Log Date: 3/18/96
Log Intro: Tance Vokrim is in his home-away-from-home, the Short Term
Care unit of the Infirmary. For once, though, however, his stay there
troubles him, for he's been having disturbing dreams about a green girl.
As it happens, he's not the only inhabitant of the ward -- another is
Kristin, who's had her own run-ins with Kesya...

[NOTE: Krellin periodically connects and disconnects in this log; he
 should be assumed to be present the whole time, IC...]

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Short Term Care
This area is dedicated to fixing minor emergencies, such as broken bones and 
  severed fingers. Medical cabinets on the walls are filled with bandages, 
  ointments and medicines. The gleaming white walls help to sooth anxious 
  nerves while providing medics with bright light to work by. The room has a 
  sterile, antiseptic smell. Movable gurneys can be used to transport an 
  injured Guild member from place to place. There is a button next to each bed 
  that can be used to summon medical help. The monitor in this room is on. 
  Tance is checked into bed one, and Noone is checked into bed two.
Contents:
Kristin
Obvious exits:
Infirmary

Tance rolls over groggily in his bed.
Tance mumbles absently, "Wake yet...? Must be... gone now...no more green 
  girl..."

Kristin is in the other bed, staring at you with a glare that could freeze 
  fire.

Kristin
Before you is a very lovely young woman who appears to be in her early 20's. 
  Her hair is the color of dark gold, turning red in the light. Her eyes are 
  bright green, like the sea after a storm. She is 5'6" and slender, not gaunt 
  but her body filled out and toned nicely. She is wearing a dark blue 
  jumpsuit made of a soft material. Her waist is held by a soft black belt, 
  the same as her black boots, which make her tiny feet slightly larger. Her 
  hair is pulled back into an intricate braided bun, strands falling free to 
  frame her face with soft curls. She is upset and scared. Her rez causing her 
  much discomforture. She has a black eye, a large lump on the back of her 
  head and cuts and bruises on her face and hands. Looks like someone just 
  plain beat her up.
Carrying:
Kristin's Crystal Cutter

Tance's left hand fumbles up to his head, as he groans.

Kristin doesn't say anything, just stares at you.

Tance's eyes creak open, and he blinks vaguely up into the room. "Where... 
  ooogh..."

Kristin's expression changes and she sighs softly,"you're in the infirmary."

Tance's head shifts towards the voice. "Doc? Fix my head, doc... have to 
  fly..."

Kristin sighs softly, her voice quiet,"I'm not the doctor...wish I was 
  though."

Tance mumbles, "Where'sa doc... don't feel good..."

Kristin says "don't know."

"Gotta get my head fixed... seeing things..." The man fumbles to sit up, 
  bracing himself on his left arm, which shakes. "Wanna doc. Wanna wake up 
  now..."

Kristin sighs,"I can't do anything...just sit here."

Tance frowns, dismayed, as the room tumbles around him, and he slumps back 
  into the bed. "Dreaming... pointed ears.. green... not real..."
Tance mumbles blearily, "Wake up soon... normal again..."

Kristin is laying on the bed, sighing softly and looking from the ceiling to 
  Tance and back again.

Tance is perhaps only half-awake, as he pleads into the air, "Gotta fix my 
  head. Can't cut if I see things... "

Krellin stretches and yawns as he wakes up.

Kristin sighs softly, her eyes closed and a slow tear trickles down her cheek.

Kesya walks into Short Term Care looking for medical assistance.
Kesya has arrived.

Krellin blinks a few times as his eyes open and adjust to the light.

Tance frets in his bed, head tossing slowly.

Kesya heads quietly to Kristin's bed, sitting in a chair beside it. She 
  speaks softly, "Kristin?"

Krellin is laying next to Kristin. He slowly sits up and then stands, pulling 
  on his shoes.

Kristin looks at Krellin and smiles softly,"hi."

Krellin smiles, "Hello, Kris."

Kristin looks over at Kesya and smiles weakly,"Hi."

Kesya slings her towel over one shoulder, resting her water bottle in her 
  lap. "Feeling better?"

Krellin says "How are you Kris?"

Kristin nods softly,"feeling better."
Kristin says "Can I go to my room now?"
Kristin says "I've been in these clothes for days..."

Kesya glances about the room as Kristin becomes quiet, her gaze resting on 
  the resting grouchy Singer. "Oh hey, Tance. I guess that crash was worse 
  than the medics first thought, huh?" Her brow creases as she eyes the singer 
  concernedly.

Kristin sighs softly to herself.

Tance's only immediate reply is an incoherent mumble. After a moment or two, 
  he can be heard to say morosely, "Seeing things..."

Kesya smiles gently to Kristin, reaching out to pat her arm reassuringly. 
  "I'm sure you'll be let out of here soon. Have you talked to Kaylin yet?" 
  Overhearing Tance, her attention swings back towards him. "Oh, fardles. I 
  thought we'd been over that. There's nothing wrong with your head Tance, 
  Daron said so."

Kristin shakes her head,"no. Only you and Krellin have visited me since I was 
  sent here."

