NIGHTSHIFT 27: Stairs by Nurse's Station

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Approaching the stairs, Ritsuka looked up at the dark tunnel that headed both up and down now. He remembered the Head Doctor's announcement, but he didn't want to trust the man. He was, after all, responsible for the misery of the patients and it would make sense that his 'clue' was nothing more than a trap.

Beyond that, Ritsuka had his own goal in mind.

Stepping into the stairwell, he turned to Soubi and said, "Be careful here. We'll go up and to the right again because I want to keep trying that direction first."

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"Do you remember any of the names of medicine you picked up?" Axel had asked once they finally reached the stairs. Since he had no flashlight he couldn’t exactly bound down the steps like some headless madman, but they were still forced to be cautious just in case anything was dwelling in the lower parts.

He wasn’t exactly sure if it was right for him to walk out of the group when he was one out of the two people that were capable of fighting, but he didn’t exactly want his blonde haired companion to be wandering about on her own either.

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Of course Naminé remembered, but that didn't mean she really knew what any of it was. Thankfully, Axel seemed more knowledgeable about the sort of medicine here than she was. However, Naminé had read the labels and at least knew what medicines treated pain (those were the only ones she grabbed anyway; she doubted the other things would be useful).

"Um, I have Naproxen, Oxycodene, Morphine, Tylenol, and Ibuprofen," She rattled off the list, leaving out 'aspirin' since Axel mentioned that would only make Ashton's condition worse. "I also have Penicillin and Amoxicillin, but I don't think those treat pain."

She awaited Axel's commentary. Hopefully he would know which one to pick, because they all seemed to carry nasty side effects to Naminé.

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For a girl who didn't know much about medicine she seemed to rattle them off without any difficulty. But of course, this was one of the many talents the blonde girl held, and it made it a lot easier for him to recognize which ones she was talking about.

"You're right about the last two. Penicillin and Amoxicillin are antibiotics. The funny thing about antibiotics though is that you need to keep taking it for a certain amount of time or the infection will come back even stronger. As for the rest..." Axel paused in his steps, tapping his chin while he mentally categorized the medicine in their proper places.

"Ibuprofen is used more as an anti-inflammatory than a painkiller. Tylenol probably wouldn't be strong enough and while Morphine would be the best at relieving pain, there's too much to risk." He explained to the girl, starting back up his descent down the stairs.

"So either Naproxen or Oxycodone will do. If I had to choose between the two I'd go for Oxycodone since Naproxen has more side-effects tacked onto it."

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Antibiotics...? Sounded like something Vexen would know about. If he were here, than Naminé would have gone straight to him, but Axel seemed to know exactly what they needed.

She just nodded, making a note to ask Axel later more about what she had. The next time someone might need them, she might not be able to ask him what the most appropriate choice would be.

"Ok. Oh, and we must get some water for him, so can we stop at the bathroom quickly?" Naminé asked. At least, that's what the directions said... to take the pills with water.

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Since there were other people now occupying the staircase with them, Axel made sure to press his body against the wall as to not cause any traffic, all the while grinning down at the girl as they continued their way down the steps. The blonde's suggestion made sense so the redhead saw no qualms with making a quick stop in one of the bathrooms.

"That'd be a smart thing to do. Okay sure, let's go get some water for him." Though he paused them to scratch his chin before glancing back over at Naminé with a slightly sheepish grin.

"Say Nam... do you have anything to hold that water with?"

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That was a very good question.

Fortunately, Naminé remembered that she hadn't thrown away the styrofoam cup that she got with her dinner. It was used, yes, but she could just wash it when they were in the bathroom. So they could just take that with them along with the medication.

"It's alright, I didn't eat all of my dinner so the cup that we got with it is still there. I'll just clean it when we get to the bathroom," Naminé explained, as they exited the staircase.

Little did she know about the plague that had struck Landels...

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