Giving Info to The Doctor

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Elizabeth decided to meet with Jackal, after Lorem left. She hadn't really thought she would, wanting to give the man a chance to rest up and get himself together, but after what she had found out about Nugbu, the Eldren knew the doctor needed to know. So, she sent a servant to fetch Dr. Jackal for her.

Dr. Jackal was very restless as he was unable to properly rest. Each time he closed his eyes to enter the early stages of sleep his mind was overflowing with vivid images of the carnage that Big Red performed in his angry state of mind. It was overwhelming and the recoil was to much for the good doctor to handle. He sat up and rubbed his worn out face and rubbed his weary eyes. He knew sleep was not in the cards for him tonight so he got up and began to get dressed. He figured he could distract his mind with some work in the lab. Oddly enough as he was checking himself over in the mirror a knock on the door caught his attention. He checked the door to see it was a servant passing on a message for him to join Lady Elizabeth. He complied and followed the servant downstairs till he arrived at the room Liz was in. After the servant made their introductions he entered and gave a proper greeting to Lady Elizabeth. Before the servant left he asked for a lot of coffee since he planned to burn the midnight oil in the lab.

"Dr. Jackal please have a seat," Elizabeth motioned to the chair in front of her desk. She had given enough time for the maids to clean up anything left over from Lorem's visit so the sheet was gone and the chair clean.

By the look of Dr. Jackal Elizabeth could tell he was still dealing with what had happened but it didn't surprise her, nor did the request for coffee.

She waited for him to sit or not before beginning. "Dr. Jackal. I have some information that might be of interest to you. The Orc that was rescued, Nugbu, said he was injected by Dr. Lamaire, twice, with the same serum that caused a rat to transform. However, it seemed to have no effect on Nugbu." Elizabeth paused to let Jackal respond.

Dr. Jackal was not ready for the new information that Liz just told him. He paused in shock for a moment as his brilliant mind processed what he just heard. He was expecting to get an earful for letting Big red run amok and eating a large number of victims. However, that had yet to come up, and instead he just learned that the serum didn't affect the Orc they brought back with them. He ran several scenarios in his mind to think of a reason why this could happen. Then he remembered that due to many differences in orc anatomy, it was possible that they either had something that suppressed the demon blood or lacked something to trigger the change caused by the demon blood altogether. So he asked, "Are you suggesting I take some blood samples from our new orc guest in order to explain his condition?”

"Yes, I will come with you and explain the situation. When you are ready that is." Elizabeth thought for a moment. "Will you also need Cronk’s blood, maybe to compare them?”

Dr. Jackal rubbed his chin as he crunched some data in his head and looked at the ceiling. Then he nodded at Lady Elizabeth and replied, "Yes ma'am. However in order to be sure I will need blood samples of several more orcs for a basis of comparison. I am checking for anomalies as well as common patterns. I'd prefer them to be sober but I know that is asking for a lot. Am I to understand that our orc guest will remain here under observation?”

"Whether he remains here, I am afraid is probably not my decision, it will be up to the Baron. He will be here for at least for the night." The Eldren wasn't about to throw out the Orc as he had nowhere to go even if this development had not occured. "As for other Orcs, I believe samples can be taken from the Orcs at headquarters." There were several there and they were, for the most part, sober during working hours.

Dr. Jackal nodded as he understood the situation. He replied, "I can work with that for now. Granted there are a lot of variables to consider in this situation, but I have a hypothesis that may explain the situation with the orc. However if the cult members still have my blood samples we need to be ready for any subjects that have been infected and the dangers that go with it. I am also concerned if any rats might eat the corpses of the victims and survive to procreate or infect other lifeforms. This could end badly if handled wrongly, Lady Elizabeth.”

"Yes, this mess could just get worse but there isn't much the team can do at the moment." Elizabeth sighed, speaking of a mess. "I know you are probably expecting a tongue lashing about today. You're not getting one, at least not from me. I can't say what the Baron will have to say on the matter. I know he won't be happy, but I am hoping to take the brunt of that." She paused, "However I am curious about something.”

Dr. Jackal cocked his head to the side as he was curious why he was not being scolded, however he was not one to make matters worse if he could avoid it so he didn't press the matter. He didn't care what the Baron had to say since could intimidate him with a good bluff of getting upset. He replied, "I appreciate your concerns and assistance in this matter. I doubt the Baron will be as understanding as you are, but I doubt he has the courage to push his luck trying to upset me. No offense, Lady Elizabeth but we know what happened to the last group who pushed their luck. As for your curiosity, I will try to answer as best as I can.”

"Do you have any idea why your other half mostly seems to go after people which he sees as a threat? I mean twice now you've transformed and the first time he didn't attack Sasha or Lily. The second time he didn't attack any team members. Is he smarter than I was made to believe he is?" The Eldren was aware it was very possible the doctor didn't know. "If you have any insight it might help when talking with the Baron.”

Dr. Jackal had a pained expression on his face as he thought about Liz's question. He recalled many of Big Red's violent outbursts and considered them to be similar to the outburst of a wild animal and the victims were chosen on a whim. He replied, "That may be misleading Lady Elizabeth. In the past it took a while for me to realize what Big Red was doing while I was asleep. I relived those experiences in my nightmares time and time again. To me it looked like he was on a wild and angry rampage. He attacked anyone who challenged him, be they of good or bad will. However over time I began to retain most of my memories while he was in charge and noticed he focused more on anyone who challenged him or pissed him off. I am not sure why he now ignores those who run from him or those who don't attack him. We don't exactly get along and he is not big on communication. However I am sure that he was pissed off at the cult members and Dr. Latrine for torturing me and stealing my blood. So you are correct in that he is intelligent but I can't say how smart he is at this point.”

Elizabeth nodded, "Well, thank you for that insight. Please let me know when you are ready to get the blood from Nugbu. That was all I had to discuss, but there will be a team meeting this evening.”

Dr. Jackal nodded and replied, “Well as it just so happens I was planning to do some work in the lab to take my mind off things, so we can take the samples at any time. I know you want me to take it easy but every time I close my eyes I relive that horrible moment.”

Elizabeth wished she could make things easier on the man, but really that was partly why she wasn't getting angry with him, the guilt he layered on himself about events that were caused by his other side seemed more than anything the Eldren could say. "I am sorry you are going through that. Please don't work yourself to death." A knock came to the door.

Harold announced Baron Greenwood was here to see Lady Elizabeth, to which Elizabeth grimaced. "I was hoping to have until tomorrow," she looked at Jackal. "You should make yourself scarce.”

Dr. Jackal nodded as he understood what Lady Elizabeth was telling him. After his accident he spent a good five years making himself scarce, so compared to many others he was rather good as that. He replied, "I'll be in my lab if you want me to take the samples later on." He then stood up and quickly made his way through the mansion and caught a maid along the way. he quickly apologized to her and asked her to bring a lot of snacks and coffee to his lab since he was going to be working late again. She acknowledged his request and finished up her task before leaving to the kitchen. Dr. Jackal entered his lab and went through everything before he pulled the body freezer open to see Lily's father. Jackal checked him over before making his notes journal on the cause of death for the corner later on. Then he put the body away and closed the freezer, before he began prepping his lab for taking blood samples. This meant sterilizing his tools and towels.