The elemental who'd let the shot off looked embarrassed as he was chewed out by their commander, Celia, a woman somewhat large even by elemental standards with a long braid, for being wasteful and reckless. One might forgive him for being a little jump though. There's a sheet of clear medical plastic over his stomach where his intestines had to be stitched back together and a very large bandage on his groin. The needler is handed off and eventually ends up with Hayato.

Resnick entered at that moment, summoned by the terrified medical staff. "You will have to forgive him, Commander Jinn. A dolphin just bit off one of his testicles."