Jack Pine
Well-Known Member
- RP Date
- 2/14/YE41
- RP Location
- Sirris VI - Obsidian City -------> Guardian Hospital
The front yard was quiet, Rose's new car gleaming in the fading sunlight crossing the parking lot, thei apartment building lighting up for the evening. Through the livingroom window, one could see Rose's molten chocolate hair flowing in null gravity as her children climbed around her, the curtains fluttering in the breeze from the open window. The rich smells that indicated Rose had prepared a meal in advance for her wife's return wafted across as she gave a squeal, her giggling daughter tumbling through the air past her. With a push of thought, gravity slowly returned, gently pulling the children to the floor, where she stooped to gather her daughters. She had heard Sarah had jumped in at the edge of the system, and would be coming home tonight, and she wanted to know what her lovely wife had found.
But on the horizon, a storm was gathering. She could see the dark clouds forming, feel the icy chill on the breeze. She hoped Sarah could land before the storm came. Landing an Eye series personnel pod in storm weather was unpleasant at best, at worst, near suicidal. She remembered that. Frowning, she turned away from the window, walking to the nursery to put her daughters to bed with their bottles. Returning to the living room, she scooped up Michael, rocking him gently to sleep as she moved back to the nursery, singing slowly, her song in a language that had been lost to time. It didn't take him long to fall asleep, and she carefully set him in the crib, syncing the baby monitor to her Geist.
Returning to the dining room once again, the dinner candles found themselves lit, and Rose looked over the meal, making sure that the online cooking lessons were taking hold. But her eyes turned do the window again, watching, waiting.
The rains of this world fell hard and heavy, as if giving a dark omen. A small flicker in sky trailed towards the city, a small pod descending down towards the military district. Around almost half an hour later, a DR1 with a feminine figure in a revenant undersuit and helmet pulled into the lot, parking next to the van. The figure slowly disembarked, her stature and movements, slow as if lacking energy. It was if defeat and depression had been set upon the woman. She would disappear into the building's entrance, a ring at the door a few minutes later.Rose had seen the DR 1 pull up, taking its place next to her car. She didn't recognize the figure at first, not under the helmet. Still, she jumped up when she heard the door bell, rushing to greet her wife and bring her inside for dinner. The door swung open in front of the woman, and Rose moved to hug her. "Sarah! Welcome home! Oh, Gods, is that a knife? Are you okay?"The pocket knife she had stabbed into her own leg, was indeed still where it had been plunged, a small trickle of blood down her suited leg. Sarah didn't answer at first, her head hung somewhat low, her expression mostly hidden. However her mouth was of a depressed frown, but as Rose spoke, it turned into angry one. Rose would find a hand suddenly slapping her across the cheek. "You..lied...you used me to lie to her.", came the trembled words of Sarah as her head raised to show her glare, wet cheeks that were not so because of the rain now shown. "H-how....how could you?"Rose staggered back at the slap, her eyes widening in shock as she brought a hand to her cheek as one reddened, and the other paled on fear and confusion. A sudden realization dawned in her eyes as she recalled what Sarah was referring to. "I... Thorn."Rose turned to the side, looking away. Her voice was low, hurt, and remorseful as she gestured to the dining room. "Dinner's ready, and you need that knife out. I'll explain while we handle this."
"I...also talked to your mother.....kind of a cold bitch....seems to run in the family. I had to use that knife, so I could focus through the pain that runs much deeper, the one you plunged into my heart.", Sarah said, not having bothered to enter the doorway. To be honest, she was wondering why she should even pass through it, as it felt less like home, and the woman on the other side was now the source of the war that raged in Sarah's heart. "We talk now, because you've apparently been busy when I'm not looking, and I won't lie that it's put a huge dent in why I should even trust you Rose."
"I have a lot of explaining to do." Rose's cheeks reddened as she kept her eyes away. "I don't exactly remember what I told her. I... I thought it would be easy to synchronize memories with her later, and I found out that wasn't... That wasn't something I could do. I was lost, and I wasn't thinking, and it was a stupid mess that I knew would bite me later, I just... I just didn't know how to come clean. Please, come in and let me take care of your leg."
