//Really??? You shouldn't hun, Bones is a big ole ball of mush. The character, male as in canon or my gender!bent version, cares so much about people. Anything harsh that comes out of his/her mouth is because they care so much. Bones is one person who would always have your back no matter what.

Just look at how Bones takes care of Spock despite their arguments and such.

Everyone froze, gazes locked on the creature in various stages of surprise. Spock was the first to find his voice and tried to clarify what the creature wanted, but it seemed to ignore him. This one, too, seemed only to focus on Bones. It was rather disconcerting and she really didn't like it, however, she took a deep breath and repeated Spock's question.

Bones nodded encouragingly and motioned for the other two to be patient -- not that they weren't, but she didn't need anything making the creature panic and shut down.

Uhura finally arrived then, but it was too late, the crewman had already reverted to himself. Without a word, Bones just grabbed the Lieutenant and dragged her to the next room where another of them was. She briefly explained what was going on and what Uhura's purpose was, then opened the door and ushered her in. Spock followed closely behind and Bones entered last. The first thing she did, was ask what the "others" were and what that had to do with "home."

Bones paused, hyper aware of the fact that Spock was now staring at them, and thought. After a moment she finally asked whether there was danger or something else waiting for them on the planet. Were they flying into a trap?

Bones nodded and wanted to ask for its name. She felt bad referring to it as "it" and using the crewman's name didn't seem right. However, as she was about to, the creature seemed to become slightly frantic as it repeated the word. She tried to calm it down, assuring it that the others were safe and being taken care of. She left out the part about how it was only because they initially thought the crew was sick and had been searching for a cure.

//Hahaha, not at all. And I've only taken an introductory course so far, don't worry. It's interesting, that's for sure. But no, you're not screwing it up. XD

Rather than push it more, Bones simply tried to repeat the sounds as best possible before asking if this was its species, or its name. She looked over at Spock and suggested they bring in Uhura. She may be able to understand this creature or perhaps give them an idea of a language family so they can get a better grasp of what they're dealing with.

//#unintentionalmunandmusebleedingthere #sorrynotsorry #munstudiesLinguisticstoo

Bones ignored everyone else and simply shook her head at the creature. This was fascinating in its own right, but what she really wanted was to get them as much information as possible. She indicated that she wasn't referring to the person in front of her, but who it was she was speaking to. She wanted to know who it was, what it was, and why they needed to get home so desperately, but it would have to be one thing at a time.

Spock moved quickly, pulling out his comm and ordering someone on the Bridge to find the location of this planet. In the mean time, Bones continued trying to speak to this thing. It seemed to respond better to her than it did to Spock and she tried not to dwell on that fact too much. She spoke to it like a child, trying to make it understand clearly so it could learn in the process. She nodded and pointed to herself, confirming that she was, in fact, "doctor" and told him she was called "McCoy." When she pointed to the creature, she asked what he was, what he was called, and made sure to look confused.

Bones was extremely creeped out by the way the thing looked at her. It didn't blink, it sat too still, and it just...stared. No emotion was on its face, no real indication that it was alive save for the few words it spoke and the very shallow movements of its chest when it breathed. Spock seemed to be making no progress, and the conversation only went in circles. Finally, when she couldn't take the repetition anymore, the doctor spoke up. She carefully asked it why it was staring at her, and where "home" is. The way this thing was acting made it clear that it was only using the crew as a means of communication. Whether that meant they were vessels or something else, she didn't know. None of the scans had shown conclusive information one way or the other.

Once Spock was inside of the 'bay, Bones lead him to the back room. She decided to remain present in case something happened and she was needed. They knew little to nothing about these things and there was nothing to say it wouldn't lash out at him in some way.

Bones nodded and headed to the comm once again. She relayed the information to Spock and was surprised that he volunteered to come speak to it himself. She had no real reason to deny him the privilege, and so she granted him permission and ended the link.

Suppressing a shutter at the creature's voice, Bones quickly made her way to the new arrivals and directed them to various free spaces. With the assurance that someone would see them quickly, each person made their way to their spots. It wasn't long before more of the earlier arrivals began showing the same bizarre changes as the first man, and each was taken out of sight.

One look at the guy and Bones felt her stomach drop. She told the nurse to take the patient somewhere the others wouldn't see him and to keep him under observation. She didn't want to scare anybody, but if he became coherent enough to speak, perhaps someone could get some information out of him.