"OW! That so totally hurts!" -- Charles Xavier

[cityship]

The battle against the Ohm raged on, and the casualties on the ground were mounting. Injured crew members got emergency treatment in the field, which largely amounted to patching them up so they wouldn't die sometime within the next fifteen minutes. After that, they were quickly picked up by shuttle and brought back to the ship, where they were sent to a medbay that was getting progressively more crowded.

The situation was growing increasingly dire, to the point that Stacy activated one of the AI's to help out.



"Please state the nature of the medical emergency."

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[notlewis]

"Hey, no problem," Luis said with an awkward half a smile as he continued working. "I'm actually not a medical doctor at all..."

A pause. "But I used to work in medical research and I know the ins and outs well enough to know what I'm doing anyway." He added the last part quickly, as though hoping to prevent Kang springing to his feet and rushing away.

[governorkang]

Kang laughed, wincing when it sent a twinge of pain through his arm, "You don't need to worry. You obviously know enough, and it can't be that difficult to set a limb." Oh, he was so glad for the painkillers. He would have been in agony still otherwise.

"And really, I do appreciate it. Very few humans back on Krynn would have bothered to help me."

[notlewis]

"I guess every world's got things in common. Like bigots." Luis finished up on the wing and eyed it, still not quite satisfied-- but the treatment would have to do. He couldn't stop thinking how he'd feel better if he had any idea of the full workings of Draconian anatomy.

"Now let's see about that arm," he said, pulling up a stool beside Kang and going for another set of bandages.

[governorkang]

"...well, there's reason for that. That war I mentioned, a long time ago, we weren't on the 'good' side of it," Kang pointed out, his tone gaining a serious edge to it. "We have - had - a reputation."

[notlewis]

Kang might have noticed Luis make an odd face at that-- though it could have been dismissed as a look of concentration while he worked on sopping up the blood around the compound fracture and disinfecting the area.

"People make mistakes," he said with a shrug of his shoulders. "Fight for causes they don't fully understand, or things they later change their minds on."

And some people were just stupid. Like himself!

[governorkang]

Unfortunately for Luis, Kang had spent more than enough time around humans to be able to pick up on their body language and facial expressions. He caught the odd look, and shook his head, "It's more complicated than that. I can tell you, if you want, at a later date."

[notlewis]

"Up to you. It's none of my business," Luis reminded him, still looking a bit perturbed. He glanced up at the Draconian, then down at the fracture. "Five, four, three-"

This time on the three, he quickly moved the bone back into place and immediately held it firm, getting started on the splint.

"Sorry again."

[governorkang]

Kang nodded, and braced himself, gritting his teeth. This time, he was able to keep his wings from flaring; he thanked every god he'd ever heard of for those painkillers in his system, even the ones from the good pantheon. It still hurt, though, and he cursed, "Bloody hell. At least it wasn't my right side."

[notlewis]

"There we go." He got to work securing bandages around the splint and securing the bandages tightly around his arm.

"Well, once things settle down a bit we can see about some more advanced treatments-- once you get an actual doctor to look at you," Luis said. "In the meantime, is there anything else I can do for you?"

[governorkang]

"I can take care of the rest," Kang motioned toward the cuts and scratches on his right wing. "I just need some water and a clean cloth."