[22:30] The very first thing the doctor did as they came inside was to act unexpectedly as possible. Likely for the first time they didn't even bother removing their shoes, just storming inside the clinic while pushing - gently still - some of the nurse and office staff out of the way to clear the area down to the consulting bedroom.

Nodding all along they looked over Nian and, more importantly, over to Yuki as well. Their mask was just cast away over the first surface they could find, and generally just reaching out for their typical working white gloves.

"For the burns we'll need the North Pole paste, green on the shelf besides your head. The rot will be taken care by your own energy around the wounded area. We need to prevent it from spread. Concussions and cuts are the last of our problems- First, pain."

They said it with a finger lifted, looking and rummaging through the shelf for the first aid case they always had over there, opening it rather quickly and trying to reach out for that small container with the teal colored liquid they almost always used for painkilling.

"Ninian, remove part of her kimono and let us have access to the wounded area, and prepare that paste I showed you to care for the burn. I'll take care of the pain first."

Quickly and almost impatiently they said it, approaching the vial with the teal colored water closer to Yuki's mouth, likely to help her drinking it, or to pour it down themselves if she was fully unconscious. The drink would taste, more than anything, like water, except a little saltier, maybe with a strange taste to the end of it, as if it was intense and more energetic than just water itself.

That was, after all, water enhanced and concentrated with the holy arts, that should work in thenumbing of the nerval system, to fade and mask any pain Yuki might be feeling right now.
(Hidatsu Tougou)
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[22:32] Veritas...

A name that continued to gain traction around Huangzhou, a man who had already hurt and killed people of the settlement, yet continued to roam free, likely laughing as no one had been able to put an end to his attempts. Despite their relationship in the past, Veritas was an enemy-- one who had garnered an impressive bounty of 10,000 coins due to various crimes, but now there was one more crime added to that list, a forbidden one that none should ever do so long as Hayashi lived and that was causing pain to Yuki.

Anger, frustration, and disappointment-- all were feelings which danced with each other inside of Hayashi's head. Who was really at fault here, was it Veritas for causing turmoil or was it himself for not being there to have stopped it? Both sides engaged in a struggle within the Commander's mind, but regardless, the damage had already been done. What was important now was doing what he could for his lover.

"I'm...not too well versed in any sort of medical treatment, but I'm a user of Holy magic as well as Time magic. Please, if there's anything I can do to help then let me know." It was times like these in which Hayashi really wished he hadn't neglected to continue his training in medical arts-- or even start it for that matter. A part of him was thinking that maybe he should just leave it to the professionals rather than risk messing anything up.
(Hayashi Guren)
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[22:44] Footsteps could be heard, talking and more ringing. Would that ringing ever stop? It was as if someone was going crazy jingling a set of bells and needed to be punched. "..Take the bells away.." It just made her head hurt worse. The movement made her feel sick, but she still was not going to open her eyes. Last time she did that it made things five times worse. Remaining still as possible did help though.

The Kitsune was most certainly in bad shape, but nothing that would end her life today. Burns, cuts and bruises covered her body, Occultic flames having singed multiple areas while other cuts linger with that same, vile energy. The worst injury was partly hidden under locks of white the began to turn a soft red hue as blood clotted and stained the tangled curls.

She'd taken a hard hit to the head, and it had left her disoriented and confused. Likely a concussion of some kind.

Laid on the bed, something of security fell over her form. Nothing moved, the world was solid-- Yes, this was good. The motion sickness faded some, but she was still feeling a bit ill. Feeling something pressed to her lips, the Kitsune puts up no real fight and drinks the liquid.

It didn't taste all that great though.

However, the more disgusting a medicine was, the better it worked! The pain slowly began fading with time, and the ringing in her ears ALMOST became bearable. It was still awful, but...That was fine.
(Miyukiko)
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[23:01] As Hidatsu was taking care of the pain, Nian kept herself now leaning on the wall, reaching up to her mythril gauntlets- the leather straps being undone one by one, as well as the steel bolts which kept them together. The armor was stripped from the gauntlets and all the way to the shoulder plates, though she wouldn't waste time removing the chain shirt and the rest of it- just the hands that she needed free.

