This is McCoy. Leave your name and a message, and I'll get back to you when I can. If this is a medical emergency, hang up and proceed to the nearest medical facility immediately.
Not much to do. He runs off and doesn't like to be found. He'll come back when he feels like it.
[ Did he just describe a feral cat? Goddamn, he may have. ]
I wouldn't press. If he wants to talk about it, he will. If not, it'll only make it worse if you try to force a dialogue. Hell, the only thing you can actually do is maybe give him a bottle of something he likes to let him know you understand without pushing.
[It's a small city and Kyle tracks Jim, wherever he goes, like he does with all the people he knows. Jim'd been fine when they spoke, the night before, trying to face... the everything that was his birthday, and it'd looked fine on the surface, but Kyle knew Jim was a creature of habit. He'd run off even if it wasn't truly necessary for his well-being.]
Depends, but usually not more than a day or two. If he comes back with busted hands, make sure you send him to me.
[ It's a warning that McCoy is fairly certain won't come true. Not this year after his talk with Jim. He'll get drunk, sure, but a real fight? It seems unlikely. ]
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With Jim?
Not much to do. He runs off and doesn't like to be found. He'll come back when he feels like it.
[ Did he just describe a feral cat? Goddamn, he may have. ]
I wouldn't press. If he wants to talk about it, he will. If not, it'll only make it worse if you try to force a dialogue. Hell, the only thing you can actually do is maybe give him a bottle of something he likes to let him know you understand without pushing.
Sorry, can't do much better than that for you.
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It's a lot more than I had five minutes ago.
How long does he usually take to come back?
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[ It's a warning that McCoy is fairly certain won't come true. Not this year after his talk with Jim. He'll get drunk, sure, but a real fight? It seems unlikely. ]
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[Not when their scary doctor is concerned B(]
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Don't worry too much. He does this every year and always ends up in one piece afterward.
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Thanks, Doc.
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