This week with Times 7:
...Drinking the coffee had made her feel much better. The outside of her suit was damp with dew, as was everything else she touched. Although her body was comfortable in the suit environment, she could feel cool air on her face. Surprised that the night had cooled off so much, she wondered if the blanket were enough to keep the Traveler warm. After taking her light out of her pack, she went back inside the tent. The fire near the entrance seems to have added sufficient warmth for the Traveler, she decided. After cupping her hand around her light, she turned it on but only opened her hand enough to allow a thin beam to show on the Traveler. His breathing was deep and regular as she knelt beside him, leaned over and keyed the medkit for an update. The kit beeped quietly and listed the patient’s vital signs, which seemed low to her. His pulse rate was fifty-four, and his blood pressure was ninety-eight over sixty-five, but the medkit had “Normal” indicated beside the readings. As she gently raised the side of the medkit for a peek at the wound, a hand clamped down hard on her right arm. She let out a startled squeak and dropped the light onto the man’s chest. The hand relaxed its crushing pressure but didn’t let her go as a deep voice asked, “What’re you doing?”...
Have a goodun;
Roust