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[spooky-shrink.livejournal.com]

It was one of the longest operations Malcolm has had to conduct since his arrival in Milliways. But Bill Pardy is resting and healing in a clean bed in the infirmary now.

Malcolm is dead on his feet (he has to smirk a little as he thinks that), but he decides to stay until Bill comes out of the anesthesia.

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[sixlittleseeds.livejournal.com]

Persephone, for her part, once she had washed her hands, had patted Malcolm on the shoulder.

"You did well," the goddess had said with a tired smile before she left to find her room, her bed and her husband.

[spooky-shrink.livejournal.com]

"Thank you," Malcolm replies, quietly elated despite how tired he feels.

"And thanks also for the help."

[burnedbell.livejournal.com]

"...come on, Nathan! We have to hurry! Bill is hurt! Move faster!" can be heard coming from just outside the infirmary door even leading inside as the little girl, Mary, has the older man by the hand trying to quite literally run inside. Hopefully cooler heads will prevail at keeping the child from spazing out more.

[waylostandfound.livejournal.com]

You'd think being the father of two young sons would mean Nathan was used to being dragged along by the hand of somebody half his size and twice as fast. But he wasn't completely, having to jog to keep up. Amazing how quick little legs can be.

"All right, I know, Mary." He entered the infirmary after her, and had to stop himself from cursing out loud in her presence.

[wheelsy_sheriff]

He's cleaned up quite a bit compared to how he was when he stumbled down the stairs but the bandages across his bare chest and gut and the one wrapped around his arm speak a lot about the kind of night he's had.

Stirring Bill cracks an eye at the voices and blinks up at his visitors. "Nathan, Mary? Hey."

[waylostandfound.livejournal.com]

Dark grimace on Nathan's face at the sight. But there wasn't much that could be done. They all knew they were being targeted, and there was no way yet to prevent going back to the Kingdom in their dreams.

Also some survivor guilt since he knew the only reason he wasn't lying on a bed here was because he already was elsewhere before all of this. And could do nothing to keep Doc and Bill getting the brunt of it.

[wheelsy_sheriff]

Bill works his throat and manages to bring the volume of his voice up. "Nathan...my hair still look good?"

A small smile to note that, despite appearances, he's okay.

[waylostandfound.livejournal.com]

Nathan wanted to joke about it, but he just nodded, "Yeah, you're luckier than Doc there."

[wheelsy_sheriff]

He comes around slowly, a lost look on his face until he starts trying to move and notices the bandages.

Oh. Yeah.

Taking stock of himself he matches what he sees to what he remembers and mutters a croaky, "Fuck."

[will_scarlett]

Will heard about Bill being hurt and feels bad about not being here for it so comes in quietly,

"Bill?"

[wheelsy_sheriff]

Still looking over what's been done he hears Will's voice and looks up.

"Will." He offers a faint smile, "Hey. What's up?"

[will_scarlett]

"'ppears missed a bit when I went away with Kate. 'ow bad is it?"

[wheelsy_sheriff]

"Oh, you went somewhere with Kate? Where'd ya go?" He asks, avoiding the question. "I finally got to meet her."

[will_scarlett]

"Picnic round back an spent some time in Guppy's world. I'm glad."

[blue_raz]

Raziel walked through the door, he was going to ask something of the human doctors, but he forgot that when he noticed Bill.

"Bill are you alright?" he asked as he came near the bed.

[wheelsy_sheriff]

Hearing the voice he looks up and blinks at Raziel, "Not really. Been better anyways. So-so right now."

[blue_raz]

The blue skinless freak cocked his head.

"Who did this to you?" he asked urgently, whoever it was was gonna pay.... with their soul, but first Raz was gonna torture them. These thought might have been evident in his tone of voice, and the look around his glowing eyes.

[wheelsy_sheriff]

Bill draws back at that, wincing because shifting around hurts, and staring at Raz.

"Was a nightmare." He answers.

[blue_raz]

Raziel's eyes were slits.

"I can not exact vengeance on a nightmare," he said, angrily and sat down, "Is there anything I can do for you?"

This was indeed troubling, how can Raz help his only friend with dream. He was not happy.

Not happy Raziel = bad.

[justdidntseeit]

Kate's just come in from a run by the lake and is asking Bar for water when the thought occurs.

"Bar, have you seen Bill around?"

The napkin materializes almost instantly; the one-word answer scribbled there leaves her cold.

Infirmary.

She forgets she's thirsty and hurries toward the ward. Steps inside and approaches Bill's bed, swallowing hard when she sees all the bandages.

[wheelsy_sheriff]

He's dozing at first, still working through the last of the anesthetics, then his eyes flicker and he brings his head around to look at her.

"Kate..." He swallows and tries to sit up a bit, "Hi."

[justdidntseeit]

"Hey."

She's trying to keep her voice even, trying not to imagine what had happened to him.

"Can't leave you alone for a second, can I?"

[wheelsy_sheriff]

"I warned you, trouble likes to follow me around." He smiles softly, trying to hide a wince as he shifts on the bed. "Only part of the time is it ever my fault."

[justdidntseeit]

"You did — I just didn't listen."

Her own soft smile fades when she sees the wince he's trying to stifle. She instinctively steps closer, reaching out a hand, but she doesn't want to hurt him, either.

She settles for tugging at the hem of her fitted white T-shirt.

"Want to tell me what happened?"

[wheelsy_sheriff]

He lifts his own arm and hand up, the one that wasn't gnawed on by shark-things, just as she pulls her back. He reaches up and runs the hand through his hair, the pink band-aids from before are gone but the healing cut is still visible.

His smile is gone along with hers and he shakes his head, looking away from her across the infirmary. "Doctor caught up with me."