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The Devil Is In The Details [Cas/Dante/Adrian/Iki][Career]
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Post by Cross on May 29, 2018 20:29:04 GMT
Thunder rumbled in the distance. The horizon black with storm clouds that loomed heavy with rain and cast the abandoned and broken buildings of the empty residential block that bordered the vet clinic in deep shadows. The threat of an oncoming downpour enough to send thugs, drug dealers, and druggies alike scrambling for cover leaving the streets empty of naught, but trash kicked around by the gradually rising wind.
Doctor Cross's Veterinary clinic was a sturdy two story brick building that had clearly once been a townhouse of sorts before the district went down hill and had since had the first story renovated into her office and work area. The building had two medium sized front windows which were covered with white gauzy drapes, but if one peered through where they were parted slightly they could see a clean waiting room with one battered couch and a table surrounded by a few sturdy chairs provided for one to lounge in while they waited. A water cooler and a coffee and tea machine was pressed up against the opposite wall with the only door leading further in labeled with a plaque with the Doctor's name on it. 'Doctor Cassandra Cross' was what it read to be exact. Outside the clinic the white sign with the red caduceus bordered on each side by a dog and a cat swung in the building wind overshadowing the smaller card taped inside the window listing the contact numbers. The clinic itself was dark, but light spilled from the large curtained bay windows on the second story hinting that while the practice might not be open the Doctor herself was likely home. Then again those who knew the word on the street knew that if the issue was digital in nature one was to go to the back gate.
The fence bordering the rather spacious backyard of the clinic was a high, sturdy, wooden thing with a heavy set wooden gate and a doorbell attached to the post beside it. The top of the fence was lined with barbed wire to discourage would be fence jumpers and it was likely a live electric fence wire was hidden just behind it to catch unwary fingers that might try to grip the edge. Beside the gate was a simple black and white sign reading 'Beware of Bike' which most might interpret as a joke. Those however, who had seen the vicious demonic motorcycle that enjoyed sleeping on the Doctors backporch though would know it as the warning it was.
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Post by Dante on May 30, 2018 6:31:41 GMT
The group trudges along through the wind and the rain. They had just been through a great ordeal at the old high school ruins. There was Dante, a young man with red hair with a big hole on the back of his shirt from a small explosion. He is holding the hand of a young girl named Annie with long black hair wearing tattered clothes. Stingmon is there also, carrying an unconscious Cassius on his back. Fortunately there are not many people out and about in this weather, so they didn't have to worry about the Digimon being sighted. They are traveling with Adrian and his partner Shoutmon. They need to reach Cas' clinic to treat multiple injuries.
Finally they reach their destination. They come across a large brick building surrounded by a fence. They approach the gate at the front and see the signs.
"Alright, we're here. Beware of bike? Is that sign referring to her motorcycle?"
Dante reaches forward and rings the bell. Annie looks worried and squeezes Dante's hand tight. She is soaking wet from the rain. Dante looks down at Annie.
"It will be alright. Cas is going to take care of us."
Annie nervously nods her head. She didn't have anyone in the world to take care of her until Dante and Adrian found her. Though she possesses a dark secret that causes overzealous people like the priestess Kiyoko to attack her. Cassius had tried and failed to take the girl, fearing the harm she could cause here in the city, but ultimately he was unsuccessful. He did manage to capture both Wormmon and Dante, but even though Dante can not stand Cassius as a person, he didn't want to just leave him in the ruins to die. All of the humans had injuries that required treatment, and Cas' clinic is the only place they have to go here in this rundown part of the city.
The group waits for a moment for Cas to answer. Dante had been looking forward to seeing the freelance doctor again, but not under desperate circumstances. Cassius lets out a long groan, and he slips in and out of an unconscious state.
"Quiet down, thief. I don't why we bothered bringing him along with us, you guys. Cassius is a butthead."
"Cassius was our friend once. I wasn't just going to abandon him there. Though I'm not thrilled about bringing him to Cas."
Cas and Cassius had an interesting past. He had become obsessed with the doctor the first day they met. In his current condition, he wouldn't be a threat. The important thing is they all get the aid they need. Dante turns and looks over at Adrian.
"How are you holding up there, buddy?"
