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Post by Matsuda Megumi on Jul 20, 2010 19:17:07 GMT -5
Hotaru and Matusda both had a look of relief when Keisko came in. The blond out of the two walked over and hugged her, smiling the biggest smile he had shown at all that day.
Hotaru waited until her brother was done hugging the nurse to speak. "Hey, Keis." she greeted with a weak smile. "Is there any way to help me with my scars right now without passing out?" she asked, hopeful.
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Post by Keisko Azuma on Jul 20, 2010 20:49:42 GMT -5
Keisko hugged Matsuda back tightly, then released him and went between the beds and looked at the two of them. "A barfight..." She muttered as she looked at Hotaru. She nodded to the redhead and turned, taking out a syringe and a bottle of fluid that would help Hotaru, out of the cabinet. She returned to her side. "I'll give you some of this. It's a pain reliever but it may make you drowsy. You won't pass out though." she injected it into the girl's IV. She then went and closed the door, discarding the needle and returned to Matsuda's side.
She waited a moment to see if the pain reliever was working. "Jack, Hotaru," she looked at both of them pointedly as she crossed her arms over her chest. "Explain."
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Post by Matsuda Megumi on Jul 20, 2010 21:20:30 GMT -5
Hotaru could feel the pain in her back begin to go down. "Thanks." she said to Keisko. She rubbed her arm awkwardly when she asked them to explain. She didn't really feel like going through it again.
Matsuda sighed a little. "Apparently Jack has a big brother." he told her, waiting for Hotaru or Jack to explain it from there.
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Post by Jack King on Jul 20, 2010 21:32:34 GMT -5
Jack sighed, picking up where Matsuda had left off. "And my big brother's a freaking psychopath." That probably wasn't enough information to go on though so he continued, careful to use Hotaru's cover name in case Keisko didn't know the full story.
"Phoenix and I went to Freeds to get something to eat and we wound up talking to my brother. He said a few things that I'd rather not repeat with my sister in the room," Tekka pouted at her brother and rolled her eyes. "and I tackled him, got tossed into Freed from across the room for it too." He looked at Hotaru to let her fill in what had happened while he had been behind the bar scrambling to get back to his feet and launch another attack.
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Post by Matsuda Megumi on Jul 20, 2010 21:44:05 GMT -5
Hotaru scratched her head nervously. "I got a beer bottle from one of the tables and hit him with it when I saw him throw Jack..." she told Keisko.
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Post by Jack King on Jul 20, 2010 21:55:10 GMT -5
Jack picked it up again. "And then I sorta charged into him. Next thing I know he throws a chair at me which knocks me into a table and I black out..." He reached up to the bandage around his head subconsciously. He looked at Hotaru, waiting for her to fill in what happened next.
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Post by Matsuda Megumi on Jul 20, 2010 22:11:16 GMT -5
Hotaru frowned a little. This was the part she didn't like explaining. "I tried charging after him, but he dodged it and hit my back." she pointed over her shoulder, as to explain the reason why her scar was bothering her so much. "I tried standing up, but he knocked me back down, so I pulled him down with me." she let out a little sigh. "I got distracted when I saw some people pull Jack out and he threw me. After that I sorta had a little breakdown and passed out." she shrugged.
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Post by Keisko Azuma on Jul 20, 2010 22:30:37 GMT -5
Keisko dropped her arms slowly throughout the two's story. "Oh my..." She muttered, her eyes wide. She looked at Jack and Tekka. "Your brother's a monster." She said quietly, stunned. She looked over at Hotaru. "How bad did he hurt your scars?" She asked concerned. She then looked at Jack. "And how's your head? How'd you two get out of there?" She asked frantically.
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Post by Jack King on Jul 20, 2010 22:55:18 GMT -5
Jack nodded and sighed. "Don't I know it." He couldn't help but smile a bit as Keisko fussed, at least there were far more good people than bad in the clans. Who knew how bad the world would be without people who cared about each other? "My head's fine, thick as a brick." He tapped his temple for emphasis. "And I guess we have the kindly folks at Freeds to thank for however we got here."
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Post by Keisko Azuma on Jul 20, 2010 23:07:01 GMT -5
Keisko shook her head with a sad sigh then looked up at Matsuda. "And lemme guess... you wanna go hurt Jacks brother for putting Hotaru here?" she asked although already knowing.
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Post by Matsuda Megumi on Jul 20, 2010 23:16:04 GMT -5
Matsuda gave an awkward laugh and scratched his head. "That was the original plan..." he admitted. "We're trying to think of what to do..."
The redhead's eyes suddenly widen at an idea. "Hana!" she exclaimed, saying the girl's name with such joy for the first(and most likely only) time. "She'd do whatever I say, and she can actually be pretty calm. She could try reasoning with him, and, if something happens and he tries to fight her, well she's practically numb all the way around." she explained. "She's pretty good at persuading people, despite her creepy lil' self."
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Post by Jack King on Jul 20, 2010 23:26:06 GMT -5
Tekka beamed at Hotaru. "Brilliant!" She had met Hana, and odds were pretty good that Aiden wouldn't end up killing her. And if he did, well, it would help many people sleep easier. Jack gave a laugh.
"Good thinking Ru-ru! We actually have a plan!" He punched the air in victory with his good arm, regretting it instantly as the soreness manifested itself into a sharp bolt of pain. He winced and slowly put his arm down in an attempt to keep the pain from reappearing.
Tekka snickered a bit, maybe this would keep him out of trouble for a while. Though a moment later the giggles got a bit louder at the irony. A thief trying to keep her older (and more responsible) brother out of trouble. What a world.
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Post by Keisko Azuma on Jul 20, 2010 23:30:48 GMT -5
Keisko looked at the four of them. "Who's Hana?" she asked clueless.
She shook her head at Jack. "Jack, keep the excitement level down, you don't need to hurt yourself anymore." She said with a smile. She then waited for an answer to who Hana was.
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Post by Matsuda Megumi on Jul 20, 2010 23:41:41 GMT -5
Matsuda's head tilted a little, confused as well. "Hana?" he blinked a few times. "That psycho little girl with the puppets?" he asked Hotaru.
The redhead nodded. "Yeah, how do you know her?"
Matsuda let out a groan. "Her and Naomi are best friends." he said, talking about the youngest Megumi sibling. "Okay, Hana's her only friend, but you know what I mean."
Hotaru's eyes widen once again for a slight moment, but quickly shook it off. "Hana's this girl in Tora. She's a pretty well-trained sadist but I know how to keep her in line." she explained to Keisko. Hana better not have told Naomi about her still being alive, that would just bring up another issue to deal with.
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Post by Jack King on Jul 20, 2010 23:54:15 GMT -5
Jack gave Keisko a sheepish smile and returned his attention to the discussion about Hana. He noted Tekka shuddering.
"She's freaking scary." She said, loud enough for the others to hear. "Hana I mean, I met her at the Plantation Manor about a week or so ago and if this guy hadn't been around I'd be one of her 'playmates.' Whatever the hell that means." She remembered the conversation with Jeremiah over cookies afterward, at least the man hiding in the closet hadn't been nearly as creepy.
The youngest Ookami's eyes widened a bit at the mention of the manor. Considering how Tekka never mentioned the large monster of a maid named Helga that pretty much lived there, she probably HADN'T run into her. Still, Jack wasn't going back to the manor again if he could help it...
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