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Doctor Crusher closed the tricorter and turned to the Vulcan Cadet who was sitting on the biobed, shaking.
"I hate to tell you this, Rukal, but from what I can tell, you're going through Pon'far. Would you like me to arrange for a shuttle to take you back to Vulcan for some time off?"
The young Vulcan shook his head. "I'll be fine. Thank you, Doctor." he said. He closed his eyes, and in a few moments, he stopped shaking. "I must get back to my station." He stood up, and headed for the door that would take him to the main part of Sickbay, but the doctor stepped between him and the door.
"That can wait. Why don't you take some time off at least to stay in your quarters and... meditate or do whatever it is that you're supposed to do while going through this. You can't just ignore it." she said.
"Doctor, I appreciate your concern, but there is no need for it. I've been through this before, and I can endure it until my shift is over. I only have two hours left."
"Only two hours? It's not good for you to have to endure this for another two hours without doing something! Now, you need to go to your quarters."
"I can handle this without your help, doctor." he said.
"You are being very illogical, Rukal. Don't make me order you to go to your quarters."
"Very well. I'll inform Commander Worf that I will not be able to return to my duties until you say so." he said, stepped around her, and left.
Doctor Crusher sighed and left the private room, entering the room that had all the non critical patients, although there weren't any in there at the time. She then proceeded to her office where she would record everything that happened in that room into Rukal's medical file.
"I spoke with Lieutenant Damshel today," Deana Troi told Commander Riker, and then put some mashed potatos in her mouth. When she swallowed, she continued, "and she was wondering if it would be alright if her daughter stayed here while she went back to earth for a week for a funeral. Christina really doesn't want to go. I told her I'd ask you about it."
"How old is Christina again? I forgot."
"She's 16."
"As long as someone checks up on her everyday, she can stay." he said.
"That's great. Thanks, Will. So how has work been going?"
Commander Riker sighed. "You don't want to know." he said, and shoved some salad into his mouth.
Olivia smiled. She had just finished talking to Counselor Troi, and was now about to tell Christina what the betazoid said.
"I don't think I could survive another week of her groaning about having to come." she had told the counselor.
"Just have your brother-in-law check up on her every day." Deana had said.
"Don't worry. I will. Well, I'd better tell Christina that she can stop packing."
"Alright, Troi out."
The lieutenant approached her daughter's bedroom door and rang the chime.
"LEAVE ME ALONE, MOM! DON'T WORRY, I'M PACKING!" came the angry voice of Christina.
"Christina, I need to talk to you."
"I know what you're going to say already, mom. You going to say that I have to respect you and do what you say. Now leave me alone to pack. I'm almost done."
"Actually, Chrissy, it's about you staying here."
There was silence for a few moments, and then the bedroom door swished open, revealing Christina standing there, with a huge smile on her face.
"I've arranged for you to stay here," she said, and before Christina could respond, Olivia quickly added, "Only I'm leaving a few rules."
"Whatever they are, I promise I'll follow them!"
"First, you will have no boys over. Second, no parties. Third, you'll be in bed by 2200 hours, and you have to call me every night to say good night." she said with a smile and accepted the hug her daughter gave her.
"Thank you SOOOOOOOOO much, mom!"
"Now, Uncle Bernie and Aunt June will be checking on you every day, okay?"
"Alright. Thanks again, mom! I need to go unpack now." Christina went back into her room very different than the last time she went in.
"I'll see you in a week," Lieutenant Damshel said as she hugged her daughter before she climbed into the shuttle.
"I'm going to miss you, mom." Christina said, just before they broke apart from the hug.
"Now, you be good, okay?"
"I will." Christina said.
Olivia climbed into the shuttle and Christina left the room, a small tear trying to escape from her eye. "Christina will be fine." Olivia told herself, and started the engines. "There's nothing to worry about."
Christina headed straight for her quarters, when she bumped into a friend of hers. "Oh, hello Rukal." she said. "Sorry I bumped into you. I wasn't looking."
"That's quite alright." he told her, and walked off.
