Log:Burning in the Hospital

2010/26/12 	 Phoenix Wasp Guardian Asanna Mesmer 1

 Hospital - Patients Ward 

Exiting off of the elevator you see a sign upon the wall with arrows pointing in different directions leading to a certain numbered set of rooms. The floors here are made of the typical white vinyl tile with the walls here wallpapered in a textured beige coating to help reduce the sounds along with giving this part of the hospital a warmer feel. Nurses stations are placed at the beginning of each hallway, for which there are three. From one hallway soft beeping sounds of monitoring equipment hints that it may be the Intensive Care Unit, while another, the melody of crying infants may hint that a maternity ward is nearby. Then of course there is the final hallway which is a temporary home to those who are ill or incapacitated with broken appendages or recovering from surgeries.

 Scene Start - Scene run by Asanna 

This is not a veteran's hospital, but there are those here who would appreciate some notice from the Marine Corps. A fire in town today injured three firefighters. Only one in a serious way... the others were merely being watched for routine checkups after potential smoke inhalation. Major Abigail Hearns was told that it'd be a good idea to at least make an appearance for the sake of the morale of the civilian firefighters and she has been conversing with them for a half hour or so. The one serious injury is sedated and his friends are hanging out nearby... and so in her beige top, white belt, dark blue trousers with a blood red stripe down the sides.. Major Hearns steps out of that room into the hallway, her hat held in her left hand as she glances down the hallway and sees a display of flame-antics.... And so she walks that way, pausing in the doorway to the room and simply observing there.

A nurse emerges from a room, seeing the visitors arrive. By her posture and authority it's obvious she fancies herself in charge here in the hospital. In fact you get the idea that she really is. Some may recognice Asanna, one of CB's most noteworthy hospital personalities who interacts frequently with the meta-element/crowd.

Jackie enters the ward and crosses the floor to the nurse's station. She nods respectfully to the senior charge nurse, Asanna, and gestures to the coffee machine, "Mind if I get a coffee? The evil brew the paramedics make in ER is far too bitter for my tastes."

Phoenix continues her story. "And so, when the morning of the meeting came, Rat left quietly. Instead of waking Cat, as he had promised, he left Cat in a deep slumber..." She opens the palm of one hand, and a flame flickers into existence, in the shape of a rat. She opens her opposite hand and flames coalesce into the image of a sleeping Cat, or at least the best Cat that Phoenix can render with her fire.

Eyes perk up and Major Hearns raises a single brow. "Oh?" she asks, "Then it sounds like that'll be the first -real- coffee I've had since I left the base. Maybe I should head down and grab a cup." she offers as her oddly -yellow- eyes follow the fire display for just another moment before flickering towards the Nurse-in-charge and the newcomer.

Asanna nod, giving her the ok, "Med students are always welcome to help themselves. Nice to see you on our floor again Jackie."

Asanna continues, watching the fire-story teling from afar, "Might I inquire as to how I can help you this visit though?"

"When Cat finally awoke," Phoenix explains to the children. "He knew that he would be too late to meet the Jade Emperor. He swore revenge on Rat for his betrayal." She adds with a smile, "That is why cats chase rats to this very day."

Asanna is reaaranging a patient chart, adds her signature to a few places on the orders page of one, then places teh chart in a shelf designed for the binder.

Jackie smiles, "Combining medical studies and also continuing as a nurse doesn't give me a lot of free time. In the spring I have my finals and then certification board. It's taken six years from the time I started in medical school, Asanna, but I'm finally getting to the end of it." She smiles again, "Not that there's an end to learning as Prof. Mantines is fond of telling us." She looks around, lifts her eyebrows at the fire images Pheonix is creating.

Noticing the mild concern, or at least the lifted brows of Jackie, Major Hearns shakes her head and remarks, "I'm certain that Captain Jing-Yi has her powers well under control there." And she pushes off the wall to head further into the room where she pauses near Phoenix, hands clasping behind her back in a ready-ease stance. Basically, waiting politely but definitely interested in offering a greeting.

