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you ever work an assignment for so long that your brain feels kinda fried? yeah...replies will probably come tomorrow. if anyone still wants to plot like this or hmu!  

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He had that hungry mind, constantly turning things over, looking not for answers but for understanding.

We Were Liars -by E. Lockhart (via booksandotherbabbling)

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ruinators‌:

❝   just   one   more   –-   ❞         remy   speaks   up   again   ,   moving   with   the   momentum   of   an   angry   and   uncomfortable   crowd.               ❝   are   you   in   charge   here   ?   are   you   the   big   boss   man   ?   ❞         he   doesn’t   mean   to   antagonistic   ,   but   if   the   opportunity   arises   ,   he   knows   that   he’s   going   to   take   it.   it’s   who   he   is   ,   it’s   always   been   who   he   is.               ❝   i   mean   ,   come   on   man   –   it’s   the   end   of   the   world   here   and   there’s   no   cots   or   blankets   ?   what   kind   of   hospital   is   this   ?   ❞

he sighs once he hears more questions come out of the other man’s mouth. this is not going to be easy, he realizes. “no, i’m not the ‘big boss man’”, he repeats. “but i was told by my higher-up to help out, so here i am.” eli motions to the staff handing out some blankets to a few of the elderly people in the lobby. “we’re first making sure the sick, the elderly, pregnant women and children are taken care of. once those supplies are handed out, we’ll start handing out what extras we have. unfortunately, hospitals are not equipped to be shelters. so again, sir, i ask - please be patient while we figure things out.” he shrugs lightly. “we’re just in the dark as you are.”

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          someone had to know something… probably. unfortunately, matteo’s head was still half occupied with the reason he’d decided to come to perdonia in the first place, and whatever had set off all these alarms was still only getting half of his attention. right now, it just seemed like a big inconvenience, and he was ready for it to be over.

          glancing at the doctor’s shrugs, he gave an almost sheepish smile. “right, yeah. i got it. not exactly your priority. i’ll see if i can keep the emergency room from self-immolating. and if you find out anything, you’ll let me know, yeah?” he asked, but it wasn’t really a question. 

the frustration of not knowing what was truly happening was starting to get to him. someone around here had to know something, or at least have some sort of answer. it’s not like he had direct contact with some of the higher ups. even then, he didn’t know if they knew anything. they could be just in the dark as he is, and he hated thinking about that.

he nodded again. “thanks, man, i appreciate it. i think we’ll appreciate all the help we can get. if people are causing trouble, you might wanna find security, though.” eli outstretched his hand to the stranger. “name’s eli, by the way. i’ll let you know if i find anything, but let me know if anyone needs anything.”

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Ari nodded at the man kneeling in front of her. She was fine, or at least she was physically. She pushed herself up with one hand, grabbing his hand with the other. “I think I just need to get out of this crowded room. Or maybe I just need to make myself useful.”

He nodded at her words. “Unfortunately, I think it’s crowded everywhere, but we might be able to find you a less crowded spot.” There had to be some place where there was open seating, or at least an open space on the floor. “Uh -- miss, you don’t really need to help. We just want to make sure everyone’s safe.”

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—- FINALLY. a familiar voice. with a reliefed sigh that fell from her lips, the surgeon immediately turned around to face the person the sound was coming from. it was so good to see someone of the staff & apparently someone, that also had no single clue what was going at the moment. “ sure ”, alex just mumbled at his question, not hesitating to find a QUIET place in this crowded hospital. yet it seemed impossible. people were already shoving each other, yes, even s c r e a m i n g at each other because they were blocking the way or a chair. people could get so rude and selfish when their life was in danger. it was horrible and the surgeon hated every single second of this. finally spotting an on-call room at the end of the hallway, she didn’t hesitate, carefully grabbed the arm of her colleague & started to shove her way with him through the mob. after all, it was the ONLY way to get through. 

