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(Setting) St. Homura's Hospital
| >Outside, what vehicles that survived the riots fill up most of the parking spaces, and the impromptu barricade where the staff and random civilians held the line has been replaced by sandbags and makeshift searchlights. It's starting to look less like a hospital and more like a military outpost.
| > The man himself, along with four others, make their way to the entrance in a standard civilian sedan as Ambulances roll in with newer patients and casualties. The vehicles stops where it can and the men, each carrying something, as if a balloon, or sweets, make their way to the entrance, then front desk.
| "Excuse me."
> Thomas asks, taking a glance around.
"Thomas Shelby, I'm here to see Miss Yoshiko. Can you tell me which room she's in?"
| /I see him BP. He just got in with four others in the hospital./
| > Getting himself cleared from the entrance, an easy social experiment for Shelby, he makes his way up to her room. With the four men stopping and scattering, heading to other rooms to visit other people, he knocks on the door, before attempting to open.
"Excuse me...?"
| /He at the room. The others scattered elsewhere./
| >a lilim approaches you
"Sir this room has requested no visitors."
| >>96161
>No response at first... then it opens...
>A nurse greets you at the door.
"Oh hello there! Are you here to see Yoshi?"
| (rofl this is going to be good)
(no retcon, assume they happened at both the same time)
| "Actually, yes.. More so as a business request, but yes. I've been acquired by a friend."
> He looks between the nurse and the lilim.
| >There's an awkward silence as the nurse looks between you and the lilim...
| >inside is a long black haired woman about 5 foot 5 inches tall and with a pink haired lilim.
>she looks at the person who entered. this is Jaquilen Jin of Jinterprise.
| >the nurse lilim leaves thinking she may have got the wrong room.
| >Incidentally, Yoshiko herself seems to be missing.
| >The nurse looks to you apologetically.
"I'm afraid Yoshi is currently being treated- a little accident in her room," >She says, smiling,
"But you're welcome to wait for her if you like!"
>She opens the door wider.
| > Thomas sighs and nods.
"Very well."
> With that, he moves in past the nurse, glancing around the room a bit.
| >You're now sitting in Yoshiko's room around a small table that's been decorated with a bowl of chex mix snacks. Along with you in the room is Jaquilen Jin, heir to the Jinterprise Power Corporation's throne. Along with her is a pink haired lilim.
| >Jaquilen smiles almost in unison with the lilim accompanying her.
>a feeling of dread emanating from the two
>the lilim especially gives a feeling as if there are 99 other lilims sitting in the room right now.
| > Thomas doesn't seem to shift, although he nods with the acceptances and finds a seat, checking his pocket watch before reading a small book he had tucked in his coat.
| /I'll keep an eye on the other four just in case./
| >Suddenly, the radio pops on and starts playing music!
"I'm all out of love, I'm so lost without you..."
| "I know you were right believing for so long..."
| > Thomas glances up at it for a second, looking back down at the book.
"So, how's things?"
> He speaks, seemingly more relaxed than he looks. which adds to an uneasy professional atmosphere.
| "Oh things could be better. Riots cost us a hefty amount in repair costs. Though I have to wonder why are you here to see a friend of mine."
| > Thomas seems to flick a switch, remembering as he reaches into a pocket to pull out a card.
"Oh, that's right. Shelby Company Limited. Manufacturer, shipment, Work force and Protection agency."
> He offers the card to Jaquilen. He never seems to give with his expressionless face, is it personality, or practice?
| >the lilim grabs the card
"Oh how quant. I've never heard of you before. Manufacturer? We get our manufacturing done with the Sumaragi Conglomerate in Japan. My grandfather is the CEO there. That didn't answer my question though."
| > Thomas nods.
"We don't supply from Japan yet, haven't made expansion that far east."
> He leans back in and begins reading his book without a concern to her final statement.