Still panting some, the Qilin moved to get the North Pole Paste. Green one, easy enough to locate- she'd leave it on the nightstand for now, more easily reachable, then move towards Yuki.

"I'm gonna lower the kimono around your shoulders, Yuki.." she spoke with her soft, smooth voice, waiting a few seconds for the kitsune to process that before reaching forward to grasp the woman's kimono and expose her shoulders, slowly- the Qilin's eyes scanning over the injuries. She focused onthe burns first, looking over the parts of dead flesh with narrowed eyes and raising her now exposed hand-

-a tiny spark of energy shaped on her fingertips. It flickered and dissipated. Furrowing her eyebrows, the leylines over the Qilin's hand started to glow softly, a pale blue and pleasant glow- with this, the energy was brought forward again. Shaped like a tiny blade extending from her index and middle fingers. It looked looked like a scalpel, but weightless and most likely more precise than one. Though the Qilin was tired, it seemed like she had found some reserves of energy? Likely something to do with how the leylines over her face and hand were glowing, now.

"Please stand still. This shouldn't hurt, but if it does, let me know" she spoke slowly at the kitsune, once more giving her a few seconds to process- trusting Hidatsu's magic to numb down the pain, the Qilin reached forward with the tiny, precise blade of energy. It would only touch the very surface of Yuki's skin, the rotten flesh from the shadowflames, scraping it slowly.
(Nian Zhen)
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[23:08] Kim arrives at the clinic after searching for Hidatsu all over the settlement, thinking this would be the obvious place to find his sibling. Alas, he's met with an unfortunate scene that leaves him appalled for quite some time. The gathering of his closest friends inside the medic's stall couldn't mean anything good.

Much to his dismay, Yuki's the one being examined by Hidatsu, with Nian assisting the process as best she can. Quit, slow steps take the drakanite closer to the wooden separator that stands between him and the Fourfold Commander.

"Was she attacked..?" he asks, his voice nigh above a whisper so that Hayashi can hear him, but still low enough not to disturb the white-haired kitsune. He looks distraught, yet far more tranquil than before.
(Kim Yugao)
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[23:11] Once the teal water was offered over to Miyukiko, the empty vial was just discarded over a nearby trash bin, and the doctor once again retreated, reaching inside of that wooden case for the materials they'd be using.

"Commander, thank you- I think we're under control for now. We'll take care of the occultic rot around the burnt skin for it to not spread; care for the burns, cuts and concussions as a whole. But don't worry, she's out of risk."

Sighing and forcing themselves into a brief smile over to Hayashi, Hidatsu nodded as if they were actually a little shocked to be seeing Yuki wounded; not deeply so since they knew all too well that was far from being serious, but that was a personal friend there.

It was hard to keep the light and professional mood when caring for a friend, even for the head doctor themselves.

"-If it does you must continue, Ninian. Sometimes as a doctor you need to keep in your conscience that you will hurt your patient, cause them pain, but it's necessary for the treatment. If you hurt her, remember that it's to help her."

They said with a sharp nod towards Nian, after all more often than not they had to cause pain in some treatments, mostly the physical ones. The teal water would act as a numbing attack to the nerval system of Yuki's, but that wouldn't extinguish the pain completely. Much less the discomfort she might be feeling now. It should, at the very least, make it more bearable.

Watching over as Nian took care of the burn with her own raw mana - something impressive but which Hidatsu didn't have the time to appreciate - they moved to the wooden case, separating from the assortments of medical tools what seemed to be the material for stitching.

A hook like pair of needles, orchilacumthreads - which looked like wires, so thick they were -, alcohol and bandages, to mostly take care of her cuts. The concussions would come later. However they would need Nian to finish the treatment for the burnt skin first, and instead the doctor would wait and oversee the procedure entirely.

"Yes, Brother- Veritas, it seems. She's out of trouble now-"
(Hidatsu Tougou)
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[23:13] For the most part, it seemed that the two had things under control, Hayashi still felt apprehensive about trying to provide assistance. He'd just get in the way, right? The room was pretty small as is and there were a few people inside along with a Daemon. He tried to keep himself out of the way for the most part before finally some words were heard. Soft, low, faint-- a whisper, Hayashi turned around to notice Kim through the dividers.

