thinking about getting an old muse active again.

[thelogicalnurse]

It may be a good idea in theory, Mundane, but it's not too likely to go well for you in the long run. Frustration with a hobby and your poor managing of free time can't just be solved by adding to that hobby. I know your issue is less time and more comfort, but it's not as if you've done much of anything with me for years. You can't tell me starting up playing me again isn't going to be another source of unease for you, even if you do go about the canon review you've been thinking of doing.

That's not to say I'm not interested, of course, if you do decide to send me somewhere. I'd just rather you didn't delude yourself into thinking that could be a magical fix-it-all.

Think on it a little more. That's all I ask.

Yours,
Christine Chapel

Comments

[original_fine]

I'm sure she doesn't think it would fix everything. But it is lovely to see you, Christine.

[thelogicalnurse]

You underestimate her abilities to expect miracles, Captain.

I trust you're keeping yourself out of trouble?

[original_fine]

Now when am I ever in trouble, Nurse Chapel?

[thelogicalnurse]

I do believe you mean to ask when you're not

[original_fine]

Hmm.

No, I don't think so.

[thelogicalnurse]

No? Do you mean to tell me you don't attract trouble like a magnet attracts metal?

[original_fine]

Just part of the job, Nurse Chapel.

[quitefascinating]

[this might just be a shadow of a patient sigh at the sight of you being your usual charming self towards a crewperson of the female persuasion, before I go back to my work]

[original_fine]

[one day, Jim would like to know why everyone thinks he's always flirting with everyone]

[quitefascinating]

[based purely on empirical data my hypothesis is that you are incapable of being awake without 'flirting']

[hypospraying]

It's always good to get out and stretch your legs. Or our legs, I guess is the proper way to word it in this context.

[thelogicalnurse]

Someone with sense, I see. [And Christine might give her other self a little wink, because why not.]

Although Mun doesn't even seem to want to do this consistently.

[hypospraying]

You have to take what you can get when you can get it, huh?

[thelogicalnurse]

That would certainly seem to be the case. It is admittedly nice to be getting any fresh air at all.

[hypospraying]

Naturally. You look well.

[thelogicalnurse]

Not quite as well as you, my dear.

Things are going fine, though, all things considered.

[hypospraying]

Oh, stop.

That's good news. Are we still the best thing to ever happen to a starship medbay?

[thelogicalnurse]

Of course we are, without a doubt. How any ships run without one of us is a miracle.

[hypospraying]

Really. It must be why the Enterprise is sent on the most dangerous missions. Other Head Nurses can't handle it.

[thelogicalnurse]

The entire ship would go to chaos if anyone but us were to handle triage, I'm sure of it.

[hypospraying]

[She laughs.]

We are so modest, aren't we?

[thelogicalnurse]

Of course we are.

But honestly, sweetheart, if everyone else on the ship is allowed to have an ego, so are we.

[hypospraying]

At least we have the brains to back it up. I mean, don't get me wrong, we have some of the best and brightest on our ship, but the injuries they manage to get...

Even a genius can get himself into some stupid situations.

[thelogicalnurse]

And the crew is never apt to let us forget it, so long as they keep wandering in bleeding everywhere on a routine basis. [Not that she'd have them any other way, of course.]

They are rather amazing.

[hypospraying]

That they are. But there's no where else I'd rather be right now.

[quitefascinating]

Nurse.

[thelogicalnurse]

Hello, Mister Spock.