WASH Part 3 - VFF
POSTED BY: CaptainZero
UPDATED: Thursday, January 22, 2009 02:35
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I'm looking for evidence of where he was before he came here. I think he may have been to see Badger. If they had a palaver about our job, I want to know why.
Tatertot: Is there any way I can help?
Yes you can, Tot. Tap into the logs of Jagger's ship and find out where they've been. I've got to try and find some more information on the Cortex.
*They sit together in silence, the only sound the tapping of the keys.*
Tatertot: Cap'n Zero, looks like you're right.
Show me.
Tatertot: *pointing to the screen* This line here shows the coordinates for Persephone. And down here, these are the coordinates for Jiangyin. Still looking up the coordinates for here, *points* here, and here.
Good work. So Jagger not only met with Badger, he met with Jenkins too.
Tatertot: Look at this! This one's for Beaumonde, almost the same coordinates as ours!
What's different? Did they land on a moon? Oh, that would be bad...
Tatertot: No, it's close, and I mean really close. Same city but different port, maybe.
Can you check that?
Tatertot: Of course. *typing* We're scheduled to dock at Bayonne, and their coordinates are for a place called the Harbor Port.
That's one big city, then. Those ports are hours apart. But look at the difference in size: Harbor Port where Jagger docked is a huge commercial port with a heavy Alliance presence, while Bayonne is small and quiet.
*Tot is still typing*
So Jagger talked to Badger about the job. Then he met with Jenkins. Then he went to Beaumonde... Did he make the grab himself, or not? And what did he do when he left Beaumonde?
Tatertot: Got it! These last two are Santo and Paquin.
You've got to be kidding me.
Tatertot: What is it?
You did great work Tot, thank you. But now I have more questions. I made a list on the other console; skim the Cortex for me and find what you can. I'll be down in the cargo bay, but first I'm going to check in with Tillie and Doctor Alex, see if they've come up with anything new.
*Zero runs down to the cargo bay, boots clanging on the metal stairs. She strides over to Kate and smacks her across the face again.*
Easy job, was it? A simple snatch and grab? Exactly how many folks have you taken? Tell me!
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*points at Jagger's left knee* Cant believe I didnt notice this before. Someone took a high caliber pistol, put it to the back of his knee, and fired. Kneecapping. It blew his kneecap off, should've blown his leg off, but didnt. He has something there, something fake, I dont know what it is...
*cuts open Jagger's kneecap* Huh, it's not his leg entirely... *moves up to where his leg starts* All the way down to right below the knee is his... directly below the knee isn't his leg, it's a prosthetic.
Tillie: So that aint all his real leg, huh?
No, and the captain was right about the methanol, it's very possible that he could have visited Badger. Can you hand me that scalpel over there? *Tille holds it out and he takes it* Thanks. *begins cutting open Jagger's chest* His lungs have some tar on them, I can see that already.. may have smoked at one point because it's pretty old.
*he reaches into Jagger's chest and gently moves the lungs so that he can see Jagger's heart better* No problems with his heart.
Tille: Wow, he aint got much blood.
Most of it was on the floor until you mopped it up.
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*BlueRedGreen pulls a microchip out of Jagger's shoulder and places it in a metal bowl. Tillie squeezes water onto it and examines it under the light. She's about to call CaptainZero on the com when she hears Zero's boots on the stairs.*
Tillie: Hey Zero, looks like we got an ident ch-- *Zero runs over to the prisoners and slaps the woman's face.*
Zero: Easy job was it? A simple snatch and grab?
Tillie: *stepping back into the infirmary, shaking her head at BRG's questioning look* She's busy in the cargo bay. Might as well keep lookin', she'll poke her head in when she's done.
BRG: Here's another one for you. *the microchip clinks into the bowl* And another. *clink* This man's just full of surprises.
Tillie: *smiles* This man's just full of all kinds of stuff; prosthetics, little metal bits, tar...
Zero: *to Kate* Exactly how many folks have you taken? Tell me! *grabbing hold of Kate's shoulders and shaking her* Answer me!
Kate: I told you, this is the job, and it's botched.
Zero: No, before this. Who did you snatch on Paquin?
Kate: Didn't snatch nobody off Paquin, snatched 'em off Santo an' dropped 'em on Paquin.
Zero: So who'd you grab?
