To Reap What You Sow
Cause and Effect
It’s been a few days since Sy had ignited and burned down a large portion of eastern Alubarna, and released the Diochi acid, which ended up spreading across the whole city. The acid had dispersed now and was gone, but it took it tolls on many of the citizens. Many of them hospitalized with symptoms of difficulty breathing, and most facilities had no means to treat the cause. Just watch and keep them stable until they heal. Burt had ended up in one such facility, but he wasn’t improving at all. His years of working the forge had already damaged his lung’s, and now this last little bit was enough to put him on his death bed.
The medical facility had contacted Viera to talk to her. Afraid of going to the facility alone she asked Sy to go along with her. The facility wasn’t located to far away from Viera and Burt’s house. They arrived to see a horrid sight of Burt comatose with a tube shoved into his lungs and draining all kinds of various fluids from within. Viera collapsed to the floor upon seeing her father. The old man while stubborn was all she had. Tears streamed from her eyes, as she sat there a bubbling mess. The doctor came up to the two and started to speak.
“Ma’am your father…….” Sy cut the doctor off with a motion of his hand as he bent down and helped Viera to her feet. She dusted herself off and wiped the tears away from her eyes and looked to the doctor. The doctor realized that talking to them here was a bad idea. He escorted them to a private room with some seats. Following them into the room the doctor shut the door behind them. He then waited for the two to take a seat before he began to speak again.
“Your father, we have no way to cure him. Right now, we are just keeping him alive but barely. We suggest you say your goodbyes now. We are certain he won’t make it through the night.” The doctor wasn’t as cold as Sy expected it to be, but the use of certainty irritated Sy. How could they know for sure he wouldn’t last the night? Sy, was certain Burt would die without intervention but before the night was over, no he wouldn’t accept that.
Viera on the hand began crying once again. The endless stream of tears flowed from her eye as she went from crying to wailing. An hour of wailing passed before the came back and explained that Burt might survive if he could get a lung transplant, but there were not any surgeons available. Plus finding a lung this quickly would be nearly impossible. Viera stopped crying for a moment, and then asked if she could take her dad home for the night. To let him pass there, with his family, and in his own bed. The doctor was puzzled but left for a moment to go ask if they accommodate something such as that.
“Your going to save him Sy. I know you have researched what’s been going on with him, and you’ve been studying from those medical books. You are the only one who can perform the task and find the lung.” She paused when spoke the last bit. She realized at that moment she was asking Sy to murder someone for her father, but she wanted to save her father. “Any price I will pay. You just do what you need to.” Viera had regained her composure before standing and walking to the small room the doctors and nurses were conversing in.
“We will be taking my father. Thank you for your time and help.” Viera spoke clearly, and directly as she shut the door behind her and walked into her father’s room.
Sy followed her into the room, and with just a glance from the massive woman he knew, he needed to start taking the equipment off Burt. Slowly he pulled the tube out of his throat and covered up the hole. Then he removed the I.V. along with the mask on his face. Once everything was removed Viera walked over and picked up her father with ease. With her dad in her arms she walked out of the room, and back to her house. Taking a detour and stopping by the location of Sy’s lab. There she dropped off her father and told Sy he needed to do whatever it took to save her father.
Gabe was at the lab and realized the moment they walked in with Viera’s dying father what was about to happen. He didn’t realize the extent of what was going to happen, but knew it wasn’t going to be anything good.
“I have some connections from my time in the Marines. I can get you some basic medical supplies just give me a list of what you need.” Handing Sy a piece of paper and a pen Gabe leaned back against the wall after his offer.
Sy didn’t say anything to the man but just started writing:
“Very well, here you go.” Handing the list back to Gabe. Sy walked over and began to clean some supplies and checked on Burt’s throat.
A few hours passed when Gabe showed back up with the medical supplies that Sy had listed. Well most of them. Apparently even when a favor is owed staff at clinics don’t hand out paralytics and sedation drugs. It was no matter Sy would steal some when he went out to find the lung he needed. Sy had to think of a perfect victim. Someone healthy, someone that isn’t a blacksmith, and finally someone younger. Before that though he hooked Burt up to the various devices that Gabe had brought back.
One such device was similar to the on in the clinic. A tube that went into Burt’s throat and down into his lungs. From there it would suck out all the fluid congregating there. Making it so Burt could somewhat breath on his own, but to be safe Sy had Gabe bring in a tank of oxygen and they hooked Burt up to that. Once hooked up Sy checked Burt’s vitals, and while not perfect they were enough for Sy to feel comfortable to go out on the hunt. Sy told Gabe to contact him through the Den Den Mushi if there were any significant changes with Burt.
