Silence filled the room as they waited for Kirk's arrival. As much as Bones wanted to ask her 'why?' he knew that there would have to be an investigation into this whole matter and he needed to stay out of the interrogation part at least, until his own name was cleared.
Then Jim entered the room. Bones looked over at the expression on Kirk's face, the one he wore when it was all business. If he hadn't felt as sick to his stomach with everything going on, Bones might have thought about how proud he was of the kid.
But right now, his staff had let him down, and his mother was unconscious and those were taking up most of his thoughts.
Unsure what else to do at the moment, Bones just pointed at Meira and sighed.
Meira swallowed dryly. "Meira Spottacus, resident."
An image flashed in her mind - losing her medical license, being kicked out of Starfleet, going home and having her dad shake his head at her in that disappointed way, losing Pasha and Nova-
Normally she would do her best to shake images like that off, they were always silly and unlikely to happen. Except this time, it would happen, more likely than not.
Meira felt her heart racing. She had said it once and really didn't want to have to explain it all again.
"It's all my fault, captain," she said quietly, examining the ground. Her throat felt like it was closing in on itself, and she barely squeaked out, "I got her the medication."
Bones turned away from the small group, hearing them but not really concentrating on anyone's words. He did nod in the direction of the Security officer, wondering where Cupcake was if she was taking his place as Acting Chief.
He rubbed his temple, feeling the headache from earlier returning. Kirk looked like he wasn't going to leave without some answers, and Bones admitted to himself that he wanted to hear them too.
"...Spottacus, why?" Kirk demanded to know. He was... absolutely shocked. He honestly had believed it wasn't one of the medical staff. "Why did you give her that medication?"
Stupid, stupid, why did I do it, stupid, stupid! she mentally berated herself.
"She-she needed sleep medication, and she didn't want anyone to know about it. I- I told her to come see me right away if she felt off, I never thought- I never thought she'd get hurt."
Her breath had gone shallow - she thought by telling what she'd done the weight on her chest would go away but now she felt it crushing her.
Kirk looked to Bones, and asked Captain to CMO, "Why? What about this hydronal stuff would put someone in a coma?" It was a demand to know, mind working as rapidly as possible.
Looking back at the Captain, Bones shrugged. "It's a sedative, stronger than your ordinary 'over the counter' medication. It's not addictive, which is why it's being touted as the new drug of choice for those with serious sleep disorders, but its still pretty experimental."
Crossing his arms in front of him, he continued. "She'd had alcohol in her blood, as well as some headache medication. I don't know if there was a reaction to that combination, or if she was just one of those people who don't react well to hydronol."
Too much he didn't know about medical stuff. Kirk closed his eyes tightly, gesturing, "Dose. How much was a dose of this stuff that you gave her, Spottacus? How much is normal? How much is a lot?"
How can someone react to so many different kinds of painkillers, Jim??? Bones had growled at him one night.
She hadn't taken a breath since Bones told her Emma was in a coma.
No!
She sucked in a shaky breath.
"I gave her an average dose. One pill a night, 250mg. That's the recommended dose for someone of her size and weight - any more than 300mg is risky, 400mg or more can be lethal."
"What's going on?" His tone brooked no bullshit right now.
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Then Jim entered the room. Bones looked over at the expression on Kirk's face, the one he wore when it was all business. If he hadn't felt as sick to his stomach with everything going on, Bones might have thought about how proud he was of the kid.
But right now, his staff had let him down, and his mother was unconscious and those were taking up most of his thoughts.
Unsure what else to do at the moment, Bones just pointed at Meira and sighed.
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"Anna Kowalski, Acting Chief of Security," she introduced herself. "You are?"
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An image flashed in her mind - losing her medical license, being kicked out of Starfleet, going home and having her dad shake his head at her in that disappointed way, losing Pasha and Nova-
Normally she would do her best to shake images like that off, they were always silly and unlikely to happen. Except this time, it would happen, more likely than not.
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"It's all my fault, captain," she said quietly, examining the ground. Her throat felt like it was closing in on itself, and she barely squeaked out, "I got her the medication."
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He rubbed his temple, feeling the headache from earlier returning. Kirk looked like he wasn't going to leave without some answers, and Bones admitted to himself that he wanted to hear them too.
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Stupid, stupid, why did I do it, stupid, stupid! she mentally berated herself.
"She-she needed sleep medication, and she didn't want anyone to know about it. I- I told her to come see me right away if she felt off, I never thought- I never thought she'd get hurt."
Her breath had gone shallow - she thought by telling what she'd done the weight on her chest would go away but now she felt it crushing her.
"I'm so sorry."
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Crossing his arms in front of him, he continued. "She'd had alcohol in her blood, as well as some headache medication. I don't know if there was a reaction to that combination, or if she was just one of those people who don't react well to hydronol."
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How can someone react to so many different kinds of painkillers, Jim??? Bones had growled at him one night.
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No!
She sucked in a shaky breath.
"I gave her an average dose. One pill a night, 250mg. That's the recommended dose for someone of her size and weight - any more than 300mg is risky, 400mg or more can be lethal."
She looked up at Bones. "Will she be okay?"
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