The Bite Cleaner

Night Clin

He had received only two human patients all night, and both were easy to help (free flu shots). {It's quiet...too quiet,

door swinging open. "Help, doc!" scream

ho opened the door to his office. They saw 4 men in hunt

of a tree!" said the man

him to County Medica

ial c

y asked Dr. Camacho as he ran to t

ng friend, then as best as they could, gent

ke. "My baackk!"

bout what happened?" asked the

bear romping in the mountains when we came across a house. Jake here was

d Reuben as he booted

ts! Aghgh!" Jake complained bu

the tree. He sta

wearing an orange hunting vest and

said the man wear

said the man wearing the military sweater

I swear I'll eat him

so I can take the scan

" explained the mismatched sweater man, "

they rotated him. He grippe

id Reuben. The men left the room and Dr. Camacho foll

ancho came in with the men and put

ck and a shot for the pain, then

nna lay here, doc.

in as his friends sat down in the lobby a

your bear form can take a hit. That impact

ought in my bear form we don't

ace between your cells. Unfortunately, where you hurt was part of the bear form, " explained the Dr. Camacho. "

blem, " said Jake, his eyes a bit o

at's worse than bursiti

.while roaming on my own...I..

ll, " Dr. Camacho responded as

n babies because I'm

form. Animal to human shifters haven't been seen in millenia, thoug

hat's a

. State regs." He helped Jake to his feet. "I want you to tak

complained but Dr. C

for skipping the ambulance, but they'll get over it. Don't do a

, do

ll want you off your feet for the next few days. Go to Folden, get checked i

, do

ment,

thought as he walked over to the kitchen. Why can't my roommate- oh shit! He quickly raced over to the windows overlooking the city and swung open the side window. A bat flew in and landed on the couch. sccript! The

window open, could you?" h

cas, " said Reuben as he closed the

do you have that fly

"Does Sam count?" He to

e?" Lucas looked at the beer. "W

noted as he flopped down on the other couch facing Luc

ays." Lucas took a sip, then changed his accent to a drier Nebraska tone. "Why you bu

h as two buses. But you see, roommates shar

morrow. God, you're w

you pay rent on time

an between the couches. "No, she only kicked me out for b

icked it up. "Women have a way with these things, " he said as he lifted L

th. People always say they ha

me say no." Reuben opened hi

ene. Some familiars begged me to

he draw kit I

iter, not a

bout this already. You're going to get an inf

years. I got a nose for these thi

ss, AIDS ha

s can't

clap and the burning piss,

n't draw tha

philiac. You don't need as mu

myth. The legend. It won't impre

"You know what would impres

oved around them. He thought it was a cockroach. "On second thought, " he put down his cheap American

up, washing the huge pile of dishes in barely a minute. He turned to