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[guppy_sandhu]

Out back, there has been a temporary covered notice board erected. On that notice board are two large pieces of paper. One is a large building plan, and the other is a poster.

INFIRMARY DAY ROOM UNDER CONSTRUCTION

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[not_his_pa]

William's been looking for Guppy and he gets a note at Bar telling him to go outside and he stares at the construction before saying,

"Hello? Doctor Sandhu?"

[guppy_sandhu]

"Hi William." Guppy comes out under the tape. "How are you doing? You can call me Guppy by the way, if you want."

[not_his_pa]

"Guppy, I'll try and remember that. I scanned my brother and started him on the medicine,"

He pulls the scanner from his pocket, its still reading what it did when it went over Mark.

[guppy_sandhu]

"Thanks." Guppy takes the scanner back, looks at it and nods grimly.

"Looks like it is tuberculosis. How is he?"

[not_his_pa]

"Ain't seen any difference yet? Will they start workin' soon?"

[guppy_sandhu]

"How long has he been taking them?" Guppy asks.

[not_his_pa]

"About three days now."

[guppy_sandhu]

"It'll take longer than that, it's a very long course." Guppy says. "Months even. He should start to feel a bit better relatively soon, but it takes a long time to go away completely."

[not_his_pa]

"Right, good, long as it works that's what I hope for. What are you workin' on?"

[guppy_sandhu]

"William... tuberculosis is a serious illness and he's had it for a long time. What I've given you for him is the best possible treatment we have, and his chances are good. But I would be lying if I said they were a hundred percent. I'm sorry to be grim but it's important you know that."

He gestures to the building site.

"We're building a day room for patients to recouperate in. A bit like a lounge we can observe people in."

[not_his_pa]

"I know and I'm just glad he's got more of a hope than he did before,"

He won't ever stop worrying until the day Mark never coughs again.

[guppy_sandhu]

"Keep me posted." Guppy says. "If he takes them for several weeks and isn't getting better, or gets worse, there may be other antibiotics we can try. But the ones I gave you should work because the medicines don't exist in your world yet, so the disease shouldn't have had the chance to get resistant to them."

[not_his_pa]

"Several weeks, I'll try and leave you notes if things start changin' if I don't see you,"

That will help William to feel that he's doing something more than just waiting.

[guppy_sandhu]

"Okay. I'm in fairly regularly but if you don't hear back from me then contact one of the other infirmary staff. There's always a chance I've got locked out."

[not_his_pa]

"I will. Thank you. I think I'm goin' to see if anythin' needs doin' in the stables."

[guppy_sandhu]

"Okay, take care." Guppy says, nipping back under the tape.