Todd Wants Key's Face

Blood Puppet: *ignores her reasoning* ... You're very VERY lucky the Lieutenant wasn't POISONED, Ms. Gris... otherwise you'd be in a rather sticky wicket indeed...

Celine: *doesn't say anything. she only glance back and forth between his blade and his mask, waiting for him to pull it away* ...

Blood Puppet: *he finally puts away his sword, looking at her for the longest time before turning away*

Celine: *allows herself to breathe a sigh of relief once he turns away* ... I'm sorry, I was blinded by revenge... I knew he would be coming for me, I wanted to leave my mark...

Blood Puppet: ... Well, I apologize for my somewhat rash behavior. Certain things simply anger me quicker than other things. All is forgiven. Is all forgiven?

Celine: ... *nods, albeit somewhat hesitantly*

Blood Puppet: ... Then I will continue being your only friend, and savior.

Meanwhile

Sam: *he finds out from a soldier (one of the few who does not riot) in his office that Celine has broken out of prison - broken out by Blood Puppet, no less! His volume raises so high it is a wonder that nothing broke of fell down - though he does make the informing soldier quiver with fear* WHAT??? DDDD8<

Soldier: H-h-he j-just c-came i-in and k-killed nearly any g-guard that g-g-got in his w-way - all t-to g-get to her...!

Sam: *he stares angrily at the soldier, almost like he wants to kill him* ... ...

Soldier: ... I'll... I'll go now... sir... *he quickly leaves*

Sam: ... ... *he immediately goes to visit Sarah - perhaps she'll be awake again today*

Celine: *smiles a bit at this, and nods again*

meanwhile

Sarah: *is still asleep*

Nurse: *is looking over her when Sam comes in, making sure everything's still in working order* Oh! Good morning, Lieutenant.

Sam: *quietly* ... Good morning... has she moved at all since my last visit?

Nurse: A little bit, yes--she's actually making great progress. There's a very good possibility that she's going to make it. :)

Sarah: *...*

Sam: *this brightens his mood, distracting him from the fact that Celine has been broken out of jail* ... I'm glad. I mean, I wouldn't NOT be glad, but... jeez... that was too big a scare for me...

Nurse: I'm not surprised, something like that would scare anyone. <:/ But like I said, she's doing extremely well. She might wake up again today, but that's a big "maybe."

Sarah: *...*

Sam: *smiles slightly. He knows how strong Sarah is* ... She will... I know it.

Nurse: *smiles* Well, you can stay as long as you'd like. If you need anything, let me know. *leaves*

Sarah: *...*

Sam: ... Right... *he sits in the chair beside Sarah's bed, the leans over and strokes her cheek, smiling sadly at her*

Sarah: *smiles oh so very slightly at his touch, though she doesn't wake up*

Sam: *his smile widens a bit when he notices her faint smile. He continues to stroke her cheek and he whispers to her -* ... I love you, Sarah...

Sarah: *her smile remains. she looks as if she was simply asleep*

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Blood Puppet: He deserves to die for how he's treated you. How he's THREATENED you...

Celine: *nods, her eyes narrowing* That he does. I've been knocked down one too many times. I can have my revenge, and you can have your prize.

Blood Puppet: *he nods* And I am willing to share it, if you are willing to try.

Celine: *smirks* I think I'll pass on that one.

Blood Puppet: Everything think's it's so disgusting... the MAYANS did it...

Celine: No one's used to it, that's all.

Blood Puppet: Someone besides me should like it...

Celine: I'm pretty sure there's someone out there who does. :/

Blood Puppet: In a world like this? Possibly not. Though it would be nice to think there is. And while we're on the subject of cannibalism, I do believe that eating the Lieutenant would almost be like eating caviar. He's terribly hard to kill... I'm sure his meat is worth it. Also, he beat me with my own telly. Of course, I provoked him, but... it just seems right to eat him.

Celine: *raises an eyebrow* If you say so.

Blood Puppet: I DO say so. Now here's a random yet rather important question for you - are the soldiers still rioting against the Lieutenant?

