the Clinic (Open character-based RP)

Ella had only made it two steps when she heard Whip crash to the ground. She whirred around as Whip rolled upright holding his head.

Ella rushed to his side. Her hands glowed with golden light. Golden bubbles of light floated from her hands towards Whip, specifically to his head. As the bubbles ‘popped’ (inaudibly) his head started to feel immensely better. (Heal Other).

Ella stood over Whip and gently (yet with very strong hands) pulled his hands away from the wound. She brushed his hair gently with her fingers making sure that wound was cured.

“Ohhh Whip are you alright?” She continued to pet his head. Slowly the golden bubbles stopped as the wound was completely healed.

“Damn damn damn. I can’t believe he did that,” Ian hissed to himself. He was leaping from branch to branch on the trees that were scattered around grounds until he reached a zone without trees so he’d skillfully land on the ground and search as he swiftly sprinted along. “And he was doing so well. Now I’m going to look incompetent by falling asleep on the job.”

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Earlier, after being pulled from the meet-and-greet, Ian was put back on his normal duties which were to mainly to keep an eye on Edward. In his room, Ed slept soundly after his examination, the only remnants left of his check up were the white bandage around his head and over his right eye. Eventually, he woke to the sounds of cheering and lots of beeping.

“Oh, so you’re awake,” came a familiar voice to his left. Ian had been watching a game show on the television. Ed blinked a few times before realizing his whereabouts. “Want to play a game of chess? Or how about shogi?”

Ed didn’t answer at first but then groaned out loud before leaning further back into his pillow. “I’m not really in the mood,” he sighed and let his focus shift to the TV.

“Okay, that’s cool. Did you want to watch TV instead? I’ll change it to the news.” Ian then changed the channel and placed the remote near Edward’s hand. They sat and watched for a few minutes in silence until Ed changed the station to a news channel focused on the happenings in the Rogue Islands. As he listened to the lies, half-truths and cover ups, his mind reached out telepathically hundreds of miles to those locations or the people that were involved to attempt to see a glimpse of the truth. Sometimes it worked, sometimes he could not reach far enough because of the pain and a lot of the time he was disappointed or even angry at what he discovered.

Ian didn’t much like the news. Although there were lots of stories of new or popular heroes saving lives and making Paragon city and the world safer, there were sometimes more coverage of bad or horrible things. This just made him squirm in his seat, eager to get into the streets and do his part to stop crime. He didn’t do much squirming this time as Ed pushed himself up from his bed. “I need to go to the bathroom.” Ian was about to get up and help him but he found his seat again. Ed was independent and didn’t like others holding his hand.

Ed at first shuffled a few steps before his normal movement returned and he walked into the bathroom as if nothing was wrong with him. In truth, Ed had lost his ability to walk normally as he could not control the muscles in his legs properly. He was using a small fraction of his telekinetic powers to move his legs and keep him balanced. Ian knew he wasn’t suppose to do that but Ed would grouch about how he was in the Rikti war and fought for the safety of the world and this dimension so a kid shouldn’t be telling him what to do.

With a sigh, Ian sank into the back of his chair. He crossed his arms, his brows narrowed. He felt slightly useless here, barely able to assist the nurses in the clinic or help the patients recover. It didn't matter that he was only 17, with no apparent super powers, only a wooden sword, and did his best to save citizens in need as well as aid his community by acting as not just a hero but a servant to those that needed it. Dispite all his efforts, crime was still rampant, threats of this world or otherworldly were a constant problem and places like the clinic were a constant reminder of that.

Unbeknownst to him, Ian’s brows relaxed and his eyelids became heavy and soon he was asleep. Ed then peeked out of the bathroom to find Ian was indeed asleep then quickly moved to his wheelchair and wheeled himself out of the room. Ed hid himself in the bathroom so he could put Ian to sleep, which would require a bit of time for him, enough time that Ian could have pressed the Nurse call button and he used his chair so the staff that might see him outside his room wouldn’t get suspicious. Eventually, Ian stirred and awoke only to find himself alone in the room.

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Ian found himself just outside the entrance to the spa where some other guests where enjoying the hot tub. “Alright, I’ve searched the main building twice, the sick ward, the cafeteria, and every outdoor area.” His eyes passed over the spa once more then looked away. “The only place I haven’t looked….I just…..I just need to….to check the sp…..the cafeteria once more. He might have just gotten there.” He froze, mainly to plan the pattern of his search, but also because he was feeling uneasy.

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Ella rushed to his side. Her hands glowed with golden light. Golden bubbles of light floated from her hands towards Whip, specifically to his head. As the bubbles ‘popped’ (inaudibly) his head started to feel immensely better. (Heal Other).

