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Post by Chase Lonehart on Aug 2, 2015 8:28:59 GMT
Chase leaned up against a nearby wall as Kaj began to talk to him.
"Looks like we are to stay and guard, while all the thinkers implement their ideas."
"Probably for the best in my case," Chase told him. "My ideas tend to bring more trouble and problems."
"You know, you do not seem to be as uncomfortable around me as most others do. Why are you not uncomfortable with a Bio-man teammate, like most of the others were at first? I get why it did not bug Atticus Batman, as very little seems to bother him. However I do not get why Volo, or you seemed at least somewhat comfortable around me from the start. As no humans I have met before, the two of you, were comfortable around me right away. So it is confusing to me. Belle is right. I just do not understand any of you."
"I think it has to do with my past," Chase answered. "Iri told me about how I grew up in Freedom, Alabama, and that my best friend growing up was a Bioman named Odysseus. I don't fully remember all of it due to the head injury I sustained, which has left me without who I am. But I feel things. And during an Arkfall, some jek-wad made a comment about how all Biomen should be exterminated, which pissed me off. I pinned his ass down and pretty much told him all Biomen weren't bad. I didn't know why I felt pissed off at that comment, but after having Iri tell me about Odysseus, it makes better sense in hindsight. She also told me he is an active member of the community, a proficient reader and even has a girlfriend."
"Why do you not go to Freedom? Meet him and reconnect with the people there?"
Chase reminded silent for a moment before he could answer. "I just feel uncomfortable about it. Primarily because I'm still trying to figure out who I'm suppose to be. And I'm not sure how I'd feel being there."
Kaj looked at him a moment and nodded, understanding what he meant.
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Post by Volodja Uljanov on Aug 2, 2015 9:19:17 GMT
"Can we do something about it?" asked Taffer.
Wolfram von Eschen looked at him and after some thinking he started to speak slowly in his German accented English: "Herr Taffer. You already did something about the problem. You admitted it's existence. I would say that you are really perceptive and way much adaptive and you react to environment. Plus you let your instincts to lead you. Circumstances tend to affect you, but you to keep in mind that you are able to affect circumstances as well.
Karl Marx once wrote: "Es ist nicht das Bewußtsein der Menschen, das ihr Sein, sondern umgekehrt ihr gesellschaftliches Sein, das ihr Bewusstsein bestimmt." I would stay with standard translation - "It is not the consciousness of men that determines their existence but their social existence that determines their consciousness." I actually think that we are capable to prove him to be mistaken, because you are not posses a criminal mind all the time. You need to look yourself from aside to realize who you are and where you are. It's hard, but you can do it. Then you can play along with circumstances without losing yourself. Besides - Marx wasn't a psychologist but more like a parasite who lived at expense of his frien Friedrich Engels who was a capitalist and a factory owner who drunk the blood of his workers and yet he is considered to be a fore-fighter of proletariat.
Instead of acting without a thought and subjugating yourself to your instincts, try to think ahead and suppress your urges to act right away. Not all the time, because sometimes too much thinking might become lethal. When you have a duel for instance. But if ypu find yourself in a situation when you don't have to act immediately, then count to ten or even further, just like my friend Volodja suggested to Fräulein Belle in case of her Volge strike. It should give you a time to reconsider your options and remember who you really are. Then you can decide how to act.
Sometimes it's easier to let the flood carry you, but swimming against it is more challenging and let's you be yourself. We will deal with your problem and start the therapy as soon as possible. That's a promise, like Americans tend to say. But I have to make some preparations and theoretical research first. Always look what others have done and found out so I don't have to invent a bicycle again. I had...I have a great mentor who taught me that. Unsere erste Aufgabe ist....I mean, our first task is to find out who you really are."
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Volodja Uljanov was still skipping stones by the underground lagoon. The longer he thought about his power plant idea, the more he liked it. It gives locals some extra income too, if they expand their customer base. And now they had two torpedoes to handle things. Mr. Aku and Mr. Tagawa - aggressive Liberatas (really unique feature) who were capable of applying a really aggressive sale strategies (Volodja had his experience with that already). If they put those two in charge of sales department then their hunter instincts are properly used and will bring along positive results for everyone, including themselves.
When he returned to others earlier, he accidentally overheard what Kaj said to Chase. He hesitated a bit about interrupting their conversation but felt that he owes an explanation. That's why he opened his mouth to say: "I usually feel at home everywhere where I put my boot. Probably because I never had one in my life. Since childhood I did not had steady living place but travelled along with my parents. After that I became a soldier and spent most of my time behind enemy lines. And then....well that's another story. But I have never settled down before and that gave me an opportunity to see different people everywhere in this world and interact with them. I became a sponge who absorbed lot of features from different places and cultures. I may have prejudices, but I have learned to put them aside and see personalities under people's skin after that. I don't see a Bioman, but a face of a friend when I am talking with Kaj."
After saying that he moved forward and now he was tossing stones with boyish smile on his handsome face. He almost never had a chance to be one, but now he forgot that for couple of minutes and just enjoyed the feeling.
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Post by Sandy Bell on Aug 2, 2015 14:25:52 GMT
As Marcel washed her tenderly in their quarters shower, making sure she was extra clean in her bodily places most special to both of them, Lena Marr squealed in delight as much from her thoughts as from Marcel's attentions, "We are SO rich! I don't know how much an island costs, but at this rate we'll have one in no time!"
