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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:38 pm
The little black bag was dark. Luminescent eyes peered into nothingness, the entirety of her world devoid of life at this point. It did not frighten her. Amber knew she was safe, the rhythmic motion pulsating around her cradled form as her parent moved beyond the blackness. Smooth metal instruments kept her paws moving and she expected each of them by touch, nibbling on the soft plastic portion of something. It tasted of antiseptic and latex, familiar tastes she had come to learn while being around her father's workplace. He had hidden her by keeping her in plain sight, a genius idea and disguise that settled easily into society. The void was still as it was finally set down, the little girl inside smiling, knowing the light would come.
Raizen had set down his medical bag at Maverick's bedside. The boy was sick, in too many ways to count lately. The dark, brooding, serious brother he'd once known had essentially grown a uterus. He had been dressing in pink and bright colors, wearing makeup and painting his nails, he wore dresses in leiu of his usual robes, and had all but given up necromancy to arrange flowers. This had worried everyone in the family and now he had come down with a fever. Raizen gently stroked the damp, faded pink hair from his brow and gauged the heat, knowing it had to be climbing slowly into the hundred range. He wondered if the boy was awake and gently made a comforting sound he'd often used when they were teenagers to get his attention.
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 7:30 pm
Maverick heard the voice of his older brother, and opened his eyes for a moment, before he closed them again. He shivered, then relaxed as the heat came again. He was paler than usual, his limbs trembling, and his skin like ice in his arms and legs, and unhealthily warm nearer to the core of his being. He was - in a nutshell - sick. And there was something against his side that Rai would fail to notice until it had taken residence quite unexpectedly, in his bag, where there resided another. He was quick enough and quiet enough to open the bag and climb in without being noticed. And daddy was too sick to tell him 'no' in any way shape or form.
Once inside the bag, he found himself nose-to-nose with another that looked... well, he couldn't tell HOW she looked. Only that SHE was indeed female, because she smelled as such. He grinned, and put his paws up to hers. They matched. Then, he pointed up at the opening of the bag, and shared a language with her that only twins knew. =Climb out. I want to go home with your father.= The assent seemed unquestionable. And neither of the Arrikanez men had heard a word of their secret language of nose-wiggles, and understanding.
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 7:36 pm
The little girl eagerly accepted the paws. They matched - in every way. Amber eyes met amber eyes, and the little girl could feel herself trembling in excited happiness. Her nose wiggled as she leaned in close to the distinctly male him and touched her nose to his, signifying her understanding. Before the two men would even notice, she had opened and closed the bag, and slid underneath the covers and next to the stranger's side. A cold nose pressed to his trembling flesh.
Raizen was not so coy. He frowned and reached down into his bag to grab his steth. On his journey in, he stroked back the bunny's hair tenderly before grabbing the instrument and mounting it. He warmed the metal bell to room temperature before positioning it just slightly under the man's left pectoral, listening.
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 7:54 pm
Maverick's heart was in little better shape than he himself was. It struggled along with an inconstant and weak beat that would be a source of extreme concern. However, Reever knew that Maverick was in good hands - and wanted to explore these hands himself. And the house these hands practiced in. He leaned up to enjoy the stroking of his ears and hair, keeping quiet otherwise, as he somehow knew his sister was wont to do. It was - at this point - highly unlikely that anyone would be able to tell them apart without removing a substantial portion of their clothing.
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Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:52 am
Raizen continued in and out of the bag, unknowingly patting the boy bunny as he went. Most of what he sought was a swab, rubbing alcohol, a syringe, and some antibiotics that contained an antipyretic to help with the fevers, in turn helping the chills as his body would stop reacting to the results of. It wasn't a cure but it would treat the symptoms and let him rest until Rai could develop a culture. Such as, he carefully withdrew a substantial amount of blood and bandaged him up, offering the medication and a light hug to help best he could.
Amber was eager to explore this stranger and began gently pawing and shuffling against Maverick's side. The man would probably either be tickled by the soft fur or at the least comfortable.
