Reid is quickly learning that Daryl's not a big talker -- but that's okay, because Reid can talk enough for five people.
His simple I'll get those has Reid's eyebrows furrowing, until he looks, and a jolt of horrified adrenaline has him unsheathing his gun again, watching down the sights as Daryl deals neatly with the walkers. He's become an okay shot over the years, but Daryl's too close for him to get a shot off without risking him, and... well, it turns out he doesn't need help anyway. With just a knife and the heel of his boot, he's quickly and efficiently deals with three walkers, and Reid is visibly struggling not to flinch from the squishy, cracking noises. He's not entirely successful.
There's a reason that his job in Forty-Eight means he almost always stays inside the walls. He's just not good at dealing with walkers. He can, if he needs to. He's killed his fair share of them. But he's best suited elsewhere; his brain is his far more effective weapon, and words have never been a good weapon against the walkers.
Blood and brain matter get flicked into the grass, and Reid breathes through his mouth. He does not want to smell walker corpses, thank you.
Daryl's question has him blinking, and then brightening. A lot of people have gotten a crash course in the basics of medicine over the past few years, especially once the pharmacies ran out of their stock, but it's oddly endearing that this rugged walker-killing machine knows that willow bark can be used in treating headaches.
"The salicylic acid from willow bark actually has a number of uses!" he beams, warming to the topic as he turns back, awkwardly scraping away the bark. "Used as a topical ointment it can be used to help treat a number of painful skin conditions, like acne, psoriasis, or seborrheic dermatitis of the skin and scalp. A salt of bismuth and salicylic acid can be used as an antacid, anti-inflammatory, and mild antibiotic. Methyl salicylate can be used for joint pain, choline salicylate is used for mouth ulcers. And yes, as you obviously know, it's a key ingredient in acetylsalicylic acid, or aspirin!"
As he works, he pauses briefly, thoughtful, and asks, "I know we asked people to come, but what made you agree?" Because Daryl doesn't seem like, uh... the indoors type.
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His simple I'll get those has Reid's eyebrows furrowing, until he looks, and a jolt of horrified adrenaline has him unsheathing his gun again, watching down the sights as Daryl deals neatly with the walkers. He's become an okay shot over the years, but Daryl's too close for him to get a shot off without risking him, and... well, it turns out he doesn't need help anyway. With just a knife and the heel of his boot, he's quickly and efficiently deals with three walkers, and Reid is visibly struggling not to flinch from the squishy, cracking noises. He's not entirely successful.
There's a reason that his job in Forty-Eight means he almost always stays inside the walls. He's just not good at dealing with walkers. He can, if he needs to. He's killed his fair share of them. But he's best suited elsewhere; his brain is his far more effective weapon, and words have never been a good weapon against the walkers.
Blood and brain matter get flicked into the grass, and Reid breathes through his mouth. He does not want to smell walker corpses, thank you.
Daryl's question has him blinking, and then brightening. A lot of people have gotten a crash course in the basics of medicine over the past few years, especially once the pharmacies ran out of their stock, but it's oddly endearing that this rugged walker-killing machine knows that willow bark can be used in treating headaches.
"The salicylic acid from willow bark actually has a number of uses!" he beams, warming to the topic as he turns back, awkwardly scraping away the bark. "Used as a topical ointment it can be used to help treat a number of painful skin conditions, like acne, psoriasis, or seborrheic dermatitis of the skin and scalp. A salt of bismuth and salicylic acid can be used as an antacid, anti-inflammatory, and mild antibiotic. Methyl salicylate can be used for joint pain, choline salicylate is used for mouth ulcers. And yes, as you obviously know, it's a key ingredient in acetylsalicylic acid, or aspirin!"
As he works, he pauses briefly, thoughtful, and asks, "I know we asked people to come, but what made you agree?" Because Daryl doesn't seem like, uh... the indoors type.