Saturday, 6 Decembre, 1952; After Rations Announcement

[hot_spots]

-=Standing outside, between Midgard and the Temple, in the snow, bundled up, hunting for any more walkers coming through the gate=-

Would happen when they can freeze to death after getting lost in a city no one seems to care about them in.

-=Mutters a curse in Klingon as she rubs gloved hands together=-

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[doctornoname]

-=Has just come through the Gate and looks mildly perturbed. Looks around, and reaches up to tap his com badge and contact Voyager. Of course, it isn't there. He looks back at the Gate, heaves a beleaguered sigh and rolls his eyes.=-

Of course.

-=He spots Jadzia and pastes his best "I'm a nice doctor" smile on his face. He raises an emphatic finger and calls to her like a man ordering a drink.=-

Excuse me! You there!

[hot_spots]

-=Pauses; sighs and starts towards him. Stops, stares=-

[doctornoname]

-=Misinterpreting her reaction to him, he stops as well and holds his hands out in a calming gesture.=-

Don't be afraid. I'm a doctor.

[hot_spots]

-=Still somewhat speechless=-

You're a substitute.

[doctornoname]

-=A what?=-

I beg your pardon?

Forgive her treating you like a tool, Doc...

[hot_spots]

Functional working span of, what, three months? Bedside manner of a drunk Klingon without the sense of humour, and outdated, on top of everything else...

-=looks at him critically=-

Never thought I'd see one here. Especially functional.

-=starts to walk around the good Doctor=-

How long has your program been active? It might be useful for Al in emergencies...but where is a stable holomatrix coming from?

It happens. All. The. Time.

[doctornoname]

-=He sighs again, this time in exasperation.=-

I can hear you, you know.

-=He turns as she walks around him.=-

[hot_spots]

Lieutenant Commander Jadzia Dax, Deep Space Nine. At the moment, I am the ranking Starfleet officer in the city.

What is your current assignment?

[doctornoname]

-=He looks her over, and now it's his turn to treat her as an inanimate object.=-

Ah, yes. You're a Trill. I've never seen one before. Hm. Fascinating.

-=He shakes himself out of it and finally replies to her question.=-

I'm the Emergency Medical Hologram assigned to the USS Voyager.

...Wherever they are.

[hot_spots]

And joined.

-=doesn't seem bothered by the returned response=-

Voyager. Three years. Must have been activated before she was destroyed. How are you maintaining cohesion? You are solid?

-=pushes on a shoulder to be sure=-

Initiate your highest level self-diagnostic. Are there any indications of possible memory loss or data corruption in your matrix? The gate's never spit out a hologram before, and it has a way of interfering with some of the others who have come through it.

[doctornoname]

I can see that I'm going to have to get used to this.

-=He pauses.=-

Three years? Destroyed? Voyager hasn't been destroyed.

She'll come around; really.

[hot_spots]

Stardate 4830...08? Lost in the badlands with all hands. Three years ago, from my time. Temporal distortion seems to be in effect in travel through the gate; it's been noted by others before. You must have been activated by the crew before the vessel was destroyed.

Technology here is very basic and extremely antiquated; circa mid-twentieth century, on Earth. 1952, actually. The clinic we run has few amenities than the hospital, but it is not under governmental control, making the service and treatment more reliable.

Alphonse is in charge of the clinic, and might be in. I'll show you to him so he can set up any emergency procedures necessary.

[doctornoname]

Voyager survived. They were pulled into the Delta Quadrant by an entity known as the Caretaker.

-=He's choosing his words wisely. Obviously, he can't tell her what happened in those last four years, but there was some contact made with Starfleet thanks to a Romulan science vessel around Dax's time...=-

My program has been running continuously - and adapting - aboard Voyager for seven years.

[hot_spots]

-=studies him carefully. After a few moments, nods=-

Seven years. Your programming would have suffered significant degradation during that time. Your matrix should have decompiled, actually.

-=arches an eyebrow=-

And without a system of holoprojectors in place, you shouldn't even be here. So let's start with how you're standing in front of me.

[doctornoname]

Ah.

-=He smiles smugly and turns slightly to show her the device on his arm.=-

I am equipped with a mobile holo-emitter. My program is downloaded into it, and I am as free to go where I please as any flesh and blood member of Starfleet.

Last one tonight @__@

[hot_spots]

A mobile holo-emitter that small? That kind of technology...

This was acquired in the delta quadrant?