it felt like ages when they finally reached the door, but once she reached for the doorknob, alex realized that it was locked. OF COURSE. “ apparently some fuckin’ colleagues think they can just lock themselves inside there while we have to handle this… situation ”, she hissed through gritted teeth, before turning around to her male companion. what a sudden outburst, yet it doesn’t really surprise herself. such a crowd was a huge t r i g g e r for the veteran. “ uh – sorry about that. ” usually the other hospital staff doesn’t see her like this. actually never. “ & i’m also SORRY we can’t find a proper place to talk in quiet, but… ” carefully she looked around, hoping the people close to her wouldn’t understand what she was saying. “ if you wanted to ask me about what the hell is going on here… i honestly don’t know either. i get the feeling no one knows anything. ”

he tried his best to tune out some of the chaos going on around him. as much as he wanted to help, he wasn’t sure what he could do. the last thing he wanted to do was get in the middle of a potential fight when there was still work to be done. he followed alex to the on-call room. the last thing he wanted to do was start chatting about what was going on in front of panicking people, so a quiet place would be nice. that is, until they found the door was locked, and alex snapped. at first, he raised an eyebrow, then looked on in concern. he hadn’t seen her like that before. “it’s fine, don’t worry about it,” he replied. they had bigger things to worry about, anyway.

once the answered the question he had in his head, he sighed and ran a hand down the side of his face. “i was hoping someone would at least have an idea,” he said as he tried to keep his voice down near the on-lookers. “nobody’s answering their pagers, i think some of the doctors just left when the alerts went off, and where’s the chief of staff? shouldn’t he be out here? shouldn’t he know something?” at this point, he felt he was grasping at straws. someone higher up had to know what was going on, right? they had to have some idea. he lowered his voice again. “do we even know - is there any major confirmation that it’s related to the virus? last i checked there weren’t any reported cases in california. i thought they contained it to houston, that’s what they told us in the last meeting.”

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hoydentm·:

                𝐃𝐈𝐃  𝐒𝐇𝐄  𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄  𝐓𝐇𝐄  𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓  𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐈𝐂𝐄  ?? it  had  been  sheer  curiosity  that  caused  her  to  seek  out  the  hospital  ,  see  if  the  alert  was  legit  or  if  someone  had  planned  it  as  a  joke  .  what  she  had  always  put  off  as  a  weird  conspiracy  theory  was  revealing  itself  as  a  l e t h a l  truth  and  she  wasn’t  sure  how  to  respond  .  despite  whatever  was  happening  ,  barrett  had  a  feeling  that  regardless  of  where  she  went  ,  this  was  much  more  than  something  anyone  could  stop  .  it’d  go  away  on  its  own  ,  right  ?  if  it  was  some  type  of  illness  ,  though  ,  the  best  chances  of  survival  could  be  hanging  around  the  one  place  who  would  have  help  if  available  .  there’s  a  couple  people  panicking  but  she’s  calmer  than  most  ,  her  feet  kicked  up  on  another  chair  .  when  one  of  the  employees  starts  to  attempt  to  take  control  ,  the  girl  remembers  him  from  the  diner  .  they’ve  spoken  before  ,  his  name  is  eli  if  she  remembers  correctly  ,  and  it  gives  her  the  confidence  to  speak  .  distancing  herself  from  the  spot  she’s  earned  in  the  corner  of  the  waiting  room  chairs,  barrett  approaches  him  with  her  hands  in  her  pockets  .    ❝    yeah  ,  you  guys  got  any  extra  pillows  or  blankets  ??  kind  of  tired  ,  wanna  take  a  nap  in  the  meantime  .    ❞

for the most part, people take what he’s saying well. he knows people are panicking,but nobody has lashed out yet about what’s going on. it makes him feel bad that he doesn’t have answers, considering some of the looks on the people’s faces, but what can he do? he doesn’t want to lie to them and say that everything’s under control. he makes one last comment about finding a staff member if they feel sick before he moves to find something to do. that is, until a woman stops him. she looks familiar - he’s pretty sure her name is barrett and that she’s a waitress at that diner he likes. “um, possibly,” he answers while raising an eyebrow. “i think we’re trying to hand out what we have to the elderly, the injured, and children, though,” he says, motioning towards a receptionist handing a blanket to a little girl. “it’s possible we might have some extras later, though. i can try to let you know or you can ask another staff member to see if there’s any extras.”