Leaning closer to the Drakanite he'd reply in a hushed tone as well. "Veritas and another Accursed from what I heard..."
(Hayashi Guren)
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[23:23] It hurt.

Ithurtithurtithurtithurt!

She had not minded the liquid, or even having her Kimono pulled down-- But the scraping skin? To press more pain into what already pained her? Yuki could not remain still, she couldn't just let the pain continue! The Kitsune's hand twitched for a moment, her other hand quickly following suit. She didn't like this, even with the numbing of the medicine, it hurt.

The room's temperature dropped suddenly, a chill falling over the Doctor and Nian as a very clear warning sign. It happened whenever the Ice Magi was about to act. "Stop it..." She could hear voices, but it was still hard to distinguish what they were saying. Trying to push herself up, frost began gathering at her finger tips and crawling upwards, towards her wrists. Peeling an eye open, a blue hue looksat the foggy scene before her-- Where was she? This felt weirdly familiar. It's someplace she's been, but from another perspective.

Trying to shake the Qilin away, arms come up to wrap around her form and lean from the place of pain. It was bad, pain was bad. She knew that much, so avoiding it should be priority number one, right?

Yeah, that made sense.

"It is-- I don't like...That. Hurts-- I don't like that..Stop."
(Miyukiko)
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[23:32] The Qilin shivered slightly, the scalpel-like energy on her fingers dissipating once Yuki started to move- it didn't seem like as much of the pain was numbed down. Biting her lower lip, she approached Yuki, placing her other hand on the woman's head, resting it there, gently.

Hidatsu was right- she had to keep going, despite the fact that it caused pain. But it was hard, and for Nian herself to look at all of that blood- it made her sick. She had a natural distaste for the sight of blood, and to have it come from a friend was even worse. Despite that, she approached the kitsune, speaking with her soft, smooth voice,

"Yuki.. listen to me. It's me. Nian. We need to do this to stop the pain. Do you trust me?"

She waited a little, moving her free hand upwards and channeling the mana again- materializing the thin energy blade. She wouldn't approach it to Yuki yet, however- she'dleave it in plain sight for her to see what was happening. Perhaps she would become more cooperative.. that'd surely make things better and avoid her scraping too much skin. Or even worse, making a deep cut.
(Nian Zhen)
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[23:49] The doctor had a reaction rather similar to that one of Nian's. They knew all too well that was something that needed to be done, it was for her own good and to care and treat for her burning, but in truth it was much easier to do so with people they didn't know that deeply; perhaps that was the kind of difficulty most surgeons had when it came down to treat and care for personal friends.

The emotions always go in the way.

The chilling demonstration of a reaction coming from Yuki really did get Hidatsu to shiver a little; they knew what was to come, in one way or another. That seemed to be a signal, a triggering of Yuki on her own mind as if a mechanism of self defense. They were causing her pain, and as a reaction of such, she wanted it to stop. Or rather, to stop it.

"She's not completely lucid, Ninian. Talking to her won't help too much; the blunt to her head seemed to have shaken her. I'm not perfectly certain if she can hear you. Or if she can, if she can understand you right now."

Sighing, the doctor reached out with a hand to place over Yuki's body, avoiding, naturally, any part of it that weren't burn or cut. But they seemed to be trying to hold her down a little. Not that they had all too much strength to be doing that, but they had to restrain her for a moment or two so Nian could continue with the procedure, specially now that she had already started it. They couldn't just leave her like that, or continue in other way.

"You have to continue it. The longer we take, the more the rot will spread and compromise a larger area of her skin. I know it's hard and that it hurts, but it need to be done."

With a reassuring tone they said it, nodding over to the Qilin as they held the kitsune down, not aggressively or forcedly of course, but they had to keep her from moving and twitching in any way they could, or that could either take even longer, or maybe get more complications than before.

"-We could take care of her head first but the rot of the occult burn is the priority. So focus, Ninian-"
(Hidatsu Tougou)
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[00:00] The voices were so familiar, where had she heard them before? It was as if the answer dangled so very close! It was just out of reach, proving to upset the Kitsune the more she tried thinking about it. Fussing some still, Hidtasu's hand pushed her back down and made the young woman whine. There was resistance, but it was minor. She didn't really have the energy to put up much a fight, however the temperature continued to slowly drop.

