Deep

Chapter 54 Night nurse.

With nothing better to do, I explored the inner workings of my new implant. I didn't get far before Sergeant Lynch arrived. 

 'Good evening Captain, how was your meal?' He asked with a deep baritone voice. 

'It was semi filling.' 

'Is that so,' he said, and laughed. 'Let me check your chart.' He got that distant look of someone using their internal display. 

'You are not on any kind of restricted diet, so I will send something extra across for you soon.'

'Thank you, Mr Lynch.' 

'You're welcome, Captain. How are you feeling otherwise?'

'I'm feeling fine. I just want to get out of here.' 

'I don't think anybody in their right mind wants to be in here, Captain.'

'I agree, but it is really up to the doctors, isn't it?'

'Yes, it is. Mostly. You could check yourself out.' I think he was just playing devil's advocate.

'Probably, but I think it would be bad for morale if the Captain wasn't certified fit.'

'Yes, I would think so.' 

'May I ask you a question, Sergeant?' I got an arched eyebrow from the Sergeant. 'Shoot,' he said.

'Is it normal procedure to leave overnight patients in the examination room?'

'No, it isn't, is it possible you pissed one of them off?' Lynch was one of those who wasn't against using the occasional curse. I thought about what he said.

'I don't know, it's possible.'

'Then they are braver than I am. Smart is the man who does not anger his CO.' 

'I agree, Sergeant. Pissing off your CO can be hazardous to your health.' We both chuckled. 

'Captain. I need to continue my rounds. The night duty doctor might or might not check on you.'

'Understood, carry on.' Lynch saluted and left. 

Alone again. I went back to playing with my implant's features. I was fiddling with its settings when Bob showed. 

[What are you doing?] he asked.

Nothing important, just experimenting with the new implant's features.

[About the implant. What did they do?]