Tance blinks once, eyes round, and focuses a trifle on the green Singer. 
  "Came back," he mutters, sounding shocked.

Kristin smiles softly,"No, she's supposed to be that color..."

Kesya frowns vaguely, at which of the singers it isn't clear. To Kristin she 
  asks, "Krellin didn't put in a request for her to see you?" She chuckles 
  softly in the surprised singer's direction. "Of course I came back. Sadly, I 
  have several friends down here. Well, sad that they're down here, not that 
  they're my friends."

Tance stares foggily up at Kesya, then abruptly gets what must be attempting 
  to be his usual scowl on his face. Stiffly, he rolls over on his left arm, 
  trying to face the wall.

Kesya snorts softly, though it sounds good-natured. "Same old script, huh? 
  Did anyone ever tell you you're getting predictable?"

Kristin looks over at Tance then up at Kesya, speaking softly,"Kesya...I-I'm 
  sorry. Even though I don't know what happened...I'm sorry"

Tance mumbles, "Don' 'member."

Kesya responds to Tance with a shrugs, turning back towards Kristin. "Okay. 
  You don't have to talk to me if you don't want to. I'll be here for a bit 
  though, if you change your mind." With that, she takes Kristin's hand 
  reassuringly, effectively ignoring Tance. "S'okay Kristin. I know you didn't 
  mean any of those things."

Kristin's expression is worried,"I'm just scared of what will happen to me 
  now..."

Kesya adds wryly, "You didn't even know what was happening. So you're as much 
  a victim as I was." Pausing, her gaze drops the o the bedcovers. "Have there 
  been any more... blackouts?"

"Wanna sleep", the man growls after a moment or two, but not very loudly. As 
  Kesya turns to talk to Kristin, he turns his head very slightly, peeking 
  over his shoulder, and hastily turning it back again.

Kristin nods softly,"yes, but I don't know...." she shivers, eyes closed and 
  fists clenched...

Kesya doesn't notice Tance's surrepticious glance, her attention completely 
  on Kristin. "But Krellin's been with you, and hasn't told you she's come 
  back? That's a good sign."

Kristin says softly through clenched teeth,"I need to get off world..."

Kesya squeezes Kristin's hand, her expression betraying her concern for the 
  singer. "I'll put in a request with Kaylin to see you. I'm surprised she 
  hasn't already, but she's pretty busy too. Anyway, she'll be able to help."

Kristin opens her eyes and smiles at Kesya, wickedly,"Oh, such loving concern 
  for the poor brat child."

Tance glowers at the far wall. _Fregmekkin' young Singers. Won't let a man 
  sleep. Babbling about their problems. Well, fardles, I got problems too..._ 
  This, however, does not stop him from peering warily over his shoulder again.

Kesya slips her hand out of Kristin's grasp, her tone wry. "Oh look, Miss 
  Congeniality is back again. How are you, Tina?" She crosses her arms, giving 
  little-miss-nasty a stern look.

Kristin smiles at Kesya,"Oh, I'm lovely. Have any more fun crashing sleds?"

Tance squints muzzily at the suddenly altered Kristin, abruptly makes a noise 
  that sounds like a bark of laughter, or a cough, and rolls back towards the 
  wall again. Now _that_ sounds like a Singer.

Kristin smiles at Tance,"oh, and what a wonderful companion you've been. 
  Remember much about crystal lately?"

Kesya shakes her head, smiling sweetly. "Crash free and healthy as ever. Looks 
  like my infamous luck is holding up," she baits the changed singer. She 
  frowns, as Tina's attentions turn towards Tance. "Leave him be, Tina."

Kristin smiles at Kesya,"Why? He's such a great conversationalist...mubmling 
  about you and everyone else...even a few hints to claims I may just look 
  into."

Kesya says pointedly, "You wouldn't be able to find a claim with just a 
  'hint'. It takes following a singer right there for you to make any headway. 
  Besides, you aren't going anywhere for a long, long time."

Kristin smiles brightly, eyes shining darkly,"But certainly Kesya...that's how 
  I found yours. And they won't keep me here forever."

Tance growls brusquely, "Remember more 'bout crystal than you yapping pups 
  ever will..." Then, at Kristin's taunt about claim locations, he snarls, 
  "Said no such thing."

Kristin smiles at TAnce,"And how would you know? You've been mumbling about 
  everything since you came here."
Kristin's smile fades and she looks back to Kesya, snarling,"Once your 
  precious doctors find out that I'm never leaving Kristin's body they'll have 
  to give up and let me live with her."

Kesya nods blithely, "I know that's how you found mine." She adds curiously, 
  her tone casual. "The entire guild knows about Kristin's little problem. How 
  would you even get out to the ranges? Impossible. You may as well give up 
  now." With that, she leans back in her chair, appearing bored. "There isn't 
  a singer alive who has to worry about you."

Tance blinkblinks, befuddled, then snorts derisively and shifts back to glare 
  at the wall.

Kristin glares at Kesya,"you're lying."

Kesya grins slyly, "Any of my friends can tell you, I don't lie."

Kristin glares at Kesya, sitting up in the bed,"And you won't ever get me to 
  leave Kristin! Ever!"

