Proverb's Surgery

[18:23] <~Antidote> The scene is set with the door opening into what looks like a medical suit, one likely meant for lesser injuries, a door is on the fair side of the room, three well kept beds are in the room as well with various other medical equipment and supplies.
[18:24] * Rough_Waters trots in with Proverb "Where do I put her?"
[18:25] * Keiru is lounging on one of the beds, reading a medical textbook.
[18:25] * Proverb is limp!
[18:25] * Nguvu is still following close behind Rough_Waters.
[18:26] * Antidote looks around and blinks. "Yes! Finally it opens where I need it to! Follow me, dis' is not where we need tah' be. Heya' Keiru." he says nonchalantly heading across the room to the door.
[18:26] * Rough_Waters winces a bit, melting the ice and placing Proverb on Nguvus back before quickly leaving
[18:26] * Nguvu blinks at Rough_Waters but willingly takes Proverb.
[18:26] * Keiru blinks, looking at the ponies entering, "Heya Anti...what's going on?"
[18:28] * Nguvu frowns at Rough_Waters, "What is problem?"
[18:28] * Keiru notices Rough leaving and addresses Nguvu, "Let her go. It doesn't involve you."
[18:29] * Nguvu turns and frowns at Keiru, "None of this is involving you. Who /are/ you?" Not even waiting for an answer, he turns to Antidote, "Where are we taking her?"
[18:29] <~Antidote> "Proverb got tortured bad, so... surgery." he says opening the door and trotting through, outside is much of the same, what would look like the iconic hospital setting, doors placed in a square around a central nursing station, all very clean and orderly.
[18:29] * Keiru looks to Antidote, "Need some help? or do you have enough staff?"
[18:29] * Proverb is in quite horrid shape.
[18:30] * Antidote doesn't even stop to answer Keiru as he trots towards the far side of the room to a lone door marked overtop with the words 'Surgical Suite #2'.
[18:33] * Keiru looks back at her medical book, then to Proverb, then hops up and follows Antidote.
[18:35] * Nguvu follows Antidote. He turns and frowns at Keiru, "Why are you following? Who are you?"
[18:36] * Nguvu follows Antidote. He turns and frowns at Keiru, "Why are you following? You are pony who made Provy cry, yes? Be staying away from her."
[18:36] * Antidote slides a card next to the door, and the door swings inward, inside is a viewing chamber with chairs and a wide glass window, to the left is a door that likely leads to a preparation room and then to the actual surgical station, which could be seen through the viewing window.
[18:37] * Keiru looks at Nguvu as they follow, "I have a talent in medical magic, I think Proverb needs all the help she can get. Let me at least try to make up for what I've screwed up."
[18:39] * Nguvu scowls at Keiru, "You have hurt her enough already." He continues to follow Antidote and waits for instruction.
[18:40] <Keiru> "I still have medical skill. I know I hurt her and I'm sorry for it. Now will you let me put my talents to use?"
[18:40] * Nguvu doesn't pay attention to Keiru. He waits for instruction from Antidote.
[18:41] * Keiru sighs and looks at Antidote.
[18:41] * Antidote forgot to mention the door to the right, which goes directly into the surgical room. However Antidote points to it with a wing. "Go through there and set her on the table, easy does it, then come back here. No time to sanitize her completely, we'll do it on move. Keiru... you can help as an assisstant, but you won't touch Proverb." he says simply as several other doctorlooking ponies trot into the room and into the door on the left.
[18:42] * Nguvu carries Proverb into the room and, very carefully, sets her down. He tries to put her into a comfortable position, but quickly realizes this is a futile effort. Trotting back out, he glares at Keiru, "You hear doctor. You do not touch."
[18:43] * Keiru nods, and steps into the sanitation room. "I got it." She doesn't even look at Nguvu again, dealing with him can wait, Proverb needed help.
[18:44] * Nguvu looks around for a place he can wash himself up.
[18:45] * Antidote trots into the room on the left after Keiru, the door slipping closed behind him, already a medical pony is in the with Proverb, setting her up for the upcoming procedure. Nguvu will notice a wash station to the far left, it's basic, but it would do.
[18:45] * Nguvu trots over to the wash station and begins to clean himself up. He slips out of his barding and, with a roll of bandage he keeps tucked inside, starts to dress the minor wound on his back from the MEW.
[18:47] <~Antidote> The three pagasus in power armor lumber into the room, taking a seat in the sofa's to watch the surgery, each of them taking off their helmets. Inside the viewing window Antidote can be seen trotting into view, now in full medical garbs, and wearing glasses and a mask over his mouth.
[18:48] * Keiru prepares herself, washing and sanitizing, tying her mane up and away. She steps out into the surgical room as well, similarly garbed.
[18:51] * Antidote cracks his neck and steps up to Proverb, other than himself and Keiru, there is two other unicorns as well, one mare and one stallion. He looks around, "Are we... all ready to proceed?" he says without his normal accent and choppy words.
[18:52] * Nguvu gets himself cleaned up enough. He isn't too worried since he isn't directly involved in the surgery. He trots over to observe, a worried frown on his face.
[18:55] * Antidote looks over Proverb, inspecting her wounds that he could see...
[18:56] * Keiru nods, scanning the availible medical tools, making sure all of the nessesary ones are available.
[18:59] * Proverb is in... really bad shape. Her left wing is broken, her right wing having several deep gashes down to the bone, a scalpel embedded into it as well. There's deep cuts in her hind hooves, and her primaries have been split, all the highly sensitive feathers being pulled out. Her chest and head also shows signs of a severe beating, and her chest is probably really, really fucked up on the inside.
[19:00] * Antidote grimaces. "F-fuck... alright... Keiru... you have a spell for analyzing internal injuries?"
