"Too bad. If it was vision issues I could probably put it down as a concussion." A bit of a fib there; of course it might be a concussion without vision issues. But Rachel seemed determined to be 'just fine.'

Ah, and wasn't that always fun in a patient. Was she hurt and unwilling to show it, or confused, or determined to tough it out? Was she in some sort of personal conflict with Ax, or just one of those people who just knew that she knew more than any medical personnel?

"Did you make it down to XaXing, by the way? Pick up anything interesting?" Her fingers were entering data into the computer, but one eye was watching Rachel carefully. She might have picked up something like a virus, or maybe some recreational drugs.