Chimera Ch 5

Dustland · Post by **Dustland** » Mon May 23, 2011 6:18 pm

You all teleport to the administration ward of the hospital, the central area that the four other wards branch off from. The room fills with curses and screams as the shadows fall away, revealing cops fumbling for their pistols and medical personnel scrambling for the exit.

"Put away your guns, it's the NSA team. Do you guys know how to use a door?" barks Capt Marshall.

"Faster this way," one of you quips, shrugging your shoulders.

"Whatever. Where's the shrink?" He looks around the room as the crowd tries to regain its composure. "Doc, get over here and brief these fellas on what's going on."

A sheepish man in a lab coat makes his way over to you all, avoiding eye contact and nervously scratching his neck as he throws down a file.

"Well, uh, this is patient 2541, David Eckel," he taps his finger on a photo of a rather sickly looking fella, complete with pasty skin and sunken eyes.

"He's a Cotard Delusional mostly. We've had him..."

"A what?"

"Cotard Delusional. He thinks he's dead. More than that, he thinks he's a spirit and is possessing the body of someone else and somehow got stuck in it...at birth.

"So Mr Eckel has, in his opinion, lived out the life of someone else. Obviously he was admitted into our care, most recently a year ago when he tried to strangle a man at WalMart, claiming he was going to take his body as his new host."

"You gotta tell 'em why doc!" Capt Marshall yells from across the room, a look of amusement on his face.

The doctor shakes his head and continues, "He liked the guys abs."

Captain Marshall busts out laughing. "He likes his abs!"

"So Mr Eckel got sent to us. He fell into a coma a few months ago and came out of it, well, four hours ago. And all * broke loose in there. I don't know what's been happening, but the patients all seemed to get extremely agitated at the same time, took the staff hostage, and barred the door.

"Only one of our orderlies was able to get out of the ward. He claims that, I know this sounds incredible, he claims that all the patients in there now think they're Mr Eckels...."

Nestor · Post by **Nestor** » Mon May 23, 2011 8:53 pm

"A few months ago, eh?" Javier asks, giving the others in the group a meaningful look.

"Do you have any video feeds into the wing?" he asks, shifting into his official persona.

Saker · Post by **Saker** » Mon May 23, 2011 9:15 pm

"A blueprint of the ward and a brief of the security features would be great, too." Fenris growls.

Yes, Fenris looks and sounds a lot more than he was before the construction site battle. Sorry I forgot to mention it.

Protheuz · Post by **Protheuz** » Tue May 24, 2011 6:40 am

"So the man is somehow controling their minds... I don't know if we're imune to that, but if he can get one of us... It might bring a large destruction to the city... We might have to fight one of us..." And I don't know how much I believe in myself...

Volsung · Post by **Volsung** » Tue May 24, 2011 7:08 am

//So...How do we fight that?... An army of fools sharing the same crazed mind...If we knock out the real Eckel...Will it stop then?// Overdrive thinks

Protheuz wrote:"We might have to fight one of us..."

He winks at Nycto
"Only one? You're optimistic. What about the whole bunch?
Anyway, if you have to beat me down, promise me you won't enjoy it , at least!"

Nestor · Post by **Nestor** » Tue May 24, 2011 9:15 am

Javier tries not to join in the banter as he struggles to stay professional.

"Has anyone tried to contact Mr. Eckel?" he asks the doctor. "I assume there's a phone line into the ward."

Dustland · Post by **Dustland** » Tue May 24, 2011 8:47 pm

Javier wrote:"Do you have any video feeds into the wing?" he asks, shifting into his official persona.

Javier wrote:"Has anyone tried to contact Mr. Eckel?" he asks the doctor. "I assume there's a phone line into the ward."

"We did, but the patients went berserk and ripped them out just as things started south. As far as we can tell, they've cut the phone lines and busted out all the lights as well. Can't see much through the door," the doctor points at a heavy steel door with a small (9"x9") window set in it. "They covered it up once we locked the door."

It would appear that the patients have piled up matresses and furniture in front of the door on their side.

