Saving the Dead

[nevermindtherunning]

Who: Martha, the Doctor, Mina, Balthazar, Donna
When: Day 110
What: The earthquake struck during the day when Mina is asleep. Continued from here
Where: Mina's house
Warnings: None

The Doctor was surrounded by some of the most trusted people he knew here in the Cape. Martha and Donna had just shown up minutes after Balthazar and he circled the house.

"Mina is up there." He nods towards her house, which looked like there was some damage, but perhaps not horribly significant. Or so he hoped. However, the structure did not look stable at all, and he was too concerned how exposed she was to the sun, and not to mention whether or not this was catastrophic to her.

It ate at his insides knowing this, and knowing she had helped him so often, it was time for the Doctor to be there for Mina.

"I don't know how stable the structure is, but if we can find her, and find enough blankets..." He swallows, hoping for the best.

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Operation Mina Relocation

[nevermindtherunning]

[noblexcompanion]

Donna looks terrified. "Oh no... Doctor, we've got to get to her." She doesn't know what the consequences of Mina being in the sunlight might be but she can't imagine they're good.

On the plus side; if anyone on the Cape could rescue her it would be Donna's two most favourite guys. Mina is in good hands.

"Do we have some place safe to take her?"

[tryingitall]

Balthazar is stock still with his hands pressed against the wall, listening, but belatedly he answers Donna, "Possibly the diner, unless you've got a better suggestion."

It's hard to sense an undead person beneath rubble. "I think I've found her, but the place is not at all stable. I'd better go in alone."

[nevermindtherunning]

"Are you sure alone is a good option?" The Doctor was skeptical, and takes a step away to tug at his ear lobe as he looked rather lost in thought at the house.

"There's structure damage and the stairs might collapse on you. It really depends on the damage, but given these large cracks in the side... Her room is on the second floor, that's where she'll be resting."

[noblexcompanion]

"The diner? Yeah! That could work! It seems to be still standing quite well." There's always Donna's house, but she hasn't had a chance to check the structural damage upstairs yet. Downstairs seemed relatively stable save for the broken plates and glasses. But if there is a second rumbling later then the diner would probably be more likely to remain standing.

"Balthazar? Please be careful... Don't get yourself killed for the sake of playing hero." Because if anything happens to him... Donna sighs. "Doctor! We should fetch blankets. As many as we can find."

[tryingitall]

"I'm sure that if the whole bloody house collapses on me, I still won't die. Anyone who can't say the same should stay out here, and there should be someone outside anyway, to warn others away." He's genuinely not certain how tough the Doctor is physically, but Donna's vulnerable, and he's not about to let her go in if he can help it.

On the other hand, they don't have much time to argue. He leans toward Donna to pat her shoulder reassuringly. "I'll be fine, don't worry."

[nevermindtherunning]

The Doctor lingers for a moment, wanting to protest to Balthazar's statement, but understood where he was coming from. The more people, the bigger the risk of the house collapsing.

"C'mon, we don't have much time. Let's get the blankets." But before the Doctor stepped away, he placed a hand on Balthazar's shoulder, "Please be careful. She looks physically dead when asleep, and it's a bit startling at first, but remember she isn't. Well, technically speaking..."

Pulling away, he rushes off to pillage from other adjacent houses for the blankets available. He needed a few good ones to cover her up

[noblexcompanion]

Don't worry he says? Don't worry? Well, it's easy enough to say that, angel butt, but Donna is going to worry all the same about Balthazar and about Mina. Worrying is in her nature and her friend is in danger and her friend that she keeps kissing is putting himself in danger to rescue said friend. How is she not supposed to worry?

She distracts herself from her worry by seeking out blankets. The thicker and the darker the better she imagines. To block out the light.

((Sorry for the slow, and let me know if this is all right?))

[tryingitall]

"I'll be fine," he tells the Doctor calmly. "And I'll fetch her, whether she's breathing or not."

He's just started to like Mina, what with the healing lessons and all. He's not interested in letting her be lost to them.