She didn't like this, no sir. Not even a little!

The voices spoke again but-- Who was talking?! Looking to the blue with black hair, the eye narrowed some. They looked so familiar...Who was that? There is another attempt to push up, but the well placed hand stops her again. Laying on the bed, the dulling medicine finally seems to sink in, and the woman settles for the moment. Tears seem to build in her eyes, getting caught in long lashes or slipping down the sidesof her face.

A hard expression to look at.

"Stop it.." Her voice was much softer now, sounding more as if she were pleading, rather than demanding it.
(Miyukiko)
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[00:19] Her deep blue eyes shifted towards Hidatsu as he spoke, Nian keeping her hand firmly upon Yuki once she felt the kitsune was trying to get up. She didn't reply to the doctor- she knew what they were saying was true. Being true and right didn't help matters, though, nor did it make them any easier- that'd give her a note to think about. Treating people you're close to isn't a good idea.

Looking down at the pleading kitsune, Nian felt the pulls of guilt within her heart, weighing her down and keeping her paralyzed, frozen for those few seconds, biting her lower lip. A long, drawn out sigh left the Qilin's lips- at that, her hand steadied some, her grip upon Yuki became more firm.

"Damn it", she muttered, approaching the blade to the rotten flesh caused by the occult again- the blade beginning to scrap the damaged skin, to avoid it spreading. It was efficient, more than a scalpel would be, and also a lot cleaner in its cut; that, unfortunately, didn't help with the pain, though she could minimize the healthy skin scraped and it'd be faster.

Her free and moved to Miyukiko's shoulder, keeping it firm in there- she needed to stop the kitsune from moving, physically if needed be. With her eyes scanning over the burns and the occult's corruption, her blade moved slow but efficiently, its precise slicing of the dead flesh and its weightless nature making the process smooth.

If horrible. Why couldn't things be simple?
(Nian Zhen)
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[00:28] Kim lower his head, not content in witnessing that scene at all. He turns around to have his back pressed against the separator, legs and arms laced as he patiently waits for the procedure to end. As painful as it is to watch, it doesn't compare to the pain that Yuki mas have felt and is still feeling right now.

There's rage. There's plenty of it. But, for a change, it is kept in check, safely caged away in his mind and heart. Instead of allowing it to pour freely, he will let it build up so that he can direct it at the enemy.

Veritas will pay.
(Kim Yugao)
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[00:34] Hidatsu nodded as they saw Nian taking care of the matter at hands, while knowing all too well how bad that was going to be, for her own mood, for her mind, and worst of all, for her own conscience. But that was the downside and the price of being a medic.

Taking care of pained and wounded people wasn't just a matter of throwing a light show and everything was solved.

Following through with the surgical precision the Qilin was providing with that cut, the rotten and corrupted skin was eventually removed, and Hidatsu was just there to provide with the proper suggestions and additions for the moment. Observing and overseeing how Nian came to help, until it would eventually be done.

Of course that was something painful to watch, and even more so to do, but it had to be done. At the ending of the whole procedure, the doctor reached for the container they mentioned before. It was a glass and transparent pot written North Pole in a label by it's side, in shengese characters. If one were to guess, it was an assortment of herbs and who knows what else mashed together in the form of a bright and strong green color. As they opened it, the scent would also be equally strong, with the earthy and forest smell coming from it.

"Thank you Ninian, I'll apply this over; it helps preventing an infection and with the skin repairing. Luckily for her this is just a superficial wound and doesn't require skin replacement. She will heal naturally, this will just prevent a scar from happening, and lessening the pain during the regeneration of tissue."

Using one hand, they patted Nian on the shoulder, shifting their own places so they could stand closer to the kitsune's shoulder now, and also offering the Qilin a moment or two of some breathing, after all, she was the one inflicting that pain over at Yuki.

"Prepare the bandages for me please, once I apply the paste, I'll need you to cover it with the cloth, bandages and the patching. It can't be exposed to the elements. Give me a hand at that."