Night had just dawned on the city of Alubarna. The darkness of the desert only aided Alubarna in appearing as the star of the desert. The lights of the city were one of the few sources of light at night in all of Alabasta. Though as of late the star Alubarna has been going out. Due to most of the city being in shambles. As the constant fighting from pirates and marines continued. Sy would use the darkness to his advantage, but he still didn’t have an idea of who would kidnap for a lung.
Without a target in mind Sy went for the one target he knew he need to do. He walked over to the clinic that Burt was located in earlier today. Since he had been in there he knew the place well and knew exactly where to go in order to get the drugs he needed. The front door was obviously going to be locked. So, would the back door, but at least he wouldn’t have to worry so much about being caught. Heading around back Sy pulled out his lock picking tools. Reaching down he grabbed the handle of the door, only to realize that it was unlocked. Concerned and yet interested Sy entered the clinic.
There was only a couple of reason the back door would be unlocked, and Sy’s mind instantly went to someone else having broken in. Walking forward down the hallway Sy had yet to see anyone or hear anything. By the time he reached the main nurses station of the clinic he had still not run into anyone or heard anything. Maybe he was wrong, and someone just forget to lock the back door. Sy now being at his target destination collected the drugs he need, when he heard the sound of someone hitting the floor. Then laughter erupted from the same direction followed by another bang.
Sy decided to ignore the sound and just leave. He got what he came for and didn’t need anything else. As he approached the exit something fell onto him from a nearby closet. It was the doctor from earlier, and he wasn’t dead. In fact, he was far from dead. He was drunk out of his mind as he tried to stand up and stumble a few feet forward before falling on his face. Pissed that this man was just having a good time and being a fool Sy angrily got up and quickly made his way out of the building. Half way home Sy realized that despite this being a horrible idea the doctor was a perfect target.
Going back to the clinic, the doctor had made his way outside the back door, but not far before he passed out. Sy woke the man up. Then helped him to his feet as he walked the man to lab. Once there he had the Doctor take a seat as he began to prep Burt for the procedure. Sy remembered what he had read in the medical book about how this works. First order of business was to get all the tubes setup and ready.
First tube was already in place in Burt’s mouth leading down into his lungs. It provided him with both and suctioning, then a second tube needed to place that ran through Burt’s nose and into his stomach. This too would be hooked up to suction just in case Burt’s stomach got upset it could clear out any extra unnecessary stuff. Now that all tubes are in place, it was time to get the replacement lungs. Sy grabbed a syringe and filled it full of a drug that would paralyze the doctor but that’s it. Sy couldn’t spare any of the other drugs on the doctor, so he would feel everything but be unable to move.
Gabe at this point decided he was going to leave and that he would be back at a later time. With that Sy walked over and escorted the doctor to the table in his lab. He had the man lay down, and then injected him with the paralytic. It wasn’t long before the doctor couldn’t move, but eyes showed his fear. Checking the doctor’s pulse revealed it was quite elevated, and if it continued this way the doctor would die from his fear alone.
Grabbing his scalpel Sy ran it along the doctor’s breastbone, and along the side pulling the tissue up. From there he cracked some of the ribs and opened up the chest cavity to reveal two beautiful lungs. Sy didn’t want to make the man suffer to much more and with a simple stroke of his scalpel he sliced the man’s aorta causing him to bleed out. While he was bleeding Sy removed both of the mans lungs and placed them in containers that were then placed in another container full of ice.
With the first part done Sy moved on to the more complicated and difficult part. Replacing the living patient’s lungs with his new set and keeping the patient alive during the process. “Okay.” Sy put on a large rubber like outfit and some gloves as he readied his scalpel. He let out a heavy sigh as he mentally told himself he could do this. Since he was new to this, it would be best for him to use the side approach. He applied some pain meds and paralytic to Burt’s I.V line before he started his incision. He would start on the right side first, and then if it went well he would move over to the left.
The incision went well and so did cracking Burts ribs. Sy reached in and removed Burt’s lung carefully and quickly and using a small plastic tube he suctioned any blood that was leaking from the cut. He then put the new lung in and attached it to the main bronchus followed by the pulmonary artery and vein. Then he left the small plastic tube in place as he stitched Burt up as best he could.
Everything thus well had gone well, and now time for the next transplant. Moving over to the left side Sy made the same incision he before and cracked the ribs revealing the lung. Reaching in he removed it and with the same process of suction through a different tube kept the area clean. Then he placed the next lung in and attached it to the same parts of the body as the last one. Leaving the plastic tube in place to remove fluids that build up like he did on the side. He stitched Burt up as best he could, but as far as Sy could tell everything had gone stellar, and there was no reason for concern.
