Procedure

"Try whispering gently into his ear", urged Dr Nyarai Mukoti.

"What should I say?", asked acting starship captain Lucinda looking down at the unconscious body of captain Maguire laying on the examination bed in the the Sandawana's medical chambers.

"You can talk about anything. Especially if you talk about your most memorable shared experiences, that might to distinguish between fantasy and reality. I will be monitoring his brain waves. Hopefully he will respond to a familiar voice", said Dr Nyarai Mukoti.

"Do you think it will help to bring him out of the state he is in?", acting starship captain Lucinda asked Dr Nyarai Mukoti.

"It's only a theory but I hope it will draw him out of whatever he is experiencing in his head". Though I must point out he needs to wake up on his own. We can not force him without risking losing him altogether".

"What are the chances that it will work doctor?", asked acting starship captain Lucinda.