A team of doctors filed into the medbay first, followed closely by several nurses, the senior scientists, and a handful of Federation officials.
The group trailing the medical staff looked practically vibrating with excitement. It was obvious they had major news, but they were too polite or too intimidated to push past the Chief Medical Officer while Jason was still a patient. It didn't take a genius to guess their excitement was directly tied to the alien artifacts the strike team had secured.
After enduring a thorough physical exam, Jason finally asked, "Doc, give it to me straight. How long was I out, and what's the actual damage? No sugarcoating."