"We own the popular, and most used ports in Canada, UK, Russia, India, and China. However, most of our income doesn't come from Shipment, due to the fact that we don't pride ourselves in moving other's things."
| >Jaquilen smiles
"China? My thats interesting considering they're the only Communist country left. That must come with hefty costs with little reward. Which side of Russia WRP or ERP? We supply power to all of the United Kingdom, Iceland, Norway, and some parts of Sweden. I doubt you'd supply from Japan any time soon. They like to use their own businesses for most things. Always efficient. You're being so quite about why you're here, doesn't seem to fit in your profession either."
| "You're making me think perhaps your corporation might be a front."
>she lets out a laugh
| > He hardly glares.
"Might be, but that wouldn't be your problem, would it?"
> He yawns, uninterested in her wits.
| >The door creaks open and a nurse pops her head inside.
"Hello! Yoshiko's back- please keep in mind that her ears are still recovering, however. She won't be able to hear properly for some time."
| >Jaquilen smiles
"Actually it would. If it involves taking random jobs off the internet and doing harm to one of my best friends."
>she continues with her practiced smile
"Or maybe its like JoyCO before they broke up. Do you traffic children with your shipping and manufacturing like they did?"
| >The door opens further to show a young asian woman. She shuffles inside slowly with newly wrapped bandages around her feet, which bulge out of the slippers she has been provided. Much of her upper torso underneath her hospital gown is wrapped in bandages, as is her head, with large bandaged protrusions covering her ears, like improvised ear muffs.
>To say that she looks miserable is an understatement. There's no light in her dark brown eyes. She blushes slightly as she sees you.
| >She looks over to the stranger with concern, but doesn't say anything, instead standing in the doorway as it closes behind her.
| >Jaquilen gets up and hugs Yoshiko softly
| >with Yoshiko comes two Jinterprise guards soon following her, armed in riot gear
| > Thomas has already tuned her out at the hearing of Yoshiko, looking up from his book.
"Afternoon."
| /Hmm... the others haven't done anything yet... I've got eyes on all the cameras so I'll know if they try anything./
| > With the simple moving around they've done, they've only seemed to move up and down hallways, returning to certain rooms and waiting second by second before heading out again. Through every pass of a doctor with a patient, they seem to watch with curiosity.
| /Just seems to be backup... hmm.../
| >Yoshiko feels so thin lately. The last time you remember her feeling this week was at the shadowclinic, back when she got infected by the parasite.
>She weakly returns the hug, but her gaze goes over to >>96261 Thomas, waiting nearby. She's able to guess what he's saying through his lips.
"Hello," >She says politely.
| >the lilim looks to be reading off a phone
"Dear TS, I will something you hold dear...AM. This board is so weird sometimes."
| >Jaquilen breaks the hug a bit and speaks slowly
"Need help getting to bed?"
| > Thomas raises an eyebrow to the lilim.
"Off the board, innit?"
> He checks his phone, at this time, all the men on watch stop in a room and check the time, before checking their phones as well.
| >the lilim looks at him
"I believe that's what I just said."
| >>96284
>She nods her head, spying every so often to the gentlemen.
>She looks back to you, speaking softly in Japanese.
"彼は誰?"
| /Huh, they all just check the time and their phone at the same time.../
| "シャバで殺人犯."
>she looks at the guards and bathroom
| > Thomas nods and stands, at this point, in each room the men are in, a doctor, or nurse walks in and somewhat speaks to each. Thomas puts his book away and takes out his phone, aiming for the doorway.
"Excuse me, please. Will you?"
| /Careful I think they're up to something. They're all talking to some of the staff./
| "うん。”
| >none of the guards move, the lilim stands up and heads into the bathroom
| > Thomas is already making his way outside as so the men, each following a member to a different rooms, those that haven't been watched as carefully. one the men have been lead out, anyone working at the hospital leaves.. More or less, leaves the building entirely. The men begin scavenging through, under beds and in tables for what seems to be.. Cases?
| "これが私の死の仕方です..."
>She says, as the man leaves the room.
"ランナーズマーク。 それはバカが言ったようなものです。"
| /Get ready BP. I think they're getting armed./
| "私は彼らと戦うことはできない, Jacky. Not like this."
| >once the man leaves the room the guards simply lock it
| >She's shivering. You recognize that look in her eye- it's been a very long time since you've seen it.
