Sonja was Impressed by the Station, seeing all the People who get help here Made her Smile. this place was Truly Different from Freeport 5, ther almost Noone would Cares about a Wounded Person. she Remembers that John said something about an MFE Presence there but if she ever used the Help then she has Forgotten it. after a while of Roling through the Hallways Sonja had an Idea, she looked up to John and smiled. "you have told me you have Doctors on Freeport 5 Right? could it be that they have Data about me, I mean maybe I was a Patient there once? maybe it can tell me something about my Past." it was just a Smal hope but this emptiness in her head was just too Scary. it was like she had an Empty Libary in her head where all Books were Stolen. she Knew that something should be there but it was gone and that was a Real Scary Feeling.
as Doc Showed her Poor soul she was Shocked at First and wanted to move away, but then she saw his Wounds and Great compassion for him Developed in her. she Pets Niki on her Lap and the Contact to her Calmed Sonja and gave her the Strenght she needed. "what has happened to Him?" she was Clearly Worried about the Patient and then she Noticed the Healing Light and Gasped, the Machine looks Like Magic to her. "how is that possible? It Like Magic." she was Deeply Impressed by what she saw and even her Cat looked Like she was Suprised as she Looked at the Poor Soul behind the Glass that's Life was Saved right in front of them. after a while Sonja looks up to him again and puts her head Sideways, she looked a bit like her Cat when she tries to Figure something out. "You are a Normal Human, you don't have a Magic Wand somewhere or something like this?" she smirks and then watches how the Procedure was Brought to an end and the Man has Lowered to the Surface of the Machine again. His Skin was Completly Restored and his Breathing also looks a lot Calmer and less Painful. Sonja Felt Relive and Smiled as she saw the Man was Feeling better now.
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"Oh I am quite human," he replied "and I do not have a magic wand. We at Med Force Enterprises did not design it. It is a long process of reconditioning the skin by working on good skin cells. Yes, there are good ones in that mess that is a man."
He enabled her to get a better look. The man was still sleeping and the treated skin looked like a cloudy yellow gelatin. "For the next 24 hours, he cannot be awoken nor can he move. To do so will ruin the process so we keep him asleep."
The machine was still working. "He will be in there for awhile so let us move on."
They went down another hallway and stopped by some doors. "I cannot let you in there but that is where the research lab is. As a rule, no one talks about what goes on in there outside these doors due to the secret nature of our work." It was all he said of it as they continued on, passing a large restaurant.
"It is a popular place, sometimes too popular. I walk in and people want me to play on the piano. It is off hours right now as they set up for the upcoming day."
He smiled again. "I will show you a place where I like to go that is quiet."
With that, he wheeled her up another turbo lift to a small coffee stand near a window overlooking Planet Eris. He pointed off to the side and said, "That is Shasta Orbital Skyhook over there, home of the Temporary Autonomous Zoners."
Next to them was a small table where they could sit, enjoy the view and have a beverage. "I come here often to review files and sometimes just think."
As they sat, a waiter came over and took their order.
Sonja smiles at him as she is Rolled through the Station her Mind absorbed any Knowledge and any impressions she got. it was a Try to fill the Emptiness in her Mind. she was Deeply Impressed by the Station. it was like a Freeport, but instead of were a Freeport was Dedicated to Making Money and don't care much about the ones that Life there, this Place was a Place of Healing and Recovery. in comparison to the Place she Came from, even when she haves only Litle Memories of it, she was sure that this Place was the Complete Opposite to it. as she was Brough to the Restaurant she Remembers something. "Michelle Mentioned that you are a Great Musician, she told me how much she loved to hear you play. I hope I have the same Luck one day too." she had no idea what a Piano was, but when she thinks about how Mishelle talked about it, it must have been a wonderful thing.
