Beverly can understand his frustration. She knows plenty of people who would be the exact same way in this situation. Chief among them would be Jean-Luc Picard, her friend and captain. He has never been good at being a patient with patience. And nothing will ever top having a Klingon for a patient. Were Worf here, he would likely be trying to push through it already and she would be making faces of irritation at him. But she can understand, even if she has to disapprove on principle.

“Only three,” she answers. “And no one died. All things considered, it could have been a lot worse.”