[h2][color=40E0D0]Collie Craster[/color][/h2]
[i]The Long Watch II[/i]
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Collie sat quietly and studied the CO while he stumbled through what was bothering him. There was improvement but not much as the man still stuttered. It provided some evidence that it might be psychological but at this point, Collie couldn't be sure. Sadly, she was never able to study medicine in its fullest degree. The military saw to that. They only taught her on how to treat physical wounds and the rest were shoved aside as a 'non-priority', but Collie never liked that outlook. All conditions could be serious and Mika was a prime example of how impactful those other conditions could be. 

[color=40E0D0]"You improved!"[/color] Collie said after the man said his piece, trying to sound encouraging. [color=40E0D0]"But you can do better!"[/color] She leaned back and thought about what else she could do to help outside of just sounding supportive, but she couldn't think of anything useful. There wasn't any other medication on hand that she could give him outside of some sedatives, but putting the CO to sleep might not be the best answer. An idea Collie had been tossing around was giving the man Cannabis, seeing as it had a calming effect, but the military would never allow that to be on the supply request. So Collie was stuck with just trying general therapy, which wasn't having as much of an effect as she wanted, but at least there was some noticeable improvement.

Collie thought about telling Mika the truth about how she was running out of ideas and that her options were really limited, but she didn't have the heart and it was probably best not to mention it. That was when 2nd LT Slade made an appearance. Collie turned and watched the woman give the two of them a briefing on things. Not good. Things could not have come at a worse time, she turned and eyed Mika, seeing how he would react to the news before quietly departing from the storeroom to make her own preparations.

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Later, news came around that the crashed allied dropship had a survivor inbound. Collie made way straight to the CO and 2nd LT when the news reached her. She had an obligation to see to any injuries in that dropship. Seeing as she was already dressed in her EHCS (excluding the helmet presently), there was no reason why she shouldn't accompany the LT to see to the survivor. She forewent any formalities and got straight to the point. [color=40E0D0]"I recommend I go as the lieutenant's second."[/color] She didn't elaborate the reason why she wanted to go but she hoped the two of them would understand. Usually sending someone out on their own isn't recommended anyway.