Usually, you don't want a wounded patient to walk or experience moderate vibrations, as to prevent the wounds from opening further. But you don't exactly have a Segway here. Ask him if he saw anything with wheels; a shopping cart would do the trick, if barely.

Maxine 2017/03/14(Tue)00:11 No. 787251 ID: f30257
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>>787250
"Did you see anything I could move you in on the way here, like a shopping cart or something?"

>"Nothing. I've only gotten as far as about 300 yards from that way on the beach, though."

His face is paling. I don't think we have very much time to work with here.

>>787251
Hm. Uh.

...are you swole enough to carry him? like, you look twiggy, but you also handle guns regularly so you might be a skinnyfit on top of that
what is your str stat at

Survey your surroundings.

Grocery and department stores have shopping carts, probably, anywhere industrial would have a dolly.

Maybe theres a car you could hotwire?

Search the bodies, do they have anything to use?

Maxine 2017/03/18(Sat)14:12 No. 788506 ID: 813fb8
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>"Don't worry about it, I'll just walk."

He starts to stand, grabbing my arm for support. Is this a good idea, for my health and his??

You don't have a great many compelling options.
Keep the gun in your hand he's not leaning on.

Maxine 2017/03/18(Sat)15:05 No. 788518 ID: 813fb8
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Leaning on me with his arm snug between my back and backpack, we hobble our way to the bridge.

>>788518
Is he holding something in his hand?

>>788574
Seems to be a girl, or part of one.

We'll forgive him- this time.

Maxine 2017/03/27(Mon)00:01 No. 790799 ID: 897ff7
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The other side of the bridge is blocked off.

FUUUUUUCK! FUCK! FUCK! FUCK!

"Oh, damn."

>"Y-yeah, heh."

>>790799
Well
shit
...so what do we do from here, maybe swim?

The barricade is unmanned, maybe you can find a way to climb up? Check the door, see if there's a lock or something.

Maxine 2017/03/27(Mon)08:02 No. 790856 ID: 897ff7
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The door doesn't have anything on it, except writing.

Knock, claim you're a humanitarian helping this injured fellow.

Maxine 2017/03/27(Mon)08:38 No. 790861 ID: 897ff7
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I knock on the door.

Maxine 2017/03/27(Mon)08:43 No. 790862 ID: 897ff7
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I hear some grunting from behind the wall.

...On second thought, miiight want to step away from the door a bit. You can't trust rules in a state of anarchy. Gun at the ready. Bullet count?

Come on, before the pinkos come back in force!

Maxine 2017/03/27(Mon)09:00 No. 790870 ID: 897ff7
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The hottest guy I've ever seen pokes his head over the wall.

>"Yeah, yeah, what is it? You wanna pass into the city?"

"I- I'm a humanitarian. This boy is injured!"

He looks at me and Chaz with narrowed, hazel eyes.

>"Swell. He does look pretty fucked up, though. Do you have any weapons?"

Yeah I do. Yer not takin' my guns away! AMERICAAAAAA!

Sure, we got a gun and a bat.

Let's have the other gun be a surprise for now.

Maxine 2017/03/27(Mon)10:04 No. 790881 ID: 897ff7
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>>790878
...

"I just have a gun!"

I realize with impudence towards my past self that I forgot to grab the bat. Fuck!

Maxine 2017/03/27(Mon)10:47 No. 790885 ID: 897ff7
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>"All right, I'll have to confiscate your gun, but you'll get it back once you either obtain a permit or leave our jurisdiction."

The door swings open on it's own, and the guy climbs down from his little watch tower.

...And what jurisdiction is that?

-Oh- oh. I just realized that's *our* pair of corpses over there, not theirs. Okay, feeling slightly less suspicious now.

...good enough.

Let's find a medical professional, or cleric, or somesuch.

Maxine 2017/03/27(Mon)11:37 No. 790895 ID: 897ff7
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>>790890
I hand him the pistol I looted off of those black bloc assholes and before I can ask him where the nearest hospital is, he scoops Chaz up and starts walking.

>"The General Hospital is across another bridge, but don't worry, we have control of that island, too."

I guess we'll need to figure out where we're going, but meanwhile, no need to be rude.

Who are these guys, and what are their, uh, principles?