Later on, he'll be touched by Donna's concern, but at the moment all he can spare her is one last reassuring smile before he vanishes, reappearing inside in the most stable area he can find. A moment to gauge the solidity of the walls and ceiling later, he moves upstairs the more conventional way, slowly so as not to jar the already fragile structure. Still, the landing at the top creaks warningly under his weight, and he decides to pick up the pace.

Mina isn't hard to find, but cracks in the roof and wall are letting trickles of light through, and he can't tell how badly she's been burned already; only that she has been. He allows his wings to swim partly into corporeal space, enough to cast dark shadows over the unconscious form as he gathers her into his arms. It won't be enough without further shelter, but it will mitigate some of the damage.

Teleporting back down to the first floor, he shouts, "I've got her. Do you have blankets yet? Be ready!"

The crumbling house is minimal sun shelter, but once they emerge outside, there'll be even less. This will have to be carefully timed, and ultimately it's Donna and the Doctor who'll have to save Mina from further hurt.

((totally fine! <3 ))

[nevermindtherunning]

It didn't take long, given the Doctor had himself and Donna grab whatever they could from the closest house and ran back with their arms full.

"Here! We're here!" He stumbles into Mina's house where Balthazar protected Mina and immediately dropping to his own knees. Seeing her in this state was alarming and a touch upsetting, knowing she had no control of this. It bothered him if we were a little too late it might be a little too late for Mina.

"Quickly, let's cover her!"

[noblexcompanion]

Donna moves in close to the Doctor to help him cover Mina with the blankets. Even with Mina out of immediate harm's way Donna still doesn't feel at ease, and she won't until she knows that Mina is going to be alright.

"Doctor... Is there anything else we can do for her? How will we know if she's going to be okay?" Her vast knowledge and library of TV medical dramas didn't extent to vampire medicine.

[tryingitall]

Balthazar holds Mina loosely, to allow them to bundle her up in blankets. He grimaces slightly, hoping the fabric doesn't further irritate burned skin, but there's nothing for it. His wings stay extended, invisible except for the shadows, but in the hustle and bustle they may go unnoticed.

"Vampires are resilient. I doubt Doctor Barrett's lived as long as she has only to get killed in an earthquake," he says quietly. "Do we want to transport her now?"

[nevermindtherunning]

"We won't know until she wakes up." He comments with a serious tone, "And we should go. Staying here isn't making anything better."

He wasn't sure how this was going to work, but he knew the diner was the best suggestion they had thus far for being away from the exposed sun. It didn't matter if they were even in a cardboard box, as long as Mina was safe.

Sunset - the Doctor, Martha, Mina aka The Three Doctors

[nevermindtherunning]

The Doctor paced when he was anxious. Paced and paced, tugged at his hair, muttered a few things to himself, paced some more until his hair was completely askew and he started to notice movements.

"Martha!" He shouts for her just outside the door frame to come, and rushes back to Mina, crouching down and anxious to witness the damage.

Re: Sunset - the Doctor, Martha, Mina aka The Three Doctors

[notrosesshadow]

Martha pauses for the split second that it takes to understand just how dangerous the situation is, and then follows him inside.

She doesn't ask any questions, just stands near him, examining what she can and waiting for him to tell her what's going on. He clearly knows more than she does.

[nevermindtherunning]

The sun was setting and Mina would be starting to stir any moment now, as he quickly crouched down beside her on the floor. As much as he wanted to, he resisted touching or holding her, unsure of how much damage she might have sustained during this whole ordeal. He tried his best to cover her with blankets to protect her, but it still wasn't 100% effective.

The Doctor really hoped it wasn't long term damage, but must realize it wasn't his fault and that he got there in time to save her.

"She's burned, but I dunno it'll be when she wakes up." He speaks softly, but with a hint of anxiety lacing his words.

[primogen_vampirate]

Mina had a tendency to wake up with her eyes closed. Which meant she could hear all the better. As the sun went down and the magic that animated her body did its work, she found herself puzzled by the sounds around her. The world felt oddly muffled. As though she were underwater.

