[ Had she been planning it? Ranger doubts it. That kid was way too emotional. She was smart and resourceful, and she could work well under pressure, but she was also sensitive and ready to crack at any moment. Like everyone else, there was a limit to how much she could carry. He'd seen it in her, and that's why he'd talked to Komaeda about her. At that time, he'd asked about Shin too. Ranger had thought he would be fine - he should be fine, but... Well, it's obvious that he's not.

Maybe he had put too much on both of them. ]

Right, well, you sound like Hell. If she nearly killed you, then you need to get it examined. If you just leave it alone, it's pretty easy to get bleeding and swelling in the neck - I don't think I need to tell you how serious that can be.

[ Ranger runs his hand through his hair, trying to consider the best way to approach this. If it's Shin, then he supposes that a transactional affair might work. But then, as paranoid as he is, it's just as likely that he would take it as an effort to isolate him and take what little he had left. ]

I've been helping Akari out, and I'm used to helping Safalin, so I don't really mind taking a look. I'm sure there's somebody more reliable than me, too.

[ It's not as though he expects any kind of trust, but he thinks there's a couple other medics around. Really, it's a shame that this happened now, when the nurse would have been the ideal party to direct him to. ]

It doesn't do much good to survive being strangled just to kill yourself refusing treatment. That defeats the purpose of trying to protect yourself.

[ In the interest of not pushing him too hard, nor too fast, he adds: ]

... Anyway, as long as you make sure you do it soon.