St. Windy Boy's Hospital and Medical Center

Karkat shrugs.
HONESTLY RIGHT NOW THE NAVY IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST THING TO BE WORKED ON. SO GO AHEAD WITH THAT.

D--> Then I shall go ahead and continue on that project
D--> I will be in my workshop if you need anything

Equius nods and turns to leave

HAVE FUN.
Karkat waved him off.

*Nepeta opens the door right as Equius is about to leave, almost smacking him in the face. She eyes him with disdain, her expression less than sincere*

:33 < whoops my bad

*She drags Eridan in and sets him down in a chair*

YOU'RE BACK FAST.
Karkat glanced at Eridan.
OH GOD DAMN IT ERIDAN, DON'T TELL ME YOU ALREADY FUCKED UP THE NAVY.

wwhat
no of course not kar ivve barely evven started on that
things just got a bit out of hand durin a sparrin match you knoww howw it goes

*Aradia, who up to this point had been examining the doctor's medicine cabinet, looks up from her investigation*

did i just choose an interesting time to visit or do you guys get injured like this on a daily basis?

*Nepeta laughs at Aradia's statement, grinning*

:33 < something like that! and that was more than a sparring match eridan she cut all of your nerve endings!

GOOD GOD ERIDAN, IF YOU CAN'T HANDLE A SPARRING MATCH WITH-
Karkat paused.
UH, WHO WAS THIS EXACTLY?

*Nepeta frowns*

:33 < eridan if she hadnt brought you here youd have bled to death or at the very least starved in some remote location that sounds like a purretty big deal

SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS, YOU MANAGED TO FUCK UP HARD ENOUGH THAT YOU MANAGED TO PISS OF ANOTHER HIGHBLOOD AND HAVE THEM PROVE YOU TO BE MORE USELESS AT YOUR JOB THAN TAVROS AGAINST A BEHEZMON BEFORE TOSSING YOU BACK HERE LIKE A ABLUTION TRAP THROUGH THE WALL. FUCKING. AMAZING.

Malpra walked back into the lobby, messing with the buttons on his coat. He glanced up at Nepeta.
Back $[X] $[X][X]n? I c[X]uld have $worn I didn't liquefy anything that time...
He turns his gaze down to Eridan and gasps.
[X]h heaven$! What happened t[X] the p[X][X]r guy? His face is atr[X]ci[X]u$! Wa$ there a horrific, yet expl[X]itable accident? An acid $pill [X]r tragic lu$u$ cra$h, perhap$?

i didnt piss her off wwe-

*He halts mid-sentence, stunned by Malpra's audacity. Aradia snickers in the back.
Eridan turns back to Karkat*

is it considered bad form to shoot your doctors wwhen theyre done wwith you
he can just patch himself up so it should be fine right

*Nepeta snickers, putting her arm around Eridan's neck*

:33 < dont be like that eridan i think he has you pegged purretty accurately

Karkat lets off a short laugh.
DESPITE THE FACT THAT SHOOTING HIM IN THE FACE WITH A LASER MIGHT ACTUALLY BE THE ONLY GOOD YOU COULD ACCOMPLISH, I DON'T THINK THIS GUY COULD PATCH UP A PAPERCUT MUCH LESS HIMSELF.

$h[X][X]t me? L[X][X]k$ like $[X]me[X]ne i$ [X]ptimi$tic! I like that in a patient. Here, walk with me.
Malpra started walking to the examining room. He pauses and looks at Eridan's limp, useless form.
Y[X]u c[X]ming [X]r what?

*Eridan glares at the doctor*

i cant wwalk you ass get me a stretcher

i got it

*Aradia lifts a hand and Eridan floats upward, a slight glow around the both of them as he drifts after Malpra*

or that

Ah, thank y[X]u! I wa$n't aware [X]ur friend wa$ paraplegic. What a $hame that i$. But hey, I'm feeling lucky! We might be able t[X] fix that after hi$ facial rec[X]n$tructi[X]n $urgery!
Malpra entered the examination room.

thats wwhat im here for to begin wwith
if you as much as TOUCH my face you can be damn sure ill follow up on that threat

*He angrily hovers inside and onto the examining table*

hey are you guys sure there are no other doctors avvailable
i trust this charlatan about as far as i can throww him wwhich at the moment is not at all

Malpra cracked his fingers and clasped Eridan's hands in his own, which were starting to glow a bright green color. He closed his eyes, muttering something quietly as Eridan's arms started to heal up.

oww
oww oww oww OWW OWW FUCK
wwhat the SHIT-

*Eridan pulls his hands free of Malpra's and goes to grab him by the wrist, but instinctively winces in pain and recoils*

FUCK this hurts what the hell did you DO

*Aradia stands by looking concerned, a soft hum of psychic energy emanating from her hands as she readies herself to intervene, if needed*

Malpra stumbled backwards as his psionics fizzled out at Eridan's sudden shouting, liquefying the bones in Eridan's arm.
AH $HIT!
Malpra shook his hands like he was trying to get something off of them.
N[x]w why'd y[X]u have t[X] g[X] and d[X] that!

*Eridan's arm flops uselessly down onto the table and for a moment, despite the considerable pain caused by muscles and sinews getting into positions they really shouldn't be in, he can only stare at it in bemusement, before turning to the doctor*

wwhat the glubbin HELL IS THIS

A $hitty end t[X] a healing $treak with[X]ut mi$fire$, that'$ what.
Malpra shook his head.
Y[X]u kn[X]w, it w[X]uld have been fine if y[X]u didn't $uddenly $cream like a wiggler.

*Nepeta sneaks up and pokes at his arm curiously before yelping out as her finger sinks into his arm without resistance*

:33 < holy shit ampurra he furreaking melted ur arm!

*She slaps a hand to her mouth to resist laughing out loud*