She puzzled over this briefly, but then made the mistake of turning her head slightly. Her face felt like it was on fire at once, brushing against a blanket that didn't smell like her own. A sting raced across her skin. A searing pain that made her see red on the inside of her eyelids.

When she opened her eyes, she was greeted by darkness.

And at that point, she felt a sudden, sharp pain in her ribs.

[notrosesshadow]

Martha's eyes slid over to the Doctor as she evaluated his reaction. She hadn't realized he was such a close friend to Mina. She put that out of her mind and focused on Mina again. Or, at least, she focused on the blankets that were Mina.

"I guess we'll see once she wakes."

And then there was movement.

"Mina, it's Doctor Jones and... the Doctor. It'd probably be best if you didn't move."

[nevermindtherunning]

He leaned over, curling his fingers over the blankets, and slowly drew them down. "Hey there; hello!" His voice was gentle in hopes not to startle her; after all, they were out of danger now. The damage was done.

"You were exposed to the sun. Sorry 'bout that!" He hoped she was rescued in time. "Are you hurt anywhere?" Externally, she looked a bit rough, internally, he had no clue.

[primogen_vampirate]

Mina made a face as the Doctor pulled away the blanket. A few fibers stuck to a burn against her jaw and she winced, shutting her eyes. "Bloody hell," she swore. She tried to sit up and immediately regretted it. White hot pain coursed through her torso. Several more creative curses, largely in Norse and Babylonian bubbled up to the surface and she dropped back flat on the floor again.

"Broken ribs," she grunted as a bloodred haze settled over her eyes. "At least two. Possibly more."

It was hard to make a proper analysis while being wracked with pain.

"Where the hell am I and what happened?"

[notrosesshadow]

"We're at the diner. There was an earthquake. A pretty bad one. The Doctor alerted us that we needed to come help you.

"I don't have supplies for the broken ribs. Burns..." She rummages through her bag.

"Nothing for anything above second degree, but this will help with those. As for the rest, I need to do a physical. And it's going to hurt."

[nevermindtherunning]

He has a frown upon his face, but he quickly does his best to neutralize it. "Your house has some significant damage; I tried to get there as fast as I could. I'm sorry, Mina."

But at least she was still alive, and that was what he cared about. "Let Martha help you." She could at least stabilize her more.

[primogen_vampirate]

Mina waved the both of them off, suddenly becoming keenly aware of the fact that she didn't have her rings. Or her hat. Or her suit. She was practically bloody naked, except for her button-down and the irritating blankets, which she at once tried to untangle. Of course, every blessed movement sent new waves of pain through her torso.

She let out a sound, half laugh, half agonized cry. "Save the medical supplies for the living," she told Martha. Under ordinary circumstances, she could have already healed the broken ribs. And as for the burns...there was nothing to be done about those. They would have to heal on their own.

Dropping her head against the ground, two trickles of dark red blood ran down either side of her face, from the corners of her eyes to her ears. Kindred tears. Which, of course, was even more embarrassing than the rest of it. "Get these blankets off of me," she said. "They hurt."

[notrosesshadow]

"For goodness sake Mina. Stop moving. You know as well as I do that's not going to solve anything." Martha's voice takes on a ring of authority that wasn't there before.

She pulls the blankets back and pulls an handkerchief from out of a pocket. She presses it into the woman's hand for the tears and looks to the Doctor to help Mina with wiping them away.

"I can't be the only medical doctor here Dr. Barrett. And I don't know anything about vampires. What do you need to heal?"

[nevermindtherunning]

"Hey..." He squats down next to her, doing his best to wipe away her tears. It was instantly making him feel horrible, recognizing if she was driven to said tears, she must have been in misery.

"Please don't be stubborn, not now... I tried to come as fast as I could." He spoke softly, cupping a cheek in his hand. "Tell us what we need to do. We're safe now at the moment."