A New Life for the Broken Bird

[Doc Holliday]

Dr. Rikkard just smiled a bit and nodded his understanding. Embarrassing questions, yes, but necessary.
"I have what I need," he stated as he stood up. "Tomorrow morning at 0800 will be the surgery. I must prepare my team."
He then looked at Doc, "John, will you be assisting me?"
I cannot," replied Doc with a head shake. "I have much administrative work to do and a surgery of my own to perform.
"Very, well," replied Rikkard. "Faulein Wilke, you must fast for twelve hours before surgery so no food after 2000. Report to surgical ward four and we will be waiting." With that, Rikkard left to get ready. Now, it was Kosugi's turn.

Kosugi instructed Sonja to sit before him. First he studied her face and then the picture, the latter of the two he studied quite deeply. He considered what she had told Rikkard. He had a look of determination as he looked into her eyes. A bit intimidating but it was how he worked.
"I have built this profile for you," he began to explain. "Your name will be of your choosing but do so after I tell you everything. Your father was a Cretan pirate and your mother was a Kusari native of New Tokyo. During a Corsair raid of a facility she was working, she was captured and taken by your father as his personal possession for a time. It was during this time that you were conceived. Once he found she was with child, he dropped her off at a Freelancer base to find her way home. He was never heard from again."

"You were born on New Tokyo," he continued. "Once it was discovered of your Cretan features, you were both exiled. Your mother never adjusted nor adapted, dropped you off at a Freeport and killed herself according to Kusari tradition. You were adopted by Zoner parents, brought to Planet Erie where you had a good upbringing. You achieved your medical certifications on Planet Denver. It was there you became an avid snow skier and mountain climber. Your love of the outdoors and work has taken most of your time so you really had no time for relationships. Your friends are few in number as a result as well."

He sat back. "Socially, you were very much an introvert but you have began opening up with your practice with the Enterprise as you have befriended a lot of co-workers. As you have grown to adulthood, you do not meet the same prejudice that you encountered as a child over your Cretan background. People assume it by appearance with your skin tone but see what you have become. Your facial features will be that of a Kusari woman."

"You will notice that I did not make any mention of your abused past," he explained. "That was Sonja. This is for whoever you choose to be next." With that, he gave her the folder with the information in it. "Do you have any questions?"

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