Ella stood over Whip and gently (yet with very strong hands) pulled his hands away from the wound. She brushed his hair gently with her fingers making sure that wound was cured.

“Ohhh Whip are you alright?” She continued to pet his head. Slowly the golden bubbles stopped as the wound was completely healed.

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At first, Whip was confused. How she manage to heal him like that? Still, at least the constant pain in his head had been replaced by a mild numbing sensation-same as always for him. Within seconds of the final bubble popping, Whip seemed to explode into a massive grin!

"Thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou!" Whip said as he pretty much latched onto Ella in what he assumed to be a hug. Not many people had done that for him (in battle, he was usually the last to be healed) and when it happened, he was undoubtedly greatful to those who did it for him.

Also, the blow to the head had unlocked something-he remembered how to play checkers! Okay, it wasn't much, but he at least remembered something now...

Void Blazer had finally recovered from his sense of awkwardness, apparently he had missed a lot. ((Sorry!)) Whip managed to hurt himself, Ella revealed herself to be much more powerful then he had previously thought, normally this would incite much more conversation to him, but he felt a sudden pain in his head... along with a voice, that only he could apparently hear. It was almost a whisper, but to him it felt like it was pounding into his brain.... "Come back...." Void Blazer dropped to his knees. W-...What the?. In reply, the ominous voice spoke again, only much louder, "COME BACK!". This sent what felt like a tear through his brain, causing him to clutch his head.

This display was uncommon, and he did not want to alarm anyone, and decided he could use some rest. Going up to Kruth'T he whispered,attempting to sound fine, but failing miserably, "Ah, I need to go...I'll be back later, sorry, I think I just...need some sleep, too, y'know, excited from earning back my ability to say "I" again, I figured I should use some rest to umm...cool down." Void Blazer did not even bother to try and wait for a response, and started to walk off, but when he heard the voice again shout into his mind, "We said, to come back to us!", it caused Void Blazer to clutch his head even tighter with one hand, and run off, in search of his room.

((This is both for a little time to get off writer's block, as well as add a little more depth to Void Blazer.))

“Treatment room…treatment room…treatment room…bathroom…treat-oh good lord.” Sis covered her eyes and quickly backed down the hallway. She wasn’t having much luck finding the hot tub, but she had gotten an eyeful of the treatment rooms. Peering at her map again, she guessed she had taken a right instead of a left, and began to retrace her steps.

As she walked, trying to nod pleasantly to the staff she passed, she kept one hand in her pocket. She’d stuffed the sorry excuse for a bathing suit in there, just in case the pool or hot tub was unoccupied. As she turned yet another corner, she heard the vague murmur of people. Heading towards the sound, she caught sight of Ian standing just outside the entrance.

“Forgot your swimsuit?” Sis looked him over, then glanced towards where the rest of the noise was coming from. She heard what sounded like an excited child exclaiming “Thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou!” and watched in confusion as a man brushed past them, clutching his head.

“On second thought…if that’s what the water does to you…” Sis trailed off, looking down at the map in her hand.

((Apologies for the short post. And thank you Halo. I missed you guys.))

As Ian zipped through the clinic mentally, he decided to go back to where the meet and greet was in hopes that Edward choose to introduce himself to some of the newer guests. He was just about to take the 1st step when he heard a voice behind him and froze.

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“Forgot your swimsuit?”

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If anyone knew him at that clinic, they would know what Ian’s main responsibilities were therefore would know about Ed and probably figured the whole situation from there, seeing as it’s happened at least twice in the last week. He slowly turned toward the voice behind him to find his worries were unwarranted.

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“On second thought…if that’s what the water does to you…” Sis trailed off, looking down at the map in her hand.

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“Oh, Sis…” Ian said in a relieved sigh. “…at first I thought you were Mrs. Ci….um, nevermind…..What about you? Were you looking for the gym or the hot tub?” He would have eyed her attire to assess, among other things, her desired activity so he could try to direct her to the right place but he was a bit anxious about his situation.

He looked to his left, his right and behind then moved in closer to Sis. He peeked around her to make sure no one was around then began to talk, still looking around for any staff that might be walking about. “Um, I’m kind of looking for someone. If you find him, do you think you can maybe talk to him? You know, keep him busy?”

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"Thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou!" Whip said as he pretty much latched onto Ella in what he assumed to be a hug.

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What happened next wasn’t Ella’s fault. She did know better, it was simply something beyond her control.

As usual the first sign was in her eyes. A flash of fear was quickly replaced by the onset of sudden anger. Her brow furrowed with rage, while her eyes became pained and apologetic at once.

