capthepoint | [Closed Thread] Malfunction

Who: Sid and Cliff.
What: Fixing the water malfunction.
When: November 8th, 12:46 PM.
Where: Around the base. Starts in RED base, though.

A somewhat wet Cliff was going straight toward the RED Engineer's room, toolbox in hand and trying not to get anything important soaked. He had already been down to where the water malfunction was, and it was getting kind of flooded down there--high time he got Sid and went to fix it. Cliff looked back over his shoulder and frowned at the wet bootprints being left in his wake, making a mental note to come back and clean that up if it hadn't dried already when they were done.

Now that he was at Sid's door, he lightly rapped his knuckles on the wood. "Hey, Sid! That water thing's gotten a bit worse. 'S prolly a good idea if'n we go fix it." Wait. What if he was busy with something? Just barging in like this would be rude. "--uh, if y'ain't already occupied, that is."

...hopefully Sid was in there. Cliff hadn't bothered to check, and he didn't feel like being the idiot Engineer today.

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"I promise, I'll do my best." Maur said before Sid left them. He turned back to Cliff and took a deep breath.

"Cliff...I need to remove zat glove to get a bettah look but...I'm afraid zat za hand may not be saved despite everyzing I do. You need to be prepared in case I am not able to mend it."

"Y--alright, Doc. Jus'...have a go at it." He nodded, expression serious rather than grinning now. That certainly wasn't a very encouraging thought, but it could only get worse the longer it took to get it done. Cliff was already bracing himself, and he figured he was as ready as he'd ever be for this. It was really just kind of like an extension of his work hours, in a weird way--except respawn was definitely not on and things could go wrong. Best not to think about that now.

"Brace yoahself." he warned, reaching for the glove over the mangled hand. He had to lift the arm in order to get the glove free and he immediately wished that he had not.

There was no way the hand was salvageable. He didn't understand how Cliff wasn't screaming in pain with the state of it either.

Cliff wasn't looking at the hand, but he fell a dull twinge when the glove came off. "Was that i--oh God." He had looked over to make sure Doc had actually pulled it off, and was greeted with the sight of his hand how it was. "...that ain't gonna be fixable, is it."

"..." There was no easy way to say it. "No, it isn't. I'm sorry Cliff, zere's nozing I can do except remove it without causing you furzer pain." He'd have to put the Engineer out for that removal but at least the pain would be gone.

Cliff gulped and tore his eyes away from his hand, looking Mauritz square in the eyes. "We'd, ah--best get it over with, then?" He glanced off at the wall, the cold feeling from before only intensifying more each second. "I-If'n there ain't anythin' what can be done." This was not how he had imagined his day going, not at all.

"I'm so sorry Cliff." He breathed quietly. "I'm going to get za anesthetic now, you should just...remain still." Mauritz gently laid a hand on Cliff's shoulder, trying to comfort him before he moved away.

He had to check out Cliff's file to make sure he used the right blood type for the transfusion he'd be needing and to make sure the man wasn't allergic to anything he was about to be given. Only when everything was prepared did he return to Cliff's bedside.

"Ready?"

"As I'll ever be." Come on, Doc, just get it over with. He wasn't about to say that, but he was definitely thinking it at the moment. This was...not at all how he had thought the day would go, that much was certain.

Mauritz nodded silently and cleaned up Cliffs arm before inserting the needle containing the anaesthetic. He'd get the rest done when Cliff was out.

"Count backvards from vone hundred, please."

[Closed Thread] Malfunction

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