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After the fall
(Hello! This is part II of Knocking On Heaven's Door and it's an ask first thread. Why? Mainly because where these two characters are is not presently New Haven or 'near' the Inn, though they are in Rhy'din. It's not necessary for you to have read the background story, but it is recommended - that's why the link was provided. Anyway, on with the show . . . )
Silly physics laws! And with the fall she was taking, one would not be to surprised that Epiphany was not a stronger motion at the moment. Gwen had no time to think of the pain, as Epiphany did, though she would be thankful later that the girl was a thinker on her feet, even if it wasn't the best for herself. Though keeping Gwen from sudden death would bind Gwen to Epiphany even more then what she had found out from the Voice! It would be a very thankful Gwen if they managed to escape this with their lives. When Epiphany's hands found Gwen's wrists, her hands would turn just so to grab to the other girls wrists. And then they were tumbling right after the grunt from Epiphany, and it seemed the two girls were doing some sort of somersault over each other at first after falling off that cliff. With the air moving around them, and nothing solid for them to grab besides each other, you can bet your bottom dollar that Gwen was not letting go of Epiphany. Gwen did not know the best way to fall into the water, so she watched what Epiphany did, not saying she knew what to do but maybe she had more of a clue. When Epiphany moved so her feet looked to be the first things to hit the water, Gwen did the exact same. It might of seemed like a long time to the girls but in reality it was not that long of a fall when they finally hit the water.
Unfortunately, the water in the area had large rocks, and the girls who's limbs had been joined by will of hands upon wrists, would be separated by a rather large boulder that stuck up out of the water. Both girls arms would be banged up by the landing, though that wasn't the worst of it, as their legs felt as if they had ran straight into a stone wall. When the girls fell apart and fell backwards, Gwen had the wind knocked out of her, her eyes shutting, as her head hit upon one of the rocks. And Epiphany, when she fell backwards, she two would have the wind knocked out of her, the rocks not making a very comfortable pillow for either of their backs.
The amount of damage that could be received from hitting the water was arguably less, or about equal to, the damage they would have received if they would have simply landed on the cliff. If anything the force of the water was strong enough to keep them from falling to the very bottom and may have even softened the fall. But not by much. These two surely had major damages that would need to be taken care of in a timely fashion to minimize the risk of loosing their mortal lives.
A lot of blood was loss due to the impact of the rocks and the gifts they gave and this blood spread out upon the water. And, being that the two were unconscious and in the water, it was safe to say that while they were under in the deep blue sea that began to drown. Davey Jones would not be collecting these two souls - not yet - for something caused an underwater current to rise up beneath the two females and push them up to the surface. Breaking through a second wave would push and roll them towards the shore, washing them up on the beach.
Where were they?
On the other side of Rhy'din, washed up on a beach. A dock with boats coming in and out of port was five miles down the shoreline, and a place known as Windseer Castle was to the east.
Silly physics laws! And with the fall she was taking, one would not be to surprised that Epiphany was not a stronger motion at the moment. Gwen had no time to think of the pain, as Epiphany did, though she would be thankful later that the girl was a thinker on her feet, even if it wasn't the best for herself. Though keeping Gwen from sudden death would bind Gwen to Epiphany even more then what she had found out from the Voice! It would be a very thankful Gwen if they managed to escape this with their lives. When Epiphany's hands found Gwen's wrists, her hands would turn just so to grab to the other girls wrists. And then they were tumbling right after the grunt from Epiphany, and it seemed the two girls were doing some sort of somersault over each other at first after falling off that cliff. With the air moving around them, and nothing solid for them to grab besides each other, you can bet your bottom dollar that Gwen was not letting go of Epiphany. Gwen did not know the best way to fall into the water, so she watched what Epiphany did, not saying she knew what to do but maybe she had more of a clue. When Epiphany moved so her feet looked to be the first things to hit the water, Gwen did the exact same. It might of seemed like a long time to the girls but in reality it was not that long of a fall when they finally hit the water.
Unfortunately, the water in the area had large rocks, and the girls who's limbs had been joined by will of hands upon wrists, would be separated by a rather large boulder that stuck up out of the water. Both girls arms would be banged up by the landing, though that wasn't the worst of it, as their legs felt as if they had ran straight into a stone wall. When the girls fell apart and fell backwards, Gwen had the wind knocked out of her, her eyes shutting, as her head hit upon one of the rocks. And Epiphany, when she fell backwards, she two would have the wind knocked out of her, the rocks not making a very comfortable pillow for either of their backs.
The amount of damage that could be received from hitting the water was arguably less, or about equal to, the damage they would have received if they would have simply landed on the cliff. If anything the force of the water was strong enough to keep them from falling to the very bottom and may have even softened the fall. But not by much. These two surely had major damages that would need to be taken care of in a timely fashion to minimize the risk of loosing their mortal lives.
A lot of blood was loss due to the impact of the rocks and the gifts they gave and this blood spread out upon the water. And, being that the two were unconscious and in the water, it was safe to say that while they were under in the deep blue sea that began to drown. Davey Jones would not be collecting these two souls - not yet - for something caused an underwater current to rise up beneath the two females and push them up to the surface. Breaking through a second wave would push and roll them towards the shore, washing them up on the beach.
Where were they?
On the other side of Rhy'din, washed up on a beach. A dock with boats coming in and out of port was five miles down the shoreline, and a place known as Windseer Castle was to the east.