Kate: Just a doxy and her brat. Don't see as how they could be worth much coin, 'specially with the baby sick and all, but that's the job. I get paid regardless.
Zero: And from Beaumonde?
Kate: Yeah, we picked up your doc and some other folks, but the plan was after your heart-to-heart with Jagger we'd all go back to Paquin, the doc would do his thing, and then you'd get to take him to Jiangyin, finish your part of the job, get your pay from Jenkins and bring Badger his cut, everything all right and proper.
Zero: So you do know the plan. How does Upperson fit in to it?
Kate: She's gonna help the sick folks get well. The doc needs her.
*Zero abruptly strides to the infirmary and glares at Tillie and BRG*
Zero: Give me some news.
"Need a weave on that?" - Simon, in The Train Job
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*Zero abruptly strides to the infirmary and glares at Tillie and BRG*
Zero: Give me some news.
BRG: This man had several imbedded chips. *indicating Tillie* She's looking them up now.
Tillie: *pointing with the forceps* This here's a credit chip, for those nights when your pants are too tight to wear a wallet. Another cred-account chip, an employee ident chip, and this one looks to be a med-account.
Any other clues?
BRG: He got shot in the knee and has a prosthetic leg, and there's some tar in his lungs. Did he smoke?
No, never.
Tillie: But he worked or lived on an industrial planet like Regina?
How do you know that? He was on Regina while we were scoping the Ezra job, and then there was that job on Haven, and of course Beaumonde.
Tillie: Yep. If it ain't Bowden's Malady it's something like. Ain't black lung 'cause Doc Alex told me his heart's still good, an' besides, it's tar in the lungs, not coal dust. Bunch o' folks on Beaumonde get sick from the bad air, and they pass it on to their kids. Bet the medchip will have his history and whatever drugs he took for it.
Did you say they pass it on to their kids? Keep looking. I'll be right back.
*Zero takes a scalpel from the table as she returns to the cargo bay.*
Okay Kate, now we're gonna have a real talk, about the real job. Tell me about the kid.
Kate: Already told you all I know.
Jagger's lying in pieces on the doc's table right now. *brandishing the scalpel* You don't want the same end you'll talk to me. Now.
Kate: It's his, okay? His kid is sick, and the doc Jenkins hired you to grab is the top guy for the kind of sickness he's got. Jagger made a deal with Badger to borrow the doc to work on his kid first, and then he'd hand 'im back to you to drop off on Jiangyin. There's other sick folks, and they're paying massive credits for getting appointments with the doc, but the real job is Jagger's kid.
And this kid is the one you snatched from Santo?
Kate: Yeah, I swear it!
Where do you have the doctor now?
Kate: We got him set up just outside of New Dunsmuir. Nice clean place --
What's the nearest port? What's closer, Harbor Port or Bayonne?
Kate: Frontage is even better, Frontage Port. We even got a docking code from one of the patients. Jagger was gonna give it to you if everything worked out. It's here *she gestures with her chin* in my pocket.
*Zero gets the paper out of Kate's pocket, then runs over to the comm and hits it with the side of her fist.*
Tot! Change course for Frontage Port on Beaumonde NOW! I'm on my way up with the docking info!
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*tater was still typing away, then she jumped when she heard:
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Originally posted by CaptainZero:
Tot! Change course for Frontage Port on Beaumonde NOW! I'm on my way up with the docking info!
Eep! *she hits the comm* Aye aye Captain!
*tater sets the coordinates for Beaumonde*
*mumbles* I guess the job is off...
*zero runs in right then, handing tater the docking info*
Shiny, Captain. *takes the paper* So... why are we going to Beaumonde now?
*zero explains the situation*
Sheesh...this all too much for one day...I just wanted to get some sleep when I got back...but I guess nothing is ever going to be that simple, huh?
Zero:*smiles* No I'm 'fraid not.
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Sorry 'bout this one, but hopefully the worst is over. No more bad stuff like what went on downstairs.
Tatertot: Really?
This job has changed. Now it's about healing people, fixing them, giving them a chance.
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*takes off his gloves and stretches* Well, I can say we've done most everything that we can do involving tests on this guy.
Tillie: Bout time to.
Agreed. I can effectively say that I know more about this man's body then he probably did. 7 bones have been broken over the course of his life, he's been shot at least 12 times, and he's gotten stitches in his chin some time within the last two years.
