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Post by James on Oct 12, 2009 19:48:17 GMT -5
James got up with a moan touching a spot on his head from where he had hit the wall. "Oh my aching head." With consciousness returned the emotions of every person in Freakopolis began to seep into his head but James set them aside for the moment, it was far more important to figure out what was going on. James brought his hand to see blood at the ends of his fingers and as his vision cleared he saw that he was in some sort of hospital. Ok clear your head and go over the facts, 1. you have no idea where you are or why 2. your bleeding from your head, 3. you seem to be in some kind of hospital, 4. you need to find someone who can patch you up and tell you what is going on. "Hello anyone here?" James groaned as he tried to get up but as he did his legs gave out underneath and he fell to the ground.
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Post by Liliana Ripley on Oct 12, 2009 20:40:36 GMT -5
Liliana was walking around in the infirmary, not anything shady of course. There were moans of pain and discomfort everywhere. She was helping in the mens ward today, one of the nurses was out sick. Besides, she only needed to know basic first aid to volunteer to replace that nurse in particular. She passed little boys with arms in slings and men with bandaged knuckles or wrists that were injured during fights.
Voices cried out and hands reached for the seventeen and a half year old's jumper sleeve. She assessed whether or not they were out of her knowledge of first aid. If they weren't, she helped them...if not, she called a person with a medical degree in for them.
She was the only person monitoring the health of the children and young adults. Then again, most of the human women were chatting away at the nurse's station. She looked around again before continuing through the ward. One voice stood out in particular now, it sounded male...young maybe late teens.
"Oh my aching head." She followed the sound and came to a bed. There was a young man in it. Her dark green eyes noted that he had a head injury and she took on an indifferent manner.
"Hello sir, you need something for that head of yours?" She said while she pushed her inky black hair back from her neck and face. She swiftly tied the curly waves back into a ponytail and looked down at the clipboard at the bottom of his bed. The dog tags that were on a chain around her neck clinked together quietly as she went to find things needed to bandage him up. The silver streaks in her hair shimmering as she went.
She came back to find him on the floor, his legs had given out and he'd landed on the floor. Figures.
"Hello anyone here?" He had groaned and she frowned slightly.
"That wasn't the smartest thing to do now was it? Come on, back in bed and we'll see to that head of yours." She said in a business-like tone before trying to get him back up onto the bed. Her white name tag that was pinned to her hoddie showed her mutant name: 'Icicle'.
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Post by James on Oct 13, 2009 6:07:19 GMT -5
From the floor James heard a girls voice say "That wasn't the smartest thing to do now was it? Come on, back in bed and we'll see to that head of yours." James felt arms help him back onto the bed, from the tone of the voice the girl sounded to be around the age as him. James reached out with his power to the girl who was holding him, he needed to know he wasn't dealing with the people had brought him to... wherever he was. From what he could tell she was there to help because everyone else was wasting time plus she liked to help, she had a touch of confidence underneath the business like attitude. Well since at the very least I sense what she is feeling so she isn't one of the men who brought me here. "Thank you very much miss" James said trying to keep a town full of emotions, pain, and keep consistent thought in order, he needed a place to "hide" for the moment. Normally he would have gone into the mind of one of his friends but they were clearly out of range so he would have to find a substitute and the only person was the girl who was taking care of him. "Excuse miss, if you don't mind me asking what is your name?"
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Post by Liliana Ripley on Oct 13, 2009 16:05:47 GMT -5
Lily noticed that he wasn't talking very much. Then she felt something amiss in her head. She kept up her busines-like demeanour before looking up from the supplies she had in her hands as he spoke.
"Thank you very much miss." He said and she nodded once.
"No problem sir, do you know what year it is?" She siad, going through the checklist in her head for people who have been hit on the head or whatever. If they had amnesia they would have to be held in the infirmary for a while longer.
"Excuse miss, if you don't mind me asking what is your name?" He asked and she raised one eyebrow at him.
"My name is Liliana Ripley. Now, let's get your head wrapped up. You do know your own name right?" She said in a coolly indifferent tone and looked at the head wound.
"You tried to escape them....didn't you? They have power neutralising armour and you didn't stand a chance." She said, a slight tinge of worry began in the back of her mind but she stiffled it. Locked it down and hid it away.
