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Post by Kristi Lynne on Sept 28, 2018 12:42:00 GMT -8
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With a sigh, Hurley dropped another armful of duffel bags and suitcases onto the growing pile in the caves. He swiped an arm across his brow while wondering why he was the one stuck hauling baggage in from the beach in all this heat. The Korean woman was alone so her husband must be off getting more fish, Boone was hovering around Shannon who seemed to be getting worse, Walt and Michael were who knows where, and Jack was still missing in action. At least Charlie wasn't pestering him for peanut butter anymore. Although a peanut butter sandwich and a tall glass of cold milk sounded really good right now....
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Post by Ariel on Sept 29, 2018 20:55:42 GMT -8
*** Bennett enters from the Jungle ***
Bennett thought he could make it from home and back to the beach in no time. However, the scorching heat was getting to him more than usual. Aware of the fact that he should have packed more water to sustain him, Bennett had no choice but to make a pit stop at the caves for a refreshing break. Stumbling into the caves from the jungle, Bennett came in contact with Hurley, who seemed to be handling the heat just as poorly.
"Hot day, eh?" Bennett commented to his acquaintance, surveying the luggage he was struggling to bring in, "Need a hand?"
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Sept 30, 2018 8:18:35 GMT -8
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"Hot day, eh? Need a hand?"
"Oh, hey, man," Hurley said, surprised by the other man's appearance. "That'd be awesome. I dunno how I got volunteered for this." He hadn't really spoken to Bennett, but then Bennett hadn't exactly been Mr. Congeniality around the camp. Mostly he hung around that tall dude, Ethan. "At least you haven't been bugging me to see if I have your stuff. Guess you and Ethan found your bags already."
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Post by Ariel on Sept 30, 2018 12:01:33 GMT -8
"At least you haven't been bugging me to see if I have your stuff. Guess you and Ethan found your bags already."
"Uh, oh yes...yes we did, nothing more than just a couple of duffle bags. When it comes to packing for a wedding, throw in a suit and tie and I'm solid with packing lightly," Bennett chuckled as he helped Hurley pick up the suitcase and bring it into the middle of the caves. Letting case drop to the ground gently, Bennett stood upright as he dusted off his hands. His eyes surveyed the survivors lingering in the caves, the pretty blonde looking rather ill as her brother protectively say by her side. "So, what did I miss here? She doesn't look too good," Bennett nodded in Shannon's direction, "Should we go grab the Doc?"
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Sept 30, 2018 14:39:32 GMT -8
"So, what did I miss here? She doesn't look too good. Should we go grab the Doc?"
Hurley followed Bennett's gaze toward Shannon. "Oh, Jack, he's, uh...he's workin' on it," he answered. Truth was Jack had been gone for hours at this point, so things had probably gone beyond the 'asking nicely' phase. "Shannon's got asthma, and that jerk Sawyer has her inhalers. Jack went to the beach to get 'em back. He'll handle it," he said, his voice possibly holding more confidence than he felt.
"Whose wedding did you have to go to?" Hurley inquired, as he filled up a bottle from the waterfall.
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Post by Ariel on Oct 5, 2018 20:39:06 GMT -8
"Oh, Jack, he's, uh...he's workin' on it," . "Shannon's got asthma, and that jerk Sawyer has her inhalers. Jack went to the beach to get 'em back. He'll handle it,"
"'Course he will," Bennett nodded in agreement as his eyes lingered on the sorry sight of the panicked brother over the well being of his sister. There was no doubt in his mind that the fearless leader would find a way to save the day, as he seemed to have solved every problem thus far. Every problem, except for getting off this island. And by how special Jack and his talents were, Bennett felt that Jack wouldn`t be leaving this island so easily.
"Whose wedding did you have to go to?"
