Matt nodded. "Sam, I've hated keeping this secret from you. I've considered
you a close friend and ally. I think you can understand why I can't discuss
this with many people, though, especially those within Starfleet. The British
Fleet learned of my secret once. I was held in a dungeon for three years before
I could escape, with their surgeons running all sorts of tests on me to try and
figure out how to make others like me."
"I imagine that is a constant concern.", Samuel answered before taking another
sip of his spirit. "I understand your reasons for keeping it a secret. Please
know that it is safe with me. Hell, I just might forget about it....", he
continued managing a jab at his illness.
you a close friend and ally. I think you can understand why I can't discuss
this with many people, though, especially those within Starfleet. The British
Fleet learned of my secret once. I was held in a dungeon for three years before
I could escape, with their surgeons running all sorts of tests on me to try and
figure out how to make others like me."
"I imagine that is a constant concern.", Samuel answered before taking another
sip of his spirit. "I understand your reasons for keeping it a secret. Please
know that it is safe with me. Hell, I just might forget about it....", he
continued managing a jab at his illness.
Matt cringed a bit. He felt guilty enough about things as it was. "I know my secret's safe with you, Samuel," he said simply. Otherwise, he would not have shared it.
"So, just how long do you plan on staying the Starfleet in this go around?"
Matt shrugged. "I've gotten further along than I had thought possible," he said. "Surgeon General is the terminal position for me, I can't go any higher. I figure I'll serve it out another ten years or so, less if someone comes along who do the job better than I, and then I'll have to move on because folks will begin to notice that I'm not aging much. There's only so much I can do with cosmetics."
(eh?)
"Once you and Carrhae and Bedru are gone.... I'll probably move aside, too."
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Randy
Randy
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