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[simulatedmedic]

While I commend you for trying something new, Mr. Mundane, I must say that I find your lack of things to do with me a bit disappointing.

What was the point in transferring my program to your headspace if you weren't going to use me?

I'm a doctor, not a vacuum cleaner. I'm not designed to collect dust.

[A pause.]

Remember to turn my program off when you leave. I'm not a light bulb, either.

Comments

[always_seven]

You're a program?

[simulatedmedic]

Quite so. I am an Emergency Medical Hologram, or EMH. You can call me the Doctor, however, until I decide on a name.

[always_seven]

You don't have a name?

[simulatedmedic]

It wasn't programmed intially, no, but I plan to change that.

[always_seven]

You were programmed without a name?

[simulatedmedic]

My program wasn't designed to run for the length of time it has been, there was no need to program one into my subroutines.

[always_seven]

But everyone has a name.

[simulatedmedic]

Unfortunately, holograms don't count under the common rules.

[always_seven]

That's not fair.

[simulatedmedic]

I aim to remedy the situation.

[always_seven]

That's good. So what's your brother going to call you?

[simulatedmedic]

I'm a hologram. I don't have siblings.

[always_seven]

That's not very nice. Everyone should have a brother.

[heardyoucall]

Program? You're a program?

[simulatedmedic]

I'm not just any program. I'm a hologram, programmed with the entire Federation Medical Database.

[doc_not_a]

You do realize that "I'm a doctor not a..." is my line.

[simulatedmedic]

I'm sorry. I wasn't aware it was solely exclusive to one member of Starfleet.

[doc_not_a]

I'm joking. It isn't. I'm Leonette McCoy. CMO of the Starship Enterprise.

[simulatedmedic]

Which Enterprise?

I'm the Emergency Medical Hologram from the USS Voyager.

[doc_not_a]

The first. My captain is Jamie Kirk.

Emergancy Medical Hologram? Things have changed.

[simulatedmedic]

The NX-01? That was under the command of Captain Jonathan Archer, if my memory serves me.

And the NCC-1701 was notably under the command of Captain James Tiberius Kirk.

[doc_not_a]

The NCC-1701. Alternate realities. I've met Leonard McCoy and James Kirk.