International Rescue: The Next Phase: Chapter 4

Home » The Archives » Chapter 4 » Gear Up and Buckle Down

Show: Today's Messages :: Polls :: Message Navigator
E-mail to friend

Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down [message #2044 is a reply to message #2042]

Sun, 29 July 2012 11:49

Tikatu
Messages: 813
Registered: April 2012
Location: South Carolina

Karma:

Field Commander
Ubiquitous one

Sunday, April 1, 2068, 7:35 p.m., Tracy Island

Tin-Tin sat in the monorail car on the way back to the Villa, wiping away tears. The evening had started out so promising, but had turned from bad to worse when Asterix had put in an appearance. "I don't think that cat likes me," Tin-Tin murmured, stifling a sob. Her back ached from falling onto the balcony floor and her knee throbbed from her earlier fall. I think I might need some help getting to my quarters. And maybe Dianne should have a look at the knee. It is rather swollen.

With a sigh, she activated her wrist communicator. "Tin-Tin to Dianne."

Dianne, who was out by the pool watching her children swim, was surprised to hear from Tin-Tin. She was more surprised to see how downcast the usually bubbly young woman was. "Dianne here. What can I do for you, Tin-Tin?"

"I've, uh, had a couple of falls, and I think I'd like you to look at my knee. It's rather swollen."

"Where are you?" Dianne asked, getting up and crossing over to Jeff, who sat closer to the water, his cast wrapped in plastic, throwing a beach ball to his children and catching it.

"I'm in the monorail and just coming into the main terminal," Tin-Tin replied. "Can you meet me here?"

"Sure thing, hun. Be there in a tick. Dianne out." She leaned over and told Jeff where she was going. He nodded, and then turned back to his game.

Tin-Tin waited in the monorail car for Dianne to arrive. She colored when she saw that Dianne had brought along a wheelchair. The doctor left the chair out in the terminal and entered the car, bringing along her mobile scanner.

"Where did you hurt yourself?" Dianne asked as she scanned Tin-Tin's knee.

"My knee, mostly. And my back," Tin-Tin answered.

"How did it happen?"

Tin-Tin sighed heavily, and told Dianne all about the ruined meal.

"Let me see your hand," Dianne said. "Hmm. Looks like he got you but good. We'll have to put some antiseptic on that and a bit of skin glue. Keep the scarring to a minimum." Dianne gave Tin-Tin a sympathetic smile. "One day, you'll look back and laugh at this," she told her disconsolate patient.

"Maybe," Tin-Tin replied doubtfully. Dianne helped her to her feet and into the wheelchair for transport.

An hour later, Tin-Tin was back in her quarters, sitting on her sofa, pillows behind her back as she sat against the arm and propped her leg on the length of the couch. She was in her most comfortable pair of drawstring pants and a t-shirt, a combination she would never let anyone see outside of her suite.

Her back was only bruised; she would have to wait for it to heal. The knee had been sprained, and Tin-Tin had been given an anti-inflammatory injection, some pain medication, and a pair of crutches, and was told to stay off of it and alternate ice and heat for the next few hours. The scratches had been cleaned and a light coating of skin adhesive was sprayed on, then Dianne used the laser at a low setting to set the glue. Already the scratches could barely be seen.

She had her laptop on her lap and was sipping from a glass of ice water when she noticed she had some email. Clicking on her inbox, she smiled, and proceeded to open up and chuckle at the latest missive from Giles Tallman.

Post by Tikatu on 29/01/2005

My IR:TNP OTP!

Report message to a moderator

[Message index]

		Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 11:50
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 11:52
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 11:54
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 12:00
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 12:17
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 12:22
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 12:28
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 12:33
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 12:36
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 12:37
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 12:39
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 13:07
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 13:09
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 13:12
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 13:16
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 13:24
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 13:28
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 13:30
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 13:31
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 13:34
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 17:46
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 17:49
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 17:51
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 18:16
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 18:18
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 18:22
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 18:52
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 18:53
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 19:24
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 20:10
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 20:22
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 21:01
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 21:15
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 21:17
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 21:24
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 21:33
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 21:50
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 21:57
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 22:10
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 22:19
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 22:23
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 22:25
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 22:32
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 22:47
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 22:51
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sat, 28 July 2012 23:44
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 00:09
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 00:12
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 00:25
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 11:12
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 11:14
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 11:16
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 11:18
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 11:20
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 11:22
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 11:40
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 11:41
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 11:44
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 11:46
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 11:49
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 11:52
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 11:54
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 11:57
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 12:00
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 12:07
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 12:08
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 12:19
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 12:22
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 12:23
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 12:25
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 13:26
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 13:28
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 13:30
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 13:31
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 13:33
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 13:54
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 13:54
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 13:55
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 13:56
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 14:02
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 14:05
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 14:11
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 14:13
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 14:15
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 14:16
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 14:18
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 14:19
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 14:20
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 14:21
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 14:21
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 14:23
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 14:24
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 14:24
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 14:25
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 14:31
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 14:32
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 14:40
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 15:01
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 15:14
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 15:22
		Re: Gear Up and Buckle Down By: Tikatu on Sun, 29 July 2012 15:23

Next Topic:

Feedback - 4

Goto Forum:

-=] Back to Top [=-

[ Syndicate this forum (XML) ] [

] [

]

Current Time: Sat May 11 22:19:56 EDT 2024

Total time taken to generate the page: 0.02053 seconds