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Post by ana on Oct 9, 2006 12:16:20 GMT -5
"I mean, yes, I'll be fine. It's just, um...things caught up with me, and I didn't really know how to deal...but I'm good. I'm good."
Ana continued to watch Gwen as she convinced herself she was fine. Ana didn't buy it for a second, but never said anything. Instead she just listened to her talk, whilst she put her hand to Jake's forehead to see if his fever had dropped at all.
"...He said that Jake needs to take one pill twice a day. But we haven't been able to get him to take one yet. Not sure if that's bad. He seems to have moments of clarity, but they don't really last long."
She took the tablets from Gwen with a slight puzzled look.
"You expecting me to get him to take one?"
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Post by Severin on Oct 9, 2006 12:24:59 GMT -5
***Severin enters from G3- Area of Survivor's Camp***
He glanced around, his eyes searching through the crowd for the woman.
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Jack
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Post by Jack on Oct 9, 2006 13:35:05 GMT -5
BOONE
He was releaved to her the guy breathing, but he had no idea what to do now, he turned to Britany, "Maybe we should let him lie here, you know, give him a sec to catch his breath," Boone really had no idea what to do.
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Gwen Havers
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Post by Gwen Havers on Oct 9, 2006 15:59:47 GMT -5
"You expecting me to get him to take one?"
"Well, you've known him longer than I have," she offered, only slightly joking. "Look, I'm not very good at this medical stuff, but I do know that we should probably get these antibiotics into his system sooner rather than later so that he doesn't end up getting an infection."
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Post by ana on Oct 9, 2006 16:26:38 GMT -5
"Well, you've known him longer than I have,"
"I found him in a tree not too long before we staggered onto the beach with him." She replied, furrowing her brow.
"Look, I'm not very good at this medical stuff, but I do know that we should probably get these antibiotics into his system sooner rather than later so that he doesn't end up getting an infection."
Ana sighed and looked at Jake, deciding how best to get him to take a pill. For starters, she'd probably need him more upright.
"Alright fine." She thrust the tablets back into Gwen's hands. "Here, take these a second."
Moving around to kneel behind Jake's head, Ana began to lift his shoulders so she could prop him up with his back against her knees.
"Give me a hand...." It occured to her, she didn't know the other woman's name, and she looked at her, hoping she' catch on and offer it.
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Post by JINX on Oct 9, 2006 19:49:44 GMT -5
~jinx~
"We should move him into the shade, he probaly has heat stroke. I think it be best to move him now than later." Jinx knelt down next to the guy, "lets get you in some shade ok?" she smiled as sweetly as she could.
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Gwen Havers
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Post by Gwen Havers on Oct 9, 2006 21:22:12 GMT -5
"I found him in a tree not too long before we staggered onto the beach with him." She replied, furrowing her brow.
"Yes, John told us," Gwen explained. "I don't think I could have managed such a rescue. Is it something you're in the habit of doing?" she inquired, taking the pills back and quietly observing as Ana helped Jake to get to a sitting position.
"Give me a hand...." It occured to her, she didn't know the other woman's name, and she looked at her, hoping she'd catch on and offer it.
She tilted her head at Ana and finally caught on to the curious expression on her face. "Oh, yes...Gwen. I'm Gwen," she answered, placing her arm under Jake's neck and shoulder, helping Ana to lift him gently. "You're Ana-Lucia, right? I realize our first meeting was a bit chaotic. And please, don't mind me. I'm only sarcastic when I'm awake." She smiled weakly.
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Post by Billy on Oct 10, 2006 10:42:55 GMT -5
Billy had left Boone to do what he needed, and kept an eye on them. When it looked like things might not have worked out, he started to jog over to them. The pretty young girl, and the man. But when things seemed fine, he simply stayed at a distance.
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Post by ana on Oct 10, 2006 15:40:13 GMT -5
"I don't think I could have managed such a rescue. Is it something you're in the habit of doing?"
