<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ff99">Tony held up a hand.  "Easy, Zee."  He kept his tone light.  "Tim's going to be okay.  Jimmy and Brad Pitt were in with him until just a bit ago.  He's in rougher shape than you are, but he'll be okay."  He rested a hand on her good knee, squeezing gently.  "It was bad, but you'll both recover.  Duckman's already passed judgment on that, and you know Doctor Mallard's not wrong about that stuff."  He eased himself down on the edge of her bed.  "Metro caught the guy who hit you -- he wasn't even drunk.  Just stupid."<br/>
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Aaron rubbed the chain at his neck, cocking an eyebrow at Jethro before he answered.  "My Marine gave them to me," he murmured.  "Until we make it officially, and put rings on."</span></span>