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Post by Inferno Rodan on Feb 8, 2010 22:17:39 GMT -5
Hours after departing the destroyed Tokyo, the two MTAs land at Imar. As expected, a crowd has gathered by the runway, including Suchodon. Theraga is quick to limp out, and is immediately led away to a nearby hangar for medical attention. Orion is somewhat slower to exit its transport. Inside the cockpit, Kevin hardly takes notice of the crowd as he brings the mecha to its hangar and “parks” it in its frame. He wearily extracts himself from the armatures and climbs out of the cockpit. He steps out onto the elevator, holding onto the railing as it takes him down to the floor. Once there, he takes a couple unsteady steps before he’s met by a medic.
“What’s wrong Kevin?”
He groans. “Headache.”
“Any dizziness or sensitivity to light?”
Kevin nods.
“Sounds like a concussion. Come on, let’s get you to the infirmary. We need to stitch up that cut anyway.”
Kevin is helped to a nearby Jeep and quickly taken to the infirmary.
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Post by Inferno Rodan on Feb 9, 2010 16:42:19 GMT -5
Several hours later, shortly before 11:00 PM, Kevin wakes up in the infirmary. As he begins to stir, a girl his age stands up from the chair next to his bed. He starts to open his eyes, only to close them again from the bright overhead lights.
“Hey.”
“Hey Stella. Keeping a bedside vigil, I see.”
“Har har. Jeez, your first actual combat mission, and you not only nearly totaled the Orion, but you got yourself a concussion to boot.”
“Good to see you, too. Besides, I think I came out pretty well considering I got nuked.”
“I know. God, you have no idea how sick I felt when we got word Blaradon exploded and leveled Tokyo. I thought you were dead.”
Seeing tears start to well up in her eyes, Kevin sits up. Before he can say anything, Stella suddenly hugs him. He’s taken aback at first, but reciprocates after a couple seconds. “It’s okay. I’m not dead. And I don’t plan to be anytime soon.”
They remain like that for some time, until Stella calms down. “Just... wear a damn helmet next time, you idiot.”
Kevin smiles and chuckles a bit. “Sure.”
After a few more seconds, Stella breaks the embrace and pushes Kevin back down onto the bed. “Now get some rest. I’ll come by tomorrow once I’m off duty.”
“Yes ma’am.”
With that, Stella leaves the room, turning off the lights as she does. Kevin falls asleep again almost immediately.
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