"I know exactly what you said, I saw the memory. Thomas didn't help either, he lied to her as well. When I found her...she actually feared me...feared I was there to kill her, that the NDC was out to kill her. ME. Kill HER?! Then your mother told her that her daughter was dead, and that thorn was nothing but a imitation, after finding out the truth. You're Dovanian Rose, you stowed away on a ship, you weren't sold. How much can I believe of what you are going to say?", Sarah spoke quickly as she overflowed with emotions that fought for control. During the tide of words, she yanked the knife out in frustration, before dropping it as the tears flowed from her eyes.
"I'm sorry, Sarah. Half of what you're saying is news to me! I didn't know I'm Dovanian, I didn't know my mother was even alive! Do you honestly think I would have believed it? If you're not going to trust me on anything else, then please, just trust one thing." Rose looked Sarah dead in the eye, approaching slowly. "Our family, our children... What I was doesn't normally get happiness. I love you, and I will do anything to make sure you're safe, and that you get your ever after. Now get inside, sit the fuck down, and let me help you."
"Happiness is not having what makes me happy decided for me, or being forced to watch a woman I care and love to be put through such abuse, and to have the world twisted against her. I've lived my life on making my own choices, because then I can live with the consequences I reap, with no one to blame for them. But I had to sit there and watch as her world was torn apart, told everything she knew was wrong, and to have everyone who should have loved her turn against that girl. Forced to watch as I could do nothing, but hurt in the truth that was kept from me.", she said as her head began to feel light, the beating of her heart now audible in her ear, and the sound of a steady drip on the floor. Even as her stance faltered, she continued stubborn as always, "What is happiness worth if built on deceit and pain for others. I love you Rose....but fucking damnit,.....i don't know what to do anymore. I...I..I.don't know...how t-to.....heal~"
The loss of blood finally was catching up to her after 24 hours of having a knife in her leg. Her legs felt weak, and buckled, leaving her to fall to her knees as she fought to stay awake.
Rose was quick to try to catch her wife, stooping low. In another room, Rose could hear Nadine squall as the voices woke her, the other three quickly following suit as Rose popped off a quick Geist message. <Talos. Get Spark. And a medic to my appartment. Now. Sarah's hurt, I need to get to the hospital, and I need a babysitter an hour ago.>
"Honey, I'm sorry. For everything. It was a stupid mess and a huge mistake, and I caused so much pain. Please, I just want to help make this at least a little better."
Sarah couldn't find the energy to be angry, sad, depressed, or even to feel any kind of pain. This had just drawn so much energy from her, causing her to lose some will, and to leave her confused on what to do. The answers at one time had seemed so clear, yet now they seemed no where to be found when needed most of all. "T-tell....that...to Thorn.", Sarah said as her eyes could be open no longer, sleep finally taking over. She lost consciousness as her eyes slowly closed, her geist going dormant, causing her irises to turn a dull grey instead of their usual vibrant blue.
"Sarah? Sarah, baby, no. Please..." Rose's voice rose in pitch, her fear kicking and screaming its way to the surface as she watched Sarah's irises fade.
[Emergency units are enroute. Stanby for pickup, we'll medivac her there. Neera is on her way to watch the little ones. Mother, just what the hell is going on?], Talos replied, his confusion and concern almost being felt in the message.
<Sarah's eyes just turned grey, she's bleeding out, had a knife in her leg, slapped me. She's unconscious, but I don't know if she's okay. Please hurry! I don't know what's going on!> Rose pulled Sarah to her chest, gently sliding an arm under her wife's legs to carry her to the couch. It took her only a few moments to find something she could use as a tourniquet, namely her own belt. "Please don't leave me like this, Sarah. Just stay with me and I'll explain everything, I promise."
[fuck fuck fuck, okay prepare for a quick entry. We need to move fast, she is not in a good way. Keep the wound sealed, use a tourniquet, and if you have suit nearby, use some of the gel. I'll let the doctors know we need a quick transfer to the ER. Unit is ETA 40 seconds. Void spare us.]
