Over the next several days, whenever he visits, there is almost always another member of the Enterprise crew visiting their captain. Spock doesn't tend to say much, preferring to stand along one wall and monitor Jim's vital signs, not out of mistrust of the doctors but out of an oddly emotional need to reassure himself that the captain is alive and improving. McCoy is often in and out, tending to Jim's medical needs, and three days after Hunter's first visit, Jim is strong enough to withstand the spinal repair surgery, allowing for the removal of the stabilization field, and another day passes before the oxygen field is removed also.
Others visit too, but Lieutenant Nyota Uhura visits more than anyone else. She, too, enjoys reading to Jim, although her choices of literature are very rarely in English, and the language varies from day to day. And she takes the time to get to know a little of Hunter too, enough to ensure that his preferred non-alcoholic beverage is made available during his visits. It's often she who is responsible for escorting him up to Jim's room, still under more strict security protocols.
Ten days after Spock first contacted Hunter, Uhura greets him in the lobby of the hospital with a somewhat relieved smile. "He woke up this morning."
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Over the next several days, whenever he visits, there is almost always another member of the Enterprise crew visiting their captain. Spock doesn't tend to say much, preferring to stand along one wall and monitor Jim's vital signs, not out of mistrust of the doctors but out of an oddly emotional need to reassure himself that the captain is alive and improving. McCoy is often in and out, tending to Jim's medical needs, and three days after Hunter's first visit, Jim is strong enough to withstand the spinal repair surgery, allowing for the removal of the stabilization field, and another day passes before the oxygen field is removed also.
Others visit too, but Lieutenant Nyota Uhura visits more than anyone else. She, too, enjoys reading to Jim, although her choices of literature are very rarely in English, and the language varies from day to day. And she takes the time to get to know a little of Hunter too, enough to ensure that his preferred non-alcoholic beverage is made available during his visits. It's often she who is responsible for escorting him up to Jim's room, still under more strict security protocols.
Ten days after Spock first contacted Hunter, Uhura greets him in the lobby of the hospital with a somewhat relieved smile. "He woke up this morning."