A bright golden glow surrounded Ella as her strength surged well beyond the realm of normal. Her vice like fingers pried Whip off of her. The force applied by her fingers was enough to bruise Whip’s arms. Golden bubbles flowed from her hands as she flung Whip away. The bubbles again ‘popped’ in golden light healing the bruises instantly.

“NEVER DO THAT!!!!”

Ella stood shaking for a moment mixed with fury and sorrow for what she just did. Though her brow was still furrowed in rage, tears were already forming in the corners of her eyes.

She quickly looked Whip, Kruth’T, Jamie, Hali and Kia and the rage in her face softened noticeably. The golden glow of her super strength vanished and her faced flushed an embarrassed pink.

She mouthed the words ‘I’m sorry’ and quickly turned and ran off.

On her way out she almost bumped into Sis and Ian. She knew that she wanted to find Sis, but wasn’t emotionally prepared at the moment. She dodged around Sis making sure she placed Sis between herself and Ian. Just in case Ian had any thoughts of stopping her. She knew how fast he was.

Ella leapt halfway across the pool and nimbly sprang off the diving board to land on the far side of the pool on the head of a statue. Another leap got to her roof of the Spa and she quickly dropped out of sight on the far side of the building.

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“Holy [bleep]!” Kia rose from the hot tub she tried to use her powers to arrest Whip’s fall, (Not that it was needed, Whip was plenty spry) but as she held her arm outstretched she was reminded of the glowie on her wrist and that she was now useless. “Son of a [bleep]” she stared annoyingly at the dripping glowie.

“Aimable je” Hali looked to Whip to verify his safety by the time she looked back Ella had bound onto the roof and disappeared from sight.
[Gracious me]

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Back in the main building a fully outfitted security team scrambled down an underground tunnel headed toward the Spa.

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What happened next wasn’t Ella’s fault. She did know better, it was simply something beyond her control.

As usual the first sign was in her eyes. A flash of fear was quickly replaced by the onset of sudden anger. Her brow furrowed with rage, while her eyes became pained and apologetic at once.

A bright golden glow surrounded Ella as her strength surged well beyond the realm of normal. Her vice like fingers pried Whip off of her. The force applied by her fingers was enough to bruise Whip’s arms. Golden bubbles flowed from her hands as she flung Whip away. The bubbles again ‘popped’ in golden light healing the bruises instantly.

“NEVER DO THAT!!!!”

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Whip could feel the claws reach out for him. The next thing that he realised was that he was soaring through the air, until he slammed into a wall of some kind...in a most painful manner. Even though there were more bubbles to heal his physical wounds, an old, psychological one had opened up in the meantime.

After Whip managed to get himself 'upright,' he scampered to the other side of the hot tubs. He didn't know what had caused her to go all crazy like that, so he put it down to what he called 'bad magic,' much like the kind that the circle magi and other such villianous groups utalised.

As he sat, huddled in a corner, Whip tried to figure out what had gone wrong. All he had done was thanked her for healing him after his mysterious fall...what was wrong with that?

You are bad...

There it was again-that voice! Luckily, Whip managed to ignore it for the most part, but whenever that voice sprung up in his head, he would find himself being, well, unlike himself to be honest. He knew that voice, that terrible voice belonged to whoever owned his powers last, but they were his now and no matter what was said, he wasn't bad.

But that wasn't the problem-the fact he was being attacked for saying 'thank you,' was. How could Ella do that? Was it even Ella who was doing it? It was hard to figure out, but the whole ordeal had shocked Whip and as such, he didn't much want to leave this corner for now.

Kruth'T had a fairly good view of Whip's fall, but was to far away to do anything to prevent it. While he was close enough that he could have intervened when Ella hurt Whip. Kruth'T's spines had began to peek out of their sheaths, but he stopped when he had noticed her fear.

When she ran, he nearly went after her. If she had been one of his own species he would have. instead he turned to Kia, "Is it just me or did she loose control?"

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“Oh, Sis…” Ian said in a relieved sigh. “…at first I thought you were Mrs. Ci….um, nevermind…..What about you? Were you looking for the gym or the hot tub?” He would have eyed her attire to assess, among other things, her desired activity so he could try to direct her to the right place but he was a bit anxious about his situation.

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Sis raised an eyebrow. She was still in her clothes from earlier, though she’d washed off the red eye makeup and left her gloves in her room. Fingering the not-quite-swimsuit in her pocket, she shrugged. “Looking for both I guess. Though, I’m less eager to find the hot tub if it’s already occupied.”