At this moment, Hope was firmly entrenched as Lena's EGO psyche, although in a half hour, Lust would boot her out, but for this time and place, Hope was estatic, appearing next to Moira in Marcel's EGO and hugging her tightly, before mouthing "Thank you" and disappearing.
Master Sargent Murphy Sandy Bell's EGO psyche, was urging her to quit eating and get back into her exercising regime, which she reluctantly did, after being sure to go to the kitchen to praise Ralph the Cook and his staff. During the Pale Wars, her commanding officer had taught her, "Always praise the troops when they do well, and inspire them when they don't," and she had always taken his advice to heart. She went to one of the base's holo-training rooms, initiating a track field, and began running laps. Running had always been her preferred method of exercise ever since she joined the school track team in middle-school, which was a challenge considering she grew up in southern Florida before the terra-forming of it, and the heat there was horrid except for about two weeks in the winter.
As Lady Christianna and Atticus Batman hugged and kissed, MOM, Lady's EGO psyche just smiled at their marital bliss as she sat in her big white chair knitting white baby booties in her white cottage home that she had recreated in Lady's EGO. MOM frowned when Atticus asked Lady again "What happened while I was gone?" when they got to their quarters and Lady merely shrugged, saying, "Not much." MOM was going to say something then to Lady about the importance of truth in a marriage, but Lady and Atticus started kissing and hugging again, so MOM just held her tongue and calmly kept knitting.
Amber, Erika Widowmaker's EGO psyche, was anything but calm. In fact she was downright frantic, no longer able to shrink Erika's brain tumor or even able to halt it's sudden growth. Amber had begged Erika to not go on any missions, but to rest in bed so that she could heal, but Erika countermanded saying the mission to rescue her grandchildren was much too important to just leave to others, even ones she trusted as much as her team mates. Now, that decision had come back to haunt her, and Amber was in a panic. Not knowing what to do next, she fled briefly to Atticus' EGO to embace Dinara, Atticus' EGO psyche and her holo-girl lover. Huge tears flowed from Amber's big jade eyes and she hurriedly explained the situation to Dinara before disappearing back into Erika's psyche to fight against what she was beginning to think was the inevitable end.
Meanwhile, Belle and Alfred waited in darkness for the huge war machine to arrive at its destination.
"What have you gotten us into this time young lady?" Asked Alfred of Belle through the telepathic link they shared, in a somewhat sardonic tone.
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Post by Vo Kshaa on Aug 2, 2015 20:12:49 GMT
Vo and Lu were returning to the village for some equipment they could use to continue inspecting the cave and the building above which they found interesting, when they saw another boat speeding from the opposite direction. Once it got closer, they saw Zic and Zack in it, both of them looked agitated as they waved their hands at two Itathients to catch their attention.
"You won't believe what we just saw!" Zack exclaimed.
"Actually, didn't you just say they would be the only ones to believe us?" Zic interrupted him, but Zack just waved off.
"We've seen a giant Monolith-type combat bot!" Zack continued, trying to show its size with his hands.
"Where?!" Vo called out, "Did you inform Fiel?"
"North-eastern tunnel number 5", Zack replied, "No I didn't tell him because I'm afraid he won't believe if we tell him what happened next!"
"Now lead the way," Vo climbed into Zack's boat, "And tell me what you have seen next. Lu, follow us, I'll open an EGO transmission so you could hear it too."
"I was following the source of an unusual seismic activity", Zack continued while they were speeding to the north-eastern tunnels, "Then I saw that giant four-legged robot thing with a red eye surfacing right from the river."
"Monolith", Vo explained to Lu, "Spider-like four-legged combat robot, armed with guided missiles, heavy artillery and a shockwave generator. It can destroy this entire village in a few shots if we let it rage on it"
"The point is", Zack continued his story, "It didn't rage at all. It just surfaced from the river, reached the shore, then miss Starr went inside it and the thing submerged back into the river and disappeared."
"Wait, what?!" Vo exclaimed, "Belle just entered it?!"
"I told you they won't believe", muttered Zic.
"Exactly!" Zack pointed to the shore they were closing in to, "Right there, when I got closer, I saw the thing standing on the shore and miss Starr was climbing into its back. And then it just turned around and started walking away!"
Vo made the boat bump into the shore, and once it stopped, he jumped off and inspected the traces around. Large holes in the sand were visible, which Doc could easily compare with hose Monolith could leave and confirmed the resemblance. Belle's traces were nowhere to be seen, probably washed away by the waves caused by the robot when it submerged on its way back, but instead he saw her weapons lying on the ground.
"Bad news people", Vo sent to his team's EGO and to Fiel's receiver, "Belle was ether kidnapped or invited to Esthete's lair. Frankly, I expect the latter. She went unarmed and even if you're mind-controlled, you won't put your weapons aside carefully like she did. You'll probably just drop them while you're walking. I'll inspect the possible exit route of Esthete's vehicle."
