Nancy left the conference room feeling a little light headed. It had been a long meeting with a lot of things discussed. The square eyed nurse had jabbered on about how Nancy's ideas to provide more recreational events was idiotic, a waste of resources, and who would run then anyway? The nurse who spent the afternoon lying around? Nancy was left angry and speechless. It seemed that there was sympathy on her part, though, and she hoped to talk to Dr. Greene about it privately as soon as she could. For now, though, she needed to get away from all of these people and just go spend some time unwinding. Tomorrow would be a rough day for her, she anticipated. She was not looking forward to it. 

She missed certain aspects of her old life off of this island. She had a couple of people she considered friends, people she could hang out with and watch movies with in the evenings. She didn't feel like there was anyone she could invite to watch any movies with her that night. The patients she felt close to were not allowed into the housing wing for staff. She didn't think any of the nurses liked her that much to want to spend time with her- or maybe her confidence was just shot after being so publicly berated by that insufferable woman. She didn't know which it was.

As she was walking down the hallway, Dr. Brennan caught up with her. [color=9e005d]"I'm sorry about what happened in there. We'll be having a discussion with her about professional conduct."[/color] Nancy jumped. Dr. Brennan was so quiet, and she was not expecting anyone to be talking to her at this point.

[color=Brown]"Oh. Right. Yeah. It's no big deal, I guess..."[/color] But Dr. Brennan had business in mind and didn't let Nancy finish.

[color=9e005d]"I updated the prescriptions this afternoon. They take effect in the morning. You're the prescription attendant during breakfast, aren't you? Please be sure to pay special attention to the changes, as there are several."[/color] Nancy nodded, thankfully she wasn't being asked to do anything else tonight.

[color=Brown]"Yes, ma'am. Absolutely. I'll make sure to be particularly attentive in the morning. Thanks for letting me know."[/color]

[color=9e005d]"Wonderful. And please, take it easy tonight. I heard you weren't feeling well. If you need any kind of medical attention, please let me know. Chronic pain has been a major part of my studies and career. I'd be happy to help you, if I can."[/color] Dr. Brennan smiled one of her dazzling smiles.

Nancy smiled in return. It was a little humiliating that everyone knew when she was having a pain episode, but the offer to help her was so kind. She'd be willing to do almost anything to make the pain go away.

[color=Brown]"Thank you."[/color]

[color=9e005d]"Of course. Make sure you come see me next time it flares up. I don't want to hear that you didn't."[/color]

[color=Brown]"Yes, ma'am. Have a good night."[/color] Dr. Brennan walked off, confident that a nurse wouldn't be selected for any experiments- not until she was ready for them to be, anyway. Nancy went off in the other direction, feeling strange about the conversation she just had with Dr. Brennan. There was definitely something wrong with the offer to help her with her back pain, and it felt... gut wrenching, somehow. She definitely needed to watch something funny tonight. Maybe she'd watch The Blues Brothers. John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, Carrie Fischer- there was never any chance that movie wasn't going to be a comedy. As she walked down the halls, she wondered- did she dare invite someone to watch it with her? Her eyes scanned the faces she passed, trying to find anyone who she might want to spend the evening with and get away with it.