OOM: Installing the bacta tank

[iprotectyou]

Baze approaches the infirmary bright and early today, rolling a 1.72-meter-tall plastoid cylinder down the hall. He has tubes wrapped around his shoulders, and tools in a black backpack. The big Jedhan plans to install a bacta tank with Guppy's help.

"Hoi, Guppy! You in here?" Baze says, setting the tank--which is open on one side and closed on the other--upright near a drain on the floor in a room just outside of the infirmary.

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[iprotectyou]

"New bacta," Baze says, starting to fold his arms, but stopping when the movement tweaks his ribs.

"Bar has plenty of it, so there's no reason to clean the old stuff. Normally I'd say yes, go for it, but there's no point when we've got such a supply."

[guppy_sandhu]

"Hm, we're going to need a good long hose." Guppy says. "Unless we're going to bring it in by the bucket."

[iprotectyou]

"No, no, the secondary tank will fill it, and this lever will drain it," Baze explains, gesturing to the piece in question.

[guppy_sandhu]

"How do we fill the secondary tank?" Guppy asks.

[iprotectyou]

"Since we're not cleaning the bacta, you can get a new one from Bar. They're small, about thirty pounds or so," Baze says, patting the tank.

"I can install them if you're feeling nervous about it."

[guppy_sandhu]

"Oh I see, like we do with oxygen." Guppy says.

"Let's get you healed up first."

[iprotectyou]

"Sure," Baze says, with an approving nod.

"To fill the tank, press this blue button. To stop filling it, push the button again. To drain the tank, pull this lever."

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy writes this down for a notice to put on the wall.

"Okay. How long do you need to be in for?"

[iprotectyou]

"Just a couple of hours, though being in for a night wouldn't be a bad thing. The longer I'm in there, the shorter my ribs will take to heal," Baze says, beaming.

"Most people take a sedative before going in there. The breathing apparatus is over here."

Baze gestures to a long, ribbed tube connected to a mask.

[guppy_sandhu]

"If you're taking a sedative then I'm thinking you need to be supervised."

[iprotectyou]

"I won't keep you here over night, then," Baze says, nodding.

"Just a couple of hours will help a lot."

[guppy_sandhu]

"I can do that. Give me a minute to grab some bits."

He goes to get a packed dinner, a cup of tea, a stack of paperwork, and the little jumper he's knitting for Coral.

"Okay, hop in."

[iprotectyou]

In the meantime, while Guppy is grabbing his stuff, Baze has filled the tank, taken the sedative, and stripped to his skivvies.

"Thanks, Guppy," Baze says, and affixes the breathing mask to his nose and mouth. He climbs into the tank and sinks into the warm bacta with a sigh. The tank is almost too small to hold him; his head pops out of the top and he presses up against the sides.

Within minutes, he's asleep, bubbles floating up from the mask.

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy keeps a close eye on him. The machine could certainly be useful, but he hopes Baze doesn't drown.