Out of the Frying Pan 2 (Bol and Kesler)

shadowbloodmoon

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[sblock=Bol]
It hadn't been long since you had a drink, so you are uncertain why it was that this one affected you as much as it did. The Rodian that was drinking with you seemed nice enough. As your vision went from blurry to almost black, you saw the Rodian holding.. what was it? BLAM!

When you awoke, you were in some sort of holding cell. The Rodian was standing behind a blastproof glass barrier taunting you. As if the headache wasn't enough. He said something about a bounty on your head..first to collect it..some drek about him being the best hunter..whatever. You went to say something back, but instead of words, drool came out of your mouth. And blood. It seems as if you had been beaten a bit too. Attempting to move any part of your body resulted in pains that agreed with your earlier diagnosis. Somewhere you were swearing about getting this hunter back. Soon as you could move properly. He was still raving about himself when you fell into blackness again.

Expecting to hear his voice when you regain consciousness, you instead find yourself sitting in an infirmary of sorts. Nothing fancy, a bacta tank here, a few beds there. There was a nurse of sorts. If you counted the older model medical droid that was checking your vitals constantly. It is then that the doctor walks in....
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[sblock=Kesler]
Another run to the Rim they said. It'll be a nice break from city life they said. Blast it all, they were full of bantha snot. Tatooine has to be the hottest place you have ever been. Step outside and your skin tans instantly and burns a split second later. At least on Naboo you only had one sun to worry about.

Here, you've been given control of a field hospital. or something like that. A bacta tank a few beds and a busted medical droid hardly qualified in your book, but it's what you got. The local police would bring you stab wounds, blast burns and all that stuff. They wouldn't mention how the patient got them, though you suspect more than a few were made by the local police themselves.

Your latest patient was different however. He seemed to be a drifter, at first, though the well made blaster and the clothes seemed to inidcate something a tad more sophisticated, even of only he could speak in complete sentences. The sergeant said he was found badly beaten and bruised out on the street after a gunfight broke out at some local watering hole. He was unconscious when they got him to you and his wounds needed serious healing, so you tossed him in the tank for a day and then had the medical droid extract him and place him in one of the beds. He was still unconscious when you left him.

You return to check on him an hour later and he is sitting up in bed, looking as if he was lost. Probably was...
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Bol, meet Kesler. Kesler, meet Bol....
 

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Kesler allows himself a weary smile at his patient's return to consciousness. "It's good to see you're with us again. When they brought you in yesterday you were looking, well, I'm sick of Bantha metaphors so let's just say you were in bad shape." He checks the scans on the Bothan’s vitals, glances at the medical droid and then walks over to a small storage container, with irritated expression. Opening the container, he produces a portable MedSensor and comes back to where the Bothan is sitting and starts to check his condition.

OOC: Check Bol's condition. Treat Injury +16 (6 ranks, Wis +2, Misc +7 MediScanner +1)
 

Bol tries to tak in his surroundings on a first glance. It's difficult with the pounding head and disorientation. As the human speaks, his head is still swimming, unable to really figure out what exactly is happening.

Ruffling his fur, the Bothan sits up. Glaring at the doctor, he nods. "Bad shape indeed. Perhaps you would care to enlighten me as to exactly where I'm at?"

Subconciously, Bol begins to feel around him for any sort of weapon, fully expecting his to not be there.
 

Kesler frowns, ”I guess your head injuries were more serious than I thought, you’re in Mos Eisley.” noting his patient’s confusion, he indicates a container sitting along the wall. ”I had to put you in the Bacta tank so your belongings are in there. I wouldn't go anywhere just yet though if I were you, if you’re going to get yourself into trouble again you should at least wait until you’re fully awake.”

OOC: Where are we anyway shadow? I just said Mos Eisley with the assumption that it didn't matter, but does it?
 

Mos Eisley is fine, it's well known enough for most. The others are in Mos Entha, but that will be fixed shortly....