Celine: I'm quite sure they are, what with his fiancee's poisoning, I'm sure he won't have had time to do much else besides worry.

Blood Puppet: ... Poisoning? His fiance was poisoned? Sarah Huntings?

Celine: *nods* It was an accident, actually.

Blood Puppet: ... ... What was the true intention of that poison?

Celine: ...It was intended for the Lieutenant.

Blood Puppet: *suddenly gets out his katana, holding the blade right up against Celine's throat* ... You wanted to poison the Lieutenant? You could have RUINED HIS BODY... POISONED ME...!

Celine: !!! Th-The poison would have worn off eventually..!

Blood Puppet: And you think I would have waited for the body to rot before EATING IT??

Celine: I-I-It wouldn't have taken THAT long...!!

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Blood Puppet: You can tell me, Celine - I'm your friend. And I saved your life.

Celine: ... *looks away, and sighs* Saying I had a rough life would be a bit of an understatement... *looks back up at Blood Puppet* My parent's weren't exactly "caring."

Blood Puppet: I can't imagine parents less than caring, especially to a pretty young woman such as yourself...

Celine: *scoffs* If by caring, you mean half-drowning themselves in alcohol and taking their drunken rage out on me, then yes, they were the most caring parents in the universe, bar-none. I couldn't even stay in my own home most nights without suffering from a beating.

Blood Puppet: That's not very nice. In fact, that's rather rude. And I do very much hate rudeness. At least you re rid of them, yes?

Celine: As soon as I was eighteen, I was gone. I never wanted to see them again. I would have left earlier, but I had nowhere to go.

Blood Puppet: ... so where did you go to after you left, Ms. Gris?

Celine: I had been saving up for an apartment--after I left, I lived on my own, found a job, tried to save up enough money for college. It took a while, but I finally got there. Got a degree in business, got another job, tried to make my way forward from there. That didn't go well either.

Blood Puppet: ... Did others mistreat you, Ms. Gris?

Celine: More than you'd think. I was constantly looked down on, stepped on, taken advantage of... is it any surprise I have problems trusting others? They never gave me a reason to trust them. After my last boss handed my job to a BOY with hardly any experience, I decided enough was enough.

Blood Puppet: You can trust me, Ms. Gris. I am your only friend, it seems.

Celine: It certainly seems that way...

Blood Puppet: This will be good for you, I think. Finally having a friend. Someone like me to lean on when you have to.

Celine: *nods, giving him an appreciative smile* It definitely will... thank you.

Blood Puppet: Of course. And killing the Lieutenant will make you feel better...

Celine: *her smile disappears* But of course.

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Sam: *he is filled with complete relief and joy when he sees her awake, and he grins, ecstatic* Sarah...! <:D

meanwhile

Blood Puppet: *he moves his hand down to her hand, examining each nail on her finger, then moves his hand up to her neck, to her jawline, to the side of her face, whispering half to her, half to himself* ... Why so mysterious, Ms. Gris...? Coming from up north to take the whole military... what could drive someone to that...?

Sarah: *her smile widens a bit, and she speaks, her voice quiet* Hey, Sam... don't... don't be so sad, okay?

meanwhile

Celine: *still doesn't move*

Sam: *he wipes a few forming tears - tears of happiness - from his eyes, dryly laughing a little* ... I almost lost my fiance to a poison meant for me... and she's telling me to not be sad? *he laughs a little again, this time with a bit more emotion* Well I'll tell her r-right now... *tears start to really roll down his cheeks, as hard as he tries not to cry* ... I-I'll tell her right now th-that I c-can be sad... whenever I goddamn want to...! *by the end of it he is fighting between speaking and sobbing and smiling*

meanwhile

Blood Puppet: *he watches her for the rest of the night*

Sarah: *laughs a bit, though it takes some effort--her entire body still felt numb. She manages to turn her hand so she's loosely holding Sam's* Just... don't want you to worry... I-I think I'm gonna make it...

meanwhile

Celine: *never notices*

Sam: Thank you... thank you, thank you, thank you... *he leans over and carefully kisses her, then nuzzles her* I was so scared... I was just so scared that you'd die... I'm so happy you're alright...

