We have secretly replaced shrift's caffeinated coffee with decaffeinated haterade. Let's see what happens....

That kind of irresponsible experimentation can be likened to slamming two pieces of subcritical plutonium together to stay warm, or crossing the streams just to see what happens.

In other words: Fine, do it, but stand well back and point it at somebody you don't like.

But the people I need to kill aren't in Plano, Daisy.

Oh, all right. I'll just go eat lunch.

Susan, Hec's dad has broken his nose a few times and described it pretty vividly. I'll ping him (he's got no b.org access at work, but does get mail).

eta: And of course there was Emmett! He said it didn't really hurt after the first minute or so, but there was a spectacular amount of blood.

But the people I need to kill aren't in Plano, Daisy.

They are. You just don't know it yet.

Besides, if you destroy Dallas, you'll destroy the cutest boys ever [link]

Don't destroy the fist of country!

Are you sending the universe positive thoughts?

I am one gigantor ray of negativity today. I am, in fact, planning to destroy Dallas.

oooooooooooooooo! Can I help? It might help me get rid of some of my stored hostility from grading term papers.

We can always destroy the school I teach at. It might be being demolished anyway. We would be doing a public service.

I'm annoyed I missed Torchwood last night. Stupid term papers.

Can I help?

Standing right exactly here!

If we destroy my school we won't harm any of the cute cowboys...

Can I help?

Standing right exactly here!

Then you might want to move a little to your left.

About 600 miles should do it.

Standing right exactly here!

how's that transporter coming along?

Susan, Hec reports:

Emmett said that after the initial shock you don't feel that much. Which I've also heard is common in nose breaks.

The nose swelled almost immediately more than doubling in width. It looked swollen all the way to the middle of his eyes on both sides. It was more difficult to breathe with the obstructed air passage.

Emmett was stunned though not quite in shock all the way to the hospital. He was calm.

It stays swollen for about two or three days. When that recedes then you get the black eyes under both eyes.

It doesn't take that long to set. About two weeks.

When my dad broke his nose, he had the guy re-set it right on the field immediately. The guy took both thumbs along the sides of the nose and pressed hard so that the broken bone aligned with the air passages.

That hurts like hell but it was common practice for sports injuries in the early 20th century and I would imagine it was common in battle as well.