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2018 16:55:00 GMT
Iki wasn't expecting it to rain so early as he traveled along with Adrian and Dante, along with their injured "comrade", Cassius. When the group approached the clinic, Iki now had two things to wonder about. One was, how the hell did Cassius get THAT injured?
And two, what did "beware of bike" even mean?
"Beware of Bike..." Adrian says, reading it out loud. "What, is the bike some kinda demon or something?"
"Considering that digital monsters exist," Iki tells the gogglehead without turning towards him, "I honestly wouldn't be surprised."
"Please try not to anger anyone while we're here, Iki," Iki's Falcomon spirit warned him, not realizing that he could now be seen by others, thanks to Iki's constant mental training. Iki, however, ignored his spirit.
"Let's just go in already," Adrian suggests as he prepares to step towards the front entrance. He was then interrupted by Dante asking how he was holding up. Of course, Adrian was a bit... less than kind in his response back to him.
"I'm doing fine. And don't call me buddy."
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Post by Cross on May 30, 2018 22:21:38 GMT
If the group rang the doorbell on the back gate they'd soon find they were no longer alone as a form seemed to shimmer into existence as a small rookie Digimon was revealed perched atop the gate itself. The gate being the one area not topped with barbed wire as the little red Digimon, a Monitamon to be exact, examined the group with a critical gaze.  "This is Char reporting three Tamers Oyabun. One of which is listed on the 'approach with caution' list and what looks like a human and a spirit user." The little red Monitamon chirped cocking his head to one side as if listening to a voice only he could here. "Roger that Oyabun. They appear to be in rough shape. Escorting them in now." The Monitamon replied before turning his gaze back to the group. "Ok you heard the Doc," Actually they hadn't, "Follow me." He instructed undoing the latch from the backside of the gate as the wooden, and apparently metal reinforced on the back, structure swung open to allow them admittance to a rather large backyard. A decent sized garden was tucked into the back right corner with a small pond. The backside of the clinic had a concrete slab porch with stairs and a ramp leading to a wooden backdoor, a large tin roof covering the entire porch shielding it from the rain. The most striking thing about the porch however was the very large plush dog bed one might see used by a great dane upon which currently lay a familiar and demonic looking bike it's engine rumbling out a low growl as the group would be escorted to the back door. Cassius would likely recognize it as the same bike the Doctor had used to escape his clutches the first time they had encountered one another and it certainly seemed to recognize him in turn by the way it's engine upticked into an almost snarl. The machine having been likely to launch itself at the group were the man not already clearly on deaths door as it was and were it not for the timely opening of the door to reveal yet another Monitamon. This one however, was green as he quickly saluted the red one before motioning the group into a familiar empty doorlined hallway, the red Monitamon taking up his post on the stairs just to the left of the entryway.  The green Monitamon explained leading them to the only open door which revealed a clean tiled room lined with cabinets and shelves in the middle of which sat a metal operating table, the bright led surgery light above it already on and the Doctor standing ready. It was a room Dante was all too familiar with though the woman standing at the ready by the table was different then he'd last seen her. Doctor Cassandra cross was a petite woman in her early to mid twenties with soft distinct curves mostly hidden by the loose white Doctors coat she wore which she had rolled up the sleeves of revealing that her entire left arm was bandaged, with disposable medical gloves covering both of her hands though the tips of which stretched and pulled in a strange way akin to claws. The Doctor herself had long rich blond hair that pooled wildly down her back in a golden mane and was currently pulled back from her face, which was marked with a faded blue slash mark across her right cheek, in a tight straining braid. Her eyes as they took in the group were not the familiar blue Dante remembered, but a bright, bloody, demonic red, her pupils catlike and slitted in the bright light cast by the LED's. Taking one look at Cassius Cassandra clicked her tongue in annoyance revealing sharp predatory fangs as she sighed. "Bit off more then he could chew hmm? Get him on the table and start talking. I need to know what all has been done to him and the lost of you." Doctor Cross spoke, sparing no time for frivolities or for the lot of them to process her appearance. Everything in that moment was strictly business. |
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Post by Dante on Jun 1, 2018 8:57:36 GMT
Adrian didn't seem too thrilled with Dante referring to him as his buddy. Is he still hung up on the Mazoku thing? Dante doesn't say a word and gives Adrian a blank look. Dante and Stingmon look at each other, before turning their focus over to the back gate. It is a good thing that Iki is with them in case something goes wrong, as most of them were too injured for a battle.
