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Apr 28, 2020 20:25:19 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Apr 28, 2020 20:25:19 GMT -5
Anna peered in to Lei, "...Are the children ok...?" She asked, genuinely wondering. When Lee came out, carrying little Giorgio, Anna smiled at them. "...Well, Hi there!" Anna took her son, rocking him. "I've missed you.." She said, laying a kiss on his forehead. He quickly fell asleep. Anna then kissed Lee's cheek. "You did well, today...." She said.
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Claudio then resumed his place next to Sorin. He took his hand, and closed his eyes.
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Daniel was guided to where Katya was, frowning at the sight. She was laying there, out cold. He went to sit next to her, and took her hand. He looked on, "...I wish there was a way we could have saved you... But we were too late..." He paused. "I know the feeling of waking up in a strange place, with people invading you... I know what it feels like to wake up in a familiar place and that happen..." He scoffed.
"But I never, ever, wanted this to happen to you.... I don't know if you could ever forgive me, or if I could forgive myself, if you don't wake up..."
He sat for a short moment, and then placed a soft kiss on her lips.
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Apr 28, 2020 20:34:17 GMT -5
Post by Lei Wulong on Apr 28, 2020 20:34:17 GMT -5
"...Are the children ok...?"
"Yeah. They're all fine. Zakk and Julia got a handle on Fel_ I mean Giorgio and Shun. Li-Mei's safe in Hong-Kong with her mother. As she should be..."
Lei smiled as he saw Lee arrived with the baby.
"Felix! Hey, little buddy! Glad to see you're safe little dude."
Lei then turned to Lee. "So... as you know, your brother destroyed the Mishima Zaibatsu, and almost killed me and my wife while we were inside... but I think she's going to be okay now."
----------------------- Katya stirred a little. She moved her fingers, signaling that there was indeed some life left in her, despite being hooked up to the life support machine. She felt tired and weak... and couldn't do anything else.
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Apr 29, 2020 13:52:33 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Apr 29, 2020 13:52:33 GMT -5
Anna sighed. She smiled at Giorgio, and rocked him to sleep. She paid attention Lee and Lei. "The Devil fears losing his power..." She spoke to them. She turned to Lei. "...I don't know what's happening to me. I can.... I can hear it like a voice in my head..."
She cradled her baby. "It's like I'm becoming the demon again..."
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Daniel noticed the motion of her hand inside of his. He smiled a bit. "You're going to be okay...." He said, as e petted her hair.
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Apr 29, 2020 15:01:06 GMT -5
Post by White Tiger on Apr 29, 2020 15:01:06 GMT -5
Lee smiled when Anna kissed him but he looked sad when Lei told him about the attack. He didn’t know Elise was here, it amounted to a lot of people actually here and the others, like Jin, may already be dead… He then told Lei: “I’m glad you and Elise could get out of there…”
Lee then listened to what Anna said, he still wondered what happened to her but what she said confirmed his doubts… That demon was still there and trying to get control of her… “Can Claudio help you? Or is your demon tied with Kazuya’s devil somehow since you sense it? And did that Anton tried to awake it?”
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Apr 29, 2020 15:16:43 GMT -5
Post by Lei Wulong on Apr 29, 2020 15:16:43 GMT -5
Lei smiled. "Yeah... me too. We were both very fortunate. I honestly was going to go find more survivors, but... I had to get Elise and myself to safety. We're both at the top of Kazuya's hit list. After seeing what he did to that building, I'm sure he would not hesitate to do the same if he saw us."
When Anna mentioned that she might be getting possessed again, Lei could only shake his head. "I doubt it. But it makes perfect sense that Kazuya is afraid of losing his power. I'm sure that poor kid was scared and helpless and felt powerless when his grandfather and mother was both killed by Heihachi. And then he was thrown off a cliff where he was expected to die. It doesn't surprise me one bit that Kazuya was driven by fear. And this fear turned into hatred... and destruction. Unfortunately, Kazuya is too far gone. I know Jun tried to save him. I never understood what she saw in that man, but now I see..."
