Posted by Ensign Dradvia (Medical Officer) in So… This Is It

Posted by Civilian Sisnil Zoi (Intelligence Consultant) in So… This Is It

Posted by Ensign Dradvia (Medical Officer) in So… This Is It
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“I don’t know, Dee, I don’t know,” he said softly. “We just have to wait, right?”

~ Zoi

“Wait and handle the symptoms as best we can. And I have to be very precise in dosing and timing.” Dradvia leaned closer, gently rubbing his hand. It’s okay if it’s too much, if you want to escape the pain. It’s okay if you need to share it. She wouldn’t say those things aloud and have others hear, but she thought them anyway.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

He took a shaky breath. “It would hurt, Dee. You’d feel what I do, all of it.”

~ Zoi

“I know. I have no idea how much, but if it gives you relief… I just worry what will happen to you when you stop.” Would the shock kill him? Would the relief help? Or would that damage his telepathy, giving the poison room to do more damage?

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“I don’t know what will happen,” Sisnil said. “Just that the pain is so intense, I can barely think.”

~ Zoi

“Then you need to go back to sleep. That way you aren’t aware of any of it.” Dradvia shook her head before he could protest. “There is no legitimate reason you need to choose to suffer.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“I just woke up.” Sisnil said. “Going back to sleep is giving up, going backwards. I won’t do that.”

~ Zoi