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[Anyone familiar with Souji Seta's apartment will recognize where Yosuke is immediately. He's sitting on the bed, which is unmade in a way it never would be if Souji had anything to say about it. There are cups of tea sitting around too, abandoned and forgotten. For all of that, Yosuke doesn't seem relaxed or well-rested. He just looks a little mussed and out of it.]

I'unno 'f anyone. Uh. Who needsta know. But somebody...he had a job. So-so, 'f you worked with him he's not playin' hooky, alright? I waited t' make sure. A while. Long time. 'Cause he wasn't answering, so I-um.

Anyway, 'm doin' this wrong. I just mean-um. Mean that Souji Seta is gone. Is all. So, please excuse him from work.

[Sorry, Portians. He's usually friendler, really. It's just been a bad month. Wake him up when September ends?]

(OoC: For people who don't know, Souji Seta is Yosuke's canon best friend and was his sole cast mate. Who also made the mistake of giving him a bottle of vodka to celebrate his 17th birthday. Whoops.)

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[He recognizes his name, and he twitches at it, but he still can't seem to sit up for her. He can't get his eyes to open, either. They're not under his control anymore. He almost wants to answer Nill, but it seems like a lot of effort. It isn't that important. The intention is gone quickly, and for once it's still and quiet in his thoughts.]

[No, no, no-- She tries patting his cheeks for a moment longer, shaking his shoulder, but his head is nearly empty, and he's hardly responding.

Quicker than light she pulls out her NV, but she realizes she can't call an ambulance, because their line doesn't receive texts. Her heart jumps into her throat, and Nill reaches over to drum her fingers against the cabinet, trying to get her breathing to calm down-- and just like that she's gone. She reappears a minute or two later, having told the landlord to call the hospital now, and she takes up her place at Yosuke's side again, trying to keep herself from panicking too badly.]

[It takes the medics less than 12 minutes to arrive, but it must feel like a very long time to Nill. To Yosuke, time passes without any notice. He isn't conscious, and he isn't thinking the way he usually does. There aren't any dreams, either. All of his neuro activity has slowed to basic life support functions, and even those aren't running at 100% capacity anymore.]

[It takes them only a few seconds to assess the situation enough to put a mask on him. One of the medics radios the hospital and briefs them of the situation, while the other tends to vitals and getting him ready for transport. The landlord gave them Souji's file, so unfortunately that is how they're addressing Yosuke.]

[Nill they don't address until the second medic has finished radioing in, and then he turns to her and fires off a few quick questions, even as they're preparing to get Yosuke on a trolley.]

"Does he have any history of mental health problems? Any recent traumas in his life? Any family that can be contacted? The emergency contact number in his file is disabled. In the case that he's not competent to make his own decisions, we'll need someone to sign off on any non-emergent treatment."

[Nill waits by Yosuke's side, still trying to rouse him until the medics show up and shoo her away so that they can have better access to him. The only thing she can really do is wait and watch helplessly, and even when she's asked questions, all she can do is shake or nod her head. No, not technically, yes, one of his most important people just left, what do you think, no, no... It's a few minutes into this that she realizes they think he lives here, and she grits her teeth, finally whipping out the NV to type up what she thinks will make them shut up and worry about him instead.]

His name is Yosuke Hanamura. He's 17. I'll sign anything you need and I'll take the bill for this.

[This was all Souji's fault, and now they thought he was Souji? That was such shit.]

[The second medic glances at the NV screen, then gives Nill a funny look. They secure Yosuke and start to wheel him out to the elevator. Even now, the first medic is cutting off his shirt to find a vein. She whistles softly when she sees all of the scars from the hunt that are beneath his clothing, and shoots a serious look at her partner, who turns back to address Nill.]

We're taking him to Skye, you can work out billing with their department. If there's no family to contact, we won't be able to release him until he's cleared through psych. They'll want a statement from you if you know what this is about."

[She knew she'd get a funny look, but they can just... she doesn't even have it in her to be annoyed, she's too busy worrying and feeling mildly ill. He was not dying, not from this--

More talking. She nods again, and then again, because he doesn't have family and that seems standard enough here. She could probably pose as his family - she's pretty sure her license has "Hanamura" as her surname on it - but that would probably be a little awkward for him if she did.

Fine, fine. She understands. She'll do whatever they want, whatever will get Yosuke taken care of faster. That's her primary concern right now.]

[The first medic gets the IV in to start the fluids and nods at her partner. They start wheeling Yosuke towards the elevator. When they get there, they don't waste any time punching the button for the lobby. But the medic has a few more questions for Nill.]

Are you sure the vodka was all he ingested? No sleeping pills, anything like that? Any known allergies or current medications, including herbal supplements? And in case there's internal bleeding or surgery is required, do you know his blood type?