[19:03] * Keiru nods, her horn lighting up and performs a scanning spell, analyzing all injuries. "Internal bleeding and multiple broken ribs. All other injuries are visible from the surface."
[19:04] <&Proverb> Try ALL broken ribs.
[19:05] * Keiru 's spell fades, "And by multiple, I mean all of them."
[19:05] * Antidote nods. "Alright, first things first the, stabilize the most seriosu injuries. So let's look at those broken ribs, they seem to be healed, so they have to be rebroken. Let's start Proverb here on a drip, I would say 10 cc's of sedative, plus saline and plasma."
[19:06] * Nguvu winces at the 'rebroken'. His frown deepens.
[19:06] <~Antidote> Crosswind looks up at Nguvu from the couch. "Yah' should take a seat, scowling at the window won't do much."
[19:07] * Nguvu glances back at Crosswind, "I am worried. Sitting on couch will not do much either."
[19:09] * Keiru prepares the drip and gives the needle to another assistant to place.
[19:09] <~Antidote> Crosswind nods. "Uh huh..." still really wanting to hit him, but now was not the time. Inside the room Proverb is now completely sedated and on a drip. Antidote looks to the female unicorn other than Keiru. "You're up Sawbone, let's get those ribs back in order."
[19:13] * Nguvu remains next to the window and watches the proceedings.
[19:14] <~Antidote> The mare nods lightly and lights up her horn, TK gripping the first rib where the bad bend had occured, if Proverb was awake, this would likely be the most painful thing she has ever felt, but luckily she isn't. The mare yanks, and it's followed by a crunching sound.
[19:14] * Nguvu winces again at the crunching sound, but he doesn't look away. His expression grows sadder, more concerned.
[19:16] <~Antidote> The mare moves to the next rib with a seperate stream of TK, repeating the process, always ending with the sharp shattering sound of a clean break in a rib.
[19:17] * Antidote looks at Keiru, "We need two healing potions, extra strength please."
[19:18] * Keiru levitates over the two requested healing potions. "Extra Strength Healing Potions."
[19:18] * Rough_Waters for some reason winces... wherever she is
[19:20] * Antidote takes the potions from Keiru and sets them next to the table on a small cart with various instruments. The mare successfully clean breaks every last one of Proverb's malformed ribs. "Alright... let's get that scalpel out of the patient... Keiru, think you can get it out?"
[19:24] * Keiru nods and checks out the angle the scalpel is in. She carefully levitates out the scalpel, pulling it out with precision, to avoid aggrivating the wound around it.
[19:25] * Nguvu tenses and frowns deeply when Keiru moves the scalpel.
[19:26] * Antidote said Keiru would never touch Proverb, not use TK on her. Regardless, he starts to bandage the deep lacerations that the mare had recieved.
[19:33] * Antidote looks over the rest of the damaged mare, looking for anything else as he finishes bandaging all of the superficial wounds. "Alright, anyone else see anything of note?"
[19:34] <Keiru> "Opposing wing is still broken, with a hairline fracture."
[19:43] * Antidote nods. "Indeed, it will have to be rebroken and then aligned correctly so she can fly. Going to need therapy too."
[19:45] * Nguvu starts to pace worriedly
[19:47] * Antidote looks closely and feels the wing. "Keiru... this is like an oblique fracture... possible commuted..."
[19:49] * Keiru reanalyzes the wing with her spell more focused, "Holy... the severity of the injury was covered by the more severe internal injuries..."
[19:50] <Keiru> "Multiple fragments, contortion. Oblique commuted... the bone's practically shattered."
[19:50] * Antidote nods lightly. "This is going to take braces, and a pony versed and wing reconstruction, hard for me to do without having an open incision, so perhaps you and Doc Patches would like to do so?"
[19:52] * Keiru looks at Doc Patches then to Antidote, "I will do what I can."
[19:55] <~Antidote> Patches is the other unicorn, the stallion, he nods as well and gets to work attempting to reassemble the shattered wing to where it might be usable again, Antidote watches quietly.
[19:57] * Keiru adds her magic to the attempt, using her precision telekenisis to adjust the outer bone fragments to their proper position, relying on Patches to restore the central fragments.
[19:59] <~Antidote> Patches does so, although it takes him time and quite a bit of effort, but soon enough the structure seems to be much more workable, the stallion nods to Antidote.
[20:00] * Nguvu stops pacing and frowns when Keiru starts using her telekinesis again. In his book that counts as touching.
[20:00] * Keiru finishes her work and nods at Antidote.
[20:02] * Antidote grabs the two extra strength healing potions, tipping one into Proverb's mouth and tilting the mare's head back so it would go down. The other he applies directly to any open wounds or lacerations.
[20:02] * Proverb recieves heals!
[20:05] * Keiru performs her Analysis spell once more, to check for remaining injuries.
[20:05] * Antidote sighs, setting the bottles down. "Alright... that's it everyone, now we have to let her rest in a recovery unit. Suggest pure oxygen and continued use of light sedative and drip of saline and nutrients until tommorow."
[20:06] * Nguvu waits outside the operating room. He is worried.
[20:10] * Antidote turns and trots for the preparation room, the other two unicorns put a mask over Proverb's face that likely delivers pure oxygen, they wheel the mare out on a seperate bed trolley, heading for the room that the entire group entered from.
[20:13] * Keiru nods, satisfied with the results. She returns to the preperation room to clean up.
[20:16] * Antidote is in there, he looks rather perturbed as he undresses. Outside the cart with Proverb on it passes Nguvu on its way to an ICU.
[20:16] * Keiru undresses and starts to clean up, "Thoughts?"
[20:16] * Nguvu starts to follow the cart with Proverb on it. He stays a short distance away, still concerned about interfering.