Cause and Effect
It’s been a few days since Sy had ignited and burned down a large portion of eastern Alubarna, and released the Diochi acid, which ended up spreading across the whole city. The acid had dispersed now and was gone, but it took it tolls on many of the citizens. Many of them hospitalized with symptoms of difficulty breathing, and most facilities had no means to treat the cause. Just watch and keep them stable until they heal. Burt had ended up in one such facility, but he wasn’t improving at all. His years of working the forge had already damaged his lung’s, and now this last little bit was enough to put him on his death bed.
The medical facility had contacted Viera to talk to her. Afraid of going to the facility alone she asked Sy to go along with her. The facility wasn’t located to far away from Viera and Burt’s house. They arrived to see a horrid sight of Burt comatose with a tube shoved into his lungs and draining all kinds of various fluids from within. Viera collapsed to the floor upon seeing her father. The old man while stubborn was all she had. Tears streamed from her eyes, as she sat there a bubbling mess. The doctor came up to the two and started to speak.
“Ma’am your father…….” Sy cut the doctor off with a motion of his hand as he bent down and helped Viera to her feet. She dusted herself off and wiped the tears away from her eyes and looked to the doctor. The doctor realized that talking to them here was a bad idea. He escorted them to a private room with some seats. Following them into the room the doctor shut the door behind them. He then waited for the two to take a seat before he began to speak again.
“Your father, we have no way to cure him. Right now, we are just keeping him alive but barely. We suggest you say your goodbyes now. We are certain he won’t make it through the night.” The doctor wasn’t as cold as Sy expected it to be, but the use of certainty irritated Sy. How could they know for sure he wouldn’t last the night? Sy, was certain Burt would die without intervention but before the night was over, no he wouldn’t accept that.
Viera on the hand began crying once again. The endless stream of tears flowed from her eye as she went from crying to wailing. An hour of wailing passed before the came back and explained that Burt might survive if he could get a lung transplant, but there were not any surgeons available. Plus finding a lung this quickly would be nearly impossible. Viera stopped crying for a moment, and then asked if she could take her dad home for the night. To let him pass there, with his family, and in his own bed. The doctor was puzzled but left for a moment to go ask if they accommodate something such as that.
“Your going to save him Sy. I know you have researched what’s been going on with him, and you’ve been studying from those medical books. You are the only one who can perform the task and find the lung.” She paused when spoke the last bit. She realized at that moment she was asking Sy to murder someone for her father, but she wanted to save her father. “Any price I will pay. You just do what you need to.” Viera had regained her composure before standing and walking to the small room the doctors and nurses were conversing in.
“We will be taking my father. Thank you for your time and help.” Viera spoke clearly, and directly as she shut the door behind her and walked into her father’s room.
Sy followed her into the room, and with just a glance from the massive woman he knew, he needed to start taking the equipment off Burt. Slowly he pulled the tube out of his throat and covered up the hole. Then he removed the I.V. along with the mask on his face. Once everything was removed Viera walked over and picked up her father with ease. With her dad in her arms she walked out of the room, and back to her house. Taking a detour and stopping by the location of Sy’s lab. There she dropped off her father and told Sy he needed to do whatever it took to save her father.
Gabe was at the lab and realized the moment they walked in with Viera’s dying father what was about to happen. He didn’t realize the extent of what was going to happen, but knew it wasn’t going to be anything good.
“I have some connections from my time in the Marines. I can get you some basic medical supplies just give me a list of what you need.” Handing Sy a piece of paper and a pen Gabe leaned back against the wall after his offer.
Sy didn’t say anything to the man but just started writing:
- The List:
- 1 Ventilator and all equipment that comes with it
As much I.V pain medicine as you can get
1 Portable lung suction equipment
1 Portable vital signs monitor
Paralytic Drug IV
Sedation Drug IV
“Very well, here you go.” Handing the list back to Gabe. Sy walked over and began to clean some supplies and checked on Burt’s throat.
A few hours passed when Gabe showed back up with the medical supplies that Sy had listed. Well most of them. Apparently even when a favor is owed staff at clinics don’t hand out paralytics and sedation drugs. It was no matter Sy would steal some when he went out to find the lung he needed. Sy had to think of a perfect victim. Someone healthy, someone that isn’t a blacksmith, and finally someone younger. Before that though he hooked Burt up to the various devices that Gabe had brought back.
One such device was similar to the on in the clinic. A tube that went into Burt’s throat and down into his lungs. From there it would suck out all the fluid congregating there. Making it so Burt could somewhat breath on his own, but to be safe Sy had Gabe bring in a tank of oxygen and they hooked Burt up to that. Once hooked up Sy checked Burt’s vitals, and while not perfect they were enough for Sy to feel comfortable to go out on the hunt. Sy told Gabe to contact him through the Den Den Mushi if there were any significant changes with Burt.