Epiphany- Number of posts: 467
Joined: 2008-07-11
Age: 24
Location: New Haven

Re: After the fall
the sun was setting, her husband was tinkering, their son was napping, and lumie was off practicing his spy skills. add to that the fact that catherine had kept her light dinner down without it wanting to come up again and the evening was shaping up to be a very calm day. especially because catherine would soon be walking across a nice empty beach, very much looking forward to a leisurely swim where she didn't have to chase after her very wonderful but very eager two and a half-year-old.
when she swam in the ocean in this region, catherine liked this spot much better than the beach that was closer to the inn. this spot was more secluded, thanks to the added bonus of the cliff - back home her and her brother used to go cliff diving into the water all the time when they were growing up. it wasn't the safest pastime, which is exactly why they loved it. over the years they'd managed to have maximum fun with only minor injuries, partly because of their vast experience with the water below, their diving scuba and swim lessons...and the then dormant merfolk blood probably helped, too.
today catherine wasn't here to dive but was rather here for the seclusion. while she'd gotten better sharing that she was a mermaid to those she befriended, she still felt more at ease swimming in places that didn't have a lot of strangers. or sailors. or pirates. or anyone else who might be interested in cutting her hair off. add to that the fact that she was nearing three months pregnant, and she was even more skittish about strangers than normal. from her current vantage point there was no one in sight, and this was good news.
so catherine was happy enough to sing softly to herself as she jogged to a stop where the road stopped and the sand began, kicking her sneakers off and picking them up to carry in one hand. with her other hand she reached up to pull out the two hair ties which had bound her hair into two buns. once free, her long thick red hair tumbled down reaching all the way down to the top of her backside, decorated as always with small beads of precious gems - sapphires and diamonds today - which she fixed here and there in her locks in no particular pattern. she was wearing a tank top and jogging shorts, but as she trudged across the sank she was already pulling the tank top off to reveal an emerald green bathing suit top underneath.
as the walked down to the water her singing picked up strength, catherine growing comfortable in the fact that she was alone. oddly enough her voice wasn't drowned out by the sound of the waves, but it was amplified by the crashing water. that was the mystery of the mermaid voice. sweet to the ear, magic to the mind, and one with the water. but this particular mermaid's song didn't last very long - for catherine had walked long enough that she spotted the two figures laying on the beach and she realized she wasn't alone after all.
she changed her course to walk a bit farther away from them, telling herself that just because there were two people here she shouldn't chicken out from her swim. and then she tried to tell herself she was putting a distance between her and the two people to be polite, not because she was chicken. but she knew better. which is why she kept casting skittish glances at them every few seconds. just in case they happened to be sailors. it was those glances that made her realize something was wrong. each time she glanced their position was the same. and when she got close enough, she could see that position didn't look very comfortable or natural. now she was walking towards them, quickly, and she noticed they were wet.
she was only a few feet away when she saw the most worrisome thing of all: one of them was epiphany. "oh!" it was a gasped exclamation as catherine ran the rest of the short distance, dropping to her knees next to the blonde. "oh gosh, oh shoot, epiphany?!" the name was said the loudest as she fumbled in the pockets of her shorts to find out the new device her technologically complicated husband had given her. her green eyes looked epiphany and her friend over with concern - and a little bit of confusion. they were wet, but it didn't look liked they suffered from effects of drowning or near drowning. and there was blood. from multiple places on both of them. catherine had been trained in beginner's healing, but this was certainly a job for someone who was better trained than she.
someone like her husband. "hang on, epiphany, hang on..." she said that with urgency as she pulled out the communication device and started pressing buttons. 'could message him anywhere in the universe', the doctor said, 'works on every frequency', he boasted. well hopefully it would work now as she typed him the SOS message as fast as her fingers could manage.
before hitting the final key: transmit.
when she swam in the ocean in this region, catherine liked this spot much better than the beach that was closer to the inn. this spot was more secluded, thanks to the added bonus of the cliff - back home her and her brother used to go cliff diving into the water all the time when they were growing up. it wasn't the safest pastime, which is exactly why they loved it. over the years they'd managed to have maximum fun with only minor injuries, partly because of their vast experience with the water below, their diving scuba and swim lessons...and the then dormant merfolk blood probably helped, too.
today catherine wasn't here to dive but was rather here for the seclusion. while she'd gotten better sharing that she was a mermaid to those she befriended, she still felt more at ease swimming in places that didn't have a lot of strangers. or sailors. or pirates. or anyone else who might be interested in cutting her hair off. add to that the fact that she was nearing three months pregnant, and she was even more skittish about strangers than normal. from her current vantage point there was no one in sight, and this was good news.
so catherine was happy enough to sing softly to herself as she jogged to a stop where the road stopped and the sand began, kicking her sneakers off and picking them up to carry in one hand. with her other hand she reached up to pull out the two hair ties which had bound her hair into two buns. once free, her long thick red hair tumbled down reaching all the way down to the top of her backside, decorated as always with small beads of precious gems - sapphires and diamonds today - which she fixed here and there in her locks in no particular pattern. she was wearing a tank top and jogging shorts, but as she trudged across the sank she was already pulling the tank top off to reveal an emerald green bathing suit top underneath.
as the walked down to the water her singing picked up strength, catherine growing comfortable in the fact that she was alone. oddly enough her voice wasn't drowned out by the sound of the waves, but it was amplified by the crashing water. that was the mystery of the mermaid voice. sweet to the ear, magic to the mind, and one with the water. but this particular mermaid's song didn't last very long - for catherine had walked long enough that she spotted the two figures laying on the beach and she realized she wasn't alone after all.
she changed her course to walk a bit farther away from them, telling herself that just because there were two people here she shouldn't chicken out from her swim. and then she tried to tell herself she was putting a distance between her and the two people to be polite, not because she was chicken. but she knew better. which is why she kept casting skittish glances at them every few seconds. just in case they happened to be sailors. it was those glances that made her realize something was wrong. each time she glanced their position was the same. and when she got close enough, she could see that position didn't look very comfortable or natural. now she was walking towards them, quickly, and she noticed they were wet.
she was only a few feet away when she saw the most worrisome thing of all: one of them was epiphany. "oh!" it was a gasped exclamation as catherine ran the rest of the short distance, dropping to her knees next to the blonde. "oh gosh, oh shoot, epiphany?!" the name was said the loudest as she fumbled in the pockets of her shorts to find out the new device her technologically complicated husband had given her. her green eyes looked epiphany and her friend over with concern - and a little bit of confusion. they were wet, but it didn't look liked they suffered from effects of drowning or near drowning. and there was blood. from multiple places on both of them. catherine had been trained in beginner's healing, but this was certainly a job for someone who was better trained than she.
someone like her husband. "hang on, epiphany, hang on..." she said that with urgency as she pulled out the communication device and started pressing buttons. 'could message him anywhere in the universe', the doctor said, 'works on every frequency', he boasted. well hopefully it would work now as she typed him the SOS message as fast as her fingers could manage.
before hitting the final key: transmit.