Bennett`s attention returned to the big guy over at the stream of water. "...Cousin's," He couldn`t help but to grin warmly at Hurley, for although he was thought to be the underdog of the clan, Hurley seemed a lot smarter than most gave him credit for. "My turn," Bennett insisted as he became player two in the game of questions, "So tell me, Hugo," Bennett inquired, "What is your greatest fear? Something that's always, I don't know, made you shake in your boots?" Bennett's nonchalant tone was just as present as his stare in Hurley's direction as he awaited an answer.
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Oct 6, 2018 16:45:21 GMT -8
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"So tell me, Hugo. What is your greatest fear? Something that's always, I don't know, made you shake in your boots?"
"That's pretty deep, dude," Hurley replied, thrown off by someone using his real name and by the searching question asked casually by a relative stranger. But maybe Bennett was one of those goth kids that wore all black and listened to German death metal while drawing in journals, not one for small talk. "You mean, other than, like, snakes and spiders and stuff?"
Hurley took a seat on the rocks as he drank some more water and pondered. What could there possibly be that was worse than he had already been through? The deck collapse, killing those people. The mental hospital. All the disasters that followed winning the lottery. Learning that the numbers, those oh-so-important numbers, had no explanation and had only driven another man to suicide. "I guess, knowing that it doesn't mean anything," he said. "Y'know, you work and you try to help people, and it still goes bad.
"At least you helped somebody, though, right?" he continued. "I heard you were one of the guys that helped find Heidi and Linda. Talk about being in the right place at the right time, huh?"
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Post by Ariel on Oct 6, 2018 23:56:15 GMT -8
"I guess, knowing that it doesn't mean anything," "Y'know, you work and you try to help people, and it still goes bad. " "At least you helped somebody, though, right?" "I heard you were one of the guys that helped find Heidi and Linda. Talk about being in the right place at the right time, huh?"
"Yea, right place. Right time...," Bennett spoke back to Hurley as he pondered on the previous events. Although he had let things get out of had up to that point, he guessed that Hurley was right in the fact that it truly was the right place for him to be at the right time. Redemption had it's perks. Shaking off the negative events from before that no longer served him, Bennett turned to Hurley with a playful smile, "I'd tell you my greatest fear, but it would be enough to send you into a spiraling episode of insomnia for a week straight. Another story, for another time my friend," Bennett let out a nasally chuckle as he patted Hurley on the shoulder, "I'm glad we could take this time to get to know each other a little more," Bennett expressed with gratitude as he shed one more overly friendly grin before placing down the last suitcase.
"Now remember, I scratched your back today with this suitcase situation. If I ever need the favour returned...well, I'm sure you'd be gracious enough to scratch mine. Cool?" Bennett remarked, giving Hurley a thumbs up with one hand.
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Oct 9, 2018 0:10:29 GMT -8
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"I'm glad we could take this time to get to know each other a little more. Now remember, I scratched your back today with this suitcase situation. If I ever need the favour returned...well, I'm sure you'd be gracious enough to scratch mine. Cool?"
"Uh, sure, dude. I owe you one," Hurley agreed, regarding the pat on the shoulder and the thumbs up with uncertainty. "I mean, we're all in this together, right?" He lowered a towel into the water and then placed it around his neck, grateful for the cooling effect. "You headed back to the beach? If you see Jack, tell him to get a move on. Shannon's not doin' so good."
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Post by Ariel on Oct 16, 2018 22:10:32 GMT -8
"You headed back to the beach? If you see Jack, tell him to get a move on. Shannon's not doin' so good."
Bennett nodded, "Yeah, I'll tell 'em. Try and stay cool, eh? Wouldn't want to get heat stroke," Bennett forewarned Hurley before taking a long swig of water. He shot one last look over in Shannon's direction before beginning to make his exit out of the caves. That was, until he bumped shoulders with a frantic looking Sayid.
"Hey man, you doing okay?" Bennett began to ask before noticing the blood caked on his hands, "Oh god. Who's blood is that?" Bennett asked in a slight concerned tone before Boone rushed over and butted in.
"Who's blood is that? Sayid?" Boone questioned Sayid in an urgent manner. Bennett sat on the back burner for a few more moments to see how this situation would pan out.
