10-06-2016, 11:43 AM
One hour later:
Jay frowned. Shirtless, sitting on the world's most uncomfortable plastic chair, he was about ready to swat the medic's hand away. He definitely wasn't going to let him take his temperature any other way except in the old fashioned way: the armpit. "I told you I'm fine. I'm only here cause Danjou ordered it."
The doc, as Jay automatically thought of him, wasn't convinced. "There's a bunch of infectious diseases popping up in the region. Even old ones once thought eradicated have come through. I have to be thorough. Sometimes these things start with small signs and explode over night."
Jay ground his teeth. He'd had every vaccine known to man. The marines didn't mess with that shit. "But I'm not sick. I just got overheated. A good drink of water. Maybe a whiskey if you got it and I'll be right as rain."
He smirked. The medic wasn't amused.
He watched as the man wrapped a blood pressure cuff around his arm. "Come on man. Whiskey. Cards. Maybe a slice of pie? Can't get any better than that."
His stomach rumbled thinking about it.
The medic sushed him while listening to the cuff. Jay ignored him. "Yep. Last time I had good pie was last summer. Right before joining up LP. I was going stir-shit crazy in Iowa, but fuck it if they don't have good pie. At least at my mom's house. And don't tell her but Aunt Sara does a better apple..."
The medic glared. The ripping of Velcro signaled he was done. Jay's arm was free. "Alright I'm satisfied you're clear. But if you show the slightest rash, chills, bump or dizziness come back immediately. Measles and Yellow Fever is going around. Not to mention Ebola."
Jay pulled his shirt around his shoulders.
"I'm up with all my shots."
The medic nodded. "I know. Vaccines are like body armor. They protect you but they don't make you immortal."
Jay laughed. "Right. Guess I should mention it burns when I pee."
The medic looked up, then shook his head and laughed. "Go on Hollywood. I don't want to see you back again."
Jay grabbed his stuff to go. "Roger that, doc."
Jay frowned. Shirtless, sitting on the world's most uncomfortable plastic chair, he was about ready to swat the medic's hand away. He definitely wasn't going to let him take his temperature any other way except in the old fashioned way: the armpit. "I told you I'm fine. I'm only here cause Danjou ordered it."
The doc, as Jay automatically thought of him, wasn't convinced. "There's a bunch of infectious diseases popping up in the region. Even old ones once thought eradicated have come through. I have to be thorough. Sometimes these things start with small signs and explode over night."
Jay ground his teeth. He'd had every vaccine known to man. The marines didn't mess with that shit. "But I'm not sick. I just got overheated. A good drink of water. Maybe a whiskey if you got it and I'll be right as rain."
He smirked. The medic wasn't amused.
He watched as the man wrapped a blood pressure cuff around his arm. "Come on man. Whiskey. Cards. Maybe a slice of pie? Can't get any better than that."
His stomach rumbled thinking about it.
The medic sushed him while listening to the cuff. Jay ignored him. "Yep. Last time I had good pie was last summer. Right before joining up LP. I was going stir-shit crazy in Iowa, but fuck it if they don't have good pie. At least at my mom's house. And don't tell her but Aunt Sara does a better apple..."
The medic glared. The ripping of Velcro signaled he was done. Jay's arm was free. "Alright I'm satisfied you're clear. But if you show the slightest rash, chills, bump or dizziness come back immediately. Measles and Yellow Fever is going around. Not to mention Ebola."
Jay pulled his shirt around his shoulders.
"I'm up with all my shots."
The medic nodded. "I know. Vaccines are like body armor. They protect you but they don't make you immortal."
Jay laughed. "Right. Guess I should mention it burns when I pee."
The medic looked up, then shook his head and laughed. "Go on Hollywood. I don't want to see you back again."
Jay grabbed his stuff to go. "Roger that, doc."
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