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The large pilot didnt' seem to notice Liamh's queries, or if he did, he chose to ignore them. However, Liam's wait was soon to be at an end, as the helicopter did indeed angle for the spot of land that Liamh had spotted.

It didn't take long for the strip on the horizon to become a relatively large-looking lush island crisscrossed with lakes that carved out blue trails through the thick green coverage. A single mountain crested near the Northern end, but Liamh only was rewarded with a distant-glimpse of it as the helicopter headed for a small, square landing pad.

Meanwhile, waiting on the hood of the Jeep just off said landing pad, Dr. Duvert waited for the newest arrival, hand shielding his eyes as he looked up at the sleek black chopper. His mood was favorable today - as it had been for the better part of the last couple of weeks, despite having the laudable position of second in command rescinded after Aubrey's return. He had still been able to more than carve out a comfortable niche between Aubrey's tentative current relationship with Moreau that kept both of them distracted. And, luckily enough, he was (currently) in Moreau's good graces - even having been rewarded with Moreau's usage of a serum that was pending his approval for islander-usage.

Today, the arrival was another individaul who had made it to Feral Lab's "dangerous" list - whether or not he knew what his hacking had exposed was moot. As far as the arrival knew, he was coming to wire the labs. While his serum had been pre-selected, there was still the requisite introductions. And even that hadn't lowered Sabin's mood.

So, absent of top-hat, his hair tied back at the nape of his neck, Sabin pushed to his flip-flop clad feet as the rushing wind from the helicopter's rotors blew his day-glow orange bermuda shorts and crimson-and-teal hawaiin shirt.

The white-haired man gave a chuckle as his footwear audibly flapped against the asphault in his approach. "You've got the right place... Mr. Doradan, I presume?" Sabin grinned and extended his hand.

"I'm Dr. Sabin Duvert. And I have the honor of getting you aquainted. I don't think they sent you much information on the resort or the network specs that you're going to be helping us get up and running. But! Lucky for you, because the transit takes so long to get way the hell out here, you get the day off before you have to start working."

He gestured to his bags. "Can I help with anything? It will just be a quick jeep ride to the complex, a requisite vaccination, and then we'll get you settled for your stay."

"Duvert" Sabin corrected with a smile. "And Liamh it is. Things are honestly fairly casual here... if my attire didn't attest to that already." He gave a wink and without harranguing the newcomer any more, reached to grab some of the escaping luggage and transport it to the waiting vehicle.

"And yes, that's correct: we've already got all of the wire laid, but setting it up and getting all of the computers talking to eachother is another matter entirely. There might be still a few areas where the wiring is unfinished, but it shoulnd't take too much longer."

Sabin always particularly enjoyed seeing individuals' reactions to hearing that they would receive an injection. It caught nearly all of them off guard. Some passed it off easily enough, for some, it was a slap in the face and a full derailment of their current mood or actions.

"Vaccination? Did I? Yes, actually. Nasty tropical fevers, mosquitos and all that." Sabin responded casually, as if they might be discussing options for tea.

He got the bags situated in the jeep and then opened the passenger door for Liamh before taking his own in the driver's seat, gunning the ignition.

Sabin couldn't suppress a small smile at Liamh's small rant and anxieties regarding the tiny bloodsuckers. Perhaps Liamh was lucky that his serum had been pre-selected, he thought with a glance towards the similarly-clad young man. What would a probiscus like that look like on a human scale...?

He dislodged his musings with a shake of his head and his foot to the pedal as he set off at a brisk rate down the narrow jungle path. "In my opinion at least. You'll see a lot of the medical staff in labcoats and other sterile hospital wear, but I say when in Rome. We're on a tropical island, after all."

He savored Liamh's uncomfortableness for a moment longer before responding. "You haven't had your malaria shots yet? Christ, most people have had that at least. But no, we've got a particularly virulent strain of Dengue fever here... you heard of it?" Sabin asked, turning his head away from the 'road' as he made a sharp turn following the path.

Sabin took advantage of the fact that Liamh had yet to secure himself into the vehicle, taking the roads at a mad bounce, between the unfinished surface and numerous potholes, Sabin seemed to be traveling far faster than was safe. It was a good thing he knew the road so well...

"Yup, the moist air and the fact that it never freezes is great for bugs. They breed like crazy, and things can fester out in still collections of rainwater that almost never dry out." Sabin carried on unabashedly. "We'll get you a malaraia booster in the mix. But Dengue is a pretty nasty one that you don't hear a lot about - really high fevers, migraines... damage to blood vessels... bleeding from your mouth and nose... from your pores.... it ain't pretty. Good thing we figured it out and got a good supply of the vaccinations here, eh?" Sabin gave him a toothy grin with a strange look behind his eyes.

Eventually, Liam's savior arrived in the form of a massive gate in the road, coinciding with an abrupt end of the jungle. The Feral Labs logo was emblazoned across the metal gateway, which swung open as the jeep barrelled through it to skid into a parking space.

Unruffled, Sabin hopped out of the driver's seat and walked around to open the door for the white-knuckled Liam.

"You can leave your bags in the car. I'll drive you to your room after the injection." He grinned. "I think I saw that movie as well. But it's nothign like seeing it in person, let me tell you. Diseases are a very nasty subject. Killing you from the inside out." He shook his head and started to walk towards the mirrored doors of the immense laboratory complex, glancing back over his shoulder to indicate that Liamh should follow.

Sabin led Liamh through a plush waiting room - full of inviting couches, coffee tables with magazines to read, and a beautiful full-wall window that overlooked the jungle and, beyond that, the sea. It was a beautiful sight, but Sabin didn't even bother to look, pushing instead onwards and through the doors at the other end of the room.

"well, yes, that is how most vaccinations work. You might get a bit of a fever tonight, but if you get some tylenol at the town center then you should be feeling fully functional by morning at the latest." Sabin responded to Liamh's concerns. "I mean, you almost never hear about vaccinations causing the full-blown diseases." He let the statement hang on the air for a few moments before continuing as he proceeded down the sterile hall towards the elevator bay.
"After all, we are in a medical facility!" He finally finished with a laugh. "What better place to to be if you have to get sick?"