"There'll be nerve damage, probably. Regeneration should take care of
most of it, but you might need transplants. You were lucky. First, that
whatever nipped you barely broke the skin. Second, that the skipper was
there to help. And third, that you had the sense to block the spread of
the toxin by gee forces."
"Yeah. Remind me to thank Moya--immediately after I write him up for
leaving his station."
The medic looked pleased.
"Well, now, the way I got it--and I believe the recorder will bear me
out--is that you requested a witness. You left it up to the skipper to
make the selection."
He cleared his throat.
"And, by the way, Moya said he'd look in on you after a bit. The thing
to do now is rest."