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[lastdecember]

This is the after hours contact for Nicholas Wolfwood, Logistics. If this is an emergency, stop wasting everyone's time and page me.

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[lastdecember]

[ This is the man who tried to kill the captain, yes. And he was right to attempt it.

Baizhu looks overwhelmed at all this, and Wolfwood can't blame him for that -- this isn't the tour of duty anyone signed up for, and it's not like they can quit. All they can do is keep their heads down and hope to get through the day.

But then Baizhu starts talking about breathing and holds up a finger, and all sympathy for the man goes right out the window. What kind of bullshit hypnosis is this?! ]

I said pretend like this is a checkup. I'm breathin' just fine.

[heartofhealing]

I'm aware, I can hear you speaking.

[ Baizhu states with the slightest hint of snark, and gestures to Wolfwood again. ]

If you'd just give me a moment, I'll get out of your hair. I won't touch you, I'm just asking you to breathe.

[ Compliance is part of patient evaluation. ]

[lastdecember]

[ There's a lot of things Wolfwood could say in response to that -- and most of them would get him reported to HR -- but if the fastest way to end this conversation is compliance, then he'll comply. Once.

Fixing Baizhu -- his face, not his finger -- with a challenging scowl, Wolfwood draws in a sharp breath, and exhales through his nose like an angry bull. ]

Happy?

[heartofhealing]

[ The smile he gets in return is honest, gold eyes crinkling a bit at the edges. ]

Thank you, Mr. Wolfwood.

[ Baizhu takes his hand down and then steps away to head for the door. ]

I'll remember everything you shared with me. For the record, though... have you seen anything?

[lastdecember]

[ That smile says that he lost this round, but any encounter with a doctor that doesn't end with medication -- or worse -- is a win in Wolfwood's book. Baizhu is heading for the door, so Wolfwood turns to head back to his workstation, replying as he settles back into his seat. ]

No. They're just dreams. That shit doesn't mean anything.

[heartofhealing]

[ Baizhu makes a bit of a humming sound at that, but nods.

"You'd be surprised how much dreams can have meaning sometimes", he wants to say - but he's agitated the man enough already. Instead the doctor slips out of the room and disappears. ]