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Post by Holly Short on Feb 3, 2007 21:06:48 GMT -5
"You'll be fine, the doc said your gonna be fine."
Holly winces as she feels the pain Chix is in, her face turned pale for a moment and then went back to normal. She was tempted to strangle herself for letting Chix get wounded, she choked back some tears and then spoke.
"I hope you'll be okay, Chix. Ya' know, your cute for a male."
She winks at Chix, but then feels sick for a brief second, then she sits down in the rocker next to Chix's cot.
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Post by Foaly on Feb 3, 2007 21:41:46 GMT -5
"How's the live bait?" Foaly's voice chuckles through the speakers as he doesn't intend to sound mean--it's only good-natured kidding, "Back in the land of the living, from what I can see."
He checks the monitors and pulls up the screen showing Chix and Holly. He notices Holly's sad yet angered expression and decides to address whatever is going on in her head.
"It's not your fault, Holly," he reminds her yet again, "We know somebody let that troll out. We just have to find out who it was. Speaking of the troll, I haven't heard anything back from Trouble. He was supposed to take Retrieval One in there over an hour ago..."
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Post by Holly Short on Feb 3, 2007 21:47:10 GMT -5
"That does make me suspicious."
Holly bites her lip causing blood to draw from it, her rage of Chix being practically killed makes her want to destroy and kill something.
"It was my fault Foaly, I wasn't quick enough. I've fail Chix and LEP!"
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Post by Chix Verbil on Feb 4, 2007 1:56:48 GMT -5
[glow=green,5,300]"Well, I hope this doesn't permanently put me out of commission," Chix sighs, eyeing the various monitors he's been connected to, particularly the IV drip stuck in his vein, "Man, I'd rather be out in the line of fire than to be stuck in here."
His ears twitch as Foaly updates Holly on the troll situation back in the southwest sector. Normally he wouldn't care too much one way or the other, being that he's not exactly the brightest sprite in the world, but Trouble being late on the scene is practically unheard of and gives Chix reason for concern.
"That doesn't sound right," he glances warily at Holly, "I know Trouble. He's always on my case. He's also always on time and for him to not show up on a case this dangerous seems really strange."[/glow]
"Visiting hours are over," a nurse gnome waddles in and gestures for Holly to leave, "Patients need their rest. How are we feeling, Mr. Verbil?"
[glow=green,5,300]"Well, I feel like I've been dragged, stepped on, blown up, and skewered," Chix replies sarcastically, "But you look like you're doing just fine, so why don't you tell me how 'we' are feeling?"[/glow]
"A bit cranky, eh? Well, we'll fix that," the gnome replies, sending some greenish serum into the IV, "This'll kill the pain and put you out for a few hours."
[glow=green,5,300]Realizing he probably has less than 10 minutes left for consciousness, Chix reaches out for Holly's hand before she can leave.
"I know you've got business to attend to, Cap'," his voice is slow and sleepy already as the pain killers start totake effect, "But...could you just stay here a while...at least 'til I...I..."
Chix's sentence trails off as the sedatives kick in full force and he drifts off. His green-skinned hand relaxes and releases Holly's hand, his own falling limply to the cot.[/glow]
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Post by Holly Short on Feb 4, 2007 21:12:59 GMT -5
Holly chews her lip due to the dirty little gnome coming in and disrupting the reunion. But she holds back the anger and hate, because every one knows, Holly hates gnomes do to filthy little Ark Sool or as she calls him in her mind Ark Stoolsoftener.
"Goodbye Chix, I'll be back in an hour."
Holly walks by thinking about what Chix said about Trouble not showing up, she knows that Trouble with no pun intended is in trouble.
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Grub Kelp
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Post by Grub Kelp on Feb 4, 2007 22:24:14 GMT -5
"Captain! Captain Holly!" Grub nearly runs her over in his haste, his voice higher than usual--like panicked screeching, "I heard what Foaly said! My brother is late! My brother is never late! Something must be wrong. He must be hurt or captured or dead! Or maybe he fell into a ditch somewhere! You're a captain! You have to do something. My brother is out there somewhere!"
By this time, Grub is on his knees clinging to Holly like a terrified child. He is only seconds away from losing any composure he has and breaking down into hysterical sobs. And this is no theatrical act. He is truly terrified for his brother--if something is, in fact, wrong.
