Raid — Roleplayer Guild

Time to get 'er done.

Deepti should not help with anything physical. Aside from sporadic treks along a rails to trails or in one of the state parks, she was an insecure thirteen year old who found a certain comfort in memorizing facts and problem solving that required little movement. But Dr. Bates asked her to. Wanted her to. How could she ignore the Doctor’s orders? So she agreed by nodding her head, but asked first, “What about the oil rigs?”

Maddie turned her head to answer the little girls question. The little indian girl had a worried face with hints of disagreement, but MAddie didn’t take it to heart. She could find out what was bothering her by asking but if the girl is not gonna say anything about it then she won’t pry until symptoms show up. “Oil Rigs? What about them?”

Maddie could figure out what she meant, but it was better to be specific. “If you’re asking if there’s some around then there’s a chance, but if we are where we’re supposed to be then we’re too close to land to run into them.” In actuality according to their training chances are oil rigs would have already collapsed even if they survived the initial disaster. If there were any surviving relics from the past that survived out in the ocean they would be boats.

She looks down at her toes. The foots make her foot look fat and clunky. She was always so proud of her small feet. And her ankles. She loved to wear bells around her ankles. “With this fog,” she begins, looking at Dr. Bates’s shoulder because she’s not bold enough to look in her eyes. “We might get caught on debris.”

Based on the lecture Dr. Bates had given them, they will undoubtedly be only debris, not surviving structures. Deepti’s eyes drift to the Doctor’s eyebrows. She still can’t get the courage to look her in the eyes.

The girl was obviously worried. Maddie wanted to console the little girl, but the truth was the truth. “That’s a possibility, but we’ll have to risk it.” The good doctor already knew that the girl was pretty scared of her, and she couldn’t really help it. Most children did not find Maddie to be the nicest person. Even when she was young other children did not find Maddie to be the most pleasant and kid like kid in the playground. Knowing this Maddie stayed away from Pediatrics most of her life.

Alex came out from his side of the raft carrying a oar in his hand. It was a solid, wooden like material that had a plastic coating. “Doc, is this it?” Alex yelled towards the doctor. Alex was pretty sure it was what the doctor asked him to bring, but it was nice to introduce himself as he returned.

Deepti blanches. She’s expected to use that? It’s almost as long as she is tall! “Possibly I should find others to help?” she offers, skirting around the problem that she will mostly be less good than help.

“I will.” Deepti looks across to the red boat. It’s the sick man. His eyes look drawn and he’s still leaning against the edge of the boat. He reaches down into the sea water and splash his face. He sips at the water cupped in his hand. Deepti sucks in her breath. He shouldn’t do that, she thinks. But she knows that she is only thirteen and not a doctor with years of experience. But the man uses the water to wash his mouth before spitting it back into the water.

“That’s fair.” Maddie said. It was a little too much to ask a little girl to use such a huge thing. Maddie was just being nice since there was probably a much smaller oar she could use, but the girl was protesting and there was no harm in letting her sit this one out. Maddie made sure to remind herself that this type of coddling behaviour would not be repeated. Looking over to the man who has now woken up Maddie directed the girl to go help him although Maddie wasn’t that far behind.

“I mean,” he continues, “I’ll help after I get some water and maybe crackers into my stomach.” He laughs and uses the edge of his shirt sleeve to blow his nose. “Arrios, by the way. Arrios Urais.”

Deepti is awed by this man as he hefts his body up from the floor of the raft. Bunching muscles and sheer determination bringing him to knocking knees. She knows if she was sick like he was, she would lay there for much longer, feeling the press of her skin against the sticky rubber of the boat.

“It seems you seem to be in top condition Mr. Urais.” Maddie said quite impressed. “I wont’t bother checking you if you’re fine, but it seems that you were in and out consciousness for a while. The general consensus was that it was seasickness. If anything’s bothering you tell me immediately. I’m Maddie, Maddie Bates, Doctor.”

