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Episode 02: Cosmic Imperative / Re: EP2 BTS | D03 | 0003 hrs] Flammis Acribus Addictis
Last post by chXinya -Hands up in the hope it wouldn’t get him nailed in the back by a disruptor immediately, Shall took his first steps down the corridor wondering how far away he could lead the Romulans away from the Fighter Bay before getting that shot anyways. He only got a step or two in before the blood-curdling scream filled the corridor from behind both officers, blue and green-toned heads turning in unison to see what that was about. Shall’s eyes widened and antenna raised in surprise when he saw the ridged head of a very not-Romulan soldier standing above the falling body, bloody blade in one hand and his other raising something with a barrel. Time slowed to a crawl as the chan started to turn and angle his arm for an elbow to his captor’s distracted head, but munitions were much faster.
The shot was deafening in the corridor and Shall felt the Romulan’s green blood splatter on his face as the man’s torso exploded from within. Tasting the copper, the Andorian reeled back and thumped against the bulkhead in shock while his rescuer deftly eliminated the rest of the squad. Ears ringing from the multitude of mini-explosions in such a confined space all he could do was breathe and try to wipe the blood off of his face before he swallowed any of it. It was when he went to wipe his hands on his uniform that he realized he was leaking his own blue blood out of his side. The pain and burning sensation hit all at once and he hissed in response, pressing his hand to the wound to try to stem the bleeding. It didn’t look that bad at a glance, and felt more like when he once got a bad cut in an accident so he didn’t think it was anything more than a flesh wound.
The newcomer’s face appeared in his vision, pulling Shall back to the situation at hand. The air stunk of combustibles and copper and the man reeked of the latter especially, but experience pushed that out of his mind for now. Nodding in answer to the first question the second came right after, so fast that he wasn’t even sure they were different sentences. “I’ve had worse, nothing a medkit can’t fix.” He nodded forward down the corridor, “FAB’s that way, down one deck. Just let me stop at an equipment locker on the way.”
Taking the lead in a much more friendlier way, the chan glanced back at his rescuer. “I’m guessing you came over with Hassar? Bumped into him a few hours ago.” He started, just filling the air. Spotting one of the emergency lockers, Shall diverted to it and quickly tapped in his code to open one. Grabbing a phaser and strapping it to his uninjured side, he took the medkit next and opened it right away. A quick tricorder check proved that it was just a flesh wound and it seamlessly programmed the regenerator automatically. Grabbing that next and running it along the gash, Shall plucked the hypospray out of the kit and handed it over before angling his head to expose his neck. “Just press that against my skin and push the button, it’s loaded with painkillers and coagulants.”
The relief was nearly instant as the drugs worked through his neck muscles and leeched into the bloodstream and new flesh peeked through the tear in his uniform. It wouldn’t look pretty if he took his shirt off, but at least he wasn’t leaking all over the deck now. Quickly replacing the medical tools back into the kit Shall threw it over his shoulder and closed the locker again, feeling much better. “Remind me to get you a drink when this is all over.” He said as a way of thanks, clapping the bigger man on the shoulder before continuing down to the nearest Jeffries Tube access.