As if on cue, a Hound jeep with a enclosed back drifted into the parking lot, a couple EMTs sprinting into the building, and arriving through the door moments later to take Sarah away. Neera quickly padded out of the elevator, a gasp leaving her as she turned the corner. The lupine girl was quick to come up beside the still open front door, "Rose, what's going on? Why is grandma bleeding?"
"Sarah, please wake up, don't do this to me..." She had wrenched the tornequet tight, keeping pressure to keep the wound closed, and now stayednear Sarah's head as the paramedics checked her over, getting her ready for transport. One could see the veins bulging in her forearms and the temples, heartbeat thundering as adrenaline and fear flooded her system in an adrenaline fuelled hysteria. "Neera, get the kids in the car, meet me at the ER, Sarah's gonna be okay."
As Rose said the last sentence, the medics quickly exchanged a look between themselves. To be honest, the woman they were moving was not in good shape, and they were questioning if there was even a sign of life in her. The two were almost as frantic as Rose who looked dangerous right now, the medics trying to avoid her while swiftly moving the stretcher. Once she was in the vehicle, a medic took the wheel, while the other moved to stabilize her in the back.
The suit was cut away around the wound, to reveal an enflamed stab wound, fiery red with infection. "Fuck, she's had this wound untreated for a while, infection is already setting in. Hey Ernie! Move it, she doesn't have all night man! Miss Pine, please strap in, we need to move quickly.", said the medic in the back with his patient as well as the frantic Rose.
Neera meanwhile, did as her grandmother instructed, whispering sweetly to the little ones, as they cried for their now absent mothers. She rocked them each as she moved them to a stroller, ready after grabbing a go bag of formula and other baby supplies before heading out to the van. The lupine desperately hoped everything would be alright, and that David was there to calm her.
Rose quickly strapped herself in to the ambulance's jump seat, reaching over to take Sarah's hand. She was shaking, fighting back tears as she pressed the hand to her forehead, whispering as the suit obscured her ability to tell if Sarah was even alive. "Please don't leave me like this... I can fix this, you're gonna be okay... I'm so sorry... I can't lose you again..."
The jeep sped all the way to the hospital, the vehicle pulling into a bay for transferring critical condition patients quickly into the ER wing. Both the medics were quick to get the stretcher rolling as doctors greeted them at the door, their orders for equipment and drugs quickly given out.
Rose was ushered into a waiting room, and she simply couldn't hold back anymore, tears streaming down her face as she wailed helplessly. It was almost worse not knowing whether or not Sarah was even still alive, let alone if she would make it. Worse, to know that this was her fault. The pain ripped to the surface as she stood, watching the door through her tears, lights flickering around her as she shook, choking on the air. Slowly, her lips started to grow numb, her hands pumping into fists and releasing to try to keep blood flow. Her breathing and heart slowed as the adrenalin faded, but the tears never slowed. Nor did she move from her spot, waiting for Sarah to walk back through that door. She tried to send a message to Jack that Sarah was hurt, where she was, asking him and Talos if they knew anything, but all she could get to project was an image of Sarah's pale face in the ambulance, her own words repeating over and over with the crushing despair and fear coloring the words of the doctors and paramedics. < I'm so sorry... I can't lose you again...>
Something dark and despairing pulsed back from somewhere, the feeling emanating from the connection to Jack. He was clearly not taking this well either, and the feeling was getting stronger slowly, as if to show how he was drawing nearer.
The doctors went to work on the Gesherin woman, removing the tourniquet after applying sealant gel to the wound directly, then cutting away the suit to check for further injuries. Once that was done, and no others were found, a bag of blood was brought in. An IV was put in her harm for both for the blood and for another for a salien drip. Her skin was pale from a lack of sufficient blood, something that was immensely worrying. Normally a Gesherin would recover faster, but the emotional wear was just blocking any accelerated process from taking effect.
A couple nurses put a gown on Sarah, then administered several drugs into her system. The monitors were not looking optimistic, but she was alive, at least for now. The doctor, unable to do more other then close the wound with medical nanoes, prepared himself to visit the nepleslian woman in the hall. He hated being the one to bare no definite answer, and even more to give doubt in a patient's condition. But well, recent losses on the trip to this world and battles since, had gotten him used to delivering such news.