Sarah: *manages to nuzzle him back, smiling warmly* I couldn't leave... we have too much to look forward to...

Sam: *he laughs a little once more at this, laughing a bit in happiness and agreement as he cries, his laughing turning into sobs. Sam hugs Sarah as best as he can, just sobbing, letting all his emotion out*

Sarah: *can't hug him back, as the multitude of needles stuck in her arms and her weakened state wouldn't allow her to, so she merely rests her head against his, nuzzling against his cheek* Shh... I'll be okay... *she can feel her strength start to leave her, and she fights to stay awake, but to no avail--her voice becomes almost inaudible* We'll be okay... we'll be okay... *falls unconscious once again*

Sam: *when he feels her go limp, he lets go of her, staring at her for the longest time, sobbing, unable to stop. He doesn't know if he's sobbing because he's happy or sad anymore. He knows Sarah will live. Well, not know. There is always the chance she may not. Seeing Sarah like that still makes him cry, however, and he will continue to cry, continue to be upset, until he knows she's okay*

Sarah: *is completely unresponsive on the outside, but she continues to battle the poison from the inside, refusing to succumb to it*

The Next Morning

Blood Puppet: *waits for Celine to wake up, wondering how differently she'll act now that she trusts him and considers him her friend*

Celine: *wakes up, feeling better than she expected to feel. she stretches and yawns, and looks around for Blood Puppet, giving him a friendly smile* Good morning.

Blood Puppet: Good morning, Ms. Gris. Did you sleep well?

Celine: Better than I expected, actually.

Blood Puppet: Well, no one EXPECTS a dentist's chair to be a comfortable place to sleep until you actually sleep in one. My father was a dentist. I believe I've told you this.

Celine: You did, actually, just last night.

Blood Puppet: ... Ah yes. I did. What about you, Ms. Gris, if you don't mind me asking? Why are you who you are? Why do you want power so badly?

Celine: ...That's... something I'd rather not talk about.

up

Sam: <:( ...

Inside Sarah's Mind

Todd: *pushes through a heavy darkness in order to find Sarah - it seems almost as if the darkness is pressing down and against him, trying to crush him, but he has to press on to find his daughter*

meanwhile

Blood Puppet: *it is later that he sneaks up on Celine, carefully strapping her down to the chair. He pushes the tv screen as close to her face as he possibly can so that she can't look away, then places the headphones over her head and turns on the white noise. He jabs her with his index finger*

Sarah: *is struggling to find a way out, the darkness pushing against her from all sides, as if it was trying to immobilize her. Terrified, she calls for help, for someone, ANYONE (SAM!!), to come and rescue her*

meanwhile

Celine: !!? *is jolted awake, and is very much startled when she finds herself in her current position* !!?? H-Hobbes?? What are you doing--!!?

Todd: *he finally finds Sarah, and when he does he greets her with a tight hug* Jeez - god, Sarah! SARAH! D8>

meanwhile

Blood Puppet: *he says nothing, but notes to himself how much he wanted to kill the woman painfully whenever she called him by his real name. He backs away, out of her view. She has nothing to look at but the screen, so look she must*

Sarah: *hugs him back even more tightly, as if she feared something would pull him away and leave her there alone again* D-Dad--I-I can't do anything, I-I-I can't move, I can't breathe, I c-can't see anything---!!

meanwhile

Celine: *tries to look for him, but ends up staring at the screen, as it was shoved up against her face. after a while, her stare becomes blank* ...

Todd: It's okay, it's okay, Sarah, just sshh...! You're safe right now... you're in a hospital... I saw the whole thing...

meanwhile

Blood Puppet: *he carefully slips the headphones off her head then whispers in her ear* Ms. Gris... can you hear me...?

Sarah: *clings to him desperately, practically sobbing* Oh god... p-please tell me I'm not going to die... n-not after all this...

meanwhile

Celine: *her voice is flat--she still stares at the screen* Yes...