[Nill follows, naturally, never letting them get more than a foot or two away from her. She's not being left here while they take him to the hospital.

But... Nill stops a little, and stares up at the medic, at a loss for what to tell them. It takes a minute for her to gather a proper train of thought, but she has the time because the elevator is slow.]

It's A. I don't know of any allergies.

He didn't try to kill himself.

[He wouldn't do that. He'd know that if he did, she'd be the one to find him, and he wouldn't do that to her. If he would then-- why hadn't she--?

It was ridiculous to think that Yosuke would do that. They were wrong.]

[The chatty medic holds the elevator door for Nill, but only for a second. The other one is busy keeping Yosuke's respirations going. She stops after a moment, though, and starts to frantically unstrap Yosuke.]

Roll him!

[They do, and more liquid dribbles out of his mouth and nose, which the medic clears manually for him before they strap him back in again. The elevator dings, and they step out into the lobby. There are flashing lights out the front window-the ambulance.]

What's the history of his eating disorder, and the self mutilation? The more you can tell us, the easier it will be to help him. There are track marks in his left arm. Is he a junkie? We need to know so we can help him.

Edited 2012-09-26 04:45 (UTC)

[It's horrible. Almost as bad as watching Allen bleed out, but slightly worse, because at least then she could do something, and with this she can only watch. Her chest feels constricted and she can't tell if it's hard to breathe or if she's imagining it.

For a moment though, as the medic talks, the world goes red. They had it wrong, so wrong, everything was wrong, first they thought he tried to kill himself and now they thought he was a junkie and that he hurt himself and they were idiots. THEY WERE ALL MORONS.

Nill has to take a few deep breaths to calm herself, to get her breathing back to a somewhat normal level instead of the shallow little spikes it'd been a moment ago.]

He was involved in the second hunt that went on awhile ago. He didn't do that to himself. He isn't a junkie. He can't eat when he's stressed.

[For the millionth time in her life, Nill wishes she could scream.]

Sweetheart, covering up for him isn't going to help him now.

[That's the female medic, who has remained mostly silent until now. Her partner rolls his eyes a bit, though after they load Yosuke into the ambulance he does motion Nill to hop in.]

What hunt is that? Is he a bounty hunter? He sure doesn't look like a bounty hunter to me. Are you sure he was telling you the truth? What kind of stress is a kid like that under? Those are $400 shoes he's wearing, you know. So you might as well tell me the truth. Does he do drugs? Sell drugs? Sell himself? Or is he just a rich kid acting out? Did his girlfriend dump him? His boyfriend? Psych will need to know these things.

[Nill's wings flare out behind her, and she looks completely livid. Of course they were natives. Of course they didn't know, and of course they were saying things like that, because all of them assumed that Newcomers were just the scum of the earth, even though they actually treated people decently.

Fuck all of these people.]

Just shut up and help him.

Edited 2012-09-26 06:03 (UTC)

[The medic reads the screen, but he doesn't look especially shocked or impressed by the words on it. The siren blares, and the ambulance pulls out into the street.]

We're doing all we can for him without the rest of the story. But he might need charcoal or dialysis or an injection to his heart if there's something you haven't told-

[And then, the monitor that the first medic had just finished hooking Yosuke up to makes a sudden cacophony. The first medic curses.]

This part isn't pretty, you'll want to look away and count to a hundred.

Edited 2012-09-26 06:12 (UTC)

[Yet again, she wants to scream. She's honestly tempted to stop time, but even if she did, it's not like she could do anything.

Charcoal? She doesn't understand. An injection to his heart? It was alcohol! The problem was in his stomach!!

Nill watches Yosuke, and then looks up at the medic long enough to glare him.

You, dear medic, can go fuck yourself.

Nill steels herself, and she watches, because it's not like there aren't already a million terrible images in her head anyway.]

[They would normally lock her out of the room, but seeing how it's an ambulance, there's no time to waste on convincing her she doesn't want to see it. Instead they start by injecting something, cutting the rest of his clothes off, attaching more monitors of some sort, and then administering CPR.

Something snaps loudly in Yosuke's chest, but his eyes open again for a moment. It's clearly a reflex, but the medics check the monitors again and seem relieved. There's an obvious and humiliating -if he were conscious anyway- wet spot in the blankets now, and Yosuke jerks again, prompting another rolling and clearing of his airways after the liquid leaks out. The process is repeated a few times, which the female medic is thinking to herself is a good thing, but the male seems to think is a bad sign.

When it's over, they get Yosuke settled again and pick his respiration back up again. They're only a few blocks away, now, and traveling quickly. Medic 2 radios in again to let the hospital know they'll be there in under two minutes, and that the patient arrested once during transport, and they'll want to have a code team ready.]

Edited (tiny phone keys :c) 2012-09-26 08:03 (UTC)

[So that's what it looks like when someone's heart stops.