And, as they said it, the amethyst eyed doctor moved the sights back over to the removed skin of Yuki's shoulder, which likely would be almost barely on the flesh now. With all the burnt removed, it would be now time to take care of the body instead. Sighing, the doctor took that paste in one hand, and with the other they placed it over the arctic one's shoulder, carefully applying it over the region that was just now exposed and burnt; needless to say that would be uncomfortable, since they were essentially applying a paste of herbs in a wound that basically was the exposed flesh of Yuki's shoulder.

The sensation would be of a burn, stinging even, as the doctor did what they could to be fast about it, spreading that green paste all across the burnt region with the tips of their fingers, from moment to moment just glancing over to the Qilin to see if the bandages would be ready once they were done.
(Hidatsu Tougou)
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[00:40] Hissing and fussing, Yuki didn't seem to be able to put up much more of a fight. The best she could manage was make everyone uncomfortably cold. Petty revenge, but revenge all the same. She would not suffer alone.

There was more movement before her, talking, and then movement again. The past stung-- Oh Emperor, it STUNG! A hand twitched, as if it sought to touch and scrape that burning solution off her, but poor Yuki could not manage that. Instead, she laid still and closed her one open eye-- The light was becoming far too harsh.

But at least the ringing had quieted down again.

Looking completely miserable, the Arctic Fox huffed and muttered a blubbering of incoherent words. Most of them likely insults, or comments about the blurs around her. All of whom, while familiar, would be assumed as demons.

Who hurts people willingly?!
(Miyukiko)
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[00:53] The scalpel-looking blade of raw mana dissipated once she had scraped the last of the rotten and burnt flesh, with the Qilin's expression looking awful, her eyebrows furrowed, the tinges of guilt clear over her eyes.

"B-Bandages", she mutters, agreeing with the doctor. Focus. The cold temperature was starting to get to her as well, and the rest was duly appreciated; shivering visibly under her armor, Nian moved around the small room, slowly, to reach for the bandages.

A small roll- she went back closer to Hidatsu as they applied the paste over the burns, biting her lower lip. Everytime the doctor was done with a burnt area and moved to another, the shivering Nian leaned a bit forward, consciously trying to keep herself out of their way, and lightly pressed part of the bandage against the area, rolling it slowly around the kitsune to wrap them around the wound. Once all of the woundwas covered, a similar blade-like scalpel of raw mana would be used to cut the bandage and tie it in a knot, to keep it firm, but careful not to be too tight.

"Shhh. It's gonna be okay. You're at the clinic..", she mutters, fully aware that Yuki more likely than not couldn't understand her- it kept her mind busy, however, and she had some slight hopes that the soothing tone, if not the words themselves, would calm the woman down.
(Nian Zhen)
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[00:54] Hayashi stood at the corner of the room still, simply watching over the medical procedures as well as wincing a bit at certain parts. It looked pretty painful at times. A Drowsiness which washed over him would be ignored, sleep was pretty low on the scale of what was important at the moment, the top priority of course being to ensure that everything was going well with Yuki's treatment.

The Kitsune was in good hands, that was about the only sense of relief Hayashi could feel at the moment, all the while he'd find his mind replaying the events earlier-- why wasn't he there to help? In a series of cause and effect, in a world of alternatives, if the commander had just been around there was a chance Yuki wouldn't have been hurt. "Damn it!" Hayashi muttered before punching the wall to the side of him in frustration, but fortunately it was enough of a controlled strike as to avoid leaving a dent.
(Hayashi Guren)
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[01:03] With the help Nian, all of the burnt region of her shoulder and part of her back was now covered in that green colored paste. The scent of herbs would essentially fill the clinic as well as the cold was smoothing and chilling them all. The tension of the moment however was making Hidatsu forget the ice and the cold almost completely. They wanted to get that over as quickly as they could.

After the Qilin applies the bandages over the region, they were done with the most serious of her wounds; the rotten skin have been removed, stopping the risk of the occult burn to spread and consume her body even more. The burnt flesh was cared over with the medical paste, and consequently, covered and coated, protected by those bandages, preventing any infection risk or contact with the fabric of her own kimono or the elements. Now that was a matter of time until the paste took it's effects and served as the regenerative nature as it had.