Dante is expecting to see Cas, but instead a short red Digimon called Char, a red Monitamon to be exact, greeted them at the gate. The one on the "approach with caution" list had to be Cassius. The gang would follow Char towards the door, as the rain causes endless ripples along the surface of the pond.
"Look at his head, Dante. It's like he's a walking TV! Hey, can we watch Finding Bigfoot's Ghost on your face?"
"Now is not the time for TV shows, Stingmon."
As they reach the back porch, a living motorcycle would get up from its bed, focusing on the injured thief. Dante wonders if the bike recognizes Cassius from before. He wasn't around when Cas and Cassius had their run in, but the thief had likely been stalking the doctor, so it makes sense that the bike would remember him. The revving of the bike wakes Cassius up. The thief slowly raises his head, recognizing where he is at.
"N-no, why did you bring Annie here? I won't let you hurt Cassand..."
Cassius drifts back to sleep, as his body struggles to keep functioning. The group is greeted by a green Monitamon, and they enter the office. They see the doctor standing there, but Cas looks nothing like what Dante remembers. The bandages, the markings, red eyes, and are those claws underneath her gloves? Dante tries to be polite and not react, but his eyes betray him. Her appearance is shocking, maybe even disturbing, though he couldn't deny a psychical attraction to her.
"Hello, Cassandra. Sorry to drop in on you like this, but several of us are hurt bad. My back was damaged from an explosion, this girl Annie was abandoned in the ruins, and Cassius is the worst of all. He was stabbed in the chest, and later thrown against a wall."
"Also, I think his testicles haven't descended yet."
"Stingmon! That's not polite."
Annie stares up at Cas wide eyed with a surprised look. She hides behind Dante's leg, peaking her head out.
"She is scary, Dante. I'm afraid."
Dante is overcome with embarrassment. He kneels down and puts his hand on Annie's shoulder.
"It's going to be okay, Annie. Doctor Cas is really nice, and an amazing doctor. She's going to take care of us."
"Ya, Cas is pretty cool. Come on, let's get Cassius up on the table. You might want to restrain him incase he comes to and goes crazy."
Stingmon walks over to the table with Cassius on his back and clumsily drops him down on the operating table. His torso is covered with blood, and his pulse is dangerously slow.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2018 18:00:53 GMT
Adrian looked away from Dante after he said that. Was he being a little to cruel to him? After all, he did help Adrian out back at the school ruins... even though his partner was captured and all.
When the doorbell was rang, the group wasn't expecting to see a red Monitamon answer the door. "Wow, I've never seen this kind of Digimon before!" Adrian says, kneeling down and observing Char.
Iki scoffed. "Don't wet yourself over it. It's just a Monitamon... and I presume they're the guards of this place, or whatever they prefer to be called."
"Oh, stop acting like that," Shoutmon criticized from inside Adrian's digivice. "They're living things too; they should get respect!"
"Whatever."
When they walked inside, Adrian was startled a bit by the motorcycle, as it appeared to ACTUALLY be alive! Needless to say, he was gonna keep his distance from that thing...
Then they met the Doc herself, and while her appearance was DEFINITELY frightening, both Adrian and Iki chose to be gentleman and not talk about or react to it, with Iki doing a better job at it than Adrian.
"JESMON CHRIST MODE! What happened to you?!" Falcomon suddenly yells.
"You realize that others can see you now, right Falcomon?"
"Of course I do- wait, what?!"
"Yeah, the doctor heard everything you said."
And if this was an anime, that's when Falcomon basically turned completely white with mortification. He wished he could die again at that very moment...
Adrian groaned as he grabbed his torso in pain. "I need to sit down for a while..." He says, sitting down in a nearby chair. He then lets his partner Shoutmon out od the V-Pet. And when Iki saw Shoutmon, he knew right then and there that he was the one... the one that could spell doom for Tokyo.
He casually walked up to Cassandra. "A pleasure to meet you, Doctor Cross. My name is Iki Story. When you're finished with your patients, come and find me. We need to discuss something privately."
