Absolutely. I will have everything ready for when you get here. ]
[ The message had been unexpected, but she was quick to get everything that was needed together. She had been working hard on getting the facilities up to code and so everything was was ready for his arrival.
And as soon as she saw him she looked him over to make sure he was okay. ]
[ He nods quickly and starts to roll up the sleeve of his right arm. He looks like he's been sleeping in the woods, but that's just the way he looks these days. There's a chain-like bruise on his arm, but otherwise he's fairly muscular and healthy looking. ]
Thanks for meeting me. I got the flu shot. I want to know what the hell they just put in me.
[ So, yes, he's using himself as a guinea pig and she's the least untrustworthy doctor he knows who can do this. ]
For the record, I was enhanced and I don't think I can get the flu, but I very much doubt that was a real flu shot.
[ They had spoken briefly about his distrust of doctors and she is glad that he felt that he could come to her about anything. She hopes that in time she can earn even more of his trust.
Directing him over to a chair, she has everything she needs to draw blood. ]
That bruising is so very odd.
[ She touches it with a gloved finger. It's the first time she has seen it up close. ]
[ He sits in the chair, eyeing the equipment warily. It's not personal, but he really hates this whole thing. It's the lesser of two evils for him to suck it up so no one gets hurt, but after all the things that have been done to him, any sort of lab makes his skin itch. ]
What is even more strange is that I saw the exact same bruise pattern on a few other people who have gotten the shot.
[ She makes no waste of their time together, moving quickly to tighten off his arm for drawing blood. It's not hard for her to pick up on the fact that Bucky is not a fan of anything to do with doctors and so she tries to keep it light and easy. ]
Just let me know when you are ready and it'll just be a small prick.
Just do it. After the needle they used, I can handle just about anything a sane person is going to throw at me.
[ And she does seem sane, or at least not barbaric. Bucky doesn't trust easily and this place isn't exactly changing that, but he's starting to learn to adjust for it and figure out who he can actually give some limited trust to. So far, no one in FEAR has let him down and that counts for something. ]
You think the bruise pattern means something? I've never seen anything like that happen, but I'm a soldier, not a doctor.
[ Her own skills with a needle are matched by few and the pain he feels should be minimal. She acts quickly too, letting the blood fill the syringe and filling a couple other small vials in the process. It's over in seconds and she sets everything aside in a tray. ]
That should be plenty.
[ She brings her fingers up to trail the bruise again. ] What's interesting to me is the chain pattern. As if you are being told you are chained. I hope it doesn't have such a direct meaning. It almost looks more like a tattoo than a bruise. Bruising patterns are never so picturesque. I have seen a countless number of bruises and nothing like this.
[ He nods because he can't argue. She's right and he doesn't like the implication, but it's too late now. If he'd known about the bruise, that might have been what would have made him think twice. ]
Only other tattoo I've got is the antlers.
[ To show her, he pulls down at the collar of his shirt, showing just the edges of what is a fairly large but simple chest piece that he'd woken up with here. ]
[ She thinks of her own deer tattoo on the the inner side of her wrist and her eyes go to the watch she uses to hide it. ]
Same. I think we do all have them. [ When he shows her his she reaches down to undo her watch to share the one she has. ] Unlike the deer tattoos, these bruises seem to all match.
I had one other person who I checked out and she had the same exact mark.
[ Having someone who is willing to give her the information means a great deal to her. ] I will make sure to record anything you give to me. As for the results, it shouldn't be long before I have them back to you. A day or two at most.
I know this isn't something you enjoy, but it will help a lot of people. And I am very gentle with my guinea pigs. [ She says the last part with a teasing smile in hopes of lightening the situation. ]
I'll keep that in mind. [ Bucky actually smiles a little. ]
Look, it would probably be best if you don't tell anyone that you've got my blood here. People have killed over the stuff that made me like this. None of them are here as far as I know, but that could change. I don't want anyone getting hurt because of me.
Confidentiality is of the greatest importance. When I do release results you identity will not be disclosed. Only I have that information.
[ She was curious as to what his story was. Who had hurt him so badly and what they had done to make his blood worth killing over, but she would let him bring that up in his own time. ]
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[ The message had been unexpected, but she was quick to get everything that was needed together. She had been working hard on getting the facilities up to code and so everything was was ready for his arrival.
And as soon as she saw him she looked him over to make sure he was okay. ]
Is everything alright?
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Thanks for meeting me. I got the flu shot. I want to know what the hell they just put in me.
[ So, yes, he's using himself as a guinea pig and she's the least untrustworthy doctor he knows who can do this. ]
For the record, I was enhanced and I don't think I can get the flu, but I very much doubt that was a real flu shot.
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[ They had spoken briefly about his distrust of doctors and she is glad that he felt that he could come to her about anything. She hopes that in time she can earn even more of his trust.
Directing him over to a chair, she has everything she needs to draw blood. ]
That bruising is so very odd.
[ She touches it with a gloved finger. It's the first time she has seen it up close. ]
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[ He sits in the chair, eyeing the equipment warily. It's not personal, but he really hates this whole thing. It's the lesser of two evils for him to suck it up so no one gets hurt, but after all the things that have been done to him, any sort of lab makes his skin itch. ]
I don't usually bruise easily, either.
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[ She makes no waste of their time together, moving quickly to tighten off his arm for drawing blood. It's not hard for her to pick up on the fact that Bucky is not a fan of anything to do with doctors and so she tries to keep it light and easy. ]
Just let me know when you are ready and it'll just be a small prick.
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Just do it. After the needle they used, I can handle just about anything a sane person is going to throw at me.
[ And she does seem sane, or at least not barbaric. Bucky doesn't trust easily and this place isn't exactly changing that, but he's starting to learn to adjust for it and figure out who he can actually give some limited trust to. So far, no one in FEAR has let him down and that counts for something. ]
You think the bruise pattern means something? I've never seen anything like that happen, but I'm a soldier, not a doctor.
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That should be plenty.
[ She brings her fingers up to trail the bruise again. ] What's interesting to me is the chain pattern. As if you are being told you are chained. I hope it doesn't have such a direct meaning. It almost looks more like a tattoo than a bruise. Bruising patterns are never so picturesque. I have seen a countless number of bruises and nothing like this.
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[ He nods because he can't argue. She's right and he doesn't like the implication, but it's too late now. If he'd known about the bruise, that might have been what would have made him think twice. ]
Only other tattoo I've got is the antlers.
[ To show her, he pulls down at the collar of his shirt, showing just the edges of what is a fairly large but simple chest piece that he'd woken up with here. ]
But I'm pretty sure we've all got these, right?
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Same. I think we do all have them. [ When he shows her his she reaches down to undo her watch to share the one she has. ] Unlike the deer tattoos, these bruises seem to all match.
I had one other person who I checked out and she had the same exact mark.
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[ He has no idea what that would mean and he's a little afraid to find out, if he's honest. ]
I don't usually like submitting myself for this guinea pig kind of shit, but it seemed better than the alternative.
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I know this isn't something you enjoy, but it will help a lot of people. And I am very gentle with my guinea pigs. [ She says the last part with a teasing smile in hopes of lightening the situation. ]
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Look, it would probably be best if you don't tell anyone that you've got my blood here. People have killed over the stuff that made me like this. None of them are here as far as I know, but that could change. I don't want anyone getting hurt because of me.
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[ She was curious as to what his story was. Who had hurt him so badly and what they had done to make his blood worth killing over, but she would let him bring that up in his own time. ]