As Ion a observes Dr. Sokolov's technique, she sees he has a steady hand. Like a surgeon's. That said, he is showing little regard to the arm itself, while taking care not to damage the tumors. Except is very precise and carefully measured cuts. His movement with changing instruments is unrushed, but swift. Timed even.
"I am not going to stop you from exploring this relationship. Be mindful of what he is though."
While studying the toothy worm Iona recalls that some parasitic worms able to live inside the human can also raise the risk of developing some kinds of cancer. There is even documentation about a tapeworm that infected a man deposited malignant cells inside his body that spread much like an aggressive cancer and formed a tumor in his brain. But this is excessive. The worm she is seeing appears aggressive. The tumors numerous. This can't be natural.
John
"Killed or infected. Yes."
The black blur confirmed in a vibrating voice that sounded distinctly inhuman. After that there is a long silence from Zachary, wherein he stares at John, unwaveringly, with glowing blue eyes. Static builds up from his movements, occasionally causing an arc of electricity to crackle over his body. Eventually, out of nowhere, he begins talking again.
"As to your request for a transfer ... Ascendant Gonzalez agrees that your skillset does not suit his operational doctrine."
There is another pause. Briefer this time. Only a handful of seconds pass before Chen speaks again.
"Your request for a transfer is denied. For the time being at least. You will continue to operate out of this base and monitor Ascendant Gonzalez and Iona. There will be a surge in recruitment here and you will play a role in training those recruits. However, you will not be going on field missions unless I expressly order it or you choose to volunteer. Once the recruitment has abated, or the first round of training is complete, we will revisit your request for a transfer."
OOC wrote:John will still be present at the base. But he'll fade into the background until you find a point at which you would like to play him.
Diego
When Diego asked if they could determine if Maja was in any kind of trouble the Corporal gave him look that said 'are you serious?'.
"The woman fell out of the sky ..."
Tilly paused to emphasize that. Let him think on it. Sure, he was getting use to dealing with unusual threats. But the vast majority of people were much more fragile than him.
"She should be dead. My guess is her suit shot her full of combat drugs just to keep her alive. On top of that she's in a fight with Stronghold soldiers ... right now."
Picking up the tablet Tilly rewatched the beginning of the video. She paused, did something, then played the video again. This time The Major's voice was more noticeable. She was saying something. It wasn't in English. To Diego it sounded ... Norwegian.
"Any idea what she yelled at them?"
OOC wrote:You'll be able to reach out to the people in Ward 13 only if Diego and Iona decide to take on the issue in that Ward.
Once Iona's scene has concluded, she'll be joining Diego right away.