5
AN: Yes, I live, but I've been having a bout of RL and writer's block – sorry this is short.
(NERV Medical)
Ritsuko looked at the chart in front of her and, for the first time in a long time, was confused, "Oh dear."
Misato's head, which had been laying on a doubly (physically and chemically) restrained Shinji's chest, snapped up, "What's wrong, Rits?"
Ritsuko shook her head, "It appears that Shinji was right, to an extent." She handed Misato the chart and explained, "Look at his CBC and tell me what you see."
Misato looked at the chart for the moment and frowned, "Um, lots of big numbers?"
Ritsuko nodded and took the charts back, "That's right, Misato – his enzymes, white blood cell count, hemoglobin and various other counts are all out of whack. His testosterone and serotonin levels are both through the roof, surprisingly his estragon levels are up there too, and I'm not sure WHAT this Unknown is, but it's probably not supposed to be there."
Rei, from her position on the other side of the bed, frowned, "Is he in danger, Doctor?"
Ritsuko looked at the First Child for a moment before she sighed and shook her head, "Honestly, Rei, I don't know. Part of this is that his mind is catching up with his body, I'm sure of it, but the other parts…" Ritsuko left it hanging, saying all that needed to be said on the subject.
Rei nodded, "And Commander Ikari? What is his prognosis?"
"He'll live, Rei," Ritsuko said with an off-hand manner, but then clarified, "but he'll be sore for the next few days. He's a little banged up, but I don't think Shinji did THAT much damage to him."
Rei nodded, "Then he will put Pilot Ikari into the brig for attacking a superior officer."
Ritsuko nodded but Shinji, in his medicated state, merely snorted, an act that shouldn't have been possible, but Ritsuko shrugged it off, "I'm sure he will, Rei."
Away from the conversation, a nurse filled a syringe from a source bottle and, when finished, walked over to the Commander's bed, "Doctor? Should I give him the boosters you ordered in his IV or do it sub-q?"
Ritsuko looked over at the nurse, a new one who had been there only for a few days, and frowned, "Hmm, in his IV, Nurse Ogawa." The nurse nodded and injected the syringe into the Commander's bag before looking back at Misato, "I'll be back later, Misato – don't molest him in his sleep."
Misato glared daggers at Ritsuko, "I'd never molest him in his sleep, Doctor Akagi." Ritsuko and Rei both nodded but Misato's glare turned into a mischievous grin, "I want him to be awake if I molest him." The faux blonde and the blue-haired albino both glared at the purple-haired Major but said nothing as they left.
Nobody, though, paid much attention to Commander Ikari's vital signs on the monitors as they began to fluctuate slightly.
AN: It's been a while, yes, I know, but the story has undergone several large re-writes over the past week and, RL aside, I'm still working on it. Reviews, please.