Posted by Civilian Kenzo B’tren-Hyrushi (Governor) in The Flora Symphony

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Kane yelled into the screen “DAMMIT!!!! JUST CRANK THE FU<%!NG THING!!!” Kenzo glared daggers at the man but he reached over and simply grasped the knob and turned it up as far as it would go, watching Sharah’s face for any excuse to rip the device off her head.

Kenzo / The Marquis de Kane

No…nononono. Sharah didn’t want to crank it more, she wanted it off. Sharah did not want to find out how much more she could stand. There was a sudden massive explosion of pain, she went rigid and gasped, her breath catching in her lungs, and then everything went silent. The noise, the storms, the pain, Sharah - all utterly, suddenly silent. There was an eerie euphoric feeling as the adrenaline and endorphins caught up with the pain her nerves were screaming about and her brain tried to process. Her head felt hot and then cold as everything seemed to expand, contract, and her head swam and thudded. Her blood pressure was dropping rapidly, and Sharah whispered a curse right before she passed out.

Sharah

Hyrushi grabbed her as she started to fall back, and he yelled “What do-” and Kane’s voice cut him off. “Shut up! For f#<ks sake, calm down. She just passed out. Give her a minute. Oh, but do check her pulse. Make sure it wasn’t a full cardiac episode.” and he lifted an orange drink to his lips and took a sip while he watched what happened.

Kenzo was livid. He pressed his fingers to Fayth’s neck and felt for a pulse. “If anything has happened to her, I swear I will-” and he stopped. Her pulse was strong. Fast, but steady. He glared at the screen. Kane grinned back and ate a pretzel. “Pretty cool, huh? Man… her input receptors must be exponentially dense. That’s enough power to block out most directed sonic disruption devices. Impressive.” and he ate another pretzel.

Hyrushi / Kane

A feminine voice come from somewhere behind Kane, “If he has a medical tricorder, he should really take a full physical scan, especially of her brain.” A woman with exceptionally long blonde hair, and slightly built walked into the screen frame. She leaned forward staring hard at the black haired woman who was passed out cold. “Fascinating. You probably want to a high sugar juice and add an electrolyte infusion to it. She just burned through a massive amount of blood sugar. Don’t let her try to stand up either, unless you want to deal with a concussion.” She stared at her a moment longer, “Mouth is still pinched. Residual pain. An anti-inflammatory will help.” Then the woman walked out of the screen, twirling a stylus in her fingers and reading a PaDD.

The first thing Sharah was aware of was a very hot touch against her neck, but there was no context. Then sometime after a dull ache, mostly in her head and her throat. Everything felt shaky…like she hadn’t eaten in far too long. It felt better to just stay there and not move, so she did. Until it registered for her that she was hearing people talk, but there was no sense of their presence, thoughts, or emotions. That woke her up fully and she took a deep breath, trying to get a sense of herself before she tried to move.

Sharah