[20:18] <~Antidote> The cart enters the same room that Nguvu and the others had entered through, and the sedated mare is placed on one of the beds and cleaned up somewhat before being set up on a drip. Soon enough it is just Nguvu and Proverb in the room as the medical ponies leave.
[20:20] * Nguvu sits down beside Proverb's bed. Afraid of hurting the mare, he rests a hoof lightly on her shoulder and just watches her. He whispers softly, "You will be ok, Provy."
[20:20] * Antidote looks to Keiru. "Same thought as always after one of those..."
[20:21] * Proverb cracks her eye open slowly.
[20:22] * Keiru looks at him, "That would be?"
[20:22] * Nguvu smiles a strained smile at Proverb, "You are awake?"
[20:24] * Proverb groans a little. "Nnn... k-kinda..." She manages.
[20:24] * Antidote trots to one of the showers ands steps in, turning the water on and placing his head against the wall. "Oh, yah' know, did we do a good enough job, did we locate and treat all injuries, did we do this that n' the other."
[20:25] * Nguvu scoots a little closer to the bed, "Doctors have... they have done much work to fix you. You were very badly hurt."
[20:27] * Proverb nods once, slowly. "I... Y-Yeah... Where's... Wh-Where's Sp-pirit...?"
[20:28] * Nguvu frowns and looks towards the door, "She..." he turns back to Proverb, "You were very badly hurt. She... could not watch. Waited in Tavern."
[20:28] * Keiru steps into another shower, cleaning herself, "Right... were there any complications, or did we miss something..."
[20:29] * Antidote nods before he chuckles softly. "But then ah' know we did all we could. N' my mind puts itself at ease..."
[20:31] * Keiru nods, "She's going to live, so we did what we could."
[20:31] * Proverb nods again. "O-k-kay..." She falls silent for a moment. "Wh-what about.... m-my wings...?"
[20:32] * Antidote sighs, leaning against the wall and sliding down it to a sitting position. "Yea. Still hate days like these. Not tah' mention that zebra fellah' I know can be cruel. So I have to see the reports/
[20:32] * Nguvu leans closer to look over Proverb's wings. He sighs softly, "We... will ask doctor."
[20:35] * Keiru shakes her head, leaning on the wall, "Well, are you worried that he did this?"
[20:35] <&Proverb> "O-Oh..." She sniffs a bit. "It's... n-n-not g-good... i-is it...?"
[20:37] * Nguvu reaches over and gently brushes Proverb's mane, "It... you will be ok, Proverb. Whatever happens. You are still alive."
[20:37] <~Antidote> "Nah, I'm worried abotu whoever did this."
[20:38] <Keiru> "The way he was glaring, I expect the other pony got off much worse."
[20:39] * Antidote reaches up and turns off the water, stepping out of the stall and starting to towel off. "Yea, just stuff I'll have to cover, talk to the three I sent outside, yah' know how it is, paperwork."
[20:41] * Proverb sniffs again, a single tear rolling down her cheek. "I... I-I'm sc-cared Nguvu... Just..." She trails off into sniffles, crying quietly.
[20:43] * Nguvu wants to hug Proverb, but he's terrified it will hurt her more. He settles for brushing his hoof through her mane again, "I am here now. You... you will be ok Provy..." but his voice holds no real conviction. The state of her wings... he had no idea if she would ever recover from that, "I will stay here with you, do not worry."
[20:43] * Keiru steps out, toweling off as well, "Paperwork, there some that needs to be done for a civilian assising in a surgery?"
[20:45] <~Antidote> "Sure, that n' the debriefing, restocking, all sortsah' fun I have to order, but mostly the debrief wif' the three pegasus who were outside watchin'. Now..." he says slipping his labcoat back on. "I need to go check on Proverb, would you like to come with?"
[20:46] * Keiru nods, "Yeah." She follows Antidote.
[20:47] * Antidote trots into the observation room and then out into the main foyer, heading across it to the same room they had entered from.
[20:50] * Proverb continues to cry softly. "And... a-and c-c-can y-you s-s-see if... i-if Sp-pirit can st-stay here t-too...?"
[20:51] * Nguvu bobs his head up and down quickly, "Yes. I will go to Tavern and tell her you are wanting her here."
[20:51] * Antidote knocks lightly on the door to Proverb's room before opening it slowly, adjusting his glasses. "Good evening." he says dropping his butchered speech.
[20:52] * Proverb smiles weakly to Nguvu, flicking her tail a bit in greeting to Antidote.
[20:52] * Nguvu looks up when Antidote enters, "Hello doctor... how is... is she..." he can't finish the sentence and just looks back at Proverb. Seeing the weak smile he forces the corners of his own mouth to turn upwards.
[20:53] * Antidote steps inside toting a file. "Well, since you are awake and such, let's review your file shall we?"
[20:53] * Keiru slips into the room and sits in a chair in the corner.
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[20:58] * Proverb flicks her tail again. "F-File...?"
[21:00] * Antidote nods. "Just a review of your situation, corporal. And as it stands..." he flicks through the file, already including a bried report on the operation. "...You will return to full functionality we think."
[21:00] * Nguvu looks back at Antidote, his eyes and ears perking up, "Full functionality? That is meaning she will be ok, yes?"
[21:01] <~Antidote> "Eventually, as of right now, the bones in her wings are fragile and there was significant soft tissue damage, to say the least she won't be flying for two weeks until the soft bone calcifies more."
[21:03] * Nguvu stands up and tries to wrap Antidote in a tight hug, because he needs to hug something and Proverb is still too injured, "Thank you doctor!"
[21:03] * Proverb meeps at that.
[21:06] * Keiru nods, remaining silent.
