Carol Kingsley had finished speaking with the leaders in the tent and was outside speaking to others about this, that, and the other thing when she caught sight of Dr. Beirmann. He was sitting outside the hospital tents, silent and still, statue-like. She began to worry that he might have slipped into a state of shock. She wouldn't have blamed him. Everyone had their breaking point, even doctors.

But then he rose and approached one of the survivors, Jae-Seong Moon, and a conversation between them turned tense almost immediately. 

Carol had only met Jae-Seong just minutes before boarding the C-130 back in Aukland. The Mission Coordinator's boss's boss had authorized the young man and his camera-toting partner to document the Humanitarian Mission to Tongalo. Carol hadn't been overly excited about this, of course. Oh, she wasn't concerned about having the Team member's actions and activities recorded, of course; even though she was less familiar with this particular group than with previous ones, she'd been confident that they were all professionals and skilled at their jobs.

Carol's real concern was the [i]If it bleeds, it leads[/i] sense of news reporting. Sure, Jae-Seong wasn't a [i]reporter[/i], per se; he was a film maker. Still, Carol had been worried about the images that he and his camera operator would seek out once they'd reached Tongalo.

Of course, that was no longer an issue: Tongalo was now nothing more than a dream. 

As Carol watched the two men, she realized that the conversation had become an argument and the argument was threatening to become a fight. Jae-Seong rose to his feet and faced off with Biermann, a moment later tapping him threateningly in the chest.

Honestly, though Carol would never admit this, it was rather comical. Heini, as she'd heard the others call Dr. Biermann on occasion, was a good foot and half taller than Jae-Seong and surely half his weight again. Carol didn't know the Doctor well enough to know whether or not he might ball up a fist and pound the little film maker into the sand like a tent stake, but she was pretty sure he could accomplish it if he wished.

On the other hand, Jae-Seong might be more than capable of handling himself against a larger foe [i]because[/i] of his size. A little bit of [i]bobbing[/i] and [i]weaving[/i], followed by a couple of quick punches or kicks might just bring the giant of a man down to his knees if indeed things got violent.

When Jae-Seong pushed Biermann, Carol's first instinct was to start that direction in a hurry. Off to her right, one of the Security Team members, a man Carol only knew by his surname, Connor -- who'd already been slowly walking that direction as the confrontation had been continuing -- hurried that direction as well.

And yet, they both stopped in their tracks as the Doctor -- who didn't look their way and yet seemed to sense their approach -- held a hand up in a [i]stop, it's okay[/i] gesture. Carol looked to Connor, hesitated, then shook her head lightly. The two of them simply stood there, waiting to see what might happen next.

What [i]did[/i] happen was that two [i]other[/i] people became involved. Samantha Wilson, a Trauma Nurse working under Biermann, called out from one of the two Hospital Tents for the Doctor's attention, announcing some medical concern with which Carol was unfamiliar.

At the same time, another face with which Carol was only vaguely familiar stepped up close to Jae-Seong. Holly Long was the second half of the Documentary Team and Jae-Seong's Equipment Operator. She was a pretty, young thing who Carol had ogled a few times in Aukland prior to the C-130's takeoff and, admittedly, even after the plane's tragic crash here on the island.

[color=orange]"It's okay, Jae,"[/color] she whispered with a soothing voice to the Documentarian as she stepped up close to him. She grasped his forearm softly while touching her second hand to the small of his back.[color=orange]"C'mon ... I have an idea of how we can keep on keepin' on.[/color] 

She shifted her attention between the two men, then continued, [color=orange]"[i]Tangerine[/i] ... remember...?"[/color] Holly was referring to the film premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival that had been entirely shot on iPhones. She continued, [color=orange]"My phone's fine, still works. No service, of course, but we don't need service. We only need to be able to record, and it [i]does[/i]. So does yours. I already checked it. And I asked around and found out that they've got a solar panel that survived the crash. I'm sure they'll let us use it to recharge."[/color]

Holly looked between the men to the Mission Coordinator who was standing a couple of dozen yards away. Carol had heard the woman's words and now nodded confirmation for Holly's assumption about the panel.

From the distance, Samantha Wilson called again, adding, [color=orange]"[i]Doctor! I need you![/i][/color]

[color=orange]"C'mon ... let's talk,"[/color] Holly again whispered to Jae-Seong, hoping she'd gotten through to her partner.