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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Sisnil closed his eyes and hugged her tight as he could. “How much longer will this last for you?”

~ Zoi

Dradvia sniffed again and then drew in a shaky but deep breath. “Ummm…” She looked around for the chronometer trying to think. “The worst should be over in a couple hours, I think.” She’d had a very small dose. “I… usually feel dizzy and can’t eat the next day.”

“At least I think.” Shebwas warming up, the shivering slowing and she was able to relax more. “When… when I first rescued I went through detox. But we were all really hysterical and scared, so the doctors sedated us. Worried we would hurt ourselves. They didn’t realize we were addicted to those too. Every time they gave it to me, I was sick for days after. I took a really small dose. It doesn’t take much anymore.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil hugged her again. “I’ll be right next to you ‘till you’re better, okay?”

~ Zoi

Could he feel how those words rocked her precarious foundation. The one that stood poorly built and all alone, that already threatened to fall every other day? That everything shifted but became a little more steady. Did he know what he was doing?

She sighed, but it wasn’t sad. More happy and a bit frustrated. “I’m supposed to be taking care of you. How are you feeling?”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“I’m fine,” Sisnil reassured her, “Even the headache is going away.”

~ Zoi

“Are you sure? Maybe… maybe I should take a scan,” she pushed up with her hands, but as soon as she did a wave of dizziness hit her and her stomach cramped in agony. She whimpered as she but her lip to stop from being sick again.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil hugged her to him. “Come on- I’d carry you, but I can’t,” he said softly, and tugged on her. “You’re going to lay down on a bed, okay?”

~ Zoi

Dradvia shook her head trying not move, but Sisnil was relentless. She let him pull her up, but she was too dizzy. She swayed and stumbled against him. “Maybe I should stay on the floor.” She moaned, “The walls are moving.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil stumbled and fell when she stumbled against him. She was going to fall too, so he hugged her to him so she’d fall on him. In his head, he cursed the fact he was still too weak.

~ Zoi

“Noooo…” She was going to land on him and hurt him. He was still recovering. She landed on his chest and grunted against the nausea. “I’m sorry. I’m so sorry.” She pushed herself onto all fours to crawl towards where she thought her medkit was. If she hurt him… “Sisnil?” She looked at him, but the room was still spinning and she had to lay down. “Are you okay?”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil grunted as she landed on him. She’d knocked the air out of him and he wasn’t quite able to speak as he tried to correct it. So instead he nodded vigorously and held up a finger like “yes, give me a second”.

~ Zoi

She whimpered but not from pain. She’d hurt him. “Let… let me… my kit.” Her stomach hurt so bad from moving, and she was cold and dizzy. Where had she left it?

There, right beside the bed. Her fingers touched it and then she breathed to focus as she opened it and took a scan. If her eyes would just focus.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

He was fine. He hadn’t hit his head, his brain had jerked, but it wasn’t even a mild concussion. Just a tiny bit of extra irritation along the tiny surgery sites. She’d just knocked the breath out of him and as he, at last, coughed, he started breathing normally again. “It’s okay, Dee, I’m fine.”

~ Zoi

“Are you sure?” She slipped back down to her side and just breathed through the stomach cramp. “You… you should get someone to come check you.” She groaned. “Let… let me leave first.” How was she going to do that?

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“No, you don’t need to leave. And you checked me, that’s good enough for me,” Sisnil said. “I’m okay, promise.”

~ Zoi

“Okay,” she put her head back down. “I’ll just stay here.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil moved over to her and curled up around her again. “Then so will I.”

~ Zoi

Drasvia sighed as his warmth chased away the chills again. “I’m dizzy.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“I wish I could help,” Sisnil said softly, hugging her gently.

~ Zoi

“You are.” Dradvia closed her eyes. She knew if she could sleep it would help, but she couldn’t. She probably needed water and food. She lost her last meal and was dehydrated. She didn’t bring any food or drinks back with her. She wouldn’t ask Sisnil to go get anything.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil couldn’t hear her right now, but he came to that conclusion on his own. “Aren’t you hungry or thirsty? I’m gonna get you something.” He patted her gently and pulled his covers over her. “Stay here.” Then he reached for his support frame and hauled himself up.

~ Zoi

Dradvia shook her head. Food would make her sick, maybe. She wanted him to stay. She didn’t want to be alone with the way she was feeling. He’d already covered her and gotten up. She started to get up to go for him, but she got dizzy again, her head beginning to throb with a dehydration headache. She laid back down and blinked, and he was already gone.

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

It took longer than it should have, but eventually he was back, balancing a pitcher of water and a cup on a tray. He sat down, by letting himself plop on the floor with a little groan, then reached up and brought the tray down. There were some light foods as well. “Here. At least drink something.”

~ Zoi

He’d been gone so long. There were tears on her cheeks. Simon was curled up under the blanket with her, and she was shivering again. It was stupid and the adverse reaction talking, but she’d been scared while she was alone, and he’d been done so long.

When the door opened, she looked up at him. He was back, and tears started again. The water looked delicious, but her stomach didn’t like the look of the food.

“I… I don’t think I can sit up on my own.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

Sisnil reached around her and supported her to help her sit up. He stayed next to her, rubbing her back. “Sorry it took so long,” he said softly.

~ Zoi

“It’s okay.” Her head rested on his shoulder as the room spun, her head throbbed, and her stomach rebelled. She held the cup in two hands, and sipped very slowly. “Thank you. You didn’t have to go.”

Ens. Dradvia, Medical Officer

“Yes, I did,” he said, keeping an arm around her. “You needed the water.” He’d tripped, that was what took so long. But he wasn’t willing to worry her, or admit he was still so weak he couldn’t make it to the galley alone without an incident.

~ Zoi