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"Mail call! " Harry said cheerfully, as he and Paris walked into sickbay. "Neelix asked us to bring this by for you."
The Doctor activated the PADD. "It's from Dr. Zimmerman," he said, with a smile. "It appears to be some kind of hologram."
He tapped his console briefly, and a creature shimmered into existence on biobed one.
"Leonard! " the Doctor exclaimed, clearly pleased.
"What the hell is that? " Paris asked, narrowing his eyes.
"It's a talking iguana," the Doctor replied, proudly.
"It talks? " Harry asked, looking the iguana over with renewed respect. "Cool. Hey, make it say something! "
The Doctor scowled. The iguana was silent. Paris gave it a tentative poke with his finger, but it didn't respond.
"Pretty lame, Doc," Harry said.
Paris nodded in agreement, then nudged Harry. "Come on, Harry," he said. "Let's go."
They left sickbay without a backward glance.
"Jerks," the iguana observed.
"Indeed," the Doctor sighed, with a long-suffering nod.
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