"Sawyer," Sayid finally spoke up as he went for Jack's bag. "You went after Sawyer and you didn't even tell me? She's my sister."
"Boone, don't leave me alone, okay?" As Shannon pleaded to her brother, Bennett decided it was high time to bow out of the caves, but hoping not alone.
"Sayid, need any help? Anything I can do?" Bennett asked Sayid with care in his tone.
"No, there's no time. I have to go," Sayid rushed into the jungle, leaving Bennett alone. Bennett didn't think too much on it as whatever was going on wasn't his problem, he just had an act to upkeep. At that, Bennett silently made his exit from the caves and back to the beach.
*** Bennett exits to the beach ***
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Nov 4, 2018 14:08:05 GMT -8
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No sooner had Sayid arrived than he was gone again with Jack's medical bag, in a hurry to help Sawyer. Who it sounded like had been on the losing end of a fight. "I'm not so good with blood, man," Hurley remarked.
"He had it coming," Boone declared, seemingly disappointed that he hadn't had a second shot at the Southerner.
"I mean, we don't even know if he has her inhalers --"
"But I do know, Hurley," Boone shot back. "I saw it. He has my book, he has my bag, so he has her medicine. He has everything that wasn't nailed down and he doesn't care about anybody but himself. Do you want to defend him?"
"Dude, I'm just sayin' we can't turn on each other. There should be, like, proof or something...."
Boone smirked. "Oh, okay, you get together 12 other people on this island and you ask 'em how innocent that thieving jackass is. You know exactly what they'd say," he advised. "Now, I gotta' go make sure my sister keeps breathing." With that, he went back to Shannon's side.
Hurley just shook his head and went back to sorting the luggage that he and Bennett had brought in, hoping whatever business Jack was involved in was done and he would be back to the caves soon.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Nov 18, 2018 0:13:20 GMT -8
A couple hours have gone by.
Mid-day has passed.
It is now late afternoon.
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Nov 27, 2018 22:24:19 GMT -8
*** Gwen enters from The Beach ***
She'd spent most of the afternoon continuing her conversation with Sebastian. Maybe it was his counselor persona, or those eyes, but Gwen had probably said more than she should. Though it was a relief to finally discuss her strained family situation with someone -- an impartial observer that somehow eased her feelings of guilt. Whether he did so out of professional courtesy or something more remained to be seen. She smiled and shook her head at herself for acting like a giddy schoolgirl.
Gwen ducked into the cool shade of the caves and made her way to where the medical supplies had been laid out. She briefly scanned the room to see if anyone had been added or subtracted from those she remembered seeing there the day before.
"Hey," Hurley spoke up to get her attention. "Did you see Jack out there?"
"No, sorry," she replied, noticing the unusual air of urgency about him. "You okay?"
"Yeah, I'm good. But Shannon, she's, uh...not. He was supposed to be getting the inhalers --"
"From Sawyer? Yes, I heard. But I'm afraid I haven't seen either of them."
"You here to get more water?" he inquired.
"No, no, I just thought I'd get some basic medical supplies to take back to the beach, save Jack a trip," Gwen explained, as she gathered some antibiotic ointment, gauze, and bandaids, and placed them into her backpack. "Heidi had a pretty bad gash from her fall yesterday, and I want to make sure it doesn't get infected. Along with any other scraps and scrapes we might have to deal with."
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Post by Ariel on Dec 21, 2018 21:27:51 GMT -8
*** Jack enters from the beach area ***
Feeling rather defeated, Jack approached the entrance to the caves. He had promised Shannon and her brother Boone that he would get the inhalers back from Sawyer, right before the entire day went through what seemed like every layer of hell. What could have been a day of casualty turned around, thanks to Jack's skillful work, and Sawyer emerged from this situation alive and breathing. But no inhalers. After everything that had happened that day, Jack and Kate came to the conclusion that Sawyer never really had the medication. But why? Why attack Boone instead of telling the truth? This question plagued Jack, but not for long before he tightened his medical bag around his shoulder, bracing himself while making his entrance into the caves.
