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up to her eyes to check, her arms felt
leaden. What was going on?
“Did you see that. She moved her hand.” The male was very excited, but
she was more irritated that it hadn’t worked.
“ It could have been another unconscious
twitch. Let me run a scan and see what it shows.”
Vareen didn’t feel anything happening, so the scan they performed must
not be invasive.
“All this time listening to you chatting away at her must’ve worked. Her
stats have improved. I think we’ve kept her in hydro-isolation long enough. I
hope that our method of electro -muscle
therapy worked on her physiology. If not, we’ll
have extra work to reverse any a trophy. It’s time to move her to a rehab
room and find out.”
“Is the process going to be traumatic?” the male seemed worried.
“No. We just slowly release the fluid levels and then transport her to a
medical room.”
What did that mean? What kind of fluid was she in? As the thoughts raced through her head, she could feel a slight
change in the pressure around her body. The temperature changed from what she
would liken to a nice warm soak, to a few degrees cooler. Her body started to
feel weighted again as if she’d been in
zero gravity.
“Her responses are holding steady. Let’s transport her. I’ll keep you
informed of her progress.”
“I’m going with you,” the male argued.
“No, you’re not. There is no way to know how she’ll react to seeing any
of you. You need to be patient and wait until I deem it safe for you to see
each other.”
“I don’t want to—”
“Maybe it’s best if you listen to the doctor.” That was Cali talking. At least
someone she knew was here, wherever “here” is.
“I know it’s hard, but do what’s best for Vareen. Not what you want. I’ll
see you when I’m done examining her.”
From what she was hearing, it was logical to assume that she’d been ill
and with all the medical talk around her, this was a hospital. So what injury
or illness did she have? Trying to remember gave her a headache. The last thing
she recalled was being assigned as the second officer of The Reliant . She had been
called to duty and arrived at Thalesti with Nellia and Diandra. Why did
thinking of Diandra give her a headache ? For some reason everything was fuzzy.
There was a tingling sensation and then she heard a friendly voice.
“Hello, Vareen. I’m your nurse. You can call me Daizie .”
Vareen felt out with her hands, she couldn’t breathe and was going to be
sick. When she tried to talk, her voice was hoarse. “I-I’m going to b-be s ick .” Speaking that one sentence was extremely difficult and ended when she started gagging.
“It’s the hydro-oxygen gel you’ve been breathing, ”
Daizie reassured her. Vareen felt the cold surface of some type of bowl. “If you
need to be sick, here’s a basin.”
“What is hydro-oxygen gel?” Vareen
rasped.
“It is just what it sounds like. A super
oxygenated liquid that helps the healing process. The patient is submerged and
breaths the liquid as they would normal air. Your body was able to
remain calm while unconscious, but now that you’re awake it might make you nauseous for a few moments. It will pass. Take
deep breaths and when you feel ready you can try to open your eyes.”
Vareen did as the nurse asked. At first, it was painful, but after a moment her nausea died down and she felt better.
When she was ready she tried to open her eyes. She blinked rapidly at the light
and then closed them again.
“Lighting to forty percent.” The nurse called. “Try again. The lights can
be hard when you’ve come out of hydro-isolation.”
Vareen peeked her eyes open the slightest bit and then a bit more when it
didn’t hurt. Finally, she had them opened fully and looked around. It appeared as
if she was in a typical medical room. There was a doorway to her left, and
another straight ahead. A window on her right was covered in some type of
blinds. The bed was standard,
leaden. What was going on?
“Did you see that. She moved her hand.” The male was very excited, but
she was more irritated that it hadn’t worked.
“ It could have been another unconscious
twitch. Let me run a scan and see what it shows.”
Vareen didn’t feel anything happening, so the scan they performed must
not be invasive.
“All this time listening to you chatting away at her must’ve worked. Her
stats have improved. I think we’ve kept her in hydro-isolation long enough. I
hope that our method of electro -muscle
therapy worked on her physiology. If not, we’ll
have extra work to reverse any a trophy. It’s time to move her to a rehab
room and find out.”
“Is the process going to be traumatic?” the male seemed worried.
“No. We just slowly release the fluid levels and then transport her to a
medical room.”
What did that mean? What kind of fluid was she in? As the thoughts raced through her head, she could feel a slight
change in the pressure around her body. The temperature changed from what she
would liken to a nice warm soak, to a few degrees cooler. Her body started to
feel weighted again as if she’d been in
zero gravity.
“Her responses are holding steady. Let’s transport her. I’ll keep you
informed of her progress.”
“I’m going with you,” the male argued.
“No, you’re not. There is no way to know how she’ll react to seeing any
of you. You need to be patient and wait until I deem it safe for you to see
each other.”
“I don’t want to—”
“Maybe it’s best if you listen to the doctor.” That was Cali talking. At least
someone she knew was here, wherever “here” is.
“I know it’s hard, but do what’s best for Vareen. Not what you want. I’ll
see you when I’m done examining her.”
From what she was hearing, it was logical to assume that she’d been ill
and with all the medical talk around her, this was a hospital. So what injury
or illness did she have? Trying to remember gave her a headache. The last thing
she recalled was being assigned as the second officer of The Reliant . She had been
called to duty and arrived at Thalesti with Nellia and Diandra. Why did
thinking of Diandra give her a headache ? For some reason everything was fuzzy.
There was a tingling sensation and then she heard a friendly voice.
“Hello, Vareen. I’m your nurse. You can call me Daizie .”
Vareen felt out with her hands, she couldn’t breathe and was going to be
sick. When she tried to talk, her voice was hoarse. “I-I’m going to b-be s ick .” Speaking that one sentence was extremely difficult and ended when she started gagging.
“It’s the hydro-oxygen gel you’ve been breathing, ”
Daizie reassured her. Vareen felt the cold surface of some type of bowl. “If you
need to be sick, here’s a basin.”
“What is hydro-oxygen gel?” Vareen
rasped.
“It is just what it sounds like. A super
oxygenated liquid that helps the healing process. The patient is submerged and
breaths the liquid as they would normal air. Your body was able to
remain calm while unconscious, but now that you’re awake it might make you nauseous for a few moments. It will pass. Take
deep breaths and when you feel ready you can try to open your eyes.”
Vareen did as the nurse asked. At first, it was painful, but after a moment her nausea died down and she felt better.
When she was ready she tried to open her eyes. She blinked rapidly at the light
and then closed them again.
“Lighting to forty percent.” The nurse called. “Try again. The lights can
be hard when you’ve come out of hydro-isolation.”
Vareen peeked her eyes open the slightest bit and then a bit more when it
didn’t hurt. Finally, she had them opened fully and looked around. It appeared as
if she was in a typical medical room. There was a doorway to her left, and
another straight ahead. A window on her right was covered in some type of
blinds. The bed was standard,
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