New blue blood

Posted on Sat Apr 13th, 2019 @ 7:23pm by Lieutenant Asa Dael & Lieutenant JG Thav Th'ovohrot & Lieutenant JG Oribiar Th'thiasreq & Ensign Tathaa

Mission: Detours
Location: Medbay

The ships medbay was quite which the staff on duty were all grateful for. The anenr nurse was going about her business when her anttena started moving at the sound of two familiar voices appeared in her ears.

" Hello, you two here for your checkup." She said as the two male andorians entered the sickbay.

Thav and Oribiar both gave her a smile as they approached the desk. " Yup need the medical checkup before we're cleared for duty. " mind getting the doctor? Oribar asked the white girl of his heart.

Bounding out of their office, Asa had been expecting the pair and was excited to formally meet them. They offered a huge smile and said brightly, "Welcome! I'm Doctor Dael, pleased to meet you."

" Nice to meet you doctor. " Thav said as he pulled a padd from his uniform pocket. " Me and my mate's last medical checkup from are last posting. Just so you know we were both born using the Yrythny solution. "

Accepting the PaDD, Asa looked over the information quickly. "Thank you for telling me. Right this way please, this shouldn't take long."

Asa directed them to the nearest pair of biobeds and set about running the usual scans. While the results were compiling they asked,"So, any concerns you would like to discuss?"

" Yes, we and I'm sure Thex and Tathaa have the same concern. " Thav said leaning up slightly from the bed. " As you know the Yrythny solution has a side effect."

Looking with compassion at Thav, Asa said, "Yes, I know. But I also know you are now serving aboard a ship that has certain elements that cause an increase in the amount of pregnancies, and to-date, the worst complications we have had are cranky partners and unusual cravings. I'm not saying this to make light of your concerns, I'm telling you this so you know- I will do everything I can to help the four of you bring a healthy, happy new life to the universe if that is your wish."

" Thank you, doctor. I'm sure all four of us feel the same way. " The master at arms replied.

" Have any of the tests we've been running turned anything else up? " The anear nurse asked referring to the test they'd been running comparing the know results from the Yrythny solution to Thex and her's gene patch.

"A few protein chains have shown up that will need to be addressed in the Yrythny solution to make them fully compatible with the two of you, but so far nothing that would cause too much concern. The protein chains in question are the ones effecting skin color, so at worst, the baby might not be entirely the expected shade. But I'm sure we can all agree, they will be perfect no matter what hue, right?" Asa said.

" Indeed. Even if they turn out green." the anear nurse jokily said referring to the odd genetic effect of some anear/andorian hybrid children being born with green skin though that was a rarety.

"Excellent!" Asa enthused, "I'm not seeing any issues with conception, but the simulations of the pregnancy do bear a bit more investigation. There are a few solutions to the possible complications, some involving gene therapy, some with simple nutritional and exercise components. Honestly the most important thing is that all four of you are equally committed, but I really don't see any issues there.What questions can I answer for you? I'm sure you have a few. And keep in mind, I'm ships counselor too, and I do recommend some pre-conception therapy for the 4 of you to make sure everyone is of the same mind not just about the pregnancy, but on child-rearing techniques as well."

" Well, I guess we could use all the help we can get. " The nurse responded.

" I know the chances are very slim doctor, but is there any chance of us getting more than one at once?" Asked the ships quatermaster from the biobed.

Rubbing their neck with one hand, Asa considered the question.

“I…I can’t promise that. We can try, but I need you to understand….multiples increase the chances of complications during pregnancy. I’m afraid it won’t be an easy pregnancy anyway, and may even require restricted movement for the zhen….possibly even for the shen during development of the zygote. I’ll do everything I can, but be sure of what you are asking. It is my professional opinion that a single pregnancy has the highest chance of success.”

" Well, i guess we'll find out." The anear nurse added slightly blushing knowing she'd be carrying the zygote. " Besides 90% of our people, pregnancies is a single zygote so we probably won't have to worry."

With a nod, Asa replied, “True. We will need to see what hormone levels everyone is at also to know true odds, and we do have to complete the gene therapy for Tathaa and Thex to have optimal success that we discovered earlier. Which means, we could start that now and you could begin to try in as soon as six weeks….if you like.”

" Could you book me and Thex for the next session of gene therapy?" The anear nurse asked.

" And you can start with the hormone level monitoring." Thav added as he looked over at his mate.

Smiling at both, Asa said, “Of course, we can do both of those things. Let’s have Thex come in when she’s off duty and we can begin gene therapy. And if each of you will wear a small dermal patch for the next six weeks, it will monitor hormone levels in real time and report in to Sickbay so I can check them daily without interrupting your schedules. I’ll just go get some now.”

Asa jotted to the storage area and retrieved two small dermal dots. After quickly programming them with the hormone levels they were to monitor, they returned to their patients.

“You can wear this anywhere, as long as it is directly touching your skin. It shouldn’t come off in the shower, but if it does, I’ll program replacements for you in your replicators. The information will feed into Sickbay automatically, and I’ll alert you to any issues. Sound good?” they asked.

" Sounds good doctor. Thanks for all the help with this. Are people repoductive system is a pain and a half isn't it? " Oribiar said as he placed the tab on his neck.

With a bit of a laugh, Asa said, "Not at all. Every person has unique challenges, and I'm here to help you meet them."