A blur of light and a familiar ceiling greeted her as she opened her eyes once more. It took a moment before she realized she was laying in a hospital bed. Her entire body was sore and her head was throbbing, although to be fair, it had turned out that she was alive which was a much better outcome than she had expected. Her gear from the mission had been taken away and she was left in the military fatigues from before. One of the medical staff, having noticed that Paige was awake, approached her. The man was quite handsome with blonde hair and appeared to be in his mid-thirties. A number of questions came to mind. [b]"Is the data safe? What happened to Dr. Lawson? Why am I so hungover? Also, how am I not dead?"[/b]

The Doctor, whose name tag read "Clements", typed something on a tablet as he answered. "First time getting Zatted?" Paige, who was both embarrassed and dreary let out a meek [b]"Yeah..."[/b] Dr. Clements put on his most comforting smile. "You'll be fine in a bit. Just head down to the Mess Hall and get some food in your belly." Paige nodded and raised from the bed, finding her shoes waiting on the floor next to her. 

She slipped into her high-top Converse and let the laces hang loose as she made her way to the Mess Hall. Luckily she had memorized the the blueprints of the Langford and knew which way to go. It wasn't hard to get lost in a ship this size and it didn't help that most of the corridors looked exactly the same, however it didn't take her long until she reached her destination. At this point she was starting to feel less of the soreness but the headache was stubbornly holding on. After filling up her plate with the meal of the day she sat down at the first available seat that seemed relatively isolated, which she hoped meant less noise. Paige knew that she would have to apologize to Dr. Lawson for panicking and questioning him. He seemed like the kind of person who will probably give her a lengthy lecture on the subject but for now she would stuff her face and hope that it helped her headache.