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[ Doctor Simon Tam ☤ SCI»010»030 ]

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You should contact him. And he seems to be nervous that you'll not have time for him; reassure him that this is not the case.

I can do that. What's the number?

Zero-one-seven zero-seven-one. A new arrival.

I'll send him a message. Thank you, Edgeworth.

No - thank you, Dr. Tam. I do appreciate it.

[ Simon, this man is either the answer to your prayers, or your worst nightmare. At least he is mostly not a psychopath. ]

You Doctor Tam?

[ Things that are not nice to do: act like he doesn't know this is Simon. Things McCoy is doing anyway: that. Doesn't hurt to make sure, though, just in case. ]

[oh boy

oh boy]

This is Doctor Tam, yes. What can I do for you?

Simon.

[ bothering you at work bro, what up. ]

River.

[yeah okay that's enough of that.]

Is everything all right?

[ she's quiet a second, thinking thinky thoughts that have nothing ( everything ) to do with his question. ]

Can I come visit?

[There is the tiniest pause, as if this wasn't something he'd really thought about before.]

You can always come visit, you don't need to ask.

I won't get in the way and I won't throw things, promise. I'll be good.

[ reassuring simon or staff or herself? the medbay at large, probably. she'll apologise to the doors and the hallways too. ]

I heard through the very short grapevine that you might be one of the people I should talk to about being in medical. [ a beat. ] Namely, if I was going to say I'm a doctor, you'd say that we could use help in preventing everyone from managing to somehow get themselves killed.

There are other doctors here. [Doctors that are not me, is the implication.] They're not going to hurt you. It's safe.

Oh, uh. Yes. We're always looking for new medical personnel. What's your experience?

I know.

[ stop. too fast. try again. ]

I. I'm trying to know. She said to try. A house of cards. Move slowly.

Medical school. A few years of my own practice. More schooling courtesy of Starfleet medical to make it so I was made more familiar with alien biology.

Was the Chief Medical Officer, technically still am if we ever get off of this hell ship, but basically I've been doing this a while, I'm damn good at it and it's— who I am pretty much.

You've been doing a good job.

[And he means that, sincerely, because he's seen her on the network, making friends, talking to people--and it's nice to see. It's more than nice.]

You can come visit me whenever you like, mei-mei.