"Good question," she answered. The doors opened and she ushered him over to the supply closet, punching in a code on the wall console outside. The closet door slid open and she waved him in.

"I guess you could be an orderly or something. Maybe..." she pressed a finger to her chin in thought. "Yes, we'll say you switched from Delta shift. That'll explain why the med bay staff won't recognize you." Heading over to the replicator, she started pressing buttons and inputting data, looking him up and down a few times to judge his size.

"And you can keep trying to get back to the Plane, of course."