[21:09] * Antidote blinkblinks. Hugging Nguvu back before saying. "I... I would thank... Keiru as well."
[21:11] * Nguvu turns and frowns at Keiru... he looks to Proverb as if asking whether Keiru's earlier actions have been forgiven.
[21:13] * Proverb nods once, slowly.
[21:13] * Nguvu grumbles and reluctantly goes to give Keiru a hug.
[21:14] * Keiru holds out a hoof, "You don't have to."
[21:15] * Antidote turns to face Proverb. "You are a lucky pegasus, corporal, I've schedualed you for physical therapy two days from now to try and help you regain functionality."
[21:15] * Nguvu stops and stares at Keiru, "I... still thank you..."
[21:16] * Keiru nods, "You're welcome, and for what it's worth, I truly am sorry for what I did before."
[21:16] * Proverb nods weakly to Antidote. "Th...th-thanks..."
[21:16] * Nguvu stares at Keiru for a moment longer, "Is Proverb you hurt before. She has forgiven you, is not my place to say no to that."
[21:16] <Keiru> "It still affected you."
[21:17] * Nguvu blinks... then turns away and sits back down beside Proverb.
[21:17] * Antidote chuckles before looking to the door that they entered through. "First time it has ever actually landed me inside the medical sector."
[21:19] * Keiru shrugs, "Maybe the tavern knows when a pony is in need of medical care?"
[21:21] <~Antidote> "I do not know, but I thank it verily, or I daresay Proverb would not have made it. Now, is there anything else I can do for you corporal?"
[21:22] * Proverb shakes her head slowly. "N-no... b-but, but d-d-does C-Captain Blackout a-already kn-know what, w-what happened?"
[21:25] * Antidote nods, "Blackie is well aware, command as a whole is well aware."
[21:26] * Proverb nods slowly, ears drooping. "Th-thought so..."
[21:27] * Nguvu pats Proverb's shoulder, "It will be ok."
[21:27] * Antidote headtilts. "Why does this make  you scared?"
[21:29] <&Proverb> "It... i-it w-w-wasn't s-supposed to... t-to h-h-happen... I... I l-l-l-let m-myself get, get, g-get c-captured s-so Sp-p-pirit could g-get a-away..."
[21:30] * Antidote smiles softly. "Everything will be alright sergeant... you just rest alright? We are all glad you are alright." he turns to face Keiru, "Overtime, fun isn't it? Care to join me for a drink?"
[21:30] * Nguvu isn't sure whether he should be upset or proud that Proverb made that choice. The conflict plays out on his face, but he eventually settles for another gentle pat, "And Blackout will say... is good thing for pony to do. Take risk to save friend."
[21:33] * Keiru nods at Antidote, "Sure, long as it's non alcoholic on my end." She stands.
[21:33] * Proverb blinks. "...S-Sergeant...?"
[21:34] * Antidote chuckles. "I'm a Chief silly, have a fair evening sergeant." he says teasingly before holding the supply closet turned tavern entrance door open for Keiru.
[21:34] * Nguvu blinks at Antidote, "Did... Proverb just get promotion?" he blinks again and adds, "Spirit is in Tavern... can you ask her to be coming here?'
[21:35] * Proverb blinks again.
[21:35] * Proverb really couldn't process much at the moment.
[21:35] * Keiru trots into the tavern, "Rest well you two."
[21:36] * Antidote doesn't even answer, he just smiles pleasantly and lets the fireworks explode as they chose, closing the door behind him.
[21:36] * Antidote peaks back in, "As for Spirit, I can take a look around." he shuts the door agian.
[21:37] * Nguvu turns back to Proverb and lays his head down on the edge of her bed, "I am glad you are going to be ok. I was very worried for you."
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[21:41] * Proverb turns her head to look at Nguvu, smiling slightly. "I... I'm g-glad I'll b-be fine too."
[21:41] * Nguvu scoots closer to kiss Proverb on the cheek, "How are you feeling? Is there much pain?"
[21:46] <&Proverb> "Not... N-not really..." She says, though the pain killer is partly responsible for that.
[21:49] * Nguvu rests his cheek on the pillow beside Proverb, "Is good painkillers. Try not to worry, doctor says, 'Full recovery.' I will be here to help. You need anything?"
[21:51] * Proverb shakes her head lightly. "N-No... just, j-just you..."
[21:52] * Nguvu smiles warmly at Proverb, "I am here."
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[21:55] * Spirit bolts into the room and hovers at the edge of the bed, "Proverb!"
[21:56] * Proverb cracks a weak smile at the appearence of Spirit. "H-Hey."
[21:56] * Nguvu looks up at the new arrival, "Hello Spirit."
[22:01] * Spirit smiles at Proverb, and at Nguvu. She speaks to Proverb though, "You're okay..."
[22:02] * Proverb nods, slowly. "For... f-for quantaties og o-okay... y-yeah.... I, I g-guess I am... But, I... I w-won't be flying again for awhile..."
[22:03] * Nguvu frowns and adds, "But she will fly again."
[22:03] * Spirit sighs, "I'm sorry... at least you will fly again."
[22:03] * Proverb nods. "Two... t-two weeks rec-covery for my w-wing."
[22:05] <Spirit> "That won't be long! Right?"
[22:05] * Nguvu nuzzles Proverb gently, "Could be worse. Pony who did this to you... he will have much worse time flying again, I think."
[22:06] <&Proverb> "D-Dunno..." She blinks at Nguvu. "H-Huh?"
[22:07] * Spirit frowns at Nguvu, "I saw what you did, I didn't like it, but it's what I would've done..." She nuzzles Nguvu gently, "Thank you for helping rescue Provy."
[22:07] * Nguvu nods to Spirit, "Is... not my proudest moment. But bastard is deserving it."