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ovtlcws·:

leaning against a wall, santi looked up slightly at the sound of an authoritative voice. these people were in need of a leader, but he wasn’t looking to start feigning a sheep for the nearest shepherd. everything thing he said seemed to make enough sense, but nothing sat well with this whole situation. pushing off the wall, santi emerged from the masses. “yeah, i gotta question, doc  ── lotta people in this room…how do we know none of ‘em have that VIRUS?” 

the stranger’s question took him by surprise. he saw the crowd go silent, and he sighed. “we’re doing what we can to separate those who are showing signs of illnesses and those who are not. as you may know, it is incredibly difficult to differentiate between regular flu-like symptoms and this virus.” the truth is - they didn’t really know. it was close to impossible to see if someone was just sick or if someone had whatever this virus was. “that’s why we will ask anyone who is showing signs of an illness to calmly re-locate with one of our staff. does that answer your question, sir?”

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☏ → noah

noah: yeah we're okay, just got finished texting dad

noah: it's probably nothing

noah: but did you find somewhere safe?

eli: good glad you guys are safe

eli: i'm at the hospital, shit's kinda chaotic but safe for now i think

eli: have you heard anything from my parents? i don't know if you're nearby or something but i can't reach them

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          he tried to think back, to remember if he’d seen any security around before the doors had slammed close, but it had all happened fairly quickly. he hadn’t been paying much attention to security when the doors flooded with people and then slammed closed.  stretching his shoulders slightly, matt frowned and bit his lip. his mind was still trying to come up with the best case, worst case, and most likely scenario. 

          and frankly, the worst case scenario seemed pretty damn bad. but it was pretty far from likely. “there might be a security firm in charge of things, and they might call in back up, but it seems pretty unlikely, with all that’s going on. but they’ve definitely got someone in charge. maybe they’ll have a better idea of what the hell’s going on now. or at least they have an emergency plan.”

if he was being honest, the last thing on his mind was security. what he was mainly thinking about was what the hell was going on and how the hospital was going to take care of all these people. sure, security was important, especially since a bunch of people that they did not know just came scrambling in. he just hoped that there was no one looking to cause some trouble in the hallways.

eli pinched the bridge of his nose as he tried to take in what the other man was saying. “yeah, yeah, you’re probably right. someone has to know what’s going on.” he loudly sighed before looking back up at him. “sorry i can’t be more help. if the scrubs didn’t give it away, i usually work in surgery, so i don’t really know the answer to these types of questions,” he admitted.

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i’m unfortunately feeling kinda crummy so i’m gonna relax for a little bit, but i’ll either make sure to get to replies/starters later tonight or tomorrow!

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deathsentnce·:

          matt slowly nodded as the man answered him. he actually felt sort of relieved. he hated not having information, not knowing exactly what was going on around him. and being a commander with the special forces, he was used to being in charge. so it was somewhat of a comfort to know that even if he was totally clueless, at least no one else was any wiser.

          he made a mental note of the chief of staff’s name, though he figured it was unlikely that he’d run into him. at least, he hoped not, because they’d have to be locked in here for a pretty long time before he got that desperate. “alright, alright, i got it. how much security have you got around here? it seems like you might need some more.”

he was glad that the other man was taking it well. he hated the fact he didn’t have all the answers and couldn’t help these people. many of them looked disappointed when they realized everyone was in the dark, but there was almost nothing he could do. the chances of learning more were slim at the moment, but he hoped he would eventually learn.

eli rubbed the back of his neck as he tried to think about security. “i’m not entirely sure, but i know there’s usually a few on every floor. i think some of left once the alerts went off.” he shrugged. “i don’t really know if there’s anyone we can call in. the police line is probably jammed right now.”

