OOC: FYI my new character Joe is a character from my fanfic, the current version you see of Joe now is slightly in the future after his "great success."
If you want to learn more about Joe or about his best friend CD-427, aka Ugai, which the story is about please read my fanfic. Comments are appreciated.
http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?t=15285

IC:
Praetyre quickly nodded to his superior, and walked over to the Lab supply cabinet, unceremoniously snatching the keys out of his superior's lab coat. He walked over to the supply room door, opening it and walking inside. He looked around, but could not see any visible cloth boxes, so he began a chemical scan for chlorine. He looked around for a bit, then found a high concentration behind a box of Fuzzle feeding tubes. He lifted the box up for a second, using his other hand to reach forward and grab several cloths. He then put the Fuzzle feeding tube box back down then walked out and shut the door.

Praetyre walked up to his superior and stuffed the keys back in his lab coat, then scanned over Anni and applied the cloths to her visibly bleeding areas. Praetyre then began to interact with the monitor, navigating until reaching the skeletal scan option, then entering his employee code. Praetyre waited for it to go to the main Vykkers Labs servers, and turned to his superior;
"Sorry about the snatching thing. I just felt you wanted me to do this quickly, and well, this was the quickest way to do things."

Aida had froze at the sight of the charging scrab, but suffered nothing worse than a bump from the animal and nearly loosing her balance as it almost knocked her over. With a little limb flailing she managed to stay on her feet and watched- wide eyed- as it ran away. She then turned to the two nearby and watched as they spoke to one another. This day was only getting stranger...

Seeing the scrab running around, Tiny only screamed louder before running off to the train station to hide.

IC:
"I'm no docter but can't we just put her to sleep with some thing mabey then she will carm down.

"Over-zealous? What do you mean by..." asked #7 Slig, but he was distracted by a creature running towards them. He lifted his gun, ready to fire, but the creature ran past them.

"Was that... a Meech?" asked #7 Slig unbelievingly. "So much for them being extinct!" He listened to what CD has said. "You better do that. Wildlife is loose in the factory. You will need a gun."

He turned to Dionysia. "Listen, we better go to the Cafeteria now. We'll cover you, and you tell the people there to be cautious. Better yet, you better lock the Cafe's door from the inside, it should be safe enough. If everything fails, retreat into the kitchen storage." he said. "I'll go and find the Glukkons, they could be anywhere, and they might run into some beasts."

He noticed some new people asking about Arnie, but #7 Slig didn't care much. "Sorry, we've got a situation here now. Find a safe place and wait until it's OK to get out. Maybe you should take cover here, in the R+R." he pointed at the door.

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OOC: Another CD coming to the factory? We should find him a nickname, or we'll get him confused with the first CD.

OOC: Zozo, it makes no difference. I think Pat's character Praetyre even once said something like nothing short of Shrykull could break the doors down.
IC:
Dek smiled "Snatch away, if it helps."
Him and Arthur wheeled the X-Ray scanner out of the storage area of the Labs, turned it horizontal so it faced Anni, and plugged it into the interface. Dek flipped the switch on and the machine started X-Raying.

OOC: Splat I believe you need to come back into the picture on the Anni front now.

OOC: It kinda does because Sebastian is the one that broke the door down, and he isn't my character. I didn't make him do it:D.

Pablo looked at the Slig that was telling them to take cover in the R+R
He notiched by how confidant the slig was that he must have been of some importance in the factory.

"The name's Pablo, Sir." he said saluting #7 Slig

He then turned to the Other two Sligs and the modokon, giving a sigh he turned back to #7 Slig

"Sir, i have experianced Modokon trouble before, back when the baracks where invaded by abe, how may i be of service?" he asked.

Clearly he wanted to help the Sligs out in there time of need, of corse the chances of his help been accepted where very very slim.