Before Lei could finish his tale, the doctor announced for Lei to come with her. Lei nods and waves bye to Lee and Anna as he left to follow the doctor.
--------------- Katya didn't understand why she was still breathing. Why? She can't do anything. She's tired and weak. Why can't they just let her rest in peace? --------------- Lei was lead to Elise's hospital room by the doctor. He watched as Elise laid peacefully in the hospital bed. Lei then sat down by her bed as the doctor walked in with a clipboard.
“Det. Lei… I've got good news and bad news.”
“Alright. Give me the bad news first.”
“Well, your wife is in a coma. And the twins aren’t developed enough to survive outside of the womb.”
“So… I'm assuming that the twins are okay.”
“Yes, Detective. As lively as they'll ever be.”
“That’s good… any signs of her waking up soon?”
“We don’t know, but we’ll continue doing the best that we can to make sure that we have those babies taken care of.”
Lei nods. “I’m counting on you. In the meantime, I guess I’ll have to figure out how to save Katya.”
“Save her?”
Lei points at the cooler. “My wife said that there’s some stem cells that can restore Katya.”
“Really?”
“Yes. I honestly don’t know how they work. And I would check her notes but the Mishima Zaibatsu laboratory got destroyed… so there goes that. And we should wait for her to wake up, but I don’t want to hurry any more. How is Katya doing, by the way?”
“She’s in ICU, and she’s currently braindead. We've hooked her up to life support so that her loved ones get a chance to say goodbye.”
Lei shook his head. “No brain activity at all?”
“Unfortunately, none. We can only keep her like this for so long.”
Lei stood up and got into a thinking posture. “So, who makes the call to pull her plug?”
“Well, considering that her mother is currently incapacitated, it would be her father’s call. But according to our records, Dr. Kristovitch doesn’t know who the father is.”
“And… I'm assuming that it’s me, by default.” Lei crossed his arms.
“Yes, exactly.”
“Come with me.”
Lei followed the nurse down the hall and made his way to Katya’s room, where Daniel was sitting by Katya's side. The poor girl was hooked up to so many wires and tubes. Lei listened to the hum of the machines as he looked at her heart monitor. Lei then noticed another monitor that was completely flat-lined.
“No brain activity… it’s like… she has no soul.” Lei muttered.
The doctor nods. “She’s dead.”
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May 22, 2020 16:33:39 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on May 22, 2020 16:33:39 GMT -5
Daniel looked over when Lei and a doctor came inside. "..." He held her hand, and the world seemed to fade away as the words left the doctor's lips. "....Dead....?" He said, in a small, defeated voice. It felt as if someone was ripping his chest apart, as tears flowed from him. A quiet wail could be heard, as his head fell onto Katya's shoulder. He held her hand tighter, as he began to sob.
"...She can't... She's can't be..." He gasped for air, crying even harder now. His hand caressed her face, his thumb tracing the features. He then got up, and threw the door open. The hinges snapped as he left the room.
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Anna nodded as Lei walked off. She looked at Lee. "...No..." She pursed her lips. "He didn't awaken anything. Apparently the power remained even though the demon is dead..." She paused, "...I don't think this is something anyone can help me with..." She said.
Soon, Claudio approached Anna. Her eyes looked up at him, pleading with him to tell her that Sorin was okay with her expression alone. "...He's awake.." Claudio said, before giving a tired smile. Anna smiled, "...Can I see him..?" Claudio nodded. "...Yes..." Anna got up, and handed Giorgio to Claudio. She was directed to Sorin's room, with bated breath. She slowly walked inside, and smiled upon seeing Sorin. Her eyes watered, as she walked to him, pulling him into a tight embrace.
"Woah...!" Sorin said, laughing. "...Anna, I'm okay... I'm fine..." She cupped his face, looking him into his eyes while crying. "...I'm sorry.... I'm..." Sorin smiled, taking her hands, "...Stop.." He smiled. "...I'm fine..." She shook her head, "...I just needed to see you were alive.... and okay... and real...."