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Post by Cross on Jun 1, 2018 20:11:48 GMT
"Good evening Dante, Stingmon, always a pleasure. I see you've brought guests." Doctor Cross murmured those slitted red eyes alighting briefly on Annie, Adrian, Iki, and Falcomon before she focused back on Cassius. The red Monitamon, Char, would remain at his post in the hallway on the stairs, but Zaku, the green Monitamon, would linger just outside the door. Cassandra would do her best not grimace at the spirits exclamation loud and clear enough for everyone to hear as the motion pulled at the twisted burn scars that snaked their way up the left side of her neck peaking out over the edge of her black turtleneck to end just below her jaw.
"I went toe to toe with a D-reaper infected super mega and got shot through a faulty portal among other things, but I'm certain you're not here to listen to idle chatter." Cassandra chided as she flashed a fanged smile at Falcomon that was clearly more teeth than warmth as she lunged forward catching the back of Cassius's head before it could impact hard on the metal table. Shooting Stingmon a glare Cas quickly checked the mans pulse letting out a string of cusses at what she found.
"Right. Iki we'll speak later. If you wish to step out into the hall Char will escort you to the waiting room if you're on the squeamish side. Otherwise I'm recruiting you to help with prep work since you're uninjured." Cas quipped no longer able to spare any of them a glance as she put a compress on Cassius's stab wound to slow the bleeding and hooking a stool with her foot she motioned for Zaku to hop up and hold said compress in place. In the meantime suspecting head and spinal trauma she went about grabbing one of the boards and carefully adjusting the thief to slide it under and snap it in place with velcro around his neck and back to immobilize those areas till she could get a better look at them.
"Right here's what I need either Iki or Stingmon to do. There's two more sets of medical cloth scissors on the counters behind you. I need one of you to take one of those pairs and carefully cut away Dante's shirt from whatever burns or injuries he has on his back. If any of the fabric is stuck to the injury leave it and just cut it away from the rest of the shirt. I'll deal with any remnants once I've stabilized Cassius. Then whoever isn't helping Dante needs to cut our yet as to be unnamed Tamer over there with a shoutmon's shirt off." She explained giving orders quickly and efficiently even as she motioned to Adrian before taking her own set of medical scissors and removing Cassius's bloody shirt before ordering Zaku to remove the compress so she could begin cleaning and inspecting the wound.
"Whatever you do DO NOT try to pull his shirt up over his head. Just cut it off him. He seems to be suffering limited range of motion and if he's feeling weak and light-headed there's a risk of fractured or broken bones and possible internal bleeding. Zaku I need you to get him a lollipop stat and get a blood pressure cuff on his arm. Take his blood pressure every five to ten minutes and if it's not rising by fifteen minutes after he's gotten the lollipop we're going to rule it as possible internal bleeding to be on the safe side. I'll be over there to check for broken ribs momentarily." Cassandra ordered even as she worked like a woman possessed with no more time to spare for personal feelings in matters that could very well mean life or death. The little Green Monitamon was quick to hop down from the stool and wash his hands before moving over to do just that. Running out into the hall he jogged down to the waiting room returning with a grape flavored lollipop which he unwrapped and held up for Adrian to take between his teeth.
"Keep this in your mouth. Oyabun wants to make sure this isn't just a blood sugar crash from adren-adrena-adrenaline. Yes that." Zaku explained as he grabbed the little blood pressure wrist cuff and carefully slid it onto Adrians arm.
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Post by Dante on Jun 4, 2018 10:35:20 GMT
Cas wasted no time in getting to work. The doctor had gone up against an infected Super Mega level Digimon and shot through a faulty portal? Harsh. She gets to work stabilizing Cassius' spine to avoid further injury. Stingmon could only nervously chuckle when she stares daggers at him for letting Cassius' head fall towards the table while carelessly dropping the thief down.
Iki seems to have business with Cassandra. What did he mean by this? Adrian is easy enough to read, but Dante isn't quite sure about the Spirit User yet. Cas instructs two of them to cut the shirts away from Dante and Adrian. While not one to trust Stingmon with scissors, Dante is not very familiar with Iki, and would rather Stingmon do the job.
