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- >Everything is as usual...
- >There are soldiers watching your every move.
- >The stench.
- >The expressions on the faces of the people
- >Corpses, some are crushed, others are burned
- >you can hear peoples screams
- >dogs are sniffing in the debris, trying to pick up human scent
- >But something is different
- >You are in your own country
- >one of the dogs starts to bark
- >"We found one!"
- >you rush over
- >its unlikely that there are survivors
- >but that doesn't matter
- >you try to save as many as you can, as always
- >there is a broken concrete ledge and its carried by a steel beam on one side
- >you might be lucky
- >"We need to move this!"
- >these Rookies are going to get themselves killed...
- "Wait."
- >"We have to hurry!"
- "Do you want to be the next one lying under the rubble?"
- >You check your surroundings
- >everything seems to be resting on solid ground
- "Okay we can try this. Get over there and pull from that side. Maybe we can move it."
- >"Got it."
- "One, two, three!"
- >You stem yourself against the part the rests on the steel beam with all your might
- >and it moves a bit
- >you take a few deep breaths
- "Okay one more time. Be careful it could slide!
- >he nods
- "One, two, three!"
- >both of you yell in exertion
- >the panel moves again this time around by quite a bit
- >the opening is big enough to squash yourself through
- >you take your flashlight and try to make something out in this cave
- >there is someone
- "STRETCHER!"
- >you might be lucky
- >rebars are sticking out of wreckage
- >and the ground is... muddy
- >this is odd, but you have to focus your mind on the task at hand
- >you work your way towards the guy
- >you can almost reach him when you slip on this muddy ground
- >landing with a splash you are covered in some strange liquid
- >your head brushes one of the sharp rebars
- >as you get up you touch your head and move your hand in front of your face
- >blood
- "Another scar... and i just lectured the rookie..."
- >"Hey, what happened!? Are you okay?"
- "Yeah i just slipped!"
- >Back to work
- >after a few feet you reach the person
- >white male, lab coat, different blunt traumata , crusted blood on the head and the coat
- >carefully you try to feel for his pulse on his wrist
- >This IS your lucky day!
- >you turn around to shout
- "He is alive!"
- >you hear yelling outside
- "Okay."
- >you take a deep breath
- "Careful now..."
- >you have to check his body for injuries
- >but you have to be EXTREMELY careful
- >if he has a spine damage this could kill him
- >aswell as ruptures, open fractures, internal bleedings...
- >with as little force as possible you check him, limb after limb
- >Hands check
- >Arms check
- >Legs check, one is broken though
- >hips check
- >torso check
- >neck check
- >head blunt trauma, seems like a severe concussion
- "You are one lucky bastard..."
- >the estimated blood loss is tolerable, most of it is due internal bleeding of the fracture
- >now comes the risky part
- >you have to check his back for penetration wounds
- >worst case you reopen the wound and this guy will bleed out
- >but there is no blood below him
- >you slip your hand under his back
- "Jackpot!"
- >you turn around to yell towards the guys waiting outside
- "One survivor, I'm moving him out now! Get ready!"
- >moving another person in this constricted place is difficult but you manage
- >you are at the exit
- "The harness!"
- >they reach it down and you put it on the guy
- "Okay, start to pull! Slowly!"
- >you try to stabilize his head as he is pulled out
- >"Got him!"
- >you wait a few seconds before you climb out
- >they will need to move him
- >once you are outside you can hear cheers
- >"WE DID IT!"
- "Hold your horses, we are not done yet."
- >"Anon what happened?!"
- "Nothing i just hit my head. Lets get back to work we might find others."
- >"Hey Medic look at that!"
- >one of the two medics, which work on the guy you just pulled out of that hole, turns towards you
- >>"Let me see that."
- >He comes up to and checks your head
- "I'm fine! HE is the one you need to take care of!"
- >you point towards the guy you that's now on the stretcher
- >>"We'll need to stitch that, please get to the camp!"
- "Fuck, that bad?"
- >>"Yes."
- >This sucks, you are here to help, not to receive aid
- >But you are no help if you are injured yourself
- "Okay"
- >you sigh
- "Hey guys don't slack while I’m getting myself patched up."
- >"Yeah, sure."
- >After the two medics carry the one on the stretcher to the camp you make your way there too
- >you feel a little dizzy and the vision on your right eye gets a bit blurry and ... red?
- >blood is running from forehead and some of it into your right eye
- >wiping it away you realize its actually quite a lot
- "Oh goddammit!"
- >your hand is covered in red
- >this is so frustrating, you want to stay as long as you can
- >but you can't let yourself become a danger to yourself or to others
- >you wipe it off on your cloth which are still covered in this strange liquid
- >once you are at the camp you get into one of the medic tents
- >there isn’t much to do, most of the guys you pulled out of ruins were dead
- >the other ones were transported to the nearest hospital once they were stable
- >a medic approaches you
- >"Okay, lie down"
- >you comply
- >"this may hurt a little"
- "I know..."
- >the disinfecting agent burns like hell and makes you clench your teeth
- "Please don't move your head."
- >shes cleaning the wound before she starts to stitch the wound
- >if you had to define "unpleasant" this would be it
- >>"Anon, how are you?"
- >oh no...
- "I'm fine, it's just a scratch."
- >it's your captain, you can see him from the corner of you eyes
- >>"A scratch, huh? I didn't know you were a hemophiliac."
- >damn...
- "Hey it's nothing big, okay?"
