[OPEN] CLINIC THREAD - LINZ

[soul_mods]

Characters: OPEN
Location: Shibusen Linz, Austria
Rating: PG
Time: December 20 onwards
Description: Linz has gotten some battering, but it's not so wrecked to not be able to pay attention to its injured.

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open | december 20 | evening

[hatedriven]

[it had happened so fast.

sasuke blows through the mirror with the few others who were evacuating the losing battle, but it was almost the farthest thing from his mind. saralegui isn't a heavy person, but pulled against sasuke's bare chest he feels almost unbearably heavy. the king is dead weight (dead he keeps thikning) and sasuke isn't prone to panic, but he can't think straight. the madness is oppressive and sara's blood is on his hands, seeping into his pants, blossoming through both the king's white outfit and the uchiha's own shirt he'd wrapped haphazardly around the open gash across his torso.

he needs a medic. he needs to get saralegui to safety. he can't-

for a moment, sasuke stands dumbstruck in the middle of the room, madness crawling over his skin and making it difficult to formulate a plan of action. but then he's moving before he's fully realized he's doing it, running through the surrounding panic.]

[spandexisyouth]

[There's chaos as the retreat happens, and Gai's standing by in case more than allies come through. Then a familiar face is bursting through the mirror with an expression Gai has seen many times on many different faces. There are enough people by the mirror. Gai quickly follows Sasuke, catching up before too long.]

Let me help.

[Chances were Sasuke didn't want someone else to carry Saralegui, most didn't in this state, but Gai knew his way around the basics of stabilizing people on the field. He could also offer to help with the weight; Saralegui had to be a bit heavy.]

I can look at his injuries or share some of the weight. Or both.

[You don't have to do this alone was the undertone, but it wasn't preachy. It was just Gai's way. He also wasn't beginning to consider the possibility of Sasuke's partner being dead. There was a lot of blood but Gai never would write someone off.]

[hatedriven]

[for one manic moment, he doesn't recognize the other shinobi's voice- or even his face when he whirls to face him. the look he gives him is wild and, bizarrely, uncannily like fear- like the look he'd worn as a boy and his family had been slaughtered. but it's the same feeling.

he takes a breath, but he holds the king closer to his chest. he needs to fix it this time, he needs to save at least this one person. he opens his mouth and speaks like he hadn't heard the man.]

I need a medic.

[spandexisyouth]

[Shock, then. Gai would need to keep things more simple.]

Yes. One will be here soon. But his wounds need pressure now that they are not getting. Let us help him.

[Gai opens one of the large pockets of his vest, pulling out bandages and antiseptic, a couple of pain pills and a small sewing kit that's seen use on more than a few ninja.]

Let us help him.

[Reptition was key right now, until Sasuke started to understand what was going on. Gai slowly reached over, telegraphing his movements completely, to place two fingers on Saralegui's neck and check his pulse. Good. While Saralegui was in danger, there was time to get through to Sasuke and for medics to show up.]

Please, Sasuke. For Saralegui's sake.

[hatedriven]

[there is one wild moment when he feels the unbridled urge to strike out, he isn't a medic he doesn't know what he's doing hissed violently in the back of his head and he struggles to squash the reflex and the influence of chaos- ultimately winning the internal battle. he was here for help and this man was here for exactly that.

black eyes stay on the older nin's face for a long moment, before they lower to the bloodied, pale countenance of his meister- and just looking at him makes the panic seize his chest, throw his heart against his ribcage like a wounded bird. his gaze snaps up again.]

I didn't see what happened. [he blurts, because that's what he needs to do. he needs to tell them what transpired so they can fix it. but he's still standing, holding the king's limp body against him.] It ripped me off his face.

[spandexisyouth]

[Gai nods, even though it's not needed, reaching and slowly examining what he can see of Saralegui's injury.]

It can happen very quickly. There is no shame in not seeing it. [His voice is calm and even. Sasuke seems to still be in shock, and Gai needs to get through that but not break it too much.]

May I see him, please? We can stabilize him until a medic shows up. They are not being late, but I think they have a great many to see. Let us help him, Sasuke.

[Some of the wounds looked deep and Gai wasn't sure that he could attend to him as long as Sasuke was holding his partner.]

[ohmyjuno]

[Fuuka happened to be nearby when she saw Sasuke appearing before the mirror with his partner. While she was use to seeing blood due to her experience in the Dark Hour, her eyes widen at the sight of blood on his hands. She quickly rushed over to them and Gai]

May I see him as well? [She had to stay calm right now.] Please we have to help your partner now!