[22:08] <&Proverb> "But... b-b-but wh-what did you d-do...?"
[22:08] * Nguvu sighs and looks away from Proverb.
[22:08] * Spirit shuffles her hooves, "This is yours to tell Nguvu, you did it."
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[22:12] * Nguvu continues to look away, "I... do not know..."
[22:12] <&Proverb> "Nguvu...?"
[22:14] * Nguvu looks up at Proverb. He gives her a tender nuzzle before admitting, "I..." he looks away, "I pulled his wing off. With bare hooves."
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[22:17] * Proverb blinks. "...I..." She doesn't know what to say. Finally... "Wh-why...?"
[22:18] * Nguvu turns quickly to look at Proverb, "He... he had scalpel in your wing. Was... was scraping flesh down to bone..." he shudders at the memory, "Your screaming... all the hurt he did to you... I wanted to break him. I-I only stop because Crosswind put gun to my head."
[22:20] * Proverb nods. "I... I... I u-u-und-derstand... He... h-h-he was t-trying to cut my...my...my w-w-w-wing o-o-off..."
[22:23] * Nguvu scoots away from Proverb. He can't quite meet her eyes... "I... only wanted to... to make him stop hurting you. To make him hurt back..."
[22:23] <~Antidote> A soft knocking on the door can be heard.
[22:23] * Spirit nuzzles Proverb gently and places a wing on Nguvu's back, nudging him forward.
[22:24] * Proverb 's ears perk.
[22:24] * Nguvu frowns and looks at Spirit. He sighs... then looks up at the door.
[22:25] <~Antidote> The door opens slightly and Blackout peeks in. "Good evening, just stopping by to check on the sergeant. Might I come in?"
[22:26] * Proverb smiles weakly at Blackout. "H-Hey Captain..."
[22:27] * Nguvu waves a little bit at Blackout.
[22:28] * Spirit steps off to the side
[22:28] <~Antidote> Blackout steps into the room, shutting the door behind him. "Well, I don't have much to say now Proverb, just glad to see that you are alright mostly..."
[22:29] <&Proverb> "Heh... yeah..."
[22:31] * Proverb looks at her hoof. "This... w-wasn't supposed to happen C-Captain..."
[22:32] <~Antidote> Blackout nods and bows lightly to Spirit and Nguvu before looking to Proverb again. "Glad to see everything went well, I mean besides Nguvu goign stallion mode, understandable perhaps... except the cruelty you commit." he says to the other stallion.
[22:34] * Nguvu frowns at Blackout, "You did not see her before surgery. Do not talk about cruelty."
[22:35] * Spirit nods in agreement with Nguvu, "She almost died... uh... sir."
[22:35] <~Antidote> "Watch the right hook stallion, you overstepped your bounds, you think and eye is an eye?" he shakes his head. "I will not argue about it, it was wrong, cruel, and all you did was slip tp their level." he faces Proverb, "It might not have been, and I understand, I'll keep command off your back anyhow."
[22:37] * Nguvu scowls at Blackout, "You argue about it, then you say you will not argue so I look bad if I do not let you have last word. Fine, do not argue." He huffs and turns his back on Blackout.
[22:37] * Proverb sniffs a bit. "Just... j-just were doing a little shopping... heh."
[22:38] <~Antidote> Blackout faces Nguvu, "You were bloodthirsty and wanted revenge, you going to tell me it was anything else? If you want to argue the truth, not here."
[22:38] * Spirit steps over to Nguvu, whispering, "For what it's worth, I agree with you, but we should just try to be nicer here since Provy's hurt."
[22:39] * Nguvu ignores everyone and rests his head on the bed beside Proverb.
[22:41] <~Antidote> Blackout sighs before facing Proverb. "I understand, it's done and sealed regardless, I just want you to be more careful yes? Because next time I can't be sending DCR resources like that, at least not with other civilians."
[22:42] * Proverb sniffs again. "Y-Yessir... I... I h-had my r-rife... but, b-but there were t-t-too many... and, and wh-when we escaped, I, I l-let myself get c-c-caught so Sp-pirit could get a-away."
[22:43] <~Antidote> Blackout nods understandingly, "I admire your commitment, it was the best you could have done with what you had."
[22:43] * Spirit sighs, looking at her blood-stained stealth cloak, "I'm sorry for causing the mess in the first place..."
[22:43] * Nguvu nuzzles Proverb's shoulder, "You are good mare."
[22:45] <~Antidote> Blackout looks to Nguvu, "Forgive my harsh words, but the first thing I get on my desk is reports of rediculous avoidable violence from the rangers I sent, and blatent disregard for Proverb's safety, and I am slightly upset."
[22:45] * Nguvu turns and frowns at Blackout again, "I did not disregard Proverb's safety."
[22:46] <~Antidote> "The scalpel was still in her wing, who was to say he couldn't of taken that and killed her?" he sighs. "Regardless, what is done is done."
[22:48] * Nguvu tilts his head at Blackout like the stallion is stupid, "I was to say. That was point of going in room, yes? To get them away from Proverb? Or should we just stand outside door and hope they let her go?"
[22:49] <&Proverb> "H-Hey! No, n-no fighting... p-p-p-please...."
[22:49] <~Antidote> "Tactical entry, the flashbang was meant to blind and stun enemy, then they are apprehended, not beaten to shit and having a fucking wing ripped off, the fuck can't you see wrong with that?"
[22:49] * Spirit just sits, letting them fight, head down.
[22:50] * Nguvu stands up and shouts at Blackout, "I DID NOT DISREGARD HER SAFETY!"
[22:50] <&Proverb> "STOP IT!"
[22:50] * Proverb starts crying. "Just... stop... p-please..."