catherine dtardis- Number of posts: 58
Joined: 2009-02-08
Age: 28
Re: After the fall
And It was from directly behind Catherine that the confirmation jingle for the device the doctor had would go off following by a squeaky voiced exited few words."Oh Thas' Brilliant! Didnt I tell you they'd work kitty?" And The good doctor, tall and lanky stepped up from behind Kitty to beside her.
The Doctor had his own little device in his hands, wearing his signature suit, a dark brown three piece with sky blue pinstripes going down its length. Brainy specs adorning his face, along with a big beaming smile at his wife."There is and emergency my love?" leaning over to kiss her cheek. Only to go and see Epiphany and another girl passed out.
The Sight meant that The Doctors eyes widened and he removed his glasses, rushing forth and kneeling down near the girl he didn't know, she had a very clear head injury which is where The Doctors attention was first. the sonic screwdriver." Kitty, can you attend to Epiphany? There is a med kit in the TARDIS near the front door." a quick look at his wife, who would suddenly notice that the Time Machine not far from the scene. Perception filters where pretty neat things when you wanted them to be.
The Doctor leaned in close to the woman, pulling from his pocket his Sonic screwdriver. a silver object with a blue tip that lit up and emitted a buzzing sound when he activated it."Miss, If you can hear me, my name is The Doctor, and I'm here to help you..." he said softly, clicking the sonic screwdriver at her head, the buzzing actually a read out that the doctor could deceifer just needed to know exactly what the problem was.
The Doctor had his own little device in his hands, wearing his signature suit, a dark brown three piece with sky blue pinstripes going down its length. Brainy specs adorning his face, along with a big beaming smile at his wife."There is and emergency my love?" leaning over to kiss her cheek. Only to go and see Epiphany and another girl passed out.
The Sight meant that The Doctors eyes widened and he removed his glasses, rushing forth and kneeling down near the girl he didn't know, she had a very clear head injury which is where The Doctors attention was first. the sonic screwdriver." Kitty, can you attend to Epiphany? There is a med kit in the TARDIS near the front door." a quick look at his wife, who would suddenly notice that the Time Machine not far from the scene. Perception filters where pretty neat things when you wanted them to be.
The Doctor leaned in close to the woman, pulling from his pocket his Sonic screwdriver. a silver object with a blue tip that lit up and emitted a buzzing sound when he activated it."Miss, If you can hear me, my name is The Doctor, and I'm here to help you..." he said softly, clicking the sonic screwdriver at her head, the buzzing actually a read out that the doctor could deceifer just needed to know exactly what the problem was.


The Doctor- Number of posts: 19
Joined: 2009-02-25
Re: After the fall
Gwendolyn had been knocked out cold. It was not something that had happened before. When the two arrived on the scene she still had not woken up, not that it meant anything significant, it just had not happened yet. They had arrived on the scene rather quickly which both girls would end up being thankful for, the sooner one got medical attention the better, in cases such as this.
The whole time that Catherine was moving along the beach, to speaking to Epiphany, to calling her husband for help, and his arrival, she was pretty much still, except for the lifting of her chest. Her breathing was labored at first, but it was changing to the breathing of one in a sleep, that might be a good sign.
When the doctor did use his sonic screwdriver on her head, she might or might not of heard his words, though there was no sign of her waking up, she whispered something that they may or may not make out. "Epiphany..." There was no flutter of lashes, at least not yet. His little sonic screwdriver would tell him, that she had the wind knocked out of her, her legs were just cut up and bruised, left ankle was twisted. Her left arm was beat up, with scrapes and bruises, though the left had a possible breakage. There was no internal damage, thankfully, her whole body just seemed to be a big bruise or scratch. She had a goose egg on the back of her head, though there should not be any lasting damage, once she would wake up.
The whole time that Catherine was moving along the beach, to speaking to Epiphany, to calling her husband for help, and his arrival, she was pretty much still, except for the lifting of her chest. Her breathing was labored at first, but it was changing to the breathing of one in a sleep, that might be a good sign.
When the doctor did use his sonic screwdriver on her head, she might or might not of heard his words, though there was no sign of her waking up, she whispered something that they may or may not make out. "Epiphany..." There was no flutter of lashes, at least not yet. His little sonic screwdriver would tell him, that she had the wind knocked out of her, her legs were just cut up and bruised, left ankle was twisted. Her left arm was beat up, with scrapes and bruises, though the left had a possible breakage. There was no internal damage, thankfully, her whole body just seemed to be a big bruise or scratch. She had a goose egg on the back of her head, though there should not be any lasting damage, once she would wake up.

