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Post by dante on May 31, 2008 21:23:23 GMT -6
Grio nodded. "Yep. You know Martel, right? I took care of her son Nikolai after that Dante woman injured him."
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Post by silverviper2134 on May 31, 2008 21:25:04 GMT -6
"You mean Poke's brother? What did she do to him? By the way, I saw a funny looking scar on Nikolai's belly....where did it come from" Kevin asked Grio. Meanwhile, Kyle was beginning to shake violently.
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Post by dante on May 31, 2008 21:35:55 GMT -6
"Dante dug some strange array into his stomach with her nails," Grio explained. "Since Nikolai and his sister are premature, the wound she made could have been very serious had we not treated it quickly."
Eltana noticed that Kyle was beginning to convulse, but didn't seem alarmed at all. "The boy is shaking," he said casually, looking over at the other paramedics.
"Crap," Oscar growled, rushing over to the boy's side. He stared down at the boy in confusion, then looked up at Eltana. "Can you give me a hand? This is my second day on the job, and I really don't know what to do here..."
"That thing offends my senses; I'm not touching it," Eltana answered him coolly, turning his back to him.
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Post by silverviper2134 on May 31, 2008 21:39:15 GMT -6
Kevin was still a little confused. "Wait...if their premature, how come there's nothing wrong with them? My friend's little brother was born premature, and he has to have help drinking from his bottle and breathing at nihgt".
Suddenly, Kyle's body became completely still. His chest did rise, but very slowly and his breathing was shallow and hoarse.
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Post by dante on May 31, 2008 21:48:38 GMT -6
Oscar looked like he was about ready to strangle his co-worker, and likely would have had the elevator door not opened at that very moment. He wheeled Kyle out and began looking for a doctor that could take care of the child.
Eltana stepped out shortly after and strolled after the speeding paramedic, obviously not very interested in helping Kyle. In fact, part of him was actually hoping the boy stopped breathing altogether. That would have made for an interesting evening.
"They were lucky," Grio explained as he stepped out of the elevator. "Being born prematurely can lead to lots of problems for the baby. That wasn't the case for Arden and Nikolai, though."
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Post by silverviper2134 on May 31, 2008 21:52:15 GMT -6
"Is that why they're so little? Cause they came out of their mommy's tummy too soon?" Kevin asked, really getting interested in the conversation. He sighed slightly and muttered under his breath, "I hope I don't end up like him when I grow-up" as he looked angrily at Eltana. His gaze was brief enough so that Eltana wouldn't see.
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Post by dante on May 31, 2008 21:57:16 GMT -6
"That's right," Grio nodded softly, watching the two paramedics as they walked down the hall. Once Eltana was safely away, he let out a sigh. "You won't, kid, trust me. People like that guy are few and far between."
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Post by silverviper2134 on May 31, 2008 21:59:39 GMT -6
"Well, if there was a chance that something bad could happen to 'em, why'd they decide to come out so early? Babies really are dumb, aren't they?" the five-year-old asked, frowning slightly.
Marco was heading to see one of his patients when he saw Oscar, Eltana, and Kyle. "What happened to him?" Marco asked, looking at the young boy on the stretcher.
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Post by dante on May 31, 2008 22:04:33 GMT -6
Grio chuckled at his naivety. "It doesn't exactly work that way."
Oscar sighed in relief when he heard Marco, then turned to face the doctor. "This boy was cutting himself in his neighbor's kitchen. He was convulsing less than a minute ago, and his breathing is irregular."
Eltana was looking off to the side, unattentive and pissy as ever.
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Post by silverviper2134 on May 31, 2008 22:08:12 GMT -6
Kevin was still confused. "Well how does it work? I mean, I don't get why babies would wanna get out of their mommy's tummy at all. It's nice and warm and safe in there. Plus, you get all the free food you can eat".
"I have an associate who may be able to help him. His name is Dr. Rafe-Keniset" Marco told them, hitting a button on his beeper. "I just called for him. Bring the boy to room 305" he ordered Oscar and Eltana.
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Post by dante on May 31, 2008 22:19:34 GMT -6
"The babies really don't have a say in the matter, I'm afraid," Grio smiled. "The process itself is pretty hard to explain. I don't think you'll be able to understand it until you're a little older."