[22:50] * Nguvu turns away again and sits down with a loud thump, "I am sorry Proverb."
[22:51] * Spirit starts murmuring a song, "Hush now, Quiet now, don't you feel so sad... Hush now, Quiet now, things won't be so bad..."
[22:51] <~Antidote> Blackout looks angry, "Yah' went hero mode and ignored the team, it was revenge first, Proverb second, yah' went after the interrogator and beat him to a pulp." He shakes his head. "More shit I have to deal with because of hot headedness, good evening." he turns and storms out, really not in the mood for more stupid.
[22:52] * Proverb just cries harder as Blackout exits.
[22:52] * Nguvu growls at Blackout's back, but holds his tongue and doesn't refute the stallions lies.
[22:54] * Spirit stands, trotting over and nuzzles Proverb, "Dry. Those. teary eyes. Leave that pain behind you..." She herself is crying as well.
[22:58] * Nguvu scoots closer to Proverb and joins in the nuzzling, "It will be ok, Provy."
[23:00] * Proverb sobs, everything that had happened in the past 24 hoursish hitting her like a cathedral.
[23:03] * Spirit continues offering the hurting mare comfort, singing the tune and crying beside her.
[23:04] * Nguvu continues to gently nuzzle Proverb's shoulder.
[23:08] * Spirit spreads her wings, one over Nguvu's back, and the other over Proverb's head, careful not to bungle the medical cords.
[23:13] * Proverb continues to cry, quieting slowly. She nuzzles Spirit's wing softly. "H-H-Hey... wh-w-where's m-my, uhm, e-e-e-eyep-patch?"
[23:14] * Nguvu pats at his body and frowns, "It is in my armor. I will go get it, yes?"
[23:18] * Proverb nods. "Y-Yeah..."
[23:19] * Nguvu gets up and walks towards the door. He turns back and offers Proverb a small smile before he steps out of the room to retrieve his armor and her eyepatch.
[23:23] * Proverb looks over at Spirit, smiling a bit.
[23:25] * Spirit smiles, teary eyed, "I'm sorry..."
[23:26] <&Proverb> "It's... i-it's n-not your fault... j-just a, a b-bit of dress shopping g-gone wrong, heh."
[23:26] * Nguvu finds his barding right where he left it. He fishes out the eyepatch, then slings the armor over his back and heads towards Proverb's room again.
[23:26] <Spirit> "a bit of dress shopping that nearly killed you..."
[23:29] * Proverb nuzzles Spirit lightly. "Almost, love, a-almost... I'm st-till up and kicking."
[23:29] * Spirit laughs weakly, "Yes, yes you are..."
[23:30] <~Antidote> Crosswind is still sitting there, watching Nguvu.
[23:30] * Nguvu isn't paying much attention to Crosswind. He's more concerned with getting back to Proverb.
[23:32] <~Antidote> Crosswind hops to her hooves and trots over to Nguvu, "Hey buddy." Prepping a hoof for a mean right hook when he turns around to face her, perfectly positioned so he shouldn't see it coming!
[23:32] * Nguvu pauses and turns to look at Crosswind, "Wha-"
[23:33] <~Antidote> Crosswind hits Nguvu with the aforesaid 'Mean right hook'. And it was fucking mean.
[23:35] * Nguvu oofs with pain and surprise. He tries to roll with the punch but can't really react fast enough. He stumbles away from Crosswind and holds his cheek with one hoof.
[23:36] * Proverb nods. "Heh, y-yeah... D-Do you, uhm st-till have your dress?"
[23:36] * Antidote points a hoof. "Yah' ever pull a stunt like yah' did back in the Enclave base n' you'll get more than that. Whatcha' did was wrong."
[23:37] * Spirit nods and smiles weakly, "I do, it's back in my room."
[23:37] * Nguvu frowns and glares at Crosswind, "He was torturing Proverb. Flaying wing open." He keeps his voice low to avoid upsetting Proverb again.
[23:39] <~Antidote> Crosswind shakes her head. "No yah' go loud and proud, who were you tryin' to impress? You ripped his wing off in revenge. All yah' did was step down to his level, yer' better than that!"
[23:39] * Nguvu keeps his glare on Crosswind, "Maybe I am better. He is not."
[23:40] * Proverb grins a little. "Heh, w-well, we n-n-need to show it, it t-too Nguvu. Yes."
[23:40] <~Antidote> Crosswind looks a mix of angry, sad, and something else.
[23:41] <~Antidote> "Well, yah' stepped to his level n' woulda' kept going. It was for you, not Proverb."
[23:42] <Spirit> "We do... if it can get you to pomf, he should like it too, it is zebra make after all."
[23:43] * Proverb nods. "Hehe, y-yeah.
[23:43] <&Proverb> "*
[23:44] * Nguvu steps closer to Crosswind, "His level is only level he knows. Stepping to his level... is only way to make him understand. Understand what he has done to Proverb." He sighs and soon finds he can't hold eye contact, "I... I am bad zebra for it. I know. But I do not regret choice."
[23:47] <~Antidote> "Yah' should. Because it ain't good for anyun'. All I know es' there ain't a more painful experience then losing ah' wing. N' mercy is always a better option than blood." she turns and heads for the door, "I hope yah' understand what I'm sayin', not chastizing you fer' the fun of it, but because it ain't right." the mare trots out.
[23:48] <~Antidote> *Redact trotting out.
[23:50] * Nguvu frowns as Crosswind trots away, "Mercy just gives more chances for bad things to happen." But the conviction is gone from his voice. He turns away and starts gathering up his barding and Proverb's eyepatch.
[23:51] <~Antidote> Crosswind stops and looks back. "Also leaves the opportunity for good things to happen."