Todd: *his hug tightens* ... I don't know, Sarah... but the doctors are taking very good are of you... and Sam is there with you... and... I just don't know...

meanwhile

Blood Puppet: ... Were you ever planning to betray me, Celine?

Sarah: *is only slightly reassured. her grip on her father tightens* Oh god... oh god... I can't... I-I don't want to die...

meanwhile

Celine: ...no...

Todd: You... *he can't say "you won't die"... that simply isn't true, or a lie* ... it'll be okay... you're strong, kiddo...

meanwhile

Blood Puppet: ... That's good, Ms. Gris... you're going to trust me now, understand? You're going to trust me and like me. And you won't mind the gore in my office, or my cannibalistic nature...

Sarah: *sobs into his shoulder, still quite afraid of the situation she was currently in. what if she never woke up?*

meanwhile

Celine: ...mhmm...

Todd: *he just hugs her, rocking her to comfort her, running his fingers through her hair, doing all he can to calm her down* Ssshhh... sshhh...

meanwhile

Blood Puppet: I'm your friend, Ms. Gris...

Sarah: *continues to cry. she takes a long while to calm down, but she eventually does, her sobs turning into quiet sniffles. she never lets go of Todd* ...

meanwhile

Celine: ...you're my friend...

Todd: *speaks to her quietly, softly* ... I know you can fight this, Sarah... If not for yourself, then for Sam... for your MARRIAGE - your life with HIM... maybe even your life as a MOTHER... you have to try pushing yourself... if I could do it, you can, too...

meanwhile

Blood Puppet: ... good... now go to sleep, and when you wake up tomorrow you will only remember going to sleep tonight, and nothing more... you will also feel fresh and rejuvenated...

Sarah: ... *nods--she doesn't want to die, so she'll fight it as hard as she can* I-I'll try... *the darkness feels somewhat less stifling to her now though it still pressed down against her* ...

meanwhile

Celine: *nods slowly* nothing... more... *falls asleep*

Todd: I'll stay with you for as long as you need me to, Sarah...

meanwhile

Blood Puppet: *he unstraps Celine and pulls the TV away from her face. At last, he doesn't have to do all his work by himself... and if she ever hinders him, he'll just kill her. Blood Puppet walks into the other room, retrieving his mask and putting it back on. He simply felt naked without it*

Sarah: *nods again* Thank you... I um... I should be fine for a little bit... I need to let Sam know I won't die on him...

meanwhile

Celine: *sleeps, as commanded*

Todd: *smiles at her* ... Right... and... try to convince him not to murder Celine. He doesn't need that on his conscience. *disappears*

Outside

Sam: *still touching Sarah's fingers with his, watching her* <:( ...

meanwhile

Blood Puppet: *walks back over to Celine, examining her. He knows that whatever he does now, she will not wake up, since she has been hypnotically commanded to sleep. He takes off his glove and touches her arm, feeling her skin* ...

Sarah: *her fingers twitch, and she takes a slightly deeper breath--then, her eyes crack open. They search the room for Sam, and when they finally settle on him, the smiles slightly*

meanwhile

Celine: *doesn't react*

up

Sam: ... Oh... *he looks at Sarah sadly*

meanwhile

Blood Puppet: *leads Celine all the way back to his base, the dentist's office* ... You know, my father was a dentist.

Sarah: *...*

Nurse: <:/ ... Let me know if anything else happens, alright? *walks out*

meanwhile

Celine: *not very interested* Was he really?

Sam: ... ... *quietly* ... Right....

meanwhile

Blood Puppet: Oh yes... I hated him so very much... I was happy when I saw the infected eat him... *he takes off his mask, revealing his face, his medium/long silver-white hair*

Sarah: *...*

meanwhile

Celine: *observes him curiously--she was sure she hadn't seen his face in any of the pictures in his file. he looked very much like any other X-WD* ...

Sam: *he sighs, sitting in a chair beside Sarah's bed, carefully putting his hand back on top of hers, wishing for her to just wake up*

meanwhile

Blood Puppet: I don't normally take my... face... off. But it was getting rather stuffy in that bloody thing... there's a dentist's chair in here, obviously. You can sleep there.