OOC: Oh right. I am confused as to who belongs to who. I thought Sebastian was your character. Nevermind, just redirect my comment to whoever owns Sebastian.

ooc: What was it you wanted me to do? Anni has two bullet wounds, one in the right side of her torso about halfway down and one just below her right shoulder. She's gone into shock and lost quite a bit of blood by now. You might want to anesthetise her (or however you spell that). If Dek looks at the x-rays and notices that's fine. Pat might also see, though if you post first and Dek thinks 'that's Odd' and give him something to go on. he might not recognise immediately; it's not exactly a common occurance on Oddworld.

Venks, can I ask you to remember there are rules against random violence and destruction? You're sort of on the borderline right now.

And Chubfish, please try and remember that it TAKES TIME to move around! your character can't just leave somewhere and arrive at the other end of the factory an instant later. Also keep in mind that if your scrab does keep appearing in front of the industrial hoardes it may eventually get shot, if only for the sake of the plot. That goes for all animal characters.

IC:
Somi stuck her head out from behind a crate. Alexander looks to have survives so she said quietly, "Um... Maybe wee should go now. Someone probably heard that."

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Dionysia was about to object when #7 agreed to give CD back his gun, but he (somewhat cleverly) didn't give her the chance and went on talking to her. She growled, not exactly happy with her instructions, but muttered a "Yes sir," And headed off towards the cafeteria.

Andy looked back at the mass that was forming at the doors of the R+R. Something was going on for sure. “Pablo, is something going on?” He did hear something about a Meech, but heard that they died out years ago. He shifted his gun in his hands. Something wasn’t right here.

(I’m just sticking Mia in the place of the mud)
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Mia looked at the three sligs, silent. She was in the wrong place in the wrong time. Somehow, she could herself stuck in this mad house and now something was on the loose. She shuddered and also she got the bigger slig angry somehow. She didn’t even what to be here! She was lead here by her emotions! It wasn’t her fault! She was going to die here!

She looked down the hall, hoping to see some sort of light at the end of this tunnel, only to see none. She looked down at her shaking hands, which clawed the floor. “Mia,” she thought, “What have you gotten herself into…”

Edited

OOC: I don't exactly have a love for violence or anything Splat, I didn't view a grenade that hurts no one as violence. I was trying to use it to get more happening for our characters, sitting around doing nothing isn't exactly fun. Perhaps the Glukkons on the ground floor will notice the sound and the plot will move. I'm sure the rules are against random violence and destruction, but seriously if you think of the reasons those rules were put into place I didn't do anything wrong.
PS: I've abandoned the color thing, with careful reading and the stealing of Splat's -=-=-=- thing it should be easy to tell who is doing what.

IC: As if to answer the Mudokon(Scri)'s question Doe fell face first smashing his head into the ground. He slowly got up and said, "I think that table hit me harder then I thought." The warrior in disguise moved tables and chairs out of the way then proceeded to the open door. Blithely Doe asked, "Are you two coming in? I'm going to lock us in so the animals can't get to us. Hopefully the security will be able to do something."

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CD-428 quickly ran into the R&R to retrieve his blunderbuss. Upon returning he noticed the well dressed Mudokon scolding his personal-aide.
The Mudokon's assistant, CD-429 walked over to #7 and mumbled, "My boss insists that I help you guys in our current predicament. CD-429 reporting for duty."
Surprise brightened CD-428's face as he made a mental connection. "CD-429! I'm CD-428! I'm your immediate older brother!"
CD-429 shook his head in annoyance, "Ok lets try to help everyone out, from now on lets use our short names. I, the assistant of Joe the Mudokon, will be #10. You big brother will be #9, got it?"
#9 shook his head in agreement.
After a small talk between #9 and #10 they lined up behind #7. #10 was just behind #7, brandishing his expensive, deadly weapon. #9 was in the very back perpetually watching the party's six.
Joe watched the Sligs get into formation and said, "Well you guys look busy so I'll get out of your way. #10 try to do a good job for me ok?" Then the rich Mudokon went into the R&R sealing the door behind him.

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Alexander II abandoned his shelter and walked out into the room, looking around at the contents of the exploded crates. The Fuzzle cringed with anger and fear as he looked over countless Fuzzle cages. "Vykkers! Vykkers!" Alex shouted, the small Fuzzle was beginning to abandon rational thinking as memories flashed into his head. Then slowly he calmed down and the cute Fuzzle turned to the Paramite and asked, "Are you ok?"

