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There was a soft knocking at the office door before Solomon poked his head in, "Missus Amari?"

Solomon had been pondering this over for a few days now, the base was in dire need of someone with extensive medical training, someone who was at the forefront of medical advances in technology, and he knew just the man to fill this role. He'd gotten off on a sour foot with Jack when he first arrived, but he hadn't actually gotten a chance to speak to Ana yet. He knew she was acting in command while Jack was out of commission, so it seemed proper to come to her with his request.

He cleared his throat as he stepped into her office, giving her a polite bow, "My name is Solomon Kelley, I don't believe we've met yet?" He chuckled softly and shuffled, "I spend most of my time down below with Fish--uh--Whiskey, but I do hear things..." He came closer, standing right in front of her desk now, "I've come to ask for your permission to make a call to my father." He waved his hand with a thoughtful expression, "he has a very impressive background in the medical field." He slid a drive to her, "his credentials. I'll be frank, our team is suffering." He pursed his lips, "I feel that this is partly due to a medical team stretched thin. We need another brilliant mind, and my father is one of the most brilliant minds I know." He smiled at her and furrowed his brows, "he would be honored to help, ma'am, I can assure you of that." He breathed when he was finished speaking, holding his breath in anticipation of her answer.

Ana looked up as a man she didn't know came into her office. She gestured for him to come in and take a seat if he wanted.

"Mr. Kelley, no I don't believe we've been introduced." She felt a momentary flicker of annoyance at the presence of more staff she hadn't been made aware of, but he seemed polite and pleasant enough. "You're one of Whiskey's associates you say?"

She listened to his request and took the offered drive, plugging it on to look over. He was right, it was quite extensive, with the added advantage of a history of combat medicine as well, so he would have a knowledge and first hand understanding of the types of injuries they faced here. The staff they currently had was excellent... But there just wasn't enough of them for the amount of devastating injuries the team had faced in such a short amount of time.

She looked back to Solomon and gave him a smile. "First of all, thank you for bringing this to my attention, and for first asking before acting. Second, you are right, we are in dire need of more medical care and his resume is impressive."

She studied the young man for a moment. "If he wants to come, I will not say no. However make sure he understands how much of a risk he takes here. We are not sanctioned, we are technically not even legal. He would stand to lose a great deal that could help a great many people." She said, gauging the young man's reaction.

Solomon raised a hand and chuckled softly, "Sol is fine, ma'am. Mr.Kelley sounds so stuffy." He'd always hated official titles, but they had to be put up with in some situations, this would not be one of them. He looked over and nodded, "yes, I must apologize for my unannounced presence, it was initially a jab at Whiskey for me to show up but..." He looked concerned and shuffled a foot, "but I thought I could offer my own services here, my information is on record, no secrets from me." He didn't want this woman to dislike him the way Jack had seemed to, not that he could blame him, he would just need to watch his mouth.

He smiled when she seemed pleased with what she saw, coming to sit at the front of her desk, "well, my arrival was unannounced, I didn't want to make the same mistake with my father." He watched her as she spoke, studying her words carefully before nodding, "he wont admit it, but he needs something new to pour his all into. A new drive. I think this will help him as much as he will help you." He nodded, "I will alert him of the risks though, so he is aware."