New Wings

[Doc Holliday]

Patient Recovery Room 4, Med Force General and Research, Baffin, about 6 Weeks Later

He was carefully holding her arm having removed the cast from it. His right hand supported her elbow, the other at her wrist.
"OK, the first few times I do this it will hurt a bit as it has been in a stable position for so long," he told her.
Gently, he slowly moved her arm a little. He knew it was painful so he was as gentle as he could be. That first swing took awhile but they got it in. Before too long, she found herself swinging the arm, albeit slowly, on her own to Doc's approval.
"I will have a physical therapist working with you for a bit," he told her. "For now, no heavy lifting."

The orbital bone had also healed nicely as had all of her wounds. To the observer, one wouldn't know she had been battered but beneath the skin, she still felt it as internally she was still strengthening.
"I think we can start treating you less as a patient and more as a visitor," he told her. "I have arranged quarters for you while the therapist finishes with you. It is also there that you will formally begin your studies. Eventually, I will transfer you to our Academy out in Omicron Theta. You will learn more there than you will here."

She no longer needed a wheelchair and she was eating and drinking on her own. "I want you to enjoy your time here so tonight, I want you to be my guest at the piano bar. Those who know how to play will to include myself." He smiled softly. "Casual attire is fine. I do not keep dress codes on station except in surgical areas."
He then noticed the cat and gave it a scratch on the neck. With Michelle entering, he turned things over to her.

"She is all yours," he told her. With that, he left the room. Michelle turned to Sonja as Doc left. "How that man is in such a good mood is beyond me. Besides you, there hasn't been much success for him lately."

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