He left the scene intact so that Fiel and his team members could inspect it themselves and jumped back into the boat, following down the river to the exit from the tunnels. Near the surface, he found two guardians who were unconscious from being hit by the shockwave. The Razor storm was raging on the surface, and that meant to Vo that they could not start the immediate pursuit now and when the storm ceased, there won't be any traces left.
Vo sighed with despair, watching the weather outside for a couple of seconds, then he hurried back to the boats and with the help of his sister he put two unconscious guardians into the boat. Vo wanted to transport those Indogenes to the infirmary, but Lu said she could do that alone and Vo could meet the team where Belle were last seen and on that Vo agreed. Lu raced her boat to get two Indogenes to the medical attention as fast as possible, while Vo, Zack and Zic waited at the shore for the team to gather and contemplate their next move.
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Post by Atticus Batman on Aug 2, 2015 22:48:10 GMT
After Lady removed my mask and I asked Lady again, "What happened while I was gone?" when we got to our quarters, Lady merely shrugged, saying, "Not much."
Then she started kissing me again. She said, "Strip and cuddle now?" I smiled and said, "Of course, if that's what you want for now." Lady kissed me and started to remove my armor as she said, "Is. Us now. Talk Later." She kissed me again, then opened my jumpsuit. I finished removing all my clothing. Then I gently stripped her completely as she requested, and I really wanted, and I helped her into bed. Then I laid down next to her. She shifted positions a few times trying to find the most comfortable one for her, until she laid on her side facing away from me and I spooned with her from behind.
As I lovingly kissed her cheek and neck, my hands wandered her body, fondling her breasts and gently massaging her belly. As I did so, I could smell her arousal, so my hand eventually and slowly moved between her legs. As I brought her to orgasm, she reach back and grasped my manhood in her little hand, and pulled it gently towards her. I knew exactly what that meant and I slowly entered my lovely wife from behind. We made love in the spoon position until we orgasmed together. Then I just held her and went back to gently massaging her breasts and stomach as she drifted to sleep in my arms, with me still firmly inside her.
In my head, huge tears flowed from Amber's big jade eyes and she hurriedly explained the situation to Dinara before disappearing back into Erika's psyche to fight against what she was beginning to think was the inevitable end. Dinara followed her to her EGO, after whispering to me quickly that Amber needed her help but Kakusi could monitor my EGO if needed.
Now in Amber's EGO, Dinara kissed her lovingly and tried to calm Amber, as she looked over Erika's vitals. Dinara said, "Oh!!! I got it, I got it!! The solution!...{Dinara looks down in uncertainty as she continues}....Maybe.....!...{Dinara continues looking down at her feet in uncertainty as she said}......anyway......Odd idea but involves a LOT of trust from both of us and more importantly, Atticus, Doctor Orion and especially Erika!...........Um gamma knife surgery is a well used method. However another method, the type I am suggesting, is Irreversible Electroporation Surgery. You said given the tumor's location, Doctor Orion isn't comfortable trying any known removal method on it. However given Atticus' electrical abilities, I know somebody who could do that surgery without having open her up or even use needles. Since he could just manipulate his and her natural electrical energies to do so, using your EGO information for guidance and shouldn't take long or have any lasting side effects. However it isn't Atty. He hasn't learned to completely control and use his abilities in such a way. (long pause) Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..... (extremely long pause)
It would mean temporarily giving his body to Sazri Kakusi, which he has before. However this time, he will also be trusting our pal, Shocky, with complete power control of their powers andto use them to help Erika and save her. More importantly it will require Erika's approval before we did it and perhaps even an order or request, as his older Sister, from her to Atty, before he would give his approval, since he has started to completely embrace family and would never want to do anything that could risk losing a member of his family, unless he or they were certain that it was the only way to save and protect them. So it would require Erika to agree with this idea and then convince Atty to allow it. Also since Kakusi can visit my EGO and communicate with Atty from there like I do, I am certain I could help Atty do so, when Kakusi is in control. So Atty will still be watching and helping in any way needed, as will I and of course you will be helping and giving us all required information from here. Please remember I am not a doctor, but have been researching since you told me about Erika's condition and think this might be her best way. So I hope my idea helps."
Dinara continued looking down at her feet, hoping her idea wasn't completely stupid or something because she really wass trying to help, as she hugged Amber from behind, this time. All she could do was be there for Amber and make her odd suggestions, while at the same time hoping that Amber won't think she is a stupid and delusional little girl with bad ideas and laugh at or yell at her during this emotional time, since Dinara really did believe her idea was a great one.
In the underground cavern in Canada, Kaj wass still talking with Chase, when Chase got the EGO message from Vo K'shaa. Chase told Kaj, the only present member of the team without an EGO, what was happening. Just then Fiel came over and told them he would give them access to a row boat, as it was the only boat he had that he felt could hold the bioman's weight and size without any issues. Kaj glanced at Chase and said, "You have the EGO. So I guess you lead. I will row, since it is my fault we are stuck with a row boat."
Then Kaj got the boat and brought it over to Chase and set it in the water near them. Kaj got in and adjusted the oars, as he waited for Chase to get in and give direction to where they were headed.
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Post by Erika Widowmaker on Aug 3, 2015 2:45:27 GMT
Erika Widowmaker staggered in great pain down the hall to the infirmary, as Amber described Dinara's solution, whereupon she thought, "Brilliant... Dianara. Please... set it...up."