OOC: Indeed. Breaking a steel door designed to take what would probably amount to a squad of Big Bros slamming themselves and unloading their weapons into it at the same time would be quite the task.
IC:
As he was confirmed by the server. Praetyre was initially surprised the monitor didn't have autoray. But he then realised that it was simply because autoray had been converted on recent models to "X-Ray L1". His superior and Arthur wheeled over a much more powerful looking device and turned it on. It seemed to almost instanteneously bathe Anni in a light brighter than a firey emerald cave. Praetyre then went into a more advanced mode, and saw an incredibly complex, living scan of Anni. One could see every single fragment and ligament in a spectrum superior to even photorealism. It, in essence, saw it better than he could, all across every colour, and yet managed to make it visible to him. It was almost like seeing in four dimensions, or like the sight of an Inhabitant with Vrykal's Syndrome. Now, it seemed, all Inhabitants had this potential, merely not the use of the residual muscles required.

Praetyre saw two wounds. One was in Anni’s scapula, where a bullet had lodged itself in and in the process caused a splintering effect, another in her 4th rib, which was barely a few millimetres away from being hit by the bullet, and the bullet was now lodged in between the wall of her large intestine and her rib. This was strangely fortunate, for if it had hit her stomach wall, she almost certainly would be irrevocably harmed.

Praetyre turned to his superior;
“Two entry wounds, one lodged in the scapula, which has several small splinters sticking out, and another in between her large intestinal wall and her 4th rib, on the right. This buys us some time, but we still will have to fix her within around 4 hours. I recommend we operate on the torso wound first.”

OOC: SO sorry for being away, and Munchs Master, Seb didn’t break the door, he just whacked open the door.
IC:
Cylepso: Sorry Agent! *Pulls her gun back and slams it into Agents head*
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Seb: *enters the labs and hurries over to the Vykkers, and starts talking and gesturing* Mhgman! Ghhnah, mahgann, mhghghah!
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Lenny:*trots after him* Tiny, calm down! I think, due to your size, not many animals will attack you! Stop worring mate!
Vester: Yeah…I don’t think a…scrab or fleech would mess with you…
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Jatt: You stupid-! *Breaks off as he hears a asortment of noises* Whats that?
Jutt: Huh? I dunno, seems to be comin’ from the R & R.
Jatt: Great! Maybe we’ll meet that Mudokon you shot, and you can apologise. *Shoves Jutt forward, limping due to his left front leg*
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Annnd the letters went funny...

Peach trotted about, going downstairs, until she came across a abandon warehouse. She nosed open the door and called out loudly, hopeing to find some friendly creature.
*:D*
At the cafetreia...
Rusty tilted his head at Martha, "Are hungry?"
Niko nodded and stalked over and got some legs, "Herf Mizz."
Rusty pushed Martha over to a table and Niko offered her a leg, "Come Martha, you hungry?"
Martha smiled at her friends and took a leg, "Thank you,"

Scri flinched when the mudokon fell down. 'ouch, thats gotta hurt' she thought, making a face. In answer to the mud's question, Scri simply replied "that might be a good idea, i certainly don't wanna be caught between an angry scrab and a wall...". she entered the room and sat down on the floor and satrted fiddling with her feathers again.

Agent screamed one last time before going silent as the gun hit her. She swayed slowly before falling and knocking over Dimitrio, snoring and holding his leg tightly. "Guys....I can't her her off..."
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Tiny eventually calmed down. "Oh...Okay, I forgot, sorry guys..."

IC:
"Hold on Dimitrio I'll Help yeah" Slax said he grabed Agent's arm and started
to pull.