Sarah: *doesn't move again*

meanwhile

Celine: Alright... *sits down in the chair, crossing her arms, trying to keep herself from looking around* ...Do you eat often?

Sam: *he strokes her fingers with his, exhausted with concern* <:( ...

meanwhile

Blood Puppet: Only when I need to. I'm not just some merciless killer, Ms. Gris - that would be terrible. If I have leftovers, I'll eat that, and I only do so once a day. Then again... the feeling of a blade ripping through flesh is just too sweet... perhaps I AM a merciless killer. But don't worry. I'm not going to kill YOU.

Sarah: *...*

meanwhile

Celine: *shudders at his description* Of course you aren't...

Sam: *continues to do this throughout the rest of the day* ...

meanwhile

Blood Puppet: Well, Ms. Gris, I NEED you. We need each other. Without me, you'd be in jail, and without you, I might not ever kill and eat the Lieutenant. And I like the company.

Sarah: *doesn't respond beyond a brief twitch of the finger, which was more of a reflex due to having her hand touched rather than any conscious action*

meanwhile

Celine: Mmh... *is really not very interested in being there, but she knows he's right--if she DIDN'T stay, she would be found and thrown back into prison. she HAD to stay* ...

Sam: *even when the finger twitch is a slight movement, and not even preformed consciously, it still made Sam light up a bit, as he prayed that she would get better*

meanwhile

Blood Puppet: ... Have you worked with others before, Celine?

Sarah: *...*

meanwhile

Celine: ...Yes, but not often... I've discovered that people are hard to trust.

Sam: *stays for as long as he can* ... I'm so sorry, Sarah... this should never have happened...

meanwhile

Blood Puppet: I'm the exact same way. *he smiles at her cheerily - without his mask, one could now see this*

Sarah: *...*

meanwhile

Celine: *finds herself smiling back, if only slightly* Finally, something we have in common.

Sam: ... I should never have let Celine work at the Outpost... I should have known better... this is all my fault...

meanwhile

Blood Puppet: I'm sure we have much more than THAT in common. I think we could get along if we tried.

Sarah: *...*

meanwhile

Celine: Perhaps...

Sam: ... I wish you could hear me right now... *he laughs a little, halfheartedly* ... but you can't. Because you've been poisoned...

meanwhile

Blood Puppet: Right. I'll leave you alone, then. *he walks into the other room to relax... and wait*

Sarah: *...*

meanwhile

Celine: ... *sits in that chair, staring at the ceiling, which was quite possibly the only part of that room that wasn't covered in blood. she falls into an uneasy sleep after a few moments*

up

Sam: *at the mere sight of her, Sam sobs*

Sarah: *doesn't stir*

Nurse: ...We're doing our best to flush the drug out of her system, but the solution was so concentrated we're not sure if we'll be able to clean it all out in time... <:/

Sam: *tearfully* TRY...!! Just keep trying...!

meanwhile

Blood Puppet: *manages to sneak into the prison, walking over to Celine's cell* Hellooo, good day to you, madam. You seem rather uncomfortable in there.

Nurse: We're doing our best... All we can really do now is wait. <:/

meanwhile

Celine: ! *looks up, glaring at him* I wouldn't be in here if you hadn't just killed the Lieutenant right off the bat...

Sam: *he wipes some tears from his eyes, shaking, trying to control his emotions* ...

meanwhile

Blood Puppet: That option would have been worse - it would ensure you were thrown in here, madam, and the Lieutenant's meat would rot too quickly. Do not blame me for your misfortune. Besides - I'm here to get you out.

Nurse: ...You can stay as long as you'd like. Let one of us know if anything changes. <:/ *leaves the room*

Sarah: *...*

meanwhile

Celine: ! ... *stands up from the bed, and approaches the bars* And where exactly would I go? If i show my face ANYWHERE, the Lieutenant will hunt me down and tear me apart.

Sam: *he walks over to Sarah, touching the back of her hand with his fingers* ... So the rolls got revered, huh? Just our fracking luck...

meanwhile

Blood Puppet: *under his mask, he smiles at Celine's words* ... I like it when he's angry... That animal within him is so thrilling... so... FUN... it makes the kill so much harder... but that's besides the point. You can stay with me. No one has found me yet. If you can stand a little mess and little lighting.