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He looked to his left, his right and behind then moved in closer to Sis. He peeked around her to make sure no one was around then began to talk, still looking around for any staff that might be walking about. “Um, I’m kind of looking for someone. If you find him, do you think you can maybe talk to him? You know, keep him busy?”

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“You lost him, I take it?” Sis smirked. “Shame.” Her tone was teasing. “Who is this guy? What’d he do? What makes you think he’d be here?” She jerked her thumb towards the hot tub, where the lower murmur of voices could still be heard. She was curious to see the pool area, but not excited to wear a swimsuit in front of a bunch of strangers. Refolding the map, she stuck it into a back pocket and crossed her arms. Eying Ian with a bemused expression, she waited to hear his explanation.

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“You lost him, I take it?” Sis smirked. “Shame.” Her tone was teasing.

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What!? How did she find out? Ian thought. He swallowed hard figuring another incident would be laid on his shoulders.

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“Who is this guy? What’d he do? What makes you think he’d be here?” She jerked her thumb towards the hot tub, where the lower murmur of voices could still be heard. She was curious to see the pool area, but not excited to wear a swimsuit in front of a bunch of strangers. Refolding the map, she stuck it into a back pocket and crossed her arms. Eying Ian with a bemused expression, she waited to hear his explanation.

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Ian let out another relieved sigh when her ignorance was obvious. “Um, well. His name is Edward Timbres. He’s kind of tall, around 6'5, and muscular, short dark brown, almost black, hair and he’d be wearing a bandage over his eye. I’m suppose to be watching him but he managed to get away from me.” He crossed his arms then looked out toward the trees and open air in the courtyard. He thought hard for a moment, Would he be here? then the thought just disappeared from his mind. “I don’t know where he’d be, to tell you the truth. I feel I’ve searched everywhere but he’s….”

Turning back to Sis, he prevented the rest of his sentence with a smile. “If you’re looking for the hot tub, it’s straight through that door,” Ian directed with a finger down the hall. “If you go an extra door down, you’ll be in the sauna. In that room, if you go toward the back, there’s a side door leading to the hot tub if you want to peek and see if anyone’s there.” The last tidbit of information may have sounded specific for one reason or another but still very useful if you wanted to visit the hot tub in solitude.

“If you’re looking for the gym, it’s to your right and down about four doors. It’s the 1st double door you see but that’s the open gym which is mostly weights and equipment so the long term patients can keep in shape. There’s a door in there that I’ve never been through but I hear it’s another gym. I bet that’s where they keep the good equipment…the stuff you’re probably looking for,” he added the last phrase in a whisper, accompanied by a firm jab in Sis’s arm that he doubt she even felt.

“Hey, weren’t you talking with Experiment? Maybe he could help in my search. Knowing him, he’d have an automatic cat brush that could track-” This time, Ian’s words were interrupted when Ella raced past them with an urgent expression.

“Ella? What’s-” before he could say anything else, she was leaping off the diving board of the pool.

He wouldn’t admit to such happenings occurring often, but it was just one thing Ian proved to the staff that he could handle. He looked back to Sis with a look in his eye saying ‘Do you think you can help me out?’ but he knew she was a guest here. “Well, duty calls.” He began racing after Ella and when he reached the edge of the pool, simply began to run over its surface. “I’ll catch up to you later,” he yelled over his shoulder and picked up speed on the water then leaping up to the statue that Ella had sprang from. Jumping off a few foot hold indents in the marble, he was on her trail before he could completely lose track of her. “Ella! Wait up! If this was about what happened earlier, I’m sorry!”

(Hey, would it be a bit too late to add someone? Oh, and could you clarify if everyone is wearing a glowie, missed that.)

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(Hey, would it be a bit too late to add someone? Oh, and could you clarify if everyone is wearing a glowie, missed that.)

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((Never too late to join. Its up to each player to decide (initially) if their character needs to wear a glowie))

(Ah, thanks. May join tomarrow in that case, brain-dead tonight.)

(On second thought, may wait until a better opportunity arises to add someone.)

((I apologize for my delay. I was at first waiting on a PM, but I can no longer use that excuse.

I will post tonight, as I will not have time to develop a meaningful post from work.

Halo))

Was Kia’s first reaction.

[Kruth’T]"Is it just me or did she loose control?"

“Uh yeah, I guess some girls jus’ don’t like to be hugged” Kia folded her arms across her chest with a slight smirk at her joke.

Hali’s reaction was slightly more productive. She immediately went over to Whip to check on him. He seemed slightly out of sorts, which was normal for Whip, but this was more so, this had shaken him up.

