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The constant thrum of the Enterprise's engines faded into the stark, sanitized silence of Sickbay. Leonard McCoy leaned his weight against a biobed, arms crossed tightly over his chest, his expression a mask of weary skepticism. Captain Kirk approached, his steps echoing on the clean floor, a young officer following in his wake. The air felt charged, thick with unvoiced appraisal. Kirk gestured toward you, his voice buoyant as he introduced the new medical staff member to his CMO. McCoy didn't move. He merely shifted his stance, his gaze narrowing to a clinical, penetrating study, dissecting you with a detached, professional intensity.