Gwendolyn Zoi- Number of posts: 149
Joined: 2009-03-23
Location: New Haven
Re: After the fall
It was a good thing that help had come along when it did, who knows what the fate of the two would have been if they had been left alone on the beach for hours. One of them may have come to on their own, but no one could say for sure.
Epiphany was a mess, just like Gwen, and sand was over much of her skin and even in the open wounds. The underside of her forearm on her left arm was as red as the clothes she wore, a wide cut stretched from her wrist to her elbow. For the moment it was not actively bleeding thanks to the sand that clotted the wound but it was bone deep. The strap of her shirt over the right shoulder was torn and the tip of some type of marking or scar was on the back of that shoulder blade. Of course, unless Catherine turned Epiphany or pulled away the cloth, what was there was hidden.
As for the rest of her injuries, one of her legs was visibly broken as it was bent the wrong way at the knee, and there was a cut across her stomach. Aside from a few more simple cuts and bruises everything seemed to be in order. And the fact that she was unconscious. Her breathing and heartbeat were very slow and her skin was cold and slightly pale.
If it were not for those things someone might assume that she was dead.


Epiphany- Number of posts: 467
Joined: 2008-07-11
Age: 24
Location: New Haven

Re: After the fall
catherine nearly jumped a foot when she heard the device go off behind her, whirling around just in time to see how gleeful her husband was that it worked. he got the stink eye from catherine, who was only slightly appeased when he kissed her cheek. which is why he got swatted as she stood up. "tick, you know i hate when you do that! you're just as bad as lumie when he's practicing his spying..." she huffed. there was nothing worse than being spied on by a kitsune who could make himself invisible whenever he wanted. besides having a husband who was a time traveling sneak!
but then he focused on why she'd called him here in the first place. and asked her to attend to epiphany. a bundle of nerves twisted up inside catherine. her lips parted and she was about to protest - it had been months since she'd put her training as a healer to work. but one glance between her husband and epiphany and the other girl was enough to make her silence her own protest. "okay," she agreed softly, and catherine went running towards the tardis.
slipping through the blue double doors, she resisted the urge to check on her sleeping son and went straight to where the doctor said the medical kit was. grabbing it up she bolted back out, shutting the doors hastily behind her and making her way back over to the three of them. as catherine fell gingerly to her knees and opened the kit she said to her husband, "her leg is broken i think big deep cut on her arm one on her stomach and i don't think she's conscious tick, tell me what i should be doing first..."
as she waited for an answer for her husband, catherine put on medical gloves and ripped open some gauze soaked with antiseptic. pushing epiphany's shirt out of the way, catherine started to clean the wound on epiphany's stomach. she worked quickly but tried to be as merciful as possible, just in case the stinging of the solution cleaning the cut was enough to rouse epiphany. this wound worried her most because depending on how deep the cut was, there could be an organ sliced or punctured which she knew could be serious, more serious than a hurt arm or broken leg.
catherine didn't like the fact that epiphany was unconscious at all, but...she was reluctant to rouse her in this state simply because she felt bad. she knew doctors weren't supposed to worry about things like feeling bad - which is why she was relying on her husband's answer to tell her if she needed to get epiphany awake.
but then he focused on why she'd called him here in the first place. and asked her to attend to epiphany. a bundle of nerves twisted up inside catherine. her lips parted and she was about to protest - it had been months since she'd put her training as a healer to work. but one glance between her husband and epiphany and the other girl was enough to make her silence her own protest. "okay," she agreed softly, and catherine went running towards the tardis.
slipping through the blue double doors, she resisted the urge to check on her sleeping son and went straight to where the doctor said the medical kit was. grabbing it up she bolted back out, shutting the doors hastily behind her and making her way back over to the three of them. as catherine fell gingerly to her knees and opened the kit she said to her husband, "her leg is broken i think big deep cut on her arm one on her stomach and i don't think she's conscious tick, tell me what i should be doing first..."
as she waited for an answer for her husband, catherine put on medical gloves and ripped open some gauze soaked with antiseptic. pushing epiphany's shirt out of the way, catherine started to clean the wound on epiphany's stomach. she worked quickly but tried to be as merciful as possible, just in case the stinging of the solution cleaning the cut was enough to rouse epiphany. this wound worried her most because depending on how deep the cut was, there could be an organ sliced or punctured which she knew could be serious, more serious than a hurt arm or broken leg.
catherine didn't like the fact that epiphany was unconscious at all, but...she was reluctant to rouse her in this state simply because she felt bad. she knew doctors weren't supposed to worry about things like feeling bad - which is why she was relying on her husband's answer to tell her if she needed to get epiphany awake.


