Chekov's Room - Day 15 - Morning - Open

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He cracked his eyes open, just a minuscule amount, and even that was painful. His head spun, and he felt as if he swallowed a mouth full of the driest sand on Vulcan. His head lulled to the side as he attempted to sit up, his muscles screamed in protest, locking up at all the vital joints in his back. He fell down onto the bed again, breathing

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Sky was walking down one of the ships hallways when she came around a corner and encountered the ships main Navigator sitting on the ground shivering like a leaf. Hurrying over she crouched before him, "Ensign Chekov?" she said, putting her hand over his forehead to feel his temperature, "What's wrong..?"

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"Huh..." He shuttered, groaning. "I...I don't feel vell." Well if that wasn't the biggest understatement of the century. He attempted to stand, but he got half way up the wall before his legs began trembling. He stopped and looked at the lieutenant.

He bit his lip, "I think I'm going to be sick."

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Blue eyes flicked around the hallway rapidly assessing where they were. "C'mon Ensign." she said, looping an arm around his waist and helping him stand. "Hold it in til we get back in your quarters and you can throw up properly." Entering quickly they manouvered their way into the small bathroom where Sky let him go so he could get to the toilet and throw up properly.

"Ergh..." she said, moving out into the main area and looking around for something to use. A cup caught her eye and she quickly scooped it up, filling it up with water. Re-entering the bathroom she crouched by the young mans head and stroked his hair, knowing all too well how it sucked to be sick on your own.

[i_kan_do_zat]

He didn't feel like he needed to throw up, but the minute Sky placed him in the bathroom, be began to dry heave. She left for moment and a small fear gripped Pavel that she had left for good, but she soon came back with a cup filled with water.

"Ah...zank you." He whispered. He went to take a sip of water, when something in the reflection of the cup caught his eye. A clock by the vanity mirror. He blanched. "Lieu-hic-tenant, vhat day is it?"

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"Drink," she told him firmly, and only when he had swallowed a bit did she reply, "This is the 15th day of our five year mission...Why?"

Gently her hand rubbed across his back, soothing him as he dry heaved.

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As soon as the words left the Lieutenant's lips, Pavel was already shaking his head. "Nyet...no, it's not possible." His body trembled, and now he knew the reason why he was feeling like he'd been sucked into a black hole. Setting the cup down, he looked firmly at Sky and choked out a single sentence.

"I've been asleep for three straight days."

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Silence. Then.

"Three DAYS?" Sky blinked at him, bright blue eyes wide with surprise. "Did you get a whiff of those spores Ensign?" she asked, giving him another check over with her eyes and the pads of her fingers. She wasn't a medical specialist like Leo was, but she did have first aid training. Still, three days? That was something else.

"You going to be sick again?" she asked, tapping the water glass before him, "Fluids Ensign. Drink."

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He did as he was told, and it one swoop, drained the cup completely. Coughing into his hands, and looked at her; "I came and saw ze landing party come back. Eet vas ze end of shift, so I came back here to sleep and zen..." He shook his head, "Zen nothing."

He stared into space and began to shiver again.

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Standing the young woman made her way back over to the basin and refilled the glass. Crouching beside him once more she offered him the glass again. "Drink..." she said idly, thinking over everything that he had just said. "You were in the Shuttle Bay when we all landed?" He probably had gotten a dose of spores then, but why on earth would he sleep rather than be rampantly sexual as the rest of them.

"Apologies Ensign," she said cheeks pinking, "For this personal question, but uh, did you sleep with anyone between returning from the Shuttle Bay to here and falling asleep?"

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His cheeks were tainted pink, and it wasn't because of his unknown ailment. He felt somewhat ashamed with his answer but, he answered truthfully; "No; I vould remember if I did such a thing." But then he bit his lip and looked at Sky, "I vould remember, right?"

He clutched the glass; what was going on?!

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"I think you would." Sky said, gently stroking his hair, "I think most of everyone affected by the Spores remembered exactly what they did." she thought for long moments and then sighed, looking down at the young man.

"How do you feel now? Any better?"