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After a while, Xaiver's training had come to a stop. Though he definitely could say that he was tired. But it wasn't until he heard Ripley's call, faint as it was, that he perked up. Not enough energy left in him to teleport, so he jogged in the direction of the noise. He was curious to know what was going on himself, and it wasn't like there was much else that he could do. Quickly navigating the halls, he noticed that there were more people. He froze. What the heck? Who were they? He stopped nearby, leaning against the doorway. He was far enough away to be out of sight, but close enough that he was able to hear at least some of what was going on. This was certainly an unusually eventful day.

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Taiko got up and swept the dust off his clothing with his guilty hands, taking a deep breath and frowning as he stared at the floor. This was a problem, a problem he didn’t know if he could avoid. He wasn’t exactly pleased with Hyde’s actions before this instance, and he wasn’t pleased with him now. In fact, the whole ordeal just made him a bit more wary and avoiding of him. Well, not just a bit, but really a drastic amount... He heard a sound coming from downstairs, something that sounded like a cluster of people. He knew Noel was very secretive and careful about their location, which gave him the idea that these people were allies of some sort. Either way, he didn’t exactly want a part in it. He decided to go and greet them anyways, maybe it wasn’t as bad as he thought. He treaded carefully down the stairs and made his way to the entrance, where he saw two small... humans? Well he couldn’t really say that about the cyan colored figure, but the one accompanying it certainly seemed so. He also saw a few more people behind them, but it was hard to see from his position due to the amount of people blocking his vision. He said nothing and watched instead, his main focus was the injuries the newcomers had.

Flay had noticed that her group had gone off without her, which she was fine with. She would’ve refused if they went and got her anyways. Still... They were talking about a base, right? The winged person talked about somewhere safe, didn’t they? That would mean that there were others there, others that might know of a way to end her misery... right? No, she couldn’t think negative like that. Was it really the best option to just die because she was in pain? If they knew of a way to do that, there might be a possibility they knew how to stop the pain without her life being taken... Either way would’ve been fine with her, it was better than sitting here forever anyways. She slowly got up, hardly wincing as her joints moved and her skin flexed. She walked around aimlessly, trying to remember the direction they had headed. To make it easier on herself, she used her long forgotten telekinesis to allow her to make less movements. After what seemed like hours to her, she finally made it to a strange building in a mountain. She walked in slowly, following her allies only to be greeted with quite a few people that made her uneasy. She stayed low, hoping no one had noticed her.

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Ryan groaned, hoisting himself to his feet and wincing as pain spiked through his body, courtesy of a few broken ribs. His head throbbed with pain, leading the man to think he likely had a concussion. His tank top was burnt beyond wearing, forcing him to hobble towards company shirtless. Seclusion wouldn't do anything for his injuries, that was for certain. Can Hyde heal bones? Or will I be stuck with these while my burns fade away? As Speirs approached the ground level of the building, he tried calling out, although his voice was a hoarse croak. No words came out, just a simple groan and a few more shuffling steps. His hand clasped firmly over the left side of his ribcage, Ryan made his way to the "front door" of the building. Voices echoed from there, summoning him to beg for help from somebody. Groaning, he keeled over just around the corner, sitting back as more pain spiked through his abdomen.

One of hte few healers remaining after everything came and helped Ryan up. "Do you need help?"

"We need help." Faith insisted to Noel, who was still staring at them as if unsure. "We just got out of a fight with Benton and-"

Noel held a hand up as if saying 'stop.' "How do we know you're not with him?"

"If we were, some of you would be injured or worse." Faith pointed out, carefully shifting the tiny inkling in her arms. "We were told by Maddy that this was the last safe place. Somewhere we need to stay if we were going to take Benton down."

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When a groan sounded behind him, Hyde whipped around, ready to fight before pausing. There was someone kneeled over as a healer hovered worriedly over him. Perking up, he wandered over to them to check if the healer needed any help. With each step, Hyde could start to make out that the figure on the ground was familiar. Um.... what was his name again? Rick, maybe? Something like that. Waving slightly to alert both the healer and of R-something of his presence, a closed-lip smile on his face. "Is everything alright?" He asked cheerfully, keeping his voice down as to not disturb the conversation at the front door

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Ryan spluttered, waving his charred excuse for a tank top around in his left hand, wincing as he did. "Alright?" He gritted his teeth, sarcasm laced dangerously through his voice. "I'm just peachy. Didn't blow myself up or anything." His voice was still hoarse, nearly a whisper. His right hand was still clasped over the side of his ribcage, and his nose bled ever so slightly. "Probably concussed too." With a heavy, strained sigh, the man carefully let his head rest against the wall.

The medic carefully helped Ryan to his feet along with Hyde tagging along behind to the medic ward. After a short scan revealed sh broken ribs, she gave him a solution to drink to slowly help repair his bones.

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"That sounds fun, you have got to invite me next time." Hyde snickered, helping the medic check over the wounds. Doing the standard checks to see if Ryan indeed have a concussion, Hyde reached the conclusion that, yes he did indeed but it wasn't all that serious so it wouldn't be that hard to fix. "Good news though is I can heal you right up in a jiffy~ So d'ya want the quick and easy heal that will make you super tired, or you wanna tip that solution bottoms up? Probably tastes disgusting I'd reckon." He declared with a toothy grin, putting his hands on his hips.

