Lona moved down the hallway, slowly enough that she oculd check
behind each closed door for Elmer and yet at the same time moving as
quickly as she could. She kept struggling to regain control of her
emotions but it was almost impossible now. something, some force, just
kept driving her own, telling her it was important for her to find Elmer
and the sooner the better.
"Emer, where are you?" She muttered under her breath as she looked inside yet another supply closet. Honestly, why did they need so many closets and nooks and crannies in this hospital? So many places that Elmer could get lost or stuck in or.... She forced herself to pause, taking a deep breath to regain control but it was really no use. Okay, maybe intellectually she knew that even if he was sleepwalking, Elmer was likely in no danger, but it was like that idea just wasn't sinking in.
Lona hesitated for a moment as she stood next to a door, hand raised. She wasn't sure if she should do this or not. Elmer would probably be humiliated if anyone knew about this anf goodness knows that she felt embarrassed as anything about it. Elmer had been helping her out,
after all, and she couldn't even keep him safe! After a short internal struggle, she forced herself to knock, though. She needed to find Elmer and soon. In order to do that, she was definately going to need assistance.
"Hook, I know you're in there!" She called when there was no response to her knock. "Open this door right now or I swear I'm going to tell Dr. James that you're living down here! I have a problem!" Lona shook her head as she thought of her co-worker's living arrangement. She didn't even want to know what had possessed him to literally live at work.
"Hook!"
"Lona, what do you need?" Hook poked his head out of the door,
being careful to keep it shut far enough that she couldn't see inside.
"I need your help." Lona ignored his obvious reluctance to let her in, pushing past him and through the door, her worry for Elmer's safety overriding anything else for the moment.
As Lona came in, she heard a shriek from the bed and glanced over just in time to see a blone head dive under the covers. "Chris?"
Embarrassment washed over her as she realized what she had likely just walked in on.
"Lona, what's going on?" Hook asked as he reached for his shirt,
flesh rippling slightly as he moved. He could tell by the expression on Lona's face that she was torn between embarassement over walking in on him and Chris and worry over something.
"It's Elmer." Lona felt awkward now that she was hear having to try to explain this. It seemed like it was such a minor thing and she kept trying to tell herself that it was honestly nothing to worry about but she just couldn't shake the fear no matter how hard she tried.
"He didn't play another joke, did he?" Hook groaned as he passed Chris her clothing under the covers. Honestly, was Elmer ever going to learn?
"I wish he was." Lona said slowly, shaking her head. She could feel the fear increasing and it was all she could do to stay in one place instead of rushing to the door and continuing to hunt for Elmer. "He was helping me with an experiment and I must have nodded off. When I woke up he wasn't in the lab."
"Lona, he probably just went home." Hook shook his head, not sure why in the world Lona interupted them for something like this. And they were just getting to the good parts too.
"His clothes are there! He didn't just walk out! Elmer might be childish and silly but do you think he's silly enough to go home in a hospital gown?" Lona hissed. "I took a look at the recording I was doing of his brainwaves. I think he might be sleepwalking." She closed her eyes for a moment, trying to get control back. "Please, will you help me find him? I've looked everywhere down here and he isn't here. If he's just wandering around te hospital in his sleep....."
Hook paused for a moment, considering what Lona was saying, shaking his head slightly at the new prediciment that Elmer had managed to get himself into. Honestly, the things that the younger doctor got messed up in where unbelievable at times. If Lona was right about him sleepwalking,
though, he did need to be found if for nothing else than to be on the safe side.
"Okay," he said as he motioned for Lona to follow him out the door. "We'll help you track down Elmer and get him back to bed. Just give Chris a minute to get dressed."
Lona slowly nodded although she didn't really want to wait any longer than necessary. The bad feeling was growing by the minute as something told her that she needed to find Elmer soon.
"Emer, where are you?" She muttered under her breath as she looked inside yet another supply closet. Honestly, why did they need so many closets and nooks and crannies in this hospital? So many places that Elmer could get lost or stuck in or.... She forced herself to pause, taking a deep breath to regain control but it was really no use. Okay, maybe intellectually she knew that even if he was sleepwalking, Elmer was likely in no danger, but it was like that idea just wasn't sinking in.
Lona hesitated for a moment as she stood next to a door, hand raised. She wasn't sure if she should do this or not. Elmer would probably be humiliated if anyone knew about this anf goodness knows that she felt embarrassed as anything about it. Elmer had been helping her out,
after all, and she couldn't even keep him safe! After a short internal struggle, she forced herself to knock, though. She needed to find Elmer and soon. In order to do that, she was definately going to need assistance.
"Hook, I know you're in there!" She called when there was no response to her knock. "Open this door right now or I swear I'm going to tell Dr. James that you're living down here! I have a problem!" Lona shook her head as she thought of her co-worker's living arrangement. She didn't even want to know what had possessed him to literally live at work.
"Hook!"
"Lona, what do you need?" Hook poked his head out of the door,
being careful to keep it shut far enough that she couldn't see inside.
"I need your help." Lona ignored his obvious reluctance to let her in, pushing past him and through the door, her worry for Elmer's safety overriding anything else for the moment.
As Lona came in, she heard a shriek from the bed and glanced over just in time to see a blone head dive under the covers. "Chris?"
Embarrassment washed over her as she realized what she had likely just walked in on.
"Lona, what's going on?" Hook asked as he reached for his shirt,
flesh rippling slightly as he moved. He could tell by the expression on Lona's face that she was torn between embarassement over walking in on him and Chris and worry over something.
"It's Elmer." Lona felt awkward now that she was hear having to try to explain this. It seemed like it was such a minor thing and she kept trying to tell herself that it was honestly nothing to worry about but she just couldn't shake the fear no matter how hard she tried.
"He didn't play another joke, did he?" Hook groaned as he passed Chris her clothing under the covers. Honestly, was Elmer ever going to learn?
"I wish he was." Lona said slowly, shaking her head. She could feel the fear increasing and it was all she could do to stay in one place instead of rushing to the door and continuing to hunt for Elmer. "He was helping me with an experiment and I must have nodded off. When I woke up he wasn't in the lab."
"Lona, he probably just went home." Hook shook his head, not sure why in the world Lona interupted them for something like this. And they were just getting to the good parts too.
"His clothes are there! He didn't just walk out! Elmer might be childish and silly but do you think he's silly enough to go home in a hospital gown?" Lona hissed. "I took a look at the recording I was doing of his brainwaves. I think he might be sleepwalking." She closed her eyes for a moment, trying to get control back. "Please, will you help me find him? I've looked everywhere down here and he isn't here. If he's just wandering around te hospital in his sleep....."
Hook paused for a moment, considering what Lona was saying, shaking his head slightly at the new prediciment that Elmer had managed to get himself into. Honestly, the things that the younger doctor got messed up in where unbelievable at times. If Lona was right about him sleepwalking,
though, he did need to be found if for nothing else than to be on the safe side.
"Okay," he said as he motioned for Lona to follow him out the door. "We'll help you track down Elmer and get him back to bed. Just give Chris a minute to get dressed."
Lona slowly nodded although she didn't really want to wait any longer than necessary. The bad feeling was growing by the minute as something told her that she needed to find Elmer soon.