[Day 4 - LA] Healthcare Reform is Hard, Who Knew?

[Thy Yulani]

"I am not sure what happened, I only saw the assault on you," the woman says looking at the corpse.

"Thy Yulani, Jedi Knight."

[Cole Ormont]

"Right," he mutters, getting to his feet with difficulty. The painkillers can't blot out the pain, but they are taking the sharp edges off. He doesn't need a mediscanner to know that he has a femoral fracture, probably at the distal end of the bone. It's unlikely the fracture is complete, it just needs to hold my weight until I get back to my quarters.

"Private Finama's body needs to be delivered back to the Republic compound and his commanding officer notified."

[Thy Yulani]

Thy helps him up and then sends a message for the Republic to come get the corpse. She says to Cole, “You need to see a doctor.”

[Cole Ormont]

Cole fixes her with a hard look. "I don't need a doctor. I am a doctor."

[Thy Yulani]

“I am pretty sure there is a saying about being your own doctor,” she replies with an incredulous tone.

Thy helps him to a bench and then checks the corpse with a pained look.

[Cole Ormont]

"I'm pretty sure that saying refers to not being judgemental. It's not about medicine."

[Thy Yulani]

“You would know,” she says and walks over to Cole.

“Yeah he’s dead… so why was the Hutt goon beating you within an inch of your life,” she says with mild annoyance.

[Cole Ormont]

He's dead? Wow, I couldn't tell. "Oh, this?" he indicates towards his leg, "apparently you shouldn't mouth off to a Hutt. Who knew?"

[Dapper Dog]

“Well they do like to be in control, so a Hutt did this? This is bad like real bad. I mean for everyone, do you know which one?” she says looking at the corpse.

“The sleemos can’t get away with this.”

[Cole Ormont]

"Kidaja," Cole answers, "all of this is going to be in my report." Now, if someone will just hurry up and collect the Private, so I can leave...

[Dapper Dog]

Republic Security arrive a few moments later to get the body and bring back to the compound. The Hutt and his goons have left and Thy waits with Cole in silence.

She finally says, “The Hutts can’t get away with this.”

[Cole Ormont]

"Good. Great," Cole growls and gets to his feet again, pain sends a wave of nausea through him. "You do whatever you need to do to make sure that happens. I have reports to write, a family to notify, and maybe - if I have time after that - to see to this injury."

[Thy Yulani]

"First I am going to help you back to your room, dummy," she says with annoyance.

[Cole Ormont]

It seems that he won't be rid of the persistent Jedi until he lets her help him, "fine." After a moment, "I'm angry okay? I don't have an issue with you, but I got into this profession to prevent things like," he gestures to where the soldier's body had fallen, "that from happening."

[Thy Yulani]

"I became a Jedi for the same reasons, welcome to Nar Shaddaa," she says bitterly.

[Cole Ormont]

He composes himself, "let's go." He doesn't say anything about blaming himself.

[Dapper Dog]

She helps him back but is obviously annoyed at the whole situation.

[Cole Ormont]

"Thank you, Jedi Yulani," and he manages to sound as though he means it, if barely. He goes into his quarters and all but collapses in the one chair, and doesn't move for a long, long time.


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