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Ryan opened the container of liquid, passing it under his nose. "This isn't whiskey, hm? Bummer." Tipping it back, he took a swig, swallowing hard and making a sour face. "Not very pleasant." Taking another sip, he slowly worked his way through the bottle, eventually setting the empty container down and gagging.

Raelyn looked on suspiciously, before swooping away with a swish of her cloak. She sent Kyra after them, to watch the group for any suspicious activity. She went to the kitchen, where Alex was “A group of people just came, who are they? Hyde, I think, followed them.”

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Alex looked at Raelyn, "looks like I'll have to make more soup then. Do you know who brought them here?"

"It doesn't taste the best and is sure as heck ain't pumpkin juice, but it gets the job done." the medic simply responded.

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“There was a girl....with a gun. Something about a Maddy and escaping from Benton too...it could be an act...There were also a few younger kids....and a boy/man? She shared my middle name, one of them...Faith? Oh, and someone called Lucy” Raelyn trailed off

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*Ripley looked at Noel* Noel, they are like the group from Wisconsin, the least we can do is give them a place to stay so they can rest and regroup.

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Xavier had been listening from his hiding spot. He could've sworn he heard breaking bones, but when he looked, he saw a medic taking care of it. He didn't want to interfere with someone who obviously knew about that kind of thing, so he kept listening. Something piqued his interest, though. A group in Wisconsin? Had he heard about this? Xavier couldn't remember..a sharp pain flashed through his head. He really needed to ask someone about that. Every time he tried to remember things. Oh well, it was most likely nothing. He did walk closer. He wanted to know what was going on but was afraid of once again interrupting things. Hell, he didn't know if he was supposed to be here at all. Was this a private conversation? Xavier never could tell until it was too late. He kept hidden but moved a little closer.

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Noel seemed hesitant but then nodded and stepped aside. "Ripley can show you the spare rooms, aside from the small cyan child, does anyone need medical attention?"

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"Well, since you seem to be in good enough shape to crack a few jokes, I'm gonna head back out to see if anyone needs me. Rest up, and next time you go explodin' things, invite me too yeah?" Hyde winked cheerfully, clapping his hands together before sauntering out. Taking the back entrance to the compound, Hyde paused for a moment to take stock of what he could do. The plants on the roof were always in need of care and there was some experimenting he'd like to do with the seeds and termination methods, but also it seemed that the new group outside might need some medical attention. Weighing the two options in his head, Hyde reluctantly admitted that since most people seemed pretty scared and adverse to his presence, he was better off sequestering himself up on the roof. The compound had other healers that could take care of the group. As his footsteps echoed against the walls as he made his way up to the top, Hyde gingerly ran a thumb over his jagged teeth, feeling the small hooks catch and rip at his skin, beads of blood blooming on the pad of his finger. He wondered, absentmindedly wiping the blood off on his shorts, what it would take for the others to finally see him.

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Taiko had come down the last few steps of the stairs, revealing himself just in case he could be of help. He had just eaten so he could easily carry anyone that needed it. He slowly scanned over the group, his eyes landing on the squid-like child covered in cyan. Seeing them was a bit strange, but he didn’t exactly know why. Sure, he saw many strange things during this hell of a virus, but this was even stranger. He couldn’t quite place is finger on it but it seemed familiar. He then looked further into the back, leaning a bit to see the group clearly. One person that immediately caught his attention was the girl wrapped in loose bandages, seemingly trying to make herself go unnoticed. What in the world happened to her? She looked up at him, allowing them to make contact, and as soon as they did, she narrowed her eyes. Her current expression had somehow sent chills down Taiko’s spine. Weird... He decided to just stand out of the way and wait until someone asked for his assistance

(Sorry, couldn’t help it xD)

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Not many people mercifully needed medical attention aside from Coraline and Eve. As Faith carried the cyan inkling and Lucy led Eve to the medic ward being guided by Ripley Noel took the others to the spare rooms.

"Aw-dway-squid. . ." Faith gently set Coraline down on one of the beds allowing Ripley to tentatively feel the inkling's leg where the bullet was stuck in her leg. "Ng-hglooowrh!" Coraline flinched her leg away from Ripley's gentle touch.

"How far in do you think it is?" Faith asked Ripley. "She wont need surgery will she?"

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*Ripley looked at the wound. She slowly put her hand on the inkling and felt the leg. She looked back up at Faith and shook her head* No, but I will have to extract that bullet as soon as possible

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The hole was easy enough to find, and since the bullet had been stopped by her knee cap, the bullet would be easy enough to retrieve. Coraline looked up at Faith. "Ahns-spoargh?"

Faith nodded and sat down next to Coraline to give the child a form of comfort as Ripley got the supplies ready. When Ripley pulled out a sharp-looking scalpal, Coraline started to panic as she suffered a brief flashback to Benton using a similar scalpal to cut off a small piece of her tentacle which had hurt a lot despite it eventually growing back. "Hey, it's okay. I'm right here sweetie." Faith gently rubbed her back and Coraline hid her face in Faith's chest. As Ripley readied the tools Faith gave her a slight nod for her to start as she consoled the inkling.

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