1931 Winter: The Time of the Oasis/Digression 5

Synopsis
In a second-class compartment aboard The Flying Pussyfoot, Jacuzzi recieves treatment for his wounds sustained during the incident aboard the train from Fred. Fred chastises Jacuzzi for crying so hard at the pain even when the anaesthetics should be dulling it significantly, and Nice Holystone butts in to say that it would have been quieter if Jacuzzi had stayed unconscious; he'd been out until a few minutes beforehand. Regardless, Fred informs him that the bullet he sustained to the stomach hasn't hit any major organs, and that he'll do anything to ensure Jacuzzi makes a full recovery, since he still wants to live.

Nice expresses that everyone who's come with him on the train cares about him dearly, and Fred comments that Jacuzzi is destined to make waves around him with every step he takes. When Nice expresses confusion, Fred explains that he was just guessing, but he thinks that if Jacuzzi is pulled to anything else, he'll continue to affect the lives of others by choosing not to run. Moreover, he carries on to say that it's up to the people around him to either drag him to his death or drag him away from it.

Nice responds with determination that she'll protect Jacuzzi, and Fred replies that they should all live, and that he won't let Jacuzzi die here; he hopes that they'll both become lifelines for eachother, and for many other people.

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * Jacuzzi Splot
 * Fred
 * Nice Holystone