10:00 A.M., Friday, June
24, 2375
`` The Black Plague himself . But what is it ? '' `` Read it , '' Dal said . '' ` You are hereby directed to appear before the medical training council in the council chambers in Hospital Seattle at 10:00 A.M. , Friday , June 24 , 2375 , in order that your application for assignment to a General Practice Patrol ship may be reviewed . Insignia will not be worn . Signed , Hugo Tanner , Physician , Black Service of Pathology . ' '' Tiger blinked at the notice and handed it back to Dal .