"Well, there weren't any cats to save so I had to make do." She replied dryly, not really paying much attention to her.
"Oh, yes...Gwen. I'm Gwen...You're Ana-Lucia, right? I realize our first meeting was a bit chaotic. And please, don't mind me. I'm only sarcastic when I'm awake."
Ana suddenly stopped what she was doing and stared at Gwen blankly. After a few long seconds, a hint of a smile edged it's way to her mouth.
Jake was now leant against Ana with his head against her chest. She held his head up gently with one hand and held her other out to Gwen.
"Okay, Gwen. Gimme one of those pills."
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Gwen Havers
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Post by Gwen Havers on Oct 10, 2006 15:50:56 GMT -5
"Of course," she said, shaking one pill out of the bottle into her hand and placing it in Ana's open palm. She reached over to the side, grabbing the last bottle of water, and held it at the ready.
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Post by ana on Oct 10, 2006 16:31:46 GMT -5
Ana took the pill and looked at it for a second, thinking to herself how strange it was that something so small could save a life. But then something so small could also take one too.
She shifted her weight slightly, getting more comfortable before trying to get him to swallow the pill. She hesitated a second before putting the tablet in his mouth, glancing at Gwen. This isn't going to work.
Leaning closer to his ear, she did something she hadn't attempted to do for a long time. She spoke softly and gently, hoping he would hear her in his unconcious state.
"Jake....." She paused, feeling slightly awkward in front of Gwen. I hope this works....
"Can you hear me?" Of course you can't.....what the hell am I doing.... "You need to take this pill." She said softly, not realising she'd been stroking the side of his face with the thumb of the hand she was using to hold it steady.
"You need to help me out here, okay." She slipped the pill between his lips and took the bottle Gwen handed her, putting it to his mouth and pouring a little in to help him swallow the tablet.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Oct 10, 2006 17:28:46 GMT -5
KATE
Kate looked back and forth between the people talking. "She's right," Kate said with a nod toward Jinx. "We should get him out of the sun. He's got his breathing back now."
She helped the woman who'd been giving the CPR get the man into a sitting position. "Jack's in the fuselage," she said to the man standing behind her as she worked with the other woman to get the guy on his feet. She looked over her shoulder as she worked on getting a good hold. "Can you get him?"
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Willo
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Post by Willo on Oct 10, 2006 17:35:47 GMT -5
"Yeah, yeah," he said. "Just make sure he's okay..." he said glancing both ways before running off.
*WILLO HEADS TO THE FUSELAGE*
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Gwen Havers
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Post by Gwen Havers on Oct 10, 2006 20:33:06 GMT -5
"You need to help me out here, okay." She slipped the pill between his lips and took the bottle Gwen handed her, putting it to his mouth and pouring a little in to help him swallow the tablet.
Gwen looked on with concern, hoping that Jake would be awake enough to at least do as Ana asked. The gentle tone in Ana's voice and demeanor was a definite shift and slightly surprising. She'd been intimidating and in control since Gwen had first set eyes on her, and she still was, but in a less overt way. Perhaps she was military, police, emergency worker, something that habitually demanded supervising the care of those in need. Or maybe she was simply a mother.
She turned her gaze out toward the beach. There were so many people, thrown together by circumstance. They'd have to learn to trust one another, rely on each other, when hours ago most of them had been strangers. But for now, she would stay silent. Lest she break down sobbing again.
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Scott
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Post by Scott on Oct 11, 2006 0:35:35 GMT -5
JAKE
Jake mumbled something quietly only Ana Lucia could hear, because of how close she was to him. "I... I don't... don't want..." he said, possibly in reply to Ana speaking softly to him. He went quiet shortly afterwards, and the pill followed by the water that he eventually swallowed soon cut him off. His fever was still high, and the infection in his wound still looked present. It would be a while before he would wake up.
