Medbay on Level One

[cityship]

Down below the Pod Caverns was the Medbay. Most of the crew had been down there before, for one reason or another. The parts of it they had access to were currently empty of life -- and, as a matter of fact, empty of undeath as well

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[deep_sky_diving]

Now that she's wearing clothes again (the living nature of the plantsuit barely takes her notice, past that she'd rather have her own biosphere back, thanks), Tess is much more comfortable.

But there's two other reasons, too: what seems like a weird, massively overbuilt square-framed pistol on her right hip (nearly more like a sawn-down shotgun, if not for the strange frame), slid into strapping sprouted by the plantsuit; and, on a strap over that shoulder, a plain ol' shotgun. Other pockets have sprouted on her plantsuit, too, for ammo (in magazines for the pistol-thing and loose for the shotgun).

She's guided Miku along relatively firmly-with her left arm wrapped around her, in fact, half-hugging her. It's strange... Tess was so panicked and discombobulated down in the pod caverns, and now it's as if she's become a whole other person, totally in control of herself and much more aware of the situation.

"He-eeey," she calls, looking around. "Any of y'all deaduns, come on out 'fore we get too far..."

[ghost_bait]

It had been hard not to do much else but whimper at the way Tess was holding her; the bruises made everything hurt. Certainly, she was glad to be out of Zombie City, but when they told her to take a weapon Miku hesitated. I can't, she had said. I don't know how to use them, and they're illegal, besides!

So, Tess had decided to give her a baseball bat, which she now clutched between both hands. She still felt... decidedly off, but at least she wasn't suffering as much from the feeling that small child had washed over her. It was just plain, simple, queasiness from hearing the sound of killing. If Miku had a choice, she'd never enter the pod caverns again, just to be safe from watching the violent deaths of those poor other people again. Cowardly? Perhaps, but a person didn't go poking a beehive to be stung on purpose, either.

"You... probably shouldn't do that, Oren-san," Miku whispered. Why call trouble to them? It would find them soon enough.

[not_to_be_eaten]

"I th-think you should stop holding her like that," Chopper told Tess. Chopper was still a little terrified of his company but at least they weren't out to kill him... yet. And his keen sense of smell told him that there were no undead hiding in the room. So far, the blue-nosed reindeer was safe.

Another fortunate thing for Chopper was the fact that he recovered his hat, backpack and some rumble balls from the Weapons and Possessions lockers they were guided to after being clothed and cleaned -- What the hell were those tentacle things!?

Now more or less prepared to do some work, he set off about the Medbay looking for items and ingredients that could help him treat people. There were many machines and instruments he had never seen before and he felt like a kid in a candy shop. Many sorts of drugs and medicines too, but since he didn't know what they did, he decided to leave them. Maybe someone could show him what they were for after they got out of this mess.

[silversouba]

“Finally!” Kadaj pushed past the two girls and that weird thing. “You guys are really pathetic.” It was comment made to sting about their inability to handle the stress of the situation. He didn’t get his black jumpsuit back but at least Souba was safely in his possession. Like hell was he letting it out of his hands anytime soon. Unfortunately for these suckers this weapon won’t be available to save them

[kawalskyeffect]

"Shut up." Kawalsky snapped. He was still checking out the room, making through it slowly, assault rifle at the ready. "Don't go anywhere until I've cleared it." Though that was too late now maybe they'd remember it for the future.

Even though he was focused on spotting any zombies or any other potential threats Kawalsky couldn't help but notice how, well, alien the technology looked. "The hell is this stuff?"

[demonicgene]

Kazuya was smirking, having taken up a position leaning against the wall opposite the entrance.

"Big words coming from a scrawny freak like yourself." Kazuya definitely had his eye on Kadaj. Not that he was sure why at the moment, but something about him had Kazuya's interest. To Kawalsky, Kazuya offered what little insight he might have gleaned from his time working with the bio-engineering portion of the Mishima Zaibatsu.

"From what I can tell, it's some sort of infection. Well, several kinds. The sheer variety of symptoms suggests somewhere around five or six strains. My guess? Biological warfare. Probably developed to be used as a weapon, but had side-effects that got out of hand."

His tone was cold, clinical, and scientific. He felt no emotion for the people that had turned into zombies. Not fear, not sympathy, nothing, except perhaps professional curiosity.

[cowsquirtdrinkr]

"While some of the varietys are as you've said, others are just diseases that happened to evolve that way." Yes, the Middleman knows crap about Zombies. He sounds slightly un-emotional, but while zombies tend to freak him out more than most of the stuff he's faced, this is all just another day on the job for him.

"But, whule that's all interesting from a certain standpoint, it doesn't really have any bearing on getting our biscuits out of this bonfire."

