05-26-2026, 05:54 AM
Cassidy groaned as the chief tactician’s voice came through the comm system. He lost count of the tetrovaline vials in his sedative collection. He smacked the combadge on his chest in response.
“Cassidy here. Combat readiness is your job, Lieutenant. I’m just the cleanup crew,” he replied, plainly irritated. “Sickbay inventory is looking good so far.”
Closing the channel, he pushed a flimsy pair of reading glasses back up the bridge of his nose and resumed his count, mumbling each medication’s name to himself as he checked it off the list.
“Cassidy here. Combat readiness is your job, Lieutenant. I’m just the cleanup crew,” he replied, plainly irritated. “Sickbay inventory is looking good so far.”
Closing the channel, he pushed a flimsy pair of reading glasses back up the bridge of his nose and resumed his count, mumbling each medication’s name to himself as he checked it off the list.