Yeah, as a professional, I'm gonna have to say that a fifth of whiskey is not the same. Don't worry, you can be a guinea pig. I've been working on some mixes of my own.

[She lets out a little laugh and shakes her head. The blood is all cleaned away now, and Nadine can get a good look at what she's working on. Just as he said, nothing special. Just a standard deep laceration, needing only a few stitches and a salve to encourage it to heal.

The ribs...well, she'll see if she can tell from just a touch exam, so to speak.]

And this should heal up just fine. Now about those ribs...

[She places her bare hand on his shoulder and concentrates a moment. Oh yeah, those are some busted ribs. And...something else? She frowns thoughtfully, unsure of exactly what she's feeling. There's no specific area affected, just a general sense of something not quite right.

Most likely just a tired immune system, trying to shake off something. Or it could just be how a body feeling overtaxed and worn out presents itself to her ability.]

Ribs need some wrapping. And you need to take it easy for a couple of days, your system's a little off. Nothing I'm too worried about, you just need some rest. And I'll give you something to help boost your natural defenses a little. You might be coming down with a mild virus.

[Or something.]