As he entered, all eyes were on Jack as he peered around at everyone. All except for the back of the woman that was facing him from the mound of medical supplies that had been left in it's place. He spotted Shannon and Boone and nodded in their direction in acknowledgement before walking over to them.
"How is she?"
"Not so good. Did you get her inhalers?"
Jack grimaced slightly before answering the concerned brother's question, "No," he shook his head, "But I'm going to do everything I can to help your sister breathe again," Promise was nothing more than empty words to these people right now, so Jack would get down to business. He gave Boone his affirmation before making his way to the makeshift medical area where he discovered the woman collecting supplies was Gwen.
"Hey Gwen," Jack grinned at the brunette busy at work as he dropped his bag to the ground, "Anything I can help you find?"
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Dec 22, 2018 17:57:51 GMT -8
"Hey Gwen. Anything I can help you find?"
“Oh, Jack, hi!” she replied, quickly turning to face him with a sheepish smile. Feeling as if she'd been caught somewhere she wasn't supposed to be, but sure that he would understand. “I was just getting some basic supplies to take back to the beach,” she explained, holding up a bottle of hydrogen peroxide and some bandages as evidence of her statement. “Heidi and Linda got a bit banged up when they fell yesterday, but I can handle basic first aid. Nothing serious enough to warrant your attention."
Gwen packed a few more supplies into her backpack before zipping it up. "How are you?" she asked earnestly. "Kate said that you were injured in that cave-in."
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Post by Ariel on Jan 9, 2019 19:55:40 GMT -8
“I was just getting some basic supplies to take back to the beach,”
Jack grinned questionably as Gwen held up the bottle of peroxide and bandages, as no one usually dipped into the medical supplies except for himself. Not that they weren't allowed to of course, but mainly because most of the survivors just went straight to the Doc himself rather than blindly going through to guess which items or prescriptions they might need.
“Heidi and Linda got a bit banged up when they fell yesterday, but I can handle basic first aid. Nothing serious enough to warrant your attention."
Jack nodded as his next couple of questions had been successfully answered, "Alright. If their conditions worsen, let me know," Usually Jack would be up to chat, however his mind was distracted at the ongoing issue at hand with Shannon's asthma.
"How are you?" "Kate said that you were injured in that cave-in."
Jack was in a minor sweat as he had been scanning the bottles for any sort of oral anti-inflammatory medication, allergy medicine, anything that could possibly relieve even the slightest of Shannon's symptoms before Gwen asked him about his well being that day. "Still a little sore, but it'll have to do," Jack chuckled lightly, refreshed to receive Gwen's question that put him slightly to ease in his minorly panicked state, "Though, my shoulder is the least of my worries right now," Jack's gaze pointed in Shannon's direction, her fisted hand clutching her own chest in pain, "Shannon's inhalers are gone. Her attacks are getting worse, and without the right medication she's gonna suffer severe damage to her airways pretty soon," Jack heaved a frustrated sigh, at a loss of what to do, "We need a miracle."
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Jan 12, 2019 8:10:06 GMT -8
"Shannon's inhalers are gone. Her attacks are getting worse, and without the right medication she's gonna suffer severe damage to her airways pretty soon. We need a miracle."
"Well, we did survive a plane crash, and apparently there's a polar bear on a tropical island, so... I suppose anything's possible," Gwen offered with a reassuring smile. Doubtful that it was much comfort, as Shannon did seem quite distressed and Jack clearly heavily affected by her pain. Or more like frustration at his inability to do anything about it. "Look, when I get back to the beach, I'll ask around, see if anyone else might have an inhaler," she said as she zipped up her backpack and slung it over her shoulder.
"But Jack, you are allowed to take care of yourself sometimes," she reminded the surgeon. "You've taken so much on your shoulders, no pun intended, and you're clearly strong enough to do it. But anyone can crumble under that much pressure. It's not on you to fix everyone."
