Who knew eating could be so dangerous? [Second part is open]

[hack-rat.livejournal.com]

Alex was being carried to the med-bay by Matt with Maydril's help.

The teen was bleeding from countless cuts on his skin, though his clothes showed nothing beyond usual use, and stains from the bleeding. His breathing was shallow, and his pulse rapid and weak.

Something had clearly gone wrong, very wrong, and they needed a doctor stat.

[OOC: First bit is closed to just May, Matt, Samuel Henderson, and Alex. The second part if for any of Alex's friends, or anyone who happens to be in the med-bay or otherwise has some interest in visiting Alex. He'll be there overnight, but he might get a bit cranky about late-night visitors, while he's trying to sleep and all...]

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[hack-rat.livejournal.com]

Alex was going to need a doctor, luckily someone rather familiar with Alex's powers and abilities happened to be around...

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[needs-release.livejournal.com]

Sam was still reeling from the pod caverns explosion. While he was glad it was no one he had feared, it didn't seem right that an entire race had to go all at once like that. No matter what the others said.

But he was in one of the rear labs, looking over some information he'd gathered about Alex's state. He heard some people come in, and got up to check out the situation. He recognized Alex immediately, and swept in to inspect the damages. "Who can tell me what happened?" he asked. He looked more in-charge than he felt. There was flatness in his voice, and he was unable to hide how distracted he felt.

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[lackofdarkwings.livejournal.com]

"He ate my negativity, far as I can tell," replied Matt. "Didn't ask him to do so but hey..."

The man's eyes were still shadowed by darkness but there was a crackling sensation around him, like ozone from heavy electrical use.

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[drowpaladin.livejournal.com]

"And he started bleeding...as if his scars were opening. One touch and I knew I could not heal him...and so I thought it best if we brought him here," Maydril said.

"Please, sir, do you think there is something you can do for him?"

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[needs-release.livejournal.com]

Sam nodded. He pushed away his musings on what had recently happened, and instead set to work. "Yes, there is. But I'll need another set of hands to help. You," he pointed to Maydril, "There's a box of bandages in the third cabinet on the right. Bring them over here. And you," he nodded to Matt, "if you could calm down whatever reaction you're having over there in any way, you can stay. Nothing against you, but the air is charged enough in here as it is."

Sam had taken charge of the worst of the wounds, packing on some gauze and leaning on it with his full weight.

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[lackofdarkwings.livejournal.com]

"Eh, sorry, but the kid dug into my magic, so it's flaring up a bit." replied Matt as he tried to quell the crackle of electricity across his fingertips. "I'll figure it out eventually."

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[drowpaladin.livejournal.com]

Maydril only paused to wash her hands and dry them as quickly as she could. Sword hilts weren't the cleanest, after all, and the last thing Alex needed was to pick up something because she wasn't careful enough.

Dutifully, she plucked out the box of bandages and carried them over to the man. "Here you are, Doctor," she said, and offered them to him.

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[hack-rat.livejournal.com]

Alex shifted a bit, groaning in pain. His breathing wasn't getting any more even, and his pulse wasn't getting any stronger.

Alice was extremely upset about this, and had taken to grooming Alex's ear. It was something Sam was probably used to seeing her do, since Alex's stress levels went through the roof every time he was around the doctor, and Alice was always doing her darnedest to calm Alex down.

Sorry so slow guys!

[needs-release.livejournal.com]

While he appreciated their connection, the rat had to go. "Could you get her out of here?" he said to Matt, nodding to Alice. He looked back to Alex. "Sorry Alex, but rats aren't the most hygenic of creatures. She'll be back when I'm done."

"Thank you," he said to Maydril when she brought the box, and began to pack more gauze onto the larger wounds. "I need you to lean on these with all of your weight," he said to her. "Put some gloves on first." He had one hand each on two of the larger wounds to staunch the bleeding. He nodded toward the box of gloves on the counter nearby.

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[hack-rat.livejournal.com]

News travels fast on the ship. Especially since he decided to warn some of his friends that he might look pretty beat up, but that he would be okay.

[isee-snorkacks.livejournal.com]

Luna breezes in as though born on wings of dottiness, looking distinctly dreamy with her Spectrespecs fitted over her eyes, clothed in blue linen and, as per usual, no shoes. The only sign of her concern is the flexing and curling of her toes as she stills beside Alex's cot, eyebrows lifted as she tilts her head at him.

"You've a headful of Wrackspurts. No wonder you're in here," she says. It's hard to tell whether she's making light of the situation or not--evidence points to her actually believing in the functionality of the Spectrespecs and the existence of Wrackspurts, so for all we know, she may actually be commenting on Alex's alleged infestation of cranial creatures, rather than being silly.

[hack-rat.livejournal.com]

Alex was fairly certain that Luna was admonishing him, whether or not his head was really full of Wrackspurts. He felt a vague sense of concern for these creatures that might be in his head, but the way Luna was, and the way she said things, he really couldn't feel terribly concerned.

"I'm g-glad ta see you, Luna. What are W-Wrackspurts? A-and c-can I ask, what are those glasses y-you're wearing?"

Of course, that was the first thing he asked, but the first thing he noticed was how nice she looked in that dress. The thought made him turn a bright pink, flushing even his ears.

[isee-snorkacks.livejournal.com]

She blinks, lifts the glasses to perch on the top of her head so she can get a good look at him beyond the distorting lenses.

"Wrackspurts are invisible creatures that float through your ears and make your brain go fuzzy," she says matter-of-factly. "It would explain your lack of certainty in day-to-day life. And the glasses are called Spectrespecs. They make Wrackspurts and other cloaked, magical creatures visible. I can help you get rid of the Wrackspurts if you'd like, though I don't think we should try anything for a few days--you look awful. And flushed. Are you feeling over warm?" She pauses, tucking a few curls behind her ear. "What...happened?"

