Triage

Jul. 9th, 2015 08:10 am
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Title:  Triage
Author: [info]capt_facepalm
Rating:
PG
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (Gaslight)
Characters: Medical Officer Captain Watson, Medical Orderly Corporal Murray, 66th Regiment of Foot
Summary: hard choices
Warnings: (none)
Word Count: 100
Author's Notes: July 9th prompt: Healer's Choice. One person Watson chose not to save.

Corporal Murray had been a medical orderly with the Berkshires long enough to know the process of triage: You are not interested in those who are likely to live without aid. Similarly, those beyond help would have to be abandoned. Only those for whom immediate care might make a positive difference in outcome were supposed to matter. Now was not the first time he faced this bitter choice.

‘Leave me,’ his wounded officer ordered in a laboured whisper, ‘That fellow has a much better chance… At least he can walk.’

‘No sir, Captain Watson,’ Murray replied, ‘You’re coming with me.’


.oOOo.


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Date: 2015-07-09 01:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] litlover12.livejournal.com
*sniffle* That was beautiful.

Date: 2015-07-29 11:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] capt-facepalm.livejournal.com
Aww, thanks!

Date: 2015-07-09 02:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] goldvermilion87.livejournal.com
I was right!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAH!

Also, a lovely drabble. :)

Date: 2015-07-29 11:22 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] capt-facepalm.livejournal.com
Yeah, well, our muses are drinking buddies after all!
Thanks!

Date: 2015-07-09 06:39 pm (UTC)
debriswoman: (Default)
From: [personal profile] debriswoman
Neatly done:-)

Date: 2015-07-29 11:21 pm (UTC)

Date: 2015-07-09 06:40 pm (UTC)
ext_1789368: okapi (Default)
From: [identity profile] okapi1895.livejournal.com
Aw. Well done. I liked this.

Date: 2015-07-29 11:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] capt-facepalm.livejournal.com
Thanks! This one has turned out to be one of my favourites so far.

Date: 2015-07-09 11:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] maestress83.livejournal.com
The world thanks you for that choice, Murray.

Date: 2015-07-29 11:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] capt-facepalm.livejournal.com
I love Murray. Does it show?
Thanks!

Date: 2015-07-10 02:01 am (UTC)
monkeybard: (Default)
From: [personal profile] monkeybard
Excellent.

Date: 2015-07-29 11:19 pm (UTC)

Date: 2015-07-10 02:14 am (UTC)
ext_3554: dream wolf (Default)
From: [identity profile] keerawa.livejournal.com
Oof, well done.

Date: 2015-07-29 11:19 pm (UTC)

Date: 2015-07-10 04:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pompey01.livejournal.com
Darn right, Murray! (Watson, shut up now, there's a good fellow. ;) )

Date: 2015-07-29 11:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] capt-facepalm.livejournal.com
Poor Watson is in no condition to argue with Murray. He will just have to deal with the survivors' guilt if he makes it out alive.
(Murray is absolutely unapologetic, and that is that.)
Thanks!

Date: 2015-07-11 05:03 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gardnerhill.livejournal.com
Brilliant take on the prompt! He chose not to save himself!

Date: 2015-07-29 11:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] capt-facepalm.livejournal.com
Really, I was left with no other option. Who would Watson choose not to save? Sure, later in life he might face a dilemma where there are too many patients (WWI). And I really did not want to write about Holmes or Mary. So there you have it.
Thanks!

Date: 2015-07-12 09:13 pm (UTC)
hardboiledbaby: (Default)
From: [personal profile] hardboiledbaby
Oh, excellent use of the prompt, and a great drabble :)

Date: 2015-07-29 11:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] capt-facepalm.livejournal.com
Thanks! The idea struck me as true, then all that was left was the drabble-fu.

Date: 2015-07-18 08:08 pm (UTC)
methylviolet10b: a variety of different pocketwatches (Default)
From: [personal profile] methylviolet10b
Very nice indeed.

Date: 2015-07-29 11:15 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] capt-facepalm.livejournal.com
Thanks! Thank goodness Murray did not heed Watson's choice.

Date: 2015-07-20 02:00 am (UTC)
ancalime8301: viola (Default)
From: [personal profile] ancalime8301
Oh, dear Watson.

Date: 2015-07-29 11:16 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] capt-facepalm.livejournal.com
The poor fellow realised that he should not be the one to be helped.
Thanks!
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