[color=39b54a][b]Dr. Arthur West - Salem Clinic[/b][/color]

[i]“Help me. Where is Lorelei?” 
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"Shush, don't strain yourself," Arthur said gently, the man was obviously still suffering from the potent mix of shock, dehydration, and radiation sickness, "I'm not quite sure who this Lorelei woman is...but I assume you must care for her greatly, I can only hope the feeling is mutual..." Arthur joked, trying to inject a little humor into an otherwise bleak situation. He did however, turn to the rest of those in the clinic and added in a lower voice, "Does anyone know someone by that name? I daresay it sounds familiar...but I can't place my finger on it. Is it someone in town? We should notify them if so..."

As he then stated his intent to treat the man with various medications, Frieda jumped at the chance to assist,

[i]"I'll get those!"[/i] Frieda burst out, and quickly fetched what he'd asked for. After bringing him the needful items, Frieda leaned in close, and Arthur could hear the anxiety in her voice,
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"I should have been more careful," she muttered, leaning close towards Arthur's ear.  "I didn't think about putting on gloves or anything, and I..well, I touched him, with my bare hands.  What do I do?  Am I going to get sick?" [/i]

"Its quite alright Frieda," Arthur whispered back, as he tried to calm her, "You needn't worry. Any radioactive particles he might have picked up from the ghouls wouldn't be enough to harm you. The condition of Ghoul-dom, thankfully, isn't contagious in and of itself either, and would instead require a tremendous amount of sustained radiation exposure to turn someone into one of those....unfortunate husks of humanity."

Arthur looked more closely at Frieda's eyes, as if studying her, and he couldn't help but make a diagnosis,

"You look tired Frieda, perhaps my..aid..might be wearing off? I could give you another...but I think its best if you get some hard earned rest when you get the chance. If you wish to remain here at the clinic I understand, however, you're welcome to use my quarters upstairs if you would like to rest without interruption. Once I get our friend here stabilized, and barring another Deathclaw attack, I think we'll be able to finally breathe a bit."