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Post by Ariel on Jan 18, 2019 11:31:32 GMT -8
"Look, when I get back to the beach, I'll ask around, see if anyone else might have an inhaler,"
Through his sense of defeat, Jack managed to crack a grin as he nodded thankfully at Gwen who was only trying her best to shed a spotlight of optimism in Jack's impossible situation, "Thanks."
"But Jack, you are allowed to take care of yourself sometimes,"
Jack peered down to the cave floor. He looked for a rebuttal, but fell silent as he knew Gwen's words were the truth.
"You've taken so much on your shoulders, no pun intended, and you're clearly strong enough to do it. But anyone can crumble under that much pressure. It's not on you to fix everyone."
Thinking about Gwen's last few words, Jack chuckled lightly as he peered back up to her and smiled. Yet this reaction masked the pain of his compulsion that followed him relentlessly through his career and adult life. If the sound of the caves grew quiet enough, Jack could have sworn he could hear his father in one ear and his ex-wife in the other.
...You will always need something to fix...
Jack liked to think that it was the onset of stress that triggered the sudden surge of pain through his shoulder that made him wince slightly, but really he should be resting and Jack fell guilty as charged.
"I'll make you a deal," Jack addressed Gwen in a tone of proposition as he forced the voices of his past to the back of his mind for now, "If you can help me find some relief for our friend here, then I'll try my best to take the night off and rest. I guess I need it more than I think." Being the only doctor, Jack wasn't so sure if there was such a thing as a night off, but he would try for Gwen. And perhaps his sanity. "Though I'll admit, it's been a while since I've had a night off, what does one do with themselves on an island with no bar? No Red Sox game on?" Jack cheekily exaggerated as he began to walk in the direction of Shannon and Boone, though it truly had been a while since he had a moment to spend with himself or anyone else that wasn't work related.
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Jan 18, 2019 17:53:29 GMT -8
"I'll make you a deal. If you can help me find some relief for our friend here, then I'll try my best to take the night off and rest. I guess I need it more than I think. Though I'll admit, it's been a while since I've had a night off, what does one do with themselves on an island with no bar? No Red Sox game on?"
"Then we have a deal, doctor," Gwen agreed, glad that she could bring a smile to Jack's face, if only for a moment. Though she feared now she would be the one looking for a miracle to keep up her end of the deal. "And if we ever find one of the plane's drink carts, the first round is on me. But no Red Sox games in my bar -- I bleed Dodger blue," she teased as she made her way down the rest of the steps back toward the cave's entrance.
"He's not really gonna' take a night off," Hurley remarked as she neared.
"No, I didn't think he would," she replied with a sigh. "It was worth a try, though. How's Claire? I heard she decided to join you here."
"Fine, I guess. Charlie's keepin' a close eye on her."
"Well, remind Charlie he also has a sister that needs his attention," Gwen advised, with a nod over her shoulder back toward the beach. "I gather Linda's not the type that would say so herself."
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Post by Ariel on Jan 26, 2019 9:01:37 GMT -8
"Then we have a deal, doctor,""And if we ever find one of the plane's drink carts, the first round is on me. But no Red Sox games in my bar -- I bleed Dodger blue,"
Jack chuckled at Gwen's playful remark as he departed from their conversation. Heavy breathing and gasping suddenly came from Shannon's direction and Jack warm expression grew concerned once more.
"Help, she's not breathing! The attacks are getting worse."
At the cries of help from Boone, Jack was already slipping back into practitioner mode as he ran over to Shannon and crouched right in front of her.
"Shannon, listen to me. Look at me, look at me. You need to listen now. This isn't just the asthma, it's anxiety. It's in your head." Jack spoke in a collective yet assuring tone as he tried to talk Shannon down from the onset attack.
"No." Scared and upset, Shannon shook her head at what she thought she could not control.
"Yes. You know that your medicine's run out and you're panicking. Shannon, Shannon, look at me." Jack knew there was no sense in talking her down anymore, her mindset was irrational in it's panicked state. Jack would have to try and find another angle, "We can fight this, together, okay? Nod your head, Shannon. Good. Breathe in through... "
"She needs her inhaler. " Boone had a right to be agitated and concerned for his sister, but he was making it hard for Jack to do his work and calm Shannon down.
