WASH Part 3 - VFF
POSTED BY: CaptainZero
UPDATED: Thursday, January 22, 2009 02:35
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*Upper wakes up as Dr. Chen enters the room, takes the glass of water he pours and drinks it down*
Dr.Chen: I hope you had a good long sleep, although it has been a little longer than I intended, due to some excitement with one of your friends.
Upper: Who? Is everyone allright?
Dr. Chen: The doctor, but he is going to be fine.
*Upper nods*
Upper: Dr Chen, I feel better. I mean, alot better. I think that the antigens we were hoping for - well that you and several other people were hoping for are indeed present.
Dr.Chen: It certainly looks that way. But I will have to do some tests to be sure.
*Dr.Chen calls the nurse over the PA system and she arrives to draw some blood.*
Dr.Chen: Nurse, I want that sent to the lab asap. Tell the people there that it is to be bumped up to their first priority. They will know what it is about.
*Dr Chen examines Upper*
Dr Chen: Well, you do seem better. If you want something to eat or to move around, feel free to do so.
Upper: I just have one question, doctor. Zero told me that I couldn't have the disease, because it was passed on in aerosol form.
Dr Chen: Yes, in general. But for this to work we had to create a special form of the virus. One that we could inject and that would not become infectious to the other persons involved in... getting the patient here.
Upper: But there were no injection marks!
Dr. Chen: Yes, there were, but just somewhere where it would have been hard to spot.
Upper: Do I want to know?
Dr Chen: It was done while you were sleeping or after knocking you out, so I wouldn't worry too much about it. It was in your eye.
*Upper grimaces* That is disgusting!!!
Dr Chen *drily*: You'll get over it.
Upper: Well, that's put me off my food for a little longer. Think I'll go and see the others.
Dr.Chen: I'll have them bring something to your room, so you can have it when you get back.
Upper: And doctor? Will you let me know about those lab tests as soon as they are done??
Dr.Chen: You'll be the first to know, because we will be looking for more blood.
Upper *grimacing*: Swell. Where can I find the others?
*Dr.Chen indicates where the rooms are and upper leaves in the general direction. As she enters a corridor, she sees Tillie coming out of a room*
Upper: Hey! Glad to see a familiar face! Who's in there?
Tillie: Spine, sleepin'
Upper *grins* Oh, I thought it would be the good doctor.
Tillie: No. He's busy mendin' some fences with an old friend.
Upper: Really? Last I heard he was being attacked.
Tillie: Yeah, long story. Let's go find Tater, and eat somethin'! I'm starvin'.
*they start walking*
Upper: Tillie, was I crazy or did spine hold a gun to the captain's head? Was that real?
Tillie: Sure was, but there seems to be somethin' strange about the whole thing. I think the whiskey was spiked.
Upper: Right. *looks away, then turns back and smiles at tillie* You're right! I'm starving too. Let's eat.
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Lloyd: Hwoo Dahn! *starts trying to get up* I'LL GET YOU!
Relax, I'm not what you think! Lord, you're different then th elittle boy I remember...
Lloyd: CAPTAIN FENIX, THAT'S WHO YOU ARE! YOU BURNT MY HOME!
No, I didn't, and I was with the 21st during that event, I was a 2nd Lieutenant. Everything isn't how you think, I was laughing out of joy..
Lloyd: You burnt my town to the ground, Alliance scum!
*explains as best he can what really happened*
Lloyd: And why should I believe you? Hm?
Do you really need to know? I left the Alliance military, was forced out.
Lloyd: How do I know that's not a lie?
*goes over to Lloyd and whispers something in his ear*
Lloyd: That was you?
*nods* I'm responsible that council member's death. Records don't show it, but my decision made it happen. You can't tell anyone, NO ONE, esoecially not the WASH's crew, I'm waiting for a good time for that myself. Understand that?
Lloyd: Yeah... Wow..
So you believe me now?
Lloyd: Yes... Sorry about before, Fenix...
With the information you had, I can't really say I can blame you.
Lloyd: Only... that Bad Platoon... it wasnt a Bad Platoon...
What do you mean?
Lloyd: It couldn't have been, not with what heard..
Then what was it? *crosses his arms*
Lloyd: Black operations. High class, high rated, highly authorized...
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*Tillie and Upperson walk down the hall to Tatertot's room.*
Tillie: I was just on my way to find you. How're you feeling? You look much better.
Upperson: I feel much better too.
Tillie: *knocking on the door softly* Tate honey, you up yet? Wanna come eat something with Upper and me, or ain't you done resting?
"Need a weave on that?" - Simon, in The Train Job
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*tatertot wakes up to light knocking at her door and tillie's voice*
Tillie: Tate honey, you up yet? Wanna come eat something with Upper and me, or ain't you done resting?
*tater's voice is a little groggy from sleep* Uh-um yeah I'm up! Hold on a sec! *she gets out of bed and stretches. then she walks over to a mirror in the room and peers at her reflection, her hair is a mess so she looks around for a comb, when she finds one she brushes threw her hair quickly and puts it up in a ponytail. when that's done she walks out of the room to find tillie and upper waiting*
Hey jie jie! Hey Upper, glad to see you up and walking. You look a lot better.
Upper: *smiling* Yeah I feel a lot better!
