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Felix Gaeta ([personal profile] mr_gaeta) wrote in [community profile] milliways_bar2013-09-05 09:29 pm

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It occurred to Gaeta some hours ago that -- if he wanted -- he could go to the infirmary right now and probably walk out with a new prosthesis. The original amputation was seven or eight months ago (gods, has it really been that long?), and by now he's spent at least five months walking on nothing but his crutches. The motherfrakker's probably as healed as it's going to get.

Who knows. Considering the other wounds that disappeared when he got dropped on his ass by the front door, maybe his stump's been fully healed the whole time.

If he goes, though, he's going to have to ask for something else, too. If he asks, he's going to be told no. Maybe if he found anybody but Dr. Tam, and if they didn't check the note in his records that surely says something like beware, godsdamn morpha addict, maybe he could get lucky. But Gaeta knows his numbers, and how excruciatingly poor they render the odds; he can't deal with another crushing disappointment right now.

So, for now, he's opted for other poisons: a bottle of ambrosia (just the bottle, no glass, thank you -- it's already a quarter empty), a pack of cigarettes (plus an ashtray with three stubbed-out smokes in its center), a table by the fireplace to keep warm. Idly, he examines the marks on the inside of his elbow. They're mostly gone by now -- you'd have to look closely to notice the scar tissue.

Gaeta's close enough to see it just fine.




[ooc: off to bed! post open until it scrolls; all tags will be picked up tomorrow.]
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[personal profile] simon_doctor 2013-09-11 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
"There is a note to that effect in your patient file, yes." Steadily. "But that doesn't mean no painkillers at all. There are dozens of non-opioids, some you could try in combination ..."
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[personal profile] simon_doctor 2013-09-12 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
"Do you happen to recall what else you've tried? That hasn't worked?"
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[personal profile] simon_doctor 2013-09-12 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
He hesitates, visibly, before asking.

"Would you be willing to try at least a few more options? There's a wider variety of resources here than you had available before."
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[personal profile] simon_doctor 2013-09-13 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
He rattles off the names of five unrelated medications, without pausing to think.

"Any of those should work well in combination with THC," he finishes, "or with each other."
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[personal profile] simon_doctor 2013-09-13 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
"They vary. Most commonly, uh ... drowsiness, dizziness, mild insomnia, nausea or loss of appetite ... I can give you a list of each."
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[personal profile] simon_doctor 2013-09-15 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
A pause.

"If it helps," he says, gentle and a little hesitant, "none of the side effects involve hangovers."
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[personal profile] simon_doctor 2013-09-15 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
He breathes out, and visibly lets it go.

"All right." Quiet. "Will you let me know if you change your mind?"