“Whip, are vous okay?” She stayed back a few feet to make sure that he didn’t feel threatened by her presence. “Whip? Dear can I do anything to help?” . . .

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[Ian] Jumping off a few foot hold indents in the marble, he was on her trail before he could completely lose track of her. “Ella! Wait up! If this was about what happened earlier, I’m sorry!”

Ella’s movements where not well honed as Ian’s were. Though she had terrific balance and body control in the air, but some of the leaps that she made defied logic. No matter how strong she was, she simply couldn’t maintain the air time she was on some of her hops there was no way she weighted enough.

This though was interrupted when a small wet droplet hit Ian on the cheek as he raced after Ella. His initial thought might have been about the weather, but the sky was perfectly clear. The truth was much harder to guess unless you knew Ella. One of her many strange characteristics was that her milky white tears floated in defiance to gravity. They tended to hover is space subject to the whims of the slightest draft or breeze.

Ella was running out of roof as Ian closed the distance, without slowing down Ella dropped over the edge. As Ian approached the edge there was a loud screeching rending noise. As he looked down, he saw a vent cover bent and ripped lying in the shrubs that used to hide its normal resting place. A pair of small snow white feet disappeared into the duct the vent had once covered.

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Whip’s mannerisms showed that he currently had no intention of leaving his corner.

Hali turned to Kia and thought intently at her for a second, before she remembered that Kia was wearing a glowie that stopped her telepathy.

“Kia, can vous please find some help, and let dem know what ‘as happened”
“Oh I don’t think that will be necessary” Kia stretched her back as she watched the men approach.

Two teams of four security officers converged on the scene. Their uniforms matched the Clinics only to a degree. They were in full spec ops* gear.

*Special Operations

When Kia had first saw them they scared the sh** out of her as her first thoughts ran to Malta, but the color of their uniforms where different, and all of them had their various weapons pointed in ‘safe’ directions.

The first team ran by Sis being directed by a team member holding a hand held scanner that pulsed with a dot every few seconds. “Target is headed underground”

The team didn’t break stride and headed into the Spa building.

The second team paused briefly by the hot tubs. The evident leader whose chest label read Brice took a moment to look at the various guest/patients in the face.

“SC** This is BLUE team leader we will need some assistance at the south side of the Spa by the hot tubs.”

**Security Center

The team leader’s head cam feed the image of each person into the Clinic’s Security Center. There they were each identified with facial recognition software, and patient records were accessed.

Dispatches were being issued to the various doctors to respond as needed. ((Whip you can decide on who would be treating Whip))

Brice addressed the group in a curt military manner “Sorry for the disturbance folks help is on the way”

He made a circular motion with his hand then point and his team took off in the same direction that the first group had gone.

Hali was struck speechless.

Kia wondered if she should bother trying to follow the security detail. This was the most exciting thing since she picked a fight with Furry-Britches (Alissa) back at the party.

Jamie had already disappeared during the excitement. It wasn’t yet known if she were hiding or if her special curiosity was leading her somewhere she shouldn’t go. She had also shared a moment with Ella at the party and though the two girls only knew each other a few minutes there was a small bond between them.

((Hmm, it'd either have to be the head of magical medicine, the head of psychiactric care, or at least someone with a magical background...unless you intend for me to bring said person in, I'll leave it in the hands of someone who has a more 'official' touch.))

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“Whip, are vous okay?” She stayed back a few feet to make sure that he didn’t feel threatened by her presence. “Whip? Dear can I do anything to help?” . . .

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Whip clutched his head as a strange, black glow began to cover his body...it was trying to take over again...

"You're mine now!" Whip said. However, it didn't really sound like the carefree person he was just moments ago...no, this one sounded more sinister!

"No! Get out! G'way!" Whip said as he began to writhe around on the floor...

"Go? Me? You stole my power-now, I'm taking back what's mine and with that supression unit on your ankle, there ain't a thing you can no about it, small one!"

"Lepxe"

"What?" the other Whip asked as the strange word exited Whip's mouth.

"Lepxe! Lepxe! Lepxe!" Whip said over and over, until the black shadow finally expelled itself from his body.

This is far from over...I shall have what's mine!" The formless...thing said as it dissapated into the air. With that out of the way, Whip crumpled into a heap and closed his eyes, only slightly aware of the commotion going on around him...

<Kia>“Uh yeah, I guess some girls jus’ don’t like to be hugged”

Kruth'T nodded in agreement. For a moment he glanced at Whip, who was being assisted by Hal. He seemed to be in good hands, so he wasn't worried about him.

