Farewell Happy Fields!

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Farewell Happy Fields!

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What: Aftermath of Anoli Attack: Hospital
Where: Leo Ward - Caduceus Hospital Headquarters
Summary: It is the aftermath of the Anoli attack on the Closing Ceremonies. The injured have been taken to Caduceus Hospital Headquarters, and it is time for reflection, visting, or old-fashioned escapes from the hospital rooms.
Warnings: Mild squick if people want to describe their wounds in explicit detail.

Caduceus Hospital Headquarters. It has a distinguished history within Hinoto-Ri, boasting of a staff of well-trained Healers, as well as possessing the most cutting edge medical technology possible. There was no limb they couldn't reattach, no organ they couldn't replace... - they even claimed to be able to bring someone back from the dead (with the small disclaimer that it could only occur under certain conditions and with an obscene amount of luck).

So needless to say, the hospital was more than well-equipped to deal with the aftermath of the Anoli attack on the Closing Ceremonies.

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Nearly every hospital bed had been filled by an injured patient that night. The A&E room had been in constant chaos, with civilians crying and shouting, searching for loved ones, or demanding to see doctors or healers to help so-and-so...

There had also been plenty of reporters milling about, shouting and crying over the status of the Mayor's Secretary, and whether the Red Lion had really died at the scene, or if he was still alive and well within the safety of the hospital's ICU.

By the time morning broke, there was a false sense of tranquillity within the hospital. The healers had been pushed to their limits with the sheer number of patients being wheeled in and out of surgery, but otherwise, the situation had finally gotten under control. Now, both civilians and visitors were merely waiting for word of the conditions of their injured friends and family...

[Welcome to the winding down of the event! You are now at the hospital, where you may be visiting the injured, or be one of the injured yourself! Those with RED injuries will be in the ICU, and those with YELLOW injures will be in normal wards, for obvious reasons. Those with GREEN injuries wouldn't have had to go to the hospital at all, so they are free to come and go as they wish!

You may all start your threads and mingle!]

Comments

Open; Yellow injuries whee!

[eyewillprotect]

Aoi is on bed rest thanks to the burns she had sustained during her battle against the Anoli. Although the doctors had treated her wounds and assured her she would make a full recovery, she could not be fully comforted; the number of people who had died in the attack could never be brought back. And no matter how many fights she went through, her heart ached for the victims who could not be saved.

The victims she could not save.

She has her eyes closed, one hand over her right eye. There's a white medical patch there, at her request - her power had activated itself subconsciously during the chaos, and as usual her eye had begun to hurt from its use. She did not mind that pain, however... If she had been able to help even a few people through its use, she could accept that.

While she is calm enough during her waking hours, any character who happens upon her during her sleep will see quite a different case: her slumber is restless, and she is prone to waking with a cry of pain.

Oh hi

[whitedarklord]

She's not the only one sporting some burns. In fact, Soma looks like he got in a fist fight with a fire and lost, but he's handling it pretty well. He's been walking around, keeping an eye out for Integra -- he wasn't sure if she got caught in the middle of it, as he hadn't seen her during that time.

He was surprised -- and a bit pleased -- to see the woman that had aided the civilians though.

"Hey," he greeted softly. "How are you holding up?"

Why hello there

[eyewillprotect]

She looks surprised at first - she hadn't really expected a visitor - but she does her best to offer a smile. It's somewhat wan, but the fact that this man was able to survive the tragedy is definitely a relief.

"I was burned during a fight, but the doctors are confident I should make a full recovery. I'm glad to see that you were able to make it out safely."

Well, as safely as one could in a mess like that.

[whitedarklord]

He looked her over before giving a nod, happy to see that, despite the burns, she was more or less intact.

"Same to you," he replied. "Enough people died as it is; there doesn't need to be anymore."

...he sucked at comforting people. He shifted awkwardly on his feet, before offering a faint smile.

"...I didn't get a chance to introduce myself. My name is Soma Cruz."

[eyewillprotect]

Her smile falters at the mention of those who had died, but she keeps her thoughts to herself.

"...It was a bit hectic, wasn't it? My name is Aoi Misato. It is nice to meet you, Cruz."

[whitedarklord]

Don't think he missed that; he gave her a sympathetic look.

"Indeed. Next time, we'll be better prepared."

[eyewillprotect]

She nods, her expression becoming determined. "I won't let them hurt so many people again."

Her hand tightens at her side as she grips the sheets. She needs to train harder than ever once she is released from the hosital. No matter what, a repeat of this incident cannot be allowed to occur.

[a_pirate_meant_to_be]

"Hello! Got a special delivery from Mays for a Ms. Misato!" calls a chipper voice from the door. The speaker is a man who looks like he wouldn't be out of place in a pirate epic. "That you?"

[eyewillprotect]

Her one visible eye widens in confusion at the sight of the man. "Yes, that's correct."

A delivery? For her? What on earth could it be?

[a_pirate_meant_to_be]

He nods, then pulls out a gift basket (All the finest unexciting fruits and food products you can fit in a wicker basket) and a card and reads. "'Just a friendly little delivery from the Mays Corporation, wishing you a quick recovery after your brave actions during our recent crisis!'" He stuffs the card back in. "Yeah, they told me I had to read that before the delivery. Anyway, where should I put this?"

[eyewillprotect]

She blinks a few times, trying to understand what is going on here. A delivery from the Mays Corporation? She knew of the chain, but she hadn't thought they would be handing out gifts to the visitors like this.

But it would be rude not to accept it, so with a small bow of her head in gratitude she gestures to the stand by her bed. "Here will be fine. Thank you for taking the time to deliver this."

