[ Prior's on the move, still, and as much as John's willing to do this he'd also really rather not have to. rather Prior nodded meekly, turned around and went back to bed. it's never going to happen. they are who they are: Prior is the man who'll try to walk past him and John's the one who'll get in the way. ]
Go back to bed, please.
[ John can't gauge whether or not his tone's patronising. it's plain, straightforward, devoid of any really space for request - just a doctor, for the most part. the empty firmness of medical necessity. it's perhaps the first time he's been like this with Prior, but what else is there? he's tired. Prior must be tired, too. and he for one doesn't want to talk about it.
this isn't a field hospital, as much as it's felt like it over the last few days. he doesn't have rank here. Prior's free to do or not do as he pleases - so it's a request. a request accompanied with John moving to stand as central to the corridor as he can, ready to cut him off for as long as it doesn't become ridiculous. (for as long, maybe, as he can stand to be confronted by him.) ]
no subject
[ Prior's on the move, still, and as much as John's willing to do this he'd also really rather not have to. rather Prior nodded meekly, turned around and went back to bed. it's never going to happen. they are who they are: Prior is the man who'll try to walk past him and John's the one who'll get in the way. ]
Go back to bed, please.
[ John can't gauge whether or not his tone's patronising. it's plain, straightforward, devoid of any really space for request - just a doctor, for the most part. the empty firmness of medical necessity. it's perhaps the first time he's been like this with Prior, but what else is there? he's tired. Prior must be tired, too. and he for one doesn't want to talk about it.
this isn't a field hospital, as much as it's felt like it over the last few days. he doesn't have rank here. Prior's free to do or not do as he pleases - so it's a request. a request accompanied with John moving to stand as central to the corridor as he can, ready to cut him off for as long as it doesn't become ridiculous. (for as long, maybe, as he can stand to be confronted by him.) ]