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Post by James on Oct 13, 2009 18:20:52 GMT -5
"Last I knew it was 2009, my name is James Wallace and you have a very pretty name Liliana." James smiled as he flirted a little but unfortunately this had a hidden motive, as he learned more about Liliana the more he could fixate his power on her and as a result "hide" inside her head so only her emotions spoke to him. Unfortunately this comes with a risk, if any strong emotion should be felt by the person James hides in he will feel the same amplified by about 30. James couldn't help but feel the worry that Liliana felt, it was probably the fact he was fixating on her, it's difficult not to feel a little weird when another has focused on your consciousness. I am sorry Liliana but it is better for all I do this. She wouldn't hear the thoughts but it was a nice gesture. "You tried to escape them....didn't you? They have power neutralizing armor and you didn't stand a chance." "If you call running for all I was worth than yes I did, but that isn't how I got this." James said making a motion to his wound, "I got this because I delayed a second to long so they pushed my down a flight of stair into a wall."
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Post by Liliana Ripley on Oct 14, 2009 18:58:12 GMT -5
She raised an eyebrow at him again as he spoke once more.
"Last I knew it was 2009, my name is James Wallace and you have a very pretty name Liliana." He flirted and both eyebrows went up. She looked him up and down before smirking.
"Okay sir, what do you want to know so much about me for? I don't like being used without a good reason." She said and one of the patients laughed.
"You can't get nothing past her boy. Don't even try it unless you tell her what you want." The elderly voice stated in an amused voice before Lily shook her head and tried to hide her grin.
"If you call running for all I was worth than yes I did, but that isn't how I got this." He said before motioning to his head injury. "I got this because I delayed a second to long so they pushed my down a flight of stair into a wall."
"So that's why...impressive. Why is it that all the mutants I come across tried to run away from the men with guns?" She pondered, tapping a forefinger against her lips.
"I was sitting on my bed when they came to take me to Freakopolis. They injected me with something and took me away. I went peacefully, or they would have killed the people important to me." She said blandly before looking over to the nurse's station.
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Post by James on Oct 14, 2009 22:14:57 GMT -5
James saw the smirk and replied with his own, there was no way that she could know that he was fixating on her. "I am not using you I am simply flirting and with your beauty it is very hard not to." Retort besides James really did think Liliana was rather pretty, a very primal part of him gave a pang of disappointment that she wore baggy clothing. "So that's why...impressive. Why is it that all the mutants I come across tried to run away from the men with guns? I was sitting on my bed when they came to take me to Freakopolis. They injected me with something and took me away. I went peacefully, or they would have killed the people important to me." James watched as Liliana tapped her lips and found it very... distracting. James mentally shook his head and allowed Liliana's calm attitude to wash over him, he would make no moves so long as didn't want them. "I ran because they had guns, I had no way of fighting back and as soon as they cornered my I gave up without a fight, it would have only hurt others. The reason I delayed was because I saw someone important to me, bastards just wanted to push me."
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Post by Liliana Ripley on Oct 15, 2009 2:31:35 GMT -5
She frowned a little as another nurse came, female of course. The nurse wore a uniform that was a size too small...to show things that nurses usually shouldn't.
"Mutant girl, what's wrong with this handsome young man?" The red headed nurse purred and Liliana's eyes narrowed.
"Oh right, he has a head injury." She said with cool dislike, this nurse was constantly pulling pranks on her.
"I am not using you I am simply flirting and with your beauty it is very hard not to." He said and the redhead pounced, metaphorically of course.
"Oh sweetheart, that silly little mutant girl has a heart of stone! Come play with me...I have a heart of something a little more flexible." She cooed and Liliana tried to hide a gag, but failed. The redhead smirked and as Lily tried to walk over to the bedside table, one long leg came out. Liliana tripped and went head first into the bucket containing a mop and dirty water.
Liliana took the bucket off of her head and the redhead smiled fakely.
"Oh do be careful, tripping over your own feet." The other nurse said and Liliana nodded.
"Yes Fay, I'll go find something to change into." Liliana mumbled and took her black hoodie off by llifting it off over her head. A red wine spaghetti strap top was revealed to be underneath and then she left the ward.
Lily returned a few moments later with a white nurse's uniform on and the redhead scowled.
"I'll take over here Icicle." The other nurse said and Liliana shook her head.
"No, Fay...the head nurse wants you to clean up the spilt water then finish your shift for today." Lily said and the redhead smiled slyly.
"Sir, which one of us would you like to take care of your injuries?" She asked seductively and Liliana bit her lip, trying to contain her amusement.