"Boone!" Jack threw his head over his shoulder and snapped back at the brother before returning back to the sister, "Breathe in through your nose, slowly. No, no, no. In through the nose, like this. You can do this Shannon. You can do it. In through the nose." Jack noticed Shannon slowly sliding into ease, and at this sight he was beginning to become relieved himself, "You got your breath. Yeah. Your color's coming back. See, I knew you could do this. Do you feel it? "
"Yes." Shannon nodded her head as she continued to follow Jack's instructions.
"It's passing. Okay. Again, in through the nose. Alright, just keep doing that. Keep breathing like that. That's perfect, good job. " Jack stood up and faced Boone, pulling him to the side, "Keep her relaxed. Do not let her panic."
"Yeah. Yeah," Boone nodded his head as he looked between Jack and Shannon. Both men able to breathe again, Jack patted Boone on the back of the shoulder before returning back to the makeshift medical station.
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Jan 26, 2019 16:44:11 GMT -8
Gwen looked on in silent but worried anticipation, grateful that Jack was able to talk Shannon down. But also knowing it was just a temporary fix if they couldn't find her inhalers. All the survivors somehow seemed to benefit from his cool, calm, and collected demeanor.
"Wow, man. That was awesome," Hurley praised the doctor. "I mean, that was like a -- Jedi moment."
"Agreed. Not bad for a scruffy-looking nerf herder," Gwen remarked, drawing a quizzical look from Hurley. "What, I can't be a 'Star Wars' fan?" She was grateful for the moment of humor that Hurley always seemed to bring to the situation, but she'd been given a mission by Jack and she intended to complete it. "I should be getting back to the beach. I'll let you know if I find anything," she told Jack. "Take care."
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Post by Ariel on Jan 27, 2019 15:48:25 GMT -8
"I should be getting back to the beach. I'll let you know if I find anything," "Take care."
"Thanks, you too," Jack grinned at Gwen through his relief for Shannon, "Be safe." He called out to Gwen one last time before she disappeared into the jungle. Even though it was still the afternoon, Jack didn't trust anything that lurked in the jungle by day or by night. The situation him, Kate and Charlie had gotten themselves into looking for the cockpit was like nothing he had ever experienced. And whatever it was that chased them....that killed their pilot...Jack only hoped that it didn't make a reappearance to harm any more of their people.
Shannon's symptoms may have some relief now, yet there was still no long term solution to easing Shannon's attacks. Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Jack shook his head as he rattled his brain for any other ideas.
Suddenly, Jack felt a gentle tapping on his arm. Removing his hand from his face, he looked up to see that it was Sun that had been attempting to grab his attention. "Hey Sun," Jack greeted her, unsure of what she needed until she pointed at Shannon, then pointed at the paste like mixture she held in her hand. Puzzled, Jack picked up the mixture himself and took a whiff of it's content. " Eucalyptus," Jack spoke of surprise and looked back up at Sun, "This - this will help. Thank you, very much," Jack nodded to Sun before they brought the mixture over to Shannon and Boone. After everything that had happened today, this was the break Jack had been waiting for.
"There. That feels much better, doesn't it, Shannon? Hold this right there - yes right below your nose. Keep breathing," Ten minutes passed, and Shannon was in no more respiratory pain. With the help of Sun, Jack managed to relieve Shannon's airways by covering her chest in eucalyptus. She continued to breath in and out with the piece of eucalyptus placed under her nose.
"Thanks again, Jack. I don't know what we would have done if you hadn't have been here," Boone expressed thankfully.
"I can't take all the credit. The eucalyptus was Sun's idea," Jack pointed his gaze to Sun who appeared to be just as relieved for the girl and her brother, "Thanks again for everything." Sun nodded in Jack's direction in acceptance of his gratitude.
