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Post by thefishofdoom on Oct 11, 2015 13:01:49 GMT
fuggit, he'll climb
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Post by LemonSloth on Oct 11, 2015 14:55:58 GMT
Alaethia leads the Chiss away from the compound and shelters him behind the corner of a building.
She then heads back to the wall, rummaging through her bag for anything resembling climbing equipment she can toss over for Tor Kirin.
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Post by southpaw on Oct 11, 2015 19:43:23 GMT
Tor Kirin attempts to fit one of his giant bear-like hands into the tiny cracks serving as handholds and manages to make some purchase with his fingertips. He's able to pull himself part way up before his grip fails and he skids back down to the ground. At this point a thin looking tendril that he recognises as a liquid cable is thrown over the wall by Alaethia. At this point Tor Kirin remembers that he has one of those too, and manages to hook the attached, well, hook, over the top of the wall. Using his cable and grabbing Alaethia's with a free hand he quickly makes it over the wall and lands next to Alaethia.
So what would you fellows like to do now? If I may recommend a doctor, the chiss obviously needs one and Alaethia is looking increasingly haggard, the wound in her head starting to bleed again from the exertion.
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Post by LemonSloth on Oct 12, 2015 8:17:14 GMT
Alaethia takes a deep breath, pressing her hand firmly against her wound.
"Come on," she whispers.
"We need to get to a doctor. There's one located a short distance outside the town. And we're not going to want to be anywhere near here when my little surprise happens."
She shuffles over to give some support for the Chiss and moves as rapidly as they can manage in the appropriate direction, taking as much care as possible to stay away from the guards.
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Post by thefishofdoom on Oct 12, 2015 12:55:02 GMT
Tor kirin helps support the chiss on the way to the doctor
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Post by southpaw on Oct 13, 2015 16:07:44 GMT
The journey to the doctor's outside the town walls is an easy one, but not a quick one. As you begin to move away from the Palace Compound you hear an explosion from the other side of the wall followed by a deal of shouting and a klaxon starting to bellow out. You pick up the pace leaving the area and make your way towards the exit to the swamp wilderness. The market/spaceport district you passed through earlier are still teeming with people and you have little trouble navigating through the crowds while avoiding any unwanted attention. You've seen few people who strike you as Hutt men and it seems plausible they've been recalled back to the Palace. As you approach the Eastern entrance to the town the Chiss lapses back into unconsciousness. Without the adrenaline of the escape he seems to have succumbed to his pain again. Alaethia also slows down noticeably as pain and loss of blood take a further toll on her body. Fortunately the gate is almost entirely unguarded. A lone pair of guards stand nearby but there's little they can do to inspect everyone too closely and you manage to creep past them without incident.
Hutta's marshy swamp lands separate the various settlements and towns that make up the home bases of the various Hutt cartels and criminal strong points on the planet. Indigenous Evocii populations are scattered throughout the swamps doing their best to avoid attention and interaction with the other races on the planet. The route to the doctor's camp is relatively safe being travelled fairly frequently, but attacks from the less than pleasant wildlife, Evocii guerillas, and general criminals are an almost daily occurrence. Alaethia begins to lead the way to the doctor but as the minutes tick by she seems less and less confident in her footsteps and starts changing direction randomly now and again.
After a not inconsiderable amount of time the couple of prefabricated buildings that make up the doctor's camp come into view. You can see a couple of people of various races laying on cots under a tarpaulin, the beds raised off the ground to avoid the insects and smaller beasts. As you get closer you can see the door to one of the buildings is open and a small alien lays on a bed. Closer still, through a window you can see a Cathar standing by a terminal presing buttons as she converses with the alien on the bed. It seems a decent guess that that would be the doctor.
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Post by thefishofdoom on Oct 13, 2015 20:59:08 GMT
"are you the doctor? we need some assistance here"
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Post by LemonSloth on Oct 14, 2015 9:30:18 GMT
"Indeed", Alaethia grunts, applying firm pressure to her wound. She breathes a sigh of relief that she found the doctor She had begun to worry that she wouldn't find her way.
"We had a little accident".
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Post by southpaw on Oct 15, 2015 22:39:52 GMT
The Cathar doesn't even turn to acknowledge you. It just raises a finger telling you to wait before returning to work on the terminal. A series of beeps follow and a group of displays appears over the patient laying on the bed. The Cathar moves over to examine them and points you towards the group of cots before drawing a curtain closed around the bed.
With little other choice, you step under the tarpaulin and lay the chiss on a cot before perching yourselves on your own. A protocol droid walks out from one of the other buildings and hands Alaethia a dressing for her head before examining the chiss and starting to work cleaning some of his more severe wounds.
After a short time later you notice the doctor approaching you. She leans over the chiss and begins probing his wounds. Her back to you, she asks what happened
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Post by thefishofdoom on Oct 16, 2015 4:17:27 GMT
"exactly what it looks like. you know what kind of planet this is."
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Post by LemonSloth on Oct 16, 2015 19:13:41 GMT
Alaethia looks concerned as she fumbles with the dressing.
"Is he going to be OK, doctor?" she asks meekly.
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Post by southpaw on Oct 17, 2015 10:39:19 GMT
The doctor glares at Tor Kirin for a moment before returning to work on the Chiss.
"I do know what kind of planet this is. That is why I ask. There are people I cannot afford to offend, and people relying on me more than a couple of off-worlders stupid enough to make enemies with the Hutts."
She steps back from the chiss and the protocol droid gently but firmly slings him across its shoulders and carries him towards the building you first found the doctor. As he's carried over the doctor approaches Alaethia and probes the wound in her head before taking something from her belt and applying it to the wound.
"Your friend will live. He has some wounds that need seeing to, but he won't die from them today." She steps back from Alaethia and probes her head again. The area feels tender and scarred, but the bleeding has stopped and you can feel something thick and congealing resting over the wound.
"And neither will you. I must see to you friend. You are welcome to rest here until it is done if you wish"
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Post by thefishofdoom on Oct 17, 2015 13:20:30 GMT
"thank you, doctor"
tor kirin turns to alaethia after the doctor leaves.
"so, now what?"
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Post by LemonSloth on Oct 18, 2015 8:42:19 GMT
Alaethia smiles weakly at the doctor, then waits for her to move out of earshot before whispering to Tor Kirin.
"First, we find out from the Chiss what was so important he was willing to take the risks he did. Then, we go from there."
She pauses for a moment.
"If any of them have any modicum of sense, they will start looking for the nearest medical centres for our wounded friend. We should get out of here as soon as we can".
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Post by thefishofdoom on Oct 18, 2015 14:52:40 GMT
"sounds good. they'll probably be watching the outbound routes as well, in case we try to flee the planet. perhaps hiding in plain sight would be slightly safer in the short term"
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