Chris held it together during the disaster. With First Aid out in the field, Chris had to run the clinic. And the locals knew the Winterbottom Clinic best -- even if they distributed themselves fairly evenly between that, the clinic run by Hawkeye, and the clinic run by Dr. Watson -- so the volunteer forces gathered there first for their 'marching orders'.
But, just as Chris feared, a case that needed surgical intervention dropped in their lap when they were the only one qualified to take it. Even knowing that River would much rather have the medical care than go without, even with the bullshit magic benefit of Erik's healing blood... thinking back to that moment fills Chris with dread.
The patients who can disperse back to their homes do so. Those who need to stay for observation begin dropping off into sleep. And Chris... wanders into the back room that Aidie usually uses for his own version of sleep. They wrap themself up in the sheet that Aidie keeps back there, and sit down on the floor, and just... tremble.
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After the Earthquake
Date: 2024-01-17 04:14 am (UTC)But, just as Chris feared, a case that needed surgical intervention dropped in their lap when they were the only one qualified to take it. Even knowing that River would much rather have the medical care than go without, even with the
bullshit magicbenefit of Erik's healing blood... thinking back to that moment fills Chris with dread.The patients who can disperse back to their homes do so. Those who need to stay for observation begin dropping off into sleep. And Chris... wanders into the back room that Aidie usually uses for his own version of sleep. They wrap themself up in the sheet that Aidie keeps back there, and sit down on the floor, and just... tremble.