( it's conciliatory enough that the tension bleeds on out of him, an' he exhales some before turning his mic back on. he'd been keyed up for an argument without even realizin' the why of it all, an' havin' none to be found sorta takes the wind outta him. at length: )

Well, I ain't a doctor by any stretch, but Doc Wade an' I are both come from an active combat zone. Trauma care, PT stabilization an' the like.