as he brought her to the Smal Caffe Stand She was Fascinated by the View the Planet of Eris and the Big Station she saw in the distance, it must have been a Realy Big Station when she could see it that well From here. the Stars had Always Calmed her and she Smiled as a Memory of her Grandmother and herself Returned to her. "I always Loved the Stars, I can remember that I watched them With my Grandmother as I was Litle Girl. this Spot reminds me of the Old Observation Buble on the Freeport." she smiled happily about this Memory it was another Litle Book that Returned in the Empty Libary that was her Memory. her Cat Niki had Decided to Lay down on the Side of the Table and enjoyed her Usual Caresses and Purred as the Waiter arrived, Sonja had taken a Look in the Smal Menue to Decide. "I would like to have an Orange Lemonade and a Smal Bowl of Water for Niki." She smiled at John "Too much Milk isn't Good for Cats, and we shouldn't Spoil her to Much."
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Doc ordered some coffee. He took it black and was rather at ease. For him, it wasn't often that he was. He tried not making it a habit to get too involved with his patients but now and then, he found a special case that tapped his interest. Awhile back, it was a stray Rogue that crashed on his station.
He was silent for a couple of minutes. He just listened to her speak of the stars and her mention of wanting to hear him play. But for now, he wanted to address her earlier concern. In typical long winded Doc fashion, he spoke of it.
"Sonja, when I started Med Force Enterprises, I started with a single transport ship, flying from place to place to build funds enough to buy my own practice." He pointed at Shasta through the window. "It was there that it began from my old friend Malaclypse." He gave a light smile and hmph, "May he rest in peace. It is fitting that years later I would start this base with another old friend."
He sipped his coffee before continuing. "I continue to fly place to place, performing surgeries in between, the only pay I get is satisfaction which quite honestly, credits can't buy. Besides, there is no honor in credits but there is plenty in the results of my work."
He sighed a moment before continuing. "I wanted to help people and I have done that many times over. Sadly, some of those people had a sharp knife in their hand with a target on my back. Still, I do my work."
He looked straight at her, his hands around his cup. "I commend you for wanting to help people. You remind me of an old friend, Doreen, who felt as you do." He then smiled a bit, "She could not afford school either but is now a chief medical officer. Her identity and location I will keep secret but payment for training is not in credits or trade but in keeping the Hippocratic Oath sacred and sticking to those principles no matter what the odds or the dangers."
He sipped his coffee before looking at her again. "So tell me, what would you like to learn?"
Sonja Listen to him and was Impressed and Suprised by what he had Created by only Hard Work and Good Will. and the more he told her the more Impressed she was while she Drinks her Lemonade. she Listened to the whole Story and how he spoke about the Oath of Hippocrates. after he ended and asked his Question she needed a bit of time to think about her Answer while doing that she Carresed Niki as the Purring of the Cat helped her Thinking. "I Would Love to Help Woman like me or Michelle, I want to Ease the Mental Pain of the Abuse. my Body is maybe on the way to Healing but the Few Memories of what my Husband.....no he doesn't deserve to be called that." She shakes her head she didn't have many Memories of the Abuse by that Man but the ones she had Terrified her, she could not understand how she had Endured and in some cases even Ecused this for so long. "He was a Monster, not a Man, and the memories I have at him Scare me. I can imagine how other Woman must Feel who can Remember these Living Hell and I want to help them." she looks determined and confident that this is what she wants to and has to do, if John would Give her the Chance to Study she would Travel the Stars and Help all the Woman that suffered as she had.
she takes another sip of her Lemonade while Niki takes a bit of Water, she would like to have Milk much more but not today it semed. "I would love to do the same as you, I mean Flying around and Helping Woman." she smiles and Looks down on her Cat the had made herself Comfy on the Table "I Wonder if Niki Could help with that? she is Really good with People and she Cheers them up just by her presence." she smiled down on her Litle Companion and Caressed her between her ears on the Spot she Loves so Much making her Purr even Louder. "and I would Love to Swear that Oath of Hippocrates, even when I have no idea what that Oath is, but when it is important to you then it must be Something good." She smiled and took another Sip while she Looks out of the Window again Thinking about how she would be Out there and Helping the Woman to Deal with the Demons of their Past.