catherine dtardis- Number of posts: 58
Joined: 2009-02-08
Age: 28
Re: After the fall
The doctor smiled at the read out he listened to from the buzzing sound emmited by the sonic screwdriver. offering a nod before tilting her his back at the chin in order to open her windpipe, keeping at his task as he answered his wife.
"stop the bleeding first, stomach and then the arm... here. use this, setting thirteen to see if there is any internal damage." and when he said here, he tossed the sonic screwdriver back to his wife, offering an encouraging smile at the red head before going back to his patient. placing the hand on the woman's forehead. "Miss, Miss can you hear me? I think your arm might be broken... I'm going to have to set the bone... It will hurt, I am really very sorry."
The doctor then very slowly reached across her to pick up the left arm. carefully sliding his fingers down from her shoulder down, index finger on the back thumb on the front. feeling down the arm for any potential signs of a break.
"stop the bleeding first, stomach and then the arm... here. use this, setting thirteen to see if there is any internal damage." and when he said here, he tossed the sonic screwdriver back to his wife, offering an encouraging smile at the red head before going back to his patient. placing the hand on the woman's forehead. "Miss, Miss can you hear me? I think your arm might be broken... I'm going to have to set the bone... It will hurt, I am really very sorry."
The doctor then very slowly reached across her to pick up the left arm. carefully sliding his fingers down from her shoulder down, index finger on the back thumb on the front. feeling down the arm for any potential signs of a break.


The Doctor- Number of posts: 19
Joined: 2009-02-25
Re: After the fall
Besides her whispering of Epiphany's name, there wasn't any sound escaping but for the shallow breathing. It was a good sign that her chest continued to raise and fall, and it seemed that her heart might of sped up a little from where it was when they had first arrived on the scene.
The hand on the forehead would feel a warm fever. If Gwendolyn heard the doctor's words, there was no outward reply to him, though if that was brought up to her, when she was awake she would feel bad for being rude, so to speak. As he felt along her arm, the upper part of her arm was fine, save for the bruises and scratches, it was the middle of her lower arm, where his fingers would feel the break. The bone had not jutted at the skin, so it was most likely a pretty clean break, which would perhaps make it easier for him to set it.
Though she was not awake, her mind was starting to work, and her eye lids would flinch. It was as if her mind was calling out, though she couldn't get her mouth to open nor could she lift her lids just yet.
The hand on the forehead would feel a warm fever. If Gwendolyn heard the doctor's words, there was no outward reply to him, though if that was brought up to her, when she was awake she would feel bad for being rude, so to speak. As he felt along her arm, the upper part of her arm was fine, save for the bruises and scratches, it was the middle of her lower arm, where his fingers would feel the break. The bone had not jutted at the skin, so it was most likely a pretty clean break, which would perhaps make it easier for him to set it.
Though she was not awake, her mind was starting to work, and her eye lids would flinch. It was as if her mind was calling out, though she couldn't get her mouth to open nor could she lift her lids just yet.

Gwendolyn Zoi- Number of posts: 149
Joined: 2009-03-23
Location: New Haven
Re: After the fall
Stomach injuries can be tricky things, especially when they are covered with sand that was currently acting as a natural sealant to keep the blood from escaping. The cut across her abdomen would make an interesting scar -even though Epiphany never had any lasting scars - and would definatly need stitches.
As Catherine began to wipe away the sand and clean the area of the cut blood started to flow. The cut was not as wide as the one on her arm, but this was deeper, going through the skin and abdominal tissue and cutting her liver. That's where the majority of the bleeding was coming from. It wasn't a fatal cut, but it had caused her to go into shock and if left untreated she would eventually bleed to death. The organ was also bruised and it's blood was seeping out from it and going to the other organs.
Her breathing and heart beat were slowly down to a dangerous pace, Catherine could only feel a very low rise and fall of Epiphany's chest. If she could hear anything that was going on was not clear for she gave no movement, however, there was one part of her that was aware of what was happening and it had kicked into effect after the two girls had started to fall toward the ocean. It was that force that had kept them from drowning and put them up on shore and it wasn't going to loose it's mortal shell so easily. Right?
It was only a question of what happened next.


