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“Do you want some ice?” Ashley Rose half-shouts to you from across her small off-campus apartment. You’re turned in the other direction, but out of the corner of your right eye, you see the small glass of water she'd poured for you a minute prior. “No thanks, I actually prefer room temperature water." The rustling from behind you stops. You can’t see Ashley, but you can sense her slack-jawed reaction from your six. “...Are you kidding me?” "No, really! I'm being serious," you insist. A few footsteps against the linoleum floor of the kitchen, then the carpeted floor of her living room later, Ashley appears at your side. You turn your head to see her holding an ice pack and an elastic bandage roll, looking at you incredulously, as if she couldn’t believe even you could be this dense. “Ohhhhhhh,” you reply. “You meant…” “Yeah,” Ashley confirms. “I’m your nurse, not your bartender. Hold still.” She unwraps a small part of the bandage roll and puts it in her mouth to hold onto, then