"Mrs. Pine, I wish to speak with you. I am Doctor Reeves, the head of our ER wing here at Guardian Hospital. Mrs. Pine...is not in good condition I'm afraid. Her major hurdle right now is the sheer amount of blood she's lost, and quite frankly not an easy amount to come back from. Infection has already set into the wound, which we are fighting with drugs, as well as having her on blood and a salien drip. Her body is just not healing like it should. Normally a Gesherin body heals much more faster then a human, but it's as if....she just doesn't have the energy for it. We just can't explain why as of yet.", the doctor said carefully and calmly after he approached Rose, motioning for her to step off to the side with him for the moment.
"I'm going to be frank ma'am, her odds look grim, and it's a miracle she's even alive at all right now. I can not promise she'll live, but if she does, it will be a slow recovery until we can figure out what is slowing her healing processes down. For now, we must watch and wait, administering drugs, and drips as needed. You can see her momentarily, however....she is still unconscious.", Dr. Reeves went on after a pause, the last part being the most hated of what he had to tell Rose.
Somehow the thought that Sarah was still alive, and stable, even if too weak to be anything but monitored closely felt better, and she felt a weight lifted off her chest. Lights were still flickering around her, and door panels were experiencing glitches as her Geist remained overloaded with Rose's emotional feedback, fed in a cascading negative loop by Jack's own growing response. But she still found the coordination to carefully wrap her arms around the doctor and squeeze tight. Whispering a quiet thank you to him, she attempted to Ping Neera about her location with the kids, succeeding only in sending an emotional burst of her own emotions and the doctor's last sentence.
There was a confirmation ping that the wolf girl was approaching the hospital now, but there was a feedback to the reply, a faint whisper in the distortion.
"She's stronger than I could have ever believed. She'll be okay, I know it. Might take a long time, but she'll be okay, right?"
"Ma'am, again, I don't want to get your hopes up. Mrs. Pine is currently at death's door, and we can only give her what care we can, hoping and possibly praying. I would prepare yourself for the worst, and hope to whatever power you choose for the best.", Dr. Reeve reiterated grimmly.
Neera entered from the end of the hall that lead to the main lobby, her lupine ears hearing the doctor's last statement. She was at first quick with the stroller, but as those words sunk in, she slowed considerably in her pace. Neera gave a low whine as her ears flattened, her eyes growing moist as she appraoched. She felt unsteady as the situation bared down, and the emotional pulse of her father could be felt now. She understood perfectly well what he was feeling.
But on the horizon, a storm was gathering. She could see the dark clouds forming, feel the icy chill on the breeze. She hoped Sarah could land before the storm came. Landing an Eye series personnel pod in storm weather was unpleasant at best, at worst, near suicidal. She remembered that. Frowning, she turned away from the window, walking to the nursery to put her daughters to bed with their bottles. Returning to the living room, she scooped up Michael, rocking him gently to sleep as she moved back to the nursery, singing slowly, her song in a language that had been lost to time. It didn't take him long to fall asleep, and she carefully set him in the crib, syncing the baby monitor to her Geist.
Returning to the dining room once again, the dinner candles found themselves lit, and Rose looked over the meal, making sure that the online cooking lessons were taking hold. But her eyes turned do the window again, watching, waiting.
The rains of this world fell hard and heavy, as if giving a dark omen. A small flicker in sky trailed towards the city, a small pod descending down towards the military district. Around almost half an hour later, a DR1 with a feminine figure in a revenant undersuit and helmet pulled into the lot, parking next to the van. The figure slowly disembarked, her stature and movements, slow as if lacking energy. It was if defeat and depression had been set upon the woman. She would disappear into the building's entrance, a ring at the door a few minutes later.Rose had seen the DR 1 pull up, taking its place next to her car. She didn't recognize the figure at first, not under the helmet. Still, she jumped up when she heard the door bell, rushing to greet her wife and bring her inside for dinner. The door swung open in front of the woman, and Rose moved to hug her. "Sarah! Welcome home! Oh, Gods, is that a knife? Are you okay?"The pocket knife she had stabbed into her own leg, was indeed still where it had been plunged, a small trickle of blood down her suited leg. Sarah didn't answer at first, her head hung somewhat low, her expression mostly hidden. However her mouth was of a depressed frown, but as Rose spoke, it turned into angry one. Rose would find a hand suddenly slapping her across the cheek. "You..lied...you used me to lie to her.", came the trembled words of Sarah as her head raised to show her glare, wet cheeks that were not so because of the rain now shown. "H-how....how could you?"Rose staggered back at the slap, her eyes widening in shock as she brought a hand to her cheek as one reddened, and the other paled on fear and confusion. A sudden realization dawned in her eyes as she recalled what Sarah was referring to. "I... Thorn."Rose turned to the side, looking away. Her voice was low, hurt, and remorseful as she gestured to the dining room. "Dinner's ready, and you need that knife out. I'll explain while we handle this."