Asanna Looks at Jackie, somewhat unimpressed. "You know, Jackie, that we could have used you juat as well if you had stayed an RN. Most of us know more than the doctors do" She snickers, but in a its-funny-and we-fiorgive-you-way as one of the more clueless resident MD's finishes writing orders. She starts helping him fix all his orders and add things he missed.

Jackie chuckles, "Hush, Asanna. A doctor might overhear you." she says grinning. "True, the doctors would be lost without us on hand. But nearly all the advances in medical care originate from doctors. We're all on the same team."

Asanna gives a cold stare, but not a truly mean-hearted one to Jackie, "What like leeching and such?" then she changes tactics, "F. Nightingale made more progress than many an MD."

Phoenix dismisses her flames with a flick of her wrist. "Now remember children, I want all of you to get rest and get better. Oh, and don't play with fire -- it can be very dangerous. Auntie Phoenix can do it only because she has special powers over flames!"

Jackie laughs, quietly to not disturb the resting patients, "We're not using leeches any more though, are we? Thanks to many generations of doctors looking for better ways to help their patients. No, the only leeches uou'll find in a modern hospital are the lawyers in the Billing Department."

Asanna giggles and her expression show she has been tamed by the joke. "So what brings you here today out-of-uniform.

Trying to be careful not to tread on the medical professionals' livelihoods or toes so to speak, Major Hearns just keeps her mouth shut about various medical procedures. She's had enough poking and prodding recently to last four lifetimes but... that's the way it is when a soldier develops super powers. But she stands there quietyl, simply waiting for Phoenix to acknowledge her presence.

Asanna notices the Major, and instinctive seems to adjust her comportment. She offers her some pleasantry, a cup of coffee, and ths asks, "Well, we have seem to be brimming with celebs today, and how may I help you Major?"

Jackie lifts the cup she's accquired, "Coffee. I've been on duty in ER for the last thirty-six hours and while physically I can do without sleep, my mind is starting to get a bit sluggish. I was just going off duty, thus the street clothes, when the paramedics started bringing in the victims from a house fire in Bayside."

Phoenix waves and excuses herself from the small audience. She turns from them and over towards Guardian, Asanna, and Jackie. "Did someone mention coffee?" She nods in greeting to Guardian. "Good evening, ma'am," she says, taking in her appearance with brief look.

Jackie turns to look at Major Hearns with a smile... o O(I'm so out of touch.)

A nod is given to Phoenix, and Guardian remarks softly, "Captain. You've got a good way with kids there." and she then looks towards the rest of the room and shrugs towards Asanna, "I was just visiting some of the firefighters, thought they might just enjoy someone to talk to and all. But I would -love- a cup of coffee... real coffee... the sort that can double as engine cleaner."

Jackie then turns to Phoenix, "Thank you, uh, Phoenix, is that correct? Thank you for cheering the children up on this holiday."

Asanna gestures to the newcomers, "Help yourselves as well, look like we may need to start a new pot soon."

Asanna looks at Guardian more closely.

A staff nurse comes and Asanna briefly discusses a patient's status, giving the other nurse several suggestions whick or obviously meant more as orders; but since thsi is a hospital and not a military unit the comeraderie is more professional including the tone of the exchange. It is obvious the nurses trust each other and cover each others back in this hospital unit, unlike so many others.

Phoenix nods to Guardian and says, "I try. It's sad enough to be stuck in the hospital, and even worse at this time of year... I just try to be entertaining." She offers her hand to Guardian. "Phoenix," she says as an introduction. "It's good to meet one of my counterparts in the US military."

An overhead speaker anounces, "CODE trauma alert, level one trauma...CODE trauma alert, level one trauma..." noone seems to react, although the anouncement seems to imply some kind of expectation or alert to the general staff of the hospital.

Asanna Looks briefly at a patient tracking program on a monitor, "looks like another burn victim is arriving in the ER."

Jackie nods, "Got to fly." and with that she literally shrinks out of her clothes, the fabric deflating and dropping to the ground as a very small winged heroine flies with near eye-defeating speed back to ER.