Sarah: *doesn't respond beyond a brief twitch of her finger*

meanwhile

Celine: ...We'll see. Now, let me out of here, if you please. I can't stand this place and I've barely been in here a few hours.

Sam: !! *he gets excited about this - Sarah moved! She MOVED!*

meanwhile

Blood Puppet: Of course. *he fishes out a lockpick from the inside of his coat an easily gets the door open, the thing swinging open with a loud whine* And we're off.

Guards: *run down the hall, holding guns - they all point the guns at Blood Puppet, but were all clearly shaking*

Guard: S-STOP! P-PUT YOUR HANDS U-UP!

Blood Puppet: *quickly draws his sword, laughing maniacally*

Soldiers: *shoots at Blood Puppet*

Blood Puppet: *easily deflects all the bullets with his sword*

Sarah: *doesn't move anything else*

meanwhile

Celine: *waits in the entrance of her cell. she had to admit, this man was skilled in what he did. it's no wonder the Lieutenant was never able to catch him* ...

Sam: *looks around, wondering if he should tell a nurse about this - this is important, right??*

meanwhile

Guards: *continue to rain bullets on Blood Puppet*

Blood Puppet: *deflects each and every one until all the guards run out of ammo*

Guard 1: SHI - *and then Blood Puppet stabs his throat, carefully slipping it out and gently pushing the guard's body so that it fell backwards*

Guard 2: Oh no oh no OH NO - *he runs, leaving the third guard behind*

Guard 3: FRANK!! D8>

Blood Puppet: *easily kills the distracted guard* They're going to call for back-up it seems.

Sarah: *...*

meanwhile

Celine: Then perhaps we should LEAVE, before they arrive.

Sam: *he finally decides to press the "call nurse" button* ...

meanwhile

Blood Puppet: Oh, Ms. Gris... you don't have to be such a stick in the mud. *he doesn't put his sword away, but rather, he readies it, anticipating more flesh to run in so he may slice it*

Nurse: *comes in within moments--it is the same man from before* What is it? D:

Sarah: *...*

meanwhile

Celine: *huffs, and sits back down in her cell. If she had to wait until he was done slaughtering people, she may as well be comfortable* >:/

Sam: Sarah moved a little bit! :D

meanwhile

Blood Puppet: *murders anyone that comes at him - decapitating many, stabbing many, making sure the blade slid painfully against their skin, making them HOWL and WRITHE in pain if he hasn't killed them first*

Nurse: *is actually somewhat interested* What? How? What did she move?

meanwhile

Celine: *closes her eyes and tries to block out the noise. Her methods of killing were much more quiet and painless--this man enjoyed causing pain*

Other prisoners: *watch in absolute horror*

Sam: All she moved was her finger a little bit - but that's a good sign, right?? <:D

meanwhile

Blood Puppet: *when there is only one man left standing Blood Puppet pulls down the mouth-part of his mask, chases after the guard until he's able to fling him against a wall, then bites his throat out*

Guard: *his screams quickly turn to gurgles as blood fills his lungs and he dies just as painfully as his coworkers*

Nurse: *relaxes a bit* ...Ah... Yes, it is.

meanwhile

Celine: *refuses to watch* ...Are you quite finished?

Other Prisoners: *have retreated to the farthest corners of their cells*

Sam: ... That's not... THAT good... is it?

meanwhile

Blood Puppet: *smears the blood on his hands onto the walls* Quite. Let us be off, Ms. Gris. *he leaves the prison with her*

Nurse: Well... if she had moved her head, or her arm, then maybe there would have been cause for celebration... this is progress, but... it's not THAT much progress. I'm sorry. <:/

Celine: *goes quietly. She wasn't quite sure what he was going to do with her, but this was her only chance at freedom--she would follow this madman if she had to*

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Sam: ... ... ... *there is a silent rage shaking his entire body, twisting his expression into the form of a wild beast's snarl. His merciless stare could possibly kill someone*