"I...also talked to your mother.....kind of a cold bitch....seems to run in the family. I had to use that knife, so I could focus through the pain that runs much deeper, the one you plunged into my heart.", Sarah said, not having bothered to enter the doorway. To be honest, she was wondering why she should even pass through it, as it felt less like home, and the woman on the other side was now the source of the war that raged in Sarah's heart. "We talk now, because you've apparently been busy when I'm not looking, and I won't lie that it's put a huge dent in why I should even trust you Rose."
"I have a lot of explaining to do." Rose's cheeks reddened as she kept her eyes away. "I don't exactly remember what I told her. I... I thought it would be easy to synchronize memories with her later, and I found out that wasn't... That wasn't something I could do. I was lost, and I wasn't thinking, and it was a stupid mess that I knew would bite me later, I just... I just didn't know how to come clean. Please, come in and let me take care of your leg."
"I know exactly what you said, I saw the memory. Thomas didn't help either, he lied to her as well. When I found her...she actually feared me...feared I was there to kill her, that the NDC was out to kill her. ME. Kill HER?! Then your mother told her that her daughter was dead, and that thorn was nothing but a imitation, after finding out the truth. You're Dovanian Rose, you stowed away on a ship, you weren't sold. How much can I believe of what you are going to say?", Sarah spoke quickly as she overflowed with emotions that fought for control. During the tide of words, she yanked the knife out in frustration, before dropping it as the tears flowed from her eyes.
"I'm sorry, Sarah. Half of what you're saying is news to me! I didn't know I'm Dovanian, I didn't know my mother was even alive! Do you honestly think I would have believed it? If you're not going to trust me on anything else, then please, just trust one thing." Rose looked Sarah dead in the eye, approaching slowly. "Our family, our children... What I was doesn't normally get happiness. I love you, and I will do anything to make sure you're safe, and that you get your ever after. Now get inside, sit the fuck down, and let me help you."
"Happiness is not having what makes me happy decided for me, or being forced to watch a woman I care and love to be put through such abuse, and to have the world twisted against her. I've lived my life on making my own choices, because then I can live with the consequences I reap, with no one to blame for them. But I had to sit there and watch as her world was torn apart, told everything she knew was wrong, and to have everyone who should have loved her turn against that girl. Forced to watch as I could do nothing, but hurt in the truth that was kept from me.", she said as her head began to feel light, the beating of her heart now audible in her ear, and the sound of a steady drip on the floor. Even as her stance faltered, she continued stubborn as always, "What is happiness worth if built on deceit and pain for others. I love you Rose....but fucking damnit,.....i don't know what to do anymore. I...I..I.don't know...how t-to.....heal~"
The loss of blood finally was catching up to her after 24 hours of having a knife in her leg. Her legs felt weak, and buckled, leaving her to fall to her knees as she fought to stay awake.
Rose was quick to try to catch her wife, stooping low. In another room, Rose could hear Nadine squall as the voices woke her, the other three quickly following suit as Rose popped off a quick Geist message. <Talos. Get Spark. And a medic to my appartment. Now. Sarah's hurt, I need to get to the hospital, and I need a babysitter an hour ago.>
"Honey, I'm sorry. For everything. It was a stupid mess and a huge mistake, and I caused so much pain. Please, I just want to help make this at least a little better."