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Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:56 pm
Comfortable. Maverick was strangely fond of having something nestled against his side. His eyes closed as the fever-reducer took effect. His arm slid down, and rested against the bunny girl's back. He sighed, and nuzzled up against his brother's chest before he drew back.
"Thanks...Rai..." he said quietly, before he went pretty much limp, bunnygirl trapped against his side with a loving hand.
Reever, meanwhile, had been sampling things in the bag, nibbling on instruments and munching on the gloves - trying to be as discreet as possible. It was interesting to him, seeing all the new textures and tastes. And the caresses of the head weren't bad either.
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Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 5:24 pm
Once Raizen had made sure he was comfortable, he picked up his bag and turned to go have the culture sent for maturation and examination. The stop to the lab was a quick one and he then retired to his office, knowing the little girl had to be getting uncomfortable. He slid in, locked the door, and sat down, reaching into his bag to get the bunny. A smile of great affection spread over his features as he lifted her from the bag and tapped the little "girl" on the nose and set her on his lap. "Hello there, sweetheart, did you enjoy your ride?"
Amber squeaked, startled by being suddenly contained. The girl lay stock still for a few seconds before figuring it was alright. White laced paws fingertips gently reached up to push against him. She squeaked again to see if he would wake, wanting to know what he was like, and to get out from under the blanket.
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Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 5:50 pm
Maverick DID actually wake, and turned to curl the bunnygirl in his arms. His eyes fell on her in a loving and caring way, arm reaching out to ruffle her hair. Of course, he didn't know he had a FEMALE bunny in his laps. She and Reever looked too much alike for him to tell.
"How are you, kiddo? Sorry about that - I don't like having to hide you..."
Meanwhile, Reever grinned up at Rai, and nodded, ear twitching a bit. He liked to stretch his feet just as much as his sister, and proceeded to take off in a lightning-fast hop, too fast for Rai to react to. He kicked over the garbage can on his way to the back of the office, used one of Rai's briefcases as a stepstool to kick out the window - which crashed to the ground in many shattered splinters. He darted out of the window - the balcony - and down the building's outside, grinning and giggling.
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Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 6:01 pm
Raizen panicked. "AMBER!!!" He had been right behind the bunny, and nearly impaled his hand on the remaining bits of glass on the window sill as he tried to grab her. However, he wasn't quick enough and he watched helplessly as the bunny girl bounced well out of sight. Instantaneously he ran to the door, unlocking it clumsily and tearing out of the room as fast as he could. For the sake of trying to keep her a reasonable secret he did not ask anyone if they had seen her and instead simply darted out of the hospital and began calling softly around the brush and accessible areas, "Aaaaamber..."
The sight of the skeletal arm was a bit disturbing. The girl shyed away from it and curled into his full arm. As her hair was tussled about, she lay her ears back whilst she got quite comfortable. She liked this new person and squeaked loudly to announce such. Her brother was more likely a bit more quiet than she, but the girl was trying to learn the language spoken by these people. A softer squeak followed and she pricked her ears, waiting for him to reply to the conversation.
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Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 6:11 pm
Maverick looked a bit confused as to why his son shied away from his skeletal arm... but nonetheless, he stroked his hair quietly, as he tried to keep awake. The drugs were making him sleepy, and he was about to drift off. A smile was given to the little boy, as he stroked the hair one last time before curling up.
"Sleep... with me... if you want, Reever..." he murmured, drifting off.
Reever, meanwhile, was having quite a blast. He darted back into the open window of a co-worker, Doctor Grizzham. He smacked the desk with a large paw, and darted under the desk before Rai could see where he went.
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Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 6:20 pm
Amber didn't simply want to sleep there. The bag she was carried in was actually quite comfy, so much so that on the way there she had already napped in relative ease. Now the bunny was wide awake with boundless energy and could not fathom why he was so tired. Instead of curling up quietly, she climbed off of Maverick and the bed and began hopping around the hospital room. Most of this she'd already seen but a few things were different here and there.
Mostly, it was the availability of exploration and she soon found herself slipping out the crack in the door and into the hall. From there she was silent. She had already been chased by the staff once and knew better to attract attention. With great care to her sound and motions, she hopped along the hallways and darted into rooms here and there to keep concealed.