Epiphany- Number of posts: 467
Joined: 2008-07-11
Age: 24
Location: New Haven

Re: After the fall
it was very nice that her husband had so much confidence in her, but...catherine pushed the thought out of her mind as she smoothly caught the screwdriver with one hand. she could thank her ex for her pitching and catching skills, a pitcher himself he'd schooled her during their years together. she released all pressure from epiphany's cut to slow the bleeding while she adjusted the setting on the sonic screwdriver, and then she aimed the device at epiphany's midsection to take the reading.
after a careful scan, when catherine saw the results she blanched a little. "oh." it was very softly spoken. a slight uncomfortable gulp. "tick - " the rest of her words just died off. she'd glanced over at him helping the other young woman, and one look at that picture and she knew she couldn't take the doctor away from his patient. and epiphany...the vital readings the sonic screwdriver took weren't so good either. there just wasn't time to have a discussion about whether it was best she care for epiphany or not. she would just have to do her best, and the doctor could check her work when he was able. if she could at least stabilize her....
at least the doctor had more advanced medical supplies and tools than people had on earth and on rhy'din - the benefits of having a timelord as your doctor. she turned to the medical kit and pulled out the sonically activated bonding tape. it was something she'd used a few times before on lumie and the baby and even herself when they got scraped up, so it was something she was comfortable with. she already knew from prior experience with it that it was safe to use internally, dissolving after time. cutting pieces that would cover the wound she reached in the tool kit and got out a handheld suction device.
before she did the deed she needed to adjust the setting on the sonic screwdriver again, and she needed to take a very deep breath. and then she needed to take a few more. talking to herself quietly in her mind about how she had to relax and be steady, catherine leaned over and nudged the wound open, applying suction long enough to clear the area so she could apply the first bit of the tape. suction again, and then she quickly flipped on the sonic screwdriver and aimed it at the tape. it raised the temperature of the tape enough to activate the bonding agent, and the first tear was taken care of.
she worked carefully in repeating that process for any tears or cuts that she could see. when she was done she pressed the wound closed and used a strip of the bonding tape over it, creating a temporary seal so that the doctor could check the wound himself when he was able. and after the worst was taken care of, catherine took a moment to sit back on her knees and just close her eyes. steady, calm, focus. she kept saying that to herself before she added, now keep going. she knew she wasn't done yet.
careful to not kick any sand up over epiphany or the sterile tools, catherine moved into a position where she could tend to the wound on epiphany's arm. the size of it alone...and...was that bone she was looking at? it didn't help she'd had an unsteady stomach for about a month now, it really didn't...
steady catherine steady, calm, focus. she could do this.
after a careful scan, when catherine saw the results she blanched a little. "oh." it was very softly spoken. a slight uncomfortable gulp. "tick - " the rest of her words just died off. she'd glanced over at him helping the other young woman, and one look at that picture and she knew she couldn't take the doctor away from his patient. and epiphany...the vital readings the sonic screwdriver took weren't so good either. there just wasn't time to have a discussion about whether it was best she care for epiphany or not. she would just have to do her best, and the doctor could check her work when he was able. if she could at least stabilize her....
at least the doctor had more advanced medical supplies and tools than people had on earth and on rhy'din - the benefits of having a timelord as your doctor. she turned to the medical kit and pulled out the sonically activated bonding tape. it was something she'd used a few times before on lumie and the baby and even herself when they got scraped up, so it was something she was comfortable with. she already knew from prior experience with it that it was safe to use internally, dissolving after time. cutting pieces that would cover the wound she reached in the tool kit and got out a handheld suction device.
before she did the deed she needed to adjust the setting on the sonic screwdriver again, and she needed to take a very deep breath. and then she needed to take a few more. talking to herself quietly in her mind about how she had to relax and be steady, catherine leaned over and nudged the wound open, applying suction long enough to clear the area so she could apply the first bit of the tape. suction again, and then she quickly flipped on the sonic screwdriver and aimed it at the tape. it raised the temperature of the tape enough to activate the bonding agent, and the first tear was taken care of.
she worked carefully in repeating that process for any tears or cuts that she could see. when she was done she pressed the wound closed and used a strip of the bonding tape over it, creating a temporary seal so that the doctor could check the wound himself when he was able. and after the worst was taken care of, catherine took a moment to sit back on her knees and just close her eyes. steady, calm, focus. she kept saying that to herself before she added, now keep going. she knew she wasn't done yet.
careful to not kick any sand up over epiphany or the sterile tools, catherine moved into a position where she could tend to the wound on epiphany's arm. the size of it alone...and...was that bone she was looking at? it didn't help she'd had an unsteady stomach for about a month now, it really didn't...
steady catherine steady, calm, focus. she could do this.


catherine dtardis- Number of posts: 58
Joined: 2009-02-08
Age: 28
Re: After the fall
The Doctor was absolutely focused on his current task which was a problem, especially since the doctor had a bad habbit of hyper focusing on things. there where two bones in the forearm. and only one of them was broken. it wasnt even all too terrible of a break. which made the bones setting a little easier. With a firm press in the arm a bit of a tug at the wrist, and the doctors Adept fingers pushed the bone back into place. with a bit of a pop and some grind of the bones.
Hands then moved over the forearm which he set down carefully, rising from where he was kneeling and tuning around to look at his wife"Kitty, how is she doing? stable? and can you toss me those strips there? and my screwdriver?" and when Catherine was able to get those to him. The Doctor smiled big and gave a nod" Thank you my love... you're doing amazingly. stay strong." The doctor then knelt down again, carefully wrapping the wound up in the sonic bonding strip. which when subjected to a different field of the sonic spectrum hardened as if it where a cast. and with that done, the doctor went back a second scan over the woman's body. checking for any more potential injuries, this time giving more attention to the goose egg on her head.
Hands then moved over the forearm which he set down carefully, rising from where he was kneeling and tuning around to look at his wife"Kitty, how is she doing? stable? and can you toss me those strips there? and my screwdriver?" and when Catherine was able to get those to him. The Doctor smiled big and gave a nod" Thank you my love... you're doing amazingly. stay strong." The doctor then knelt down again, carefully wrapping the wound up in the sonic bonding strip. which when subjected to a different field of the sonic spectrum hardened as if it where a cast. and with that done, the doctor went back a second scan over the woman's body. checking for any more potential injuries, this time giving more attention to the goose egg on her head.