Sarah couldn't find the energy to be angry, sad, depressed, or even to feel any kind of pain. This had just drawn so much energy from her, causing her to lose some will, and to leave her confused on what to do. The answers at one time had seemed so clear, yet now they seemed no where to be found when needed most of all. "T-tell....that...to Thorn.", Sarah said as her eyes could be open no longer, sleep finally taking over. She lost consciousness as her eyes slowly closed, her geist going dormant, causing her irises to turn a dull grey instead of their usual vibrant blue.
"Sarah? Sarah, baby, no. Please..." Rose's voice rose in pitch, her fear kicking and screaming its way to the surface as she watched Sarah's irises fade.
[Emergency units are enroute. Stanby for pickup, we'll medivac her there. Neera is on her way to watch the little ones. Mother, just what the hell is going on?], Talos replied, his confusion and concern almost being felt in the message.
<Sarah's eyes just turned grey, she's bleeding out, had a knife in her leg, slapped me. She's unconscious, but I don't know if she's okay. Please hurry! I don't know what's going on!> Rose pulled Sarah to her chest, gently sliding an arm under her wife's legs to carry her to the couch. It took her only a few moments to find something she could use as a tourniquet, namely her own belt. "Please don't leave me like this, Sarah. Just stay with me and I'll explain everything, I promise."
[fuck fuck fuck, okay prepare for a quick entry. We need to move fast, she is not in a good way. Keep the wound sealed, use a tourniquet, and if you have suit nearby, use some of the gel. I'll let the doctors know we need a quick transfer to the ER. Unit is ETA 40 seconds. Void spare us.]
As if on cue, a Hound jeep with a enclosed back drifted into the parking lot, a couple EMTs sprinting into the building, and arriving through the door moments later to take Sarah away. Neera quickly padded out of the elevator, a gasp leaving her as she turned the corner. The lupine girl was quick to come up beside the still open front door, "Rose, what's going on? Why is grandma bleeding?"
"Sarah, please wake up, don't do this to me..." She had wrenched the tornequet tight, keeping pressure to keep the wound closed, and now stayednear Sarah's head as the paramedics checked her over, getting her ready for transport. One could see the veins bulging in her forearms and the temples, heartbeat thundering as adrenaline and fear flooded her system in an adrenaline fuelled hysteria. "Neera, get the kids in the car, meet me at the ER, Sarah's gonna be okay."
As Rose said the last sentence, the medics quickly exchanged a look between themselves. To be honest, the woman they were moving was not in good shape, and they were questioning if there was even a sign of life in her. The two were almost as frantic as Rose who looked dangerous right now, the medics trying to avoid her while swiftly moving the stretcher. Once she was in the vehicle, a medic took the wheel, while the other moved to stabilize her in the back.
The suit was cut away around the wound, to reveal an enflamed stab wound, fiery red with infection. "Fuck, she's had this wound untreated for a while, infection is already setting in. Hey Ernie! Move it, she doesn't have all night man! Miss Pine, please strap in, we need to move quickly.", said the medic in the back with his patient as well as the frantic Rose.
Neera meanwhile, did as her grandmother instructed, whispering sweetly to the little ones, as they cried for their now absent mothers. She rocked them each as she moved them to a stroller, ready after grabbing a go bag of formula and other baby supplies before heading out to the van. The lupine desperately hoped everything would be alright, and that David was there to calm her.
Rose quickly strapped herself in to the ambulance's jump seat, reaching over to take Sarah's hand. She was shaking, fighting back tears as she pressed the hand to her forehead, whispering as the suit obscured her ability to tell if Sarah was even alive. "Please don't leave me like this... I can fix this, you're gonna be okay... I'm so sorry... I can't lose you again..."
The jeep sped all the way to the hospital, the vehicle pulling into a bay for transferring critical condition patients quickly into the ER wing. Both the medics were quick to get the stretcher rolling as doctors greeted them at the door, their orders for equipment and drugs quickly given out.
