09-29-2016, 12:48 PM
Sleep was a luxurious Michal was not often afforded. ZARS had been on stand down for the immediate future - which meant everyone was on standby even though the Ascendancy said otherwise. But there was only so many stimuli one could take before their body dropped dead. Michal was at that point - taking a forced nap in one of the rooms used for such things.
He'd barely closed his eyes when his wallet went off. Priority message. He looked at it and frowned at the time before he'd even opened the message. He'd lost two hours. It was now well after midnight and he wasn't any more rested than he had been two hours ago.
Michal flipped open the message and read it through blearry eyes. "Fuck!" The Ascendancy had been attacked and that girl was involved. A girl he didn't want anything to do with, but still he'd been assigned and he was the only one who was allowed near her in any capacity other than on Ascendancy's word. Mostly due to the dangers she presented.
Michal rushed to the hospital. Everyone was worried about Ascendancy, he was too, but right now his job said contain the girl.
***
Pain filled her dreams. It wasn't all her pain. Aria was peripherally aware that she was in a hospital. She felt all the pain all around her. The room next to her was muddled with drugs but the pain was seeping through even that. It must be unbearable. Everywhere there was pain. But most of all she felt the frustration of people, sadness, hurt, grief, anger.
In a hospital there was no love, or joy. Aria's eyes popped open again she blinked away the light until she could focus. There were no babies here - at least she sensed nothing of innocence. Aria tried to sit up again but she found that the pain radiated into her body and she winced in pain.
Aria pulled the bubble around her and the emotions faded and the world grew dim, but her own pain floated on the outside as she sat up. Her arm was stuck with an IV. Her clothes were gone. Bandages covered her skin that had been exposed. Her rib cage was bandaged and Aria knew she had at least one broken rib from the pain.
A nurse walked by and when she saw Aria sitting up the woman stode in and pushed Aria back flat. Aria fought back but her body hurt to move and soon she gave up. Aria tried to speak again but was only able to get a whisper out. "I need to make a phone call."
The nurse shook her head. "I know. You said that already. Not until you are cleared."
Aria reached over and grabbed the nurses wrist and sent her undying love. She'd weep for Aria if she wanted her to. The woman blinked and she smiled and careessed Aria's check with her other hand. "I want to make a call, now."
The nurse opened her mouth before she was violently ripped away from Aria's grasp. Aria pouted. The nurse blinked at the man who was manhandling her. "What do you think you are doing?" she asked him.
He frowned and pulled her away from the room and closed the door. Aria could only guess he knew who she was and was warning her now. Aria sighed. So much for that.
He came back in and shut the door. "Do not touch anyone. Or I'll see to it that you sit here without treatment."
Aria rolled her eyes. "I need to make a phone call."
"To whom?" He asked.
"My friend. I'm sure he's worried."
"Would this be Mr. Durante?"
Aria sighed. "Yes."
"I will get word to him, but it may not be soon. You are to behave. We can have our arrangement severed."
Aria laughed. "It wouldn't be the first time today that my agreements have been severed."
Aria watched the man standing against the door. "If you are going to stay at least sit down and let them do their jobs."
"Behave." The man opened the door and sat down in a chair that he moved to just inside the room. "Touch anyone, manipulate anyone, and I will have them put you to sleep." The smile that spread across his lips made Aria grin - he was threatening her with more than just drugs, she liked him.
Edited by Aria, Sep 29 2016, 12:49 PM.
He'd barely closed his eyes when his wallet went off. Priority message. He looked at it and frowned at the time before he'd even opened the message. He'd lost two hours. It was now well after midnight and he wasn't any more rested than he had been two hours ago.
Michal flipped open the message and read it through blearry eyes. "Fuck!" The Ascendancy had been attacked and that girl was involved. A girl he didn't want anything to do with, but still he'd been assigned and he was the only one who was allowed near her in any capacity other than on Ascendancy's word. Mostly due to the dangers she presented.
Michal rushed to the hospital. Everyone was worried about Ascendancy, he was too, but right now his job said contain the girl.
***
Pain filled her dreams. It wasn't all her pain. Aria was peripherally aware that she was in a hospital. She felt all the pain all around her. The room next to her was muddled with drugs but the pain was seeping through even that. It must be unbearable. Everywhere there was pain. But most of all she felt the frustration of people, sadness, hurt, grief, anger.
In a hospital there was no love, or joy. Aria's eyes popped open again she blinked away the light until she could focus. There were no babies here - at least she sensed nothing of innocence. Aria tried to sit up again but she found that the pain radiated into her body and she winced in pain.
Aria pulled the bubble around her and the emotions faded and the world grew dim, but her own pain floated on the outside as she sat up. Her arm was stuck with an IV. Her clothes were gone. Bandages covered her skin that had been exposed. Her rib cage was bandaged and Aria knew she had at least one broken rib from the pain.
A nurse walked by and when she saw Aria sitting up the woman stode in and pushed Aria back flat. Aria fought back but her body hurt to move and soon she gave up. Aria tried to speak again but was only able to get a whisper out. "I need to make a phone call."
The nurse shook her head. "I know. You said that already. Not until you are cleared."
Aria reached over and grabbed the nurses wrist and sent her undying love. She'd weep for Aria if she wanted her to. The woman blinked and she smiled and careessed Aria's check with her other hand. "I want to make a call, now."
The nurse opened her mouth before she was violently ripped away from Aria's grasp. Aria pouted. The nurse blinked at the man who was manhandling her. "What do you think you are doing?" she asked him.
He frowned and pulled her away from the room and closed the door. Aria could only guess he knew who she was and was warning her now. Aria sighed. So much for that.
He came back in and shut the door. "Do not touch anyone. Or I'll see to it that you sit here without treatment."
Aria rolled her eyes. "I need to make a phone call."
"To whom?" He asked.
"My friend. I'm sure he's worried."
"Would this be Mr. Durante?"
Aria sighed. "Yes."
"I will get word to him, but it may not be soon. You are to behave. We can have our arrangement severed."
Aria laughed. "It wouldn't be the first time today that my agreements have been severed."
Aria watched the man standing against the door. "If you are going to stay at least sit down and let them do their jobs."
"Behave." The man opened the door and sat down in a chair that he moved to just inside the room. "Touch anyone, manipulate anyone, and I will have them put you to sleep." The smile that spread across his lips made Aria grin - he was threatening her with more than just drugs, she liked him.
Edited by Aria, Sep 29 2016, 12:49 PM.