Can I help?
Posted on Tue Jan 17th, 2017 @ 9:47am by
Edited on on Tue Jan 17th, 2017 @ 9:47am
656 words; about a 3 minute read
Mission:
New Faces and Terror Beyond
Location: Planetside
Xavier had finished patching up the last of he marines that survived the animal attack. Most that were injured didn't survive and the worst cases were sent directly to the ship, the Major included.
As if they were not already up to thier necks treating the civilians the addition of the marines did cause some fuss with people were bumped down to accommodate. It took alot of Xavier's patience to explain it several times but his patience was running out.
"Doc, hey. Do you need anything?" I asked pressing the intercom to the sterile room. I'd timed it for when he wasn't doing anything.
Xavier looked up and saw James, the Chief Engineer. "Extra medical staff would be nice, more rooms, more power....." I took a breath. "Sorry, it's been non stop since we got here."
"Don't worry about it Doc, your jobs more important here than mine. I'll see what I can do about those extras for you." I answered the man. "How much more space and power do you need?" Just so I knew what I was looking at.
"At least another 10 rooms if you can manage it, with power and emergency backups."
"The rooms you want them on another floor or expand this one?" I asked him taking notes on my PADD.
"Don't care, as long as its stable, secure and I can work in it." Xavier said standing next to the window.
"Well if we go another floor Im going to have to take the roof off of one room for a set of stairs, 5-10 minutes exposure at most." I wanted to let the doc know because he knew which rooms were more important than others, I just had them put up.
"There is a storage room out back, there are some supplies in there but nothing that can't be moved." Xavier said hoping that if the stairs were towards the rear of the building then civilians wouldn't see that as an opportunity to sneak around were it at the front.
"I'll get right on it. I'll speak to CAG, see what he can do."
"Thanks James." Xaiver said then returned to his work.
I walked outside and it was still slightly raining but I walked over to the landing area where the shuttles were grouped up. I saw which one our CAG was in, it was the only one with the lights on. I banged on the tail ramp.
Zan opened up but had a phaser ready in case it was a crafty civ trying to test his luck. The landing area was guarded but the desperate were often creative. When I saw it was James I put the phaser down.
"Expecting trouble?" I asked.
"Some are loaded with medical supplies and I have the master control, wouldn't you?" Zan spoke. "So what's going on?"
"Just spoken to Doctor, he needs more staff and building supplies. The supplies and staff can be beamed down but I was handed a list of medical gear they needs."
"I can send a few shuttles to the ship to collect them. Do you need any for heavy lifting?" Zan asked.
"I will yeah, Doc wants to expand to a first floor with rear set stairs, my men cant lift this up another level." I spoke glad to be out of the rain.
"Shouldn't be a problem. Just let me know when we are needed and where."
"Did you hear?"
"Hear what?" Zan asked.
"Bunch of marines got hurt, animal attack." I answered, I'd heard a rumour that the CAG was engaged to one of them. "The Major and a few others. Some dead. You are with a Marine arnt you?"
"Yeah. Winters, Amanda Winters."
"Don't worry, she's safe. Though I doubt shes too happy about lover boy sitting here in the dry with a replicator on hand."
"She could always join me." Zan replied.
I laughed. "I'll get back to you with details."
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