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| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 9 2013, 02:59 PM (2,735 Views) | |
| Eneas Clio | Aug 9 2013, 02:59 PM Post #1 |
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((This follows both "Cruelty by Design" and "Seeking the Blood Queen".)) The last cave cat with bleeding wounds bellowed in her face, its teeth barely inches away. Clio didn't even flinch, having heard every noise a wounded cave cat was capable of in the last hour. "Stop whining," she told the cat very seriously, keeping her voice as calm as possible. "You don't scare me, and I'm the only person who has this." She held the container of gel where the cat could see it and then pointed at the others who had already been treated with it. "Don't you trust them?" While the cat was distracted by watching its family rest, she swiftly dipped her hand into the gel and swiped some of it across the gash on the cat's head, grinning a little as she put the lid back on the jar and retreated from the the now baffled predator. "Now go lie down. No running or hunting for any of you until I call a veterinarian to look at you." The cat huffed at her, not the normal greeting but something that sounded almost like a complaint about being restricted, but it went to lie down with the others anyway, leaving Clio alone with Zerna, who she gave a somewhat unamused look. "Now what am I going to do with you?" Edited by Eneas Clio, Aug 9 2013, 03:02 PM.
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| Zerna Jernal | Aug 9 2013, 03:08 PM Post #2 |
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The entire time, Zerna had been laying on the grass. To his surprise, one of the cave cats of the pride had walked up to him, huffed and nudged at him to sit up, after that she had laid down so she would be a perfect pillow for him. Like all the other members of the pride, they looked at the new smelling cats who didn't show any signs of aggression. It was like they where considering adding these new ones to the pride. The Alpha male was laying in the shadow by a tree and a group of females had joined him to keep him company. The female under Zerna was comfortable purring as if she was trying to comfort him in his state of pain. When Clio was done with the other cats, he had managed to push most of the pain a side. The purring actually helped. "I don't know, call a doctor?" |
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Lieutenant Zerna Jernal Chief Science Officer Starbase Byron | |
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| Eneas Clio | Aug 9 2013, 03:12 PM Post #3 |
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"Like there's a doctor left who will put up with you." She smirked at him, kneeling beside him in the grass. Some of the pellets were still easily visible, but most were hidden where only a scanner was likely to find them. "Actually I tried to call Gazelle, but she has her comm off. Means she's off duty and asleep... and I'm not sure but I think Tess is on maternity leave." |
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| MIKI | Aug 9 2013, 03:18 PM Post #4 |
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"Actually Doctor Ryder just got out a maternity wing, false labor." Miki said as she walked over to them. "I could transport him to a hospital." |
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MIKI TANAIS Military Intelligence Kinetic Interface Terra Alpha Networked Artificial Intelligence System | |
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| Zerna Jernal | Aug 9 2013, 04:17 PM Post #5 |
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"That is quite alright. I rather like it here." he gently patted the cat on her side, she huffed at him and gave him a lick across his face. An action that made him move, mixing moans of pain and laughter. |
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Lieutenant Zerna Jernal Chief Science Officer Starbase Byron | |
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| Eneas Clio | Aug 9 2013, 04:45 PM Post #6 |
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"Well... I think I could get the pellets out. But it'll hurt." |
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| Zerna Jernal | Aug 10 2013, 02:28 AM Post #7 |
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"More then having the damned things grind against nerve clusters?" |
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Lieutenant Zerna Jernal Chief Science Officer Starbase Byron | |
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| Eneas Clio | Aug 10 2013, 06:40 AM Post #8 |
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"Probably not... mostly surface pain. But I'll need some sort of portable scanner, an old-fashioned scalpel, pair of tweezers, and something to put the pellets in so the cats don't accidentally eat them." |
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| Zerna Jernal | Aug 10 2013, 07:30 AM Post #9 |
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"There should be some in the lab. Could you get me the small PADD on my desk too. I want to see how Aglaia is doing." |
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Lieutenant Zerna Jernal Chief Science Officer Starbase Byron | |
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| Eneas Clio | Aug 10 2013, 07:36 AM Post #10 |
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"Sure." She got up and went over to the hangar door, deciding going into the basement that way was easier than dealing with the stairs. As she opened the door, something walked up beside her and sat down. Curious, she looked over to see the pride's large male leader, patiently waiting as if he expected to go inside with her. She shrugged and figured if he did follow her in, he'd follow her back out too. To her surprise, when he did follow her in, he easily found the medical kit with the old-fashioned metal instruments, picking it up in his mouth and waiting for her to pick up the scanner and the requested PADD. Once she had them, the big cat turned and walked out through the hangar door, leading her back to where Zerna waited and looking very proud of himself. |
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| Zerna Jernal | Aug 10 2013, 07:43 AM Post #11 |
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As Zerna was enjoying the time with the female, at least as much as his pain would allow. He noticed that the large Alpha was holding his head high. "Ehm... Why is he so proud looking?" |
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Lieutenant Zerna Jernal Chief Science Officer Starbase Byron | |
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| Eneas Clio | Aug 10 2013, 07:46 AM Post #12 |
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"Because he's helping." Clio grinned a little, retrieving the medical kit from the male cat's mouth. "He knew exactly what I wanted, and he found it. And then he carried it out here, so I wouldn't have to." As soon as she'd taken the bag from his mouth, the cat moved away slightly, lying down next to the big female who'd offered herself as a pillow. "I think he's sucking up a little bit... your friend seems like she's important." |
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| Zerna Jernal | Aug 10 2013, 07:49 AM Post #13 |
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The fact that he was submissive to the cat he was leaning against told him one thing. "Sh... She's the Alpha?!?" he exclaimed and sat him self up. The female of course didn't approve and used her strong paw to push him back down. |
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Lieutenant Zerna Jernal Chief Science Officer Starbase Byron | |
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| Eneas Clio | Aug 10 2013, 07:54 AM Post #14 |
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Clio snickered a little as the female cat easily forced Zerna to lie back down. "Looks like it. She's not the one who tossed me a few months ago though... that cat was older. She's younger, more muscle on her. Probably the old alpha was her mother." She set up the portable scanner in the grass, under the female's watchful eye. "My guess is she usually stays on the mountain or in the caves with the cubs and the new mothers. Keeps them safe while he takes the females who don't have young cubs to hunt." |
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| Zerna Jernal | Aug 10 2013, 07:57 AM Post #15 |
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"A matriarchal society... How fascinating. These creatures keeps getting more and more interesting to be around." He smiled and the female licked him again. "Alright alright. Love you too..." she huffed at him. |
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