"Let's go with Stingmon cutting the back of my shirt."
"Right, cut the shirt. Wait, could you repeat what I'm supposed to do, Cas? Do I need to take notes?"
Stingmon takes a moment to familiarize himself with the scissors.
"They are so sharp and shiny. You know, I'm more fond of gluing stuff together than cutting it apart."
"Would you just listen to Cas and cut my shirt?"
Stingmon tries to focus on the task, but then is distracted by Adrian receiving a lollipop.
"Hey, how come he gets a lollipop? No fair!"
"Please, focus..."
Well at least it is good to know that the king of sting can remain calm in a crisis. Stingmon starts cutting away, removing the back of Dante's shirt to expose his back. His skin is covered with burns and bruises.
"Whoah. You're not looking so good. Cassius sure did a number on you. But I guess you got even when you sta-"
"Ahh, we don't need to go there."
Dante doesn't want to come out and admit that he is the one who stabbed Cassius. Who knows what Cas would think? It's not like he had much of a choice at that point in time. In Dante's mind, whatever Cassius goes through is his own fault.
Annie sits down on a chair, her shoulders slumped forward and her head hanging low. All she has known her short life is pain and suffering. Even the people who help her end up getting hurt. Maybe she really is the monster that Cassius and Kiyoko believe her to be. Would Cas be the next to pay for getting involved? How long were they safe here until Gunner returns for her with reinforcements? It isn't right to put Cas in danger. Dante knows that they need to get their injuries treated, and then be on their way before more trouble comes their way. But due to the severity of their injuries, it might not be for a while.
"I, I just want the sadness to go away!"
Annie starts to cry. Dante tilts his head and looks over. He knows that if Annie gets too emotional, it might awaken the evil entity residing inside of her. Though Dante is powerless to do anything at this point. He has already reassured Annie the best he can. Annie would have to work through her emotions and learn how to carry on.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2018 3:51:01 GMT
Iki nodded in response to Cas's request, with Falcomon still completely frozen in horror of what Cas had just heard him say. He grabbed the pair of scissors and looked at Stingmon. "Do you ever shut up?" He ignored any statement Stingmon would make and walked towards Adrian, since Stingmon had Dante covered already. However, Adrian was a bit... less than cooperative.
"I will kill you if you cut my shirt off," Adrian told Iki sternly. "One, I don't know you, and two, this is my favorite shirt!"
"Funny, it sounded like you were able to actually do things," Iki said sarcastically. "In your condition, I'd be surprised if you could actually manage to tickle me." He then preceded to cut off and remove Adrian's shirt, as well as remove his goggles, throwing them onto the nearby couch. "Who would even want to wear goggles anyways?"
"Those were a gift from my brother, you as- ARGH!" Adrian tried to argue before bending forward in pain, while Shoutmon watched the situation with sad eyes. He had failed his partner...
Then Zaku came up with a grape lollipop, which Adrian grabbed onto with his teeth. The blood pressure cuff would then show that his blood sugar was increasing, meaning there was thankfully no internal bleeding.
Shoutmon looked over at Annie as she started to cry. Feeling upset himself, he walked over to her, a great big smile on his face. "Hi there, Annie... you remember me, right? My name's Shoutmon. Do you wanna go play?"
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Post by Cross on Jun 13, 2018 0:55:39 GMT
"Patients get lollipops. You're not a patient Stingmon." Cas explained as she carefully checked Cassius's pulse one last time grateful to find it a little steadier. Grabbing a saline bag she carefully hooked him up to a IV grateful he didn't appear to have lost enough blood to need much more then some fluids. Which left her now turning towards Adrian with a frown. Dante's back was messed up, but he was in no danger of dying from it unlike the younger boy. Pulling on a clean pair of latex gloves she circled around the operating table and crossed the room to the Tamer in a few short steps.
"Don't fight him on the shirt. Clothes are replaceable you are not." The Doctor explained summing up her thoughts on the matter in a few short words as she gently gripped his wrists to pull his arms away from his chest prompting him to sit up straight if he didn't fight her.