Then the security team rolled in. He watched them, and recognized them as pros at what they were doing. He missed most of what they said, mostly because his translator went haywire again. Shell-crack, it happened again?

When they scurried out, Kruth'T was already intrigued. So he turned to Kia "You want to fallow them?"

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Ian let out another relieved sigh when her ignorance was obvious. “Um, well. His name is Edward Timbres. He’s kind of tall, around 6'5, and muscular, short dark brown, almost black, hair and he’d be wearing a bandage over his eye. I’m supposed to be watching him but he managed to get away from me.”

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“Sooo…you want me to find you an invalid pirate and…do what, sit on him until you come back? How the heck am I supposed to find you again? And what are you doing to be doing in the meantime?” Sis’s tone was slightly irritated, but Ian just continued breezily.

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“If you’re looking for the hot tub, it’s straight through that door,” Ian directed with a finger down the hall. “If you go an extra door down, you’ll be in the sauna. In that room, if you go toward the back, there’s a side door leading to the hot tub if you want to peek and see if anyone’s there.”

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“Oo-kay. I can try that…” Sis trailed off as Ian continued speaking.

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“If you’re looking for the gym, it’s to your right and down about four doors. It’s the 1st double door you see but that’s the open gym which is mostly weights and equipment so the long term patients can keep in shape. There’s a door in there that I’ve never been through but I hear it’s another gym. I bet that’s where they keep the good equipment…the stuff you’re probably looking for,” he added the last phrase in a whisper, accompanied by a firm jab in Sis’s arm that he doubt she even felt.

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“Huh. Sounds interesting. I’ll check it out in a bit, I guess. Got some time until dinner.” She chuckled as Ian punched her arm. “Gee, that tickles. Ease up, will ya?”

Sis was about to make another remark when Ella bounded over the two of them and raced off across the grounds. Ella looked healthier than when she’d been carried out of the meet and greet, but less happy-go-lucky than when Sis had first met her. “Hey…what’s up with her?”

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“Well, duty calls.” [Ian] began racing after Ella and when he reached the edge of the pool, simply began to run over its surface. “I’ll catch up to you later,” he yelled over his shoulder <snip>

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“….well, hell.” Sis stared at the two retreating figures for a bit and crossed her arms over her chest. “And I don’t even work here. Go figure.” Turning on her heel, arms still crossed, she made her way towards the sauna door. Pulling it open, she peered down the hall. “Any pirates out and about?” she called. There was no answer. Sis tromped along the floor, the clomping of her boots softened by the carpeting. She stopped when she reached the sauna door. There was small window in the door, but it was completely fogged up. With a sigh, Sis opened the door and blinked into the steam.

“’ello? Everyone decent?” Sis asked, waiting for the steam to clear enough for her to see. If there was no one in the room, she decided, she would head for the door to the hot tub. If she was really lucky, her hair wouldn’t go all frizzy in the meantime. “I’m looking for a man with one eye named Edward. Not sure what the other eye is called.”

As he followed behind Ella on the roof, Ian kept his speed up so he could maintain a good enough range to be heard without getting too close to cause Ella to fall into a hysterical panic. “Calm down, Ella! I’m only trying to help….Just stop for a moment and tell me what’s wrong!” Then she leapt off the edge of the roof. At first, Ian was a bit frightened that she was trying to hurt herself until the loud creaking of split metal. He quickly followed, just in time to see Ella’s feet escape into the vent. He rested a hand on the vent entrance and peered in for a moment.

“Hmm, this will take some thinking…” Ian froze and formed a hand sign of focus, closed his eyes and concentrated his spirit energy. The energy went to his eyes which in turn activated a magical enchantment in his pupils. When he opened his eyes again, the normal mauve eyes were now glowing with a dim energy. His vision would resemble looking through a pair of rose tinted glasses but in the dark. Those things that were living seemed to be darker than dark upon the background of non-living things which seemed to appear as normally shaded. Of course, if there was something undead around, that something would glow brightly; luckily nothing was undead that he could perceive at the clinic.

Several things were apparent to his augmented sight. Among the inanimate pipes and vents, Ella shone as a human-shaped bottomless pit of darkness visible through even solid objects (non living of course). An increased flow of his own chakra toward the mind made him aware of a presence that had been affecting his mind. With only a quick millisecond of though, he quickly came to a conclusion. Ed used some kind of mind trick to hid himself. He’s in the spa area but no time for that now.

Instead of climbing into the vent after Ella, Ian ran along outside, following where she was going. Eventually, he managed to get to a vent opening that she would soon pass. “Ella? How about you stop and tell me what’s wrong? I don’t want to have to get rough,” he called through the vent’s screen, hoping it would discourage her from continuing this pursuit.