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He was enjoying listening to Sonja speak. She came across as genuine and while he had only known her a short time, he could only assume that she was a caring person before her husband attacked her. As evil as his attack was, it seemed to only make her all the more caring. "I would love to do the same as you, I mean Flying around and Helping Woman."
He gave a "hmph" at this. "Personally, I hate the flying around part. It gets old quick."
He then cocked his head a little and looked at her. She could tell that he was studying her. He then straightened his head back up.
"If it were up to me, I would send you with a medical team to base somewhere where your skills would be needed," he explained. "Freeport 1 or maybe or a temporary hot zone....like.... somewhere that we are aiding on call but, it is not up to me. It would be up to your supervisor........whoever that may be."
He took the last sip of his coffee and then requested a refill. While he waited, he took a slip of paper from his pocket and slid it in front of her.
"I have the original memorized in Latin," he explained. "I require all my staff to either memorize it or carry it with them. Some do both."
He then looked down at it before she took it.
"Tell me, is that something you can do?"
The paper read:
The Hippocratic Oath
I swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant:
I will respect the hard-won scientific gains of those physicians in whose steps I walk, and gladly share such knowledge as is mine with those who are to follow.
I will apply, for the benefit of the sick, all measures [that] are required, avoiding those twin traps of overtreatment and therapeutic nihilism.
I will remember that there is art to medicine as well as science, and that warmth, sympathy, and understanding may outweigh the surgeon's knife or the chemist's drug.
I will not be ashamed to say "I know not," nor will I fail to call in my colleagues when the skills of another are needed for a patient's recovery.
I will respect the privacy of my patients, for their problems are not disclosed to me that the world may know. Most especially must I tread with care in matters of life and death. If it is given me to save a life, all thanks. But it may also be within my power to take a life; this awesome responsibility must be faced with great humbleness and awareness of my own frailty. Above all, I must not play at God.
I will remember that I do not treat a fever chart, a cancerous growth, but a sick human being, whose illness may affect the person's family and economic stability. My responsibility includes these related problems, if I am to care adequately for the sick.
I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to cure.
I will remember that I remain a member of society, with special obligations to all my fellow human beings, those sound of mind and body as well as the infirm.
If I do not violate this oath, may I enjoy life and art, respected while I live and remembered with affection thereafter. May I always act so as to preserve the finest traditions of my calling and may I long experience the joy of healing those who seek my help.
Sonja heard what he said and Memorized his Words, she knew that he had a Good Intention and that he had more Experience then she had. she smiled at him, Drinks the rest of her Lemonade, and asked the Waiter for a Refill. after he told her what his plans would be, she thinks about it. "I think I am not Ready to Live for long on a Freeport when I think about it I Feel Scared. but I would Love to Help Woman that Suffered Abuse, and I will go wherever I Can help them. If that Means to Live on a Freeport then I Will Live there." she looked Determined, she had maybe lost the Most Of her Memories and some might never Return to her, but this was also a New Fresh Start for her. she wanted to Help other Woman that have Suffered like herself and to help them to Find the Strength to Live a Better Life.
Sonja Reads the Oath Loud and Carefully, she Memorized every Word and it Crated a new Book in the Empty Libary that was her Mind. she took some time to Read everything and after it, she Smiled Happily. "This sounds like an Oath I can be Happy to Live after, it is a Good Philosophy and I Hope I can Honor it with my Work." she Looked a bit Nervous, she was going to have a loot of Responsibility and this Oath was a Big Thing. she just hoped not to Ruin it. he Could Read the Worries of her Face, but she was determined to do her best. If Sonja could only Help one Woman it would all be Worth it.
Sonja Felt Relieved as she Talked with him, even when she had lost her Memories she Knew somehow that these Feelings were hers for a Long time. her Words felt like a Revelation, and her Heart Felt so much Lighter. she Cuddled with the Cat that had Sit next to her and Looked like she has Read the Oath with her, while she Cuddles at her Twinsoul and Purred Happily to Support her.
