Feral Family Affairs

Warming Up

The remainder of the team was quietly ushered out of the med bay shortly after K's heart began to beat with a little stronger rhythm– it hadn't shown on the monitors yet, but the bleeding restarted. One moment the wound was just starting to thaw, and the next she was bleeding almost freely. The medics pushed in closer to do a very quick field-style surgery, ignoring the need for antiseptic procedures as per Fury's warning earlier to "get the damn thing out so she can fix it herself." Logan couldn't stop himself from doing anything but just watching all of it, the growl right on the precipice and threatening to spill out. He was feeling positively guilty, enough that he didn't entirely register it when one of the medics tapped his arm for blood to give her.

Within an hour of removing the blade, and cleaning the wound, the team of doctors was able to straighten out her limbs and consistently find a heartbeat, albeit a somewhat unsteady one - jumping from very slow to extremely fast with no warning. The damage to her extremities were exactly as they'd be for anyone else, though all that was visible to Logan was her hands and nose - both blistered and very likely to blacken. It was very touch and go, and not long after her heart began to do its job, the medical staff made the decision to put her on a respirator. The doctor in charge turned to Logan once that bit of work was done.

"I have to tell you, she's doing remarkably well, even if it doesn't look like it. There is a very good chance that she'll bounce back with a slow thaw. I've worked on several people in very similar circumstances, so it's not uncommon even in the non-healing sect," the doctor said.

"Were they stabbed through the liver and kidney too?" Logan drawled out, looking entirely unamused.

"Well, no," the doctor admitted. "But like I said ... they didn't have healing abilities like she does. Her files say she's remarkably quick in that respect." The doctor, turned back to K as Logan stared holes in the back of his head. If looks could kill...

The slow warming process the doctor was using was a sound process, according to Hank once he got a moment to opine to Logan, and within another hour, K's eyes scrunched down tighter, and her heart rate jumped, which at least showed the medical staff that she was in pain as she started to revive. The doctor in charge breathed an obvious sigh of relief as Logan sat up, ready to do whatever he could to help her.

"Welcome back," the doctor said to K with a little smile before he reached up to switch off the light over her head. "Can you hear me? My name is Dr. Lillegard. You're on a SHIELD Helicarrier over the Pacific ocean. You nearly froze solid out there." K frowned and kept her eyes shut tightly. "Your husband here has been climbing the walls. I think you scared him half to death." Dr. Lillegard nodded to Logan in a silent gesture for him to come closer, not that he needed to. In a heartbeat, Logan had already slipped to her side, gently resting his hand on K's. Her hands were covered in large watery blisters – a side effect of her skin freezing, and a sure sign that she would be kicking into gear with the healing sooner than later. Logan leaned over to kiss her temple, though it was clear, even to him, that she was on the verge of a complete emotional breakdown.

"Can you move, sweetheart?" Logan asked her gently.

K concentrated hard, and tried to focus on simply moving her head but she wasn't able to do it. At all. Which, wasn't surprising at all when K still wasn't breathing on her own.

"She may be paralyzed for a while," Dr. Lillegard said as he looked over at Logan while he continued to check K over. "It's common when they come in as cold as she was. For a normal person, it might take months to recover. Unfortunately, I have no way of guessing how it will go for her."

Logan nodded as he watched K unable to do more than close her eyes tightly. She couldn't even panic properly with the ventilator breathing for her. As she was losing her grip and inwardly melting down, Logan stepped in a little closer and very carefully kissed her temple. "I'll get Jeannie in here for you. Just try to calm down. I know you gotta be losin' it."