Sorin scooted over, puling his mother into the bed with him. "...I'm here. I'm real." He said. "...And... I'm sorry..." Anna raised a brow, "...What could you possibly be sorry for...?" She asked. He sighed. "...I projected my mourning of dad onto you... and.... It wasn't fair...." He said. He looked at her. "....Claudio told me what happened when Anton got stabby with me..." He took her hands, "...I never realized that was how much you loved me.." He laughed a little. Anna smiled aswell, tightening her hands around his.
They both looked over at the room entrance, seeing Daniel walk inside. "...Daniel...?" Anna called out to him. Daniel then fell to the ground, sobbing. "...She's.... She's dead...!" He said, as Anna got up. She rushed over to him, pulling him into an embrace. "...Daniel..." Was all she could say. She guided him back to his feet, sitting him down next to Sorin on the bed. The two then held Daniel as he cried.
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May 22, 2020 17:38:17 GMT -5
Post by Lei Wulong on May 22, 2020 17:38:17 GMT -5
Lei watched as Daniel left the room. He looked at him in confusion before he was going to explain to Daniel that he had the cure to save Katya. However, he knew that perhaps Sorin might know how stem cells work. With that thought, Lei told the doctor to keep Katya plugged in as Lei walked out of the door-less room.
People scurried as they had to figure out how to fix the broken door. Lei found Sorin's room, and headed inside as he saw that the man was awake now. It was at least a good thing.
"Hey... Daniel.. listen. Elise can save her!" He said giving Daniel hope. "She's not dead... Daniel. Don't give up hope."
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May 23, 2020 12:37:03 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on May 23, 2020 12:37:03 GMT -5
Anna turned to see Lei rushing inside. Sorin listened to Lei's words, and looked at Daniel. "Did you hear him, Daniel..? There's still a chance we can save her..." Sorin then got up, holding the gown closed. He took a deep breath, "I'm going to get dressed. There's nothing wrong with me, now..." He said. Anna took his hand, "...Are you sure..?" She asked. He nodded, "I have work to do." He then took the IVs ut of hi, and bandaged himself. Sorin then walked into the bathroom. He allowed the gown to fall off of his body, and he stared at the white lines and shapes across his chest. He traced the angel with his fingers, analyzing the new mark on him. 'I should be dead right now..' He thought to himself. Shaking his head, he put on a simple t shirt and shorts.
He walked back out, and faced Lei. "Take me to her..." He said.
Anna smiled, and guided Daniel back to his feet. Daniel walked around to Sorin and Lei, "Can you two really help her...?" Sorin smiled at Daniel, "I sure as hell will try..."
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May 23, 2020 12:45:53 GMT -5
Post by Lei Wulong on May 23, 2020 12:45:53 GMT -5
Lei quickly followed Sorin as they returned to Katya's room, which wasn't hard to find as there was no door. He showed Sorin the cooler.
"Alright, so... Elise said that in here contains some sort of stem cell with Katya's DNA that she created in case something very horrible happened to her. She tried to explain to me how it worked but... she went unconscious."
Lei looked at the nurse. "She's braindead, yes? If memory serves, brain death implies that the autonomous motor functions cease to work, correct?"
The nurse nods. "She currently has no brain activity."
"Which means... somewhere... the signal to her brain... doesn't function anymore." Lei adopted a thinking posture. "Am I correct, Sorin?"
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May 23, 2020 13:01:09 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on May 23, 2020 13:01:09 GMT -5
Sorin nodded, "I see you've been listening to Elise..." He said,looking at Katya. "...Thank god Elise was a smart woman..." Sorin looked at both Lei and Daniel. "The stem cells will repair the pathways in her DNA structure. It's... the best medicine you could ask for... Most people don't really think about it though, because well... The strongest source of your stem cells is in the umbilical cord and the sac you were born in. Gross... Also aborted fetuses..." He chuckled.
Anna held Daniel's arm, as they both listened.
"But this is her own DNA, her own stem cells..." He smiled, "I think you're gonna be just fine...." He said to Katya. "I can't say how long it will take, but... it should work..." He smiled to the group.