"Thank you Ninian- It's all done now. That was the more serious of her wounds, the rest is just stitching and patching."

They said, tapping over the Qilin's hand for a moment, just as the both of them finished taping and fixating the bandage over her body.

With both of their hands now, the doctor also moved over to the wooden case they had, picking up the materials they have sorted earlier, the ones for stitching.

"Can you sit her down for me? I'll close patch the wound on the back of her head."
(Hidatsu Tougou)
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[01:11] The voices came and went again and again-- But one of them sounded so...Nice. She contemplated on that-- Only to jump a bit at the sound of a thump. One of her ears flicked-- Finally seeming to track the sound. That...Someone hit SOMETHING somewhere.

Where?

Curiousity burned, to seek out that abnormal sound. But, if she looked for it, if she opened her eyes...It would make her head hurt more. Deciding to lay back, to let her burning skin and ichy bandages annoy her, a weird sensation fell over her suddenly.

Stitching.

THAT was a word she knew. Sharp things, thread...Skin-- No! Her eyes shot open and the Kitsune suddenly lurched forwards. The lights-- Hissing, eyes would narrow, but her gaze looked a little clearer. Brown hair, black hair, gold hair. Three blurs! Three...She could deal with that, right?

Scrambling to get off the bed, Yuki was almost child-like in her escape attempt. Her world felt small, perhaps perception was different when the brain is slammed against the side of the skull?
(Miyukiko)
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[01:20] "Sure, I can do t-" she started, but was interrupted with Yuki opening her eyes and her attempts to get up. Reacting instinctively, the woman reached forward to wrap an arm around the kitsune's shoulders, a light, gentle touch- one that she would later make an active attempt at not touching any of the bandages, though that may prove difficult depending how much of a struggle she would give..

"Shhh. Yuki- calm down. It's me" she whispered, in the same spirit as before- she didn't know what set her off, but she had hoped that, even if the words weren't understood at all, her soothing tone would aid the kitsune's mood and fears. "You're at the clinic. You're gonna be fine. Calm down.."

Still shivering over the cold brought forward by ice magic, the Qilin kept her arm around the kitsune's shoulders and the other hand closer to her chest, as to prevent her from just dashing forward or slipping out of bed- she wouldn't use more strength than strictly necessary, here, but wouldn't risk having Yuki escape, no matter how weak her attempts at doing so were.

"I need you to stay seated. Calm down.. I'm here.."
(Nian Zhen)
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[01:26] Hidatsu inched back as a reaction to the kitsune who more likely just moved as if she was about to burst out of the consulting room. A startled reaction, but just as fast as Yuki moved, Nian also hugged her in place, half seated, half just in a strange position. That was good, at least for what they needed to do.

Shooting the Qilin a certain look, Hidatsu spoke on a lower tone, rather quickly eve. "Hold her like this. Thigh." they instructed, putting one knee over the bed and just moving themselves behind the fleeing and agitated woman. That would be the best chance they had to actually do it with that blunt and open cut on the back of her head; the source of most of her confusion and likely pain.

Nodding at Nian from over Yuki's shoulder, the doctor quickly picked a container of alcohol, soaking a ball of cotton in it, and using one of their hands tofirmly - but still carefully - hold Yuki's head still in the middle of that hug, and with the other, to approach the source of that bleeding that almost dyed her hair red in the back.

They needed to disinfect the cut before stitching and patching her, after all, but at the very least, the most painful part of the procedures already took place, which was that large burn. The stitches could, however, just have a much more psychological fear and effect since they didn't hurt all too much.
(Hidatsu Tougou)
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[01:33] --Escape was impossible. Held tight by the Qilin, little Yuki could not flee the scene. Instead, she had to sit and deal with the pain. Being on the receiving end of medical treatment was no fun.

No fun at all

Whining, the Kitsune tries to shake her off, struggle and even thrash. But soon enough she grows tired and just slumps forwards. If she had to do this, she was not gonna make it easy.
(Miyukiko)
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[01:38] "Shhhh.. it's gonna be alright" Nian kept mumbling and whispering to the kitsune as she held her, trying as she might to prevent the struggle- shifting her position and climbing on the bed to keep her steady the way that Hidatsu had shown her to.