*tater smiles back, then turns to tillie* So I thought I heard you say something about eating? I wasn't dreaming right? I'm starving!
Tillie: *giggles* Yep you heard right, c'mon.
*the three off them walk off together to get some food*
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*Tillie, Upperson, and Tatertot are happily sampling food from a heavily laden buffet table.*
Tillie: *putting slivers of something onto Tatertot's and Upperson's plates* Here, try this. It's a little salty, but the flavour is very interesting.
Tatertot: *making a face* I'm not sure I like it.
Upperson: There's something familiar about this, but I'm not sure. It's right on the tip of my tongue.
*Tillie and Tater burst out laughing.*
Tatertot: Of course it is! It's in your mouth!
*Upperson rolls her eyes, and then gives in and starts laughing too.*
Chen: Ah, that's a pleasant sound. So good to hear people enjoying themselves. How are you all?
Tillie: Much better now that we've had some rest and food, duō xiè.
Chen: Bù xiè, no thanks necessary. You're all doing a great service; especially you, young lady. *patting Upper's shoulder* The blood test has come back, and I'm pleased to tell you the antibodies are present.
Tatertot: What does that mean?
Chen: It means this young lady was exposed to Durant's Disease but she didn't get sick because her body successfully fought it off, and her blood contains the means to help other people do the same.
Tatertot: She did too get sick.
Upperson: Yes, I did a little. But I recovered completely, didn't I Doctor?
Chen: Yes, you don't have a trace of the disease. Not anywhere. The only way we can even tell you were infected is from the antibodies.
Tatertot: But why was she throwing up so much?
Chen: Her body was fighting off an infection. During that time she felt ill, as we all do when we have a cold or a stomach virus. Now the infection is all gone, but her blood still contains the antibodies it made for that fight.
Tatertot: So you're gonna put her blood into the sick folks and they'll get well?
Chen: It's a little more complicated than that, but essentially, yes.
Tillie: How many people will she be able to help?
Chen: Hopefully all of them.
"Need a weave on that?" - Simon, in The Train Job
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*Zero knocks softly on Spinebite's door.*
You up?
Spinebite: Yeah, come in.
Feeling any better?
Spinebite: Ye-- hey, the scotch! There was something in that damn scotch--
We gave the bottle to the doc's lab staff here to find out what you got dosed with. No answers yet, but we only just gave it to them.
Spinebite: Hey Captain, I did some stuff--
You talking about when you shot your door full of holes, or the part when you broke Upper out of her room and went shooting up the folks in the hold, or maybe the part when you had the gun to my head?
*Spine hangs his head. His shoulders slump forward and he looks utterly dejected.*
Spinebite: Um. Yeah. About that...
I get that you were dosed with something powerful, and I get that you were not quite yourself, not quite in control.
Spinebite: But... *He says it as if he's adding it to her sentence.*
But nothing, I didn't put a but on the end of that. You tell me what you remember. Did any part of that come from inside you? Did any part of you want to shoot me in the head? Where do we stand, you and me? You still my First Mate, or you planning to shoot me in the head again?
Spinebite: You still want me for First Mate?
Well, I don't have as much call for a killing machine as Captain Walker thought he might need, but I do need a strong right-hand man to keep me and my crew safe. I need someone with a cool head, who can keep it holstered until the time is right. Do you only want to take on jobs if there's murder and mayhem involved, or would you be satisfied with capers that don't have any killing in them?
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The drug brought out a side of me I thought I'd buried. You have to understand, it could very well have been anyone else with a gun to their head. You were just the most convenient choice.
Zero:I don't understand.
Spine:After I lost my family, I was devoid of anything human whatsoever. My only purpose was to kill. Thats part of the reason why I enlisted. After the war, I buried that part of me, so I could go to work as a merc. Part of me wants to gut everyone in this hospital then burn it to the ground. The drugs brought that part out. Its what enables me to kill without remorse.
Zero:And this part of you is buried again?
Spine:If it wasn't, you never would have made it through the door. I'll keep the WASH and her crew safe, and I'll do whatever you need me too.
"Pain is scary."
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In that case, if you can keep the mad killer safely bottled up, welcome back. I'd like to change your title to Master at Arms; it's better suited to the work you've already been doing on the Wash. Security, enforcement, interrogation, all those weapon-y kinds of things.
*Zero shakes hands with Spinebite and claps him on the shoulder.*
I have a reason to ask you to be my MA. I have some work for you.
We'll be here for several days while Doc Chen and Upperson do their healing thing. I'm also looking into lining up some more high-paying customers for the treatment. I'll be relying on you to oversee security while we're here, and after both you and Upper are fully recovered I want you to continue her weapons training. Tillie may also be joining the training, and I'd like you to watch Doctor Alex shoot so you can give me an idea of his ability.
But it's after the job is done that I'll really need your expertise. It's possible we'll have a problem with Badger. I'm hoping I can work it out with him, but if not we're going to have to show force. You'll be in charge of that force. You can hire any of Jagger's former team and the security detail here at the hospital. You'll train them and get them prepared, but it's also important that if Badger accepts my terms you can keep your men controlled. I want to avoid bloodshed. Your team will be there to protect us as we go in to parlay with Badger, and use force ONLY if Badger starts it. Can you do it?
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