"Dr. Havens?" Carrie Von Trier had been drifting around the
parking lot for what felt like forever, searching for someone who might
have a clue as to what was going on. Those fireworks were making her very
suspicious not to mention the good, actually edible and free food that was
being passed out. She just couldn't see the city spending money on this
and she certainly couldn't see Jesse spending it. She finally caught sight
of the older doctor and hurried over to him. He was the first person that
she had spotted that might have enough seniority to have a clue as to what
was going on. "What in the world is going on here?" Okay, the building
wasn't shaking anymore which she supposed was a good thing but still.
And was that the hospital logo that was now crawling along the ground as if it was trying to escape?
"I have no idea what's going on here." Henry said with a shake of his head as he looked from Carrie to the building and back again. "Have you seen Dr. James? This is supposed to be his job."
Henry shook his head. He had no clue what was going on here but if the building was structurally sound, they really ought to see about doing something about getting the patients back inside where they belonged.
"Come on," He motioned for Carrie to follow him towards the building.
They needed to find Dr. James or Dr. Hook, someone who could tell them what in the world was going on and if it was safe or not to move the patients back inside. As they headed inside, Dr. Gupta joined them.
"Has anyone seen Elmer anywhere?" He asked, a bit of anxiousness in his voice. He had been searching everywhere in the crowd for his friend with no sign of him.
"No. I haven't seen him anywhere. I haven't seen Lona or Chris either. Or Doctor Hook." Carrie said as she looked at the other two with worry. When the building had been shaking, her entire focus had been on staying on her feet but now that things seemed relatively secure, worry for her friends was definitely building. "You don't think that they were in the basement, do you?" One earthquake had already triggered a collapse down there and this one seemed like it was much worse. If....
"Well, we'll know soon enough." Dr. Havens said as he moved to Otto's desk and started fumbling around with the intercom trying to figure out how to activate it.
As he fiddled around looking for the correct button to hit, Carrie walked over to the elevator and tapped the down button. Worry for her friends was definitely growing by the minute. Okay, she knew she wasn't the bravest nurse in the hospital but if they needed help.... Suddenly she frowned, looking up at the light on the elevator. It seemed to be stuck between their floor and the basement. She shook her head as she turned towards Henry. The hospital really, really needed to do something about those elevators. Maybe they could fire Stegman and use his salary for repairs?
"Don't tell me that thing's broke again," Dr. Gupta said with a shake of his head as he noted the frustrated look on Carrie's face. "Jammed on me the other day and I thought I would never get out." He moved over to join Henry at Otto's desk. "Here. Jesse got something put in for situations like this. Don't know why he didn't just pay to fix the thing instead." He hit a button and a moment later the elevator started to move upwards once more, the doors swinging open a second later.
"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!" Carrie jumped back with a scream as two bodies came tumbling out of the elevator.
"Dr. Hook? Dr. Draper?" Henry asked as the two figures started to pull themselves off the floor, fumbling around to get their clothes in order as they did so. He shook his head as he looked at them. In the elevator of all places. The things that the young could get up to.
"Dr. Havens." Hook said slowly trying to project a professional air, not the air of a little boy caught with his pants down. Pants. That reminded him of something. He reached down with one hand trying to discreetly zip himself back up once more. "Why don't we give it a few more minutes and then we can start moving the patients back into the hospital?"
"You're sure the building is sound?" Dr. Havens asked quietly, a smile on his face at the embarrassed looking expressions of his colleagues.
It was just so much fun to see how the young could act sometimes. And he had to admit that Hook and Chris did make a good couple.
"I think our earthquake problem's fixed for good," Hook said quietly. As he talked, his mind was running over the situation. His room was definitely out with all of the people currently in the basement and it looked like the elevator was out too. Maybe Dr. James' office? He obviously wouldn't be needing it at the moment.
"Hey, have you seen Elmer anywhere?" Dr. Gupta asked as he came over. He was trying rather unsuccessfully to hold back laughter at what had just happened. When Elmer found out about that.... And in the elevator too, of all places.
