FTEC, Thursday Evening, August 24

[goodtrevor]

Armed with coffee and the television remote, Trevor settled in for what he figured would be another quiet evening in the clinic.

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Exam Two

[goodtrevor]

Open like an open thing!

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[saltandammo]

Dean and Tyler followed the doctor into the exam room and help Alec onto the exam table. Dean stepped to the side to let the doctor approach but didn't move completely away. "Um, this seizure thing... it's kinda a secret so..."

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[goodtrevor]

"I'm not the kind of person to go spreading information about students to others," he said, starting to get some supplies. "Or, do you mean that this is the sort of thing that needs to be kept off of his chart?"

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[saltandammo]

"Could you do that?" Dean asked hopefully. "Because yeah, if you could.."

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[goodtrevor]

Trevor nodded, making a mental note instead. "Certainly. As long as that won't impair anyone else's ability to take care of him while he's here." He got a fresh chart and glanced at the three of them. "I'm Dr. Goodchild, by the way. What's his name?"

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[saltandammo]

"Alec."

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[goodtrevor]

"Okay." Trevor made a note of that, and looked at the bottle from Alec's roommate, before digging through the drawers in the exam room for a thermometer. "You said he's been sleeping for the past two days? I'm assuming that's not a usual side effect of his medication."

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[saltandammo]

"No. It's more like a side effect of when he goes too long without it, but usually not to this extent. Usually he's just listless, not so out of it." He looked at Tyler. "It's been two days?" he asked for confirmation.

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[tyler_gone]

"Think so," Tyler said, thinking back. "He was out of it Tuesday night when I got back from the gym. Hasn't left the room since that I know of."

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[goodtrevor]

"All right." Trevor leaned over the bed to check Alec's temperature. "I apologize for this next question, but it should be asked right off the bat - can either of you think of any reason that your friend might want to take an overdose of pills?"

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[tyler_gone]

"He's not the type to look for attention like that," Tyler said vehemently. "If he OD'd, it was a mistake."

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[x5_alec]

Alec had been largely happy to let Tyler and Dean take care of things until that point, despite being able to talk. But he didn't like that question and, despite Tyler's vehement denial, he felt like he should say something.

He glared at the doctor from where he was half-lying down on the exam table, and licked dry lips before he could speak. "Trying to make them work again," he said.

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[goodtrevor]

"Ah, so you are going to join us," Trevor said, smiling gently. "As I said, I know it's an uncomfortable question, but it needed to be asked before we moved forward." He marked Alec's temperature down on the chart and tried to think of other causes. "Are you in any pain, or are you just feeling tired?"

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[x5_alec]

"Really sleepy, kind of sore," he said, still obviously having difficulty focusing. "Tryp's s'posed to keep the seizures away, but they're not working."

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[goodtrevor]

"Well, the first thing we need to do is figure out what you've got in your system, and get it out. Then, if you're still having trouble, we can try some other medications." From the pile of supplies, he pulled out a needle. "Are you at all squeamish about getting blood drawn?"

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[x5_alec]

He shook his head, shifting a little so he could offer one arm to the doctor. "Not really, but try not to skewer me too much," he said, rather grumpily.