Which he probably should've anticipated, since Simon is a doctor, and that is standard procedure. But none of them have seen a real doctor in...a while, for Holden and Alex, and possibly not ever, for Amos or Naomi. The poor guy is startled when he gets to Holden, and they have to have a conversation about Eros and 50 times the lethal limit of radiation and lifelong treatment plan. Holden doesn't, honestly, think much of it; he's had some time to get used to the idea, and with the more immediate concerns of his crew and protomolecule-related crises, it's easy to justify backburnering his health.
What comes as a surprise, then, is when Simon calls him back to the med bay for what he calls an important follow-up.
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Which he probably should've anticipated, since Simon is a doctor, and that is standard procedure. But none of them have seen a real doctor in...a while, for Holden and Alex, and possibly not ever, for Amos or Naomi. The poor guy is startled when he gets to Holden, and they have to have a conversation about Eros and 50 times the lethal limit of radiation and lifelong treatment plan. Holden doesn't, honestly, think much of it; he's had some time to get used to the idea, and with the more immediate concerns of his crew and protomolecule-related crises, it's easy to justify backburnering his health.
What comes as a surprise, then, is when Simon calls him back to the med bay for what he calls an important follow-up.