“Mediguard Two, on approach. All clear?” Chrissie maneuvered the Bell 206 into position for its descent onto the roof of the Misty Bay Regional Hospital. Hovering high over the landing pad, she slowly decreased power to the engine.
“Roger, Mediguard Two. Your next patient is being prepped. She’ll be ready for transport in half an hour.”
Chrissie peered down through the wispy layer of fog between the helicopter and the rooftop. “Enough time for a bathroom break, then.”
“Oh yes. But keep your pager on.”
“Of course.” She glanced over at her copilot, Dan Stone. Technically, he had seniority because he’d been working for the company for three years now. But he’d recently been injured in an attack, and was grateful to let her take the controls. He was a good-looking guy, and she’d always had