"You ARE brlliant Dinara!" Exclaimed Amber in her excitement.
Dr. Orion just happened to open the door as Erika collapsed in the halway, calling orderlies to put her in an open bed. Seni-conscious, Erika muttered to the diminutive doctor, "Just do as Atticus says! You have my consent!"
Then began a plea to Atticus through her EGO, "Atticus... the pain..."
Erika fell unconscious, her last thought being that she hoped Atticus heard her.
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Post by Chase Lonehart on Aug 3, 2015 5:06:24 GMT
Volodja had caught Chase off guard by adding in his two cents.
"It's not that I don't feel at home," Chase explained. "I just don't know what home feels like. I don't feel like I belong anywhere, like I'm out of place no matter where I am. And I feel most of that has to do with my condition, because I have no memory of what home feels like. So, even if I went to Freedom, even with the people who knew me there, I wouldn't know them and I would feel even more out of place. I'd feel like I'm a stranger in a strange land, you know what I mean?"
It was that moment that McCoy received a message.
"Chase," McCoy told him. "It seems that Belle is either kidnapped or was invited into Esthete's lair. She is unarmed. We need to get moving."
Chase relayed the information to Kaj, and Fiel told them about the boat.
"You have the EGO," Kaj told him. "So I guess you lead. I will row, since it is my fault we are stuck with a row boat."
"It's not you're fault. You're only human," Chase said as he climbed aboard. "Let's get this thing moving."
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Post by Volodja Uljanov on Aug 3, 2015 6:01:22 GMT
"I don't know what's worse," thought Volodja. "To have a home and lose it suddenly or searching for one for years. At moment my search is stopped. Our fortress and it's inhabitant are my home and family. Not sure how long because anything won't last forever as life has taught me. But that also means that bad or worse won't last forever. And one can try maintain good and try to prolong it's existence."
Vo's message cut his thoughts and lead them to another path. They can't rush after Belle with blazing guns, although even he, natural born diplomat, wanted to do that. But he suppressed that urge of playing a hero with willpower and started to ponder about the issue. Esthete might react in...most unexpected ways when they start to follow him. That could make things worse for Belle. She believed in peaceful solutions and they can't compromise her chance to find one. And they can't put her into danger as well.
Volodja didn't knew about the raging Razor storm yet but Sophie provided him with a fresh weather report when he joined the others. Even nature was against them at moment, but Volodja trusted Belle with all of his heart, he believed in her and her skill and was sure that she is more than worthy opponent to Esthete.
But there was something they could do to help her. They must complete their previous plans. That gives Belle support for her cause and secures her position behind the negotiation table. Her battle is still their battle, although they were in the rear at moment. But no battlefront can't exist without the help which comes from the rear - supplies, ammo, replacements and so on. Belle will have few strong cards in her deck - Vo, Lu, Chase and Kaj and even the Joker - Volodja Uljanov, to play against him. These were the thoughts he shared with his friends and team mates. They must wait the end of the storm anyway and they can use that time for doing something constructive.
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Post by Atticus Batman on Aug 3, 2015 6:56:57 GMT
Laying in bed snuggled naked with my hot young wife, I got my older sister's EGO message, "Atticus... the pain..."
I suddenly sat up, an Lady looked at me in concern, as I got up. I gave her a loving kiss and looked over her beautiful body for another second. Then I got up and hastily got dressed in my jumpsuit, mask, gloves and boots. As I did, I said, "Dak! Something's wrong with Erika!" Then I mentally communicated to Dinara, "Pest, what's wrong with Erika and where is she?! I need to know now!"
Dinara responded with, "Your sister is in the infirmary, unconscious. You need to save her! She knows what needs to be done and you have her permission to do so, as it is her only chance! NOW!"
I responded with, "What the dak are you talking about?! How can I save her?!"
She said, "Well, you can't exactly do so yet, as you are still learning how to use your powers. However Kakusi-butt can, if you give him temporary control of both your body and your powers. Kakusi already knows what needs done. Erika and Amber know everything and right before she lost consciousness she told Doctor Orion to let you do whatever needs done. Besides you are her brother. So her closest living relative on base, currently considered competent. As such you have final say of what happens to Erika since she is not capable of making such decisions right now."
I responded to Dinara with astonishment, "Really?! You want me to let Kakusi not only control my body but have full access to our powers this time?!"
She snapped, "Yes and hurry, it needs done today. Amber and Doctor Orion say the sooner the better, so no time to argue!"
I thought, "Fine if it is the only way to save Erika and she approved, then it will happen, but is it really the only way?!"
Just then I heard Kakusi's monotone voice say, "Do not worry, my fleshy brother. I will save your sister. Dinara gave me access to all the information, and Amber gave me access to Erika's medical files concerning the tumor, but only those files. So I know it's location and exactly what to do. I am already capable of doing so with our powers, however you are still getting used to using them for simple things such as zapping a bug. So I am her only choice. Besides you are able to visit Dinara's EGO. So you can watch everything from there. I will effectively have three EGOs helping me in every way. You and Dinara from in her EGO, and Amber from hers. So Erika couldn't be in any better hands could she."