Alex, intrigued by Mr. Vomit’s awakening dropped the oar gently to the side and gathered at the man’s side. “Hey buddy, the name’s Alex. Nice to meet you. Thanks for helping out by the way.” Alex wanted to say something else. Something along the lines of ‘Hi, welcome to this hell hole hole. Hoep you like being clueless.’ , but he vetoed the idea since it was still too early to joke about the situation.

“Deepti.” Maddie called out to the girl. “Can you go and tell the one’s inside that Mr. Urais here is awake. Don’t ask them for help though. When they're ready to help they will.” It would be better if they were all out here, but there wasn’t anything she could do about people who did not want or could not help themselves. She also figured that the other four would be less hostile to a little girl.

Turning around back to the newly awakened member of their team. “Now. Mr Urais I feel like you have questions. I’ll answer them while you’re conscious.”

Arrios holds out his hand to Alex. He hand trembles, but he smiles. “Nice to meet you Alex.” The girl scuttles into the dome of the red raft, her long twin braids the last things to disappear into the murky depths.

“Well, I sure rather you didn’t call me Mr. Urais.” He chuckles at the Doc. “Just give me something to do with my hands and body and I’ll be right soon enough.” Arrios avoids the idea of asking questions. That takes too much thought and he doesn’t feel prepare to stand on a rocking boat [i]and[i] consider why he got here first.

“I’ll drop the honorifics then. You can call me whatever you want.” The man’s file from what little information Maddie read mentioned that Arrios, along with Alex would be easier to handle than others. Their personalities fit well with others. The high risk one’s were Simon, Summer, and Saito, the three youngest one’s and Maybeleen simply because she had a son. “I’m glad to have your help. An extra set of strong hands is greatly appreciated especially with the current situation we’re facing.”

“Alex give grab another oar from the raft to give to Arros here while I explain what we’re supposed to do.” MAddie ordered Alex to which he replied with a joking“Yes Ma’am” and a salute before he left to grab a new oar from their raft whilst carrying the one he had just brought. Alex forgot to put it down. “To make a long story short we’re lost in the middle of the ocean. Our best bet is to head north west and hopefully find land.”

Maddie didn’t bother with another long explanation. Instead she opted to give the short explanation. “I’m responsible for you all. The girl who just left is Deepti, there’s four other people inside who are currently in the process of comprehending the situation.” As Maddie explained all of this to Arrios she wondered if this was a better route. If she could go back in time would the other four have been more receptive of her. “All that we need to do is row north by northwest and hopefully find land. I’ll explain things later when the situation has calmed down. Understood?”

“Sound plan, Maddie.” Arrios nods, rubbing his forehead. Headache tingles behind his eyes. “Can I get some water and something to settle my stomach first,” he says, “I feel like I just finished fasting!”

Maddie, upon hearing Arrios request for food and water immediately went to get some. They all had food inside their bags, but it would be easier to just let him eat here, than have him go inside and fetch it for him. Opening up the backpack Maddie went to side pockets and pulled out a small bar wrapped in silver foil. On the opposite side of the bag she pulled out a metal canteen hanging from the side.

Maddie tossed the food to Arrios, which he was able to catch. “Familiar with these I presume?” Maddie said referring to her knowledge of Arrios being a relatively experienced hiker. Handing him the water with a bit of reluctance Maddie followed with “Don’t drink too much though, that should last us for a few days. It would be best to save them. If you want more then get from your own bag.”

Spotting Alex come back from the other side of the raft Maddie cracked her knuckles and neck. “Well looks like we are good to go, you boys ready to get to work?” Maddie asked the two young men.

Arrios does not understand her comment. Familiar. Well, yeah, isn’t everyone? He sips at the bottle. He does not like the idea of having so little water when surrounded by so much. If things get too low, people might try to drink it. That will kill them faster than anything. He munches on the bar she threw him. Like all proteins bar it leaves his mouth chalky and dry. He should have waited to drink the water until after.

His stomach churns. “Let’s do this, Captain.” He smiles and picks up an oar. He worries about being unbalanced. This Alex guy seems cool, but not really the type used to rowing. At least the sea is placid, thought. That will help them enough.

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