Nurse: *is extremely unsettled by this--he takes a step away from Sam, fearing that he will direct his rage at him* W-W-We're doing the b-best we can... W-We just thought you should know. *quickly turns and goes back down the hall to the room Sarah was in*

Sam: ... ... *he decides to pay Celine a little visit. He gets up and heads over to the prison, searching for the dog like a wolf, his fists so tightly closed that his knuckles are white*

Other prisoners: *flinch at the sight of him, breathing sighs of relief when he keeps walking past them*

Celine: *sits in her cell, staring at the wall across from her, waiting* ...

Sam: *as soon as he finds Celine's cell he rattles the bars, snarling at her through his tightly clenched teeth* YOU dog!! YOU frackING dog!!

Celine: !!? *stands up, clearly surprised--something had gone wrong. she instinctively backs herself against the wall, AWAY from the Lieutenant's rage* ...

Sam: *is practically a monster at this point, snarling and roaring at Celine, holding a death grip on the cell bars as if it is Celine's neck* YOU THINK YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH POISONING HER?? YOU THINK YOU'RE SAFE IN JAIL?? DO YOU??

Celine: *remains flattened against the wall, visibly AFRAID, even through the strong front she's trying to put on* Th-That hadn't been meant for HER, L-Lieutenant.

Sam: *hissing, he's shaking again - visibly shaking with bottled up rage. He spews out complete nonsense. He is just so angry he can't even form coherent sentences* You dirty little fracking dog-whore - frack you, frack you, frack YOU...!!

Celine: *merely stares back at him in fear, expecting him to somehow rip the bars out of the walls and tear her to pieces* ....

Sam: *he continues to hiss, shaking still, gripping those bars like his life depended on it* ... I'll make sure you die, Celine... I'm gonna make sure you pay for what you've done - you RUINED ME, RUINED SARAH, RUINED US BOTH!! You dog... I'll watch you suffer... I'll watch you scream and not give a single frack about it...

Celine: *can only stare at him in terror, genuinely afraid at what what he could possibly do to her. she opens her mouth, but no words come out--she just stares, terrified*

Sam: *he says nothing for a while, just huffs angrily at her. Then he storms off, away from this horrible woman who dared to poison Sarah*

Celine: *doesn't dare move until he is completely out of sight, and even then, she hesitates. she slowly moves back to her bed, sitting down as she had been before. she glances out of her cell*

Other prisoners: *were watching her in complete shock* ...

Celine: ...

Sam: *he heads all the way back to the hospital, falling down into a chair in the waiting room, angry beyond compare*

Nurse: *had come out to find him--he approaches him cautiously* Um... You can come in and see her if you'd like... She's still in serious condition, but she's stable enough for a visit...

Sam: * immediately stands up and walks to Sarah's room, entering it*

Sarah: *is still unconscious, various IVs and needles stuck into her arms. she looks deathly pale, the heart rate machine displaying a low pulse*

up

Sam: ... Yeah... I don't know if I can trust anyone like that again, though...

Sarah: Yeah, I could understand that... *sees a water cooler in the corner of the office* Can I get a drink out of that? D;

Sam: Sure, go ahead. :) Heh... now we can finally wait for our wedding in peace... like, no one will be there to ruin it.

Sarah: *takes a cup and serves herself some water* Yep... and then we'll be able to live out the rest of our lives without WORRYING... for the most part... :P

Sam: Well... yeah, for the most part... *he points to himself* Worrying comes with the job.

Sarah: That's why I said "for the most part." *drinks* Heh... I wonder if mom... *suddenly seems to trail off, her expression growing blank* ...

Sam: Sarah? Sarah, what's wrong?? Why'd you stop?? D:>

Sarah: *suddenly drops the cup and collapses to the ground, eyes staring blankly ahead*

Sam: OH MY GOD!! OH MY GOD - *he quickly stands up and runs over to Sarah, picking her up and holding her - he glances at the cup she has dropped, then at the water cooler - was she poisoned, or was she simply drugged like he was?? He looks her over*

Sarah: *her breathing is shallow, and her heartbeat much slower than it should be. her eyes were still open, but she was completely unresponsive. both of Sam's assumptions were correct--so much of the drug had been put into that water cooler, she Sarah had, in fact, been poisoned* ...