I responded to Kakusi and Dinara with, "Alright you both have valid points! I am on my way now! Dinara let MOM know what is happening. That way Lady can tell any of the main team, if they ask her, where Erika and I are and why. Also notify Em Dash, since if anything comes up while Erika and I are tied up in the Infirmary, that means Command issues will fall on Taffer and Chris, because Lady needs rest and Sandy is still getting used to being alive again."
After I finished my mental, multi-person conversation in the time it took to get dressed, I kissed Lady again and said, "It appears the only one that can save Erika now is Kakusi. So I am heading to the infirmary and apparently giving him complete but TEMPORARY control of my body and powers. MOM knows exactly what will be happening just in case you are curious about it. I love you and will see you later."
She said, "Love you too." Then gave me another kiss, before rolling over and going back to sleep. I took one more fleeting look at her beautiful face and body. THen I readjusted the covers over her. I left most of my weapons but did equip my boot knife. Then I blurred to the infirmary.
As soon as I arrived, I took Doctor Orion into his office and I filled Doctor Orion in on the plan. He also said that it was a brilliant idea and that he would stay in the operating room with me/Kakusi. One to supervise and two, so he can say he was indeed present for the first completely non-evasive brain surgery with no tools required and that it was indeed performed by a Grid, who willingly did so out of respect and love for all involved.
Then I said, "Alright Doctor, time for you to meet your surgical partner again. Don't worry he says he will be civil, and I will be in my EGO so he will have both Dinara and I playing his EGO. Erika's EGO, Amber, is also still online and able to communicate so she will be helping as well. So Kakusi will have three EGOs helping and guiding him. As well as you playing the best medical aid in the world."
I closed my eyes and a few seconds later my eyes opened and my eyes and body are now glowing an electric blue, as Kakusi said, "Greetings Doctor. It is I, Sazri Kakusi."
Doctor Orion keeps the small talk short, then takes Kakusi/me to get scrubbed for surgery. after all, even if there is no actual incision, the Doctor still insists on complete cleanliness in HIS operating rooms. While scrubbing his hands, Kakusi said, "Doctor, all the equipment that I will need is the modified generator and energy Capacitor that the energy lady, Haele, made with Meatbag Volo's help in space. I know she still has it, so please have her bring it. That way, I can keep my powers charging as I use them. That way I do not need to drain electrical energy from the room or people in or near the room."
Orion contacted Haele and filled her in. So she brought in the modified generator and energy Capacitor. She set it up near the unconscious body of Erika who was already laying face down on the operating table, in a hospital gown. Once everyone was ready, Kakusi walked over to Erika. As he put his/my hands on the back of Erika's head and concentrated just enough to scan her electrical energies and locate the exact spot where the tumor was, he looked at Doctor Orion, and smiling, he said in his monotone voice, trying to add humor in his dead-pan way, "Damn it Jim, I am an Explorer. NOT a Doctor."
Sazri Kakusi then had Haele attach the capacitor/generator to him in a way that wouldn't interfere with his work. Once that was done. He started drawing energy from the capacitor/generator. Then with Amber's, Doctor Orion's and Haele's guidance he began his 'experimental' surgery. Dinara and I monitored him and guided him in every way that we could from inside his/my EGO.
He took his time, and constantly rescanned Erika with his innate ability to check one's electrical energies, and at the same time, Amber, Doctor Orion and Haele also monitored Erika's vitals and tumor and kept Kakusi up to date on everything; while Dinara and I monitored Kakusi's vitals. After about three hours, he was satisfied with his work and declared it finished.
Doctor Orion double-checked and said. "Wow! it's gone! with our best procedures, that would have taken at least 12 short visits to shrink to the size of an Old Earth quarter, but you completely destroyed it! However, I can not say if you killed all the cancer in her system though. So it is a good thing she has such a persistent EGO looking after her. Atticus' EGO and you are correct that there should be no lasting negative effects and no scarring. Thank you, Mr. Kakusi, for helping my patient. I am just glad that somebody was able to not only come up with a solution but convince her to agree with it as well."
Sazri said, "Of course Doctor. It was an interesting idea that Atticus' EGO Dinara had, and as I was an explorer originally, I was more than happy to explore this new way of using Atticus' and my powers. As for getting Sister Erika to agree, you can thank Amber and Dinara for that as well. Those EGO-girls are very persistent and can be just as stubborn as any member of their Irathiant 'host' family. I assume we should go back to your office so I can give Atticus his body back and you can talk with him while Sister Erika rests?"
Doctor Orion agreed, and asked Haele to have an orderly help her take Erika into a private recovery room. Doctor Orion and Sazri Kakusi returned to the Doctor's office. Sazri said, "It was interesting. You know where to find me if you need me again."
Kakusi then sat down and closed his/my eyes. A few seconds later the 'Grid' glow dissipated, my eyes went back to their usual electric blue, and my body was back to it's normal color as well, when I re-opened my eyes. I then said, "Well Kakusi behaved and you seemed happy with his work. So what's the final verdict?"
Doctor Orion said, "The verdict appears quite good. The tumor is completely gone. However I can not say for sure if the cancer is, as it could still be hiding dormant somewhere else. I do not see that as a problem at the moment, since an EGO should be able to destroy a new tumor with little issue. With Amber's experience, she should be able to do so without a problem from now on, as EGOs adapt to their hosts and since Erika's EGO, Amber, was in complete contact with you and Kakusi while he did his procedure and she recorded it into her databases, that would make her the best tumor destroyer a person can have.