Maxine 2017/03/27(Mon)12:06 No. 790909 ID: 897ff7
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>>790898
"So, uhm, who are you guys, and like- what do you-"

I'm cut off by radio tone. The guy listens to something for a couple seconds, then speaks.

>"Roger. I have two civvies, one wounded. Will dump them off at Tampa General, then proceed."

>>790909
Get his name at least, even if you don't get the full run-down from him. Sounds like his superiors might want him to be somewhere else.

That's a good sign. A chain of command means they really do have some sort of order here.

Maxine 2017/03/27(Mon)18:19 No. 791005 ID: 897ff7
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>>790916
"I'm very grateful that you're- y'know, carrying Chaz for me- Oh, that's Chaz, by the way. I'm Maxine."

>"I'm Major Mark Anderson of SODA. A pleasure."

"'SODA.' What exactly is SODA, anyway?"

Before he can answer, a jeep pulls up behind us, and a man stands up in it.

>"Major! I got your civvies! They need you at the university!"

>"I'm keeping the girl with me."

What? I mean, cool, but-

Mark puts Chaz in the jeep and raps the hood. They drive off, leaving me and him alone.

That beret! He's communist pinko scum! They're all scum!

You must find their leader, the Soda Actual, and kill him. Better dead than red!

Well, they're not doing anything heinous like making you buy healthcare yet,

Stick around, get some food, and figure out how to get to your destination.

Chaz 2017/03/28(Tue)15:01 No. 791257 ID: 897ff7
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Hmm?

Oh, fuck, I've lost too much blood, haven't I?

Yes. You're dead. Welcome to the afterlife, it's exactly like real life except a bunch of voices yell at you all the time.

>>791005
A Major pulling guard duty. They're badly short handed.

>>791257
You remember your blood type? Tell the driver if you know it.

Chaz 2017/03/28(Tue)16:43 No. 791281 ID: 897ff7
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>>791276
"My blood type's B-Positive, by the way."

The guy driving nods.

>"Thanks, but I don't think you're gonna pass out, we're almost there."

I sit up and look at the looming hospital.

>>791275
>You're dead.

I don't think I'm dead right now, but I have a feeling I'm gonna be soon.

Actually, your chances of surviving have just gone up. I mean, besides the boost they got from arriving at the hospital. Trust me, that lady's crazy, and now's she infected you too. Perhaps the doctors can stop the infection in time!

>>791286
Yeah, if they're good communists, they'll share the Insanity with everyone in town, with an extra portion for the distribution team.

There won't be any left for you.

>>791281
Hammer and sickle. The symbols of the workers and the farmers. Traditionally associated with communist movements. Well. You're a beggar, so you don't get to be picky about who helps you here. I don't know if you agree with communism in principle or not, but the practical implementation is what matters. Don't jump to conclusions, and don't spit on their charity.

Chaz 2017/03/28(Tue)17:02 No. 791293 ID: 897ff7
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>>791286
That lady? You mean Mandy, or whatever she's called? Don't worry, if I have to see her again I hope it'll be at least in hell, so that she can't kill me.

We pull into the ER awning and the guard gets me out. A nurse is waiting for me, with a wheelchair.

I don't have enough red in me, hoping you can top me off.

Try not to laugh, it probably hurts to laugh.

Chaz 2017/03/28(Tue)17:54 No. 791307 ID: 897ff7
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>>791296
Oh, I'm sure they'd love to get some red in me. Cross the fucking bay in a dilapidated dingy to escape Nazis and I end up on the complete opposite end of the "batshit-crazy" spectrum.

I'm wheeled through corridors, getting increasingly worried the further in I get. If these naive assholes try and operate, I don't think they'll have me fixed up and healthy by the end of it.

Why not ask them?

"Do you guys have... actual doctors still?"

>>791307
What does their opinion of government have to do with medical technology? It's not like communist russia was a third world country.

Chaz 2017/03/28(Tue)18:20 No. 791322 ID: 897ff7
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>>791314
"There are doctors here, right?"

>"Oh, yeah, almost all of the doctors are still practicing here."

That still doesn't change how fucked I am, >>791319. I'm not exactly afraid of malpractice.

...Got a tattoo or something they wouldn't approve of?

