Chief medical officer's log, USS Galar

Numerous log entries were made on the chief medical officer's log for the USS *Galar*.

## Entries

### 2371

#### Mission to stabilize the USS *Edward O. Wilson*

Stardate 48994.78, chief medical officer’s log.
I don't think many appreciate just how lucky they are to be living in the 24th century. Our intrepid little andorian junior engineer has, once again, pushed his limits to the figurative Galactic Barrier. The amount of radiation his body absorbed on Barolia would have been enough to kill him a scant one hundred and fifty some odd years ago. And this is to say nothing of the multiple ligaments severed in his leg! An EV suit is supposed to get you out of trouble, not into it! Tval, Bedal, and Nara all congratulated him on a "job well done." Apparently my opinion that "well done" should involve not making extra work for me didn't factor into their calculations concerning the merit of lavishing praise on a reckless away team. I guess I should have seen this coming though.
From the outset of this mission, the indicators were there. According to Hawkins, they initially tried to launch the *Hornigold* overloaded. After this was corrected, they landed on a cliff and hiked through terrain that Tharan described as "minorly inconvenient." I have to assume there was an implied "...for everyone else" because I cannot imagine what a horta would find strenuous with regards to obstacles other than a literal black hole. I questioned Yevhenia about the wisdom of sending an away team into a burning, radioactive maze when according to reports it would have been significantly safer in a year. She, predictably, had a cocktail of response and reason; and a plausible explanation of minimizing damage to the environment and securing technology did not distract me from something else lurking behind her words. The chances of forcing out whatever it was were, also predictably, null. So I satisfied myself with giving her an earful about how "risk inherent to duty" wasn't a blanket excuse to let ends justify means.
Because not all is well that ends well. Though apparently their mission was a success, I am concerned for both Zanntos and Dr. Morganth. I know the andorian's medical history. He's suffered some grave injuries since he got his commission, the earliest of which was during a situation in the mines of Seku VI. I have to imagine that being faced with such similar circumstances would have a significant effect on his mental wellbeing. But I admit he's a strange one. Andorians are not known for their stoicism. And speaking of stoicism, Dr. Morganth has been very distant since he came back. I know he's been hard at work searching for a cure to Irumodic Syndrome, but I'm surprised at how little he's been willing to share about what happened to him on the surface. We betazoids are a connected people, and such...separation...does not bode well. I will give him some more time, but I will have an answer eventually: for his sake as much as mine. As Mother always whispered- secrets and sorrows are heavy burdens to bear alone.
Shrive, on the other hand, has come out of this better than ever. In fact, he's become a bit of a minor celebrity in the science department. Apparently the scans he took have given some valuable insight into the specifics of trilithium radiation. Or something. I reminded him when I met the away team at the entrance of the shuttlebay that their wellbeing was his responsibility and I was about to give him a well deserved lecture on what it means to be the ranking medical officer when Bedal notified me that sickbay needed my expertise to debride Zanntos's EV suit from his leg. I would have tracked him down later if I thought for a moment that the Zaranite would have let it all go to his head.
All in all, things could have been much worse. Everyone came home and the Klingons left the system after shouting at Captain Rectorvos. I could feel everyone relax when the *gher'ID* warped out. Well, almost everyone. I caught Dr. Morganth staring at the viewscreen after they cut communications. I thought I'd have a second go at getting him to open up to me about his experience on Barolia, so I asked him what the ship's name meant. I could feel a strong emotional response in his reply.
"Consequence."
End log.
## Appendices

### Connections

**Departmental:** First officer's log • Second officer's log • **Chief medical officer's log** • Chief of security's log

**Personal:** Zanntos ch'Aroom • Jaro Eden • Nara • Shrive • Tharan • Romel Vinaa