They're brought to the medics with blistered arms and burns on the face, though the eyes were protected due to goggles. OOPS, they didn't read the directions when trying to fix a faulty replica of a steampunk machine's boiler. -- Anon Guest
"The good news is that the damage is superficial," said Human Fonz, currently on some really excellent painblockers. "The bad news is that it's over -uh- about a quarter of my body. Who knew those leather aprons were for more than the aesthetic?"
Companion Drez, wheeling him to the sickbay, said, "I knew. I was the one who told you to wear the sleeves and the gloves and the mask, but no-o-o-o. Someone had to go on about how it was just steam and how could steam hurt anyone? It's at above boiling and under pressure you flakkin' dypnarbl!"
"Lesson learned, I swear. No matter how scratchy, uncomfortable, or hot the safety equipment - flakking use it."
"Good lad," Companion Drez rolled her eyes as she crossed the boundary into sickbay. "One near-death experience through misadventure. Steam burns over the face, hands, and arms."
"The goggles worked," added Human Fonz. "My eyes are fiiiiine..."
Medik Heloma took in the spectacle. "We do not have enough synthskin for that. It's going to take a couple of days to cover all of that." She immediately prepped the operation chamber.
Drez put Foz into the big scanner, starting a program to find all the worst-hit areas. Using triage to spare as much as possible of Fonz's skin.
"Did it explode?" wondered Heloma.
"No, the safety valve did it's work. I just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time," said Fonz. "That was a bad place to put a vent, to be honest."
That was his takeaway? Drez would have to pay more attention the next time Fonz had an idea for a steampunk walking monster.
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