Riddick sat very still on the bed. Pain speared its way up and down his leg, and he squeezed his eyes shut. It wasn't the worst Riddick had experienced, but it wasn't a walk in the park either.
He heard Imam sit down on the bed and opened one eye to see the holy man praying.
'Typical,' he thought. 'Fuck, this is getting to me.'
He clenched his jaw in pain, keeping his hand on the gauge and his eyes shut. The sound of someone opening the door brought him out of his pain-filled haze. Once again, he opened an eye, never changing his facial expression.
Riddick watched Jack opened the door slowly; just enough for her to slide through, and then shut it softly behind her. He halfway wondered where she was going. Probably anywhere to get away from the awful smell.
'Kind of like old fashioned pork,' Riddick mused.
It didn't matter though. She would come back eventually. And if she didn't, what did he care?
'That's just it though. I do care. And that's the problem. A problem that I've got to get rid of.'
Riddick realized that the doctor had finished while he had been thinking. He waited for the doctor to pack up his shit and leave. Pulling out a bottle containing a blue jelly-like substance, he handed it to Riddick.
"This will ward off infection, and minimize healing time. Change your bandages three times a day and put this on every time you change them. Don't walk on it or else you're going to rip the skin."
With that, he stood with his black bag and left the room. As he shut the door, Riddick sighed.
"Imam," he said to the holy man who was still praying.
"Yes, Mr. Riddick. May I get something for you?"
Riddick pulled out some emergency credits from his pocket. "I need new clothes. Shirt and pants. Exactly what I'm wearing, or something very, very similar. Get me a jacket too." He tossed the creds to Imam.
Imam knew better than to argue this time. Catching the credits, he nodded solemnly, and left the room.
'Finally. Maybe I can get some fucking sleep.'
Peeling off his shirt, Riddick rolled over and pulled off his goggles. Exhaling, he pressed his face into the pillow and brought the blanket up around him, falling asleep almost immediately.
He heard Imam sit down on the bed and opened one eye to see the holy man praying.
'Typical,' he thought. 'Fuck, this is getting to me.'
He clenched his jaw in pain, keeping his hand on the gauge and his eyes shut. The sound of someone opening the door brought him out of his pain-filled haze. Once again, he opened an eye, never changing his facial expression.
Riddick watched Jack opened the door slowly; just enough for her to slide through, and then shut it softly behind her. He halfway wondered where she was going. Probably anywhere to get away from the awful smell.
'Kind of like old fashioned pork,' Riddick mused.
It didn't matter though. She would come back eventually. And if she didn't, what did he care?
'That's just it though. I do care. And that's the problem. A problem that I've got to get rid of.'
Riddick realized that the doctor had finished while he had been thinking. He waited for the doctor to pack up his shit and leave. Pulling out a bottle containing a blue jelly-like substance, he handed it to Riddick.
"This will ward off infection, and minimize healing time. Change your bandages three times a day and put this on every time you change them. Don't walk on it or else you're going to rip the skin."
With that, he stood with his black bag and left the room. As he shut the door, Riddick sighed.
"Imam," he said to the holy man who was still praying.
"Yes, Mr. Riddick. May I get something for you?"
Riddick pulled out some emergency credits from his pocket. "I need new clothes. Shirt and pants. Exactly what I'm wearing, or something very, very similar. Get me a jacket too." He tossed the creds to Imam.
Imam knew better than to argue this time. Catching the credits, he nodded solemnly, and left the room.
'Finally. Maybe I can get some fucking sleep.'
Peeling off his shirt, Riddick rolled over and pulled off his goggles. Exhaling, he pressed his face into the pillow and brought the blanket up around him, falling asleep almost immediately.