burningrescue | NHS Catchall

Are you familiar with gun injuries?

A little! I'm not an expert, but we studied it in training. . .

[Oh wait! Suddenly realizing.]

Wait! Are you injured still?

[A slight nod, there.]

I couldn't get the projectile out, either, so I... really wasn't sure what else to do.

Let me see! I'll get supplies and patch you up! I don't know if I'll be able to get the bullet out, but I can make sure it's not dangerous.

Thank you-!

[he looks SO relieved at that, exhaling a heavy sigh, though he. also takes a quick glance around.]

Ah, should we go inside first, or...?

Yeah. You wanna go to the infirmary, maybe?

[Or does he need more privacy because the bullet wound is inside his butt as predicted.]

Oh, that's not a bad idea-

[The bullet is not inside his butt, thankfully, so he nods! The infirmary is good with him.]

There should be more supplies there, if you need them.

Yeah! So, where is this bullet wound, anyway? We keep missing all the injuries.

[Leading them to the infirmary while he talks!]

It's... it's in my shoulder.

[He trails after, but he's at least tall enough to keep up pretty easily despite all the layers of robes. Running away is a carefully cultivated skill, after all.]

I was able to clean and bandage it, and I used some of the disinfectant, but that's really all I could do.

That's probably exactly what you should have done. But it's still hurting?

[After a second. . .]

You mind me asking how that skull worked?

It is, yes.

[Well, he has the painkillers, but it's still a gunshot wound with a bullet in it, so. It probably speaks to something that he was able to ignore it pretty effectively when he's usually losing it over the threat of pain.

There's a moment of hesitation before he continues, though.]

The skull-- it protected against a single heavily-damaging injury. I didn't die when he stabbed me, but he still had time to shoot me after it was used.

Oh man! I thought it protected you from the gunshot! You've been walking around with a bullet in your shoulder, and it wasn't healed!

[What the fuck.]

I'll see what I can do. We might need to get Luna involved.

I... yes. Miss Beau offered to help, before, but I was worried about how to dispose of it...

[It'd still be evidence, also he had no idea what to do with it.]

Miss Luna-- she's a healer of some sort, isn't she?

[Nodding.]

She's got more training than me. They always tell us for injuries like that - patch 'em up and get 'em to a doctor. That's why she might be able to help more. In a pinch, I know I could dig it out for you, but someone with more experience could do that while making sure it doesn't do any more damage on the way out.

If you think she'd be willing to help...

[He sounds a little uncertain about that, though, he really doesn't know her well enough to be sure.]

But maybe we shouldn't bother her unless it gives you trouble-?

She'd help. I can only speak for myself, but. I take my rescue training pretty seriously. Not to say I dislike you, 'cause I don't, but even if I had a problem with you, I'd still help you. I know Luna's like that, too.

[But since he can tell NHS is hesitating anyway...]

I'll take a look at it and see if I can't handle it on my own.

-thank you.

[and in this way we spare nik's poor inbox, maybe.]

I really haven't met very many people with that sort of outlook... it's very kind of you.

Aww, it's nothing. I think any rescuer would feel that way!

[Yep! Infirmary it is, then.]

You mind showing me?

Still, it's appreciated.

[He's not used to people being this NICE to him outside his own sect's healers, it's wild.]

But- oh, of course...

[He nods, loosening his outer robes a bit so that he can slip them off his left arm, doing the same with the inner layers until the bandages are exposed. He's at least taken care with it, so everything's in about as good a condition as it can be.]

[Okay, well, he'll take a look at it. Let's handwave the details, though??? I don't know about bullet wounds lmao.]

I think I can get it out for you. It's gonna hurt a lot.

[Oh absolutely I can't describe shit past what I just did, it's handwave time.]

I'll try to hold still... will it at least be fast?

Uh. I'll try!

[It definitely hurts a lot, but he'll manage to get it out with some tweezers or something, I don't know, and then clean it up.]

[He'll do his best not to be A Huge Baby about it, but there's definitely wincing and maybe the occasional sniffle while Nie Huaisang holds it together. At least he stays still, but he visibly relaxes once Galo is finished, shoulders slumped a little.]

I really should have gotten that over with before, shouldn't I--

[He gives him a grateful little smile, though.]

Thank you. Isn't there anything I can do for you in return?

[Once he's finished, he'll go about disinfecting it again and bandaging it up.]

Nope! I told you, this is my job. You don't have to owe me anything. But there is one thing. . .

Yes?

[He tilts his head curiously, there, idly shifting his arm to test the movement once Galo's finished.]

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