- >>"I know you want to stay but that's it for you, you are going home for today, get some rest. You have been at it for 14 hours straight."
- "There are still people missing!"
- >there's a sharp pain on your forehead
- >"Stop moving! I'm trying to fix you here!"
- "Aah! ...sorry..."
- >She sighs
- >"Back to square one, don't blame me if this leaves a scar."
- >>"Look you did a great job today but we can handle the rest. You WILL go home and rest, understood?"
- "Like I have a choice..."
- >>"That's right, and better get those clothes off quick, whatever THAT is, you shouldn't have it on your skin."
- "Yeah, whatever..."
- >>"Bye, Anon"
- "Bye"
- >he leaves the room and leaves the two of you alone
- >"He is right, you should give it a rest."
- "I know, alright? It's just..."
- >"I know how you feel."
- >she gives you a smile
- >she is quite the beauty
- >"Okay, I'm done. Go home and get some rest."
- "Will do, goodbye."
- >you stand up and leave
- >"Take care."
- >a few moments later you are in your car
- >you start to drive in the direction of the the main gate
- >it's rare that you come to work by car
- >normally you come by plane
- >you are stopped by soldiers
- >"please open the trunk,sir"
- >you pull the lever
- "It's open"
- >The soldier heads to look into your trunk while another uses a mirror to look under your car
- >with a dull smash your trunk is closed and you see the soldier at the back of your care wave
- >a moment afterwards the barrier is raised and you drive off
- >after some time driving you realize how tired you are
- >and some strange warmth on your chest, where you wiped your blood
- "Shit, I better get this off quick..."
- >once you are home you head straight for the shower
- >you throw your cloth, which are soaked with that strange liquid, into the hamper and enjoy a long shower
- "Oh god."
- >This feels amazing
- >once you are done you carefully dry yourself with a towel, put on some boxers and a shirt and head for the fridge
- "Come here you sweet delicious."
- >you grab yourself a can of and get comfy in front of your TV and chillax
- >as usual there nothing but stupid crap running
- >you zap through the channels
- >buy this, buy that, shitty sitcom, shitty movie...
- >"today at 4:35 there was a large explosion at the military base, the amount of casualties is not yet determined and authorities..."
- "Yeah I know..."
- >you zap again
- >after a while you settle on a documentary until you finish your beer
- >with a yawn you put out the TV and head for the bed
- >after bare seconds you fall asleep
- >you wake up because of your dog who is starting to lick your face
- >with your eyes closed and still half asleep you try to push her away
- "Stop it, Joy."
- >"...blood..."
- >Wait your dog died when you were 16, who is licking your face?
- >you awake with a start
- "What the fuck!?"
- >there is some strange gray THING on your bed looking at you with big purple eyes...
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- >You immediately start to increase the distance between you and IT
- >you sit on your pillows, your back pressed against the wall
- >you are no easily scared person but right now your heart is racing
- "What do you want!?"
- >It has a confused look on its... face
- >Your mind start working again and your hand searches for something to smack this thing with
- >"...blood..."
- >What?
- "I don't know who or what you are but you better leave right now or or swear to god i will..."
- >It starts to move towards you with determination in its eyes
- >your hand finds your alarm clock
- >once it is inside arms reach you grab your alarm clock and swing it with all your might at the head of it
- >mid swing you can see its expression change from determination to fear
- >Blop
- >your hand and your alarm clock are now stuck in this gooey something
- >a shiver runs down your spine
- >shock waves seem to run through its body and it..
- >covers its head and shakes?
- >"No more..."
- >It's high voice is interrupted by sobs
- >"No, please..."
- >you heart is still beating like crazy and you are breathing heavy
- >Shit what the hell is going on?
- >First things first: you should get your hand out of its head
- >you slowly pull your hand out of it which leaves it covered with some slime
- >you look at the gross liquid that covers your shaking hand and try to rub it off between you thumb and index finger
- "What is this?"
- >"no more hit"
- >It still covers its head in fear and sobs
- >"please"
- >You found yourself in a lot strange situations due to your work but this...
- "Okay, easy now..."
- >You start to carefully get off the bed and and move with you back pressed against the wall along it until you reach the light switch
- >you don't dare to avert your gaze from this thing on your bed
- >its still sobbing, while your fumble for the switch
- >with a click the room gets bright, and you are dazzled for a second
- "A... pony?"
- >There is a crying and sobbing jelly-pony on bed
- "How did you get? Why are you? What are?"
- >"No more, please..."
- >oh shit
- "Hey, im not going to hurt..."
- >you just smacked it with all your might
- "Fuck. Okay im sorry i hit you. You scared the shit out of me, im sorry okay? Please i promise i wont do it again..."
- >"I’m a good pony... please"
- "I’m sorry. Please calm down i wont hurt you."
- >As it seems to calm a bit down you approach it slowly with your hands shown in front of you
- "I'm Anon what is your name?"
- >It slowly turns its head over its shoulder to look at you
- >There are tears running down its face(?)
- >"Name?"
- "Yes, your name. Can you tell me your name?"
- >hands still in front of you, and with your best i-have-no-intention-of-harming-you-posture you slowly take step after step towards her
- >"I am... I was... I..."
- >she is still sobbing and look like shes going to cry any second
- "Okay, calm down, don’t rush it. Are you injured?"
- >She carefully feels her head with her hooves, tears still in her eyes
- >"I... what?"
- >She looks so frightened and confused
- "Does it hurt anywhere?"
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