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| | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 46,267 Member |  Member Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 46,267 | Jayden
Jayden pulled into the closest available space near the emergency room entrance. He reached out and stroked Dizzy's head as he watched the unloading of the ambulance. | | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,097 Likes: 10 Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator | | OP Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,097 Likes: 10 | The EMTs were quick. Out the gurney came, and into the hospital. As Jayden watched another came up and disgorged two more gurneys just like the first one.
A car pulled up and an older gentleman called for assistance to get his unconscious wife out of the car. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 46,267 Member | | Member Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 46,267 | Jayden
Something weird was happening... two many older people at once.
But he did not have time to think it over as the old man called for help and Jayden jumped out of his car and ran over to the brown Toyota.
"Here, let me help you," he said as he moved to help the old lady out of the car, lifting and carrying her if he had to. | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 27,616 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 27,616 | Shadow
With the Burden occupied, it was time to get the real work done.
"Come on, it is as we surmised. All the afflicted Burdens are coming here. Let's go and find out who benefits from that..."
The ginger tom vacated the stationary moving box. | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 76,620 Likes: 59 Wizop Administrator | | Wizop Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 76,620 Likes: 59 | Tiger-Lily/Dizzy
She looks over at Jayden, making sure the spirit is with him. Then she jumps down prepared to follow Shadow.
"Should we make ourselves less visible?" | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 27,616 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 27,616 | Shadow
"Can't hurt", said an umbral mark upon the ground. | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 76,620 Likes: 59 Wizop Administrator | | Wizop Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 76,620 Likes: 59 | Tiger-Lily/Dizzy
Cutting through until the metal box, she disappears whilst out of sight, something her mother taught her.
"OK. Heading inside?"
They will need to stick together inside. This house looks much much bigger that the one she lives in. | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 27,616 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 27,616 | Shadow
"Keep an eye on where the bulk of the Burdens are, let's take a path less travelled."
He aimed to head in accordingly. | | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,097 Likes: 10 Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator | | OP Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,097 Likes: 10 | Entering with the burdens the two mostly hidden cats move along corridors. The bulk of the burdens seem to be being placed in rooms. The majority are unconscious as the two were that were brought in.
The path least traveled is a cooridor leading deeper into the building. Very few burdens are walking around. Though there are a couple of gurneys with dead burdens on them.
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Jayden helps the old man get some help for his unconscious wife. The man seems tired like it has been a great deal of effort to get her there. He offers Jayden a hand and a sincere "thank you. Name is Bob." | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 46,267 Member | | Member Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 46,267 | Jayden
"Jayden," he said, shaking the old man's hand. "Glad I could help."
"Hope your wife does okay, Bob." | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 76,620 Likes: 59 Wizop Administrator | | Wizop Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 76,620 Likes: 59 | Tiger-Lily/Dizzy
She doesn't like the smells in this place, remind her of that place that Miss Amy took her do once or twice, not good memories.
"You think all these burdens have been attacked by the spirit? Some of them are.. gone."
She meows very softly to the shadow next to her. | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 27,616 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 27,616 | Shadow
A quiet susurrus of a reply,
"All? Doubtful. The burdens knew to take them here, that suggests taking them here is an ingrained habit, you know how inflexible they can be." | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 76,620 Likes: 59 Wizop Administrator | | Wizop Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 76,620 Likes: 59 | Tiger-Lily/Dizzy
SHe nods, then realises that Shadow can't see her.
"Yes.."
Then she looks around to see if anything is out of place or anything seems worthy of investigation. | | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,097 Likes: 10 Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator | | OP Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,097 Likes: 10 | The less traveled section of the hospital filled with more scents of the cold dead and horrid cleaners. They noticed one spirit in a room filled with one silver wall. It had small doors regularly placed all along it. Even do there were a half dozen gurneys with dead burdens lain upon them. The spirit didn't notice them. It seemed to be pacing looking over the gurneys. | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 76,620 Likes: 59 Wizop Administrator | | Wizop Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 76,620 Likes: 59 | Tiger-Lily/Dizzy
She stares at the spirit in the room, wondering what it is doing.
"Should we check that out?" | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 27,616 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 27,616 | Shadow
It was one thing to know that Burdens were self-destructive wastrels capable of dying off in less than a nap if left to their own devices, quite another to actively see the outcome. Disheartening to see so many slipped through the net.
He drifted across the floor, to address the entity incorporeal to incorporeal. | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 76,620 Likes: 59 Wizop Administrator | | Wizop Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 76,620 Likes: 59 | Tiger-Lily/Dizzy
She follows Shadow as back up, assuming he is going to challenge the spirit in some way. | | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,097 Likes: 10 Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator | | OP Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,097 Likes: 10 | The spirit continues to pace seemingly oblivious to the shadow cat. | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 27,616 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 27,616 | Shadow
He spake,
"What do you seek?" | | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,097 Likes: 10 Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator | | OP Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,097 Likes: 10 | It turned its head about looking for the source of the question. It seemed to have difficulty identifying him. The spirit spoke in a woman's voice "I am looking for my husband. I know he is here. He wouldn't have left me alone." | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 27,616 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 27,616 | Shadow
"Do you know where you are?" | | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,097 Likes: 10 Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator | | OP Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,097 Likes: 10 | The spirit snapped "of course I do. I am in the hospital." It acted as if anyone should know that fact. | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 76,620 Likes: 59 Wizop Administrator | | Wizop Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 76,620 Likes: 59 | Tiger-Lily/Dizzy
This spirit reminds her of the old lady spirit in the man's house with the dead cat. Maybe a bit like her burden's current spirit. Certainly not like the malevolent spirit in the woods or the one attacking the burdens earlier.
"I'm sure he will be here soon."
She offers reassuringly before turning to Shadow.
"Think we should move on?" | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 27,616 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 27,616 | Shadow
This room of failure, of Burdens lost, was getting to him, the responsibility of Catkind in stark relief.
"It is time to move on."
If he said it to the spirit or in reply to Tiger-Lily, even he couldn't truly say. | | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,097 Likes: 10 Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator | | OP Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,097 Likes: 10 | The spirit returned to its pacing as the two cats stopped interacting with it. She didn't even say thank you, though Shadow could feel the warm feeling of thanks for his sentiment. | | |
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