Starfleet Science/Medical’s version of the Kobayashi Maru is the Hypospray Maru. You’re left in a room containing just a random hypospray, told its use has the potential to stop someone’s suffering but it’s never been tried before, and if you inject it into yourself to see what it does, you’re officially crazy enough to lead a department.
I’m just picturing a timed test situation though where the cadets are supposed to deduce and delegate resources to figure out what’s in the hypospray.
Then Bones just rolls in, injects himself immediately, tests his own blood, and calls it a day.
To this day, he holds the record for fastest time completing the test.
#bones is the Jim Kirk of the medical world
That Fucking Tag oh my god
okay but for a true parallel Bones would have to be the first person to try that. like. can you imagine?
proctor: “W….why the fuck did you inject yourself?!”
doctor leonard horatio “bones” mccoy: “Well we were on a time limit and we wouldn’t know if it worked until it went to human trials, so…”
proctor: “And it didn’t occur to you to inform the rest of the group of your thought process? Maybe see if anyone had any other ideas or select a test subject?”
bones: “Nah they would’ve stopped me or wasted time discussing it. This was faster.”
proctor: “And if you died?!”
bones: “Eh, I could’ve fixed it in time. And I left notes, so. No biggie.”
Bones passes with flying colors and a therapy referral for either egoism or suicidal depression.
