Earlier that day, the city had been struck by a brief and sudden rainstorm; outwardly it seemed innocent enough, just a quick downpour, nothing to write home about.<br/><br/>Except, of course, for the singular, undeniable fact that, whenever the weather changed suddenly, people on the roads acted like idiots, unsure of how to react appropriately to the sudden switch.  The result was predictable; there was a seven car pile-up on the 407 overpass three blocks away from Sacred Heart, and anyone who didn't walk away from the scene was carted away to the hospital, bringing a slew of broken limbs, smashed faces, and lacerations to the hospital doorstep.<br/><br/>It was unfortunate that Dr. Cox was on call that evening.<br/><br/>It was even more unfortunate for the rest of the staff that it was supposed to be his day off, particularly after he had just pulled two double shifts; he was essentially on his 72nd hour barred into Sacred Heart, and on his 4th cup of coffee that day. Angry, tired, and running off the fumes of caffeine, Dr. Cox was being avoided by anyone who had any sense of self-preservation.<br/><br/>"Insomnia-five!"<br/><br/>This did not include the Todd. The scalpel jock had no idea what he was getting himself into when he stepped into the staff room where Dr. Cox was perched like a gargoyle, his empty coffee cup dangling from his fingers. It wasn't until the attending raised his head and actually growled at the Todd that he got the point, and he backpedalled out of the staff room, meekly high-fiving the air and snapping his fingers.<br/><br/>At least the snarling was still effective; he just had to hope it stayed that way for the rest of the night, given that he not only had to deal with being short-staffed, he also had to deal with a couple of newbies - which was essentially the same as being short-staffed in his eyes, since the new ones were basically just walking meat sacks of useless grade school knowledge and little actual experience in medicine.<br/><br/>He rubbed the heels of his palms into his eyes, and got to his feet then, stepping over the coffee table and out of the staff room, and Laughable Religious Figure help anyone who got in his way.<br/><br/>He just had to survive the rest of the night without running into anything else annoying.