[hero_medic]

A gush of air, and Peter appeared, looking around the medbay. After getting his plantsuit, he had found the W&P lockers, half-organized mess that it was. What was more interesting, however, was the fact that he had a nameplate on a shelf with belongings on it. So as he appeared in the medbay, it was with a fully stocked EMS kit in his hand, a stethoscope hanging around his neck, and a dark blue jacket with a badge pinned to the front breast and "PARAMEDIC" written in white on the back. He zipped around for a second, finally placing the kit on a counter and turning around.

"Alright, first things first, does anyone here need medical attention?" He was too exhausted for exposition right now. Time to focus on the task at hand.

[jin_xuandi]

Sima Yi's still remaining silent, preferring to listen and try to figure out just who and what he's dealing with - though a lot of the discussion about the zombies is going over his head; he's from the third century A.D., after all - rather than uselessly running his mouth. He's feeling marginally better, though, now that he's retrieved his breastplate, helmet, sword, and spear from weapons and possessions. The plantsuit, though, he's definitely not happy with - it's far too clingy and... alive.

[demonicgene]

Kazuya eyed Middleman with some trepidation, questioning just how he came across information like that. To Peter, he just offered a condescending eye, and snorted at Sima Yi, noting the dated appearance and being reminded of an exhibit in a museum he had seen in passing one time.

He was very happy to have the simple red leather, metal studded, gloves that had become such a part of him returned. He didn't mention that if he so chose, he could easily clear a path for all of those involved with minimal effort. After all, he wasn't sure just who could be trusted with the information about his 'other self'.

"What I want to know right now, is just who the hell you people are, and what you're capable of. I want to know everything about you people before sticking my neck out and attempting some sort of a plan."

[ghost_bait]

"I'll be fine," Miku assured both Tess and the little reindeer (was he a doll? Some kind of living, cute doll?) with a soft, hopefully reassuring smile. Besides, it wasn't as if anyone could see the cursemarks blooming under her skin but her at the moment. Her Camera had been waiting for her in W&P, but Miku hadn't picked it up. What good would film do against the physical dead? If they made it out of this alive, she would retrieve it, and not a moment before.

As for Kadaj, and the other men strutting around like proud cocks, Miku politely ignored them. "Is there something we should be doing... I wasn't feeling the best before, and I only half heard what that man had asked us to do."

[kawalskyeffect]

"Lie down on one of these... things." Kawalsky said, pointing to what resembled a bed. "Speedy," He said pointing to Peter Petrelli. "See what you can do for her. And as for you," He turned to Kazuya. "I'm Major Charles Kawalsky of the US Air Force. Who are you?"

[hero_medic]

Peter did as Kawalsky said, moving Miku to a bed quickly.

"I'm Peter Petrelli. I'm a trained paramedic and nurse. Is there anything that feels broken?" His concern was genuine, the kind a guy who honestly chose his profession for the good of others would have. No innuendo, nothing but the caring, slightly sad tone of someone who was worried about someone else.

"I need you to be honest with me, or I can't help you, miss..."

[deep_sky_diving]

Tess helps Miku over to the bed-or hovers protectively, if she isn't given that chance. She's take a shine to Miku, apparently.

"We're just here to be... here. Out of the way of the people with training."

Behind her concern, her face is kind of blank, is if lost in thought.

[silversouba]

For the most part Kadaj kept to himself and lounged around on the unoccupied bed. Let the humans scurry about and worry what was to come. They were just mere blemishes on an insignificant planet. The remnant chuckled quietly to himself. Ah, he had a heal materia right within his wrist! Little did these people know that within seconds he could heal any of the sick or injured. Of course, he would withhold any special information like that. It was quite amusing (better than most dramas they showed on television) to see them squirm and panic.

One thing that did catch his interest were all the medical gadgets. Vague memories of such devices wormed their way within his mind. But they weren't his own-they were Sephiroth’s. Ignoring the people and situation around him, Kadaj walked right between them and towards the other wing. “Hn. This is a scientist’s paradise,” he murmured to himself. “Wonder what useful tools we’ll find in here~”

((OOC: Don’t mind Kadaj. He’s off in his own world XD))

[ghost_bait]

"Hinasaki. Hinasaki Miku." The introduction was soft and quick as she settled back on the bed and looked at Peter with her wide, brown eyes. "Nothing's broken," Miku replied, her brows knitted together. "I... the zombies?" she couldn't laugh; she had to deal with the intangible dead on a regular basis recently. "The method of getting rid of them made me ill. I was really just queasy... from the death."

Please don’t touch her, Mr. Petrelli… or you might not like what you see. Miku shifted uncomfortably against the “bed” and tried her best to give Tess a smile that wasn't pained looking.

She failed miserably.