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 Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 9:57 pm
:::The reaction one feels from a suprise attack is conditioned out of Cora. She naturally puts up her cuffs in a blocking fashion and opens her hands, palms towards Luke, to show that there is no threat. She hoped this was universal body language. Using any kind of force on Luke would be very harmful to his condition:::
Luke, calm down, its me, Cora :::her face peering from one side of her block:::
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Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 10:00 pm
*Recognition stems across his face. His first understanding is that it's only Cora... His second understanding is that he is safe on his dorm room bed inside the Brink....*
*His third understanding is pain that grips his entire body. His ribs ache from his quick jerk upward. His hands hurt like hell. His arm feels as though it's been ripped from his body (as it nearly has been). His head pounds.....*
*The pain is enough to take his breath away. His breath comes out in jerks and gasps, as his eyes dart around the room....*
*It all comes rushing back to him.... His meeting with the Seraphim.... The supernatural attack.....The threats to himself and his sister.....*
*For the briefest moment, Luke's face holds only terror.*
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Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 10:08 pm
:::Cora reads the pain in his body, and the shock in his eyes. She reaches for her belt to retrieve a vial of tranquilizer, the only thing she didn't use on Luke last night. She prepaired it in the administrator and gave the dose to Luke. She went back for another vial of pain inhibitor. I'm going to need to restock this when I get back to my world...all I have are the oral capsules left. She waits for the tranquilizer to take full effect before administerting anything else:::
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Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 10:14 pm
*Luke feels the p***k of a needle, and he just about goes berserk. He bellows at Cora with a growling voice.*
GET THE ******** OFF OF ME!!! WHAT THE WHAT THE ******** DID YOU GIVE TO ME!!?!?!?!!!
What.......*He coughs. His body is relaxing, though not by any conscious choice.* What.... *His body seems to deflate as he falls back down on the bed. His voice comes out in a hoarse rasp.* What the <********>
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Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 10:22 pm
You can trust me Luke. I have just given you a mild dose of tranquilizer to keep you from going into shock.
:::She's giving the speach while she readies the dose of pain killer, she speaks calmly:::
No doubt you are in a lot of pain. What I am going to give to you now will block the electro-chemical reactions in your brain that produce the sensation of pain. Your body will feel much better after this.
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Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 10:26 pm
*Luke breathing becomes regular... For a moment, he closes his eyes, already exhausted by his short outburst....*
*He makes no protest.*
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Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 10:35 pm
:::Cora presses her lips together in concern. She's trying very hard to just treat Luke as though he were any other victim, but she'd never treated anyone wounded so badly, that she cared so much about. She steadied his arm and injected the pain killer. When she finished checking for the desired reaction, she the administrator away in her belt. She looked back at Luke:::
Everything is ok now. You're at the Brink, and I'm here.
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Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 10:38 pm
*No anger can be heard backing his voice. The tranquilizers did their job there. But even though his voice is weak, there is urgency...*
We're not safe.... We're not safe here.... *He coughs for a long minute, brutally, before he quiets himself.* You don't know what I saw.
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Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 10:44 pm
:::Cora closes her eyes, her head lowers as she shakes it::: I know what you saw Luke. I've met him too...
:::her lower lip quivers::: I'm sorry...I could not protect you. :::She folds her arms over each other on top of the bed and lowers her face into them, not wanting Luke to see her crying yet again. It has been a very long stay at the Brink.
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Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 10:49 pm
*The fact that Cora met the Seraphim is news to Luke.....*
*It hits him like a bulldozer. He deflates.....Now, Cora's apologizing for not protecting -HIM-. And.....it's obvious that she's crying....*
*Christ..... He thinks to himself. It hurts so much.... It all hurts so ******** much.... For a moment, he wonders if he's in ********.... *He can't think of anything else to say.* ******** pulls back into reality.... He asks a question. His voice cracks.* Did he hurt you?
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Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 10:57 pm
:::The Seraphim obviously hurt her very badly. But she had a feeling Luke would only be distrubed if he knew the truth...still she couldn't lie:::
I do not hurt as easily as others, Luke. I am alright. :::She thought back to her own experience, the Seraphim told her that every one would be hurt if she didn't help him defeat Tavin. But it seemed like he was the only one doing the hurting. She wondered what the Seraphim must have said to Luke:::
:::She lifted her face just enough to look at him through her hair::: Luke, whatever he told you, don't believe him. Any one with any interest other than themselves would not hurt you the way he has. We are all your friends here, you have to believe me.
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Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 11:01 pm
*Luke's listening, but....other thoughts of stemming through his mind.*
*The conversation comes flooding back.... The Seraphim contesting that Tavin was really a monster. He'd nearly killed Luke, and he'd threatened his family..... Luke considered himself physically strong and fit. But if the Seraphim could destroy him in a heartbeat, what could he do to.....*
*Luke attempts to get up.* I have to get out of here....
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Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 11:06 pm
:::Cora didn't like the idea of Luke leaving her supervision...especially in the condition he was in...but she understands why he feels the need to return. In a way, she would be glad if all her loved ones were out of the reach of Seraphim, even if it meant not seeing them anymore:::
Luke, I am not sure that is the best thing to do just now. You are badly wounded, and you are sedated. Your bones should be fully healed in another two nights. Your shoulder will be sore, but is almost fully repositioned in its place. How will you be affected if you return to your world in this condition?
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Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 11:08 pm
*Cora's right. But at this point, logic is going to have about as much effect as reason on Luke right now.*
*He makes every attempt to sit up. He strains himself, groaning at the pain gripping his chest and ribs....*
I don't care. I need to get up... I need to get out of here... *Despite the pain in his body, he begins to move his legs.*
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Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 11:14 pm
:::Cora saw him move his legs in an attempt to get up. She sat up, wiped away some tears, then gently put her hands upon his shins to keep them from moving again:::
Luke, I want you to stay a little while longer. I promise not to move from your side until you are more capable. I will not let the Seraphim have you again.
:::It was an empty hope, and she knew it. The power she saw first hand would lead her to assume that the Seraphim could do as he chose, perhaps even outside the brink, neither was she any match for him. But she needed Luke to recouperate at least a little more before she could let him go:::
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