Alright. Miss Widowmaker's procedure went perfectly. I found it interesting that Kakusi insisted on doing everything he could to remove it in one long session instead of twelve to fifteen short visits. However it appears to have worked and there were no complications during the session, so I am not complaining. Now given the type of procedure, your sister is technically free to go back to her quarters when she wakes up, and back to work in the morning.
However given her stubbornness and career, I would be more comfortable if she stayed in the infirmary as my patient for at least a couple of days. after all, given how close she was to death, I professionally feel that she needs a few days to a week of bed rest under my staff's supervision. I can just order it, but we know how well she listens to my medical advice. You are her Medical Power of Attorney and Patriarch of her family now, so perhaps she will stay if you insist."
I said, "Yes Kakusi does tend to be very meticulous. Doctor, if you want her to stay in the infirmary under your team's supervision for a few days, then so be it. Let her be mad at me for insisting on her bed rest. So when can I see her?"
Orion said, "As you know, she is still asleep. However you can see her now. I do not see any harm in you sitting by her side for as long as you want. She is in a private room and I will check on her personally in an hour. So you will be undisturbed by my staff."
I said, "Thank you again Doctor. Now as you don't need me for anything else right now, I am going to be with my sister."
As I headed down the short hall to Erika's private recovery room, I notified Taffer and Lady, via EGO, that Erika was out of surgery and I would be by her side if they needed me. Then I entered Erika's room, grabbed a chair and reclined in it by her side and removed my mask. So the face of her younger brother, would be the first face she sees, when she wakes up.
Chase said "It's not you're fault. You're only human," Chase said as he climbed aboard. "Let's get this thing moving."
Kaj started rowing as he said, "Thank you. Yes I suppose I am only human, and it is not my fault I am naturally big. However my workout regimen does make me bulkier and more muscular. So a little of it is my fault. Anyway let us go join the team. I will have us there quickly."
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Post by Marcel Lestrange on Aug 3, 2015 8:53:24 GMT
Marcel enjoyed touch of warm water on his tanned skin. He also enjoyed touches of different kind when his hands were busy with washing curvy body of his girlfriend Lena Marr, not missing a square inch of her. And last but definitely not the least he enjoyed feeling in his nether regions when Lena started to clean his hardware with her delicate alabaster white hand.
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"Some things will never change. They did that in caves too, you Neanderthal," stated Moira, Marcel's EGO psyche. "I will be grounded again, damn it! And I can't even invite a house guests. While you will put your wiener between Lena's buns to make a hot dog, I will be sitting here alone. Can't even chat with Hope because when I invite her to my house party she might not get back into Lena's mind."
"Do not complain, Moira," said Marcel. "Feel free to stay and enjoy the performance."
"Thank you for your kind offer," replied Moira sarcastically. "I'd rather so something useful instead."
"As you wish, Moira. Your loss," said Marcel who was aroused by Lena's touch more and more until he could not resist his urge. He lifted Lena, letting her warp those long shapely legs of her's around his hips and moved forward so Lena could lean against the wall starting to kiss her passionately.
Moira did everything she could to spoil the mood by playing an old music video. Unfortunately it didn't help much. Marcel was immune to that.
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Post by Sandy Bell on Aug 3, 2015 14:56:27 GMT
Once Lena Marr's sexual appetite was sated, she found her stomach growling, so said as she and Marcel lay naked intertwined on the bed, "Let's get something to eat!" As Marcel moved downwards to put his haed and tongue between her milk white thighs, she added, "Not me, my love, I meant food... but... since you're down their anyway, why not?" Lena sat back and enjoyed Marcel's tender attentions as in her brain the voice of Gluttony complained while Lust applauded. Hope silently slipped back in control of Lena's EGO, and popped into Marcel's EGO to visit Moira, Marcel's EGO psyche. Hope said with a hesitant smile, "They sure do that a lot. I mean, I gather from the others that Lena did it a lot with a lot of people, but since I've been in Lena's mind, it's only been with Marcel -still a lot, but only Marcel! Funny huh?"  Meanwhile, Sandy Belle stopped running on the virtual track in the holo-training room, huffing and puffing as she bent over holding her knees. She thought to herself, "I don't remember getting this tired as an EGO psyche, and I certainly don't remember getting this damn sweaty." "You're out of shape soldier," Interjected Sargent Murphy, her EGO psyche, then added with a touch of good humor in his voice, "You want to be in good shape when your European lover boy returns, don't you?" "Well, damned right I do, but... " Sandy replied hesitantly, "But I'm not sure he is MY lover boy, I mean this thing with him and Belle - " "Listen," Interrupted Murphy, "You're a mighty fine woman, and a man would be lucky to have you, so you come second to none. Hell, if I hadn't been happily married with two kids, I would have made a play for you myself - back when I was alive of course. I don't know if you knew it, but all the guys in the squad, even grumpy Gus Povavich, had a crush on you, and would have walked into hell for you not just because you were a great officer, which you were, or because you are cute as the dickens, which you are, but because we all loved you." Sandy grinned as she thought back through the telepathic link they shared, "Yeah, I knew, and I loved you all too, but this thing with Volo is different. I really do think Volodja is the man I was meant to be with for the rest of my life!" "Then fight for him! Just like you fought to keep your squad alive, just like you fought to get your life back!" Murphy advised, "If he is worth it and realizes what he has with you, then he'll come around. If he doesn't realize it, then he isn' worth it. But YOU have to realize something - European men are different then American men." A quizzical look crossed Sandy's pretty tanned face, "What do you mean