His work here in the caves was now finished, though he would hang out for a while longer in case Shannon needed his assistance. Reaching down for his bag, he paused for a moment as he chuckled to himself as he remembered his proposition to Gwen. "Looks like I'll be taking the night off after all," Jack muttered to himself, grinning.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Apr 21, 2019 0:49:04 GMT -8
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Post by Ariel on Apr 21, 2019 19:01:48 GMT -8
Linda entered the caves from her hour long hike with a small group of survivors that were making their way up from the beach area. She had been reluctant to make the trek back up, not only with everything that had happened with the cave in but also since her and Heidi's traumatic run in with whatever seemed to patrol the jungle. Yet, she knew that if she allowed her fears to run her, there would be no way she'd have a chance of survival. Linda knew she had to be strong, even if she had to reach within her and yank the strength out herself. "Oi!" Linda peered over to the running stream of water where Charlie called out to her. Linda grinned halfheartedly as she waved in acknowledgement, meeting him halfway as he jogged on over to her. "Welcome to our humble abode," Charlie grinned, yet as he approached Linda he kept his distance, unaware of where they currently stood. Of course it had been assumed on both ends that they had allowed bygones to be bygones from their quarrel from a couple of days ago, especially with both of them almost coming close to death. Yet, years of unresolved conflict and feelings between the estranged siblings still remained and there would always be tension between them until they decided to get to know one another better. Being stranded on this island was a curse but also a blessing, they could have a fresh start between them. If they really wanted to. "Don't get your hopes up, I'm not staying," Linda rolled her eyes as she smirked lightly, as she immediately knew that Charlie would be getting on her case about moving from the beach. "So you're not feeling lonely yet then? Up here, there's fresh water for drinking, a dry place to sleep, plenty of food and supplies. I can protect you, Linda," Charlie tried to convince his sister once more that the caves were her best chance. Their best chance. Linda scoffed in slight annoyance, "I am capable of taking care of myself. Besides, I've made a couple of friends believe it or not." Charlie raised his eyebrows as he cracked a teasing side grin, "You made friends?" Linda broke her serious complexion into a chuckle, playfully punching her brother in the arm. Knowing him better, her judgement changed slightly as she had come to the conclusion that his intentions came from a good place. "I came to see how Claire was settling in." Charlie peered over at Claire, who was having a nap on a makeshift bed in the medical supply area, "As settled as she'll ever be," Charlie looked back at Linda with a look of concern washing over his face, "I worry about her. She's become more restless, especially with the nightmares." Linda placed a hand on Charlie's shoulder, understanding his concern for the woman that he cared about, "She's going to be okay, Charlie. We won't let anything bad happen to her. We're in this together." Charlie nodded at Linda before Claire awoke from her napping slumber. Linda allowed Charlie to retreat back to Claire, and Linda found her place by the running waterfall of water. So serene and peaceful, something Linda really hadn't felt since being on this island. Perhaps the caves weren't as bad as she thought.
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Apr 23, 2019 10:54:11 GMT -8
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"As settled as she'll ever be. I worry about her. She's become more restless, especially with the nightmares."
"She's going to be okay, Charlie. We won't let anything bad happen to her. We're in this together."
Hurley hung back and allowed brother and sister to finish their conversation before approaching. "Hey, Linda," he began. "Everything good back at the beach?" Sure, it was nice for a time but eventually the heat and the sand fleas and the lack of fresh water got old. The caves offered cooler temperatures, fresh water, and so far shelter from that thing out in the jungle. "Don't worry about Claire. The doc's here, and Charlie keeps an eye on her."
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Post by Ariel on May 3, 2019 19:35:53 GMT -8
"Hey, Linda," he began. "Everything good back at the beach?"
"Hurley, hey," Linda nodded in Hurley's direction as he approached her, "Well nobody's gone off the rails yet today and everyone seems to be in one piece so far...so I guess we could call that a good day." Linda cracked a smile as she knew everyone had been struggling in their own way to adjust to life stranded on an island surrounded by strangers. Yet through the fights and mental breakdowns, they all seemed to keep trucking along.