Kesler's Treat Injury check gets a 27. This allows him to determine that the Bothan he is treating will be sore for a while, but will live. His broken ribs have knitted together properly and the numerous lacerations have healed up rather nicely. Bol's fur will cover any scars that might appear.
 

"Well in any case, if you don't go getting into any more scraps you should make a full recovery." Kesler says as he finishes his diagnosis.
 

The Bothan looks quizically at the doctor. 'Scrap, ah yes. The Rodian. What was his name? Perhaps this is a trap, or ruse? I wonder if he'll just let me leave. I should take it slow.' "Well, it seems inevitable at times. Besides, it looks as if your handywork might have done the job. So, how pray-tell did I come to be in your company? Was I dropped off at the door step, or was it something more involved?"

Not waiting for an answer, he instinctively gets up and moves to his equipment. He begins to check everything to see if there's anything missing.


OOC:
Sorry, I don't post much on my weekends. In addition, this past weekend was more hectic than the norm.
 

Kesler raises an eyebrow; most patients usually weren't quite so inquisitive, at least not about how they got to the hospital. "Police brought you in, they said they found you on the street outside a local cantina after a gunfight. That's all they told me."

He watches Bol as he goes for his equipment trying to judge whether he needs his blaster for this next part, judging from his clothes and equipment he’s not the typical outer rim criminal that tries to get away for free, or the typical fringer who can't even afford it. He also didn't look like the type whose blaster was just for show.

"I really suggest you rest somewhere safe, but if you insist on running off to your fate I'm going to have to ask for your payment now. Bacta is expensive you know, the average price for treatment is 3000 credits."

Deciding against the blaster, he hopes he just hasn't made a grievous error in judgment.

OOC: Yay, my furry little friend has come back! Well, not so much little, but whatever!
 
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Bol stops putting his gear on and looks up from what he was doing. Perking his ears up and raising an eyebrow, he casts a sideways look at the doctor. "So you came up with that price all on your own? Tell me, how do you think I owe you that much? Beside the calculations for the bacta, which are surely off, how do you think I owe you 3000 credits? I mean for the bacta alone, I would guess it's significantly more being that we're way out here on this arid rock of a planet. But then I have to think that perhaps more than one person can use this bacta. So that leads me to believe that perhaps you're trying to con me?

Bol pauses a minute to let the uncomfortable silence sink in. He the lets his lip quiver and reveal his teeth. He then chuckles and resumes putting his gear on. "Don't try to con a con-man. I had planned on working something out with you for payment, but honestly I figured that since I was brought here, you were fixing me up out of the kindness of your heart." He smiles with the last statement and continues. "So the tough guy in me would like to tell you to take your 3000 credits and eat them. But since I apparently have upset somebody enough to need the use of a bacta tank, it might be best to not upset you just yet. I try not to burn all of my bridges, you know?"
 

Kesler sighs inwardly, "Of course it couldn't be the easy way, at least he seems smart enough not to blast me."

"Don't try to con a con-man."

"Ah but it's perfectly reasonable to try to convince a doctor that he doesn't know the cost of Bacta."

"...but honestly I figured that since I was brought here, you were fixing me up out of the kindness of your heart."

"You furry little Nerf- brained- Kaadu- breath-..." Kesler scowls and it is all he can do to keep from bursting out yelling, by the time he's managed to somewhat gain control of his temper the Bothan has finished talking.

He glares at the Bothan, "Where did you come from. 'The kindness of my heart', what do you think I'm doing on this cultureless, excuse for a pile of bantha droppings. I could have gone back to Naboo, but I just had to come to Tatooine to treat the sentient excrement of the galaxy! Sure 'the sunsets are lovely'! You know what, forget it! Get out! Go get yourself blasted and save the Bacta for the rest of the Hutts' scum!." He starts out quietly but soon it escalates and he doesn't notice he is ranting. It's pretty clear this isn't about Bacta.

Having expended his anger for the moment, he claps his hand to his face in silent frustration.

OOC: Thoughts are in Itallics.
 
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