008 (I think. :P) ~ Drunk in the clinic [action/dictated]

[atadiscoverer]

[There's the clattering of something, and the spilling of a pan of surgical scalpels on the ground, followed by some drunken Scottish swearing and some failed attempts at picking them up

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[longaevus]

You would be right in this being the castle's doing, doctor.

[ She's feeling like the only sober person in the castle tonight, given by the amount of messages that has come over the journal ]

Try to remain as still as possible, I'll be in the clinic momentarily. [ Which is literally, given that she only lives a few doors down ]

Ohai!

[atadiscoverer]

I wouldnae bother, miss. I'm perfectly fine.

[A pause] If a wee bit drunk.

[longaevus]

After stating that you're injured?

[ That first bit comes from the journal, the next part in person

I think that judging that is my job.

[atadiscoverer]

[Have a double-take there. So much that he nearly falls out of his chair]

Colonel Carter?

((OOC: I'm sorry, I couldn't resist referencing Amanda Tapping on Stargate))

[longaevus]

Helen Magnus, actually.

[ She's passing that off as mistaken identity through inebriation ]

You mentioned scalpels? [ Walking further towards him she takes a look at everything around him, wondering exactly how this could happen and why he was here in this state. Need she make a rule?

Collecting the scalpel up she moves them away from his reach ] I'll need to take a look at your arm.

[atadiscoverer]

Och... I'm sorry, you look so much like her...

[He holds up his arm, which has been bandaged quite well, though looking a tad sloppy due to doing it when drunk]

A wee minor laceration, nothing to worry about.

[He then frowns] I dinnae know wha' happened. I've been drinkin' nothin' but water the past few hours.

[A light scowl] I suspect the bloody castle.

[longaevus]

[ Bandaging that she will be slowly undoing in order to get a better look at the injury, minor or not ]

It would appear to be, given the numerous messages that I've heard through the journal. The castle may have altered the water-

[ She pauses as she examines his arm before stepping away to collect what she needs to clean and rebandage it ]

- so that even it provides intoxication. I suspect that it's for the time of year.

[atadiscoverer]

[Carson just lets her. Why not? He was drunk, and secondary opinions were welcome.]

Time of year? [Yeah, he hasn't checked the date since they got back to Paradisa from Paris.]

[longaevus]

[ His opinion was right but that doesn't mean she can't still look at it, and give it a better bandage ]

It's New Years Eve.

[atadiscoverer]

[Carson frowns, looking at the calendar on his desk.]

So it is. Bloody hell...

[He just takes a few deep breaths, trying to clear his head]

Sorry for making you come down here... Uh...

[He offers his uninjured hand] I'm Dr. Beckett.

[longaevus]

It was no trouble. [ She finished tying up the bandage before giving his hand a quick shake ]

It's a pleasure to meet you. It's something that I've been meaning to do, actually.

[atadiscoverer]

To meet me? I'm nothing special.

[longaevus]

To meet all whom are at the clinic.

[atadiscoverer]

Well, I hope that my current state doesnae impact any first impressions.

[He does look a tad embarrassed]

[longaevus]

There's far more to a person than their first impression.

[ Hers aren't always the best ]

How do you feel?

[atadiscoverer]

Like I've been ran over by a whiskey van.

[He reaches for his bottle of water and pauses, eyeing it]

As for the injury, dinnae worry. I've had, and treated, worse.