cityship: (Meanwhile...)
cityship ([personal profile] cityship) wrote in [community profile] trans_92011-04-27 08:17 am

Melting Clock: Quarantine

After Sam Henderson's announcement, the Contagion Containment and Treatment lab was going to get busy. Anyone suspected of being affected by the mysterious affliction would be brought here, and put into one of the large bubbles that would keep any potential contagious diseases in - and the patients themselves. Once in inside, they wouldn't be able to get out again until the Medical staff had cleared them.

And before they could do that, they needed to find out what was causing this - and why.

They had a lot of hard work ahead of them.

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greennotgold: (Without him)

[personal profile] greennotgold 2011-04-30 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
Fletcher swallowed as he looked around. Now that they were here, he was starting to panic. Even the best-case scenario involved someone restraining Russel and locking him up in a bubble, which Fletcher knew from experience was no fun. The hard part was going to be spitting out those two little words: I lied.
aaaiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee: (Hmm?)

[personal profile] aaaiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee 2011-04-30 05:02 am (UTC)(link)
Miranda noticed the two boys as they arrived, and quickly came over to talk to them. Dr Henderson had told her that she needed to get everyone who has affected inside the bubbles, and since most of the people arriving at Quarantine had been affected...

"Hello?" She asked, wringing her fingers a little. If Russel had been hoping for someone who looked like they were in charge...well, Miranda wasn't it. "Are you here for time and memory problems?"

[identity profile] chainedbyred.livejournal.com 2011-04-30 05:14 am (UTC)(link)
"Ah, no. We're here because my brother isn't feeling well. And... I think I might know why." He was going to take shit for it, but it was a risk he was going to take for Fletcher. "It's my fault."
greennotgold: (Is it okay?)

[personal profile] greennotgold 2011-04-30 05:24 am (UTC)(link)
"I--"

Fletcher tried to explain when the woman asked, but Russel barged on ahead, as usual. He winced.

He had to set the record straight, but he felt a pang of guilt at that "admission" from Russel. Shoot, shoot, shoot.

"No, I'm-- I'm okay," he finally broke in. He fumbled with his shirt with clumsy hands. "I was... I was lying. I don't feel sick at all. I..." He took a deep breath and spat it all out in one go: "I needed to trick you, Brother, because you're losing your memories and you wouldn't've come here if I'd told the truth and I'm really sorry!"
aaaiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee: (Confused)

[personal profile] aaaiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee 2011-04-30 05:29 am (UTC)(link)
Miranda stared at the two, blinking and looking from one to the other with a slightly confused expression. "Then...you're the one that's sick?" she said to Russel finally, sounding unsure.

Should she put both of them in the bubbles? What if they were both affected?! Or...even worse...what if she only put one of them in, but it was the wrong one?

[identity profile] chainedbyred.livejournal.com 2011-04-30 05:43 am (UTC)(link)
He looked at Fletcher, completely confused. "What are you talking about? I haven't forgotten anything." He looked between Fletcher and Miranda, and finally landed on Fletcher, looking him up and down to make sure he was looking okay.
greennotgold: (Peeking)

[personal profile] greennotgold 2011-04-30 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
Fletcher swallowed and looked away from Russel, over to Miranda. "I... I'm sorry, um. Dr..." He trailed off as he realized he didn't know this person's name. "I told my brother I was sick, but I'm really not. He--he's been acting weird, like he's forgotten a lot of things."
aaaiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee: (Melancholy)

[personal profile] aaaiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee 2011-04-30 05:56 am (UTC)(link)
Oh," Miranda softly. "I'm afraid...I'm afraid that a lot of the people who are affected don't realise that they've lost anything? They just...don't remember that they were meant to remember something. I...I'm sorry, but can you come over to one of the containment bubbles? I'm sure it won't be for long, the Doctors are very good..."

[identity profile] chainedbyred.livejournal.com 2011-04-30 06:15 am (UTC)(link)
He generally ignored Miranda, and only glanced at her, and back to Fletcher. He was clearly trying to wrap this around his head. "You're sure that there's something wrong with me?"
Edited 2011-04-30 06:16 (UTC)
greennotgold: (Tiny Fletcher in a big multiverse)

[personal profile] greennotgold 2011-04-30 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
Fletcher bit his lip and looked back to Russel when he asked. He nodded. "I... I'm eleven now, Brother. And I've been using alchemy, with your permission..."
aaaiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee: (Concerned)

[personal profile] aaaiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee 2011-04-30 06:34 am (UTC)(link)
"Um..." Miranda said, not really understanding the direction the conversation was taking. Alchemy?

[identity profile] chainedbyred.livejournal.com 2011-04-30 06:47 am (UTC)(link)
Fletcher doing alchemy sent a wave of distaste through him. Not against his brother, really. But of the concept. What their father must think... "I guess... I'll have to trust you. But I don't think I like being put in a bubble while there's something weird going on."
greennotgold: (Alone)

[personal profile] greennotgold 2011-04-30 06:49 am (UTC)(link)
This easily? That just made Fletcher feel even more guilty. Russel really did trust him, and yet he'd resorted to lying to get him here in the first place... "Thanks, Brother," he said faintly.

He turned back to the strange woman. "I--I'm sorry."
aaaiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee: (Nervous)

[personal profile] aaaiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee 2011-04-30 07:01 am (UTC)(link)
"They're try to figure out what's happening soon, I promise," Miranda said. "But...we don't know if this is infectious yet. If you're not in the bubble, you might get someone else sick."

She looked down at Fletcher, surprised. Usually she was the one apologising to other people, not the other way around. "No, it's alright!" she said. "I...I'm sorry we have to put your brother in here..."

[identity profile] chainedbyred.livejournal.com 2011-04-30 07:24 am (UTC)(link)
Russel crouched in front of Fletcher, and pulled him into a hug. "Take care of yourself, okay? I'll be back before you know it. Stay with Kang or someone, alright?"
greennotgold: (Tiny Fletcher in a big multiverse)

[personal profile] greennotgold 2011-04-30 07:26 am (UTC)(link)
Fletcher clung tight. "I... I will. I'll come visit until they let you out."

Then he looked up at Miranda. "Thanks for taking care of him. Oh, um-- I'm Fletcher, and this is Russel."
aaaiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee: (Elegant)

[personal profile] aaaiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee 2011-04-30 08:30 am (UTC)(link)
"It's nice to meet you both, Miranda said, as she opened up one of the bubbles for Russel. She paused by the entrance, hovering for a moment. She knew that it needed to be done, but...she couldn't help but wish that they didn't have to lock these people away. "I...I'm Miranda Lotto."

[identity profile] chainedbyred.livejournal.com 2011-05-01 09:04 am (UTC)(link)
Russel frowned. He still didn't like this. But he trusted Fletcher, and while he was skeptical, he wasn't getting any bad vibes off of this woman. So he lingered with Fletcher for a moment before he headed into his bubble. "This is really fucking weird..." he muttered.
greennotgold: (Depressed)

[personal profile] greennotgold 2011-05-01 09:09 am (UTC)(link)
"Ah... should I be quarantined too? Since we don't know if it's contagious," he asked. That would be a problem; he'd have to do something about Jujube, and the plants they were growing...
aaaiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee: (Worried)

[personal profile] aaaiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee 2011-05-01 09:59 am (UTC)(link)
"I...um...Doctor Hendersen didn't say anything about quarantining anyone who didn't have symptoms..." Miranda said, starting to fret. What should she do? Should she put him in a bubble, even though he wasn't ill? But what if she didn't, and then it turned out that she was meant to?