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Post by Scott on Oct 11, 2006 0:44:38 GMT -5
MARK
The young man felt disoriented, nodding to the young girl who had informed him where he was, still trying to get his breath back as he took in deep breaths, sitting down as the world spun around him. He felt like the salty ocean water had violated every orrifice in his body, and coughed heavily from the water still in his throat, feeling slightly dizzy. He looked up towards a blonde woman who told him he was being moved into the shade. "Okay..." he said tiredly, looking around at the beach, taking everything in.
Then he suddenly remembered the last memory he had of, before he had blacked out, and suddenly snapped out of his daze. "Oh god, those people... there's people! People out in the water. They're, they're..." he paused, looking out towards the ocean. Apart from the expanse of deep blue ocean, he saw nothing. "There were people... people out in the water... people drowning..." he tried to say to the people around him, as if asking for help, but he still sounded disoriented.
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Post by Gwen Havers on Oct 11, 2006 13:06:23 GMT -5
When she turned back, it appeared that Ana had succeeded in getting Jake to take the pill. Yet he was still out of it, and Ana was still looking very concerned.
"Kate told me about the fuselage," she began. "I told her I don't think I can go back there, but I should go see if there's anything else I can help with. Just, um..." she hesitated, attempting to remember all of Jack's instructions. "Just try to keep him cool, keep him calm. Get him to drink some more water if you can. I'll be back soon."
She smiled reassuringly as she got to her feet and shrugged into her backpack. She needed to find that young deaf girl again, see how she was coping. And she had promised to help Ethan and the others with their rain-catching efforts. She paused at the entrance of the shelter to get her bearings, then set off further down the beach.
***Gwen leaves for G3 - Area of Survivor's Camp***
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Post by ana on Oct 11, 2006 17:28:07 GMT -5
"I... I don't... don't want..."
She barely heard Jake speak, and what little she could understand didn't make any sense to her. Apparently Gwen hadn't heard him, so Ana didn't press it. It was probably just the fever talking anyway. He just needed time to recover, to sleep through the worst of it. There was nothing she could really do aside from getting him to take the pills Jack had left and try to get him to drink some water.
"Kate told me about the fuselage...I told her I don't think I can go back there, but I should go see if there's anything else I can help with. Just, um...Just try to keep him cool, keep him calm. Get him to drink some more water if you can. I'll be back soon."
This time, it was Gwen's turn to suddenly up and leave before Ana could protest. And now she was left on her own, holding a warm bottle of water in one hand, and Jake in the other. That's just great. What am I supposed to do now?
She slumped her shoulders and looked down at Jake, deciding since she had him propped upright, she might aswell get him to drink some more water.
Putting the bottle to his lips again, she tipped some more into his mouth, hoping he was lucid enough to manage to swallow it again. He drank a little bit, but soon began to cough as the liquid went down the wrong way. Instead of going down his throat, it ended up spilling down his chin.
"Dammit...." Ana mumbled, putting the bottle back down in the sand and wiping the spilt water from his face. For a second, she just stared at him, her hand against his jaw, wondering what it was she'd seen in his eyes earlier. She'd never felt such an instant connection to anyone before. A connection that hadn't come from words or actions, just from a single look. However, the cynic in her had already decided nothing would come of it, so she snapped herself out of her daydream.
"Not thirsty, huh?" She asked him, half jokingly. She knew he wouldn't answer. He seemed to have settled into a restless sleep, his body's way of handling the infection.
"And I had a bottle of tequila with your name on it."
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Post by JINX on Oct 12, 2006 0:51:29 GMT -5
~jinx~
"There were people... people out in the water... people drowning..." Jinx gave him a small worried smile. She knew there was nothing out there, that was days ago.
"Can someone help me move him?" she placed a hand on him to settle him down.
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Natz
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Post by Natz on Oct 12, 2006 14:20:55 GMT -5
CLAIRE She looked around looking for Natalie, Jemima, Krystal and anyone else that could help her find some belongings from the fuselage for the memorial. She looked to the distance and thought she saw them. "Hey!" She called out to them. "Over here!"
ooc: Andrew i need you to reply..
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