poly_crack | THE TEST DRIVE MEME

((ooc: a little bit of everything. pick one, pick your own, make things up, I'm down for anything o/))

[1 – arrival; woods]

[Kes is obviously surprised when she suddenly finds herself in the middle of a forest instead of in sickbay, the medical tricorder she has just been using replaced by an entirely different device. Another one of those holodeck events that everyone is so fond of? She can't quite hold back a sigh for having been whisked away from her research work, but doesn't want to be a complete party pooper either. Is she supposed to make her way through the thick foliage?

She pokes the strange communication device first, her tone playfully chiding once she gets an audio channel running. Maybe this will give her a few hints on how to proceed to properly play along.]

Neelix? [Her first suspect, closely followed by the second.] Tom?

[And after several moments of frustrating radio silence, this time a little concerned.]

Hello?

[2 – several days in; medical facilities]

[It seems only logical that Kes, as a fully capable medical assistant, eventually finds her way into the local hospital to see if her help is needed anywhere.

If you're part of the staff, you'll have an eager Ocampa following you around, ready to learn and get things done. You're welcome.

If you arrive as a patient you might have to endure a few unpleasant side effects of her technological adjustment period. What are those ancient needles and why is it so hard to draw sufficient blood with them anyway? Better bring some patience for getting poked repeatedly. She means well, at least.]

[3 – long-term residency; fountain]

[Looks like it's a nice sunny day outside and someone's enjoying her lunch by the fountain. Or rather in the fountain. Upon her arrival Kes has quickly spotted others idly strolling through the shallow parts to cool off and doesn't hesitate for too long before mimicking the idea. So off with those shoes and into the water - not without a tiny little bit of giddy, childish splashing of course. It's summer, go have some fun!]

[ What with Bones swanning around the hospital as part of the busy senior medical staff, along with Chase, Wilson and House, there's a better than slim chance that he'll be able to get out of this check-up unscathed. So, when patient James T. Kirk slips out of his room two minutes after Bones has told him to stay put, he shrugs on his leather jacket and starts walking purposefully for the exit.

Wherever the hell it is. ]

Whole place is a damn maze ...

[ Muttering under his breath, he does his very best not to look like a patient on the run. As long as no one saw him leave his room, he should be golden. ]

[She’s just adding the finishing touches to an equipment tray right outside when Jim passes her and catches her attention. There’s nothing suspicious about him at first glance, really, but Kes could have sworn she’s heard McCoy mutter something about a stubborn friend of his only minutes ago. The good doctor tends to do that a lot, she noticed.

If memory serves her correctly, said friend is supposedly even part of the extended, trusted Starfleet family she has yet to meet in its entirety, which makes Kes's decision whether to catch up or not a rather easy one. Soon she falls into step with him, her hands comfortably clasped behind her back as she tries not to look too amused for the sake of professionalism.

But she just has to ask.]

Did you get transferred?

[After all, he somehow doesn't look like someone who really means to head straight into Urology.]

[ He pauses mid-step upon noticing, belatedly, that he has a tag-a-long, but she gets a friendly (albeit somewhat far too bright and innocent) smile when she asks that.

Oh. Hi, Urology. ]

Uh, yes! And I have no idea where the exit is, I'm all done for the day. Could you point me, please?

[He gets an overly sweet smile in return right there. So not buying it, stranger.]

Of course. Follow me, please.

[Kes points to an identical corridor and confidently leads the way - which might or might not make them walk in a circle and get them right back to where they started. Enough time for a little more verbal prodding to satisfy some of her curiosity at least, as if she’s not being obvious enough already with all the unsubtle glancing his way.]

I take it you’re a friend of Doctor McCoy?

[ Pretty lady, he puts his trust in thee, however much he looks like a truant schoolboy. ]

Nope. Never heard of him! Does he work here? [ His new guide is lovely enough to provide a distraction from the mental imagery of Bones howling his vengeance over Jim being gone. ] More importantly, do you? Miss —?

Oh?

[Goddamnit, Jim. Guess who’s going to hear about this if she doesn’t herd you right back into your Doc’s waiting arms? That’s right. Watch out, pretty lady betrayal is imminent.]

Ah– Kes! Just Kes. [Angelic smile, devious thoughts.] I do, actually. Or try to, if help is needed. Ca–[Hold on.] Kathryn suggested I get a little hands on experience with the equipment in this period.

Nice to meet you, Kes. [ If he didn't know any better, that cut off stumble over Kathryn's name could have been innocent. He smiles as he follows Kes down the corridors, neglecting to offer his own name. ] Which area is it that you usually specialize in?

[ Since Kes has arrived, the question on just who is meant to be the medical officer meant to take care of the Voyager crew has now been answered. Bones, for all his grumpiness, is no idiot. He knows that if Janeway insists that Kes is the right woman for the job, then there's no changing her mind, and anyway, even if he is technically the one with the rank of CMO, he's the CMO of the Enterprise.

