A[Oooh boy. Medic takes a moment to picture it, to see Fred as Engie describes him, and he finds it...more than a little difficult. It's hard to imagine a man so active and lively being brought so low. Back in the day, you just couldn't keep the man down. Knock him down, and he'd always come back swinging.]

[The idea of him languishing in a wheelchair, unable to bounce back from his injury - it just doesn't sit right with Medic. It strikes him as deeply wrong somehow.]

You could have called for me. I would have helped, if I had known.

[Insert joke about doctors and house calls here.]


B

[Medic laughs, and to his credit he actually does look a little guilty. Well, more embarrassed than guilty, but it's something at least.]

Aheh... I may already have them.

[Look don't ask how he knows the things he does, that's a rabbit hole that will take hours to go down.]

It pays to be prepared, Ja?