hsavinien

Title: In the Midst

Author: H. Savinien

Rating: PG-13

Disclaimer: Roddenberry, Paramount, Abrams, etc. Characters and situations are not mine.

Wordcount: 100

A. N.: Bones's point of view. Written on the bus home.

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Despite the ever-cycling air-cleaners regulating Sickbay's atmosphere, the sickly-sweet tang of burnt flesh and vomit coats the back of Len's throat. He gulps the water that one of the nurses hands him, but it doesn't help clear the taste much. He's had a cup of coffee, a protein bar, and about fifteen minutes of rest since they dropped into Vulcan space and things started exploding and, Goddamn, he's made CMO through attrition. Len needs real food and twenty minutes to sit down and breathe...

But apparently he needs to find out what damnfool thing Jim's about to do even more.