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Tracy Island, Monday April 16th 10:15 a.m.
"Come in!" Dianne called out to the knock on the infirmary door.
The source of the knock entered and closed the door behind her. "Elise! How are feeling? We didn't have a session, did we?" asked a slightly confused Dianne.
"No, we didn't and I'm feeling okay. Thanks for asking," replied the other. "I actually have a couple of questions about the meds I'm taking."
"Oh, sure, I understand. Go ahead and sit down." Dianne indicated a chair with her arm.
Elise made herself comfy and then asked her questions. "How long does it normally take for someone going through what I'm going through to notice a change?"
"Well, amazingly enough, the meds I prescribed for you will take only about a week to start making a difference."
"Really? That fast!" Dianne smiled at Elise's almost shocked expression.
"Yes! Nowadays, with the advancements that have been made in the medical and pharmaceutical industry, drugs can take effect more rapidly than they used to. Six to eight weeks was the norm about 50 years ago."
As Elise digested the information, Dianne continued, "Are you noticing any difference yet? It's been over a week."
"Yes...actually I am. I'm sleeping better, but I also feel more in control of things. Does that make sense?"
"Yes, it does. It means it's working!"
"How long will I have to stay on these meds?"
"That depends entirely on you, Elise. Let's just take things one step at a time for now."
Dianne noticed the downfall in the young woman's expression. "I will tell you though, that I myself would like to be the one who takes you up for your first flight before I release you back to the team."
"Sure, I can deal with that." Elise smiled back at Dianne.
"Do you have any other questions right now?"
"Umm... no, I don't think so."
"Good. Now tell me about this rock climbing training I heard about? Somethin' about killing each other?" Dianne asked, trying to suppress a smile.
Elise rolled her eyes. "Oh that. Nothing stays secret around here long, does it?"
This time Dianne laughed. "No, it doesn't I'm afraid."
Elise went on to tell Dianne that she had followed her suggestions and, the day after the Tower Bridge rescue, had asked Scott about various training she needed to get done. He knew she was grounded and it was not brought up, instead he was very professional in assisting and teaching her the art of rapelling. Professional that is, until they got into a fight over how she was proceeding.
"He told me I was going down too fast. I told him I was FINE and carried on, then he got all huffy on me and yelled for me to stop."
Elise paused for a moment, before adding, "So... I-I threatened to throw rocks at his head."
"While you were both half way down the cliff face, you threatened bodily harm?" Dianne asked, rather surprised.
"Well... yes! He was being ... SCOTT!" Elise blurted, for lack of a better word.
Dianne nodded in understanding. She knew only too well how Scott could be, the boy was just like his father! "Well, I'm glad you didn't throw any rocks at him. From what Gordon told me, you two were going to kill each other!"
Now Elise laughed. "Yeah, that would be Gordon's take on it! He was at the bottom, being our checker, so he got to hear the whole exchange. But Scott and I made our peace and all is well. So, when do you want to check me out in the cockpit, Doctor?"
"Do you think you'd be up for it this afternoon?" Elise didn't expect it would be that soon but readily agreed. "Okay then, let me talk to Tin-Tin about using her Ladybird, and I'll call you later."
"Okay, I'll be ready." Elise answered. I hope.
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