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May 23, 2020 13:24:13 GMT -5
Post by Lei Wulong on May 23, 2020 13:24:13 GMT -5
Lei nods. "It just really fascinates me how a woman like her could be so smart. Ya' know, it really intrigues me and I enjoy listening to her talk about her studies."
. "The stem cells will repair the pathways in her DNA structure. It's... the best medicine you could ask for... Most people don't really think about it though, because well... The strongest source of your stem cells is in the umbilical cord and the sac you were born in. Gross... Also aborted fetuses..."
"AHAH! I knew it! This is why the black market is dedicated to kidnapping pregnant women. You know, in Chinese traditional medicine, the placenta is said to be the key to immortality. And what you said makes sense... also... I think I understand why she was so sad when she mentioned having this cure..."
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May 24, 2020 13:37:32 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on May 24, 2020 13:37:32 GMT -5
Sorin grinned, "...Yeah..." He took a deep breath, "...When they took me in, did they put my personal belongings anywhere...?" He asked. Anna raised a brow, "...They did, but those clothes are ruined, I doubt youd want them..." Sorin laughed, "...No, There was something in my pocket, I need it." He said. "Can you go get it for me..?" He asked his mother. Anna nodded, "...What am I looking for..?" She asked. Sorin looked at his brother, "His cure... It's in a syringe... Also my phone, I need to work with someone that I know Dr. Kristovich trusts.." He said.
Daniel raised a brow, "...Who..?" Sorin smiled, "...Our grandfather, Dr. Clive O'Donoghue..."
Anna sighed in defeat, "...Really...?" She muttered. She then left to go retrieve Sorin's things. Daniel walked over by Sorin's side, taking Katya's hand. "...What's going to happen...?" He asked. "I'd expect when you receive the injection, you'll feel a little weaker... I haven't really done a followup with Elysium yet to know what happens." He answered, to which Daniel shook his head. "...To her..."
Sorin looked at Daniel, "Oh... We're going to wake her up, Daniel... And then we're going to wake up Elise."
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May 24, 2020 13:49:29 GMT -5
Post by Lei Wulong on May 24, 2020 13:49:29 GMT -5
Lei stood by and listened as they talked about how they're going to do the cure. "I feel like Katya is still here with us... I just have this feeling. How long can you keep her like this?"
"We can keep her on life support for two weeks. After that, we're going to have to pull the plug."
Lei holds Katya's hand. "I'm sure that's plenty of time. Right?"
"Oh... We're going to wake her up, Daniel... And then we're going to wake up Elise."
"I'm sure Elise will probably come to soon. I'm going to go see my sons, and bring him back here and see if Elise will wake up. And Daniel, you should probably stay here. We need to keep her soul inside her body."
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Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Jul 5, 2020 15:30:43 GMT -5
Daniel nodded."I'll stay by her side." He said. "...Are you sure this will work?" Daniel asked. Sorin nodded, "If it doesn't then everything dad taught me will have been in vain..." Daniel sat next to Katya, and took her hand. Soon, Anna had arrived back with the syringe, and Sorin's phone. Sorin smiled, taking the items from Anna. "Thanks..." He quickly dialed his grandfather. "Hey grandpa, it's James." He said, "Yeah, I'm okay... Look... I need you to come to Japan, I need your help." Sorin nodded, "I understand, but... it's Elise..." Sorin smiled, "Great, I'll see you soon." He hung up, noting his mother's uncomfortable aura. "...I take it you don't like grandpa..?" Sorin asked. Anna smiled, "The day he met me, he said I was a whore worth less than 5 Euro..."
Sorin snorted, and held the syringe up. "...Are you ready, Daniel..?" He asked.
Daniel looked at the syringe... "...Not yet.." He took a deep breath, "Give it to me when she's awake.."
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Jul 5, 2020 15:41:00 GMT -5
Post by Lei Wulong on Jul 5, 2020 15:41:00 GMT -5
Lei nodded and watched as Sorin left to grab a syringe. When Daniel said to wait for Katya to wake up, he understood.
"I need to be by my wife's side. I need to be there when she wakes up."
He stood up. "Anyway, I will see you folks later. I'm going to see if Elise has notes she left on her phone."
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