Sarge?" "Well I didn't get the pleasure to meet your Volodja fellow before you had your dust up with him, but he IS European, and the European men I knew, which admittedly were mostly mercenaries and foreign government types, all had a different view about love and women," Explained Murphy. "American men may love many women in their life as the romance of their life, but they as a rule tend to do it sequentially, one at a time. European men don't think twice of loving two women, or even three or four, with all their heart at the same time." Murphy reminenced, "I remember this French diplomat I was guarding, way before I joined the EMC and was then just a professional bodyguard. He came over to visit the States with both his wife and mistress. While he was busy at work, the two woman chatted like best friends and even shopped together, so I guess European women are different too, and will put up with a lot more from their men than American women will. My point is, you and Volodja come from different cultures, and lets say it is true love, you and he may see it very differently. He may see it as perfectly okay to be in true love with two women at the same time, and may not understand why it bothers you." "Damn it, you may be right Sarge," Thought Sandy as she began to run the track again, "Me and Volodja have got to have that talk soon, and the fucking sooner, the fucking better!" Then Sandy went back to concentrating on her running, thinking that she needed at least five more laps to counter the ice cream sundae she had before starting her run. |
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Post by Marcel Lestrange on Aug 3, 2015 17:57:58 GMT
After serving Lena several orgasms, Marcel removed his tongue from her neither regions and said with a sight: "I could go on endlessly, my love, but you are right about the food. We need something to eat. Last time they managed to surprise us with an exquisite dinner. I wonder was in only a one time treat or do they REALLY eat decently here. Let us go," He reached his strong hand and helped Lena out from bed. After watching her getting dressed and enjoying the sight, Marcel put his arm around her and they went to the canteen. Meanwhile in Marcel's mind two girls were talking with each other. Small and skinny Castithan child and young Asian woman. Moira explained to her: "Lena did it to survive and because she was forced to. Then she did it for the money or something else she needed. Now that poor girl can do it for one simple reason - pleasure. And because Marcel loves her and actually learned to care about her. Can you believe it! My self centred Marcel wants to take care of Lena. Love is a funny thing. But now you will stay for a while, because these two are going to eat. And believe me - feeling taste of food in your mouth can be pleasure too. Sometimes even a guilty pleasure. And you, kiddo, look like that you haven't tasted anything for awhile. I bet that one of Lena's voices is usually in charge when Lena eats. And why I keep thinking that it's Gluttony?" Moira laughed with her silvery voice and hugged Hope tightly but gently while Marcel and Lena were heading to the canteen. "Bon Jour," greeted Marcel. He was planning to order something fancy again. Looking around revealed that most of people had something simple but nutritious. That didn't rose any hope. Do they really have to eat Le Big Mac or pommes frites? Yes, Marcel was French but that did not meant that he ate only French fries. But he can try his luck and order, ready to laugh when he orders something impossible and they say that he can dream on..."Excusez-moi, Monsieur," he said. "I bet you do not have any Foie gras here. I understand that in a place like this..." "We have everything Monsieur might want," Ralph's voice cut Marcel's line just like a kitchen knife. "If Monsieur wants Foie gras then he shall have it. Liver might not be the best kind but Monsieur has toi understand that times are hard."  "Je ne comprends pas," said Marcel. "I do noty understand. How is it possible that you actually are capable of making delicacies? Most of the people eats something more....simple here." "Since Monsieur seems to be an admirer of quality cuisine, I will explain to him. I have few customers with really exquisite taste. Actually they are happy with every meal I make them, but they enjoy something more sophisticated when possible. And I like that feature in them. The art of cooking will be alive as long as we have people in the world who want something special. One of them is eating at moment." Ralph pointed tall thin and elegant looking man in white lab coat who enjoyed his well made meal, to Marcel, explaining. "This is my friend Doctor Wolfram von Eschen. Real aristocrat and our talented psychiatrist. Another of my demanding customers who motivates me to try new recipes is unfortunately away at moment. His name is Volodja..." "Uljanov." Marcel's turn to cut the talk. His arch enemy seemed to leave his mark everywhere he goes. At least this time Marcel gained from that. And Lena too, because Marcel ordered decent meal for both of them, including that Foir gras. When they sat on the table enjoying the sensations on their tongues, Marcel could not resist temptation when he was entertaining Lena with conversation. He teased the tall doctor by calling him a Boche. Suddenly Wolfram stood, went to Marcel's table and said politely as possible: "Monsieur should be intelligent enough to see a difference between polite conversation and insults. I didn't call you a Frosch. Besides I have to disappoint you - I am from Liechtenstein if Monsieur has ever heard about such a place. Not from Austria and definitely not from Germany." After saying that, Wolfram left in most dignified manner leaving the duo to stare after him. Marcel lifted his jaw and put his tanned hand calmingly to Lena's white one and kissed her. They really did not needed a scandal while they enjoyed the hospitality of good doers. Besides. One can never tell when they might need any of those people. |
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Post by Vo Kshaa on Aug 3, 2015 20:17:32 GMT
"Well, if you need to get to the surface, we still have a couple of passages which will lead you to the city's grounds", Fiel answered to Volodja as he shared his thoughts. "You'll find yourself in the basement of the building, so you'll have to be careful because it could be guarded. Also, residents of those buildings might get accused of aiding the criminal. But still you'll be inside the city's force field already, so you won't have to travel under razor storm."
