Dear Doctor
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!, and I am not a Doctor.
Dedicated to Dave, the Corgi Man.
Entry Collection no. 8: It Never Rains, But It Pours.
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Dear Journal,
I may have to wait on finding Bakura-san. I've got a more immediate problem: Jounouchi-san is in a coma!
Can't write more now. Will do so when I have more details.
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Later…
He's got some very interesting burns. In fact, this whole scenario reminds me rather intensely of Kujaku-san's case, - he was even Dueling Ishtal-san! - which would be all fine and dandy, if it weren't for one thing.
His condition is critical. I've got him on a respirator, and hooked up to a heart monitor, but it's like he's just… slipping from my grasp.
And now Mokuba-sama tells me that we can't contact the mainland. I can't get word out for a Medical team to get here quickly. This boy should be in a hospital! Well-trained as I am, I can't do very much for him. We just don't have the equipment needed to handle this sort of thing!
His sister and friends are in here with me. I don't think they can read my handwriting either. Well, most of his friends. I just saw Motou-san leave the room. He looked like he was ready to bite somebody's head off.
Mental note: Don't let Motou-san and Nurse Omi stay in the same room for too long. They might a) kill each other, or b) compare notes. Not that I'm saying that Motou-san is homicidal, but when a person is in the mood he's in at the moment, I would hesitate to put them under any stress. And as Motou-san is Dueling Kaiba-sama next, he doesn't need any more aggravation. Quite frankly, I'd be quaking in my boots if I were in his place, without the Jounouchi-san problem.
Speaking of Omi-san, I've put him on light duties. He's to look after Kujaku-san, and inform me of any changes. Meanwhile, I've asked Hana-san to stay with Jounouchi-san and give me regular updates on his status, whenever I need to leave the room, such as to check in on Rashiid-san, make sure that Omi-san hasn't managed to sneak away and kill Mathews-san, or ask Mokuba-sama how the repairs to the transmitter are going.
I've written for long enough. I should be paying more attention to Jounouchi-san. It's just that I tend to figure things out easier if I write them down.
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Later…
Jounouchi-san's condition is currently stable, but I don't think he's out of the woods yet, to borrow an English phrase. And besides, as my old teacher used to say, "Saying that somebody is stable doesn't necessarily mean a thing. Saying that somebody is stable is to say that there is no change in that person's condition. Dead is stable, if you were to look at it like that. There is no active change to be found in death, only that passive. In fact, a person is only ever really stable if they are dead. In all other cases, there will always be some change, no matter how minute, which may or may not prove to be important."
He was a very boring lecturer, always tended to waffle on a bit, but I will admit that he did have a point.
Ah, I'm the one waffling now. Back to the point of this entry, Mokuba-sama tells me that they just sent off a message to the mainland, requesting a medical team for Jounouchi-san. I just hope that it actually got through.
…What does Honda-san think he's doing, picking up Jounouchi-san like that? He's injured!
I'm going to have to deal with this.
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Later…
Why did I apologise to my journal?
Never mind. Honda-san refuses to replace Jounouchi-san on the bed, and I have no doubt that he could turn just as violent as Omi-san if provoked. Stern look didn't work. 'Doctor's orders' line didn't work. Combining the stern look and the 'Doctor's orders' probably isn't going to work either. So, I've given up – for now. For now at least, it's back to the drawing board.
In the meantime, I'm taking a serious rain check on the security camera checking. Pun kind of intended.
I'd just really like to know where Bakura-san got to, and I can't ask the camera guard for any more favours. Even if I am getting her husband the cordless drill.
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Next time on Dear Doctor: Our Hero is rather embarrassed, and one of his patients makes a full and miraculous recovery. Find out more in Entry Collection no. 7 of Dear Doctor.
JK: -Cough.- Hey, I couldn't resist the temptation to advertise shamelessly. I just wanted to be really cheesy for once. I certainly succeeded in sounding like a very bad TV show, didn't I?
Sorry about the abruptness of this chapter, minna-san. Maybe I'll adjust this thing if and when it goes through a third rewrite.
I created the characters of Hana, Omi, and Gregory Mathews as a sort of filler, a sideline to the episode-follower, because I felt that this story was running to quickly. However, I'd like to know: who thinks that I should write a story from the POV of Mathews, Omi, or Hana? It won't necessarily be for Battle City – in fact, if it's Mathews, it may just end up as something for Duelist Kingdom (am I the only one who's noticed that some of Pegasus' own guards turn up working for Kaiba?), whereas Omi or Hana are liable to end up treating people injured in test runs for Kaiba's holograms. Omi/Hana would mean that I'd be making up quite a bit more than usual, while I at least know stuff about Duelist Kingdom. So, if you feel like voting, please do!
I note that nobody has asked what the Doctor's name is. To those of you who have been wondering, but haven't asked, I'm afraid that I don't know it either. Maybe he won't ever have a name, beyond 'Doctor'. If anybody would like to find out his canon name for me, it would be greatly appreciated.
It's Christmas tomorrow! Well, it is for me at least. I pity all you folks on the other side of the time zone.
In any case, I wish you all a Happy Holidays from Middle Earth. Have fun, be safe, may the Force be with you, and if any of you happen to feel like reviewing, please do so.