Re: Reactions

OOC -
This was a JP between myself and Keto. :D
Silly fool forgot to mention it.
--- In JMC_Blue_Dwarf@yahoogroups.com, "lucky_coincidence"
<phil_crestor@...> wrote:
>
> Who: Keto, Vanessa, Holo-Tara, Amber, Rosette, The Big Pink Tree
> Where: Medibay
> When: During all the kerfuffle
> =================================
>
> <<SNIP>>
> "Yes," Vanessa said, "And he's our son, doc. You're a father."
>
> "I...fa...Chrysler-Ke...I...I think...I need to sit down..." said
> Keto, face turning as white as his hands.
>
> Then, without moving a single muscle, Keto toppled backwards. He hit
> the ground with a thud, still gripping the medical papers.
>
> Vanessa sighed and buried her head in her hands. It hadn't gone as
> badly as she'd feared, but...
>
> "Observation: you appear to have fainted. Syncope. Please see your
> nearest ship-licensed physician for revival."
>
> Vanessa spun around just in time to see Tara step back out from the
> medibay's storage room.
>
> "Information: there are six different blood-pressure medications
> available. Please see your nearest physician for prescription," said
> Tara, before turning to Vanessa, "Greetings. You appear to be in good
> health. Please state how I may assist."
> <<END SNIP>>
>
> Before Vanessa could react to the sight of Tara apparently standing
> there, however, there came a loud thud against the medibay doors.
>
> <<SNIP>>
> Amber slumped a bit upon releasing Rose, her shoulders screaming in
> agony by the time they reached the Medi-Bay doors.
>
> Only to find them locked.
> <<END SNIP>>
>
> "Hey! Let us in!" shouted Amber, her voice sounding muffled through
> the sealed door. Vanessa looked first at the hologrammatic image of
> Amber's dead mother, then at the currently-unconscious father of her
> unborn child, and sighed heavily.
>
> "Brilliant. Could this get any worse?" she murmured.
>
> *Rustle?*
>
> The Big Pink Tree bounced out of the medibay office, saw Tara, and
> immediately shed three dozen leaves in excitement.
>
> *RUSTLE!* it exclaimed, and bounded over to her...only to pass
> directly through the hologram. It stopped, turned, and craned towards
> her again.
>
> Holo-Tara and the Big Pink Tree looked at each other, confused.
>