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Malcolm Beauregard Reynolds ([personal profile] badinlatin) wrote2005-08-13 05:00 pm

Post-Attack with Mal.

"But I'll be here when you're done..."

The first conscious thought that occurs to Captain Reynolds is that he is very cold, and that this condition might be due to the fact he has no shirt on and is lying facedown on an examination table.

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Mal quickly attempts getting up - too quickly - and immediately falls back down on the table, pain zipping through his right side.

Once it passes through Mal's head that he should look around this room he's in, he might see Simon's meticulously-ordered medical supplies throughout this sterile room.

And the person about to enter into it.

simon_doctor: (brilliant doctor)

[personal profile] simon_doctor 2005-08-15 08:59 pm (UTC)(link)
A judicious look. "Well, I'd recommend you wait at least until the nerve block wears off."
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[personal profile] simon_doctor 2005-08-15 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
"A few days ... since I'll be renewing it constantly until I can be sure your stitches won't pop open the second you move."
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[personal profile] simon_doctor 2005-08-15 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Simon smiles, and comes around the bed to stand where Mal can reach his hand.

"Speaking as your physician, I don't think handshaking is a problem."

A pause. "And speaking as your crewman...."

He offers his hand.

"Thank you, sir."