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[rocket_man26]

[The camera blinks on focusing on the background where the pilot is standing at a window. Pulling open the tattered old drapes he lets the light spill in, revealing a sleeping figure in the foreground.]

Morn'n starshine! Up an at'em, sure you wanna get a looksy at that floorspace, tell me if it'll do for your crazy R and D's an--

Huh.

[Turning around he scratches his temple under his goggles before striding over to the figure. The scream focuses and reveals the clear profile of Professor Lucrecia lost in a deep sleep.]

Still dose'n eh?

[Despite finding her in the street during all the chaos he took her plight lightly just as a way to psyche himself out and not lose his cool. Taking off his glove with a pull of his teeth, he touches two fingers to her neck.]

Pulse is still stable but I'm no doc.

[Glancing up at the blinking screen his concerned demeanor snaps into one of that familiar steadfast urgency.]

Yo Vin, if you're out there an' not flip'n your shit, you best get over here, 510L, otherwise I'm take'n her over to the clinic. Sounds like everyone's taken their chill-pills 'bout now.

Comments

[rocket-man26.livejournal.com]

I saved her is what!

What do I got thug writt'n all over me!? @#$% these accusations.

[adventlead.livejournal.com]

Good for you, thank you, congratulate yourself for not completely ruining something.

Now stay there and I'll get her.

[rocket-man26.livejournal.com]

Ruin? Cid Highwind never ruined a damn thing in his life! Also you can screw right off, dude, I'm already on my way out the door an' like hell am I hand'n her over to some no-name jes'cause he tells me to.

[adventlead.livejournal.com]

I'm her brother, and a lot more reliable than you, old man.

[rocket-man26.livejournal.com]

Psh, she didn't say nothin' 'bout no brother, brat. I don't give a @#$% what you think, I got her covered.

[adventlead.livejournal.com]

Fine, I'll go to the hospital and take care of her there. Once I arrive you should leave.

[rocket-man26.livejournal.com]

Nope, nothin' doin', Vin'd be pissed if I left her alone with some no-name.

[adventlead.livejournal.com]

...She's not a good sister, but I have to take care of her anyway. Vincent knows me very well. We're great friends. So don't worry your senile little brain over it.

[rocket-man26.livejournal.com]

Ksh, nice try champ, if you're such good buds with Vin who's so @#$%'n socially inept he should have a disease named after him I'd'a heard 'bout you.

[adventlead.livejournal.com]

Vin's just easily embarrassed. He doesn't want people to know I saved him.

[rocket-man26.livejournal.com]

Vin needed save'n huh? You gotta great sense'a humor, kid, I like you! Make me giggle like a schoolgirl s'more, what'd you save him from?

[adventlead.livejournal.com]

What, is the comfort of my sister's flesh not enough for you, you sick, twisted old man?

But if you really want to know, it was monsters.

[rocket-man26.livejournal.com]

The @#$% you on about MAGGOT? Anymore dishonorable shit spew'n outta your goddamn mouth an' I'll turn you into a unicorn with blunt-end of my spear!

Well ain't that sweet'a you, gotta real heart'a gold there, kid.

[adventlead.livejournal.com]

I'm not a tiny, white worm that feeds off on dead flesh as tempting as that sounds, so I can't be a maggot. Now, that's no way to talk to Lucrecia's brother.

More pure than yours will ever be.

[rocket-man26.livejournal.com]

If it's tempt'n at all ya may as go the whole nine yards.

Now I'm not 'bout to get in a piss'n contest with some loopy twerp, but if you wanna come n' see your sis' so bad, expect some real blood of her's to be there.

[adventlead.livejournal.com]

Trying to make me look worse? How selfless and noble of you. No one would blame you, either.

Real blood...? Did you hurt her more?!

[rocket-man26.livejournal.com]

Course not!

Goddamnit no! Never hurt her at all, use your peabrain for a sec! Her boy's gonna be there like a good son should be.

[adventlead.livejournal.com]

Good!

Of course he is. We're all related. Us with Mother's cells. Lucrecia agreed so it's true.

[rocket-man26.livejournal.com]

Don't mind huh? That'sa load off s'pose.

If she says that I'm not'a 'bout to argue, but she's family to me too so I'm not go'n anywhere either.

[adventlead.livejournal.com]

It would be troublesome for me if you were trying to cause more chaos.

Oh? And what might you be to her? Her pet?

[rocket-man26.livejournal.com]

I'da had to cause chaos in the first place to cause anymore.

Nope, s'called a confidant. I'm her beau's buddy an' willing to lend a solidity and support if an' when they ask.

[adventlead.livejournal.com]

You think so?

Then you're insignificant in comparison.

[rocket-man26.livejournal.com]

Uh yes.

Don't give a damn, schematics in caliber are the insignificant thing in these situations.

[adventlead.livejournal.com]

Good. I want to see her...