[ Okay, first of all? He takes offense to the notion that he puts up as much of a fuss as Jim when the Captain's tired of being on medical leave. Second? Wow, McCoy. Wow. ]
... The fact that your position as Chief Medical Officer aboard the Enterprise is not contested should be proof enough of my trust in you as a physician. [ Not that his job is to even make that assignment, but he could sure throw a good and legal fuss about it if he had some real problems with the man. ]
This being said, I have more work to do than time will allow if I do take your prescribed medical leave, work that I could be doing at this very moment without strenuous activity being involved if you would simply return my PADD.
[ How did he even in sickbay? He didn't pass out, right? Nah, probably not. He'll worry about that later, when the fever goes away. ]
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... The fact that your position as Chief Medical Officer aboard the Enterprise is not contested should be proof enough of my trust in you as a physician. [ Not that his job is to even make that assignment, but he could sure throw a good and legal fuss about it if he had some real problems with the man. ]
This being said, I have more work to do than time will allow if I do take your prescribed medical leave, work that I could be doing at this very moment without strenuous activity being involved if you would simply return my PADD.
[ How did he even in sickbay? He didn't pass out, right? Nah, probably not. He'll worry about that later, when the fever goes away. ]