Cosmic Accident

==Cosmic Accident==
January 2021, Hong Kong, HK, China
"Bus in a minute five," said Siqi, flicking up her hood. "You'll make it."
"Thanks," said Chao.
"Supper was delicious," added Feng.
"I'm glad," smiled Siqi.
"Seen any Rangers?" he asked.
"Oh, definitely. Most of 'em still twitchy for Jaegers, obviously. Except Vera. But Vera's not really... Hm." She stopped walking.
"Incoming?" asked Chao.
"Yea, sorry." She shoved Feng off the sidewalk.
He tripped off the curb and his ankle went the wrong way.
The bus screeched to a halt. 
Siqi passed Chao a burner.
The rain didn't.
"Be nice to Yale."
"Best regards."
.
"Lots of incomplete fractures, spiral fracture in the right wrist, sprained ankle obviously, uh..." Setsuko consulted her chart. "Yanked his appendix a bit so it's out, ruptured his spleen, but no concussion. Doctor Tong's putting the last pins in now. Ranger Lin Feng'll be in fighting form, four to six weeks probably."
"Thank you very much, Nurse Miyahira," said Marshal Xiong. "You're dismissed."
Setsuko bowed and returned to Recovery.
"From the top, Ranger Lin, if you will."
"One of our order invited us to dine, so we went to their apartment--"
"Their?"
"Married couple and their daughter--it's complicated."
"But you know these people."
"We see them once or twice a year? All the Hong Kong branches know each other reasonably well, more or less."
"Where do they live?"
"Sha Tin District."
"So a nice part of town."
"Yes."
"Very well, continue."
"Nice evening but curfew's coming up so off we go to the bus and Little Brother ... slipped."
"He slipped."
"Yes."
"A Buddhist novice, renowned for his complete musculature control, slipped."
"It was raining--there was a mugger."
"A mugger."
"Yes. He attacked us and Feng slipped."
"And you...?"
"He knocked me out of the way."
"Before getting on the bus."
"Yes."
"And you came straight here?"
Chao sorta held out his arms, presenting his blood spattered ... /robes.
"A mugger attacked you, knowing full well you would have ... what, exactly, in your possession?"
"Bus passes?"
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