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misericvrdias·:

          𝐎𝐍𝐄, 𝐓𝐖𝐎, 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐄. she once learned that counting could ease ones rage, fear or panic. numbers invaded her mind the moment she sat down on one of the seats of the hospital’s waiting room, in an attempt to calm down. but hands would not cease to tremble, and the pounding of her heart did not seem to decline. doe eyes seemed to be even more lost than usual; the desperation and uncertainty that reigned within the room caused an immense anxiety within her and she wondered what exactly occurred out there. something, had shaken up the building upon their arrival and it was enough to set her on edge, alongside the many screams of the people and the constant questions that emanated out of their lips. and yet, she remained silent; observant. she wondered if anything else would happen, if things were as bad as her gut seemed to hint at. for a moment, she felt nauseous, truly nauseous ––– like the type of sickness that leaves one pale, not a hint of red on her cheeks. it was then that she decided to dart for the water fountain, hoping that at least a bit of water would help. but, before she knew it, as she scrambled through the masses she stumbled with another, causing her to take a few steps back in order to assess the person.  “ i’m sorry –– i’m sorry , ” she started to quickly apologize, eyes locked on the floor before she finally managed to look up and meet the one she had bumped into.

eli’s mind was elsewhere as he walked through the hallways of the hospital. he was trying his best to keep calm, which was proving to be difficult with everything going on. there was no way he could start freaking out though, he knew. people were counting on him, especially the patients who still needed medical care. it didn’t help that some of the doctors and nurses had seemingly disappeared: they probably fled when the alerts went off. now, he was left to pick up a bunch of work and help in areas he normally rarely went to. he was looking at a clipboard of information regarding a patient when he felt someone bump into him. “oh, i’m sorry, excuse me--” he began before looking down at the stranger in front of him. she looked familiar, but he couldn’t put a name to her a face. probably just someone i’ve seen around, he thought before he raised his eyebrows. “miss, is everything okay? you look a little, um...worried. if you need assistance i can help you find someone.”

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☏ → noah

eli: did you guys get those emergency alerts?

eli: there were some loud booms out here in perdonia too

eli: hope you guys are alright back home

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ruinators·:

his   eyes   roll   at   the   man   taking   charge   over   the   situation.   remy   never   did   well   with   authority   ,   who   was   he   to   tell   him   to   stay   out   of   patient   rooms   and   private   areas   ?                  ❝   yeah   ,   i’ve   got   one,   ❞         he   speaks   up   ,   matching   his   volume.               ❝   are   you   gonna   force   us   all   to   stay   in   this   waiting   room   ?   what   about   the   injured   ,   or   the   elderly   ?   ❞         he   points   to   two   conveniently   injured   and   old   people   near   him   ,   looking   at   the   speaking   guy.               ❝   i’m   sure   there   are   some   empty   rooms   somewhere   –-   or   private   areas   we   can   go   other   than   here.   ❞

the other man’s question surprised him. he furrowed his eyebrows at the man’s tone, but continued. “there are other waiting areas on other floors with chairs, couches and outlets that i highly suggest many of you go to. we ask that you not go into patient rooms because many of them are very, very sick or they have requested to be left alone. private/restricted areas are often dangerous due to potential chemical contamination if you are not wearing the correct equipment.” he looks over at the two people the man motioned to, but two nurses make there way over to them before he can move. “if anyone needs medical assistance, please flag someone down. are there any other quetions?” he asks to the room.

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closed | @alekscndra

eli didn’t want to admit it, but it felt like the world was ending. people were scattered throughout the hospital, some panicking, some crying, some still trying to flee even after the loud booms. he was trying to help as many people as he could, but most asked the same question - “do you know what’s going on?” he hadn’t a clue. as far as he knew, nobody else had an idea, either. he had a major suspicion - something about the virus that had been in the news lately - but he didn’t want to say that out loud without knowing for sure. 

once a small group was done asking him questions, he moved down one of the hallways, searching for anyone he knew. many people had made the hallways their temporary homes, so he had to move around strangers as he searched. finally, he spotted a familiar brunette down the hallway. “hey - alex!” he yelled, probably a little louder than he meant to, considering people were staring at him now. he avoided their eyes as he made his way over to the surgeon. he was about to ask her straight out until he saw how concerned some of the people looked, and sighed. “do you mind if i speak with you in private? just for, uh...just for a few minutes.”