Sam: *he doesn't even know if she's dying - he checks her pulse, her breathing*

Sarah: *she soon starts to foam at the mouth, her breathing ragged, her heartbeat slowing to dangerous levels*

Sam: *this is the major red flag he needs and he completely freaks out, picking her up, throwing her over his shoulder, and RUNNING out, RUNNING to his motorcycle, carefully propping her up against his chest (as it is better to see where she is rather than rely on her to balance in the back)*

Sarah: *is completely unresponsive, her eyes finally drooping closed as she falls unconscious against Sam's chest*

Sam: *in a wild panic, he carries Sarah on his back, flinging one of the hospital doors open and running inside* HELP!! PLEASE, HELP!! D8>

Receptionist: !!?? *alerts some nurses*

Nurses: *run over with a stretcher and take Sarah, putting her down on it and speeding her off to an emergency room*

Sarah: *is in very bad condition*

Sam: *he sits down in the waiting room, nervous, painfully NERVOUS and ANXIOUS, waiting, waiting for some ray of hope that Sarah will live - no, no, they were going to get MARRIED! Why did this happen?? Why?? ... Celine. Celine must have been responsible*

*after a while*

Nurse: *comes out to find Sam in the waiting room* ...She's not doing well.

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Sam: *groans a bit* ... So used to not going to work... *he sighs* m'kaaay... *he then opens his eyes and gets up, quickly heading into the bathroom to get dressed*

Sarah: Heheh... *sits up and stretches. hopefully today would be a good day... she gets out of bed and changes*

Sam: *hesoon walks out, dressed, and puts his hat on* Oh, could you maybe visit the Outpost once I've taken care of Celine? Just in case something goes wrong?

Sarah: Yeah. of course. :) Good luck, okay?

Sam: Okay! Thanks! :) *he then leaves to the Outpost*

Celine: *was expecting to be arrested any day now. She wasn't about to renounce her claim to power so easily, so she refused to run--she had changed enough to cause some chaos for a long while. She had also left a farewell present for the Lieutenant--she only hopes he'll get thirsty sooner rather than later. She sits at his desk, working as if nothing was about to happen*

Sam: *he opens the door to his office, ready to defend himself if Celine tries anything* Good morning, Celine. ^^

Celine: *doesn't stand up* Good morning, Lieutenant. ^^ I've been taking care of your office for you--I'm glad to see you've made a full recovery. :)

Sam: *walks around the room until he's behind Celine* Well, I'm glad I managed to survive that, too. Oh, by the way - *he puts a hand on her shoulder, his grip tight and threatening* You're under arrest, Celine Gris, for attempted murder and treason. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say or do can and will be held against you in a court of law. You have the right to speak to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you. Do you understand, Ms. Gris?

Celine: *there was no surprise in her expression--she had been expecting this ever since his fiancee had walked into the office. She sighs* I understand.

Sam: *he quickly handcuffs her* I honestly thought you were a better person, Celine... I don't know what happens to people to make them so... I dunno... WRONG?

Celine: *doesn't resist* Experiences make the person, Sam. You wouldn't understand.

Sam: *scrunches his nose* Well, in that case, I feel extremely sorry for you. *He then jerks her to her feet, leading her away, out of the Outpost and to the jail*

Celine: *doesn't pose any resistance at all, or cause any problems. Her plans were already in motion. all she needed to do was wait*

*Celine is put in jail successfully. Sam then heads back to the Outpost, enters his office, and does some work for until Sarah visits*

Sarah: *comes in after a few minutes, and knocks on his door* ...

Sam: ! *walks over and opens the door for Sarah, letting her in. Then he sits back down at his desk* Hey there. She's gone. Jail. She didn't even put up a fight.

Sarah: *steps into the office, closing the door behind her* Wow, really? I didn't think she'd go that easily... At least it's over with. <:)

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