Rose was ushered into a waiting room, and she simply couldn't hold back anymore, tears streaming down her face as she wailed helplessly. It was almost worse not knowing whether or not Sarah was even still alive, let alone if she would make it. Worse, to know that this was her fault. The pain ripped to the surface as she stood, watching the door through her tears, lights flickering around her as she shook, choking on the air. Slowly, her lips started to grow numb, her hands pumping into fists and releasing to try to keep blood flow. Her breathing and heart slowed as the adrenalin faded, but the tears never slowed. Nor did she move from her spot, waiting for Sarah to walk back through that door. She tried to send a message to Jack that Sarah was hurt, where she was, asking him and Talos if they knew anything, but all she could get to project was an image of Sarah's pale face in the ambulance, her own words repeating over and over with the crushing despair and fear coloring the words of the doctors and paramedics. < I'm so sorry... I can't lose you again...>
Something dark and despairing pulsed back from somewhere, the feeling emanating from the connection to Jack. He was clearly not taking this well either, and the feeling was getting stronger slowly, as if to show how he was drawing nearer.
The doctors went to work on the Gesherin woman, removing the tourniquet after applying sealant gel to the wound directly, then cutting away the suit to check for further injuries. Once that was done, and no others were found, a bag of blood was brought in. An IV was put in her harm for both for the blood and for another for a salien drip. Her skin was pale from a lack of sufficient blood, something that was immensely worrying. Normally a Gesherin would recover faster, but the emotional wear was just blocking any accelerated process from taking effect.
A couple nurses put a gown on Sarah, then administered several drugs into her system. The monitors were not looking optimistic, but she was alive, at least for now. The doctor, unable to do more other then close the wound with medical nanoes, prepared himself to visit the nepleslian woman in the hall. He hated being the one to bare no definite answer, and even more to give doubt in a patient's condition. But well, recent losses on the trip to this world and battles since, had gotten him used to delivering such news.
"Mrs. Pine, I wish to speak with you. I am Doctor Reeves, the head of our ER wing here at Guardian Hospital. Mrs. Pine...is not in good condition I'm afraid. Her major hurdle right now is the sheer amount of blood she's lost, and quite frankly not an easy amount to come back from. Infection has already set into the wound, which we are fighting with drugs, as well as having her on blood and a salien drip. Her body is just not healing like it should. Normally a Gesherin body heals much more faster then a human, but it's as if....she just doesn't have the energy for it. We just can't explain why as of yet.", the doctor said carefully and calmly after he approached Rose, motioning for her to step off to the side with him for the moment.
"I'm going to be frank ma'am, her odds look grim, and it's a miracle she's even alive at all right now. I can not promise she'll live, but if she does, it will be a slow recovery until we can figure out what is slowing her healing processes down. For now, we must watch and wait, administering drugs, and drips as needed. You can see her momentarily, however....she is still unconscious.", Dr. Reeves went on after a pause, the last part being the most hated of what he had to tell Rose.
Somehow the thought that Sarah was still alive, and stable, even if too weak to be anything but monitored closely felt better, and she felt a weight lifted off her chest. Lights were still flickering around her, and door panels were experiencing glitches as her Geist remained overloaded with Rose's emotional feedback, fed in a cascading negative loop by Jack's own growing response. But she still found the coordination to carefully wrap her arms around the doctor and squeeze tight. Whispering a quiet thank you to him, she attempted to Ping Neera about her location with the kids, succeeding only in sending an emotional burst of her own emotions and the doctor's last sentence.
There was a confirmation ping that the wolf girl was approaching the hospital now, but there was a feedback to the reply, a faint whisper in the distortion.
"She's stronger than I could have ever believed. She'll be okay, I know it. Might take a long time, but she'll be okay, right?"
"Ma'am, again, I don't want to get your hopes up. Mrs. Pine is currently at death's door, and we can only give her what care we can, hoping and possibly praying. I would prepare yourself for the worst, and hope to whatever power you choose for the best.", Dr. Reeve reiterated grimmly.
Neera entered from the end of the hall that lead to the main lobby, her lupine ears hearing the doctor's last statement. She was at first quick with the stroller, but as those words sunk in, she slowed considerably in her pace. Neera gave a low whine as her ears flattened, her eyes growing moist as she appraoched. She felt unsteady as the situation bared down, and the emotional pulse of her father could be felt now. She understood perfectly well what he was feeling.
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