"Do not put pressure on your ribs like that. If they're broken it'll just hurt worse. Though it doesn't look like from the blood pressure at least that you have internal bleeding, but I need to feel for breaks. Which means this is likely going to hurt a bit. I'll be as gentle as I'm able." Cas spoke her voice calm, but firm and if Adrian would let her she'd begin to feel along his ribs with gentle fingers. The pressure would likely sting a great deal even with the care she was taking, but the assessment wasn't thankfully as grim as she had first feared. Two broken ribs that hadn't shifted to where they wouldn't need surgery to set and one fracture.
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Post by Dante on Jun 16, 2018 11:24:19 GMT
Does Stingmon ever shut up?
"Only when he's eating."
A few people in the group were noticeably on edge. Which is to be expected after the ordeal they had been through in the high school ruins. Cas explains to Stingmon that only patients get lollipops. So unfair in his mind. Adrian was giving Iki some flack, not wanting him to damage his shirt. Priorities. Cassius' muscles flinch, as his body struggles to withstand the damage that had been inflicted upon it.
Stingmon had successfully removed Dante's shirt, giving Cas a clean canvas for her to work her magic. The redheaded Tamer sits up straight and stretches his shoulders out, letting out a low sigh.
"What a day. Maybe you're right, Stingmon. We shouldn't go out looking for trouble. But then we never would have found Annie."
Adrian's partner Shoutmon approaches the frightened girl. The red rocker Digimon asks Annie if she wants to play. Annie looks up at Dante, as if waiting for his approval. He had started to gain her trust, as she had no one else to turn to outside of those in this room.
"It's okay, you can go play with Shoutmon."
Annie's face brightens up. She cracks a small smile and wipes the tears from her eyes with her ragged sleeve.
"Okay."
Annie takes a few steps towards Shoutmon, her head hanging slightly and her hands clasps together in front of her belly.
"What kind of games do you like to play? I haven't really had the chance to play before."
Dante is glad to see Shoutmon is being friendly to Annie. She had been through a lot, but hopefully things were looking up for the young abandoned girl. Dante isn't sure how to look after a child. Was he going to become like a guardian to Annie? He hadn't really thought that far into the future. All he knows is that he wants to help the poor little girl.
Dante's back was killing him, but Adrian was a lot more worse for ware. It's a good thing they were at Cas'. Dante wasn't that far off from requesting some painkillers for his burns. To Dante's surprise, Stingmon actually takes some initiative.
"Is there anything else I can do to help? Seeing all of you injured and in pain is really bumming me out, you guys."
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2018 2:03:39 GMT
"Was I talking to you?" Iki asked Dante angrily without even looking at him. Clearly, being social was not his strong suit...
"Aaaand the asshole of the year award goes to y-AAAAAUGH!" Adrian starts to say before yelling in pain from Cas felt along his ribs. These ribs were definitely broken, but luckily they would heal. Adrian's sudden yell caused Shoutmon and the Falcomon spirit to both wince from the sound.
"He's going to be okay... right, Digi-Doctor?" Shoutmon asked Cas. After getting an answer, he would turn back around to Annie. Hm, what game were they going to play...?
"Ooh, I know! It's a game I used to play with my buds in Primary Village, when I was still a Koromon." He then snuck over to Stingmon and tapped his leg. "Tag! You're it! Okay Annie, now you have gotta run away from Stingmon here, since he's it!"
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Post by Cross on Jun 18, 2018 3:13:38 GMT
"Zaku would you please escort them to the waiting room? They can play tag there. I can't risk them crashing into Cassius or anything that might hurt them." Cas orders as the little Monitomon gives a sharp salute.
"You can follow me. There's tea and stuff in the waiting room as well." The little green Digimon explains motioning for Shoutmon, Annie, and Stingmon if they wished to play, to follow him. Leading them down the hall through a door to a decent sized sitting room with a couch, a table, some magazines, and tea, coffee, and water machine shoved up against the far wall. The little Monitamon though is quick to pull the curtains closed and make sure the door is locked so no one accidentally sees them.
Turning back to the group The Monitamon would shyly scuff his foot against the carpet. "Err...can I play too?" He asks his tone hesitant, but hopeful.
