WASH Part 3 - VFF
POSTED BY: CaptainZero
UPDATED: Thursday, January 22, 2009 02:35
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How are you feeling?
Kate: Hwoon dahn shot me!
Yeah, well I shot him right back.
Kate: I saw. He gonna live?
Looks like it. How about you?
Kate: I wanna live. Look, I lied when I said I was his woman. Only did that to rile you up, Jagger wanted me to get you goin', he likes to -- well you knew him better than me. That was just me takin' orders. Ain't got a boss now, just as easily sign on with you. I know how to take orders, Captain Zero. Wouldn't have done like him. *She looks at the bloody spot on the floor where Spinebite had been.* I noticed you didn't take away my comm. Ain't used it since.
Who's this Psyche?
Kate: She's a Registered Companion, a great pilot and she flew all them folks we got on Paquin over to Beaumonde once the hospital got set up.
You called her to come rescue you?
Kate: Look at us. *She indicates the other prisoners.* We're humped. We tried to hornswoggle you, you ain't gonna look kindly on that. How was I to know you weren't going to just shoot us dead? Okay, you ain't the same as that Spinebite. But I didn't know that then, did I?
Did she say how soon she'd be here?
Kate: Jing-chang mei yong de piece of go se crapped out before I could get an answer.
Try her again, find out her ETA.
*Kate looks at her skeptically.*
Listen Kate, you're my prisoner but not necessarily my enemy. I will treat you fairly, dong ma? Be honest with me about the Beaumonde job. Tell me everything you know. If you're straight with me, if you want in on the job and prove yourself to me, I'll cut you in. One thing I can say for Jagger he had a talent for finding good people, so if he trusted you that's saying something.
Kate: I'll try her right now.
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You know, my two least favorite parts of medical school were dentistry and pharmacy. Dentistry was just not my skill and pharmacy had too much math... *looks at the molds* I liked pulling bullets out and fixing people. Had a knack for putting them in as well.
Tillie: I thought they made doctors say some oath not to kill?
Oath and some honor illusion, or the huge pay the lliance was giving actual doctors who joined up during the war? I got into school on a scholarship, not riches.
Tillie: Oath is supposed to be more then just words...
Not to me it wasn't. I don't trust words, I trust beliefs. Words are words, and there's no way anyone can be sure you actually believe what you're saying or that it's true... Goo ready?
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Tillie: Yeah, here we go. *She pours the goo into the dental molds BRG is holding out.* Can you hold it more, yeah up like that. Hold the other one up a little more? Just gotta pour this last bit... Okay. You want me to put 'em in?
BRG: Please. *turns the molds around and hands them to her* Do you have them? Need me to hold his lips back?
Tillie: C'n you just open his jaw a little wider? Yeah, that's good. Okay, here goes! Help me hold his jaw shut? Thanks. Oh, that is sooooo nasty.
BRG: How long until it sets?
Tillie: Shhh, I'm counting...*under her breath* six, seven, eight...
BRG: *watches Tillie counting silently, and pokes the now hardened foam on Spinebite's chin.* I think it's --
Tillie: Done! You're absolutely right, now all we have to do is very ... gently ... lift and sliiiide the nasty ol' thing right out. Hey, nice! They came out great, look. *Tillie shows Alex the impressions.*
BRG: *trying not to gag at the food particles stuck in the foam* Those look like teeth all right.
Tillie: Okay, you wanna help me with the plaster? *Alex rolls his eyes.* No? Lemme guess: the Alliance trained you as a medic, not a bricklayer, gorram it. *laughs to herself* Don't worry about it, Alex. When you make ceramics you learn all about plaster molds; it's no trouble. And while the plaster sets, why don't you tell me what it is you do believe in.
"Need a weave on that?" - Simon, in The Train Job
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Well I believe that power currupts, anyone with it can't be trusted... Alliance are a bunch of evil sons of bitches... I also believe that dentistry is the lowest end of medicene.... well, I don't really think that last part. Not much I do believe anymore. Alliance took most everything away. Morals, ethics, all of it, they even took my gorram cat. And my money and my house and my family... I think out of the things I listed, the thing about the Alliance being evil sons of bitches pretty much sums it up.
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Tillie: Well, whaddya know? We think more alike than I would've suspected. Exceptin' I'd add that it's not only important but necessary for us to behave ethically when those in power won't. An' I think dentists can be very helpful. However, these bite molds haven't been, yet. *holds up the plaster teeth and mimics biting with them* Have you found any scars that could have been made by these teeth?
"Need a weave on that?" - Simon, in The Train Job
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Originally posted by CaptainZero:
Do it. I got to deal with that girl.
*Zero enters the room where she locked up upper to find her lying on the bed looking pale and sweaty*
Zero: I've decided to hand you over to the doctor as Jagger intended.
Upper: Yeah, I kind of guessed when one of your new friends came in here with a dirty big syringe and injected the acute form of this Durant's Disease into me. *She coughs* Nice payback, captain.
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You need to look at the facts. One: Nobody got in this room after I locked it. Two: Durant's can't be injected; you have to be born with it or breathe it in. Three: It's in everybody's interest to keep you healthy -- ain't nobody on this boat with any reason to harm you. Not my people, not Jagger's people. You're a valuable commodity healthy. You're not worth a mouse turd dead or sick, and nobody hates you enough to jeopardize a payday by hurting you. Dong ma? You understand me?
