EVENT ★ (ABOUT) 28 DAYS LATER

[futurologists]

GENERAL HOSPITAL All signs point to the hospital having something to do with the virus, though further investigation is required in order to find exactly what is going on. The hospital is average sized, with contemporary facilities and equipment, and is usually considerably cleaner than it is now. The constant flow of injuries coming in -- from riots, attacks, and accidents that are happening from just sheer panic -- have filled the hospital to the brim. Many staff are too over-exhausted to show up to work, and those that remain are nearly to the breaking point. Due to the overall confusion and chaos, now might be an opportune time to quietly sneak behind the scenes . . . ON THE INSIDE The waiting room is crowded and there aren't enough staff people to go around. If you snag yourself a lab coat or some scrubs, you should be able to just waltz right in if you look harried enough to go unnoticed. Or, if you're not the doctor-looking type, fake an injury and get one of your scrubs-wearing teammates to usher you inside. Inside the hospital, it's just as busy -- gurneys line the halls, filled with moaning, scared patients. How many of them have the Bristol Virus? How many of them have just been injured in the unrest? It's impossible to tell, so be careful as you move through the halls. One of those grasping hands just might belong to someone who is very hungry. Be careful while you look through the hospital -- the staff are busy and preoccupied, but they’re not blind. If you are caught somewhere you shouldn’t be, you’ll find yourself escorted from the premises, or worse -- thrown in jail. PLACES TO SEARCH: MATERNITY. There are no pregnant women to be found here, and for good reason: the maternity wing has been converted to a treatment center for known Bristol Virus carriers. Biohazard suits hang near the entrance, and the doors are sealed by makeshift plastic shielding to prevent the virus from spreading airborne. Patients are strapped to their beds for their safety as well as for the safety of the staff, and seem to be heavily sedated. But be careful -- you never know when it’ll wear off. MORGUE. In the basement of the hospital is the morgue. Temperature controlled to 3º C (37º F), you may need a sweater if you choose to investigate here. The bodies kept in here have primarily died of natural causes -- that is, if you count being chewed on by cannibals as natural. The few bodies that are known to be infected by the Bristol virus are marked as such: the morgue drawers containing their remains have been sealed by biohazard tape. NURSE’S STATION. The most dangerous place to investigate, but perhaps the most lucrative. The nurse’s station is located in the center of the inpatient ward and is in the middle of all hospital activity. It will be very easy to get caught if you’re looking here. However -- this is where most paperwork is kept, as well as computers connected to the hospital intranet, where patient records can be found. OFFICES. Doctors’ offices are an obvious choice to look for paperwork clues, but be cautious and have an excuse ready: you never know when someone will come in. TOXICOLOGY. Because most of the patients being treated right now are in the hospital for injuries, toxicology is not as busy as one might expect during a viral epidemic. The toxicology department is filled with test tubes, beakers, and the like. This is one of the more dangerous areas to investigate, as you never know when a lab tech or doctor may walk in and catch you snooping. Other hospital areas include: cafeteria, doctors’ mess, inpatient ward, pharmacy, surgery, supply warehouse (entrance outside), etc. If you're not the investigative type, it might be a good idea to cause a scene and distract the staff from your teammates' snooping. While you're here, it might be a good idea to gather fluid samples from patients known to be infected. Their sedated state will make it easy (until, of course, the sedatives wear off -- hopefully not while you're in the middle of collecting a sample!) and not only will it help the efforts in finding a vaccine, it may also help your fellow recruits find a cure. Especially now that some of your number are starting to feel the effects of the virus themselves. FINDING CLUES This post, we will be holding an RNG to decide who receives clues. We have a maximum of five clues to go around, one per hospital area, so you'll have better chances if you team up! Please see this comment to sign up. We will be closing clue sign-ups after 48 hours, after which we will notify the RNG winners of their results. Those who do not hear back may assume they have not found anything of interest. OOC NOTES Because this log is being posted late in the month, threads are eligible for February or March AC, but not both. Beginning this month, we are also allowing AC threads to be eligible for AC Bonus Bank. Please remember that participation in the HMD is mandatory to pass AC this month! Please fill out your HMD comment by 28 February 23:59 UTC. REMINDER: activity and hiatus changes go into effect beginning this AC. Please review the changes thoroughly! Questions about Woodhurst can be submitted to this thread. Questions about the game in general should be directed to the FAQ. You may submit mission ideas or player plots at any time, and don't forget the Bounty Board!