A nod towards Phoenix, and Guardian accepts the hand, "Codename Guardian, but Major Hearns if you want something official." She smirks and shakes her head, "Or Abby if you want something -less- officialese." She glances over towards the hospital staff and offers a bit of a grin that lights up her yellow eyes. "I would be delighted to have a cup. But.." she listens to the announcement and glances about before nodding once more, "I assume that's something that is being handled already?"

Phoenix looks up at the sound of the alert, briefly. She asks Asanna, "Is there anything I can do to help?"

Asanna thinks for a moment, "Actually you might be of help Phoenix, come with me." her comment, though directed to Phoenix, seems to include the others too. As she walks, Asanna talks to phoenix a little, "Don't you have some kind of anti-fire power?..." she doesn't reveal her thought process conclusion.

Phoenix nods to Asanna. "If I burn hot enough, I can put out fires by starving them of air."

Asanna stops in her tracks, "Wait, you have to light-yourself-up to stop other fires? Doesn't that-itself pose a risk to your surroundings and others?" It's obvioulsy a question and not an accusation.

"I might be able to help a little bit there. I absorb energy and might be able to prevent it from spreading... but I don't want to step on anyones' toes or make it worse." Guardian says that and tags along behind. She's basically waiting for someone to tell her what she -can- do to help here....

Phoenix nods to Asanna. "Most of my powers work that way. Fortunately, I have good control over them."

Meanwhile, down in ER reception Wasp is following instructions from the triage doctor and healing those most needing it.

Asanna arrives in the Emergency department, barging in on Wasp as she is doing her ER-nurse-thing. She seems determined as she says, "Forget HIPPA privacy laws today...and brings the others into the trauma ER room where Wasp is.

[To Phoenix] Asanna says, "well, a little anatomy/physiology..."

[To Phoenix] Asanna says, "Burn victims continue to 'burn' on a cellular level inside...can you do anything about that?"

Phoenix says, "I don't think so..."

Asanna f continues, "thats over-simplified, but good enough for now."

Asanna shakes her head, "there goes that idea for helping this guy." She lood at the other meta's, "How about you others? Any crack-snap power that'll help?"

Asanna seems to be stressed about something, but stays focussed on the task at hand, saving a burn victim who's arrived in the busy CB hospital ER.

Shaking her head, Guardian remarks, "-active- sources of energy... I could absorb and dissipate, but if it's more of secondary effects after the fact...." she shrugs her shoulders once more and steps back away to stay out of the way. "I don't really have any other abilities that would be useful." she adds.

Asanna looks to see how Wasp's efforts ar progressing...

Wasp nods as she overhears Asanna's comment. She's resting a tiny hand over a burned area of one of the newly arrived patients, "I can heal the damage but as Asanna says correctly, the thermal energy in the tissue is sufficent that more tissue damage occurs after I've healed the initial injuries."

The victim is so badly burned its features are already unrecognizable. not even gender can be initially ID'ed... the MD looks on with a grim expresion.

Mesmer appears in the middle of the hospital, the mask over his head and glancing around to survey the scene.

Wasp glances to Major Hearns, "You can dissipate energy? Can you do that to the thermal energy in this patient? If you can do that I can heal with an almost certain chance of success."

"I could try... but it's usually more... -active- than that." offers Guardian. (Boy, need a dispel or some such for that sorta thing I guess!). "I mean if he had a bolt of lightning heading his way, I could redirect it at myself and simply absorb it. Once it's hit... and started to have an effect, it's a bit late for my power but..." She sets her white hat aside and raises both hands over the patient... -trying- to figure out if there's anything she can do to help here.

The patient seems to awake suddenly from a skock induced coma, it screams and in panic begins to flail out of control; trying to get off the work table...

An EKG machine shows a heart rhythm that causes the medical staff to panic/react in horror. the trauma MD yells "We have to get the patient under control!"

Mesmer frowns, limping forward toward the patient, glancing around at the others in the room, raising a slight hand as if asking permisson.

"All I know is that -touching- someone with burns this severe could make things worse at this point. Sedative perhaps?" asks Guardian as she clenches her hands into fists, failing to really absorb anything from the patient. "As I expected, lingering thermal effects are a bit too subtle for my power to work on'em..."

Wasp mutters to herself, not intending to be overheard by anyone else.. 'Not while I'm here. I'm not going to lose one today. Come back to us.'

