“Come on little one, the Doctor should have a look at this.”, Neelix said as he gently pushed Tom along the aisle towards the Doctor. Tom was a little bit shy, though he knew the Talaxian cook pretty well. Also he wasn’t too fond of seeing the Doctor: “He’s grumpy, I don’t want to go to him.”, Tommy complied and crossed his arms in front of his chest.
He just had played on the sofa in the mess hall and had hit his head on the low table there. His blonde hair was a little bit stained with blood and Neelix meanwhile hold his shoulders, a little because the chef worried that Tom might faint, but also so the boy was comforted.
The doors to sickbay slid open and Tom was being pushed in, arms crossed, his face pale and the drying blood on his head clearly visible he skeptically eyed the doctor who sat in his office. “Doctor?”, Neelix called: “Our dear Tommy had hurt himself while playing, can you have a look at him?”