Please Don't Bite Me!!!

Posted on Wed Aug 29, 2018 @ 1:06pm by Lieutenant Colonel S'er'in'e
Edited on on Fri May 3, 2019 @ 9:24pm

Mission: Falling Star
Location: MCO's Office / Sickbay
Timeline: MD34 || 13:40 Hrs

Following the daunting call from the Elder S'er'in'e decided he need something to eat, something to take his mind off the conversation that he'd just engaged in, something that he hoped would distract him enough until it was time to go home. He went to the replicator and ordered a light snack, something simple....or so he thought.

After carefully cutting up the meal into small pieces for ease of eating he began to tuck in. No sooner however had he put the fourth morsel of food into his mouth and began to chew it he heard and felt a crack. A slight twinge of pain followed, discomfort in the jaw, he'd cracked a tooth.

Leaving his meal on the table he quickly in long and quick strides left his office, leaving a message with his assistant and then off to Sickbay. Given his lengthy stride and naturally fluid and graceful pace he arrived in but a few minutes of leaving his office.

*** Sickbay ***

Antonio was in his office looking over some of the recovery reports from the marines that went to the planet, they were healed, no lingering effects and gave one some medication to help her sleep at night. Sipping on a cup of Coffee he looked over the rim of his cup to see a towering feline in green walk in. It was without a doubt hard to miss what had to be the tallest, largest and if he recalled correctly, heaviest member of the crew on board.

Antonio stood up and picking up his white coat and sliding it on as he exited his office he asked. "And what can I do for you...Major?" He spoke having trouble seeing the collar of the uniform under the fur of his neck.

"Colonel." S'er'in'e replied. "I believe I have cracked a tooth.

"I see, well right this way and lets have a look." Antonio lead the way to the dental room. It was more than capable of handling anything from a chipped or knocked out too, invasive surgery, fillings and capping as required. "Please, make yourself comfortable." His hand towards the chair.

S'er'in'e sat on the edge of the chair, in doing so wrapping his tail about his waist and then laid back. While the angles the chair was currently positioned in was not overly comfortable it would only be temporary.

"Ok, so I will do a manual inspection, then I will run a scan. The reason behind this is so that I can see what your teeth look like naturally and to see any build up or the like." Antonio sat in a chair at the felines head and with his foot altered the chair so it lowered the felines head down to make it easier to see into his mouth. "Ok, which side is the problem."

"The left, bottom jaw towards the middle." S'er'in'e answered.

"Ok, and when was the last time you had your teeth capped?" Information like that would help him treat the feline.

"Approximately 6 years ago."

"Ok, breath through your nose and open wide for me." Antonio asked as he got into position.

In any normal situation S'er'in'e would not be so willing to show his fangs, not unless he was about to use them on someone. An Orion came to mind at that moment. His claws however were for Kasia and he was even more reluctant to show them to anyone else. If he had to then perhaps the Doctor would be the only other for treatment purposes. Surrendering to the situation S'er'in'e opened wide and held it.

Antonio was careful, staring down jaws that could kill him was a slightly daunting prospect especially up close. He saw the damaged tooth, mostly because there was a tiny bit of food present. It seemed the tooth had split a little. Inspection of the other teeth revealed light wear, the capping needed to be replaced. He was particularly careful around the 4 large dominant fangs, all four were in good condition, in need of sharpening and resealing on two of them. A quick scan confirmed his diagnosis.

"Ok." Leaning away so the feline to close his mouth again. "I've seen the damage and you have partially split the tooth. A simple fix. The rest of the teeth are in good condition, some wear but that is expected, you will need to recap some of them. I can tell you sharpen your larger fangs, which is fine but obviously over the years you have worn through the original capping. I can replace that and if you like I can replace the original sharpness for you as a baseline?"

"Very well." S'er'in'e replied, his teeth were important to him so while in the one hand he was glad to take such care of them, in the other it partially caused some of the damage the Doctor now had to repair. "Proceed."

"The whole process is painless, but because of the tooth I'll give you a mild sedative." Reaching over to the little trolley he inserted a vial to a hypo and pressed it to the jaw of the feline. "Should take effect any second. If you feel anything, want me to stop or want to say something just raise your hand."

A nod was all the answer the Doctor would get, S'er'in'e wanted to get this embarrassing moment out of the way quickly so opened wide and closed his eyes.

*** 11 minutes later ***

"Ok, just hold there for a moment." Antonio stood up and moved to stand beside his patient. With both hands he lifted the top lip of the large mouth. "Very slowly now close your mouth until your teeth touch."

S'er'in'e knew of this routine from having to do it the last time, a task to make sure that everything would close properly and in place. Which in this instance when he closed his mouth it did.

"Ok, good." Antonio pressed the reset on the chair so that it became a chair again to a seated position instead of laid back. "So I repaired the tooth, it might be a little sensitive but that should ease within a few hours. I have capped the teeth again keeping them to original form, repaired the wear on the rest. Your larger fangs I have treated and sharpened for you. You can of course change to suit your own needs, the slight tingling sensation is the capping, should go away in 10-15 minutes."

"Thank you Doctor." S'er'in'e said standing up and rubbing his jaw.

"While I have you here, and I hope I don't offend but obviously I had to scan your teeth for damage and capping. Should you lose a tooth I can of course now replace it with a new one to the same size and design. I was wondering if I could do the same for the claws too?" Antonio knew some about Caitians, the claws were a private part of the body, guarded and personal.

S'er'in'e looked at the man for a moment, while he could understand his reasoning, he didn't like it as his claws were for his Mate, Kasia. Losing one was dire, replacement was incredibly hard but repairing one was different. "Very well." Though the tone of his voice indicated a great deal of reluctance.

Antonio knew he was pushing against a line, a guarded line so he had to tread carefully. "I'll be as quick as I can." He grabbed a scanner and medical tricorder. "And extend on both hands for me as far as they can go."

S'er'in'e did so.

He waved the scanner over each, the display showing him all the information needed for each claw. "Ok, and the feet."

S'er'in'e growled, it rolled in his throat.

Antonio knew he was pushing his luck, probably could have split this up, hands one visit, feet the next. He ran the scanner over each claw again saving the data. "Ok done, thank you for that." Antonio figured he'd best sooth the waters before the vortex opened up and swallowed him whole. "I'll use this data for repairs and replacements as needed. I can see here you had your claws treated. It's held up remarkably well. When did you last treat them?"

"Before joining the ship, I treat them every time my assignment changes." S'er'in'e replied as he flexed his fingers behind his back waiting to be dismissed.

"Well if you should ever need them treated again or need anything to sharpen them, I'll be happy to help." Not aware that S'er'in'e had a grooming kit at home for such a purpose.

"I will." S'er'in'e replied glad the ordeal was over. "Thank you."

"You are welcome." Antonio was also relieved, that was a view he wouldn't wish on anyone, especially now since he'd cleaned, sharped and treated each tooth and fang in that mouth.

S'er'in'e departed and returned to his office, where upon arrival he would dispose of the damaging meal and settle for eating nothing until later on.