IC: Sturg was about to decide maybe now he ought to explore a bit more, but as he headed down the stairs, he heard alot of commotion going on. What had Scrabbers done? Oh well, we're in here already...he went down the stairs back to the second floor. He then saw a very small room, and went in. Suddenly, the doors sealed. He wasn't quite sure what to do, until he felt it judder and head downwards. Eventually it stoped, and the doors opened. The commotion was much louder down here. He wandered to another room swiftly. A sign said "Packaging". Numerous boxes of various products were stacked around, and various conveyer belts etc. were spread around. Not knowing what the belt thing was, he jumped up onto it. It started moving. Interesting. He started running in reverse on it, to the point where he wasn't moving anywhere. He chirped in amusement, and continued going.

ic:

*Shickwayla and Opple arrived at the cafeteria*

Shickwayla:

*To Opple*

"Whoa, almost every employee is in here!"

Opple:

"I'll say. I guess we'll meet some new friends today."

*She didn't sound too excited about that at all.*

*Shickwayla just shrugged and walked on inside, follwed by a sleepy, slightly annoyed Opple.*

Lenny: *smiles brightly* No worries!
Vester: *nods dumbly* Yeah...Wonder what a scrab and fleech...was doing in the food place...
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Cylepso: *goes over to Slax and grasps Agents other arm* Here, I'll help...For oddsake Agent, let of of Dimitrio!
Seb: *in the labs, trying to get someones attention.*
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Jatt: *Still shoving Jutt along* No stop lookin' so glum! Not like I'm gonna throw ya in the recycler.
Jutt: *growls and digs his heels in* I will not talk to any mud, I dont care, send me to mum to get eaten! I dont care!

this club must be boring then.:fuzmad:

OOC: Whats that surpose to mean?

is this club boring or not. ???

OOC: It is very fun!
IC:
Martha stopped and looked over, as some more creatures entered the cafeteria.
Her eyes widen and she says, “Ohh, look, a steef! I thought they were extinct?”
Niko squinted in the direction of the steef (Shickwayla) and said, “Shef looksa alife tha’ meh.”
Rusty looks over at Shickwayla and Opple and then back at Martha, “See, Steefs not dead, with Grub.”
Martha rolled her golden eyes, “I do have eyes Rusty.”
Niko shrugged and said, “Weave shoulft meetha them, maheybe thef knows wha’ tha’ doh.”
Martha smiled and clapped her hands together, “Brilliant idea, Niko. Lets go and see them.” With that she wheeled herself forward and propelled herself over, until she was in front of the Steef and Grub.
Niko and Rusy followed.
Martha smiled at the pair, “Hello, I’m Martha, who are you?”
*:D*
Peach walked into the warehouse and gave a high chirp.
*:D*
Galaleo hopped off of the train, looking over at the factory. He reached into his hip bag and pulled out a note-pad and a white feather quill, “Lets see…” Starts to write, “Transportation is adequate, now, who is the boss around here…? Hmm…” He flicks through his notebook, “Ahh, Arnie, Big Cheese, new boss of Rupture Farms, has his own train in Feeco Depot…good, good, and Otto, Arnie's little brother, learning stocks and business in Rupture Farms…” very great indeed, now to find them.” He took a few steps before giving a leaping spring, somersaulted and landed with a thud in front of the door, before pushing it open and entering the farms.

thx i might join later.

ic:

Shickwayla:

*To Martha*

"Hello. Nice to meet you. My name is Shcikwayla Steefson and this, *points to Opple* is my adopted sister, Opple. We're new here. Only been here since yesterday. I'm assuming you're new too?"

*Opple suddenly looked happy to meet Martha. She no longer looked annoyed and bitter, she now had a huge smile on her face. :D *

Praetyre looked over the X-ray again, and noticed an unusual anomaly in Anni's pelvis. He then switched to a less advanced mode, and switched to normal bone scan, where the strange feature dissappeared. He switched back to the higher quality mode again, and the spot was still there.

Praetyre hit the "Maintenance" button, and a long series of buzzes, beeps, whirrs, and sparks flew. Eventually, the scan came back into focus, and the spot was still there. Praetyre tried to hit it again, but forgot about the brief button recalibration. Instead of displaying the less advanced scan again, it switched to an internal organ scan. Praetyre tried to hit back, but immediately stopped after seeing something HIGHLY suspicious. Normal mudokons, be they biologically male or female, only possessed sexual organs for the purposes of urination, and as such their bladders expanded to fill the area normally reserved in species like Clakkers for internal sexual organs. But this Mudokon seemed to possess a working uterus and other parts. Praetyre waited for the buttons to recalibrate, then switched back to the normal bone scan and back to the internal organ scan. It didn't dissapear. This was bizarre, aberrant, disturbing. He must report this immediately.

