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Tom sighed as he got back into the hotel after having rescued a few people. That was hard but at least he got a few of them out. However, there was another battle raging inside of the resort, and that was trying to get all of the wounded patched up long enough to be able to make it to an actual hospital with all the advances medical science could offer them to recover.

Tom noticed the singer that he had met in the Apollo dorms. Rose was it? Well, her name was unique enough he should remember it.

He went over to her quickly to see what she was doing. It seemed she was stitching him up. Not in a way that screamed ‘professional’ but none-the-less it would do. The man would probably have a scar either way. Since she was already tending to this man, he could tend to others, or at least try to. “You’re doing a fine job Rose. Sir she’ll have you stitched up soon.” He looked over the man to see if there was anything else that was serious that needed to be tended to.

It was at this point he really wished he had more than just a couple of first aid kits. It didn’t seem as though the patient had anything else and so he tended to the man with the hurt arm, checking it over. It didn’t seem broken, but it was better to be more cautious in a case like this than careless. Luckily though he had learned to keep some splints in first aid kits and on his person all the time, especially if he was going somewhere where they might be of use.

He really wished he had an x-ray though, or perhaps x-ray vision, but the man shouldn’t be moving his arm anyway. He looked at him and smiled at the woman. “Sir I’m a doctor and we’ll have to splint this up for now until we can get you to a hospital. We should be out of here soon enough.” He said reassuringly before setting the arm into the splint and making sure it was wrapped enough to stop the bleeding.

Tom gave her a quick smile before making sure that the splint would hold. “I’m fine though I wish we had more supplies. Soon enough we’ll have to start using whatever we can here once the first aid stuff runs out.” At least he could use this as a learning experience.

“I appreciate all the help I can get.” He replied before addressing the injured man and the woman again. “I’ve done the best I can for now, but make sure you don’t put any weight on it or whack it against something.” He smiled at his patient getting up and looking around some more and then giving a look to Rose. “I think you’ve done well so far. Some of these injuries aren’t too bad, but I’m not sure what exactly the effect could be from the wounds.”

He sighed, it would be best if he had some type of setup to where he had enough room to see each patient at a time. Like a coffee table or something. “If you could Rose, please help me clear the area a bit when we go to another patient. I know it’s crowded but it’s easier to address a wound if I have a bit of room.” He said, smiling weakly.

Tom felt the weight fall off of his shoulders a bit. He was glad that some had already taken the initiative and didn’t have to depend on his help as much. He may be a doctor but that didn’t mean he could do everything. He gave her a big smile. “Seems you guys are resourceful. It’s always nice to see people helping others in times of need with what they can get their hands on.”

He almost seemed to read her mind. “It’s a bit better in here than being up against those monsters at least. Let’s hope it will hold until the Birdemic ends. Hopefully we’ll get some more information about the attack once this is all over.” And perhaps he could get some information on the various wounds the birds could inflict so he could have a plan of action if they were to attack somewhere else.

He was very impressed by the other’s thinking. She seemed to be much more aware of the situation that he was. He would have to go out and get more experience. “I’ll help you set it up and here.” He said while digging through his pack and handing her a notepad and pen. “Hopefully it’s not too small, I should have probably packed my larger one, but I never go without if possible.” He said, moving some more things out of the way and grabbing a couple of chairs.

Tom gave her an embarrassed smile as she took the notepad from him. Sometimes he felt slightly useless or at least redundant, even though a doctor anywhere would be a welcome thing. He looked at her. “A lot of people still aren’t sure what they want to do and I’m sure with being a chosen that’s going to be even harder right now.” He said with a chuckle as he started to set out supplies.

“I’m still not really sure why I was chosen by Apollo, but he seemed to see something in the both of us and I’m sure your lounge helps a lot of people, whether it be through showing their talents or letting them hear others.” He still wasn’t sure what he could do. He was still just trying to find a job to pay his bills. His parents were graciously paying for them right now but he didn’t want to be a burden on them.

He set out the supplies neatly, knowing that even though they could probably use other things for supplies he would have to be very careful about not wasting anything. He had a couple of bottles of disinfectant, wraps, and other things including some cartoon-themed stickers for the kids. They weren’t much, but he found that getting a fun band-aid usually calmed children down when they had to go and see the ‘scary’ doctor.

He got out of her way when she went to clean the floor a bit. It would be better than having to sit or stand in any of the dust or other debri at least. He heard her question and thought about it for a bit. “Water would be nice. And if you do find a snack that’s fine though don’t go crazy in trying to find one. And if it’s something like dried fish I can’t take it.” He said, giving her a small smile. The resort probably wouldn’t have anything like that, but he liked to be better safe than sorry. Too many allergic reactions during his residency made him extra cautious. “Also, and I’m sorry if I sound demanding, but if you could find a broom too I think that would be good. And maybe some gloves if possible. Don’t worry if you can’t find them though, it’s just if you find any. And… thanks.” He gave her a smile before starting to make the space more roomy.

Tom had just finished setting up his little area and the partition by the time Rose came back and by the time he turned around she had managed to bring what seemed to be quite the heavy box. He felt like he should have asked her if she needed help, but considering that she didn’t ask him for it, he figured she was okay, but next time he would grab it instead. She seemed to be a bit sore and he was plenty fine.

He nodded and smiled at her before he went to the bag he had taken along with him and preceded to take a few things out, including some heating pads and some hand lotion. The latter he couldn’t use for himself, but it might be of some comfort to the people and perhaps some of the chosen, should they choose to use it, so they could focus on other things besides dry and cracking hands. He turned back to Rose.

“Thanks, looks like we might need it, we don’t want to be using dirty water in some wounds.” He wouldn’t feel right possibly putting what may have been water filled with rust into a cut. “Though hopefully we won’t need to use it for that purpose. I’ll take the ice water though, thank you.” He replied, grabbing it gently and putting it next to him when he would need it, and out of the way of any patients.

He then grabbed the peanut butter cracker pack. “Thanks, I’ll just take these, otherwise if we need to we can use the rest for the patients.” He was surprised at how well she was doing. If she had wanted to he would bet that she would have been a great doctor herself. He settled himself on his makeshift chair and nodded to her. “Go ahead, though make sure you say we can only take one at a time too. We don’t want them stampeding here all at once.” He said with a chuckle.

“Thank you Rose, you’ve helped me so much.” He said, giving her a grin after putting the finishing touches in his little area. He sighed and wished he had access to more equipment. “Apollo watch over you too.”

And as she left and the first patient entered the makeshift area he changed his demeanor and got to business helping the patient out. He hadn’t seen any really terrible injuries, at least compared to what he had seen while he had a residency at the hospital, but that didn’t mean he could let his guard down and do less than 100%.