Tance cackles, brokenly. "And they call _me_ crazy," he mutters, bitterly 
  amused.

Kesya waves a hand dismissively at the snarling singer. "You're right, I 
  won't. Kristin will." Yawning she adds, "Okay, so you're boring. Go away, 
  I'd like to speak to Kristin again."

Kristin looks over at Tance,"I'n not crazy. Actually I'm very sane."
Kristin smiles sweetly at Kesya,"no."

Kesya shoots a dark look at Tance, lips pressed firmly together. "She's 
  *sick*, Tance. She just needs some help, is all."

Tance's only reply is a short "what makes this my problem?" grunt.

Kesya shrugs, getting up from the chair. "Okay, I'll go away then." She pushes 
  the chair away, and moves to sit beside Tance's bed.

Kristin looks over at Krellin, dark eyes shining,"Hello lover."

Krellin shifts in his chair and glares, "I'm not -your- lover."

Tance stares to look, warily startled, over his shoulder again as Kesya comes 
  over. For an instant, he looks thunderstruck, before he apparently decides 
  to try to hide it, and turn back to the wall.

Kristin laughs briefly, coldly,"oh? That's right...you didin't know it wasn't 
  me in your room that night I came to you. You thought it was Kristin..." She 
  laughs.

Krellin stands up and moves his chair over next to Kesya, making a point to 
  turn his back to Kristin.

Kristin sighs, rolling her eyes,"you two are dull."

Kesya shifts her chair to the side Tance is facing, sitting down near his 
  feet. "Ignoring me still, Tance?" The question is asked with an amused 
  little smile. She doesn't even seem to register Tina's presence, and plays 
  with her water bottle in her hands.

Kristin glares at Krellin and Kesya's back, hissing the words at 
  them,"Fine...ignore me. I'll just have a little fun with Kristin then..."

Krellin tenses visibly, and looks at a glass cabinet to catch Kristin's 
  reflexion.

Kristin slides off the bed and grabs for the first sharp object she sees.

Krellin stands quickly and spins grabbing Kristin's wrists.
Krellin glares at her and then grins, "You want the restraints back on then?"

As Kesya moves over into his line of vision, Tance blinks. Kristin's jibe 
  prompts another caustic snicker out of him, though. But he doesn't bother to 
  turn around.

Kristin screaches at Krellin as she arches her back, the rez kicking in. She 
  collapses, going limp.

Kesya frowns as she watches Krellin and Tina, looking about ready to get up. 
  "Need a hand, Krell?"

Shi walks into Short Term Care looking for medical assistance.
Shi has arrived.

Kristin opens her eyes slowly, scared and shaking,"Krell?"

Krellin pushes back onto the and turns to Kesya, while still holding Kristin's 
  wrists, "No thanks Kes, "I can handle this."

Shi wanders in after hearing the noise from the Infirmary, holding her sides.

Kesya sinks back into her chair, nodding to the medic before turning her 
  attention back to Tance. Apparently she's decided that Kristin will be much 
  better off in Krellin's care than if she wre to intervene. She doesn't even 
  notice Shi's entrance, her back to the door. To Tance she asks, "So how're 
  you feeling?"

Shi finds a seat along the wall.

Kristin lets Krellin put her back in the bed, looking around her frightened 
  and herself again,"Wh-what happened? Kesya?"

Tance disgruntledly keeps his face to the far wall, and grabs at a pillow to 
  hold over his head. He mumbles something grouchy about fool noisy children; 
  a beat of silence, before he snaps curtly to Kesya, "Fine, shard it. Lemme 
  sleep."

Shi nods to Kesya.

Kesya looks over towards Kristin's bed, trying to sound reassuring. "You're 
  fine now, Kris. Just try to relax, okay?" She smiles a weary greeting to 
  Shi, and reclines back in her chair again to look stolidly at Tance. She 
  sighs, getting to her feet as she gives the singer's leg a pat. "Okay."

Shi looks up at Krellin.

Tance visibly jerks at Kesya's passing contact, nearly losing his grasp on the 
  pillow before he fumbles at it again, and buries his head under it.

Kesya gets up, leaving Tance's side so he can sleep, as he asked. She moves 
  towards Shi, falling in step with her as she walks about. "Got ants in your 
  pants, Shi?"

Kristin looks at Krellin, holding her wrists and up at his face,"Krell?"

Krellin's grip suddenly loosens.
Krellin watches Kristin very closely, "Kris?"

Shi grins up at Kesya, then stands slowly. "Nah, if I hold still too long, the 
  body wil stiffen from lack of usage. Can't move, Can't cut."

Kristin's voice is soft and nods,"What happened? why was I on the floor?"

Shi slowly backs out of the Short Term care and back into the Infirmary
Shi leaves the busy emergency room.
Shi has left.

Kesya smiles ruefully. "I hadn't thought of that. What happened to you?"

Tance remains unmoving, only his harsh breathing suggesting that he is indeed 
  still awake. At least for a time, until he finally breathes more slowly, and 
  his hand drops off the pillow on his head.

[End log.]