"Sir, I have an INCREDIBLY suspicious and urgent thing to report. I MUST get to the boss and get contact with even higher ranking Inhabitants immediately. I need a line to Vykkers Labs Prime itself. Does this facility have Fones that reach that high and far? Trust me, this is an issue of national security. It's about Anni. And related to Sam, in a way."

OOC: OMG, did not see that coming... that means my character went and nearly killed a future queen? @.@
Interesting turn of events.

Aida went and walked in with Scri, standing by herself in a corner, still being a bit on the edge from the chaotic events of that morning. However, she found herself (somewhat discreetly) staring at Doe- something about him seemed intriguing...

Martha smiled at the Steef, Shickwayla and replied, "Yes, we just arrived...Oh and these are my friends, Niko," She gesuture to him, "and Rusty, my other friend."
Rusty grinned and bowed to them, while Niko mumbled something before turing away.
"I do have a pet Scrab, Peach, but she ran off to explore the factory...I hope shes alright."
Niko snorted and glanced at Martha, "Dohnt worrth mizz, Pheach, eel be alrifte."
Martha sniffed, "I know that, but she always sticks her beak into things that she shouldnt..."
Rusty nodded and said, "Yes, Peach okay just around place."
Martha blinked and said, "Yeah, I'm worring over nothing..." Turns back to Shickwayla and Opple, "Well Its great to met you two...How do we get jobs and such around here?"
*:D*
Peach trotted further into the warehouse, then paused to sniff some boxes.
*:D*
Galaleo trotted down the corridors, then stopped and inspected the production lines. He pulled out his notebook and scribbled on it, while glancing about and then he muttered, "Where is that glukkon...?"

Ralph was slightly irritated when Dek patted him on the shoulder, but he decided to ignore it. It reminded him, though, of the way how ever since he'd been changed he'd never really been able to feel anyone touching him anymore. He was aware Dek had touched him, but he hadn't really felt it.
Then Praetyre spoke. He looked at the vykker, surprised. He knew now wasn't a good time to start another fight, so to make sure his question was clearly not aggressive he spoke softly and quietly, "What is it? What's wrong?"

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Hembar, with a bit of patience and a bit of luck, had managed to get herself into Feeco Depot similar to Abe's entrance (but without falling off :p). Now that she was in there, all she had to do was find the next train to RuptureFarms and hopefully avoid any industrials in the process. She didn't want to take the cart (I'm can't remember what those things are called :S) all the way into the station, in case she was questioned, but she saw a ledge not too high above the railway where she was now, and it looked like there was an open doorway up there. Summoning her mystical energy, she leapt up from the cart, flipping in mid-air and landing just in front of the door. She immediately slipped inside it and pressed herself up against the wall. There didn't seem to be anyone around, but she didn't want to take any chances. She glanced at the status sign nearby - good, RuptureFarms train was ready and waiting. All she had to do was find it before it left!

She ran quickly, almost seeming to leap from each stride, which increased her stride twofold to the end of a passage, then slipped through another door. Here there was a slig on patrol, but like a moving blur she slipped by through another doorway while the slig wasn't looking, and by the time he turned back again she was long gone. After following a few more passages in this fashion, she soon found what she was looking for, a door lay ahead with the sign "To RuptureFarms" above it in big bright letters. She slipped through the door and looked around. Typical, no one around. This would be easy. She walked casually up to the door of the train and entered. Now she just had to wait for it to leave.



OOC: In Abe's Exoddus there didn't seem to be too much security around, so I took the liberty of making it similar :p Hope this is an ok entrance for this character

Pablo looked at Andy upon hearing his Question.