*Upperson stares at Zero, shaking with fury.*
Upper: How dare you! Why would I lie? My clothes are drenched in sweat. I feel like death. How can you tell me nothing's wrong?
Truth is, I think whatever drugs you been on till now are leaving your system, and you are suffering from it. Seen the exact same symptoms when my, when a friend was drying out from drops. She'd been dosed for nigh on a year, and her suffering was something awful. Terrible shakes, and sweats, and hallucinations, and pains in her joints. You may think you got Durant's, but I'm telling you what you got is withdrawal.
Upper: But the injection! Look!
I am looking, and you don't have any puncture wounds. Listen to me. Nobody wants to hurt you. There's no payday in sabotaging this job.
Upper: Could it have been that Blue Sun?
If it really is true that Blue Sun wants you, I'm sure they don't want you sick.
Upper: I'm telling you a man came into this room and shot me full of the most virulent form of that disease.
And I'm telling you that the only men on this ship are in the cargo hold or the medbay. There's no one unaccounted for.
Upper: Are you absolutely sure? Are you positive? *She bursts into tears.* What's happening to me?
You're going through an ordeal, but you will get through it. We're going to make sure you're safe and healthy, and we'll find the answers to your questions. But you will have to learn to obey orders, young lady. Withdrawal is tough, I won't lie to you. But if you do as you're told you'll get through it just fine, and we'll all be here for you every step of the way.
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*wakes up during the doctor's rant about the alliance and feels an unnatural chill throughout his body* (What the...? I see what they did. I guess I'm 'dangerous'.Never imagined that the Alliance would end up doing me a service. I must have developed an immunity to this stuff during my time in prison)
Tillie:
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* Have you found any scars that could have been made by these teeth?
Spine:*leaps up suddenly, punching doctor Alex in the gut*
BRG:*bends over with the pain*
Spine:Sorry doc, but I get a might touchy when people dope me. *punches BRG in the back of the head, knocking him out, then walks out of medbay and to his bunk, grabs a gun, loads it, and heads to Upper's room, thinking that Zero might be there. Upon seeing Zero points the gun at the back of her head and thumbs back the hammer* Whaddaya think, Zero? Should I pull the trigger? Come up with a good enough reason for me to let you live, and I'll go back to serving as your loyal first mate, and won't make another attempt on your life for the rest of my days. So whats it gonna be?
(.....)=thoughts
"Pain is scary."
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*Zero slowly turns around to face Spinebite, the gun barrel pressed against her forehead.*
So if I come up with a reason for you to let me live you'll be my loyal first mate... Gee, now let me think. You're holding a cocked gun to your captain's head. And yet you're telling me you'll be loyal to me and won't ever try to kill me again.
*Zero looks Spinebite straight in the eyes.*
I thought maybe you couldn't handle a female captain. I was planning to wave all the other VFF captains to see if one of them would hire you on. You won't obey me you ain't got a place on my ship, but I wanted to get a good place for you, somewhere you'd fit in, someplace your particular ways would be an asset, or at least be tolerated.
But now? *Zero points to the gun pressing into her skin.* It don't matter if you shoot me or not. Can you think of any reason any captain on any boat will take you on? Who will risk making you a part of his crew, knowing you can't be trusted?
I got one reason to live right this second, and that's to save the life of my sister and my nephew. I know you don't give a rat's ass about them; your family's all dead so why should you care about mine? So you're probably going to shoot me.
This ain't Alliance territory with court proceedings and lawyers. This is the black. By this action right here *Zero taps the gun barrel with her finger* you've already signed your own death warrant. You may be a super-human of some kind, but even you can't heal from having your head blown off. No Alliance secret medicine can protect you from that. So you may want to consider not killing me, not because I gave you a good enough reason for you to keep me alive, but because you don't want your brains splattered all over my body.
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Spine
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*Heads to Upper's room, thinking that Zero might be there. Upon seeing Zero points the gun at the back of her head and thumbs back the hammer*
Upper *starts as Spine enters the room, and listens to their exchange*
Upper: Wait a minute, guys! I don't know whats up with me here, but this has to be a hallucination. I mean, you guys are on the same side here. *Turns to the captain*
From what I could gather about this place is that it is exactly as you say, not the Alliance. I get that you're *grimaces* a little pissed right now *turns to spine* and you too, but can't we... you talk this out? It's not the army, and you know that.
Zero *growls*: Ain't nothin' to talk about. This here huan dan has stepped over the line once too often.
Upper *weak but insistent*: Captain! What are you going to do? Hand me over to these people, kick off spine and what then? The doc next? or tater?
Zero: Ain't even the same thing. They weren't insurbordinate.
Upper: Mistakes happen cap'n. *Lies down, shiny with sweat* You didn't blink an eye when spine shot me when I first got here - with real bullets. But you are getting all broken up about him and I shooting the prisoners with training rounds? Sure, stupid and unneccerary, but hardly that bad.
Zero *mulishly* I said, it ain't even the same thing.
Upper: Fine. FINE! *turns to spine* If you are going to get all violent, I would appreciate it if you would do it somewhere else. *Turns her back to the room, and stars shaking*
Zero *mocking*: You're suddenly squemish
Upper *muffled*: It all depends on whether you want to see me throwing up as the last thing you see in this life. Your choice.
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