Nill watches in silence, though her breathing has picked up again to that shallow, fast rate, and the whole inside of the ambulance looks grey. She feels ill and shaky, even though she's still angry, still terrified. Nothing feels right, nothing is right, because if she had shown up even five minutes later, Yosuke would probably be dead.

A code team. What did that mean? They were both thinking different things. Did they even know what they were doing? Was his heart going to stop again?

This was a completely different kind of fear than the sort Nill had experienced in the past, and she doesn't know what to do with it, how to move. She's not sure she could move right now.

Two minutes felt like a life time.]

[On the very small scale of bright sides, Yosuke doesn't arrest again during the transport. They get him to the hospital and some doctors meet the ambulance out front, wheeling the gurney towards the hospital and firing off questions at Nill after the medics state Yosuke's condition and pass off the chart.]

He's 17? You're accepting billing? No known prior attempts? He's been in the city since last May? No allergies?

[She's not sure just how it is that she gets her limbs to move again - she's pretty sure she didn't send the signals for them to do so, at any rate - but somehow she stumbles out of the ambulance and follows after them.

She nods to all of the questions, because she can't argue at this point, and she's not sure she'd be able to operate her fingers enough to use the NV. It feels like such a waste of time to be worrying about things like that right now.]

[And then the first helpful person comes along. It's the nurse, from when Yosuke was in after the hunt. She takes one look at him and frowns, then glances at Nill and reaches to put a hand on her shoulder.]

I know him. That's not Seta Souji, his name is Yosuke. He has a prior, doctor. This young lady will help me find his chart.

[And she gives Nill's shoulder a little squeeze.]

C'mon, dear. Let's get you some tea while they admit your friend.

Edited 2012-10-02 00:56 (UTC)

[Oh, thank goodness. Nill recognizes the nurse immediately, and she's so glad that the nurse recognizes Yosuke. She sends the crew who wheeled Yosuke in an obvious glare (she told you so). She's reluctant to leave Yosuke, but chances are he's too far gone to even know she's there, and he's probably just going to keep getting worse before he gets better...

So, though she looks unhappy about it, Nill nods, even if she doesn't exactly look at nurse Sa'ida.]

Poor dear.

[It's not clear if she means Yosuke or Nill, but she leads Nill to the waiting room and makes good on her promise of tea, getting the hot water from a room off to the side. It's lavender, again.]

Is this related to what happened before? I've seen a few people come back in after those, and they're always bad the second time around too.

[She clucks her tongue, and holds the tea out for Nill.]

You've been brave for him, haven't you? It's alright. The doctors will take care of him now. Sit here and rest.

[Nill doesn't sit when they enter the room, instead holding her NV between her hands. Her knuckles are white, and she stands near the door, as if she isn't totally sure this is a good idea yet. She kind of wants to go back out, but she'd probably get in the way, or they'd make her leave.

Her grip finally loosens so she can take the cup of tea offered to her, and slowly Nill sinks into a chair in the room. She looks up at the nurse for a moment, before looking back down at the NV. She types up a message, finally (more slowly than usual), and holds it up for her to see.]

I told them he wasnt Souji

they didn't believe me

They get most of their information from the dispatchers. Someone must have told them the wrong thing.

[She shakes her head a bit, and rummages in a large file along the back wall. It's full of all the non-current admission from the fiscal year. It only takes her a few minutes to find the chart. Not even long enough for the tea to go cold.]

I'll take this to them and be right back.

[They should have believed her. The man that called them hadn't even seen Yosuke! He hadn't even come to check!

Nill looks into her tea cup while the nurse is busy, though she doesn't actually drink any for the moment. She looks up at her and nods - she wasn't going anywhere - but after she just looks down at the tea again.]

[Nurse Sa'ida returns about ten minutes later. Her lips are a bit thin, but otherwise she smiles pleasantly at Nill. In her head, she's worrying. About Yosuke, and all the others like him.

The kids who come in half dead and severely traumatized, and are released in pieces, back to a hostile environment. It's no wonder, she's thinking, they cycle through here in the same way all of the time. No one fixes the real problems, all they can do is patch up the wounds and mend the bones.

Nill is probably one of these kids too, she decides. Poor girl won't even speak to people anymore. And who can blame her? No one's listening anyway.

On the outside, she just smiles professionally, and nods to acknowledge Nill when she walks back in.]

It's going to be a little while before you can see him. But you got there in time. You did well.

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Nill really needs to just disown him already. So not worth the trouble.

She really should. Damn squishy feelings. :|

Squishy feelings are the worst. Case in point, in fact...

pretty much...

Whoops.

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He owes her so bad for this...

He really, really does. :|

yeah...

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I NEVER REPLIED TO THIS? ...Wow, I seriously suck. Sorry!

No worries. <3

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