"Well, doc. It may come as a surprise, but this was a comparatively minor wound." He chuckled, then, finally, relaxed entirely, drifting off into the peace of slumber, the combination of his injuries, the IVs, earlier blood loss, and the simple fact that he was worn out from tolerating the pain during the slow retreat back to the dropship. Part of him hoped that the IVs would be removed before he woke up, but reality quietly reminded him that it would be unlikely, at best.<br/><br/>Either way, the big man slept soundlessly for hours, visibly recuperating. until, late in the Dropship's 'night' cycle, he woke silently, having slept for the better part of fourteen hours straight. Cracking an eye open, he wasn't surprised to see someone else in the medical bay. Slowly sitting up, he stretched slightly, wincing at the pain in his side. "Well, this is a surprise; you look like something a Wolf ate and shat off a cliff, Perkins."