Meanwhile in the waiting room Cassandra lets out a soft sigh and grabs a disposable cup filling it with water from the sink as she rustles through her cabinets for medicine. Dumping two pills in her hand she passes them and the cup of water to Adrian. "Not much I can do for the ribs. Don't move around and take these. It'll help with the pain." She explains before moving towards Dante. Only pausing as she passed the table as she catches Cassius's muscles twitching out of the corner of her eyes. She wonders if the thief is awake once more, but whether conscious or not she reaches out a gentle hand to rest it lightly on his elbow.
"Don't worry. I've got you." She murmurs just low enough for the man to hear before she moves onto her next task. Flipping through one of the small fridges on the counter she pulls out a vial of clear medicine and slots it into a syringe. Should Stingmon have stuck around Cas would wave them out of the way before approaching Dante.
"All right I'm going to give you topical anesthesia to numb the area while I clean and treat it." She explains before carefully injecting the shot into his back. "Tell me when can't feel my taps anymore." Cas orders tapping her fingers lightly about mid-way down his back just to the side of the burns.
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Post by Dante on Jun 18, 2018 6:28:41 GMT
Dante was shocked with Iki's response to his playful response about Stingmon. The redhead agrees with Adrian, that's something an asshole would say. Or maybe a fellow bitter and sarcastic prat like Dante. Shoutmon suggests they play a game of tag, tapping Stingmon on the leg and designating him as "it". Annie raises her hands up to her neck, resting her chin on top of her hands.
"I guess that sounds okay."
Was this really the time and place for tag? Cas was right to have Zaku escort them to the waiting room. Dante lets out a low sigh of relief as he sees Annie go with Stingmon to the waiting room. He is happy that she finally gets the chance to act like a regular kid.
"Why don't I make this a little more fair?"
Stingmon devolves down to his adorkable Rookie form Wormmon. The Monitamon asks if they can join the game. Wormmon smiles and nods. Wormy chases the others around the waiting room. It was hard to focus as he passes by the coffee machine. He turns his attention to Shoutmon and tries to tag him, crawling along the floor as fast as his tiny legs can carry him.
Those still in the operating room were not enjoying fun and games. As Cassius twitches, Cas softly touches him on the elbow. The thief flinches at her gentle touch, the tendon in his arm pulsing to the pace of his dangerously low heartrate. Was he even aware of his surroundings? Did he know that the woman etched on his mind was taking care of him?
Cas explains to Dante that she is going to inject anesthetic into his back. Dante nods his head. "Alright." He feels the needle pierce into his charred flesh. Cas taps him on the back, determining when it takes affect. Dante feels her tapping his back. Even a slight graze is enough to trigger the pain next to his burns. After a few taps, his back has been sufficiently numbed.
"I don't feel it now."
Dante knew the road ahead of him would not be pleasant. Even with proper treatment, his back would probably feature several gruesome scars. He is starting to regret bringing Cassius with. Still, the thought of Cassius left to die in the ruins wouldn't soothe his pain. He does his best to remain calm, and get through this.
"You must have nerves of steel, Cas. I've always been a bit squeamish around serious injuries."
Cassandra's medical skills were quite impressive. She always seems to know what to do. It is clear she has a lot of experience treating patients in need. While she uses her talents to help people, that same gift is what makes her the target of several underground gangs in the area. One of the Yokai was right there, laying on her operating table. If Cassius does make it, Dante will sort things out with him later, but right now they needed to focus on their injuries.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2018 17:25:01 GMT
"Of course you can join," Shoutmon happily told Zaku. "Just be sure to avoid Wormmon!"
The game had now begun. All four of them were now running around the waiting room, trying to avoid Wormmon. Unfortunately, however, Shoutmon was not quick enough and got tagged by Wormmon. "Aw, man..." He looked around the room and set his sights on Zaku, as he immediately began to run after the Monitamon.
Back in the operating room, Adrian did as the doctor said and took the pills, along with the water. "Thank you so much, for helping us out... how long until I'm able to walk?"
"With your broken ribs, it might be best if you stay sitting for a while," Iki responded. "I'm not an expert, but I'm pretty sure that if you walk there's a chance one of those ribs might move out of place and pierce your lung."
Wow, he said that all without being mean. Adrian looked back over to Dante. "Do all your new friends end up like this?" He asked him in a joking manner.
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