In any case, he doesn't quite mind. He's met Kes through the network and can tell that she's got a good head on her shoulders, so now he's showing her around the hospital, showing her the ropes when it comes to deal with twenty first century tech. ]

...It ain't difficult once you get the hang of it, but you'll need to remember not poke the patient to hard with those needles. They can make a grown man double over in pain six ways to Sunday.

[Kes’s thoughts have yet to truly wrap themselves around their current predicament of time displacements and different crews. If she’s really honest, she’s glad they’re having a doctor here already – she could maybe do it, would do it, but as a mere assistant (an upgraded nurse really) she lacks the experience and knowledge on so many ends that she even fears failing in an emergency. In other words, you might not be done butting heads with her beloved captain just yet, Bones.

But right now she’s keen on finding her footing with his help and closely observes the way he handles instruments that are still a little foreign to her. From what she gathered, 21st century medicine revolved a lot around jabbing, prodding and tearing at body tissue with sharp metal equipment.]

Or push right through… [Frowning.] It seems like such delicate work for what we casually do with hypos. Without even really looking, too. [And after turning her head to stare at a tray of surgical instruments for a moment.] It all does.

[ it's a voice kathryn hasn't heard in nearly two years, a voice she's missed hearing, attached to a face she misses seeing in sickbay, fluttering about the decks of her ship. the doctor's made quite the medical assistant out of tom paris, but at the end of the day, he's a pilot, not a nurse. the hydroponics garden was still flourishing in spite of the rough patches they've hit since her departure, but life aboard voyager simply hasn't been the same since she left them. ]

Kes? Is that you?

[To Kes it’s been mere hours since she last saw her captain, probably in the mess hall when it had been the Ocampa’s turn to sweep in an rescue her from one of Neelix’s questionable culinary experiences that he insisted she tried. But that doesn’t change anything about the instant feeling of relief when she hears Kathryn’s response. That voice belongs to one of the main pillars in Kes’s life, unwavering, unfailing and undoubtedly with a solution at hand for her current predicament.]

… Captain? Yes! [A beat, then–] What’s going on? I seem to be– [She’s taking another look around, just to make sure that she really didn’t miss any clues in her surroundings before tentatively voicing her concern.] Captain, is the holodeck malfunctioning?

[ kathryn has to press a hand to her mouth for a moment as a wave of emotion threatens to overcome her. when was the last time something or someone had the power to do that? she can't remember. if not mark's dear john letter, than kes' departure and her gift of bringing them lighyears closer to home. ]

We're not on the holodeck. [ though she'd be lying if she hadn't walked around for those first few weeks half convinced that she was, looking for access ports and occasionally asking the computer to end program or provide an exit. ] We're trapped in a city situated at the focal point of a temporal anomaly.

[The silence reigning for several moments on Kes’s end is probably doesn’t come as a surprise. It’s quite a leap from the innocent prank she has suspected at first and for a second she even feels her mind wrap around the idea that this was an elaborate trap and her captain’s message a smart ruse. But this is Kathryn Janeway alright, straight to the point – a quality Kes admires and hopes to adapt.]

… what do I do? [She tries to sound calm and composed despite the slight quiver in her voice, especially now that the forest around her suddenly doesn’t seem as safe anymore.] How can I find you? [First things first, she decides in a very Starfleet way, panic and questioning can come later.]

[ she hates this part of the welcome speech, as the city's a place where they'd have the freedom to be as open as the prime and temporal directives allowed them to be, were it not for the threat of a mad, tyrannical augment from the wrong time period. were it not for the innocents in the city who could be hurt in any potential crossfire or become victims of example, she likely would've already stood up to this man and made a move against him. khan was nothing in comparison to the borg -- but here, he was unfortunately something, no matter how much she didn't like it. ]

No, stay where you are; I'll find you. I've gotten pretty good at navigating this city. [ she's already out the door to do just that. ] In the mean time, I need you to pocket your combadge. Don't let anyone know that you have any connections to Starfleet. I'll explain more later.

[ chakotay seems to have a certain distaste for the fountain, as his introduction to the city was being unceremoniously dumped into the water in the early morning. he's been taking discreet readings every so often, hiding his tricorder as best he can, and it's during one of these passes that he happens to run into kes. carefully tucking his tricorder back into his pocket, not that anyone would have been able to see it where he was keeping it hidden behind the lab coat he's sporting, he makes his way over to her. ]

The fountain seems to be making friends with you the right way.

[Kes turns at the sound of an all too familiar voice and visibly brightens up the moment she spots the Commander, always happy to catch a few words with the man. She decides it’s time to wade a little closer to the edge of the fountain again, because even if she doesn’t know anything about his own first encounter with the place, she does sense the opportunity of hearing a possibly good story here.]

Is there a wrong way? [She asks, amused.]

[ he grins and lowers his voice conspiratorially. ]

Try getting dropped in there on your first day.

[ that actually did happen to him. ]

How are you settling in?

THE TEST DRIVE MEME

Kes | Star Trek: Voyager

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