"Thanks for the help," Oscar gave him a courteous smile and wheeled the stretcher down to room 305. His co-worker followed silently, his disinterest showing that he would clearly rather be somewhere else.
Arriving at the room, Oscar opened the door and wheeled the stretcher over to the bed. "Help me get him in bed," he said, looking over at his co-worker.
"I don't enjoy repeating myself," Eltana frowned at him. "I told you before that I'm not touching him. Children are disgusting, snotty little things crawling with all sorts of germs."
"Then put some gloves on, or something!" Oscar snapped at him.
"My, my! Aren't we touchy today," Eltana rolled his eyes. "I don't do manual labor; it's beneath me."
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Post by silverviper2134 on May 31, 2008 22:22:27 GMT -6
"Well, why don't you try to explain, and I'll understand the best I can?" Kevin offered, smiling slightly. "I know why babies come out when they're big enough- cause when they're big, there's not enough room in the tummy. But Nikolai and Poke aren't big- they're really little".
A tall man with wild looking hair stepped into Kyle's room. "My assosiate told me to come here. What's the trouble?"
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Post by dante on May 31, 2008 22:32:44 GMT -6
Grio paused thoughtfully, trying to think of a simple way to put it. "Well... When it boils down to it, premature births are just mistakes. Arden and Nikolai should have been in their mother's body longer, but it sent them out early for some reason or another."
"This boy was caught cutting himself in his neighbor's kitchen," Oscar explained again, turning to face the doctor. "He was convulsing a little while ago, and now his breathing is irregular."
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Post by silverviper2134 on May 31, 2008 22:37:31 GMT -6
Kevin's eyes narrowed. "Well, what did she do? My friend's little brother came early cause his Mama got stressed out too much and her blood pressure got real high." He laughed slightly. "I'm just glad nothing bad happened to Poke. Me and her are real good friends, and she's a real good drummer".
Dr. Rafe-Kenist nodded and injected an IV into Kyle's arm. He took the hand that was still bleeding slightly and quickly sewed up the cut, wrapping the hand in gauze before turning to the paramedics. "What's this boy's name?"
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Post by dante on May 31, 2008 22:44:15 GMT -6
Grio shrugged. "Can't say for sure; there's a number of reasons why a child can be born prematurely. If I had to guess, though, I'd say stress. From what I've heard, Dante's been threatening Martel and her children ever since Martel found out she was pregnant."
"Actually, I don't think we ever got the kid's name," Oscar admitted, embarrassed. "But his parents are here, I think. I'll go speak with them." With that, he left the room and made his way back to the elevator.
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Post by silverviper2134 on May 31, 2008 22:47:46 GMT -6
"Maybe being born early did do something to Poke and Nikolai" Kevin said thoughtfully. "I mean, Poke's like Mozart when it comes to drumming- she played the chorus to the song Sophmore Slump a couple of weeks ago. And Nikolai's almost never awake". He frowned again. "But, why would Miss Dante want to hurt Poke and Nikolai? They were just itty-bitty babies, they didn't hurt anyone".
Down in the waiting room, Alice MacRustle was wringing her hands nervously as her husband rubbed her back to calm her nerves.
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Post by fabiolamustang on Jun 1, 2008 10:23:33 GMT -6
Black Hayate woke up and looked everywhere, sighed and then started walking to Scar's room, he went inside and after checking nobody was there, he sniffed Scar's bed, then looked at his sides before lifting his backside leg and he urinated.
He left the room and started sniffing all the floor, looking for Bandit. Hayate howled half whimpering, calling the small puppy, waiting for an answer.
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 1, 2008 10:27:31 GMT -6
From Martel and Dante's dorm, Bandit heard Hayate's howl. She barked happily in response, squeezing out from under Arden's crib.
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Post by fabiolamustang on Jun 1, 2008 11:35:28 GMT -6
Black Hayate started to sniff Bandit's smell ultil he reached Martel and Dante's dorm and scratched the door whimpering.
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jun 1, 2008 12:57:28 GMT -6
Hearing Black Hayate scratching, Martel went over and openned the door. Looking down, she stepped back when she saw the dog. "Hey Hayate. Where's Riza?" she asked him, bending down and scratching him ears.
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