minor injury meme.

[estivates]

You or your meme partner has been hurt, but don't worry! This time around it's not that bad. You can still limp your way out of this mess.

INJURIES.
1. Sprain/strain. How did you screw up walking?
2. Broken bones. Simple fractures still hurt.
3. Cuts. Hopefully one of you has a sewing kit.
4. Burns. Location, location, location. Let's pray this one isn't on your ass.
5. Concussion. No, they're most likely not holding up fifteen fingers.
6. Other. I'm not a doctor.

HOW'D IT HAPPEN.
1. Stupidity. You did this to yourself.
2. Accident. Is an unintentional attack still an attack?
3. Attack. Don't lie, you deserved it.
4. Other. It's probably still your own fault.

WHERE'D IT HAPPEN.
1. Home. Did you remember to invest in a first aid kit?
2. School/Work. This should be excellent for getting you out of doing stuff!
3. Outdoors. Predators like the smell of blood. Clean up asap.
4. In the water. Hopefully there aren't any sharks!
5. Other. Like a hospital. That'd be handy.

Comments

[friendshipfirst]

"...Huh. I never knew there were so many bones." He looks at them a bit more. Wow, he must have been very lucky to not have broken a single one.

"How long do you think it'll take to heal? And... yeah I guess so."

[symbolofstrength]

"Your feet and hands have many small bones for flexibility -- they wouldn't work as well with a smaller number of large bones. At your age, you should have about..." He pauses to think while taking down the bottle of medicine. "...250 or so in your whole body? Around there, maybe a little more."

Sam comes back to Ash's side, the material he needs to wrap his foot in one hand, and two pills along with a shot glass of water in the other, which he hands to Ash.

"You should be able to walk on it again within a couple of days, but it'll take weeks to return to its normal strength."

[friendshipfirst]

"Woaah. And you gain more bones when you get older?" Ash takes the two pills and the glass of water and was about to take them before he stops and frowns.

"I don't have to wait weeks before I can travel and train with my Pokemon again, do I?" Even a couple of days doesn't sound very fun and Pikachu doesn't seem to like the idea of waiting so long either.

[symbolofstrength]

"No, your bones fuse together, so you end up with less. Babies are born with around 300, and adults have 206."

Sam goes to sit on the edge of the cot, gently taking Ash's foot in hand in preparation to wrap it.

"Of course I'd like you to stay for at least a week to make sure there's no complications, but... you can start traveling again as soon as you can walk, as long as you take it easy. Rest often, no unnecessary running or jumping." Knowing Ash, though.... "Do you think you can manage that?"

[friendshipfirst]

"Really? That's kinda weird."

Ash takes a moment to take the two pills and water while Professor Oak is talking, swallowing before responding again.

"A week? What am I supposed to do during then?" His expression turns to an uncertain one, though accompanied with a light smile. "I'll be honest Professor I'm not sure how easy it'll be for me to take it easy."

[symbolofstrength]

"You could always study, or coach your Pokemon from the sidelines instead of running around with them. I'm sure they'd want to help you rest and heal, too." Sam finally starts wrapping up Ash's foot. "I wish there was a way to make it heal faster, I know just sitting around is no fun."

[friendshipfirst]

"Study? That sounds so boring," Ash has never really been the studious type. "I guess I can at least coach my Pokemon from the sidelines..."

He looks over and sees Pikachu nodding a little to the Professor's words. Ash sighs a little, "Yeah, you're right. They're gonna want my foot to heal as much as I do. But you're also right about sitting around not being any fun."

[symbolofstrength]

"It is a good way to learn about Pokemon, though. And studying isn't always reading books -- you could watch old League matches and learn about other trainers' strategies, that counts as studying."

He spares a moment from wrapping Ash's foot to pet Pikachu's head once more. At least one of them has a good head on their shoulders... sometimes.

"Whatever you decide, Ash, I'll help you however I can."

[friendshipfirst]

"I've watched some league matches before! Back when I was training for the Indigo League," Well, sort of. If anyone wanted to count that.

Pikachu gives a small happy response to the petting. He has a good head on his shoulders when he's not thinking the same thing as his trainer.

"Well, I would still want to get back onto my journey as soon as possible. But until then I guess you can help me come up with fun things to do so I'm not bored? Maybe even show me some League matches if you got any on video."

[symbolofstrength]

"It helped, didn't it? As I recall, in your last match one of your best Pokemon was too tired to battle. The match may have gone completely differently if that wasn't the case."

Sam chuckles a bit at Pikachu's response; he's also almost done with Ash's foot.

