"I'm sure he does." Guppy says, mildly, though he starts slightly when he catches the look.
"You'll stick like that if the wind changes." he says to Mycroft, then turns his attention back to Sherlock.
"Right. Looks like the bleeding is starting to slow down, so I think you're safe to lie back a bit, but keep your head on its side so that any blood drains forwards, okay?
Then we can have a go with these ribs. Now I can use future technology to fuse them if you want, which will heal them most of the way - you'll be sore for about a week but you shouldn't have much trouble with them. Or we can leave them and let nature take its course. They're not displaced or anything."
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"You'll stick like that if the wind changes." he says to Mycroft, then turns his attention back to Sherlock.
"Right. Looks like the bleeding is starting to slow down, so I think you're safe to lie back a bit, but keep your head on its side so that any blood drains forwards, okay?
Then we can have a go with these ribs. Now I can use future technology to fuse them if you want, which will heal them most of the way - you'll be sore for about a week but you shouldn't have much trouble with them. Or we can leave them and let nature take its course. They're not displaced or anything."