Mako, Come Into Me!

[Zack]

“…” Light. Dark. “…” Light. Dark. “…” His eyes sunken, Zack slowly followed a nurse that walked into his room. She didn’t seem too nervous, quickly checking her clipboard. “So, feeling any better?” Zack nodded. “Kinda tired.” She grabbed a few tools from a nearby table. Zack repositioned himself for her tests. “I can’t remember much. Did you find me?” She started taking blood pressure. “No, you were brought here by a few soldiers. It’s the same. You know, you weren’t the first one brought here today.” Zack stared at the floor, a little nauseous from the “hospital smell”. A small light popped up on the wall. “Whew. It’s a busy day! I’ll be back in a few.” Zack laid back down, and watched her scurry out.

Minutes passed. And so did more. Eventually, Zack grew impatient. He felt much better than before, and had become used to the smell. Seeing his equipment in a corner, he got up, stretched, and left. He managed to get out without notice through all the chaos. “I shouldn’t be there; I’d only be in the way.” Just as he started to relax, he heard a voice from behind.

“Hey, get back here!” Throwing a glance back, Zack saw a soldier rushing at him. “Ah…I’ll get back to him later.” He dashed for a close set of back alleys, careening through them and everything within. “Crap…this one’s persistent.” The soldier was keeping up pretty well. Zack decided to end the race. He turned a corner, ducked into a shady alcove about halfway down the path, and tossed a box of ammo towards the other end of the path. <Crack!>. The box had thankfully not opened, and the foolish guard tried to follow it. Zack waited a safe time before he retrieved his priceless ammo. Approaching a side alley, he hid his face under his cape, and slipped into the main part of the city.

(OOC): Saturday training. This is also my fourth post, so I levels! Mmmk, I’ll take 10 gil, 60 hp, and 55 int.

[Zack]

“AHH…” A giant yawn escaped from Zack’s mouth, and more came soon after. He was supposed to be training, but turned once he saw the training facilities. A little ways further lay the library, the one place he figured he could relax. He entered, glad to get away from the bustle of the city outside. The shelves were well stacked, just not with good material. Plus, everything was mixed up, so Zack soon gave up trying to find a book to hide behind. He slumped into a chair in the back, and started to slip into a quiet slumber.

“Hmm…so cold…” Zack looked around, and saw nothing but books. They surrounded him. He seemed to be frozen as he tried to climb the massive piles. “Brrr…almost there…” Zack felt warmer, and his muscles started to relax. “That’s better.” Beads of sweat soon covered him. “Maybe that’s too much.” He looked down to measure his progress. It hadn’t been much, since a giant wave of fire crawled towards him. “That’s probably not good…” He quickly started back up the tower of paper, but every book came loose. Finally, with the last one, he fell into the flames.

“Uh!” He awoke with a massive headache. “I can’t even rest when I’m sleeping!” Without much rest, he left the library, intent on never returning to such an evil place.

(OOC): Training! 10 gil, 10 hp, and…15 int.

[Zack]

Zack was once again faced with a choice of avoiding practice. He felt no better, so he skipped, and searched for a different class, maybe something that was easy on the brain. It just so happens he couldn’t find that class, but he ducked into another room, though he didn’t read the name of it. He found a seat, and stayed quiet while listening to a couple of guys talk about flying space vehicles, and a tiny bit on how to repair them.

Their lecture was long, but through it all, Zack was able to learn a little. After class, he went for a walk around the training structures. A shop here, a shop there, some soldiers… “Hey…is that…?” Zack broke into a run after a man who seemed familiar. He had turned a corner, and as Zack got there, he had disappeared. “Huh…maybe I am tired…I thought I saw his sword glow.”

(OOC): Started learning aviation and engineering. I just posted this under my training, since I needed that first.

[Zabuza]

Yeah, upgraded yesterday but forgot to put this..

[Zack]

Zack was still in the infirmary, resting in bed, not needing much attention. His injury had healed nicely, making him wonder if he just imagined the whole thing. He never cared for the “hospital smell”, and was a bit nervous. The doctor’s pacing and checking didn’t help. He had to stop it.

“Uh…so doc, how’d you guys get me patched up so quick?”

The doctor continued shifting papers, but eventually walked over to his impatient patient.

“Well, we basically cleaned and closed the wound, and accelerated the healing through magic. We’ll remove the bandage in about an hour.”

That wasn’t Zack’s language. “Hmm…well…what? Magic?”

The doctor laughed. “I’d figure if anyone knew about magic you would. Mako is a truly marvelous thing, it’s helped us so much. We’ve learned magic arts through it. I‘d tell you more, but it’s a bit complicated.”

Zack was not about to let him work again! “Well, I’ve got some time to burn. Please?”

The doctor didn’t like to babysit. “Ah…better than paperwork, I suppose. It doesn’t seem like anyone needs help today anyway.”

(OOC): Woot! Learned aviation and engineering, now learning Restore and Esuna. At least you get a sucker at the dentist…

[Zabuza]

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