"Elmer's down in the sleep lab with Lona. I don't think that you want to disturb them right now." Chris said, a slight hint of laughter creeping into her voice as she thought of the situation that Elmer and Lona were currently in. How in the world were those two ever going to explain their sudden parenthood. "Hook, why don't we see about getting all of these people back inside where they belong?" The sooner that everyone was inside, the sooner that they could have the elevator to themselves once more.
And was that the hospital logo that was now crawling along the ground as if it was trying to escape?
"I have no idea what's going on here." Henry said with a shake of his head as he looked from Carrie to the building and back again. "Have you seen Dr. James? This is supposed to be his job."
Henry shook his head. He had no clue what was going on here but if the building was structurally sound, they really ought to see about doing something about getting the patients back inside where they belonged.
"Come on," He motioned for Carrie to follow him towards the building.
They needed to find Dr. James or Dr. Hook, someone who could tell them what in the world was going on and if it was safe or not to move the patients back inside. As they headed inside, Dr. Gupta joined them.
"Has anyone seen Elmer anywhere?" He asked, a bit of anxiousness in his voice. He had been searching everywhere in the crowd for his friend with no sign of him.
"No. I haven't seen him anywhere. I haven't seen Lona or Chris either. Or Doctor Hook." Carrie said as she looked at the other two with worry. When the building had been shaking, her entire focus had been on staying on her feet but now that things seemed relatively secure, worry for her friends was definitely building. "You don't think that they were in the basement, do you?" One earthquake had already triggered a collapse down there and this one seemed like it was much worse. If....
"Well, we'll know soon enough." Dr. Havens said as he moved to Otto's desk and started fumbling around with the intercom trying to figure out how to activate it.
As he fiddled around looking for the correct button to hit, Carrie walked over to the elevator and tapped the down button. Worry for her friends was definitely growing by the minute. Okay, she knew she wasn't the bravest nurse in the hospital but if they needed help.... Suddenly she frowned, looking up at the light on the elevator. It seemed to be stuck between their floor and the basement. She shook her head as she turned towards Henry. The hospital really, really needed to do something about those elevators. Maybe they could fire Stegman and use his salary for repairs?
"Don't tell me that thing's broke again," Dr. Gupta said with a shake of his head as he noted the frustrated look on Carrie's face. "Jammed on me the other day and I thought I would never get out." He moved over to join Henry at Otto's desk. "Here. Jesse got something put in for situations like this. Don't know why he didn't just pay to fix the thing instead." He hit a button and a moment later the elevator started to move upwards once more, the doors swinging open a second later.
"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!" Carrie jumped back with a scream as two bodies came tumbling out of the elevator.
"Dr. Hook? Dr. Draper?" Henry asked as the two figures started to pull themselves off the floor, fumbling around to get their clothes in order as they did so. He shook his head as he looked at them. In the elevator of all places. The things that the young could get up to.
"Dr. Havens." Hook said slowly trying to project a professional air, not the air of a little boy caught with his pants down. Pants. That reminded him of something. He reached down with one hand trying to discreetly zip himself back up once more. "Why don't we give it a few more minutes and then we can start moving the patients back into the hospital?"
"You're sure the building is sound?" Dr. Havens asked quietly, a smile on his face at the embarrassed looking expressions of his colleagues.
It was just so much fun to see how the young could act sometimes. And he had to admit that Hook and Chris did make a good couple.
"I think our earthquake problem's fixed for good," Hook said quietly. As he talked, his mind was running over the situation. His room was definitely out with all of the people currently in the basement and it looked like the elevator was out too. Maybe Dr. James' office? He obviously wouldn't be needing it at the moment.
"Hey, have you seen Elmer anywhere?" Dr. Gupta asked as he came over. He was trying rather unsuccessfully to hold back laughter at what had just happened. When Elmer found out about that.... And in the elevator too, of all places.
"Elmer's down in the sleep lab with Lona. I don't think that you want to disturb them right now." Chris said, a slight hint of laughter creeping into her voice as she thought of the situation that Elmer and Lona were currently in. How in the world were those two ever going to explain their sudden parenthood. "Hook, why don't we see about getting all of these people back inside where they belong?" The sooner that everyone was inside, the sooner that they could have the elevator to themselves once more.