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From the gym, a wave of ‘pshock’ erupted in all directions into the room and continuing through to the hot tub and sauna rooms. Pshock would be similar to seismic disturbance until it met with a solid object, such as the walls of the gym which did shake profusely, then continued on as a telepathic wave. To a psychic, telepath or telekinetic, it would cause a painful migraine that may last a few seconds but to anyone else it would be weaker effect, like someone shouting a word in your ear.

Edward was punching a seismic titanium column, designed and built to take the punches of a super strong being and disperse the force hundreds of miles throughout the earth’s crust and mantle. So long as the bursts of force were short lived, it was quite easy to disperse the punches of the strongest of heroes and not even cause so much as a crack in the cement of the area or the slightest of tremors. Ed kept his eye on the meter which would give a read out on the force behind each punch. His frustration grew as he persisted to punch, trying to get even close to the strength he had become renowned for.

As beads of sweat dripped from his chin, he mustered everything he had to push the rating of his attacks up. More and more telekinetic force was focused through his fist, getting him closer to his goal. Then, with everything he had, Ed unleashed a pshock that easily shook the building, not because of the punch on the seismic column but the faint wave of telekinetic force that was unleashed from his fist. Out of breath, Ed collapsed in a pool of his own sweat. “Damn.”

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“Ella? How about you stop and tell me what’s wrong? I don’t want to have to get rough,”

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Ian saw Ella pause at his words (in his vision) her dark shape paused and looked down the vent towards him. Her dark arm came up and wiped the tears from her eyes. Then suddenly she dropped straight down a vertical shaft.

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“’ello? Everyone decent?” Sis asked

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Kruth'T waived hi to Sis.

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From the gym, a wave of ‘pshock’ erupted in all directions into the room and continuing through to the hot tub and sauna rooms. Pshock would be similar to seismic disturbance until it met with a solid object, such as the walls of the gym which did shake profusely, then continued on as a telepathic wave. To a psychic, telepath or telekinetic, it would cause a painful migraine that may last a few seconds but to anyone else it would be weaker effect, like someone shouting a word in your ear.

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For Kurth'T's translator the effect was different, when the wave hit the device, it made a loud buzzing noise for a moment and then shut off.

He was stunned for a moment, and then it reset itself. "What was that?" Kruth'T opened his hearing to it's maximum, and heard the heartbeat of every person in the room. After a moment he managed to sort through those sounds, and heard the sound of a metal object being struck repeatedly.

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...Ed unleashed a pshock that easily shook the building...

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The sound of the blow dazzed Kruth'T for a moment, and his translator repeated it's loud buzz, fallowed by it breifly shutting off. He picked himself off the ground. "On second thought I'm checking this out, quick before this person brings the building down on us."

Faintly, just for a moment, he heard Ella's heart beat. Thanks to when she grabbed his hand to lead him to this place, he could recognize that sound imeditely. but it was on the edje of his hearing range, and then she moved beyond. For just a moment he wished he could help her.

"I'm checking this out. You can fallow if you wish." He said as he jogged to the doors, and quickly darted outside.

Once out in the hallway Kruth'T moved to the gym, where the sound had been comming form. On the way the light seemed to distort, and darkness began to seep out from arround him. That should protect my translator from any more of those... disturbances.

He took a moment to menatlly perpare him-self for anything and walked into the gym....

As the final psychic wave passed through the hot tubs, Whip slowly woke up, as though something had activated his mind. As he opened his eyes, he let out a yawn that was slightly reminiscant of a puppy, with little fangs and all!

"Hm? What happen? What going on?" Whip asked as he sat up and looked around. There were a few people missing, that was obvious. However, all he could remember was falling asleep after he was thrown across the room. Had something so seriously bad happened to him that he forced it out of his mind? No, that was impossible.

As he attempted to get his balance back (he fell forward a couple of times) he realised that his tail was now more usable-and his glowie was very bright-this was more than likely due to his unknown battle with that shapeless form that he ejected from his body, not that he would know.

"That normal?" he asked as he pointed to the glowie with his tail, an act that was previously impossible. Besides, now that he had his tail in some sort of working order, he could easily hold onto anything he chose and that was a major victory for him, even if he couldn't remember how it happened...

((The way I read that, Ella backed off where Ian was and let herself fall down a vertical vent, right?))

Through solid ceiling, Ian could see Ella make an arm gesture toward her face. He guessed she was wiping dust or grime from her face at first but he strained his hearing to its limit, hoping she would talk to him. Is she….crying? Then, she fell.

