[TAZ]Med.Force.One

[Doc Holliday]

John Holliday took his first walk onto the deck of his Estate house that he had taken in weeks. Only home after major surgery for a day and still in his bathrobe, he leaned on his deck railing sipping on a cup of morning coffee. The morning air was crisp and felt good on his new lungs. He managed a slight smile as he looked out over his acreage, watching some of the wild animals roam free as he so liked. It was peaceful and quiet. Not even a slight breeze blew. It was the perfect morning. Eventually, his coffee cup ran dry so he headed in for a re-fill.

He poured his next cup and even enjoyed the quiet morning of his home. His wife was still asleep. After many days of her constant vigil over him while he was sick and recovering, she was exhausted and he dare not wake her up. As he made his way to the deck, the buzzer to his com system sounded. He wasn't expecting anything important, at least not right away. Placing his cup on the table nearby, he activated the system as he sat down. The inbound recipient only read: Shipright's Office, Corfu Base, Omicron Theta.

Turning on the system, a video of a well Zoner shipwright appeared, "Doctor John Henry Holliday I presume."
"Yes," replied John in a soft voice, "I am John Holliday. Can you hear me OK?"
"I can, Doctor," replied the shipwright, "I trust you are on the mend after your surgery?"
John just nodded.
"Good," replied the shipwright, "many of us in the Zoner world and beyond want you back on your feet again. Anyway, I am Lt. Commander Malcolm Colby, head shipwright here on Corfu. I was put in charge of your project codenamed Med Force One."

"Very good, Commander," answered Doc, "so what's the latest?"
"Well, we received the official paperwork making everything legal from the man you hired," he Colby explained, "a Lieutenant James Haddock."
"I remember," answered Doc, "I trust he made it safely?"
"He did," replied Colby, "he was quite frazzled when he got here. It was his first venture into Corsair space."
"I remember my first trip through Corsair space," replied Doc with a smile, "for the unknowing, it can be scary."

"So, Doctor, these are some pretty elaborate plans," said Colby, "a dedicated medical ship. That is something we haven't seen yet. I would like to suggest, Doctor, maybe building up a Jinkusu for this endeavour. The Corvo Cruiser is a fine ship but for what you need, you won't have much storage room for provisions. The Jinkusu is fully self contained and fully independent."

"Commander, I'd love to have a Jinkusu for it but I just don't have the funding for it," explained Doc, "I'm taking what I can get for now. With some trading and maybe some donations from those who will benefit, maybe we can make this happen in the near future."

"Yes, I understand," replied Colby. "I will be able to make some new modifications on board that will offset the lack of cargo space, food replicators being one such modification."
"So long as it doesn't use that Eris aweful Synthe Paste," demanded Doc.
With a laugh, Colby reassured him that this wasn't so.
"Your research laboratory won't be as involved as what you have at home but it will be more than adequate for what you need," continued Colby. "

"How about my sick bays?" asked Doc, taking a sip of his coffee, "what will be my capacity for the sick and/or injured?"
"I'd say about 200, give or take," answered Colby.
"Medical and command staff?" asked Doc.
"You will have room for about 30 command and staff," answered Colby.
Doc just nodded his approval.

"When you see him," began Doc, "I want you to tell Lieutenant Haddock that for his efforts, he will be on that staff. Also tell him to check his neural net account as I have included a bonus for him."
"Very well, Doctor, I will tell him," answered Colby, "Anything else?"
"No, not right now," responded Doc, "just keep me posted."
"Will do, Doctor," said Colby, "you just get yourself healthy and we'll do our jobs out here. Good day, Doctor."
With that, the signal faded out. With the house still quiet and the wife still sleeping, he picked up his coffee cup, returned to his deck where he again leaned on his deck rail and enjoyed his morning.

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