"I ran because they had guns, I had no way of fighting back and as soon as they cornered my I gave up without a fight, it would have only hurt others. The reason I delayed was because I saw someone important to me, bastards just wanted to push me." He said and Liliana smiled.
"Excuse me Fay, but I think that he's to smart for you. Go take your single IQ point over to bother a guy with a gun." Liliana said bluntly and Fay rolled her eyes dramatically.
"Fine, whatever. He's not my type anyway." Fay sighed and Lily watched her calmly.
"Hey boy, good luck trying to get in Icicle's pants...she doesn't date. At all." Fay said in a deliberately loud voice and Liliana blushed with humiliation. Fay left in a swish of skirt and a convoy of sighs from the other males in the ward.
"Eww...talking to Fay makes me feel all slimy and disgusting. Ugh...no wonder anyone who looks at her gets STDs." Liliana groaned before sitting down in a chair beside James's bed.
"So you realised that in the long haul, running from the people with guns was stupid? Smart boy." She said in an amused tone.
"Lily? Can you sing for me?" A little boy called out from close by. Liliana's head looked towards his voice.
"What do you want me to sing sweetie?" She asked and there was a lot of whispering and giggles from that direction.
"Heartbeat by Stereo Skyline? Pleease?" There were more voices this time.
"You sure? Maybe later yeah. Once you're ready for bed?" She said, trying to delay her performance for a little while. There was a collective groan and several protests before. this:
"Fineeee..."
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Post by Curtis Kane on Oct 15, 2009 20:06:14 GMT -5
" Aw come on Lily why not? "
A cheerful voice asked. Pushing his own curtain back, Curtis Kane looked at Lily with a grin. Lightly the male crossed his arms. He was shirtless revealing the stitches on his back but he didn't care. The gauze on the left side of his forehead. Gently he grinned at her glancing at James with a slightly curious but annoyed look. Gently he moved forward before putting his hands on Liliana's shoulders.
" I heard what Fay said... Don't listen to her. " Curtis said calmly. He smiled at her before looking at James. " I'm Curtis... Who are you newbie. " Well Curtis was a newbie to but thats besides the point. He knew the kid liked Liliana and well... That bothered him a little.
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Post by James on Oct 15, 2009 21:00:36 GMT -5
When the other nurse entered the ward James felt the dislike of Liliana and with a few minutes he understood why. "Mutant girl, what's wrong with this handsome young man?" The nurse was wearing too tight an attire and the comment held no effect on James except disgust, what was so wrong about being a mutant? When he continued flirting it only got worse, she tried to seduce like it seemed she had to the entire ward. Luckily James had her type before and took no notice until she tripped Liliana, he couldn't believe that after that anyone would do that! To worsen things when Liliana left the ward his connection went too which meant that he had no choice but to use Fay's mind as his new fixation point, you can imagine what he found.
"Well guess were alone now huh?" Fay bent over close to his face filling James' view with way too much skin then he felt comfortable with. "Now lets take a look at that wound." As she pushed more skin into his view James felt that his body was betraying some primal urges, and to make things even worse she took notice! "Well I guess you do have some swelling after all."
When Liliana returned in the nurse's outfit Fay had just "accidentally" dropped her pen and had bent over as seductively as she could to get it, to James Liliana was a godsend. "I'll take over here Icicle." When Fay said this James couldn't help but have his eyeballs bulge, if she took over he would have no dignity left and frankly he thought that she was disgusting for the way she acted. "[glow=red,2,300]No, Fay...the head nurse wants you to clean up the spilt water then finish your shift for today."[/glow] Oh thank goodness, please just get rid of her! Unfortunately Fay wasn't going to fall for it, for whatever reason she wanted him and wasn't going to give up. "Sir, which one of us would you like to take care of your injuries?" The choice was simple and James to show this by simply continuing his conversation with Liliana as though Fay wasn't even there.
When Fay left he thought that was the worse was over but he wasn't that lucky. "Hey boy, good luck trying to get in Icicle's pants...she doesn't date. At all." James wasn't sure who was blushing more, to believe that people like her actually existed and bring up such a suggesting such a think to a girl he had just met no matter how attracted he was couldn't help but make him feel embarrassed. [glow=red,2,300]"Eww...talking to Fay makes me feel all slimy and disgusting. Ugh...no wonder anyone who looks at her gets STDs." [/glow] "On that there can be no doubt." James said as he tried to stop his blushing, "I can't thank you enough for getting her out of here before she tried something else." James was about to ask if she was single when a young boy asked her to sing a song and another person came in and began to play a intentionally territorial role.
