Medical Report: J. & J.

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You see a lot of horrible things on the night shift – stabbings, burn victims, all those ‘accidents’ with vegetables – but even for me this was a new one.

On the middle of what I thought would be a quiet night, they brought them in. Only had to deal with one ‘accident’ between a bag of zucchini and a woman who lost interest in her boyfriend (so obvious). They would have stood out, anyway. To see a young couple like that so damaged and hurt, it makes you so cynical about what the world is actually like.

All this over some water…

The male told me that he went up to get a pail full of it (their system was to retrieve it from a hill to serve all their needs). It was a long weekend, so he asked his wife to head up with him.

His injuries seem far more severe. A broken crown – really a skull fracture and a missing tooth (should be clear about this) - with a bruised ego are never pleasant (never happened to him before, it seems).

She seems fine. Have her in the waiting room now and she only seems concerned about the water…and the woman with all that zucchini (overheard their discussion; a lot of interest in what she can do with her free time now).

Always on the look out for another accident.

-Signed, Dr. Goose