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Medrick quickly pulls out his medkit to help Mother-One with removing it.
He successfully aids he in the task.
Once she is helped, Medrick is ready to move on to talking with Sheng, once we learn where he lives.
I will make a medicine check to check out the machines in the clinic. I understand if it is too late.
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After examining her, Mother-One and Arratoi conclude that Maija's surgery is quite complicated - it should have taken hours not less than an hour! In addition, recovery without magical assistance should have taken weeks, not two days...
"I've got a medkit as well. Guess we won't run short on med supplies, eh?"
Arratoi gets down to business and, like Medrick, aids Mother-One with the procedure.
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Lynn stops for a moment to summarize things as Mother-One and Medrick start to work on healing Maija. "Hmmm, this is a lot to take in. So the people at Renew-You were installing super-augmentations like our hand? Ones that attached really fast because of their hyper nanites. Except the augmentations are nearly that super because now they're making Maija here and maybe some other people sick?" Watching them work, she adds "Oh, if you guys have any trouble, I have a spare medpatch you could try. That might help stop any leftover nanites, right?"
Lynn returns back to talk briefly with Hermot "Umm, 'scuse me! You said you had a friend who had a hi-dens. datajack put in? How are they doing? Are they also getting sick?" She bites her lip as her face takes on a concerned cast "Has anyone else gotten one of these augmentations?"
"Oh and don't worry. Once we track down Vrisken and the others at Renew-you, we'll make sure they're held responsible for this!"
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Three Starfinders set to work and pretty soon Maija has had her augmentation removed. You can also show Tanit how to provide care for her while the family finds a replacement augmentation.
Hermot gestures to the old augmentation. "Do you want to keep that, or shall we dispose of it? Shenge is living in the lodging camp, a nearby worker' lodging area. You could ask him about the augmentation himself, but he seemed pretty pleased with it last time I caught up with him."
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"Take care of yourself, Maija. If you're not feeling well later, contact us, okay? And if you can think of anything else to tell us that you forgot to mention, do let us know!" Arratoi says to Maija.
Arratoi then turns to the Maija's kid, pats him on the head and says, "Good job kid. You did good for your mom!"
On the way to Sheng, Arratoi says to the group, "I bet he's not going to be in very good shape by the time we find him. I have a feeling his augment will have left him sick as well...."
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The lodging is a good half hours travel in the end.
Foot traffic is low in this neighborhood, and most of the roughly dressed citizens ignore newcomers and expect to be ignored in return. Short halls connect several basic square lodging units together in simple patterns, while exterior areas with open tables and chairs act as communal gathering points. Few people walk the dirty streets here, and many of the doors are unnumbered with multiple locks installed.
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Lynn moves from Will to HK to Arratoi, hovering near each of them as they check the doors. "He might be in one of the locked rooms. We don't know much of anything about the sickness that Maija picked up, especially how it progresses. It could be that he's completely unconscious. Poor guy..." She makes a show of biting her lip and looking anxious.
"Anyone know how to get locks open? We can relock them afterward if we're wrong... but better safe than sorry, right?"
Lynn will take out her datapad and look up tips for opening locks on the infosphere , then provide those tips to whoever actually attempts to open the locks.
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Lynn recoils from the blast of electricity! "Iyaa! What kind of crazy person puts a lightning trap on the door of their little house!!!"
As the aftermath of the blast clears, Lynn focuses her attention on the door that let off the blast of electricity and ♫♪ begins to hum ♫♪. The sound of her humming seems to catch in the air around her, thrumming.
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Arratoi walks up to Hunter and Mother, pats them on the back, and says, "I'm shocked and awed by your skills! Don't worry about this little trap guys... I'm sure you'll power your way through the next one without blowing a fuse!"
Arratoi gives them both an inspiring boost, healing them for 8 stamina points.
Then before they can groan in disgust and protest against being inspired, Arratoi pokes his head through the door after Will.
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The interior of this cramped dwelling reeks of death mixed with all manner of foul odors. Sweat-stained bedsheets lie half-draped on the floor, completely covering a three-foot tall lump on the floor while still clinging to the sides of the bed. A computer terminal and associated desk are bolted to the west wall.
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HK 4 SP; 3 hp
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Medrick
William
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Arratoi will address the bedsheet-covered lump on the floor saying, "Hi there Mr. Shenge! My name is Arratoi. We're friends of Maija. She wasn't doing so well after she received those augments from Renew-You. But we managed to help her out and she'll be making a full recovery. We're here to check in on you as well. How are you feeling? We've got some trained medical professionals here who can help you out if you need assistance. It's okay, lift the sheet up and let us have a look at you. Help us... help you, yah?"
'I'm going to feel real silly if that's a dog or cat under there instead of Shenge,' Arratoi thinks to himself...
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Ignoring the sounds of the team she looks at the computer, grimaces and then beelines right to it. Cracking her knuckles as she gets ready to tinker with it. Taking one of the remote cables she plugs it into the base of her skull before conecting it to the computer "Let's see who or what is hiding here..."
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Lynn pats HK on the back as Arratoi's "inspiring" jokes refocus them all on the task at hand. She quietly says "Thanks for protecting us from that trap. You still look a bit singed, but don't worry, there's a mending here with your name on it after we finish investigating!" She winks at the android. "Oh and Mother-One, thanks to you too!"
Once the door is opened, Lynn brings a hand up to cover her mouth. "Oh no..." She waits for a moment, then hesitantly asks "Shenge... is that you?" before Arratoi takes over with a much more composed address.
She changes the cadence of her humming and mentally sends "If you're still aware, please think back towards me. We'll try to help you if we can!" to check if the lump is merely paralyzed rather than deceased.
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Mother starts work on the computer. She quickly finds his calendar for hte past month, including several visits to the Renew-You clinic and a follow-up appointment with Vrisken to discuss "promotional Activities" at a residential address farther out in the ring. She also notes a firewall that might hold more information, but getting through that might be difficult.
Meanwhile HK uncovers the sheet... and indeed there is a body under it.