No one seems to stop Mesmer...HER clout as a military-woman, and metahuman prevailing.

Wasp gives the patient another shot of her healing virus. "Someone help keep him or her still. Limb damage isn't a major issue right now. First let's keep them alive."

Asanna yells, "any IV access?" but a ambulance paramedic shakes his head.

"We couldn't get one started."

The patient hysteria is increasing and it begins to tear at its own flesh...probably due to the trauma/internal burning that is till happening.

Mesmer hand extends palm outward toward the patient, his other hand clasping around the limped leg. his focus on the patient.

None of the medical staff seem brave enought to approach at this moment; affraid that they'll be struck.

Wasp is fighting for this victim. She's releasing measured does of healing virus into the patient and also letting the virus mutate into a regenerative self-sustaining, albeit limited lifespan, colony that will fully restore all injuries. When the mutation is ready she releases that too. Under her care the patient starts coming back, the charred weeping flesh becoming restored to healthy skin and internal organs being rebuilt. The monitoring devices show the story, as vital signs creep back towards normal readings, beeping alarms becoming silent one by one.

Mesmer closes his palm again, the patient's frantic movements freezing as he immobilizes their limbs with his mind. Red begins to show on the glove clutching his leg.

And what does Major Hearns do? She simply stands there as kinda a human shield for the others. She's quite happy to allow the patient to flail against her if she can avoid having it attack others. Other than that, she has her arms in the air over the patient and pulls them back when the person suddenly stops moving. Her eyes flicker towards Mesmer and she makes a mental note to have his injury handled next...

As tissues seem to sew themselves back together under Wasp#s hands she catches a glint of something...

Even in its paralyzed state the patient seems to be groaning something.

Wasp brings the patient back from danger first and then checks how they are progressing by use of her virus examination, introducting another strain of virus that swarms through the patient's body and returns to Wasp with the results of a full diagnostic checkup.

Mesmer cocks his head to the side considering the patient, before glancing around for a place to sit, the cut on his leg bothering him.

Of course, Guardian is just stepped back now that the patient has been restrained and is being healed. So she just reclasps her hands behind her back and makes sure she's not in the way of the doctors and such. She's not a medic... if an airlift were required, that'd be one thing...

The scanners go wild, something odd seems to be indicated by the EEG machine showing that the patients mind is doing something super-natural...and additional scanning showed some kind of build up of inner ennergy even as you heal it.

Mesmer glances about then pulls his hand off his leg long enough to punch buttons on his wrist monitor, a voice then repeats through the watch, "Seems to think that they will hurt us if we are close, possible bomb?"

Wasp says, "We may have an uncontrolled meta talent release situation. Is the isolation room available?"

Energy buildup? Potential danger? Now is when Guardian will move. "The Hell with that. I can get'im out over the bay in seconds...." she offers as she steps forward and -starts- to reach for the body.

Wasp says, "We have an armored isolation room in the Xenobiology ward. This is still a patient. Taking them out of the hospital is not a good idea. If the room is free it's the best option for the safety of both patient and hospital."

Other medical personell beging to back away in fear...one of the paramedics whispers..."it was at the center of the fire!"

Mesmer nods his head punching into his wrist device, "He claims that he is burning inside, pyrokenetics perhaps. Sedate?" The last is clearly a query to Wasp.

Blue flames beging to flicker around the parts of the patient that are most healed.

While Guardian may be an officer, she understands one principle... doctors always overrule officers. If the medic says jump... Major Hearns will simply ask how high. So she nods and suggests, "Fine, let me do the transport then. I should be fine if the patient starts spewing fire or some such."

Wasp nods, "Follow me." She turns to one of the ER doctors, "Advise the Xeno ward we're on our way, please."

The MD gladly uses the excuse to run away from the trauma room to a phone at a far desk and calls an extension.

Arms slipping under knees and shoulders, Guardian is ready to move. She doesn't bother flying since the hallways are narrow enough to make it -less- maneuverable. However, she is in a hurry. Her hat falls by the wayside... gotta remember to get that back later. And she's basically ignoring the blue flames for the moment...

