The Stain

[dolorous_sensei]

"He's losing...!"

"Give him..."

"Move him to the medical...!"

"Cut open his suit..."


Ken manages to save Walt from being a monster chow, but Walt is still uncouncious from the explosion of his Genoace. The medical team is carting him as soon as he arrives.


"Holy shit! What is that..."


But as soon as they cut open his pilot suit...



Eyes.

Many eyes are staring from the flesh of Walt's left arm. Staring at the medical team, staring at the walls, staring at everything. The eyes are darting around jerkily in their sockets, blinking, looking left and right, up and down.

Needless to say, Walt moves straight to quarantine.

You might, or might not see all of these happening, since everything happens right on the hallways.

...

A few days later, you can see him sitting in his medical gown at Alhambra's medical bay cafeteria, staring intently at a cup of coffee, his body full of bandages. His left arm is wrapped like a mummy.

You might notice that other patients and staffs are trying to sit far away from him, leaving him a hole in the middle of a crowd.

Greet him?

Comments

[dolorous_sensei]

You're exactly right. You know, you're quite lighthearted in facing something as unknown as this.

[ugyuuya]

Well as an Eishi you kind of wind up that way eventually. I'd be surprised if anyone in the Argos flight was seriously put off by what happened besides maybe Yuuya. Anyone who's seriously fought the BETA and seen what they do is not typically put off by much. We may get a little sad if we get introspective but as long as your alive you can make something better of what your given.

Watching our friends get pulled out of their cockpits and ripped apart by Tank class or recovering what's left of their bodies after a grappler or destroyer classes have had their way with a TSF really takes the squeamish out of you.

[dolorous_sensei]

You're absolutely right. I've also seen to many people losing their eyes, that me gaining some looks downright lucky.

[ugyuuya]

[Pausing for a minute Tarisa begins to laugh at Walt's joke.] Well I guess that's a new way to keep things in perspective. Always have to look on the bright side then? [Tarisa seems particularly glad that Walt seems to be cheering up despite what happened.]