Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-28358106-20181001230640/@comment-28358106-20181006174613

(All) Lucida doesnt seem to be comforted much. She says nothing more, but focuses on her task, wrapping a towel around the boiling tureen and lifting it. Carefully, she carries it to the solarium where her father and the others are.She isn't ignoring Marcus, but rather, trying to do her best to help as she's been directed. She knows the stakes, and she knows that even her job has an important purpose.

Thomas' eyes look over the readings of Maria's scan. Uncharacteristically, his face shows the subtle creases of deeply seated worry, and for several moments, he looks off to the side with a blank, confused look, as if he doesn't know what to do. It's an expression he's never worn before, at least not in front of others.

"Director," Simonelle says, snapping him back to attention, "I'm ready to transfuse, but I can't take in Tirush's blood as it is." Her hands move swiftly as she assembles a blood transfer still from the labware.

Thomas looks to Maria. "...Maria, cast sleep...we dont know if it will affect her, but we have to try." He turns his head to Sun-Mi as he speaks quickly. "We'll have to assume Tirush's blood is air-reactive. Calculate the volume of a 0.200 M KOH solution needed to neutralize 25 mL of a 0.115 M HCl solution, and make ad much as you can, with a water matrix.  Assume that we need a base PH result of 7.  Set up the still so that we can neutralize her blood as we drain it from her right lung.  Make a 10mL drip in a deep still well with a CO2 byproduct channel.  Simonelle, help her.  Jorge.. "

He pauses for breath, then continues. "When the still is ready, we'll insert the ceramic drain tube where the puncture is. I'll need your help to guide it in without breaking it..."

"Dad!"

Thomas turns. Aegis stands in the doorway, her face full of fearful trepidation at the scene, but she isn't crying. At least, not yet. "Dad," she breathes rapidly, "How can I help? Tell me how to help!"

"Aegis!" Thomas springs up and runs to Antoinette's side table. He grabs a quill and a parchment, scribbling furiously. "Get to Hrungnir. Tell Duke Harald that I need to borrow the Arrowhead of Graymane.  Tell him it's a matter of life and death, and if he allows this favor, I'll consider the debt of his house to be forgiven.  Do you understand?"

He rolls up the parchment and tucks it inside Aegis's belt pouch, and she nods rapidly. "Y-yes, I understand!"

"Go!"

Without a word, she turns and sprints out the front door, gone in two seconds.