Wasp says, "From the burns they suffered, the patient won't be so fortunate. Can you disspate the energy that is building up inside them, Major Hearns?"

Heat can be felt to emmanate from the person on the table.

Mesmer winces as he takes a step to follow, he pauses, then begins to float. He nods to Wasp, and then beckons for her to lead, "I will continue to contain the patient."

Wasp leads the way through the hospital to the isolation room in the Xeno ward.

Mesmer continues to float behind the patient making good his word to contain the patient sending thoughts of calm, ease and comfort toward the patient. The impression is of a peaceful summer day, calm and of peaceful and calming breeze.

Although the patient is calm, the heat seems to continue to build, as if it's not really in the control of the actual patient on a concious level.

Striding at a good clip, Guardian follows Wasp towards the isolation chamber. She doesn't speak a word at this point for fear of talking over someone else's instructions or whatnot. However, she just does as she's told, goes where directed and eventually places the body down and moves towards the doorway to stand at the weak point... behind the door once it's closed. In case any damage blasts out of the chamber, she's positioned to handle it.

Wasp stays with the patient, working on healing any damage being done by the renewed heat but unable to have any effect on the generation of the heat.

Wasp cannot be shielded by Guardian as she has to maintain contact with the patient. The explosion hurls her tiny body across the isolation room into an unyielding Questonite wall.

Wasp says, "Ouch."

Mesmer remains untouched by the heat though he is only a few meters away, the heat wave creating a visible distortion in the air around him.

"Out.." suggests/orders Guardian as she carries the being into the room and lays them down on the floor/table/whatever. Then she steps back and glances down at her outfit. Time to replace -another- uniform. Damn... good thing her teeshirt wasn't ruined, otherwise she might be risking the comic book code here. But she's backing off and basically wants the door to be opened -just- long enough to let her out unless it's going to explode again before that

Light and flames spew forth from the patients eye sockets. Its healed enough by Wasp to see it's a youngish boy.

Wasp continues her healing, trying to stay ahead of, or at least level with, the damage being done by the patent's internal energy, "We need a DNA analysis of this patient. Until we know what the prognosis is I can't even be sure I'm doing the right thing is trying to contain the effects." she calls out to the Xeno medical staff outside the isolation room.

The Xeno medical staff views the scene from a camera. A speaker's audibly crackles their response..."Coming right up, but we need a sample, One of you able to get it for us?"

As Wasp heals the boy teh fires grow...

Wasp asks the heroes in the room, "Either of you know how to take a blood sample? My hands are too small to handle a hypodermic.

Holding out a hand, Guardian says, "Give me something to take a sample with. I should be able to do it safely." She's looking to Wasp or whatnot. "I'm not a -trained- medic, just the basic course the marines taught... but I am not worried about the fire myself...."

Wasp says, "In the cabinets to your left hand side, second from the bottom, front compartment, Major Hearns."

Operating by feel, Guardian reaches where indicated and works her way up to the compartment before taking a syringe out and removing the wrapper. She takes a breath and looks at the arms... trying to find one that will have a better chance of finding a vein...

Blood fills the syringe as Gaurdian slowly pulls back the stopper.

Mesmer glancing at the row of medicial supplies available he pulls on a second pair of gloves so as not to mix samples, his hands still covered in blood from his leg wound, "I will take it." his watch says.

When Mesmer tries to teleport out the Questonite constructed room he hits the wall and bounces.

Even with her tiny wings buzzing to try and stay in place the second explosion of fire sends Wasp tumbling through the air and slamming into the wall once more.

Wasp says, "Double ouch. Those explosions are getting stronger."

Wasp warns, "If the next explosion is as strong as that one it's likely to knock me out."

As Wasp's healing shows signs of progress so too do the blue fires increase, but the boy now seems to be breathing more normally. The blue fire rips through his flesh again, but this time. soemthing is different....

With a nod, Guardian says, "You two go.. I'll stay here and let you talk me through anything that needs to be done.... "

Wasp shakes her head, "This is my job. I don't leave a patient who might need me while I can still fly. Thanks for the thought, however, and for your help, both of you."]