The Doctor- Number of posts: 19
Joined: 2009-02-25
Re: After the fall
Gwen was still floating on that sea of blackness, at least being a patient she was being rather good, no squirming. If she had been awake she would of been squirming like a little kid that had to pee. Luck was defiantly on this girls side, at least it looked to be going that way, so far. When he found the broken bone, and pressed his fingers to cause the bone to go back into the place, the popping and the grinding, shot pain straight up. Her brain must of registered that shooting pain, for her whole body jerked, a soft whimpering sound escaped, as lips parted slightly. It seemed to take her mind a bit of time to understand what was going on, so that by the time he had got the cast of sorts upon her arm, that her eyes flickered open, pain registered before confusion.
One's feelings were often found in their eyes, if their souls were not tarnished, and if they were of the open sort of person, which she was. Those hazels were not focused upon the doctor. If she had heard anything he said earlier, it would not register, as she looked as if she was going to get up, though she didn't move. Strength needing to build up, so those eyes would watch him a moment, unblinking. "Wwhy can't I sit up? Where am I? What's going on? Who are you? Why is everything spinning?" Of course those questions normally would of come out in a quick fire action, but instead they were moving rather slowly, as her unbroken arm would move upwards, her hand going to her head, only it missed her forehead the first two times she tried. Once the hand did reach her forehead she held the hand there. Perhaps it was instinctively that she had only moved the one arm, a small voice, "Can you please answer the bell..." Her eyes closed as she took a deep breath, "Just call out that your coming... maybe they will stop." Of course, she was talking about the ringing she heard in her ears, hopefully he would understand that, she really wasn't clinically insane.

Gwendolyn Zoi- Number of posts: 149
Joined: 2009-03-23
Location: New Haven
Re: After the fall
It was indeed bone. Luckily for Catherine the bone wasn't breaking through the skin, but she could see that it was slightly fractured and would need to be set. No problem there right? If the positions were reversed Epiphany surely would have been very interested in the damage done to the arm if only because she could see through the muscles and to the bone. Working at the clinic had done nothing to squelch her curiosity about seeing injuries, nor had it helped with that one bad memory. A brace might be all it needed, or a splint. Though for the missing skin, well, that was a different task.
The muscles in her stomach contracted when Catherine put the tape on the wound to close it, like a person pulling away from a hurtful touch for in deed the skin was bruised and sensitive. What was good about all this was that it caused a slight moan to seep out from her lips and it even looked as though her head tried to move. Was she waking up or was it just a body reaction to the treatment she was getting?
Partially. Sounds were starting to register with her and she had a thought about where she was. Behind her closed eye lids her eyes were moving. The pinky finger on her good arm twitched.


Epiphany- Number of posts: 467
Joined: 2008-07-11
Age: 24
Location: New Haven

Re: After the fall
"ohhhhhhhhh..." it was said very softly, and most likely inaudible over the sound of the waves. there was a whole jumble of emotions behind the sound - the depth of epiphany's arm injury, the sight of the bone, the twist of nausea and the watering in catherine's mouth...and the fact that now the mermaid really did know for sure that her husband was going to have to tend to epiphany as well. she would do as much as she could, but she just didn't know what to fix the torn skin of the arm beyond what she could think of to do it temporarily. and temporarily wouldn't be good enough for it to heal up the best way.
she could set bones. catherine steadied her gaze long enough on the arm injury to notice the fracture which would need setting, but she knew there was still epiphany's leg to tend to as well. since the gash on her arm wasn't bleeding, it gave her the time to tend to the leg first. as she shifted her position on the sand again, she said to her husband. "you're going to have to look at her arm too, tick. i'll do all i can to fix it temporarily but it really needs your help."
as she leaned over epiphany, she watched as the woman stirred. it made catherine wince. taking a deep breath, she hoped against hope that epiphany wouldn't fully wake until after this bit was done. she never had a broken bone herself, but catherine imagined it would be very very painful. gripping her hands on epiphany's calf just below her knee and just above the ankle, the mermaid straightened the leg in the most careful but expedient way possible.
she couldn't help stealing a glance at epiphany when she did that. slowly, as the doctor did catherine started applying pressure where the break was, to move the bones back into proper alignment. "everything is just fine, epiphany," she said that clearly and with great haste to the stirring woman as she got the bones lined up as they were supposed to be. "just stay right where you are, i'm about to wrap bonding strips around your leg to make a cast to hold it in place..." she thought it best to speak to epiphany as if the woman could hear and understand her perfectly, even if she couldn't just yet.
after letting epiphany know what she was going to do, catherine picked up a roll of the sonic bonding strip and started to carefully wrap the leg. it was very slow work, because she was trying to do the near impossible task of keeping sand out of the wrap - she figured sand would make things itch terribly.
she could set bones. catherine steadied her gaze long enough on the arm injury to notice the fracture which would need setting, but she knew there was still epiphany's leg to tend to as well. since the gash on her arm wasn't bleeding, it gave her the time to tend to the leg first. as she shifted her position on the sand again, she said to her husband. "you're going to have to look at her arm too, tick. i'll do all i can to fix it temporarily but it really needs your help."
as she leaned over epiphany, she watched as the woman stirred. it made catherine wince. taking a deep breath, she hoped against hope that epiphany wouldn't fully wake until after this bit was done. she never had a broken bone herself, but catherine imagined it would be very very painful. gripping her hands on epiphany's calf just below her knee and just above the ankle, the mermaid straightened the leg in the most careful but expedient way possible.
she couldn't help stealing a glance at epiphany when she did that. slowly, as the doctor did catherine started applying pressure where the break was, to move the bones back into proper alignment. "everything is just fine, epiphany," she said that clearly and with great haste to the stirring woman as she got the bones lined up as they were supposed to be. "just stay right where you are, i'm about to wrap bonding strips around your leg to make a cast to hold it in place..." she thought it best to speak to epiphany as if the woman could hear and understand her perfectly, even if she couldn't just yet.
after letting epiphany know what she was going to do, catherine picked up a roll of the sonic bonding strip and started to carefully wrap the leg. it was very slow work, because she was trying to do the near impossible task of keeping sand out of the wrap - she figured sand would make things itch terribly.