Her hands slowly moved upwards, keeping her arms around Yuki's shoulders while her hands held the woman's head firmly- she wouldn't want the kitsune shaking her head or otherwise keeping Hidatsu from doing the stitches, or even worse, end up injuring herself in the struggle.

"Almost done, now. I'm right here."

It didn't seem to be working, the soothing tone- but she kept trying anyway. Nian was nothing if not hopeful.
(Nian Zhen)
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[01:42] After disinfecting her head with the alcohol, it was just a matter of pressing that hook like metal needle around her cut, and transverse it along with the orchilacum thread, which more than anything looked like a wire even, so thick it was. That was certainly the easier part.

Stitch after stitch the doctor basically sewed that cut together, pulling the skin on the back of her head and finally just cutting the thread with a small scissor, touching a hand on her shoulder to signify they were done.

The same which they did with her shoulder was now applied to her head, a patching over the stitches, and a bandage surrounding her forehead and covering the wound almost completely, just taking care so her hair would actually mostly go over the bandage and not under it.

"There, we're- We're finished...The rest of her wounds I can take care of overnight, but I recommend her staying in here for the night. Until she's recovered, at least...Consciously."

They said with a deep sigh as they moved away from the bed, just discarding the used tools and moving over to the wooden case again, likely to get something for Yuki to help with the pain again; or maybe just to take care of her other, smaller bruises and wounds. the worst was over.
(Hidatsu Tougou)
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[01:55] More pain, but the dull kind. It didn't really register at all in her head. Not so much as the fear did. She was scared, she felt like a child-- Like back in those days. Turning to look at the figure holding her in place, something of shock crosses her expression.

Snow white hair.

A long lost figure, with red lips and a warm smile worn on them. It was like looking in a distorted mirror, or maybe a rift in time? There was glitters of light fluttering from above, like snowflakes falling on the ground. The light was starting to hurt her head again, but she could not look away. Finally, the staring burned and she blinked--Then snowy woman was gone when they opened again. In her place was the Qilin, leaving only more questions burning in her brain.

In something of shock, the Kitsune shuts her eyes again and remains limp, once more trying to collect her thoughts. The medical treatment was done, but she still felt the sting of pain. It was numb, but it was there.

"Where did...She go?"
(Miyukiko)
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[02:48] Hidatsu took their own moments to care for Miyukiko, specially after the bandaging was placed and she seemed to slowly come back to her own senses; partly, even. A voice came quickly first, and then, at that moment, the doctor circled the bed once Nian retreated herself; likely to go for the cushion to rest.

Sitting on the edge of the bed in front and to the side of Yuki, Hidatsu looked at her closely.

"Yuki, Doctor; can you hear me? Do you know where you are?"

They asked with a squint and narrowing of their eyes, just sitting closer to her in the bed and paying attention to her own eyes and the expression on her face. It was clear she was having some kind of hallucinations due to the head trauma, but Hidatsu needed to know if that was really the case, and if she was back indeed.

It was truly hard to treat personal friends like that, and such would be made even more evident bythe concerned look on their face as they sat right there in front of the kitsune.
(Hidatsu Tougou)
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[02:55] While Hidatsu went about their work, Yuki remained still as a statue, even after Nian left. It was like watching an old computer boot up, long and a little bit annoying-- However, when spoken to, the girl blinks a few times and focuses on the dark haired individual.

For a moment she stared, just trying to gather the facts. Her gaze was clearer, the ringing in her ears stopped and the chill in the room faded little by little. This was...She knew this person.

"I can hear you, yes. I--Uh, I'm in a room.." Looking around slowly, her tangled tail slowly swayed back and forth. She was on a bed. There was a table nearby with tools-- Medical tools! And on the other side was-- Bandages!

"Clint. Clone...No." Another pause, the word slowly floating by. "Clinic, I am in the clinic." Turning to look at Hidatsu again, she took in the worried expression. They looked upset...

"...Are you okay? You look a little sad, did something happen?"
(Miyukiko)
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