[hatedriven]

[distantly, some offended part of sasuke's mind realized he was being treated delicately. that these were things you told people who couldn't handle the situation, and the young uchiha's brow creased as he struggled to escape the inner onslaught of emotion lanced with wavelength to respond accordingly.

he'd seen terrible things with that snake. why couldn't he handle this?

black eyes flicked to the girl when she darted up, and though he didn't recognize her, he could only assume she would be a medic. once more his attention slid to gai, before finally sasuke moved- crouching to lay the king out on his back.

it was as bad as it looked, really, and in putting sara down the blood smeared down the missing nin's bare stomach. his hands, however, were remarkably steady- even if he visibly hesitated before disengaging to let them do what they could. but straightening, his eyes didn't leave the prone figure of his meister.]

[spandexisyouth]

Thank you.

[It was to both of them, but then he turned to the girl. Gai had seen her before, but he wasn't sure of her name.]

Are you able to tend to Saralegui? If so I can examine Sasuke. The one that is not unconscious.

[Despite his question Gai was already moving to put pressure on what looked like the worst of Saralegui's wounds. The bleeding needed to stop, that was the first priority.]

[ohmyjuno]

[Fuuka took a step back at the blood but she tried to keep a strong face. Looking back at Gai, she nodded]

Yes, I am. Please do not worry, I will save his partner no matter what.

[With that said, she was also quickly applying pressure to his other wounds. As being part of the medic team, she always had a bandages ready.]

[spandexisyouth]

Thank you.

[He watched her for a moment before deciding that she seemed competent. Then he moved to Sasuke, looking the young man over. There were no readily visible injuries, but with the amount of blood it was hard to tell.

Gently, carefully, Gai placed two fingers under Sasuke's chin. He wanted to tilt Sasuke's head back to look into his eyes, see if they were focused or not.]

Sasuke? Are you with us?

[hatedriven]

[sasuke hadn't looked away from the king after he'd set him down, after the girl had stepped in to take over what gai had been doing. his fingers flexed at his sides, sending small droplets of blood to the ground next to his feet.

but the touch hit his bloodstream like fire, and black eyes came around so fast that sasuke twitched into the gesture; for a moment looked like he was going to lash out. the carefully constructed mask he'd become so adept in was wholly fractured, and the anger, panic, violence, and overwhelming guilt burned bright in his gaze. when he speaks, it's less defensive tone he normally takes and more like an attack.]

He's the one dying. [and is if to drive his point home, he lifts one crimson hand and points at the young man unconscious at their feet.]

[ohmyjuno]

[As she continued to make the blood flow stop, she wanted to ask what happened to his partner. Was it an encounter from behind or something? However, when she looked up at him, she jumped a bit at the sudden change from red to black. Was he hit with the madness wave? Well, now she knows that she had to be extra careful with how she worded things]

I-I'm sure that he'll be okay. I...I promise you that he will live.

[spandexisyouth]

I know, Sasuke. But she is a medic.

[Gai saw the girl jump and frowned. Sasuke was not reacting well to this, but it made sense he wouldn't be. Gai addressed her calmly, quickly.]

Thank you. Do not worry about Sasuke, just Saralegui, the one you are tending.

[Gai knew that Sasuke could lash out, but this isn't the time for him to worry about himself.]

Yes. But if you are injured at all I must know. You were ripped off, you said.

[hatedriven]

[she addresses him, and like a startled animal his gaze comes back around to her. the look isn't kind, instead almost accusatory, threatening that if she didn't do what she had to do properly there would be consequences. it takes an enormous amount of effort to keep his attention away from the still body of his meister. he doesn't even look like he's breathing.]

There's nothing wrong with me! [it comes out on the verge of a shout, stained hands curling into fists. his ribs were bruised from that thing's grip, yes, but he could still function, he could still fight if he had to--

but that thought grinds to a sick halt. no, he couldn't fight. he couldn't fight here because he couldn't resonate, and because he couldn't resonate he may have killed Sara. he hadn't been strong enough. just like the first time. the silence that falls after his statement is only punctuated by the movement around them, his gaze leveled to Gai's face but edging on muted hysteria. somehow, his voice doesn't tremble when he goes on:]Without a Meister I need to

[ohmyjuno]

[Fuuka continued to see if there was any other wounds that Sara might have. The bleeding hasn't quite stopped but it has slowed down. The question of asking what happened raced through her head but she had to keep it to herself. It was funny, she thought, that she planning on becoming a doctor and finally got a chance to experience it. She pondered about a situation like this before but it was difficult.

What could she say to him?]

His...his bleeding hasn't stopped but I have slowed it down. He's...still breathing.