Neil quiets, and for that, Alex is grateful. He straightens, pulling his hand away. "Right now, you need to stay awake on your own for a little bit. I need to make this place a bit more secure before we start. You also need to get a little bit of food in you--and water, to wash out some of the alcohol, or your blood's going to be too thin for me to work with."

He moves as he talks, crossing to his own pack and coming up with an MRE. On the way back, he snags two of the water bottles he filled. "I know it's not shit you like, but we're just going for nutrition here, okay?"