"I'm Curtis... Who are you newbie?" James gave this new person a quick once over with his power, he learned that he had a thing for Liliana and James' interest bothered him, but even more importantly James learned that this Curtis was afraid of his own power." I'll keep that in mind for later.
"I'm James if you must know" he said it with an uninterested tone as he looked back to Liliana. "Would you please sing? I have never heard the song before and would like to here it." James sent waves of encouragement to her, she appeared to plan to sing it anyway and this would help her along. Not to mention it would give him an interesting look to the unsure Curtis.
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Post by Liliana Ripley on Oct 16, 2009 0:21:31 GMT -5
"Aw come on Lily why not?" A cheerful voice asked and a curtain was pulled back.
"Comfy Curtis! Hey, how you doing? I'm not singing yet. Bed time is at eight thirty, that's in half an hour." She laughed and smiled at her boyfriend.
"On that there can be no doubt." James said in reply to her comment about Fay. He was blushing, but Lily casually dismissed that until he had time to calm down. "I can't thank you enough for getting her out of here before she tried something else."
"That's alright sir, would you like anything to drink? Either of you?" She said in a proffesional tone and looked at them both. Curtis put his hands on her shoulders and she looked at him attentively.
"I heard what Fay said... Don't listen to her." He said and she nodded before noticing the gauze on the left side of his forehead.
"Alright, I don't pay much attention to her anyway. How's your head?" She said and gestured to the gauze on his forehead.
"I'm Curtis... Who are you newbie." Curtis asked and Liliana's sixth sense picked up a bit of tension coming from both males. She ignored it and smiled brightly at a child that had come to see her.
"I'm James if you must know." James said in an indifferent tone and Lily lifted the little boy up onto her lap. "Would you please sing? I have never heard the song before and would like to here it." She felt waves of encouragement wash over her.
"I'll sing when everyone is ready for bed. What do you want sweetheart?" She addressed the first half to James, the second to the small boy in her lap.
"I want to hear about Julie again. Not the sad part about when she died...the happy parts." The boy said and Liliana felt a spear of sadness lance through her.
"Sure, well um...Julie was about four when she and her little brother came to live with us. Julie was my half-sister and she was pretty. I remember her that way at least, and um the first thing she said to me was: 'You look nothing like daddy, that's good coz daddy's ugly.' Do you know what I said? I said: 'How would I know what daddy looks like? Never seen 'im.' She laughed at that and said: 'Well, after you have you'd wish you never set eyes on 'im!' But after that we didn't talk so much." She said, but didn't want anyone else knowing that she was lying through her teeth about Julie.
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Post by James on Oct 16, 2009 14:57:38 GMT -5
"Comfy Curtis! Hey, how you doing? I'm not singing yet. Bed time is at eight thirty, that's in half an hour." James felt some happiness and attraction, damn feelings are mutual! James didn't allow it to bother him, it was a belief that everything was temporary and relationships were no exception. If it was meant to last he would be unable to do a thing to it, but that didn't mean he going to stop his actions, he would continue on and see what happens.
"That's alright sir, would you like anything to drink? Either of you?" James thought a little as Liliana and "Comfy" talked. "I guess I'll have some milk, hey Curtis want some too, it's good for your bones."
During the whole time Comfy and James were talking a young boy had come to Liliana and sat on her lap, she smiled sweetly to the boy which James thought was nice. "I want to hear about Julie again. Not the sad part about when she died...the happy parts." The spear of sadness that hit Liliana went through the connection and hit James though he was able to defer it. "Sure, well um...Julie was about four when she and her little brother came to live with us. Julie was my half-sister and she was pretty. I remember her that way at least, and um the first thing she said to me was: 'You look nothing like daddy, that's good coz daddy's ugly.' Do you know what I said? I said: 'How would I know what daddy looks like? Never seen 'im.' She laughed at that and said: 'Well, after you have you'd wish you never set eyes on 'im!' But after that we didn't talk so much." You can't lye from a guy who is fixating on your mind so James knew that for some reason Liliana was lying to him. He also took the time to notice her "tell" the thing that people do when they lye. I should ask her but not in front of her boyfriend, I will wait.
