Whoever did that for you before didn't know what they were doing. [ that is, if anyone did try to correct them, anyway. chekov's fingers would've stayed permanently crooked, or else they could have been broken if he continued to use them without having them checked out. among other things, anyway, bones can list them all. ] You didn't think to go to a doctor for that?
[OW, thank you. Chekov doesn't cry because that would be exceedingly childish. The squeak that he doesn't quite bite back is far more dignified, really.]
I was unable to reach the hospital at the time, Doctor. [But he'll keep your assessment of his bone-setting skills filed away.]
[His tone's bordering on flippancy, but he is sincere. Chekov might not take his physical well-being as seriously as he should (a side-effect of being young, healthy, and in too much of a hurry to be overly cautious); that doesn't mean that he can't appreciate the general wisdom of McCoy's advice.]
Inhabitants, mostly. [Don't ask too many questions about this, please.]
[ mccoy recognizes a deflection when he sees one. he gets it from jim a lot, a fact that frustrates him to no end, although he does get his answers at the end of the with a lot of poking and prodding. having it come from someone else makes him even angrier - and either chekov's learned it from watching jim or from being stuck in this city for far too long. ]
I'm obligated to ask you in detail, you know.
[ he doesn't. ]
Lift your shirt up and turn around. Auscultation is difficult with a stethoscope and your clothing's a barrier.
[Any natural tendencies toward deflection have certainly not been helped by time in the City or Kirk's influence. But making McCoy angry isn't on his to-do list today (or ever), no one is actually asking for details, and it seems wisest to shut up, pull up his shirt, and let the doctor get on with his auscultation-ing.]
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sorry about that. ]
Whoever did that for you before didn't know what they were doing. [ that is, if anyone did try to correct them, anyway. chekov's fingers would've stayed permanently crooked, or else they could have been broken if he continued to use them without having them checked out. among other things, anyway, bones can list them all. ] You didn't think to go to a doctor for that?
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I was unable to reach the hospital at the time, Doctor. [But he'll keep your assessment of his bone-setting skills filed away.]
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What about after?
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I was busy after, and medical attention did not seem necessary.
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[ dropping the mr, making it as informal as he possibly can without forgetting the fact that there's still a professional distance between them.
he takes in the sight of the scars, turning over chekov's hands over his. ]
Products of the City or its inhabitants? [ keeping his cool, man. shit's not easy. ]
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[His tone's bordering on flippancy, but he is sincere. Chekov might not take his physical well-being as seriously as he should (a side-effect of being young, healthy, and in too much of a hurry to be overly cautious); that doesn't mean that he can't appreciate the general wisdom of McCoy's advice.]
Inhabitants, mostly. [Don't ask too many questions about this, please.]
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I'm obligated to ask you in detail, you know.
[ he doesn't. ]
Lift your shirt up and turn around. Auscultation is difficult with a stethoscope and your clothing's a barrier.
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Auscultation?
[He's shutting up now, really.]
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No--yes, but it was a curse. No one is to blame for that.