A/N: Third person present tense this time. :D Next chapter it's back to Kouji's dialogue first person snippets. In other words, odd chapters are first person, even are third person present. Not sure if I'm ending on an odd or an even at this point.
The Fragments I Catch of Dying Memories
2. He's Dead
He can become just another sad statistic in the records. It not uncommon, and they are faced with impending death so often they cannot cling to the threads of hope that flutter in their face.
They can try, but that's all. Emergency first aid, when what the hospital can provide. Oxygen. Monitoring heart rate. Defibrillation if the heart flat-lines. Sign a paper if it all fails. Continue appropriate care if it succeeds.
It's always sad when children die, but they have to comfort themselves with the others they save.
Still, the wait before confirmation of life or death is hard.