Ian’s mind raced through thousands of scenarios to figure a course of action and one finally surfaced. Hmm, risky…shouldn’t be more than a few feet thick….I may not reach though….have to act before she falls too far. He moved toward the wall close by with the shaft Ella would soon fall through and focused. Ella’s weight slowly began to get pulled down by gravity as Ian put his hands on the bokken at his waist. Drawing his weapon with lightning speed, he struck at the wall. The wooden sword only passed near the thick solid wall but it crumbled with a loud boom and chunks of debris flew in his direction.

His attack created a rather smooth scar in the wall wide enough that he could climb through as well as dissected the air shaft itself just before Ella even passed him on her freefall toward the bottom floor. Ian’s weapon returned to his belt just as fast as it was drawn and at the same time he saw the white skinned girl fall past. He desperately threw his upper body into the gash in the wall and reached out to grabbed her by the wrist. Ian had just managed to grab her but her fall pulled his forearm down into the newly cut vent which easily dug deep into his wrist despite the bandage wrapped about his arm.

For a moment, he was silent and just held her arm so the pain in his wrist set in. “Hey, are you okay?” he asked, his hand shaking as the pain burned hotter and hotter in his arm.

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Ed pushed himself up against the massive column. His face still dripped with sweat when he looked toward the entrance of the gym. Someone’s coming, he thought to himself, It can’t be that brat so it must be the orderlies coming to take me back. There were reasons he didn’t wear a glowie but instead took medication and he had managed to skip out on his dose today. Ed was becoming more and more hostile so approaching him would become dangerous.

Ed began collecting his things, the clothes he changed out of and his folded wheelchair, so he could leave. When someone opened the door, Ed reacted without thought. His fist flew toward the door and he punched the air and although he was over 15 feet from the door, some force smashed the door off its hinges. “I would turn around if I were you,” he called out to whomever was just about to enter.

(([EDIT]And nice avatar, Pyrria I was wondering when you'd ever pick one....I was even contemplating drawing you something just to put in there.))

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Kruth'T waived hi to Sis.

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Sis nodded back, looking around at the assembled patients. She recognized a few from the meet and greet, but none of them matched the description of Edward. She was about to ask if Kruth’T had seen someone who looked like Ian’s missing patient when she felt a ringing in her ears.

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From the gym, a wave of ‘pshock’ erupted in all directions into the room and continuing through to the hot tub and sauna rooms. Pshock would be similar to seismic disturbance until it met with a solid object, such as the walls of the gym which did shake profusely, then continued on as a telepathic wave. To a psychic, telepath or telekinetic, it would cause a painful migraine that may last a few seconds but to anyone else it would be weaker effect, like someone shouting a word in your ear.

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“Gah!” Sis grimaced. She was used to loud noises, but this was above and beyond what she usually dealt with. Spinning around, she stared at the door that led to the gym. “How much you want to bet…?” she muttered to herself.

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Then, with everything he had, Ed unleashed a pshock that easily shook the building, not because of the punch on the seismic column but the faint wave of telekinetic force that was unleashed from his fist.

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“Oh, yeah…that’s gotta be it.” Glancing towards the rest of pool patrons, she started towards the gym door.

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"I'm checking this out. You can follow if you wish." [Kruth’T] said as he jogged to the doors, and quickly darted outside.

Once out in the hallway Kruth'T moved to the gym, where the sound had been coming form. On the way the light seemed to distort, and darkness began to seep out from around him. He took a moment to mentally prepare him-self for anything and walked into the gym....

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When someone opened the door, Ed reacted without thought. His fist flew toward the door and he punched the air and although he was over 15 feet from the door, some force smashed the door off its hinges. “I would turn around if I were you,” he called out to whomever was just about to enter.

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“Nice to meet you too,” Sis called out. Like Kruth’T, she had taken a moment to focus herself, increasing her connection to the earth. If anything had been blown towards her, she would have caught it. Moving slowly, she stepped forward and shoved the door away. Her boots appeared to have turned into heavy rocks.

“You must be Edward.” Sis looked around the room, taking in the titanium pillar and the rest of the equipment in the room. Her gaze moved towards Edward, noting his lack of a glowie and the folded up wheelchair. Raising an eyebrow, she continued walking forward at a glacial pace. “Are you always so welcoming? Or do we get special treatment?” Sis felt her shoulders tighten in preparation. She grinned lazily. If he was looking for a fight, she would be happy to oblige. Given the state of the door, he was capable of taking care of himself. “Oh, I know…you’re just thrilled to make new friends, right?”


((Thanks Leo! It was gifted to me, and was quite a surprise. I’m quite excited to finally have an avatar. ))