor Cottle ordered Captain Thrace over to the "Rash" infected group.
"What's up, Doc?"
"Look at Apollo's leg."
"Why Doc?"
"Its not like you haven't seen each other nude Captain, you have co-ed showers for Fraks sake!"
"What the frak, Lee, you're a frakking moron!"
"What? Why?"
"Diagnosis, Captain Thrace?"
"Athletes Foot."
"On my frakking leg?"
"Major Adama and the rest of you imbeciles athletes foot does not isolate itself to your feet, it can spread to just about anywhere on your body. You all have some oddly placed locations of tinea pedis, more commonly known as Athlete's foot. Contrary to your belief that you caught it from your sexual partners, you didn't, you just need to change your socks and other clothes for clean ones more often and if all of your clothes are in the laundry, I bet the laundry staff would love some help. Your all a bunch of frakking disgraces, bringing this to me as if it was some STD, you frakking idiots, now here's some topical cream and get out of my sickbay! Not you Starbuck, you stay here."
"FRAK!" Starbuck exclaimed and stalked back to her life station bed.