She stopped at one room in particular. The occupants looked familiar! Amber smiled and slid in, hopping into the nearest corner.
Raizen had yet to find the trail and was having a fit over it. After searching the grounds heavily for a good ten minutes, he went back inside to see if she'd gotten back in through the lobby.
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Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 6:30 pm
Erik and Evel occupied the room into which Amber had hopped. THEY very well knew who she was, and who she belonged. Erik was sitting on the edge of the bed, arms crossed over one another in his lap. He eyed the rabbit girl, and stood, shakily, moving over to the corner. Kneeling, he extended his hand out to the girl, and smiled. Completely blind, it was a little odd to look at him like that. Especially with a gigantic scar across his chest. Evel shared the same. They were twins in that, too.
"Look what we have here, brother. A little lost bunny, perhaps? On the run from a cook, cute one?"
He reached forward to pick her up - but probably shouldn't have. Evel was stronger and more healed than he was at the moment. So he set her down on one of the chairs, shortly after.
Reever noted that his pursuer was no longer following, and decided that exploring his surroundings might be a good idea. He started with the interesting envelops. Nothing really good inside them - though he opened all of them to check. Then, he moved onto a nice-looking cabinet. He pulled that down, and started looking over the figures inside. Then, he moved on to the super-nice medical equipment, tasting and such.
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Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 6:58 pm
Evel followed his twin. The man had recovered to a further degree than his frailer counterpart and picked up the rabbit despite her protest to even being reached towards. However, as soon as the babe realized who it was she relaxed. This was the one who had named her. He was safe and she smiled up at him and then his twin. The twin had to be good to, she decided, and reached out to Erik. Evel chuckled, and brought her closer to him. "Well...my little Amber...I think it's time we introduced you to the...other...side of the family. Raizen has been sheltering you much too much...do you not agree...brother?"
Raizen paced slowly up and down the hallways. Ice blue eyes darted through cracked doors, hoping to catch a glimpse of his daughter. There seemed no sign of the pretty lapine lass and he was growing more and more worried. From the height jumped he was sure she would be hurt in some manner or at the least seen by now which would not end well at all for either of them. A chicken without a head in a doctors coat...Raizen felt a fool as he went back to his office and sank into his chair.
Grizzham didn't notice the rabbit. In fact, he was rather busy holding a conversation with Dragon about a patient. "So he didn't mean to superglue his face to his crotch - but the question is, how we're supposed to get him tested if his hands are glued to his butt..."
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Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:06 pm
Erik nodded quietly, and reached out to put his hand on the bunnygirl's head. He drew away quickly, and blinked.
"Evel, our little friend is HUNGRY. Doesn't Rai feed her anything?"
He smiled, and reached into his wallet - which was on the bedside table. Handed it to his brother.
"Give her a twenty, and help her pick something nice?"
Dragon scratched his chin, contemplating a very real problem from very real idiots. He sighed.
"I suppose we can test by... well... going through the one man's mouth to the other's genitals. But that would require surgery - moreso than the one we're already going to have to preform..."
He paused, and chuckled. "It reminds me of when Raizen bandaged that one teen's head to the other's a**. Remember that? Not quite as serious a case, but st-.... Grizz, there's a rabbit under your desk."
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Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:15 pm
Evel snickered and then outright laughed at his brother. He knew the boy was blind and would obviously not know the child he held was but a toddler but the idea of it had stricken him as funny.
Endearment for his more innocent twin drove him to offer Amber to him to be held. "I'm sure she would appreciate a meal, my dark angel, but I think you will find her unable to give much comment."
Amber simply fluffed her tail and nibbled carefully at Erik as she was given to him.
Grizzham chuckled at the memory. "I remember that! That boy will never look at rubber ducks and latex the same way agai-...there's a rabbit under my desk." The man stopped, stared at the rabbit, and blinked. "There's a RABBIT under my desk, Dragon."
The older doctor looked at the boy and essentially said the first thing that came to mind. "What the ********?"
It passed quickly as it really dawned on him and he began towards the little lapine, trying to make a grab at it. "Come HERE you!"
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