Fenris wrote:"A blueprint of the ward and a brief of the security features would be great, too." Fenris growls.

"We're trying to find one in the files, but it may take some time. Security is limited to the steel door there, half-a-dozen cameras inside the ward that are now disabled, and the reinforced doors that were keeping the patients confined to their individual rooms."

Saker · Post by **Saker** » Tue May 24, 2011 9:50 pm

"Overdrive and I can remove that door to give everyone an open portal into the ward." Fenris growls matter of factly.

"Nycto, do you want to go inside sneakily to tell us when we will hit an ambush? Marshall, do you want to warn the patients that we're coming in and what our rules of engagement are?" The questions appear to take quite a bit of energy to stay calm and steady.

Fenris's pacing and panting are now very noticeable. Now that you realize it, you remember that it started the moment you arrived in the Admin room. His eyes are wide. His tapered ears are * back a bit. And you think his claws have lengthened an inch.

Volsung · Post by **Volsung** » Wed May 25, 2011 6:18 am

Overdrive shrugs
"Sounds good to me.But if it's so dark down here, I wouldn't mind a flashlight....
For real, in the dark, most of us can't distinguish a crone from an heavyweight.
I'm not confortable pounding on puny loonies even if they're not in control..."

//Speaking of which...//

He murmurs to Fenris.

"Everything's all right? Does this place get on your nerves?"

Nestor · Post by **Nestor** » Wed May 25, 2011 10:16 am

Javier looks slightly stricken. "Would you excuse us a moment, big guy?" he asks Marshall, as he gestures the group aside to provide a token of privacy.

"Look," he says softly to them, "I'm as surprised as anyone else to be the voice of restraint here, but should we automatically assume we'll be putting the beat down on the looneys? I mean, shouldn't we try to minimize the body count?"

Protheuz · Post by **Protheuz** » Wed May 25, 2011 10:17 am

"Yes" answers Nycto "Besides, the exact nature of this mind control is not known... whether biochemical, biological or psionic, we should prepare ourselves. I'd say we should, at least, use a military grade breath mask, as all the officers that stand here, when we open it."

"I then Can enter first and send word later..."

Saker · Post by **Saker** » Wed May 25, 2011 11:14 am

Softly to the team, he speaks in third person. "Fenris is continuing to obscure my reason. Decide on a direction quickly. The anxiety in this room is overwhelming my control."

Nestor · Post by **Nestor** » Wed May 25, 2011 9:25 pm

Javier eyes Fenris. "You got it, big guy. Let's roll."

[I'm assuming the Doorman hasn't outfitted us with nifty comms.]

He walks over to Marshal and asks, "Hey, our equipment transfer hasn't come through from HQ yet. Could we borrow a couple of radios?"

He turns to Nycto, "You take one and keep the line open as long as you can. Call out if you need backup and we'll storm in."

Dustland · Post by **Dustland** » Thu May 26, 2011 7:38 pm

Nycto grabs the offered walkie talkie from the captain who gives him a brief look of concern as he notices Nycto's trembling hand. For whatever reason Cpt Marshall ignores the opportunity to take a jab at a nova and returns to his men.

Nycto: After a quick check to verify the handset works, you turn into shadow and slip through the cracks of the door and make your way around the pile of matresses, a desk, and some filing cabinets that are barricading the door. You're fairly certain Overdrive or Fenris could knock it aside with little trouble.

You look down the poorly lit hall. All the lights have been busted out and flickering light comes from some of the open cell doors. There are ten in total, five on either side of the hall. The hall ends at another security door that is only slightly ajar. You know it leads to a larger room that serves as an office and medical clinic.

"One little two little three little Eckle men," someone sings in a raspy, soft voice in the nearest open cell, then giggles insanely before repeating his little song, over and over again. Other voices whisper out from the other open cells. Two of the cells are still locked...

Dustland · Post by **Dustland** » Thu May 26, 2011 8:12 pm

Nycto came in from the door to the far left and is standing just in front of it (E1)