>Despair.
| >once they are gone
"My suit is in the bathroom, want me to take you out of here, or do you want to take it?"
| /Red.../
| > Thomas makes his way back to the entrance of the hospital, typing into his phone the entire way before putting it away and getting to the car. The men each enter one last room for them all with the cases before opening.. It's concluded, that the cases each hold some sort of.. LMG? Whatever the case, it's large. And, they set up in all the rooms surrounding Yoshiko's.
| /They're gonna shoot from the surroundings rooms! What the hell!? How is this supposed to look like an overdose!/
| > two of the guns aiming straight at the room through the walls, two aiming the opposite way.. They're not planning to kill just Yoshiko. As Thomas flees the area, one of the men begins to whisper to himself.
"May we dine in heaven for a full five minutes, 'fore the devil knows we're dead."
> And with weapons pressed hard against the walls...
| /Guess they're pretty fucking stupid./
>the nidhogg's eyes dim
>BP rushes to her prepped suit
| >The lights suddenly blink and go off in the entire building.
| >The hospital shudders to a halt as power is cut building wide.
| >the road in front of the hospital collapses a whistling sound can be heard as a mortar fires into the sky
| >Suddenly, the PA's turn on.
"I thought I told you that this was an accident," >The voice says.
| Nidhogg 99: "You don't know how far out of your league you are."
| >the mortar crashes not 5 feet away from the car
| "A runner who cannot even follow simple directions is a liability," >The voice continues,
"Contract... Terminated."
| >Jaquilen gets in her suit and the jinterprise guard get in position
| "Fuck."
> Thomas simply states, his vehicle swerving to a side. He's taken careful note of the alleyways and simple exits, catching one in time to take off near the barrier. The men open fire, an attempt to massacre the entire floor with guns, firing through the walls.
| >Red grabs onto the wall as the power flickers and the building rumbles from the outside in.
"J-Jacky! Jacky! What is happening?" >She says, yelling louder than she realizes.
| /Was that.. the Mr. Johnson? How the hell does he have access to the PA system.../
| >Once BP is in her suit she grabs Yoshiko and rockets out of the window
| /Don't know, I grabbed Yoshiko I'm getting out. Oh and Nidhogg is kind of pissed./
| >>96356
as you're driving you can hear GCPD flaring in the distance and can't escape the feeling you're being watched.
| > With enough speed built, Thomas keeps the vehicle lining to the next road, swerving to an escape route he didn't expect to plane.
| (plane? plan*)
| /Well I am too. Either way it's probably best to get Red out of there anyways. Bring her over here and I'll watch over her while she recovers... I'll uh won't be going out a lot anyways./
| > Thomas watches his mirrors, taking the time to throw all electronics out the window before driving for any tunnel, bridge he can find.
| >the pink haired lilim sits in the room a smile creeping on their face as they and the Jinterprise guards exit
The lilim seems to be singing something in a really old form of Norweigen.
| >>96373
>You manage to find a large underpass that you swerve under, and no one appears to be following you.
>But the unease remains.
| > He searches for maintenance tunnels, not specifically, however, but any exit besides the main entrances will do for him.
| > The men left behind have emptied the clips of the guns as of the time Thomas has driven, each and every dropping and drawing some sort of pistol. With the thought of firing off and tearing through every room on the floor, they make quick peace, and commit a quick, messy suicide. Thomas Shelby is left, disappearing indefinitely.
| (dropped* my spelling is on point today)
| (I don't blame you, It's one hell of a day. -AM)
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| >The hospital has experienced significant changes over the past few weeks, mostly in the realm of security. A minor security consulting firm has been hired to field rent-a-cops on the premises, the majority of whom are lightly armed and rarely wear armor. (There wasn't much left in the budget.)
>Deeper inside the complex, the guards have access to flak vests and occasionally a pump action shotgun. At least two patrol the outside in a dinky golf cart.