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We're more than carbon and chemicals

Who: All Draftees
What: Fighting Third Party
When: 26th, 27th, 28th, 1st, and 2nd
Where: The Southern Farmlands
Summary: See here for overall details.
Rating: Probably gonna be gorey in places :|a

DOESN'T NEED A CUT. People should know how this works, if not, just follow other people's lead. I'm gonna set up some strategist threads at the top, for the four strategists to use if they want to, otherwise people should start their own threads.

((Mod Note: Since this has been asked a few times, just fyi, the livestock do not talk. Happy hunting!))

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[Leaving Mercury to decide what to do. The one thing she disliked about being a doctor, though it had been endlessly helpful to building her up, was having to find the right answers herself and find the confidence to believe in them and carry them out.

Both seemed stable. Keiichi's medicine would take just a moment, while she needed to check Minato more thoroughly if there was a possible head injury.]

The medicine first.

[He could push Minato, force him to let Ami check him. But when Ami too agrees with him... He knows there's no point in arguing over it. He knows it. But he's still going to argue, Minato's wound is more serious and risky, isn't it?]

Minato's in worse shape! He has memory loss and problems with balance, he hit his head, isn't he more urgent? I know he will take more time but making him wait may make things worse!

[Minato is the one who is more hurt. The one who's in even higher danger. So why does he have to be first and make Minato wait? Is he the only one here that worries over Minato getting worse in a matter of minutes?]

I'm fine, Keiichi. Just take the shot. [He can't relax knowing that Keiichi was sick enough to start clawing his own throat. If he does end up fainting or similar, it could set him off again.

...Regardless, just pick something and let him sit down, please.]

[And that's why she hates having to make the decision. But she stands by it. The medicine, of course, only takes a moment to bring out, dose properly, and stand by Keiichi ready to administer it without a word. What can she say?]

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[Nothing. She can't say anything. Keiichi takes it, but he's obviously not happy. In fact he shows an even worse expression than before, one that says that he wants to either yell at them both or something else not nice.

But fine. Whatever. He lets her give him the medicine, are you happy now?]

Now help Minato. Unless he wants to wait more until his brain explodes or something.

[A glare to the Minato that he left sitting to take the medicine. Is this enough or do you want to really die?]

[Minato seems completely oblivious to the expression though. Keiichi took it so now he's safe, which means he can relax. In fact he looks a bit like he's nodding off sitting up now.] Thank you.

[It's not a bad wound, honestly. More like a bruise that broke the skin. The bleeding has already mostly stopped. His brain won't be exploding, the biggest problem is that he definitely has a concussion now.]

[This won't take long to confirm, especially since she suspects a concussion anyway. The problem is the treatment for that is, well, nothing; monitoring and rest.

She starts by asking questions about the symptoms, even as she works to gently clean away the blood.]

Have you had dizziness? Nausea?

[The list continues straight from the beginning.

[It's good that it's not something serious. It's really good and relieving.

But it could have been. Minato could have fallen into a coma while Ami gave him the stupid medicine, or something worse.

At the end, no matter what, he's just fucking useless and puts his friends in danger. Keiichi stays, but just to be sure that Minato will be fine.]

Yes... And a little.

[His eyes flicker over to Keiichi. Now that he's seated and trying to concentrate on talking, his head isn't swimming quite as much, and he can see the dejected look on his face. With that, he reaches for Keiichi's hand, to pull him back over. He needs to sit down too.]

[Once the stream of questions is over, and she's satisfied his pupils are twins of each other, Mercury seems satisfied.]

It seems to be a mild concussion. Please rest awhile, and I'd like to see you often enough to monitor your condition. Please also inform me if anything changes.

[He doesn't want to sit down. What for? It's not as if it would do anything at all, nothing would change.

He has been training for the possibility of being drafted. He has improved a lot, he even managed to secure the presence of the medicine in the village so the syndrome wouldn't be a problem. But it still is a problem. And he is still weak. He knows that he alone can't do anything, he knows it very well from past experiences, from memories of fragmented worlds. But he can at least be strong enough to reach out his hand with others, to grab someone's hand and together be strong enough to defeat anything. He was strong enough for that in Hinamizawa.

But here he's not. He tries his best, he tries to be able to stand on the same level as Minato but all he manages is to get in the way, to give Minato problems, to get him hurt. He isn't even good enough so that Minato's treated first. Maybe he just isn't good enough for anyone outside of Hinamizawa... No, maybe he isn't good enough even for the people of Hinamizawa, but there wasn't anyone better either so it didn't matter.

He sits but only because not doing so when Minato requests it may cause him even more problems and Keiichi's tired of that. He listens to Ami's words vaguely, relieved that it's nothing serious, but that still doesn't change the "what if it was something serious".]

So he will be fine? How's the wound?

[Concussion... well that makes sense. It feels a bit like the time he got hit in the head with a box during photography club, though he hadn't actually gotten a concussion then.]

All right. [He looks over at Keiichi now. He still seems down. He'll need to talk to him but... later. He needs to rest first, or Keiichi will just worry more.]

[The truth is she's been frazzled. With so many injuries, so many mishaps, her skills and determination have been taxed.

But she won't give up. So Ami turns to Keiichi.]

He'll be fine as long as he has rest. If his condition changes, I'll notice it right away.

I see, thank you Ami-chan. I knew we could count on you.

[He smiles to her. He's still angry at himself being treated first but it's still Minato's fault for speaking up. No, it's his own fault for needing it in the first place.

He reaches a hand to his neck unconsciously, it's still wounded so it hurts a bit. It's not itchy but given the situation it may seem like a dangerous move.]

Then there's no risk for him to sleep? Or should I keep an eye on him and wake him up every now and then until we're sure that the condition won't change?

[he will be the grumpiest person ever if you try that, just so you know.

but you probably do.]

No, in fact it's just the opposite. He should get adequate, uninterrupted sleep at night, and extra rest during the day.

Please let me see your neck, Keiichi-san.

Good, good. I'll make sure he gets rest, I don't think he will complain about sleeping anyway.

[It's like his default state when there's nothing to do apparently. And he knows Minato would be grumpy if he had to keep waking him up after a while but if it's for health matters Minato doesn't get to complain. Unsaid goes the part that he prefers it this way, if Minato has to sleep and rest Keiichi can stay away from him with that excuse and not have the other notice that he's avoiding him.

That's if he doesn't already notice that Keiichi doesn't look at him and talks about him as if he's either a kid or wasn't present.

Anyway, he blinks in brief surprise at the reminder of the neck and he looks at his hand, dirty with blood from his recent movement. Right, there are still wounds there, nothing too serious or that will leave scars but it's still something to worry about.]

Ah, right. I don't think I caused too much damage though.

[Minato wants to keep an ear on the conversation, but he's starting to nod off already. Go ahead and treat him like a kid, he's too out of it to mind.]

[Ami smiles faintly as she glances towards Minato; but she does nothing to wake him up. She turns back to Keiichi instead.]

The wound still still be cleaned and tended. We have time right now.

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