Chaz 2017/03/28(Tue)18:25 No. 791325 ID: 897ff7
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>>791323

Oh, nothing gets past you cunts, does it?

Chaz 2017/03/28(Tue)18:49 No. 791331 ID: 897ff7
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I'm dumped off in a room. The nurse takes the chair with her and leaves.

>Hated by Nazis, Soviets
>Massive clogs

I'm sorry you're a secret Dutchman.
But really, you're fucked enough that you don't wanna be making any evasive maneuvers, until they get your leak corked.

Chaz 2017/03/28(Tue)19:11 No. 791337 ID: 897ff7
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The door opens.

>"Hello. I'm Doctor Jackson. I understand you've been bleeding for quite some time?"

Oh, for fuck's sake.

I see. Just pretend it's a really thorough tan.

Try not to get her pregnant on accident!

Chaz 2017/03/28(Tue)19:36 No. 791344 ID: 897ff7
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>>791339
I DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH BLACK PEOPLE.

>>791340
OR WITH GENE-MIXING.


>"... Are you okay?"

"What? Oh, no, I'm good. Well, aside from the bullet-hole."

>"I see. May I take a look at the wound?"

Oh, god.

>>791344
Let's stop guessing, then. What do you have a problem with?

Swallow your pride before you bleed to death.

Chaz 2017/03/28(Tue)19:59 No. 791351 ID: 897ff7
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"Uh, I'd prefer if you didn't."

Her hand suddenly claps on my forehead.

>"You're sweating. Do you have a fever? Is it infected?"

"I AM JUST FINE, EXCEPT FOR THE BULLET-HOLE."

>"Please calm down. Why don't you want me to look at it?"

"I- I don't-"

>>791344
Warn her ahead of time, then.

Chaz isn't really short for Charlie, is it?

Chaz 2017/03/28(Tue)20:07 No. 791355 ID: 897ff7
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>>791352
"Look, I wasn't always- I'm not a good person, Doc."

>"Sweetheart, I don't care who you are or what you do. It's my job to help you, okay?"

Hiding some hate group tattoos, eh? She's probably seen that kind of stuff before, being an ER doctor.

Just get it over with and take off your shirt.

Are you gonna show her the damn bullet hole or not?

Chaz 2017/03/28(Tue)20:29 No. 791360 ID: 897ff7
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>>791357
>>791358

Goddamnit, FINE.

I take off my shirt, timidly and almost shaking.

What a fucking coward.

>"Oh..."

>>791360
I once saw an exhibit of tattoos, still on the original skin. They just took the patches of skin off of the donor and tanned them and framed them.

Pretty cool huh?

Chaz 2017/03/28(Tue)20:42 No. 791362 ID: 897ff7
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>"Oh, honey..."

>>791362
I thought you said you weren't a nazi?

>>791363
Maybe he's a part-timer.

>>791363
Could be true, accounting for the fullness of time.

Your wound looks salvageable, at least.

>>791363
He's reformed, you donut.

You could have just rolled up your shirt slightly, you know.

Tell her you really didn't want to come here.

Chaz 2017/03/28(Tue)21:02 No. 791370 ID: 897ff7
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>>791363
I'm not.

Anymore, at least.

She instructs me to lie down, and to hold still, because they're saving their anesthesia for important matters like surgery.

"H-heh, you wouldn't be saying you were out if I didn't show you my tattoos, right?"

>"Please don't talk while I operate."

It starts to hurt really bad, but it stops immediately, and she pulls the bullet out. Apparently she had tweezers inside even before it hurt.

That looks like only a fragment, buddy. You aren't out of the woods yet.

So why'd you run away?

>>791362
Make it clear you're not a nazi. You managed to escape that place.
Also ask about tattoo removal so you can put that place behind you forever.

>>791393
Not an emergency procedure.

>>791394
I mean given we're in communist territory with nazi regalia marked down on our flesh I'd say it's pretty survival-integral

>>791399
yeah, ok, point.

Chaz 2017/03/29(Wed)13:33 No. 791485 ID: 897ff7
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>>791393
"I left them."

>"I know."

"I'm serious! I mean, it wasn't right! It's not right. I was in a bad place."

>"We all get in those places."

