Thank you, Calum.

Oh...I'm so sorry, my love.

Oh, good.

Did they succeed?

Interesting.

Yes, I do, actually. I'd watch reruns of it sometimes.

I'm glad he did.

That's good at least. I suppose he couldn't be all bad if he loved you.

Thank you...It's still a sore spot after all these years and even after finding love again.

Oh, dear...at least he defended you.

No, I don't think you have, my love...What happened?

Jack, Patrick, and Lauren are still alive, but Sarina...oh, Sarina...She died 15 years ago...She was murdered by the Control AI...

It's the ongoing effect of Khan Singh on the Federation's psyche, I suppose...My late girlfriend and some of her friends were treated worse than I was. Their procedures were botched so the Federation decided to institutionalize them. They later began working as analysts for Starfleet Intelligence.

It is. When my augmentations were discovered, I was almost discharged from Starfleet. The only thing that prevented that was the fact that my father agreed to plead guilty and serve two years in a penal colony on the condition I would be allowed to remain in Starfleet.

After the first series of procedures, my IQ jumped by five points a day for two weeks. Further procedures improved my hand-eye coordination, reflexes, vision, stamina, height, and weight.

*He sighed*

By the time it was over, everything had been changed in some way except my name. That came later.

My father was...ambitious. When I was a child, I was a bit slow to learn and small for my age. That's when...he and my mum took me to Adigeon Prime to undergo a genetic procedure to make me...a better son, the one they wanted.

Thank you, Calum.

I'm glad you had a good mum. Mine was...but she listened to my father too much.

She was right. Mums usually are.

I'm glad. Tea helps with relieving cold and flu symptoms.

*He took a sip.*

I'm happy with how this turned out.

Of course. I love tea, and it's better with a friend.

*He nods and replicates himself a cup of tea.*

Thank you, Calum.

Thank you, Ensign. Do you mind if I call you Calum?

Sometime tomorrow, yes, you will be.

Thank you. That really does mean a lot to me.

I promise. I've treated hundreds if not thousands of cases of Levodian flu, so I know.

You will. The stage you're in now lasts only 29 hours and recovery is rapid so you'll be alright.

Your health is more important than keeping a low profile, but I can understand why you would feel that way. I'm supposing the other symptoms like the cough, body aches, and such came later on?