Night had just dawned on the city of Alubarna. The darkness of the desert only aided Alubarna in appearing as the star of the desert. The lights of the city were one of the few sources of light at night in all of Alabasta. Though as of late the star Alubarna has been going out. Due to most of the city being in shambles. As the constant fighting from pirates and marines continued. Sy would use the darkness to his advantage, but he still didn’t have an idea of who would kidnap for a lung.
Without a target in mind Sy went for the one target he knew he need to do. He walked over to the clinic that Burt was located in earlier today. Since he had been in there he knew the place well and knew exactly where to go in order to get the drugs he needed. The front door was obviously going to be locked. So, would the back door, but at least he wouldn’t have to worry so much about being caught. Heading around back Sy pulled out his lock picking tools. Reaching down he grabbed the handle of the door, only to realize that it was unlocked. Concerned and yet interested Sy entered the clinic.
There was only a couple of reason the back door would be unlocked, and Sy’s mind instantly went to someone else having broken in. Walking forward down the hallway Sy had yet to see anyone or hear anything. By the time he reached the main nurses station of the clinic he had still not run into anyone or heard anything. Maybe he was wrong, and someone just forget to lock the back door. Sy now being at his target destination collected the drugs he need, when he heard the sound of someone hitting the floor. Then laughter erupted from the same direction followed by another bang.
Sy decided to ignore the sound and just leave. He got what he came for and didn’t need anything else. As he approached the exit something fell onto him from a nearby closet. It was the doctor from earlier, and he wasn’t dead. In fact, he was far from dead. He was drunk out of his mind as he tried to stand up and stumble a few feet forward before falling on his face. Pissed that this man was just having a good time and being a fool Sy angrily got up and quickly made his way out of the building. Half way home Sy realized that despite this being a horrible idea the doctor was a perfect target.
Going back to the clinic, the doctor had made his way outside the back door, but not far before he passed out. Sy woke the man up. Then helped him to his feet as he walked the man to lab. Once there he had the Doctor take a seat as he began to prep Burt for the procedure. Sy remembered what he had read in the medical book about how this works. First order of business was to get all the tubes setup and ready.
First tube was already in place in Burt’s mouth leading down into his lungs. It provided him with both and suctioning, then a second tube needed to place that ran through Burt’s nose and into his stomach. This too would be hooked up to suction just in case Burt’s stomach got upset it could clear out any extra unnecessary stuff. Now that all tubes are in place, it was time to get the replacement lungs. Sy grabbed a syringe and filled it full of a drug that would paralyze the doctor but that’s it. Sy couldn’t spare any of the other drugs on the doctor, so he would feel everything but be unable to move.
Gabe at this point decided he was going to leave and that he would be back at a later time. With that Sy walked over and escorted the doctor to the table in his lab. He had the man lay down, and then injected him with the paralytic. It wasn’t long before the doctor couldn’t move, but eyes showed his fear. Checking the doctor’s pulse revealed it was quite elevated, and if it continued this way the doctor would die from his fear alone.
Grabbing his scalpel Sy ran it along the doctor’s breastbone, and along the side pulling the tissue up. From there he cracked some of the ribs and opened up the chest cavity to reveal two beautiful lungs. Sy didn’t want to make the man suffer to much more and with a simple stroke of his scalpel he sliced the man’s aorta causing him to bleed out. While he was bleeding Sy removed both of the mans lungs and placed them in containers that were then placed in another container full of ice.
With the first part done Sy moved on to the more complicated and difficult part. Replacing the living patient’s lungs with his new set and keeping the patient alive during the process. “Okay.” Sy put on a large rubber like outfit and some gloves as he readied his scalpel. He let out a heavy sigh as he mentally told himself he could do this. Since he was new to this, it would be best for him to use the side approach. He applied some pain meds and paralytic to Burt’s I.V line before he started his incision. He would start on the right side first, and then if it went well he would move over to the left.
The incision went well and so did cracking Burts ribs. Sy reached in and removed Burt’s lung carefully and quickly and using a small plastic tube he suctioned any blood that was leaking from the cut. He then put the new lung in and attached it to the main bronchus followed by the pulmonary artery and vein. Then he left the small plastic tube in place as he stitched Burt up as best he could.
Everything thus well had gone well, and now time for the next transplant. Moving over to the left side Sy made the same incision he before and cracked the ribs revealing the lung. Reaching in he removed it and with the same process of suction through a different tube kept the area clean. Then he placed the next lung in and attached it to the same parts of the body as the last one. Leaving the plastic tube in place to remove fluids that build up like he did on the side. He stitched Burt up as best he could, but as far as Sy could tell everything had gone stellar, and there was no reason for concern.
- OOC INFO:
Doriki: +5 in speed/agility
Racial: +5 Doriki in Perception
5 Dice Bombs from Thread Start.