Tillie: I'm sure he has more surprises for us.
Most likely. Could you tell Zero that I'm pretty sure we're done here? I need to just run a few more tests, maybe analyze his blood some more, uh.. simulate lung movement so that I can tell if the tar created any breathing problems, just wrap-ups.
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Tillie: *looking at BRG skeptically* Sure, if that's your idea of wrapping up. *hits the com* Cap'n Zero, Doc Alex tells me we're about done here, but he still wants to run a couple more tests.
Zero: *over the com* Thanks, you two. Tillie, any info on the medchip?
Tillie: *turning towards the wall* Still working on it, haven't been able to get a hit from a hospital or medacad yet.
Zero: Hmmm, keep at it. Doc, what can you tell me about Jagger's spinal injury?
Tillie: *looks at BRG, and at the body, and then back at the com* Yeah, about that. Maybe you might want to come back down here.
"Need a weave on that?" - Simon, in The Train Job
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*Upper wanders past the infirmary, and hears that tillie and brg are done with jagger. Bored, she heads to the kitchen to see if there is anything to eat. Spine is busy eating something as she enters*
Upper: Anything interesting to eat, spine?
Spine *with his mouth full*: Just finished the last of tillie's last cooking. But there is something that smells like crotch in the fridge.
Upper *pulling a face*: That sounds appetising.
Spine: What are you doing here anyways
Upper: Nothing. Just bored.
Spine: What, not enough excitement for you in the last couple of days? Must be a rush where you come from.
Upper: Well, it's not like I've actually been doing much myself, y'know.
Spine *grinning*: Want to get shot at some more?
Upper *touching her stomach*: Well, the last bruises seem to have faded, so maybe that's not such a bad idea. Might also get my mind off things.
Spine *getting up*: What things? Who you're going to annoy next?
Upper: Yeah. Something like that. You coming?
Spine: You sure are eager to get yourself hurt again!
Upper: Maybe this time will be different.
Spine: Or not.
*Spine fetches the guns and the training rounds from his bunk, while upper goes to the cargo bay. As she walks there she runs into tillie looking out of the infirmary*
Tillie: You seen Zero?
Upper: No, but I'm sure she'll be right down. You find anyting interesting?
Tillie: You bet! this guy was one interesting huan dan!
*Zero arrives from the bridge*
Tilie: Cap'n get in here! We have something interesting to show you.
*seeing that spine has not arrived yet, upper follows tillie and zero into the infirmary.*
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*Zero turns to Upperson, puts her arms on her shoulders, firmly turns her around and walks her out of the infirmary.*
Sorry Lin, but this is not something for your eyes.
*She closes the door behind Upperson and opaques the glass.*
So what am I looking at?
Tillie: Yer looking at no broken vertebrae, Cap'n, an' no big scars on the back neither.
BRG: He's been shot twice in the back, but with small-caliber ammunition without much propulsive force so the damage wasn't extensive. There is also a series of shallow cuts across the right shoulder onto the back --
Yeah, yeah, I did that. Threw something at him and it broke. *Zero half-closes her eyes, remembering the moment.* Stupid hwoon dahn.
*Zero looks at Tillie, who shrugs. She turns to BRG.*
Doctor Alex, look for any signs of reconstructive surgery, dermal mending, anything.
BRG: I'll see what I can find for you.
Tillie, I really need answers off that medchip.
Tillie: You got it, Cap'n.
*She opens the infirmary door, to find Upperson waiting just outside. She walks with her toward the passenger dorms.*
So Lin, why do you think someone wants you for a health-related purpose? Do you have some medical know-how, or are you just a science experiment?
Upperson: But Zero, I'm supposed to be training with Spinebite in the cargo bay!
Not just now. You have an answer for me?
Upperson: Of course not. Why should I know what they want with me?
Well, why don't you just rest here a while and think it over then. Best you keep safe and sound in the meantime, don't want to get all shot up for no reason.
*Zero deposits Upperson in the dorm room, closes the door and locks it from the master lock control. She goes up to Spinebite's bunk, where he's sitting on the bed with a gun in one hand and a box of training rounds in the other.*
Tell me why Jagger shot you in the back and took your mule, and why you bit him. Spinebite. Ian!
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