[23:52] * Nguvu looks up at Crosswind, "Do you really think... pony who would do that," he jerks his head towards Proverb's room, "Will /ever/ do good things?"
[23:53] <~Antidote> Crosswind shrugs. "Ah've known kindness to be like a domino, yah' drop one and more cascade after it, yah' ever hear what Blackout started out as?"
[23:54] * Nguvu scowls at the mention of Blackout, but slowly shakes his head.
[23:56] <~Antidote> "It ain't pretty, all I can say. But ah' don't have much more fro you, besides takin' the right hook like a champ."
[23:57] * Nguvu grins, just a little bit, and touches his cheek where a rather large bruise is already forming, "Was good right hook, but I have taken many hits and have learned to jump right back onto hooves."
[23:58] <~Antidote> Crosswind chuckles. "Yer' alright, I just dun' like what you did method wise. Have a fair evenin'."
[23:59] * Nguvu nods to Crosswind, "I will think on what you say... goodbye to you." He turns to trot towards Proverb's door.
[23:59] <~Antidote> Crosswind trots away lightly, exiting the infirmary.
[00:00] * Nguvu knocks on the door to Proverb's room
[00:01] * Spirit opens the door for Nguvu
[00:02] * Proverb is sleeping peacefully now.
[00:02] * Nguvu steps inside. He's sporting a shiny new bruise on his cheek, and drops his barding off in a corner. Holding up the eyepatch, he frowns at Proverb, "This is not clean... oh..." He frowns a little...
[00:04] * Spirit looks at the bruise on Nguvu's cheek and whispers, "You okay? She fell asleep."
[00:04] * Nguvu blinks at Spirit and nods, "I am fine. Why?"
[00:04] * Spirit taps her cheek in indication to his.
[00:05] * Nguvu blinks again, "Oh... Crosswind. Do not tell Proverb... I do not want her upset at me again."
[00:05] * Spirit shakes her head, "I won't. I do agree with what you did after all, even if I couldn't bring myself to do the same."
[00:06] * Nguvu sighs and touches the bruise on his cheek, "Why am I always wrong, Spirit?"
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[00:09] * Spirit hugs Nguvu, "You're not wrong, I think sometimes you're just /too/ right."
[00:09] * Nguvu looks over at the sleeping Proverb, "In her eyes..." he looks to Spirit again, "Do you know what they did to her during training?"
[00:11] * Spirit shakes her head, "No... but I have seen a lot of injuries she's gotten."
[00:13] * Nguvu frowns, "They tortured her, Spirit. Not like this," he waves a hoof at Proverb, "Not her body. They tortured her mind. Made her think... made her believe every pony she cares for is killed, right in front of her. Made her watch me and Reverie and Blackout all murdered. It hurt her so deeply..." turning back to Spirit he stares straight into the mare's eyes, "And I was wrong to be
[00:13] * Nguvu upset by this. In her eyes... it was wrong for me to be angry at the ponies who did this."
[00:17] <Spirit> "Do you think you were wrong?"
[00:18] * Nguvu shakes her head, "No." He looks around the room, then gestures with his hoof, "And now this. Proverb will be made. She will tell me I am wrong. She will side with Blackout and Crosswind."
[00:19] <Nguvu> *mad
[00:23] <Spirit> "I love Proverb just as much as you do, and she might, but I think that's the military part of her speaking. No matter what, I think that interrogater got what he deserved. Sorry to say none of it will be permanent thanks to medical advances from my time, but it'll make him think twice about being so cruel in peacetime. You did good, Nguvu, and I will side with you."
[00:24] * Proverb stirs.
[00:25] * Nguvu sighs deeply and shakes his head, "I am worried... that this will make Proverb wish to not be near me as much. That she will push me away."
[00:26] <Spirit> "She won't. I heard what she did to Keiru, she is just as scared of losing you as you are of losing her."
[00:28] * Nguvu looks up at Proverb, "I hope you are right, Spirit..."
[00:29] * Spirit nuzzles Nguvu lightly and looks at Proverb, "I'm sure of it."
[00:29] * Proverb cracks her eye open. "Nnnngh."
[00:31] * Nguvu twitches his ears at the mare on the bed, "Proverb?" He turns his face slightly to hide the bruise.
[00:32] * Spirit smiles lightly at Proverb, "Sorry to wake you."
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[00:33] * Proverb yawns a bit. "I-It's f-f-fine." She smiles weakly. "H-Hey Nguvu."
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[00:34] * Nguvu smiles a tiny, worried smile, "I brought eye patch... but it is very dirty. You probably should not wear until it has been cleaned." He is still facing slightly away to keep the bruise hidden.
[00:36] * Proverb frowns. "Awww, c-can you c-clean it for m-me then?"
[00:37] * Nguvu nods, "When you are sleeping. I do not wish to leave while you are awake."
[00:39] * Proverb nods, frowning more. "Nguvu, love, uhm, wh-what happened to your face?"
[00:40] * Nguvu blinks and turns the bruised side of his face away from Proverb.
[00:40] <&Proverb> "Nguvu...?"
[00:41] * Nguvu sighs, "C-Crosswind..."
[00:42] <&Proverb> "What... wh-what did she do?"
[00:43] * Nguvu shrugs, "Was fast. Am not sure. Think right hook."
[00:43] <&Proverb> "Wh-Why?"
[00:44] * Nguvu frowns, "She... disagrees with my methods."
[00:44] <&Proverb> "Oh... you... y-you mean the... oh..."
[00:45] * Nguvu nods. He's avoiding eye contact.
[00:46] <&Proverb> "Nguvu... l-look at me..."
[00:46] * Nguvu looks at Proverb. His eyes are wet and he's carefully holding his expression neutral.
