Justin was in town when he got the call from Sera, and it didn't take him long to arrive at the park. The cops were still there when he pulled up in his car, taping off the area of the bushes where they'd found the body. Justin eyed them warily when he got out, but it didn't slow his progress.
The first thing he did when he reached Sera's side was put a hand out to touch her shoulder: slowly so that she'd see it coming and have time to indicate if she would rather not be touched. If she accepted it, he hugged her, long and quiet and with that same calm grounding that he always seemed to embody when comforting someone he cared about.
"I called a friend," he said. "She wasn't home and she doesn't have a cell, but I'll keep trying until I reach her. I think she can help. Better than I can, anyway."
"Here, hold still..."
He didn't ask why Sera wouldn't go to the hospital. A question for another time, maybe. But he had a bag with him that contained what looked like some kind of Verbena apothecary (pouches of herbs and jars of odd-smelling salves,) along with a standard first-aid kit. Justin looked at Sera's arm and touched her delicately near the wound, focusing his awareness on the state of her pattern. It told him things she may not have known (may not have been in a state to think about.) Like the fact that whatever had caused this bite had left a residue of poisonous bacteria that, if not properly treated, would cause infection.
It was a lucky thing he'd brought his medicinals.
So he set to work cleaning the wound, applying some strange mixture that felt cool and tingled slightly when it touched her skin. It seemed to numb the pain a little. He applied something else too - something that smelled sharp and clean - before retrieving stitching tools from the first-aid kit.
That part hurt, but not as bad as expected. (The salve helped.)
By the time she was fully bandaged, the bite would already be healing. Maybe Hawksley had arrived at that point, maybe not. Either way, Justin stepped away to call Katiana again (and again - no answer.) That was when it occurred to him that Shoshannah would want to know what had happened, so he dialed her next.
She needed a ride.
"Sera, where do you want me to take you?"
He asked this with a soft tone, waiting for her to give him some instruction. If the answer was: Hawksley's taking me home, then he'd nod and they'd part ways. If, on the other hand, she wished for him to take her somewhere, then he'd do so.
Whatever she needed.
Eventually he'd make his way back to the chantry for Shoshannah, but not before stopping off at Kat's place.
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[Sera's bite will heal within a day, and he was able to stop the infection. As for Shoshannah, Justin will totally give her a ride to the hospital.]
Justin @ 9:49AM
[First thing: Healer's Sight]
Roll: 2 d10 TN3 (7, 9) ( success x 3 ) [WP] VALID
Justin @ 9:49AM
[Med roll difficulty reduced by 2]
Justin @ 9:50AM
[Int+Medicine]
Roll: 4 d10 TN4 (1, 6, 9, 10) ( success x 4 ) [WP] VALID
CC Witness @ 9:51AM
witnessed!
The first thing he did when he reached Sera's side was put a hand out to touch her shoulder: slowly so that she'd see it coming and have time to indicate if she would rather not be touched. If she accepted it, he hugged her, long and quiet and with that same calm grounding that he always seemed to embody when comforting someone he cared about.
"I called a friend," he said. "She wasn't home and she doesn't have a cell, but I'll keep trying until I reach her. I think she can help. Better than I can, anyway."
"Here, hold still..."
He didn't ask why Sera wouldn't go to the hospital. A question for another time, maybe. But he had a bag with him that contained what looked like some kind of Verbena apothecary (pouches of herbs and jars of odd-smelling salves,) along with a standard first-aid kit. Justin looked at Sera's arm and touched her delicately near the wound, focusing his awareness on the state of her pattern. It told him things she may not have known (may not have been in a state to think about.) Like the fact that whatever had caused this bite had left a residue of poisonous bacteria that, if not properly treated, would cause infection.
It was a lucky thing he'd brought his medicinals.
So he set to work cleaning the wound, applying some strange mixture that felt cool and tingled slightly when it touched her skin. It seemed to numb the pain a little. He applied something else too - something that smelled sharp and clean - before retrieving stitching tools from the first-aid kit.
That part hurt, but not as bad as expected. (The salve helped.)
By the time she was fully bandaged, the bite would already be healing. Maybe Hawksley had arrived at that point, maybe not. Either way, Justin stepped away to call Katiana again (and again - no answer.) That was when it occurred to him that Shoshannah would want to know what had happened, so he dialed her next.
She needed a ride.
"Sera, where do you want me to take you?"
He asked this with a soft tone, waiting for her to give him some instruction. If the answer was: Hawksley's taking me home, then he'd nod and they'd part ways. If, on the other hand, she wished for him to take her somewhere, then he'd do so.
Whatever she needed.
Eventually he'd make his way back to the chantry for Shoshannah, but not before stopping off at Kat's place.
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[Sera's bite will heal within a day, and he was able to stop the infection. As for Shoshannah, Justin will totally give her a ride to the hospital.]
Justin @ 9:49AM
[First thing: Healer's Sight]
Roll: 2 d10 TN3 (7, 9) ( success x 3 ) [WP] VALID
Justin @ 9:49AM
[Med roll difficulty reduced by 2]
Justin @ 9:50AM
[Int+Medicine]
Roll: 4 d10 TN4 (1, 6, 9, 10) ( success x 4 ) [WP] VALID
CC Witness @ 9:51AM
witnessed!