[a_pirate_meant_to_be]

The answer, of course, is "to look like they care about the visitors, and hopefully have them put out a few good words about their generosity and thoughtfulness." Which is to say "free advertising."

Guybrush puts it over there. "No problem! Just doing my job, ma'am! An admittingly low-paying and somewhat demeaning job, but a job nonetheless." He extends a hand. "Hiya! Guybrush Threepwood, Mighty Pirate (tm), at your service."

Man, you can practically HEAR the "tm."

[eyewillprotect]

...What was that sound?

She bows her head again, although this one is really more like a nod than the first. "My name is Aoi Misato. It's nice to meet you, Threepwood." Her eye flickers over him - checking for any signs of wounds, really. Though the fact that he could walk around without any conspicuous bandages, much less take on a job at this time was probably telling enough.

"I'm glad to see that you weren't injured badly in that attack."

[a_pirate_meant_to_be]

"Yeah, me and the wife definitely lucked out on that front. Especially with that crazy thing that happened." He gesticulates wildly. "You should've seen it! One minute we're back to back, our swords and Personas at the ready, and the next, BOOM! Giant death whale, at our service!" He scratches his head. "I'm still not sure what happened exactly."

[eyewillprotect]

"Giant... death whale?" And now we are back to being confused. "And-- did I hear that right? You're here with your wife?"

[themortalhalf]

And on the second day, sometime in the early morning, Aoi might spot a familiar-looking figure walk by her room. He might even pause for a moment, glancing inside as he spots her himself, his face carefully neutral. ....Though there is something slightly awkward about about the way he hovers there, like he's unsure whether to go in leave.

[eyewillprotect]

She had been sleeping only restlessly, and she finally awakens with a jolt, her expression pained. That dream again... Somehow, just the thought alone was able to aggravate the pain of her old scars. The fact that she was currently suffering milder burn wounds certainly could not be helping the matter, either.

She gives a small shake of her head to clear her mind, catching sight of Shinjiro in the process. Though she looks startled at first, she quickly replaces it with a smile as she recognizes him.

"So you made it out, too... I'm relieved."

❤

[poorlittleblueburdie]

Avitus was still making his rounds through the hospital, running his fingers through his huge, black-feathered wings, preening them, tugging out the feathers he found to be loose, and leaving them as gifts for the patients.

He'd paused at her bedside, a middling-sized one in his hands, about maybe eleven inches long and five wide, shiny, jet black like all the rest of them, and round. (Oh, he had bigger, but this was what the RNG said he'd pulled out this time.) He looked worried as he watched her for a moment, wings out a little behind him, feathers floofed a bit... but then she woke up, and he bit the inside of his lip a bit, taking a half step back, to give her room. Her unease seemed contagious here, and he found himself wishing, yet again, that he had one of his brothers' Gifts, the ability to heal others with a touch.

Alas, he did not, and could only think to try giving others his loose plumes as tokens of well-wishes, as good luck charms, protection for those who might share his homeworld's humans' superstitions, and hope that there might have been something to those beliefs.

But even if he couldn't do much himself... well, it was a hospital. And while he wasn't on staff, there were staff here, not far away.

"Are you all right?" He was quiet, his wings sinking a bit as he held his hands up to his chest, the feather forgotten about for the moment. "I could fetch one of the nurses...?"

♥!

[eyewillprotect]

It takes her a moment to shake out of her daze - a fire is burning, she's calling for me, I have to save her - and return, mentally, to the present. But once she realizes someone is there, she does her best to mask it with an admittedly weak smile.

"I'm-- fine. It's just the burns." Her old burns, really, but he doesn't need to know that.

Instead, she tries to focus on him, his large wings catching her notice immediately. "Ah... Sorry, do I know you...?" She's... pretty sure she doesn't. She would remember somebody who stands out so much. But to ask more bluntly would be rude, so she leaves it at that.

:)

[poorlittleblueburdie]

His wings sink down a little more, and he reaches around his torso with them, as though giving himself a hug.

"No... no, I'm pretty certain we haven't met before. I was only--" Oh, right, he still had that feather in his hands. He'd hold that out to her, offering it. "The humans, where I'm from, consider my clan's feathers to be some sort of good luck charms, for protection. And... I thought that perhaps, if it was true, then some more of that, here in this place, wouldn't be terribly amiss, would it?"

[eyewillprotect]

She looks at it curiously, reaching out a hand to accept the feather. And when he tells his story...

Well, her smile certainly feels more genuine now. She's truly touched.

"If that's so... Thank you very much. I would be honored to accept this gift." She holds it close to her heart. Whether or not it carries that power, it was a beautiful gesture on his part.

"You are very kind to do this."

[poorlittleblueburdie]

"I just... wish there were more I could do, honestly." He managed a small smile for her, glad she liked the feather, but... well, all the same, it was only a feather.

At least morale was something that he could influence, that could help people to recover.

Oh, right--

"My name's Avitus. And you are...?"

[eyewillprotect]

"Still, I really appreciate it. Thank you."

And as he introduces himself, she gives a nod of her head in return. "It is nice to meet you, Avitus. My name is Aoi Misato."

[poorlittleblueburdie]

"Likewise." He gave a little nod in return, which seemed almost a bow, somehow.

"Aoi Misato. ....It's a pretty name. I can't say I've heard similar to it, where I'm from. May I ask if it has a certain meaning behind it...?"

[eyewillprotect]

"Thank you. I was named after a flower in my world." A mallow, to be precise.

"Do you mind if I ask the same about your name? Does it have a certain meaning, too?"