She's treating me like a child!

You're acting like one.

Her responsibility is getting your wound treated. Whether or not you're liked is immaterial.

Chaz 2017/03/29(Wed)14:29 No. 791498 ID: 897ff7
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>>791490
That's-! Okay, that's a good point. I'm not trying to be "liked," though, I'm trying to make sure I don't exit the hospital in an orange jumpsuit instead of a wheelchair.

Dr. Jackson finishes the last stitch and cuts the excess away.

>"There. You did a good job of keeping pressure on it, Chaz, so I don't think we need a transfusion."

"So, uh... What happens now..?"

>"I need you to do something for me."

>>791485
Take a breath, cool your head, and let her do her job. Ask about tatt removal when she finishes dork.

Chaz 2017/03/29(Wed)14:54 No. 791501 ID: 897ff7
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>>791499
I stop talking and she kneels a bit so that we're face-to-face, and then puts her hand on my shoulder.

>"Get me out of here."

>>791501
that was the last thing I expected you to say but im certainly willing to try. Do you know a place we can meet later? Im traveling with someone and she'll probably want in on any planning.

She's in bad enough a spot she thinks the kid with a hole in him can help? Oh geeze. This is gonna be ugly.

Alright. Uh, the lady who brought me here isn't a humanitarian. In fact, I think she's a bit unbalanced. She's bound to start some shit, and we might be able to slip away in the confusion.

Chaz 2017/03/29(Wed)15:53 No. 791513 ID: 897ff7
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She explains to me that the Socialists' Organizations Delegates Assembly(otherwise known as SODA) has claimed the hospital within their territory and refused to allow doctors and other medical personnel to leave, forcing them to treat both civilians and their own fighters alike. She also tells me that they've been barred from treating enemy combatants, and that she's at risk of being imprisoned simply for stitching me up.

>>791510
>>791504
>Maxine

"Uh, I'd be happy to help in any way I can, I'm just, uh... with someone who's a bit problematic to the general peace right now. We might be able to escape in whatever mayhem she's bound to start, but we should probably avoid her, too."

>"Where is she?"

Uh. That's a good question.

So, cut to something on fire? We know how this works.

C'mon Chaz.

Things are bad out there, and you stand a fart's chance in a hurricane without some firepower of your own.

Max. Kills. Goons. Dead.

Tell her she's with Major Mark Anderson.

Last I saw she was with some grunt with a earpiece. Any idea where he'd have taken her?

Chaz 2017/03/29(Wed)16:51 No. 791539 ID: 897ff7
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"Last I saw her, she was with this guy called Major Mark Anderson."

She gives me a grave look.

>"Did she do something to him?"

"Uh, no. We were supposed to go to the hospital together, but he changed his mind for some reason, and decided to take her with him. I think he was going to a University of some sort."

>"He's taking her to the University? That means either the Commissars or the Assembly want her for something."

"Is that bad?"

She looks away from me.

>"Well, it's not good."

Maxine 2017/03/29(Wed)17:00 No. 791544 ID: 897ff7
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...

Maxine 2017/03/29(Wed)17:01 No. 791546 ID: 897ff7
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>"Welcome to Tampa City Hall, Maxine."

Ask what's up with all the soviet symbolism here. Are they russian or just really enamored by russia?

Make sure your concealed gun is somewhere they won't search, like your boot. Keep the safety off and the clip in your other boot, wait for an opportunity.

Killing the figurehead won't stop the local communist faction, but it will give you enough time to rig your explosive bullet to something expensive.

The only reason they have for wanting to talk to you like this is because they were aware of the confrontation with the trigger-happy idiots. Play it cool. Tell them you just wanted to get the injured man somewhere he could get real help, and you don't know him at all beyond him being shot for having climbed out of a boat.

I bet they'll try to draft you, which would be best met with girlish coyness and needing time to think than outright refusal.

>>791546
Uh, sup?

Shoot the talking communist clock!

Soda Actual 2017/04/01(Sat)20:40 No. 792642 ID: 897ff7
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Our way of life is no more.

On July 19th at 5:43 AM, a blast on Harbour island was sighted by multiple units that lit up the dark sky.

At the risk of melodrama, it would suffice to say we're still feeling the subsequent shock-waves.