There was an odd visitor earlier this afternoon, though, that many of us haven’t been able to explain. Lieutenant Archer has declined to comment, so we’re honoring his request.
A young civilian woman, maybe 18 or 19 years old (her identity is being withheld for reasons of privacy), stopped in Archer’s suite while I was visiting, and asked to speak with him in private. I had never met her before, but she seemed insistent to talk with him as soon as possible. I stepped aside so they could chat. The conversation was short, she stared at him intently as she talked, then tapped him comfortingly on the shoulder, and left.
A few minutes later, I discovered that this young woman had collapsed in one of the corridors on deck 10, and was rushed back down to one of the sickbay wards on deck 12. When I asked one of the nurses what had happened, she told me that this young woman had passed out, fallen to the deck, and was unconscious when medics arrived. When she woke up on her biobed some time later, she had no memory of visiting the hospital deck, or stopping in to see Lieutenant Archer. I was also told that she had no head trauma from her fall, nor did she seem to comprehend her surroundings. An hour later, she was released in good health.
It’s probably nothing, but, I can’t help feeling that there’s something else going on here – something else connected to Lieutenant Archer and his “Guardian of Forever” experience. Perhaps, after he is released from the hospital, he might be willing to talk about it. Until then, though, we will – well, I hope he recovers quickly, and can get back to his normal self.
-Lieutenant (JG) Tessa Kensington
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October 30, 2364 -- (Original Devron Timeline)