_{[ He almost winced when she told him that. He couldn't imagine being away from anyone he knew - really knew - for that long. But the way it sounded he might be in for that kind of long haul. But, as they had both just said, they weren't quite all alone anymore. There were shared experiences between them, even years apart, and it was enough. ]}

All right, doctor, how am I looking?

_{[ Bring it back around before they got weepy on each other. ]}

And before you prescribe anything, I should probably mention I have allergies.

_{[ A lot of them. He knew it had to be an endless headache for Bones that his Captain couldn't be treated with a fair number of medicines. ]}