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Location: Coruscant
Planet: Corsucant
When: Week 41, Saturday-Monday
What: THE RIOTSSSSSSSSSS
Rating: Up to R/M
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Location: Coruscant
Planet: Corsucant
When: Week 41, Saturday-Monday
What: THE RIOTSSSSSSSSSS
Rating: Up to R/M
( Pew pew )
Waking up without his nose was one thing, but the riots were something else entirely. There were looters everywhere and he knew that the apartments were NOT going to be safe. He packed up the few belongings he had, and headed out into the streets. This is what he was trained for. Get around the main event and go for the target. Granted, the target this time around was Jo's and not someone Manticore wanted him to kill, but the training was all the same.
He feels open and naked, regardless of how close he kept to the walls. If he had been at full strength, he wouldn't have been worried. But he was human. Ordinary. He didn't even have his goddamn nose to help lead the way, and in the end, that was terrifying. But he wasn't allowed to be scared. You can't be emotional on a mission -- not if you want to keep thinking clearly. A good soldier knows how to turn it off and focus. This is what he was trained for.
There was a reason he told Dr. Suresh that there was no substitute for technique.
He knows the correct way to throw your weight into a punch to apply the most force. He knows the easiest way to block, then counter. He knows that you can't just thrash at someone until they submit -- eventually, you're going to run into something that isn't going to. He knows the exact amount of pressure it takes to break a human neck. He knows the angle you need to turn it to paralyze, versus causing death. That kind of subtlety isn't really necessary in the end.
When you're staring down three rioters with blasters and you've only got one, you're not really pushing the difference. You take them out or they'll take you out.
At the end of the fight, it still added up to three unconscious or dead bodies on the ground, and Alec having a few more holes in him than he's used to, and he's PISSED. He wants a fight, but he can also feel the blood loss, and knows that he needs first aid more. A good soldier finishes their mission, but at the same time, a good soldier knows when to retreat. Manticore's lessons are ringing in his ears as he pushes himself forward, making his way to the Roadhouse, and pushing open the door.
He stumbles in a few feet, and now that he's in a safe place, he can already feel the adrenaline draining. He needs to make his way to a chair, assess his injuries, and administer first aid.
... Or, you know, just collapse on the floor. That works too.
Being an Ordinary sucked.]
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She has to finish the job quickly, and does so as neat as possible, and shouts out orders for the kid's mother on how to finish things up as she hurries over to Alec's side.
Oh, there sure is blood here.]
I thought I told you to stay outta trouble.
[Her tone is harsh, but laced with concern and upset. She's not a trained doctor or anything, all that she knows is from years and years of patching up hunters that stumbled through the front doors of her mom's place.
She guesses this isn't all that different in the end. So she moves to support him under the arm and lifts him up, having him rest up against her.]
C'mon, I'm gonna get you fixed up.
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[oh, yeah. prepare for that lovely increase in language. Alec was not a happy kitty.]
I'm ... pretty sure I'm fine. Most of the wounds are superficial, it's just that there are many of them.
[a small twist that makes him wince]
And I think one of them might have cracked a rib.
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I'll bandage up what I can, but I'm not gonna be able to help with the ribs too much. [Other than using more bandages, of course.
She carries him as best as possible on over to one of the cots she's set up, and has him sit down, before she goes to grab some supplies from her first aid kit. She returns with bandages and alcohol.]
Drink this and it'll help some with pain. [And if not, she has basic pain killers that he can mix with the alcohol to form a nice cocktail.]
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[once he's sitting, he's slipping his jacket off so he can get a better look at things, followed by his shirt. This kid? Not body shy. He looks up when she brings over the bottle, before shaking his head]
I've got a high tolerance for pain and a higher ...
[then he considers it for a moment, before shaking his head and taking the bottle back]
Never mind. In the shape I'm in, I might actually be able to get drunk.
[funny the way the world works. As far as holes go, he's got one in his shoulder, a nice gash in his side, and some pretty heavy bruises. He takes a sip of the booze, wincing at the burn, before turning it on the hole in his shoulder]
I don't need my immune system getting the better of me either.
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She can tell he was shot with a blaster and therefore doesn't have to worry about digging out bullets. So instead she just worries on keeping him focused on her instead of his injuries and whatever pain he's feeling.]
Nice wince, for having a high pain tolerance.
[She pokes fun of him on purpose, hoping to bait him into an argument or something that will distract him, since she's gearing up to wrap bandages around his side, and that's not going to feel very good at all.]
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I've had a hell of a lot worse than this. And I've been patched up in worse conditions.
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She stumbled her way over to the bar, trying to see if she could find something to drink. She would pay Jo back later, obviously. But all she could find was alcohol.
Sighing in frustration, she turned to look around and saw a familiar face and walked over]
Deam, do you know if Jo has any coffee? I'll totally brew it for everyone...
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Dean. I need coffee. Please?
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I'd ask if I looked like Dean, but as I'm saying it I realize it's a stupid question.
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[confused Becky is confused]
How can you look like him?
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Ever heard the theory that everyone on Earth has a visual twin?
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[gasp!]
Are you a shapeshifter?!
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I'm not a shapeshifter. You can ask Jo -- she verified it.
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[and she's sitting at the booth now]
But you really do look just like him. It's kinda freaky.
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