"Good, that means both of our plans can be implemented simultaneously and both of them won't be affected by bad weather", Vo Kshaa summed up, "So Volo goes to get his message about power the plant to Esthete, and I'll try get through that plastic camouflage to finally see what they hide in that building. I'll have Lu with me, and I think it will be better if Chase and Kaj accompany you Volo, because I think your plan has better chance of success. If anyone needs me, I'll be at the maintenance department, welding a big ladder and readying the ropes to hold it in place before I and Lu will bring it to the crystal cave."
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Post by Belle Starr on Aug 3, 2015 22:24:01 GMT
Y'all know," Belle Starr said into the darkness from inside the monolith, once it was clear that it had stopped walking and they were at its final destination, "I'm not going to hurt you! You can let me out of here! I'm unarmed and just a helpless human girl, while you're an all-powerful ark brain! But we have a lot in common! You do what you think is best for your people, in a hostile environment surrounded by enemies - so do I in the Bay Area! VBI helps me and they can help you! We get past this little misunderstanding, and we can pool our resources against the Gulanee and Biomen if that is what you want, although that's not MY preferred choice! Heck, I bet I can broker a peace deal with them varmints, and everyone can go back to business as usual, because, you know, war is bad for business! If you are worried about economic stability, well VBI and I can help you there too! With the new VBI trading depot below Red Deer, both VBI and Red Dear can increase profits! Then easy-peasy, everyone lives happily ever after without bloodshed! What do y'all say Esthete?"
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Lena Marr whispered in Marcel's ear, "I can discretely follow after the old bastard, cover his mouth and hold his nose in one of the blind spots I found in the base hallways. He'll be dead before you can say Holy Toledo! Nobody should talk to you like that, My Love! Just say the word, and he's dead meat... worm food... hellbug fodder... dead as a door nail... swimming with the fishes... ashes to ashes... dust to dust... a deceased parrot!"
Lena glared daggers at the back of the old man with unblinking long lashed sky blue eyes, wishing she could just let go of her rage at Wolfram's impudence and throw a real dagger instead. Anger, one of the voices in her head, took over her EGO and agreed, urging her to do so, but with overcharge on as well.
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Lady Christianna woke up alone in her quarters and when she queried MOM as to where Atticus was, she joined him in the base infirmary at the bedside of his still unconscious sister, Erika Widowmaker. Lady took his big hand in both of her small ones and held it tight, sharing his vigil. When it was obvious that Erika was not going to wake up anytime soon, she decided to take his mind off the dire situation with small talk.
Lady communicated privately to Atticus through their EGOs, "Guess what Atticus? There's a new Mistress of Judgment. ME!"
Lady had never been good at small talk.
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Sandy Belle finished her run in the holo-training room and headed to the War Room. She wanted to find out if there was any news about Team B and their mission to Red Deer. In theory, Team B had the easier mission just checking on a rumor that their presumed dead team mate, Vo Kshaa, was alive, whereas her Team A's mission was known to be facing a hostile enemy to retrieve possible hostages. Sandy was a seasoned enough soldier to know that a routine mission could turn incredibly dangerous in a second, so she was worried that Team B in general, and her beloved Volodja Uljanov in particular, were in big trouble.
"I wonder who is in charge in the War Room?" Thought Sandy to herself.
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Post by Marcel Lestrange on Aug 4, 2015 6:03:34 GMT
"No, no, no, my love," said Marcel. "We are going to eat and feel good about ourselves. At moment we have to be in good terms with good doers. They keep bringing us heavy suitcases with lot of money inside. And second act of the "Tragedy of the Fool" is about to begin. And they really know how to cook here. Not to mention hot water and soft beds. One bed in our case. My favourite piece of furniture in our quarters. It is not just Queen size or King size. It is Lena and Marcel size. We are the royal couple here." And he kissed Lena to her lush lips before resume eating.  _________________________ Meanwhile, Wolfram von Eschen, totally unaware about Lena's suggestions about his fate, went back to his office and took time to observeat sleeping Kara on his way. Then he made a hailer call to Atticus, saying: "If you want to reunite our patient with her family, then my permission is granted. But I see only her children here. No sign of the husband? He decided to stay behind?" Wolfram waited for his reply, stating: "Kara seems to be fine but I do wonder how Kaj is doing. Volodja took a risk bringing him to the field trip in emotional condition like that. I wish I could cheer the Bioman up somehow. And I do wish that verfluchte afferist Volodja returns alive and well. I miss him already. Verdammt! Ich bin gerade sentimental (Damn it! I am sentimental for sure)." |
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