Revivify (from vas!)

i just thought i was a really good emt // @sonderiings

THIS ISN'T HOW he thought he'd die. It's a bit stupid, really: running from an owlbear, trying to cross a river, not checking the branch he was going to be putting all of his weight on, promptly breaking it and getting tossed into the rapids below. His yell means that he isn't holding his breath when he goes in, and he hits a rock in there so hard that when his head breaks the surface momentarily he can't draw any in. When he does instinctually go to inhale, all he gets for his troubles is cold river water. It deadens his limbs, and blind panic gives way to a dull sort of acceptance. This is how his ballad ends. Figures.

THAT LAST THOUGHT is the first thing he remembers when he's coughing, eyes stinging, and his body turns to the side so he can empty his water-logged lungs more effectively. He retches, and somewhere in the back of his mind he's aware that he looks like a drowned rat. The next thing he's aware of is that he isn't on a riverbed. He's in a room on a table, and there's someone here - green eyes meet green eyes, and his voice is strangely tight as he speaks.

"WHAT THE FUCK -"