[00:47] * Spirit places a wing on Nguvu for support, silently standing there
[00:48] <&Proverb> "...Look, love, I... I d-don't think you were wrong... but... but what you did... I... i-i-it was too much."
[00:49] * Nguvu blinks sadly at Proverb, "I knew you would say that..."
[00:52] * Proverb sniffles. "Nguvu... I... I..." She looks away for a moment, wiping the tears away. "I l-love you, and, and you s-s-saved me, but y-you don't n-n-need to, to, to d-d-do thing like th-that."
[00:53] * Nguvu frowns. He's head droops and he stares at the floor in front of his hooves, "I... could not live with myself... if he ever got his hooves on you again. Did that to you again."
[00:55] <Spirit> "Proverb... that interrogator almost took away your ability to fly... he deserved it. It's nothing permanent anyway."
[00:58] <&Proverb> "I-I'm not say he, he, he d-d-didn't deserve it, but, but i-it was t-too, too much..."
[00:58] * Nguvu shakes his head slowly, "It cannot be both, Proverb."
[01:01] * Proverb is torn. She... really doesn't know what to think. She sinks back into the bed, whimpering. "I... I d-d-d-d-dunnoo-oooo!" She cries.
[01:02] * Spirit nudges nguvu forward with a wing, while walking up herself.
[01:03] * Nguvu sighs, "Proverb... I did bad thing." He reluctantly moves closer at Spirit's nudging, "But I think I would make same choice again. I... I am a bad zebra."
[01:04] <Spirit> "Proverb... you're a good pony, and you have a right to think it's bad... how about you let us be the bad ponies so you don't have to."
[01:04] <&Proverb> "N-NO!" She cries. "Y-Y-Y-You're b-b-both g-g-good p-p-p-p-ponies! The, the... the b-b-best!"
[01:05] <Spirit> "Proverb..."
[01:07] * Nguvu reaches out with a hoof but doesn't quite touch Proverb, "Do you think what I did was wrong?"
[01:08] <&Proverb> "I don't know! I don't know! I don't knooooooow!" She cries, burying her face into her pillow and sobbing.
[01:10] * Spirit nuzzles Proverb gently, "Don't think about it right now, just rest. You need to heal before making decisions like that."
[01:10] * Nguvu steps forward and hugs Proverb very gently, "Is ok. I will not blame you if you think was wrong. Do not be upset."
[01:13] * Proverb continues to cry, and cry, and cry, until she ends up cying herself to sleep. The topic seems to have cut... a lot deeper than either Nguvu or Spirit intended it to.
[01:14] * Nguvu feels absolutely horrible. Once Proverb is asleep he looks up at Spirit, "Can you... open door to Tavern?"
[01:15] * Spirit frowns sadly, and nods, "Yeah..." She opens the storage door to the tavern.
[01:16] * Nguvu gets up and trots towards the door. He pauses beside Spirit, "I am sorry... all I am doing is upsetting her. I should not be here when she wakes."
[01:16] <Spirit> "I'm coming with you, you shouldn't be alone like this, it'll be better if Provy just rests anyway."
[01:17] * Nguvu doesn't look like he particularly agrees with this idea, but... "Is not my place to stop you..."
[01:18] * Spirit stops, "What do you want me to do?"
[01:20] * Nguvu turns and looks at Spirit, "She should not be alone... and I am only upsetting her..." he doesn't really want to be alone either, Spirit was right about that. But Proverb is more important.
[01:23] * Spirit looks between Proverb and Nguvu. Choices! Wry! "... Nguvu, please stay... you might be upsetting her, but she still loves you. I don't want you to be alone, and I don't want to leave her either."
[01:23] * Nguvu looks towards the door, then back towards Proverb. He sighs and sits down.
[01:24] * Spirit closes the door and sits next to Nguvu, wrapping a wing around him. "Thank you..."
[01:25] * Nguvu leans against Spirit, taking care not to place too much weight on the mare.
[01:26] * Spirit looks up at Nguvu, then at Proverb, and she starts softly singing again, "Hush now, Quiet now, don't you feel so sad..."
[01:28] * Nguvu rests his chin on the top of Spirt's head and listens to her sing.
[01:29] ->> You are now known as TicTac|SLEEPINGNOWYES
[01:29] ->> You are now known as TicTac|SLEEPING
[01:29] <Spirit> "Hush now, Quiet now, things won't be so bad..." Her song is soft and almost ethereal in tone.
[01:30] <&TicTac|SLEEPING> Proverb seems to sleep more soundly with Spirit's singing, as her player passes out.
[01:30] * Nguvu wraps his forehooves around Spirit and hugs the mare.
[01:32] * Spirit winghugs Nguvu tightly, tears running down her face again, Proverb and Nguvu's situation compounding with her talents downside. "Dry. Those. Teary Eyes. Leave that pain behind you..."
[01:33] * Nguvu buries his snout in Spirit's mane and whispers, "Thank you for being here for her."
[01:34] * Spirit whispers back, "I'm here for both of you."
[01:34] * Nguvu hugs Spirit tighter, "Thank you."
[01:38] * Spirit mutters almost impossibly quiet, "I love you both..." She picks up her song from the beginning. "Hush now, Quiet now, don't you feel so sad..."
[01:38] * Nguvu blinks and sits up straighter. He looks down at Spirit in surprise.
[01:39] * Spirit makes no motion to change what she's doing, "Hush now, Quiet now, things won't be so bad..."
[01:40] * Nguvu leans down again and hugs Spirit once more. He buries his muzzle in her mane and... plants a soft kiss on the top of her head, "I do not understand why. You hardly even know me. But thank you."
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[01:48] <~Antidote> -Session is now closed, thank you all who participated in building my empire, muahahhaah...-