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Post by Curtis Kane on Oct 20, 2009 8:04:55 GMT -5
Curtis smiledat Liliana's greeting. He could always count on her to bring up his spirits. Especially after sittng in the infirmary all day. " Do I have to sleep here tonight or am I being sent to the cell blocks. Last night some dude had an accident and it stunk up the entire building. " He grimaced at the memory lightly. " Oh and i'm fine. Just a little sore. " Curtis smiled leaning over and kissing her cheek gently. As he was about to respond to the drink comment, James beat him to it. And then he mentioned bones. Curtis automatically stiffened out of reflex. He did his best to hide his power from everyone. How could this kid possibly know? Did he have anything to do with the anoying buzz in the back of Curis' mind that he had been blowing off?
" I don't drink to much milk. Waters fine if you want to get it. I'm not dehydrated so you don't have to wrry about it. " Gently he blinked as the child came up to Liliana and made himself comfortable. Curiously Curtis watched the exchange noticing James' fixed expression on Liliana.
Watch it... he thought a little adgitated over the thought of someone else crushing on his girlfriend.
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Post by James on Oct 20, 2009 13:17:31 GMT -5
"Do I have to sleep here tonight or am I being sent to the cell blocks. Last night some dude had an accident and it stunk up the entire building." Suddenly James had no urge to be the infirmary for the remainder of the night, "hey Liliana you mind if I get out of here? I mean my head can't be that bad." James knew that he was wrong, he most likely had a concussion and sleeping after one was known to have prove fatal.
The pressure from the blow was beginning to subside so James included Curtis into his power, when the word bones came up there was a instinctual cringe. Oh hit a nerve did I? So now I know whatever power "Comfy" here has it is involved with bones. "I don't drink too much milk." "Why not I mean you can't have strong enough bones right?"
As the exchange between the boy and Liliana James felt a tug of aggression from Curtis, he was apparently had been looking at her too closely and this had bothered Curtis. James fought back a smirk, in a similar situation James would have either chased the person away or simply made sure that was no chance that they were a threat.
He looked at the small child with a smile and sent a aura of peace to the child, his large size often made them fear him and that was against his intentions. "Hey kid why don't you get ready for bed so we can all hear this beautiful lady sing huh?" The child first looked at James with a bit of disappointment but a bit of mental encouragement the child saw the logic behind it and took off to get ready.
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Post by Liliana Ripley on Oct 26, 2009 3:08:23 GMT -5
"I guess I'll have some milk, hey Curtis want some too, it's good for your bones." James said and Curtis stiffened a little automatically. Lily let Curtis kiss her on the cheek before frowning a little as Curtis mentioned leaving the infirmary.
"Do I have to sleep here tonight or am I being sent to the cell blocks. Last night some dude had an accident and it stunk up the entire building. Oh and i'm fine. Just a little sore." He said and she nodded, glad that his head was okay.
"I'm gld that you're recovering, but I'm afraid I can't let you go back to your cell just yet. Infirmary rules." She said to Curtis before shrugging a shoulder.
"I don't drink to much milk. Waters fine if you want to get it. I'm not dehydrated so you don't have to worry about it." Curtis said and she smiled.
"Why not I mean you can't have strong enough bones right?" James said and she decided to ignore James's slightly pushy attitude.
"Hey Liliana you mind if I get out of here? I mean my head can't be that bad." James asked just before she looked at him.
"Listen to me very carefully James. You. COuld. Die. So that being said you are both staying here tonight." She said firmly with a serious look at both young men before she blinked and went back to her semi-cheerful self.
"Okay then, one water and one milk coming up." She said brightly before walking off to get their drinks.
"Hey kid why don't you get ready for bed so we can all hear this beautiful lady sing huh?" James had said and Lily returned with the drinks. She gave the water to Curtis and the milk to James. She looked at the clock and smirked, 30 seconds to go. She took out her ponytail and shook her wavy curls. The little boys in the ward knew what was happening, they began smiling and clapping.
"ARE WE READY? There's half a minute to go sweethearts!" She cried out and the ward clapped a steady beat. Lily poked her tongue out at the two male teenagers.
"Lily! Lily! Lily!" A chant went out and then she turned around and walked into the center aisle, for everyone to see her. She put a finger to her lips and her smile softened a little.
"Shhh! Quiet, I want to tell you all a secret..." She trailed off quietly and the ward quietened. There were a few murmurs of "What?" and "Tell us Lily!"
"My favourite colour is blue...how about you?" He giggled and wandered over to one little boy's bed.
"G-green...my favourite color is green." He said in an eager tone and she smiled before kissing him on the forehead gently. He turned bright red and she touched his nose with one index finger.
"How about Comfy Curtis and James?" She asked and gestured to the two young men with a cheeky gleam in her eyes.
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