"Im not sure, maybe that Modokon Abe has came back." He replied takeing his revolver from its poach and holding it.

He looked a everyone else in the room, as far as he could see, he Charles and Andy where the only sligs in the room.

"Maybe we should go do a bit exploring and find out whats going on ourselves, who knows, we might find the boss in the procces."

Agent moaned as her heavy muscular body was yanked off, whining before Dimitrio got up. "Okay, that women scares me..." He muttered before she woke up with a shot and grabbed his neck. She had a crazy look in her eye as she just stood there as he struggled to breathe. "I-ih-Agent! I can't breathe! What are you doing?!" He gasped as she glared darkly. "Murderer...You nearly killed him..." "Cy?!" He gasped. "She's going insane, do something!" Dimitrio choked.
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The young mudokon leapt off of the feeco train as it moved, landing with a bruising roll. He felt a shoulder on his hand and a gun beat his head as the torn tentacled slig behind him beat him. "Trying to escape are you?! Get back on the train!" Glaring at him defiantley, the mudokon uttered a chant before the slig's body shook with blue eyes. The slig ran over to the other side of the room befiore the mudokon child stopped possesing him without killing him, and ran out of the station. The older slig screeched in frustration before taking chase.
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"Th-there were two scrabs...." Tiny whined. "One of them had six legs and took my scrab leg and the other was tiny small...."

Cylepso: FOR ODDSAKE! *grabs Agent by the nape of her neck and yanks her back* Calm down, damnit!
Seb: *gives up and goes out by Cylepso* Mghamn?
Cylepso: Shut up!
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Vester: Six legs?
Lenny: I thought they only had four, Scrabs.
Vester: Scrab?
Lenny: *sighs* You know, scrab...Umm...big, red things...no eyes, beak you know?
Vester: Yeah, but an't Scrabs surpose tha' be big? Not tiny?
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Jutt: Leave me alone! *Storms off cursing at Jatt*
Jatt: *shouts* Yeah, you better run! Dont you get into trouble or...I'll tell mum!
Jutt: Whatever!
Jatt: Ho, you wanna be like that? Well fine! Go off somewhere, and get eaten by a scarb or chippunk or whatever!

Agent 80085 growled as Cylepso grabbed her and turned to face her, arms shaking. Dimitrio took a nervous step back, before running as she screeched and chased him around the room.
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Tiny shook with fear and looked inside the cafeteria. "D-dya think the scrabs are s-still there?"
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The mudokon child ran fast like he had been for 15 minutes before stopping at the corner of the corridor and watching Agent chase Dimitrio like a scrab. Wanting to help, he uttered a chant before familiar blue orbs flew to Agent and she shook on the spot, uttering nonsense before looking around with blue possesed eyes. "...Hi." She said in a cybernectic sounding voice. The other slig ran right past him, before smirking as he saw Dimitrio. "Well look who it is..."

OOC: *yawn* Off to sleep after this....
IC:
Cylepso: Thank odd, dunno how I could of stopped her this time...
Seb: mghan, mghah? mghha nghahn hganama.
Cylepso: Well, yeah, but he did stop Agent from killing Dimirio, so I surpose that is a good excuse. Whos that new guy?
Seb: *raises a hand and touches his talisman.* Mghham mgha, mghhan mghah nghhan ghhamm, mnhgah ghhan, mhghanan mgmhm mghhha mffhmam. mnghanh mnnmaggha?
Cylepso: I dunno, he might....
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Vester: Why so worried?
Lenny: Yeah, I mean you could eat a scrab...dont think they would want to mess with you!
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Jatt: *Limps about untill he comes along to the production line. He sees a Albino slig with a werid looking sliver suit but carries on down the corridors*
Jutt:*goes outside and sits down and has a nap*

IC: Sturg leapt off the conveyer belt, and decided to continue looking around. HE suddenly saw a massive Slig lope past the door. It didn't seem to see him. That thing was not natural. Whatever it had taken, he'd hate to see what a Scrab would come out like from them...maybe he could find out. He crept out the corridor and sneakily crept behind the massive beast, keeping a distance away.

