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Post by slinks on Jun 13, 2006 15:16:21 GMT -5
"Prince..Paniced..mentioned you...Scared, worried, ran, tha' 'elp?!" She said almost hysterically, kissing Ace between words.
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Post by Cheater Hollander on Jun 13, 2006 15:18:05 GMT -5
Cheater slowly stepped out from the staircase where she had been standing. Originally, she had been there visiting Sprints, but they had both fallen asleep after a while.
Yawning and looking at Red with a stricken expression, she questioned, "is Red gonna be okay?"
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Post by arianette on Jun 13, 2006 15:18:56 GMT -5
Aria sighed. "Ace...lord..are you going to infect every girl in your burrough and your girlfriend?" She almost said it to herself, mumbling about how Ace was going to be the death of her and half of the Bronx while she cared for Red.
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Post by Prince on Jun 13, 2006 15:19:45 GMT -5
Prince rolled her eyes at the door. "Someone close that door please! Keep people outta heah! Da last thin' we needs is more sick, dyin', and dead newsies!" Okay... she was a bit stressed... but she had one of her best friends dying in her lodging house of practically unknown causes, and she didn't know if he was going to live through this or not! She had perfectly good reason to be on edge.
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Post by Cheater Hollander on Jun 13, 2006 15:22:22 GMT -5
She stared at the door with raised eyebrows. "I've been upstairs with Sprints... and everyone was gone when I woke up so I just kind of walked outta there... should I leave?"
Without waiting for an answer, she sprinted up the stairs and came back with her half-asleep brother a few minutes later, running out the door.
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Post by Prince on Jun 13, 2006 15:37:14 GMT -5
Prince sighed as people were running in and out like crazy people. HOW had Queens become so popular in one night?! She would prefer it if Slinks would leave too, but with Ace here getting her out wasn't going to be a picnic, so she'd let her stay. Prince went over to the door, and any newsie who tried to get in now, could not. Any newsie who showed up, she would send... to somewhere else! She didn't care where! They couldn't be here, just... not now! Prince closed the open door, and then grabbed a chair and propped it against the handle. If anyone came knocking she'd have to kick them out.
((Sorry folks, but since Red's sick (and Ariannette's gonna quarentine the world now!) we can't have any more newsies around here at this point in time. So... please don't post if you are not already in the room. Thank you!))
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Post by angel on Jun 13, 2006 15:50:26 GMT -5
Angel took one last look at the boy and then at Ace. She nodded and headed back to the Bronx.
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Post by arianette on Jun 13, 2006 15:51:04 GMT -5
Aria smiled at Prince appreciatively. "Thank you Prince. I just...I need to know I just have us to care for if this is bad and not half the newsie population."
She bit her lip, her brain working a swiftly it could manage. The symptoms of tb and viral pneumonia were alike in most ways and without being able to take Red to a hospital it would be difficult to discern which one it was.
She was going to have to make her best educated guess and hope it didn't get them all killed. As it was, even if it was pneumonia, Red might not make it. It was going to take all the skill Aria had as a nurse to keep him alive.
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Post by fancy on Jun 13, 2006 19:59:06 GMT -5
Fancy looked up at the room of people. Her tear streaked face went pale at the look on Aria's face. "You'll be able to help him won't you?" she asked desperatly. She squeezed his hand and kissed it. 'Why him? Take your anger out on someone else...' she prayed.
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Post by arianette on Jun 13, 2006 20:20:11 GMT -5
Aria nodded. "I'm going to do my damnest, Fancy." She continued to work on Red, placing cold compresses on his head, checking his breathing. After what seemed like forever, she spoke up.
"Good news is that I believe its pneumonia. Means we won't all die..."
She sighed. She didn't mention that she wasn't positive. "Bad news is that doesn't change Red's situation much...but he has a better chance of surviving now." She smiled weakly and continued to focus her attention on Red.
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Post by spotconlon on Jun 13, 2006 21:07:06 GMT -5
Spot frowned. He stood awkwardly-looking for something to do. "Anything I can do miss?"
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Post by fancy on Jun 13, 2006 21:23:01 GMT -5
Fancy ignored him and took in Aria's words. 'we won't all die...'... 'ergh.. dammit Aria i don't care if I die... but will HE die?' she thought harshly. She pressed her cheek against his burning hand and cried.
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Post by arianette on Jun 13, 2006 21:30:45 GMT -5
ARia looked up at Spots, smiling. "If you can just keep changing his head cloth...I hate to do it, but I am going to try and sweat this fever out. Then I can take care of his other ills." She pulled off the shirt Red was wearing, straining a bit. She was quite tiny, but ,managed to handle the larger boy. She wrapped some more hot towels around him, making sure his breathing was steady. She couldn't do anything about its laboriousness just yet.
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Post by fancy on Jun 13, 2006 21:39:54 GMT -5
Fancy sighed. "How long do you think it'll be till hes better?" she asked nervously, laying a hand on his arm. She was scared. VERY scared and she couldn't help but show it.
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Post by spotconlon on Jun 14, 2006 15:36:32 GMT -5
Spot took the head cloth awkwardly and dabbed Red's face. "Am I doin' it right?"
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(c)Red