"You're not help to the patient if you're blasted out and unconscious.... run the bloodwork.. let me handle the energy eruption." suggests Guardian.

Wasp tucks herself up against the back of Guardian's hand so she can reach to touch and heal the boy while being partly covered from the explosions.

Mesmer 's mask hides a look of annoyance as he flys for the door with the bloodwork.

Wasp says, "There are Profs outside who will do a much better job of DNA analysis than I would, and who will tell me to get out their way in no uncertain terms if I try."

Outside the secure room, a lab assistand takes the blood and connects to to a supercomputer...processor lights can be seen to be blinking.

Mesmer turns about to look for a window that he can see the patient, and hopefully do something to prevent a thermal detonation.

Wasp continues healing until she's told otherwise by the residents and consultants working on the blood sample.

The boy's entire body seems to be both burning apart and meshing back to gether at the same time as Wasp's heaing effect keeps pace with the blue flames.

Closing her eyes, Guardian reaches both of her hands to enclose about Wasp, still bracing vs possible explosions. She's basically giving a small gap for the Wasp's hand to extrude out from and heal the patient, closing it off between touches.

Rolling blue flames are crawling all over the patient, the floor, the walls, and the heroes in the room.

Mesmer focuses his considerable psyche to telling the boy's mind to power down, in an attempt to prevent any further blasts and damage to the body.

Suddenly the blue flames begin to subside. The Boy stops buring and Wasp is able to fully heal him. He looks to be about 8 yrs old, blond hair, blue eyes the same blue as the flames (the eyes flutter momentarily).

And after absorbing so much, Guardian's eyes are seeping yellow energy... it's seeping into the air like it was almost liquid where it dissipates rather quickly. When the flames die off, she opens her hands and says, "I think we're in the clear. Now, could I borrow a lab coat from someone?"

A genetics tech yells through the speaker, "His DNA is strange, but the simulator indicates he is going thorough a metamorphosis that his body wasn't prepared to withstand yet. He was killing himself as he tried to change."

Wasp smiles, "Sure. Thanks. Thanks times a thousand."

Wasp looks to the genetics tech, "Is he going to stablize now?"

Lab assistants enter the room, as does a specail meta-human medical team assemble by Asanna. She speaks to Mesmer, "THink you can keep him shut off intil we can create something techy to do it for you?"

Mesmer is leaning heavily to the side, his left leg covered in blood, but he continues to watch the boy, his fingers flying along the wrist pad, "I should be able to do that. A chair would be nice."

The tech nods to Wasp, "if he's off, he'll be alright according to the simulator, but we 'll have to figure out how to help him complete the change before we can give him his mind back or he'll repeat all this."

Turning towards the exit, Guardian remembers something. "Wasp, can you do something for this man's leg? He seems to have played a central role in our success as it were..." Then, she goes for the lab coat... good thing the guy didn't explode again, she was down to a singed pink bra as it was...

Wasp nods to Guardian, "Yes, I have that as the next thing on my list, as soon as I check the boy for residual organ damage." Looking over to Mesmer, she frowns. Then sighs, "Mentalist?" she asks.

Asanna seems right at home directing and working wiht the meta team and is absorbed in taking care of anyone involved who needs it.

Mesmer nods his head as he considers the dimunative healer, the watch responds the only communication the man has used, "Yes, my appologies for the clunky methodology of this communication, I find most consider a mental touch a bit... disarming."

Wasp nods, "Never touch my mind, please. I have a phobia regarding that. However, thank you for your assistance."

A technician hands Guardian a lab coat.

Pulling on the coat, Guardian fastens it shut, "I'll have this laundered and returned as soon as possible." she offers with a bit of a smirk. "But thanks, I didn't really feel like venturing outside nearly topless."

Mesmer inclines his head in acknowledgment of the request. "There was a need and I was able to help." The watch's 'voice' sounds slightly British.

Wasp turns to look at the boy with a smile, "You're going to be okay, son." Then she turns back to the two heroes, "A military Major, and a Mentalist. I suspect you have no idea how much damage you've just done to my strongly held prejudices. I need to go get my clothes and write up a case report. But would you care to join me for a early breakfast in the Past Times coffee shop after that?"