hex vs hospital

"Still in ICU. He's an old man, and his injuries were severe. They think he'll be all right as long as there aren't any complications. He's groggy, but he's conscious."
"ICU," I said. "Any chance we could talk to him somewhere else?"
"Those doctors can be real funny about not wanting people in critical condition to nip out for a walk to the vending machines," she said.
I grunted. "You might have to solo him, then. I don't dare go walking in there with all the medical equipment around."
"Even if it was just for a few minutes?" she asked.
I shrugged. "I don't have any control over when things break down." I paused and said, "Well, not exactly. I could blow out the whole floor in a few seconds, if I was trying to do it, but there's not much I can do to keep things from breaking down. Odds are good that if I was only in there for a few minutes, nothing bad would happen. But sometimes things go haywire the second I walk by them. I can't take any chances when there are people on life support."


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