personal log stardate -309858.7805048198

[universaltranslator]

[voice]
[By all rights, this should be filtered, but somebody's too crampy to care]

Penny, sorry for the late notice. I won't be able to make it to the Welcome Center today.

[She tries her best to stifle a groan as she's abruptly hit with sucker punch from Mother Nature]

And can you recommend a doctor?

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[candothat]

[After reading this, Chekov is just going to go find Uhura himself and assess her condition. He's working from home this week in an attempt to figure out what to do with the things Sophie and Howl left behind.

He will approach with caution. Injured women can be very dangerous.]

Is there something you would like me to do?

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[universaltranslator]

[There's only a little bit of a whine in her voice]

Other than waving a magic wand and making the pain go away? [Oh crap, she probably shouldn't have mentioned magic. Chekov is still pretty upset by Howl and Sophie being gone.]

Do we have any red wine?

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[candothat]

[It's okay, he's not a delicate flower that will wilt every time his missing surrogate family is mentioned.]

No, but I can get that. [WAIT. He knows this one!] Is it menstrual pain? Lucy treats hers with a hot water bottle.

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[universaltranslator]

[She grins weakly and pulls out the hot water bottle she's already curled up around]

Could you reheat this while you're at it?

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[candothat]

Of course, yes.

[He takes it and scampers off to reheat. He is nothing if not trainable.]

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[universaltranslator]

Thanks.

[In the meantime, Uhura's going to curl back up in the fetal position and try not to die.]

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[candothat]

[Chekov returns, hot water bottle in hand. He's quite concerned. As someone who has been friends primarily with women, he has a healthy respect for... ah, feminine pains.]

Would you still like red wine?

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[universaltranslator]

[Uhura lets out a happy groan when he comes back with the hot water bottle. Bliss.]

Yes, please.

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[candothat]

[And he's already halfway out the door to grab said wine.]

I'll be fast! Send me a message if you can think of anything else?

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[universaltranslator]

[She waves her hand in acknowledgement and focuses all her attention on the hot water bottle. Wonderful, wonderful hot water bottle.]