Swamped

He's mumbling, in what seems to be his native tongue. That's not good - he's using up more air. It also means he's going to feel what you're about to do - it would be easier if he were fully unconscious.

You know several ways to render him such, of course. Lazy swampleaf being the most painless of them. But his condition is too unstable. Until his breathing is relatively normal, you don't want to risk it.

Unfortunately, his mumbling is making it harder for you to insert the air tube in his mouth.

"Stop talking," you say. He responds with another mutter, and though you can't understand it, he sounds puzzled.

Hmm. Might be delirium from lack of air, but if he took a blow to the head, that might be affecting his concentration. Making it harder for him to understand Common. Well, in that case you'll just have to be less subtle.

You hold his lips together for just a moment, then let go. He keeps them still long enough for you to get the tube in.

At least he's not a screamer. You start measuring his breath rate - it's going up slowly. He should be all right, at least as far as breathing, but it'll take a bit for him to get back to normal.

Meanwhile, you opt to take a closer look at his head. Looks like he's got a concussion. You're going to have to get some answers from Clams about exactly what happened.

Suddenly there's a knock on the door. You open it up and Glimmer is waiting.

"Are you looking for treatment, or do you have orders for me?" you sigh. "It must be serious if Razor let you out of the meeting."

"We're looking for intruders. Got reports of two already. Supposedly not working together, but it's not like I've questioned 'em so I can't say for sure. So Razor wants a full sweep in case they aren't alone... oh, and we're supposed to look out for weird machines, too, not that I've seen any."

"And what, you think one might be hiding in here?" you shoot back.

"No. Just thought you should be aware." He glances at Stinger. "What's with him? Breather mask malfunction?"

"I'm not answering that unless you can tell me why it's any of your business."

"Fair enough," he shrugs. "Hope he gets better. Is it okay if I tell Bluesight he's wounded?"

"Yes, you can do that, I was going to try to find a courier soon to do that anyhow."

"Really!" Glimmer says, suddenly sounding enthusiastic. "Y'know, that gives me a thought. I'll be running all over the place on this search, so if there's anything else you need done, you can let me know right now."

Maybe there is. You need a moment to think about that.