"Don't worry about Claire. The doc's here, and Charlie keeps an eye on her."
"I know," Linda sighed as she peered over her shoulder and Claire and Charlie. Claire was in good hands and Linda knew that, yet she couldn't help but to be concerned, "It's been days and still no sign of rescue," She returned her gaze back to Hurley as she frowned slightly, "I feel like I'm going crazy, just looking out into the ocean everyday expecting a ship to go by or something, and I can't be the only one." Linda looked away for a brief moment in pondering thought before looking at Hurley, eyes filled with revelation, "We could all use a distraction."
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Post by Kristi Lynne on May 4, 2019 16:19:12 GMT -8
"It's been days and still no sign of rescue. I feel like I'm going crazy, just looking out into the ocean everyday expecting a ship to go by or something, and I can't be the only one. We could all use a distraction."
"Well, we're not exactly swimming in recreational activities," Hurley replied, "Apart from, y'know, swimming." But he thought Linda might be right. Doing the bare minimum just to eat and sleep somewhere safe was exhausting. "I mean, if we keep going through the luggage, maybe we find some stuff. Locke found that baccarat game. Oh, or if we found some ping pong paddles -- Dude, I rule at ping pong!"
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Post by Ariel on May 5, 2019 11:26:41 GMT -8
"I mean, if we keep going through the luggage, maybe we find some stuff. Locke found that baccarat game. Oh, or if we found some ping pong paddles -- Dude, I rule at ping pong!"
"Good thinking," Linda complimented Hurley on the great idea that he suggested. She was up for just about anything that could keep her hands busy and her mind distracted from going completely insane. "I'll tell you what, mate," Linda spoke over her shoulder to Hurley as they began to migrate over to the mound of luggage, "If we can find two paddles and a ball in all of this, then it's on like Donkey Kong."
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Post by Kristi Lynne on May 16, 2019 16:02:14 GMT -8
"I'll tell you what, mate ... If we can find two paddles and a ball in all of this, then it's on like Donkey Kong."
"Yeah, right!" Hurley scoffed at the British blonde. "Do they even have ping pong in England? Or is it, like, table cricket? Does it lasts for days, with breaks to drink tea?" He chuckled as he took a seat among the luggage and began unzipping the nearest suitcase. He and Charlie had become friends in the midst of this crisis, and he was glad that he could joke around with Linda in much the same way. Since Charlie's attention was elsewhere these days.
"So we've got snorkeling," Hurley suggested, holding up a brightly colored plastic tube and goggles, "or maybe bird-watching?" The continuing search had turned up a pair of binoculars, a guide to Australia's opal mines, and a container of tennis balls. He set those aside in case Walt might want them for his dog, Vincent. "So did you ever, like, sing or play music with your brothers? Or did they just make you move speakers and stuff?" he inquired.
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Post by Ariel on May 28, 2019 20:47:13 GMT -8
"So did you ever, like, sing or play music with your brothers? Or did they just make you move speakers and stuff?"
"No, it wasn't quite like that...," Shaking her head in response to Hurley, Linda grunted slightly as she reacted to the fairly heavy suitcase she managed to pull off of the pile, landing on the ground in front of her with a thump that echoed through the caves. "I mean, Charlie taught me how to strum my first chords ever on a guitar when I was a wee little one," Linda explained as she lowered onto her knees and began to unzip the suitcase in front of her, "But Driveshaft set out to conquer the world, and I was left out of the limelight. Not that the 'universal dream' was the life I wanted to be involved with, anyways." Linda spoke with truth, especially after seeing what fifteen minutes of fame can do to someone's grasp on reality. How it stripped quality of life away from both of her brothers, piece by piece.
"What do we have here," Linda flipped open the suitcase to find a shiny set of golf clubs. A grin crept along her face as she picked one of the clubs up into her hands, allowing her eyes to survey the object as she brought herself back to her feet, "Think anyone would fancy some put-put?" Linda snickered with amusement as she held the handle sturdily in her hands and began to test the club's swing.
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