catherine dtardis- Number of posts: 58
Joined: 2009-02-08
Age: 28
Re: After the fall
"shhshhshhshhshh, no no... you need to stay still." The Doctor said softly to his patient as she moved, and spoke."I'm The Doctor. You've suffered from a serious fall. you've got a broken arm what, what looks to be a very serious concussion..." Where he was usually all smiles and carried a happy tone to his voice, the Doctor today was very serious. It was then that The Doctor moved quickly and shrugged out of his coat and tossed out over to the side, he needed to be able to move better.
"I need you to lay still. There may be more damage that we can not yet determine. so I need you to stay still, and stay Awake..." And his eyes left the woman looking back at his wife." Alright Kitty I'll be right there. I need you here, I'll need you to keep her awake and keep her talking. She may have a concussion." It was then that the doctor stood, just in time to watch Catherine very carefully set the bone, and bind it in place with the sonic bonding strip. on the inside of course the Doctor smiled, seeing the expert care that she used to set the leg and wrap it. but now, he knelt down next to epiphany, reaching over her to pick up the first aid kit. pulling from it another very advanced looking bit of medical technology. it was it a white pack, bound in a metallic casing with a large red cross on it. yes even int he future and on other planets a big red plus sign was still used for medicine.
"Epiphany, It's me... Catherine has set your leg. She did it brilliantly too, I'm very proud, you would be too." The doctor said all of that while examining the broken bone in her arm, through the gash there."Epiphany, this is a non scarring Biofoam gel." Holding the pack up." It is used on battlefields to cauterize, sterilize, and disinfect wounds... I'm going to set the bone in your arm. and then fill the wound with the biofoam... It will hurt."
It was good that Catherine had been speaking to her, The doctor liked to do it too. it helped at times to pull a patient out of their haze, hearing constant voices. slowly the doctor, placed both hands on the arm, much like Catherine had. and with a single expert motion pulled the bone with a bit of a pop and a grind back into place. when the bone was in place the doctor lifted the med pack and pressed the red cross, which opened a small keypad. which itself required a access code. before the metallic casing popped off and tumble to the ground which allowed the doctor to tear open a corner of the pack and squeeze a bit of its contents into the large gash in her arm. and the moment it made contact it began to foam up. pushing against the broken bone, and fillig the space left in the wound, making sure there was nothing left open before billowing out over the wound and onto her arm. Since Catherine had the bonding strips The doctor fished out some sterile gauze and started to wrap her would tightly in the fabric.
When it was finished the Doctor pulled an ace bandage out of the med kit and began to wrap the arm in that next. After a couple of wraps he stopped and sat up."Kitty how're we doing?" asked while he reached over for his coat, going elbow deep into the pocket and coming out with a magazine, which was quickly wrapped around the break in the arm before the doctor continued to wrap up the wound. Yes you could use a magazine as a splint. look it up!
"I need you to lay still. There may be more damage that we can not yet determine. so I need you to stay still, and stay Awake..." And his eyes left the woman looking back at his wife." Alright Kitty I'll be right there. I need you here, I'll need you to keep her awake and keep her talking. She may have a concussion." It was then that the doctor stood, just in time to watch Catherine very carefully set the bone, and bind it in place with the sonic bonding strip. on the inside of course the Doctor smiled, seeing the expert care that she used to set the leg and wrap it. but now, he knelt down next to epiphany, reaching over her to pick up the first aid kit. pulling from it another very advanced looking bit of medical technology. it was it a white pack, bound in a metallic casing with a large red cross on it. yes even int he future and on other planets a big red plus sign was still used for medicine.
"Epiphany, It's me... Catherine has set your leg. She did it brilliantly too, I'm very proud, you would be too." The doctor said all of that while examining the broken bone in her arm, through the gash there."Epiphany, this is a non scarring Biofoam gel." Holding the pack up." It is used on battlefields to cauterize, sterilize, and disinfect wounds... I'm going to set the bone in your arm. and then fill the wound with the biofoam... It will hurt."
It was good that Catherine had been speaking to her, The doctor liked to do it too. it helped at times to pull a patient out of their haze, hearing constant voices. slowly the doctor, placed both hands on the arm, much like Catherine had. and with a single expert motion pulled the bone with a bit of a pop and a grind back into place. when the bone was in place the doctor lifted the med pack and pressed the red cross, which opened a small keypad. which itself required a access code. before the metallic casing popped off and tumble to the ground which allowed the doctor to tear open a corner of the pack and squeeze a bit of its contents into the large gash in her arm. and the moment it made contact it began to foam up. pushing against the broken bone, and fillig the space left in the wound, making sure there was nothing left open before billowing out over the wound and onto her arm. Since Catherine had the bonding strips The doctor fished out some sterile gauze and started to wrap her would tightly in the fabric.
When it was finished the Doctor pulled an ace bandage out of the med kit and began to wrap the arm in that next. After a couple of wraps he stopped and sat up."Kitty how're we doing?" asked while he reached over for his coat, going elbow deep into the pocket and coming out with a magazine, which was quickly wrapped around the break in the arm before the doctor continued to wrap up the wound. Yes you could use a magazine as a splint. look it up!


The Doctor- Number of posts: 19
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