epidemiology | EVENT ★ (ABOUT) 28 DAYS LATER

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.

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[ Look, at least she's being careful about where it is handled. At least with the hazardous items, no one will accidentally touch it and get infected.

Working with company is definitely better than without though, that is true. Even when Lance had been helping her, it had taken some of the boredom away. Samples all gone through though, and Stiles having the list of names of people to contact, she gives him a slightly sheepish smile. ]

It seems as though you may need the sleep more than I do. Here. It should have them all on it. You can take it with you later.

[ the laugh he huffs out is self-deprecating, even as he shakes his head, takes the offered list. ]

Oh my god, don't make me feel even worse about how tired I am, you're the one who's been doing this all this time and I do it, what, a few hours and I'm beat? [ he runs a hand through his hair, mussing it up even more. ]

But, thanks. I'll go through the list tomorrow. Now — um, how... do you, uh, when you sleep, how is that — I mean, how should...

[ pls save him from himself and his foot-meet-mouth syndrome??? ]

[ It isn't a bad thing though, when you aren't used to working like this it can be overwhelming. There's no judgement from her, at least. ]

Please, do not dwell on it. I have been doing this for over a week already, I am quite used to it by now.

[ Though ah, his poor hair... She reaches up to gently try and pat it into place. She tried, anyway, but it gives her something to do while she explains the sleeping situation at the hospital. ]

There's a back room, actually. It is a little quieter there and the lights can be dimmed without stopping someone else's work. This way.

[ She reaches out to take his wrist then, tugging him towards the door so they can get away from all the noise in here. ]

[ he blinks, looking up at his hair, making a face as he tries to pat it back into some semblance of order. ]

Uh — right, okay.

[ there's little else to do but to follow, what with her tugging him along like that. when they get to the room, he's little help, though, just standing there awkwardly, looking around, wondering just what he got himself into. he offered to help her sleep, yes, and he intends to do just that, make sure she's able to get some rest... but he never really stopped to dwell on the how.

looking back, that might have been a huge oversight. ]

[ It isn't like it helps that much, but it's fine. He's going to end up with bed hair soon enough anyway, just from sleeping weirdly and probably in the same place. Who knows. ]

Here. [ She pulls him over as the door clicks shut behind them, toeing off her shoes now that they've made it into the tiny back room (probably once a single ward, but there are so many patients now they've had to use bigger spaces and only let doctors into this small space to rest) and pushes them towards the bottom of the bed.

That's when she looks at him expectedly.

He really may not have thought about this properly. ]

Would you prefer the end or the wall?

[ Sonia it ... isn't like there's that much space??????????? ]

[ he looks at the bed. he looks at her. he looks at the bed. he looks at her — ]

Um, [ is his intelligent answer. god he really did not... think this one through. ]

Whichever you prefer, I've got no... I mean, I'm fine with either. Either is good. [ #internalscreaming ]

[ He really did not. Honestly? She sees no problem with two friends helping each other nap. What is your issue, Stiles??? ]

In that case, you go first, please.

[ So he can't escape :)

jk. Really it's so she knows how much space she has to work with, and he'll have more success holding her onto the bed than the other way around. ]

[ n....othing...... apparently. it's fine, isn't it? just fine. ]

Riiiight. Okay, uh —

[ better just get this over with, isn't it? so without ceremony, he plops down at the foot of the bed, then turning to look at her expectantly. is this good? does this work? ]

[ She frowns at him for that, stepping over until her knee is against the bed, the other merely leaning against it. ]

You will not be able to rest like that, Stiles.

[ It's a little reprimanding, but it's soft enough that hopefully he won't argue back too much. Besides, right after he'll feel her gripping his shoulder, pulling him down so he lays back against the bed instead.

Then more quietly: ] I am not going to bite you.

[ he winces, can't help it — she's right, it's not like he can argue. with a sigh he follows her hand, lies down next to her, blinking when he hears her voice again, this time quieter than before.

brows furrowed, he turns his head to look at her. ]

I know you won't. [ his voice is both heavy and light at once, the way only absolute truth makes it, like it's not an opinion but a fact, like he doesn't even have to pause to consider... like he can't quite believe she'd think it's ever been a concern for him.

softly, he smiles at her, reaching over, all the awkwardness from before gone — when he needs to reassure a friend... there's no room for it. in a mirror from before, he puts his hand on Sonia's shoulder, draws her closer. ]

Let's just get some sleep, okay? [ the touch will calm her down and show her he's not afraid... and he isn't. he wouldn't be. ]

[ A soft "ah" slips out in response, surprised because she had assumed that was why he was so worried, why he had chosen to keep his distance at the start. With him actually not trying to sit back up again though, smiling at her instead, she finds herself giving him a shaky smile in response.

She lets her body slant forward, pushing her other knee onto the bed until she can straighten herself out, tug the blanket over them both. She doesn't ask when she leans over, pressing her ear against his chest--over his heart--and breathes out. ]

Thank you for this.

[ She means it, because at least with this sound in her ear instead it drowns out the sounds of screams and fire. ]

EVENT ★ (ABOUT) 28 DAYS LATER

casually speeds you up .... idek what this means tbh

hsfjskfh i thought you were getting the speed boost for sonia and not me but sure

dFGKDSGKSDGK picks him up and carries him ig

omg so strong

look ... i even wrote that without katy offering a power curse

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