OOC: Guys, I'm sorry that I have not been able to post at all lately. It's just that for a while, I had no ability to post at all. This week, I spent most of my time dealing with the family's active schelude and homework. And when ever I did try to do something, it got deleted. (I've written Slap's part at least three times now!) Last week, projects, sports, instrument lessons, and family time all had to be applied, forcing myself to limit my posting. I don't really disappear, it is more of a sudden shock of business.

MM, am I to guess that Dek is bragging here and there? I mean, two of your situtions that Dek described that he accomplished yesterday didn't really happen. I mean, Stuey isn't giving birth to his clone, (we misdiaginosed that one, to please the veterans) and Molt was barely assisted with his problems. In fact, most of this 'help', was restrainment!

Where is everybody? I can't seem to find out in all of this jumble.

IC: Kix listened to Praetyre and Ralph discuss what should be happening, as nothing went on with Anni. She paid attention to Praetyre and grew frustrated. This Vykker had a little of a cold side to him. He acted as if what he was doing could not be wrong, and that everyone below him had no experience. From the looks of it, he may have had more experience, but that didn't mean he should be so stuck up. All Ralph and Kix wanted was to stand by and make sure Anni was alright, but apparently, they weren't old enough, good enough, or doctors. She wanted to hit that Vykker and say he was wrong.

Yet when Dek disrupted the fight, she knew that they had to follow the orders of the Vykkers. There was no other choice. She said nothing through out this, since she found it hard to hold back her tears. But when Dek patted them on the shoulders, she replied, "Just make sure she is OK," and left to Ralph.

Tears streamed down her face as she watch Praetyre and Dek operated on Anni. Yesterday, it seemed like she was never have to interact with Sligs all that much anymore. Today, she was shot by some Slig. Tomorrow..... Kix shivered at the thought and continued to weep inconsolebly. Nothing seemed good in the world that moment.

Her head bolted up when she heard that Praetyre needed the most highest authority to speak with. It had something to do with Sam and Anni. She could not dream of any way that the two could relate. But being concerned of Anni, Kix spoke up and declared, "What? What is wrong with Anni? Tell me, I need to know."
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Aside from the rucus, Slap listened to Arrack's story and noted down everything in his mind. When he heard Arrack's version of how he was imprisoned, he was fascinated by how detailed this story was. Normally, Sligs would not be cabable of inventing such a story. But this was, even in a coma. It did not disturb him, since he knew that normally a person who goes into a coma will forget the whole reason why they gone into a coma. Now why did this Slig feel that he knew? Was it that he mind had dreamt while he was in a coma, and when he gone into such a severe mind disturbment, he began to believe everything about that?

He did know one thing. Arrack's mind was disturbed during his imprisonment. After simply trying to connect to Arrack, this Slig forgot everything about the nonsense of which he spoke of. And just yesterday, Arrack's mind had been reduced to a Sliglets' brain intellect. So this seemed to give Slap the exact idea of what Arrack is going through and maybe what to say.

Although, Slap realized that Arrack had a minimial memory of what happened to him, which immediantily made him think that Arrack did create that story. The time when Arrack said that he exploded, Slap related that to the time that Arrack was attacked by Slogs. It surprised him that Arrack wouldn't remember that. And the other time when Arrack said some yellow guy suddenly died must have been the time when the Chronicler ripped out his own stomach. Slap was convinced none of the Vykkers Arrack spoke of really did exist or at least get themselves in a graphic scene. This also told him that Arrack also had a memory dilema, where he barely remembers anything that related to his suicide.

Now that Slap had everything he needed to know, he typed onto his computer,

"Well, I don't know what to say. I never dreamed that this would happen. But what you saw was what you saw. I am also impressed you remember that much. I mean, you have been in an ice carbon freezer at Rupture Farms for ten years. Normally, one who is in a coma won't realize what happened to him. I guess you were so lucky.

Yet there is something else. A Vykker here at Rupture Farms claims knows you. His name is Praetyre. Frankily, he was hired yesterday and he says that he met you after, how you say, exploded. Does your amazing memory remember him?"