Incertitude is evident in the tilt of her eyebrows, and as she conjures a chair with a distracted flick of her wand, her seated proximity to his cot evinces a potentially unconscious level of concern, though...considering her rather frequent swallowing and her increasing discomfort, she's quite aware of her concern and her proximity to his cot. She'll probably turn pink soon, herself, even as she frowns.

[hack-rat.livejournal.com]

Alex stuck his pinky in her ear, as if trying to get the creatures out. Not being familiar with Luna's universe or her reputation there, for all he knows, they really are there, but, "M-my brain doesn't r-really feel fuzzy..."

At her other concerns, he goes quite red, turning his ears a wonderful magenta, "N-no, I'm okay... I just... Well, remember I was telling you about how I c-can get r-really hurt if I eat a shadow that's stronger than me?"

He let the question hang, hoping that she would figure it out. If he had passed out before he had swallowed that pain, well, he had a distinct feeling that he wouldn't be here talking to Luna right now.

[isee-snorkacks.livejournal.com]

She 'hmm's. "Well, that could mean that they're resting. One can't expect them to spend their whole lives making people's brains fuzzy, really. I've heard some of them are avid readers."

"Did you know that it was stronger than you? When you...ate it?" She leans forward, her hands inching unconsciously towards his, fingers choosing instead to clutch at the sheet. Much as she's thought about it, trying to make herself used to the idea, the concept of his powers still doesn't sit quite right with her. It rings too close to Dementors for her comfort, though really, she knows that Alex is nothing like a Dementor. For one thing, he's much better looking, a thought which turns her cheeks even pinker.

[hack-rat.livejournal.com]

Wrackspurts could read? In his head? He... His mind just completely rejected that line of thought and latched on to something he could make sense of.

He looked away from Luna guiltily, "Y-yeah... He was... well, we were in the s-sensoriums, and h-he overran the safety protocol, so, well, he c-coulda died if I d-didn't so anything... So, well, I c-couldn't just leave him..."

He twisted his hand in the sheets in his guilt, unintentionally pulling Luna's hand closer. He swallowed, not wanting to meet her eyes. He could see her worry, and it killed him that he had caused it.

[isee-snorkacks.livejournal.com]

"That makes sense, I suppose," she says, glancing down as her hand is pulled closer. She picks at the sheet between her fingers, frowning a bit. "I'm glad you're alright, though. It would have been terrible if anything happened--well, if anything...worse happened. I don't know if you ending up in the MedBay counts as "nothing happening", honestly."

Still, she pulls a smile onto her face fairly quickly after that, pulling her hands back into her lap.

[hack-rat.livejournal.com]

He misses her smile, still looking away from her guiltily, "I'm s-sorry."

"I-I'll be okay though. I'll recover." He smiled and turned back to Luna, "And I'm sure I'll get better faster with you. And even the Doctor and Katara. I'm really glad I've made friends. I'm sorry to make you all worry though..."

[thewunderkind]

Lash had no idea who this boy was. Really, it was a simple unrelated event which had caused her to come to medbay (she liked looking at some of the more impressive pieces of hardware to study them). The last few days had gotten her to think of a lot of things in her life - what she needed to do, and if Hawke had been in that pod that had been destroyed...

The boy wasn't too hard to miss in any case, and she curiously peered over at Alex without saying a word.

[hack-rat.livejournal.com]

Alex, who had been yelled at now quite a few times for trying to get up, remained in his bed and smiled a little at the girl while waving.

His little black pet rat, Alice, peaked her head out from under the covers to see who had gotten her master's attention.

[thewunderkind]

She raised one hand, in a half-heartfelt wave. The rat was kinda cute... She didn't recall anything happening in the ship that would get people hurt. Maybe he just fell over?

"How did you end up here?"

[hack-rat.livejournal.com]

Alice snuggled into Alex's chest so go back to napping contently as Alex explained, "I-it's sorta complicated..." First he would have to explain his powers, and then what had happened with Matt, some of which he was still unsure of himself. He nervously rubbed at his bandaged arm, finding that it wasn't exactly comforting without feeling the cloth of his jacket or at the very least his own skin.

He smiled a little more, "What a-about you? Are you visiting?"

[thewunderkind]

"Me? Yeah!" She patted a nearby machine for emphasis. "I'm a genius when it comes to machines, so I like to pop in here and see if I can get inspired from all of the technology around me. It's not like Stacy doesn't have impressive stuff everywhere else, but these usually have the biggest needles, teeheehee!"

Yeah, that probably came off a little creepier than she had wanted it to be.

[hack-rat.livejournal.com]

It most certainly did come off as being rather creepy, but Alex responded with his usual reaction when he didn't know how to handle a situation. He smiled and laughed awkwardly, "I suppose they do, b-but I hate needles. They make me f-feel like a pin c-cushion. What s-sorta machines do ya make?" Alex, being a programmer, rather preferred the data aspects, but you really can't have those without having a machine to run it off of.

[thewunderkind]

She grinned back. Talking about machines was always a favorite topic of hers, she didn't mind going into the darker aspects of her nature.

"Depends! I've built so many since I was a kid I've lost count, but I'm pretty versatile! Of course being a Black Hole Commanding Officer, a lot of my late childhood and teenager years were spent making weapons for wars. Neotanks, Stealth Fighters, Black Bombs, Black Submarines we have a theme going on, teehee. Oh oh! and my favorite of all time! One day, Sturm asked me to build him a 500 foot tall death ray. It was the best! Of course, with my genius it was doable. Just too bad the Allied Nations destroyed it."