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[figureitout]

[ he can't help but groan as he nods — you'd really think so, wouldn't you? but apparently ALASTAIR is not only having difficulty in recruiting, but also with who exactly fall through the rifts. ]

... you're pretty interested in this, aren't you? Dude, you could just ask them yourself. [ he's pretty sure they'd even answer. but even so, as they walk, he starts listing — ]

So, Sonia's... uh, I think she doesn't have, like, exact disciple, but she's been taught in most of things. Medicine and chemistry, anyway. Sieglinde is a healer, so I know for sure that she can, like, analyze blood components and stuff like that, plus she's got some kind of magic, she's not called a witch for nothing... so biology, I guess. Peter's more tech-savvy, but he's got experience with bio-chem. And then Urahara... let's say he's got, like, all-around skills. Literally everything's his discipline. Don't ask.

[ how can someone give an explanation that is at the same time thorough and answers to nothing at all..... ]

[skelepun]

[Yeah, but they're other places and you're right here. Effort, friend. It's a limited resource. Or a non-existent one, in his case.]

... Huh. They must've spent a lot of time in school. [Sans is almost jealous. Not even almost. Carving out a degree in physics was hard enough without relying on textbooks fished out of a garbage dump. Still, the jealousy is fleeting, replaced quickly with something akin to impressed.] A team like that, you're bound to find a cure soon enough.

[Y'know. Probably.]

And what about you? [He grins.] Team mascot?

[figureitout]

Or something, yeah. [ honestly — outside from Sonia... he wonders whether that's really the case. Sieglinde is so young and from a different time, Peter is a natural genius and he knows first-hand just how little he cares of classes, and Urahara... well. best not think of him too much.

instead, Stiles turns to look at Sans at the comment, joking though it is, with a flat, unimpressed look. ]

Oh my god, seriously? [ he groans. ] Why does everyone keep thinking I'm essentially useless?

[skelepun]

Maybe 'cuz of how you talk up the other four. Best thing since split atoms, to hear you tell it. [Sans shrugs, elbowing him amiably enough.] No hype left over for yourself, pal?

[figureitout]

You wanted to know, man, [ he responds wryly, trying not to think too hard about whether it truly sounded like that — he admires all of them, it's true, respects one and cares for two even more than that, but for him to read just that in his tone? ] I just told you as it is.

[ that wryness changes into a slight grin as he steps ahead of Sans, making use of his taller form, legs covering more ground quicker. ] You should've asked about other stuff than just the science part if you wanted to judge accordingly.

[ judge what accordingly? his usefulness, it seems... the reason for his quicker steps becomes apparent as there suddenly seems to be a wall separating them, an invisible one, but one that's not letting Sans take one more step, regardless.

ahead, Stiles crosses his arms and grins. okay, so maybe this isn't the best use of his ALASTAIR-given powers... but he's getting real tired of literally everyone telling him he's useless (thanks, Sasuke). ]

[skelepun]

[Shrugging, Sans has very little to say to the vieled implications. It is what it is.] Alright, then tell me the non-science part. Give me the whole team rundown, bud. I'm a mind to mo--

[Projection comes in more than one flavor, apparently. Sans doesn't slam against the invisible barrier -- he moves too slowly for that and, besides, it might've killed him if he wasn't careful. That would've been an uncomfortable surprise for both of them.]

Yeesh, kid. [He flicks at the barrier separating them. Invisible, but solid. Huh. Reminded him of a few other barriers he knew about.] Y'know, I've heard of putting up walls, but this is ridiculous.

[figureitout]

[ luckily for Sans, it is less a wall and more something less concrete, something that quite simply stops you from moving ahead; one moment you are taking a step, the next you cannot, an invisible force stopping it... a barrier at once solid and not, reflecting the way it is created, with nothing but his mind. ]

Well, you asked, didn't you? [ he shrugs and drops the shield — no reason to tire himself out keeping it up like that, when there's no real need. ]

[skelepun]

Didn't expect a live demonstration. [So. Barrier magic. Not unheard of, but not something Sans was particularly happy to see.. Luckily for them both, he was good at keeping his own feelings to himself. It's all in the face, as they say.]

Never thought I'd meet a human mage. [He chuckles, smile crooking in a way that might read as unnerved to anyone who actually knew him.] You must be pretty invaluable.

[figureitout]

[ it's lucky for Sans that Stiles indeed doesn't really know him, at least not well enough to spot that slight cadence of discomfort — but it might also be because he's looking away as soon as the word mage is mentioned, rolling his eyes. ]

Yeah, right. Man, I'm as normal as they come. The magic's ALASTAIR-issued, and it's just that, anyway. If you want magic users, there's plenty of others you should talk to. I don't really count.