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When she spoke, he listened. His cup steaming with a fresh refill, he enjoyed listening to someone who knew what they wanted. It wasn't just almost losing her life that cemented what she wanted, she already did before that. Still, she had her own recovery to make. Her arm, her eye, the other wounds she had and regaining her strength were all things she had to work. He just reminded her of it.
"You do realize that if you end up working here, I go from being your doctor to your boss," he joked. "I mean, I will not be your direct supervisor but since I run the whole thing...." He stopped with a smile and sipped his coffee.
"But for now, as your doctor, you need to worry about you. While you spend the next few weeks in recovery, the paperwork will begin. It takes time so it is perfect."
His face grew long, knowing the next subject would be a bit painful. "Now, to avoid any unfortunate legal problems...." He paused a moment with a sigh, ".....your ex.......monster, husband, whatever you wish to call him, if he is dead then I do not need authorities coming here with warrants for you or if he is alive, perhaps you need divorce proceedings? Either way, it is something we must deal with as part of your training takes place in house space."
It brought a moment of reflection of his own failed marriage. He knew that had he allowed her the chance of another child, it wouldn't have ended. He missed Midori but knew he was right to try and stop her from having more children. All he could do was reflect on what was a good marriage for him.
Sonja Liked to Talk with him, he was a Friendly Man. his Face had a Smile, but she was sure that he would also Protect those that he Loves and his Patients if he was forced to. his whole Body Language was that of a Man that Knew how to Fight but Prefered to Heal. "You do realize that if you end up working here, I go from being your doctor to your boss,"
as he made the Joke she Couldnt Hold herself Back from Smiling and even laughed a little. it was a Pure and Happy Sound that showed that Sonja was a Happy Person once, a Person that Laughed a Loot. "Can't we Drink coffee together then? and I think in that case Niki would need a Job too" she tried to make a Joke.
As he Mentioned her Wounds she made a bit of a Sad Face, she had so much fun with him that she had forgotten how bad her Body was Injured and how Close it was for her to escape Death. "I know I have to Heal First if you don't have another Magic Mashien standing around somewhere that lets me Heal it Quicker?" she Smiled and Cuddles her Cat as she tried to make another Joke. she made a face as if she had a Headache and touched her forehead as another Memory returned to her. it was a Memory of her Grandmother how she Laughed and had Fun while she showed Sonja how to Fly a Spaceship. she Smiled "Another Memory has Returned to me, my Grandmother has Showed me how to Fly. I am a good Pilot, I think I have a Pilots License."
but as he Mentioned her Husband her Smile Disappeared she looked a Sad and Terrefyed as the Memory of that Night Returned to her. but with John and Niki by her side, it was Easier for her. she sighed and looked at him as the Memory floods her Mind. "It was an Accident I didn't do it on Purpose he Attacked me and I Fought back for the First Time. I have Hit him and he tripped over a whiskey bottle and Fell backward over the Couch" this Memory had Realy Tired her and she had begun to Cry. "I....I...Didn't want this to happen.....i....i didn't wanted him to Die....i...i..have heard his Neck Break......." the Talk about her Traumatic Past had Tired her and John had to bring her back to her Bed where she Quickly fell asleep, as Always Niki had Cuddled at her.
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a Man in the Uniform of a Station Police Officer Lands at Medforce General he walked up to the Reception and Smiled at the Nurse. "My Name is Jackson Walker, I am Constable at Freeport 5 I have to Talk with a John Holliday. It is about Sonja Vilke, about her Dead Husband to be Precise." the man didn't let the Nurse see behind his Mask of Professionalism while he waited. all this Happens while Sonja was Still Asleep just some Decks above them.
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Doc was heading for a lunch break when word came of an officer of the law was looking for him. A security guard had notified him. Doc could only think to himself, "How did someone from Freeport 5 find this place? Regardless, he put aside his lunch and made his way to meet the officer.
He first met the receptionist he pointed in the direction of the officer who was speaking with the security guard. Standing by his guard, he greeted the officer.
"I am Doctor John Holliday," he stated. He then excused his security detail. "I understand you wish to speak with me about a patient."
He then motioned to somewhere more private. "Let us talk."