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Doctor Crusher closed the tricorter and turned to the Vulcan Cadet who was sitting on the biobed, shaking.
"I hate to tell you this, Rukal, but from what I can tell, you're going through Pon'far. Would you like me to arrange for a shuttle to take you back to Vulcan for some time off?"
The young Vulcan shook his head. "I'll be fine. Thank you, Doctor." he said. He closed his eyes, and in a few moments, he stopped shaking. "I must get back to my station." He stood up, and headed for the door that would take him to the main part of Sickbay, but the doctor stepped between him and the door.
"That can wait. Why don't you take some time off at least to stay in your quarters and... meditate or do whatever it is that you're supposed to do while going through this. You can't just ignore it." she said.
"Doctor, I appreciate your concern, but there is no need for it. I've been through this before, and I can endure it until my shift is over. I only have two hours left."
"Only two hours? It's not good for you to have to endure this for another two hours without doing something! Now, you need to go to your quarters."
"I can handle this without your help, doctor." he said.
"You are being very illogical, Rukal. Don't make me order you to go to your quarters."
"Very well. I'll inform Commander Worf that I will not be able to return to my duties until you say so." he said, stepped around her, and left.
Doctor Crusher sighed and left the private room, entering the room that had all the non critical patients, although there weren't any in there at the time. She then proceeded to her office where she would record everything that happened in that room into Rukal's medical file.
"I spoke with Lieutenant Damshel today," Deana Troi told Commander Riker, and then put some mashed potatos in her mouth. When she swallowed, she continued, "and she was wondering if it would be alright if her daughter stayed here while she went back to earth for a week for a funeral. Christina really doesn't want to go. I told her I'd ask you about it."
"How old is Christina again? I forgot."
"She's 16."
"As long as someone checks up on her everyday, she can stay." he said.
"That's great. Thanks, Will. So how has work been going?"
Commander Riker sighed. "You don't want to know." he said, and shoved some salad into his mouth.
Olivia smiled. She had just finished talking to Counselor Troi, and was now about to tell Christina what the betazoid said.
"I don't think I could survive another week of her groaning about having to come." she had told the counselor.
"Just have your brother-in-law check up on her every day." Deana had said.
"Don't worry. I will. Well, I'd better tell Christina that she can stop packing."
"Alright, Troi out."
The lieutenant approached her daughter's bedroom door and rang the chime.
"LEAVE ME ALONE, MOM! DON'T WORRY, I'M PACKING!" came the angry voice of Christina.
"Christina, I need to talk to you."
"I know what you're going to say already, mom. You going to say that I have to respect you and do what you say. Now leave me alone to pack. I'm almost done."
"Actually, Chrissy, it's about you staying here."
There was silence for a few moments, and then the bedroom door swished open, revealing Christina standing there, with a huge smile on her face.
"I've arranged for you to stay here," she said, and before Christina could respond, Olivia quickly added, "Only I'm leaving a few rules."
"Whatever they are, I promise I'll follow them!"
"First, you will have no boys over. Second, no parties. Third, you'll be in bed by 2200 hours, and you have to call me every night to say good night." she said with a smile and accepted the hug her daughter gave her.
"Thank you SOOOOOOOOO much, mom!"
"Now, Uncle Bernie and Aunt June will be checking on you every day, okay?"
"Alright. Thanks again, mom! I need to go unpack now." Christina went back into her room very different than the last time she went in.
"I'll see you in a week," Lieutenant Damshel said as she hugged her daughter before she climbed into the shuttle.
"I'm going to miss you, mom." Christina said, just before they broke apart from the hug.
"Now, you be good, okay?"
"I will." Christina said.
Olivia climbed into the shuttle and Christina left the room, a small tear trying to escape from her eye. "Christina will be fine." Olivia told herself, and started the engines. "There's nothing to worry about."
Christina headed straight for her quarters, when she bumped into a friend of hers. "Oh, hello Rukal." she said. "Sorry I bumped into you. I wasn't looking."
"That's quite alright." he told her, and walked off.
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