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"I just- I don't care. I wanna rest..."
You say halfheartedly, feeling tired as all hell.
"Stitches. Can you do something about this hole here?"
"I... Of course."
She kneels down beside you and she takes out her medical tools from her little bag. Without as much as a word she begins tending to the five puncture wounds in your chest, as well as the broken bones beneath the skin.
"There. Done. I used silver to bind the bones together. That should help keep them in place as they heal. But make sure you pay attention to it so it doesn't break again."
"Thanks Stitches. I will. Now can I ask for some painkillers? My chest is killing me."
Everyone present except Nutmeg and Dexter snap their head around to turn and look at you. Lyda especially is shocked at your statement.
"I-I'm sorry. I don't have any..."
"Ah. I see."
You get up and walk away from the group kicking a pebble around with your hands tucked under your belt.
"Alright. Two questions. One, what the fuck is that rat? And two, don't you think it's a bit irresponsible for a doctor not to have any anesthetic on her?"
"Me-me Dexter! Me-me new crew!"
Dexter gets ignored by pretty much everyone as they pay close attention to the doctor.
"I do have both anesthetics and analgesic drugs on me. I could also transfer Silvers pain with my ability under normal circumstances. But Silver never asks for any painkillers. There is no amount of pain he can't bear. Except for one type."
"O-Oh."
Nutmeg looks down a bit.
"Alright. I'm gonna go talk to him."
"With all due respect miss. You shouldn't do that."
Murray grabs her by the shoulder.
"Trust us on this. He's volatile now and needs to get his head straight himself-"
But Nutmeg swats his hand away.
"Screw you! I swore I'd stand by that doofus and I meant what I said! And if any one of you wants to stop me then try it!"
She storms past all of them until she gets close enough to you at which point she slows down.
"Hey."
"Hi."
"You look like shit. And that's saying something, considering I've seen you chew through a nail. What's wrong?"
"Nothing. I just want to rest a bit. Then we'll get back on the ship and I'll sort all this out. I'm the captain."
"Yeah. A captain. A captain with a crew."
She speaks as she slowly approaches you.
"One of which just betrayed you. And it looks like it hurt you more than those shots they took at your heart. I know it feels shitty but... did she really mean so much to you?"
You try to keep a straight face as you glance at Nutmeg from the corner of your eyes but you start tearing up and at that point can no longer keep it together.
"How could she do this to me?"
Your voice cracks.
"She was my family!"
