Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-28358106-20181001230640/@comment-28358106-20181019021413

(Jorge/S9) For several silent moments, all eyes are on Thomas. His pale, shocked face is kept partially obscured by his hand as he doesn't dare to breathe. The seconds that pass are few, but heavy, before Cosette's voice cuts the air.

"What do you mean?"

She gives Jorge a sharp look, her own professional demeanor slowly giving way to petulance. Just as she is about to speak again, Thomas hurriedly holds his hand up for calm.

The revelation has rapidly changed him. Rather than being subject to his own emotions, his anger has disappeared, as if doused by the seriousness of the situation. His chest heaves as he takes two deep, shaky breaths, once again gaining some semblance of calm, though his face is still pale as he speaks quickly.

"This is my house. She is my wife, and this is my child, and these are my assistants, many of whom I have worked with for twenty years." His voice is low and rapid, but mostly controlled. "I am not leaving this room, and I will not be told what to do. Not in my own operating theatre.  I appreciate your help in bringing Tirush here, Jorge, but I'm not leaving this room.  Not now.  I'm going to be with my wife, and I'm not leaving her side.  If you want to help, do as I say.  Otherwise, leave."

He steps back up to the console, flipping back his shirt cuffs and rolling up his sleeves. He speaks calmly, but rapid-fire. "Quill, focus on her middle lobe, get me an image of what made that puncture. Sun-Mi, get the still into position.  Cut twenty centimeters of six milimeter ceramic capillary, and attach it to the still with forty centimeters of tube weave.  Give it plenty of bend at the bottom.  With a little luck, her breathing will help the capillary effect and gravity will do the work for us and she'll drain without suction.  Cosette, Maria, Ayesha, scrub up.  Rita, cast Purification on her.  Her acid will probably kill of pathogens but she'll be vulnerable when her blood is neutralized.  After you cast, prep her body, get as much of her as clean as you can."

"And her blood?" Cosette looks to Thomas as she prepares several large syringes attached to thick tubes.

"We're going to do a DE dump. We'll risk the bite."

Thomas suddenly strides over to the entryway to the room and throws open the double doors, shouting into the living room.

"Baku! How much Holstaur potion do you have at your headquarters?"