"I have plenty, I've been recording them for years. Especially the ones where you or Gary were involved." He falls silent as he thinks again. "I think I even have my own, somewhere, that my friends recorded for me. That was a long time ago, though, the quality won't be as good." He should really digitize those tapes at some point before they degrade even more.

[friendshipfirst]

"Haha, yeah. It would have also gone completely if Charizard listened to be back then, too. But that's all right. We've gotten a lot better since then, right Pikachu?"

Pikachu gives a confidence response. Of course they have!

"Ehhhh, really? I didn't know you battled, Professor! I wanna see 'em!" He's not even going to ask about the other leagues he and Gary have been in. Seeing the Professor battle sounds a lot more interesting to him at the moment.

[symbolofstrength]

Sam chuckled; he had a feeling Ash would be interested. "I'll see if I can find them. In the meantime, I need to find you a crutch so you can move around."

Maybe Ash would like to see that Growlithe, too; it must be in better shape by now, with Tracey taking care of it. At least he knows its injuries weren't anything his assistant couldn't handle, or he would have asked for his help by now.

[friendshipfirst]

"Great can't wait to see 'em! But do I havta walk around on crutches?" Ash wasn't a fan of that idea even if they are helpful.

He would be more than happy to see the Growlithe though to make sure that it's okay. Maybe even help find its owner later once he's gotten a little rest.

[symbolofstrength]

"It's that or a wheelchair, so you can get around without putting weight on your foot. It's only for a couple of days, Ash." Well, that or being carried, but Sam can't carry Ash around for days either. He doesn't have that kind of time, and besides, the trip from the front hall to the lab was laborious enough.

[friendshipfirst]

Ash continues to frown at both of his options. But if he had to choose one or the other then...

"I'll take the crutches," He can move around a little more with those instead of just sitting. At least that's his logic.

[symbolofstrength]

It takes Sam some time to find a crutch among his supplies, finally having to go to a back room for it, but he does eventually produce one. He adjusts it for Ash's height and hands it over.

"Have you used one of these before?"

[friendshipfirst]

Ash keeps himself busy by giving attention to Pikachu while Professor Oak goes to find the crutches. When he's back and handing them over Ash takes them hesitantly before shaking his head.

"I've seen others use 'em but I've never used them myself."

[symbolofstrength]

"Alright, I'll demonstrate." He holds out his hands; it's a bit odd that he would give them to Ash and then ask for them right back, but that's how the cookie crumbles.

[friendshipfirst]

"Eh... Okay," It is weird giving back something that was just given to him, but better that than using it wrong and injuring himself more.

He's already not looking forward to going home with the crutches to begin with, after all.

[symbolofstrength]

Sam readjusts them for his height, then lifts one of his feet and slowly makes a lap around the room, explaining everything he's doing as he does so. Once he comes back to Ash, he sets his foot down again and holds out the crutches once more.

"Ready to give it a try?"

[friendshipfirst]

"I'm ready!" It didn't look too difficult, and he's about ready to get onto his feet again already.

Well, one of his feet. He takes the crutches again and plants the end on the ground before standing up and putting them under his armpits like Professor Oak showed him. He then starts to go forward with the crutches, realizing this is a little more difficult than it looked.

"This is kinda hard, Professor."

[symbolofstrength]

"Remember, you want to use the strength in your arms, not your armpit." Sam's following close behind Ash, not so much that he'll get in the way, but close enough that he can catch him if he falls. "Besides, you've barely started. Give it a few more steps." If he knows Ash, the boy won't give up so easily.

[friendshipfirst]

"Okay, I can do this!" Giving up isn't in Ash's vocabulary, so he takes a few more steps, trying to use the strength in his arms and not his armpits. Pikachu follows beside Professor Oak so he doesn't get in his trainer's way. Guess there won't be any shoulder riding for a while.

"I think I'm gettin' the hang of it..." Not completely, but his last couple steps were better than his first couple. And he hasn't fallen yet, which is also a good thing.

[symbolofstrength]

"Take small steps." But suddenly, Sam is reminded of something. "To get up and down stairs... you might have to crawl if you can't use the crutches safely." He'd never even considered that a possibility... but he's pretty sure Ash doesn't want to crawl everywhere anymore than he wants to use the crutches. At least this is a bit more dignified.

[friendshipfirst]

"Oh," He was about to try for a bigger step but small steps. He can do that. What he can't do, however, is stop himself from giving Professor Oak an odd look when he's told that he might have to crawl.

"I'll havta crawl?" Sounds like he'll be crawling to his room tonight. Though hopefully, home will be the only place where he'll be crawling.