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Post by Holly Short on Feb 4, 2007 22:35:49 GMT -5
"Corpral, calm down. Maybe his transponder was off, although I don't think he'd be dead."
Holly shows compassion in her eyes as Grub clings to her. She pulls him up to his feet, and starts to do some comfort talk, as she knows Grub and Trouble were the only two other males, besides the Commander and Foaly that she likes.
"Your brother is very strong and handsome. Never mind the last part, but he is strong willed. Don't worry about it."
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Grub Kelp
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Post by Grub Kelp on Feb 4, 2007 23:36:38 GMT -5
Pulling Grub to his feet is like trying to get a battered rag doll to remain in a standing position by itself. However, Holly's words seem to penetrate his fear and he lifts his gaze to meet hers, new resolve in his large eyes as he sniffles once and stiffens his expression, obviously trying to pull himself together.
"You're right," he answers, taking a deep breath as he tries to steady his own voice, "Mommy always said Trouble is strong-willed. I just hope nothing happened. I don't know why, but all day I've felt like we're all being...watched...by evil eyes."
He shudders at the thought and glances around the halls as though he's expecting some unseen evil to leap out of a random shadow and shove a gun in his face.
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Opal Koboi
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"Think! You'd like me to think about it! What do you imagine I was doing the past year?"[M:0]
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Post by Opal Koboi on Feb 5, 2007 22:19:12 GMT -5
Opal is sitting in her Hoverboy chair giggling about Chix getting swatted down by the troll. Hoping that he wouldn't make it out of recovery, so that it could be blamed on Holly.
"Maybe the Captain will get blamed for this too, maybe she'll serve time in an institution like I did."
Opal delights the fact that she is watching Chix in pain, as she floats in the deserted hall way.
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Grub Kelp
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Post by Grub Kelp on Feb 5, 2007 22:37:59 GMT -5
Grub shudders again, feeling more anxious than usual. He steals a glance at Holly and tries to straighten up and not look like such a wimp in his state of fear.
"I can't explain it, Captain," he tries not to whine, "But I feel like there's some intense evil skulking around...like someone is out to destroy us all."
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Post by Holly Short on Feb 5, 2007 23:07:29 GMT -5
"I sort of sense it too. Maybe we both have the same peculiar senses, but if there is any evil around it's probably that filthy pixie, Opal Koboi."
Holly helps Grub to his feet, and walks out with him knowing visiting hours are over.
"Let's go to the officer lounge, if it will make you feel better."
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Grub Kelp
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Post by Grub Kelp on Feb 6, 2007 1:00:09 GMT -5
"It just bothers me, Captain," Grub hisses in an obviously stressed whisper, "First Chix gets taken out by a troll, then Foaly can't establish communication with my brother. Maybe I'm being paranoid, but it sure seems like someone might have planned all this."
He follows Holly to the lounge, so closely it's a wonder he doesn't accidentally step on her heels. He turns to glance over his shoulder and does a double take as he thinks he sees a shadow slip away down one of the empty corridors. The color drains from his face and he feels like he might faint, but instead, he spins back toward Holly and runs a few strides to fall into step beside her.
"It's probably just my mind playing tricks," he reasons, talking to himself, "It's been a long day. My nerves are just shot, that's all...yeah..."
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Post by Holly Short on Feb 6, 2007 21:30:27 GMT -5
"Don't worry, your nerves are jangling a bit. Just sit down and relax, your brother is probably getting a bad transmission, that's all."
Holly tries to calm Grub down, hoping and praying that that's the only thing holding Trouble back.
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Grub Kelp
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Post by Grub Kelp on Feb 6, 2007 22:55:00 GMT -5
"Yes...a bad transmission," Grub whimpers, trying to convince himself, but he can't exactly forget the mysterious shadow figure that had appeared in the hall of the hospital, "Erm...Captain? You didn't see anything...peculiar...in the corridors, did you? Like a shadow belonging to someone sneaking around in there and trying not to get caught?"
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Trouble Kelp
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"I don't care what Mommy said! Rank is rank! You will refer to me as Captain Kelp."[M:0]
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Post by Trouble Kelp on Feb 6, 2007 23:15:53 GMT -5
Trouble blasts through the door to the lounge, screaming, cursing and muttering.
"Grub, I was supposed to go on a mission! How come I had a bad transmission? I heard what happened to Chix, he's lucky he's not dead. What's the situation, puking again?"
Trouble snickers at Grub.
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