[D3:ME- Sickbay] Dinner for Two? (open)

[Volsung]

Between injuries and exposure the man had been more than half dead when they'd dragged him on board. Despite healing many of his freshly healed wounds were still tender and likely would be for another day or two. Still, there were a couple of black bruises and open wounds on the man that showed he could go with a little more healing despite how much he had already.

[Yoritomo Choukichi]

"Yes, we have priests aboard."

Choukichi nods his head then motions in Nozomi's direction.

"Why will we need warriors, and magic? What sort of enemy will we be encountering?"

[Jayant Utpal]

"Demons the wear men's faces." Is the gaijin's dark reply.

[Yoritomo Choukichi]

Choukichi frowns and gets a bit more serious.

"Demons that wear mens faces? Are there many of these demons? Do they fight and die like normal men?"

[Jayant Utpal]

"Anything can die, even Kingdoms. Men who have sold their souls are no different."

[Yoritomo Choukichi]

"Have these demons truly destroyed a number of your cities? There must be thousands of them?"

[Shiba Nozomi]

"Erm... Yoritomo-san?" Nozomi hesitantly interrupts their conversation. "C-could you please t-tell him that I'm g-going to try and h-heal some of his b-bruises and wounds n-now?"

She really, really didn't enjoy the idea of having to touch him, even for healing. He wasn't even part of the Celestial Order, after all. But the Captain had placed the man in sickbay, which meant he was her patient, and it was her duty to care for him.

Taking a few deep breaths to calm herself, she scoots closer to the patient and holds out her hand. Just because she had to touch him to heal him didn't mean she had to touch more than was necessary.

[Yoritomo Choukichi]

Choukichi blinks and looks over at Nozomi.

"Yes, of course."

He nods his head and turns back to Utpal.

"She is going to try and heal some more of your bruises and other injuries."

[Jayant Utpal]

"They are an army. There are tens of thousands. At least. And now they have a fleet."

As the servant spoke to the samurai, he looked between the two, as though still trying to decipher their language for himself. When it was explained to him what they were talking about he nodded. "Thank you. I will try to be still while she works."

Jayant looks at Nozomi and smiles in what he hopes is a friendly manner before he sits back in his bed and waits for her to do her work.

[Shiba Nozomi]

Carefully, she places two of her fingers against his wrist, touching him only as much as she really has to. Pale eyes take on a slight glow, as her lips begin to move, murmuring familiar entreating words to the kami.

Her fingertips turn cool against his skin, and the coolness spreads throughout the pained parts of his body, binding flesh, knitting torn muscle.

While she was dubious about calling for the help of the kami for a gaijin, treating him using simple medicines would take longer, and require more... touching. PArt of her keeps telling herself it's her duty, else he'd be in the brig instead of here.

(the gaijin heals 23 wounds)

[Volsung]

Jayant realizes what is happening as soon as it begins and looks rather impressed as the coolness spread through his body, pushing away the last of his aches and pains. He looks to the woman and smiles, speaking again.

"Tell her thank you, and I am sorry for not recognizing her as a Brahmin earlier. If I had I would have shown her the proper respect."

[Yoritomo Choukichi]

Choukichi nods his head and turns to Nozomi to offer Jayants apology.

"He offers his thanks, and apologizes for not recognizing you as a priest and treating you with the respect you deserve."

[Shiba Nozomi]

Nozomi blinks, surprised, and pulls her hand back as quickly as she can without being overly obvious about it. "I... I wouldn't h-have expected..."
For them to have manners is what she wants to say.

Instead she finishes with, "F-for him to kn-know."

[Yoritomo Choukichi]

"She accepts your apology... How many... Ah, I shouldn't pester you with so many questions while you are still recovering, my apologies."

[Jayant Utpal]

Jayant smiled. "I feel much stronger after her treatment. I may have enough in me to answer another question or two. It is the least I can do."

[Yoritomo Choukichi]

Choukichi thinks for a few moments about what to ask before finally speaking, completely serious.

"Elephants. Big grey monsters with huge noses and large tusks, they are just stories right?"

[Jayant Utpal]

Jayant blinked twice before he chuckled. "Stories? No, they are creatures of enormous size. They are not monsters though. Simply large animals."

[Yoritomo Choukichi]

"Really? Do you actually ride them into battle?"

Choukichi looks sceptical as he thinks about teh whild stories he has been told, though in his mind the elephant is a far more monstrous and dangerous looking creature.

[Jayant Utpal]

Jayant lookes amused at the question. "I have never ridden one of the beasts, but I've seen them ridden before."

[Yoritomo Choukichi]

"Hmmm... Are they common? Will I likely be able to see one when we make port?