From:		Lonacher
Date:		03 May 1996 02:01
To:		U.S.S. Lafayette
Subject:		RE: Briefing Room

<Doctor McRae, in the Briefing Room>

McRae listens as the captain begins his briefing.  Before we start, I'd like to take the opportunity to welcome aboard Lt McRae, our new CMO...   She returns a slight nod at the captain in acknowledgement, and glances a quick greeting around the table at the assembled staff, then returns her full attention to the remainder of the captain's briefing.

McRae looks down at the briefing summary on the table in front of her, apparently checking the information contained therein, but actually hiding her effort to keep from smiling at the captain's poorly disguised opinion that the Lafayette's current assignment as a medical cargo transport is a somewhat <searches for the right word> unworthy use of his ship..  "Oh well, I guess it is to be expected, Medical's usually considered routine and unexciting and a bit of a nuisance aboard a ship when things are running normally...." 

When the Captain finishes his briefing. Our ETA is six hours.  Does anyone have any questions?  McRae waits for a moment, thinking "After all, I am the  'new kid on the block'; I'd hate for my new cremates to think I'm too pushy." Finally, she speaks up.

"Captain Mortimer: Sir, there is nothing indicated in the briefing notes, and it should be routine procedure in a situation like this, but have the results of the testing/research done to date by the medical/scientific experts on the planet been uploaded to the Lafayette computer?  I'm sure that Mr. Lectron and I can put the next few hours to good use reviewing them."  McRae thinks to herself "After, of course, a visit to SickBay, meet the staff, check the patients; my arrival here has been so rushed there's been no time for that." She then continues, out loud:  "And, do the Slater's Planet inhabitants have any particular customs or beliefs of which we should be aware, other than the warning about contact with preadolescents?"

[awaits Captain Mortimer's responses]