A nondescript house, on a cliffside outside city limits

[Xiao]

Xiao had landed softly a few yards out from the conversation he had approached but had simply been listening up until this point, "I don't suppose these two gliders would cover it..." he said, not particularly to anyone.

[Chibi MitchellTF]

Pinoko shakes her head. "Sorry. Now, a top-secret military airplane might, but it got blown up." She bows her head. "His kid was nice, but it's sad that he had to lose a father like that."

Black Jack doesn't meet Genno's and Elise's eyes, and in fact turns away from it. "The stress from the hang-gliding was probably what did it. The nerve damage was probably relatively minor, designed to fail in a high stress situation. Whoever did it was a genius. The blow would reduce the opponent's effectiveness, and hurt them. If he removed the knife, he would bleed to death. If he didn't, the knife would dig in as he moved. In your case, you removed the knife, or bullet, and the wound was cauterized somehow. It's light, but enough to stop the bleeding. I can't figure out what would cause that kind of heat, though. Especially without injuring you."

He puts his hands to his eyes, and rubs them. When his fingers move, they are slightly moist. "Who did this wound to you, anyway? It's a level of precision that I can admire, especially since it was done by a single blow."

[Teddy]

"Some idiot of a cat person... She used a stupid PENCIL that stuck in my shoulder... And what sealed the wound? I guess I sealed it myself." He snapped, a very tiny flame appearing in his good hand. He closed it off and smiled at Elise. "You're worried. It's quite allright to be worried."

[Mistress Guendolen]

She quirked an ironic smile. "Oh, I'm allowed to be worried now? Good to know, that." Finally, there was a hint of humor in her voice. "I'll just watch the 'hovering' thing, though; don't want to smother you, you know."

[Chibi MitchellTF]

Doctor Black Jack opens the door, letting everyone inside. "A Neko-Jin? Interesting. A pity you don't have more data on them, I heard they were created artificially. Data such as THAT would be worth a lifetime of check-ups. Now, Genno, if you are ready for surgery, please step into the backroom, so you can get changed. Pinoko will work as a nurse, I will be head surgeon. When you get changed, I will join you, sterilize myself, and fix you up."

[Teddy]

He was silent for a moment, then looked around. "I guess I've got nothing else to lose..." He shrugged, then stepped into the backroom, changing into whatever clothes were provided.

[Mistress Guendolen]

Elise gave his hand a squeeze before he left to change. "I'll be waiting right here for you, I promise. It'll go well, don't worry...." I just hope we can find a way to pay for the blasted thing.... You're worth it, to be sure, but actually finding the money is another matter....

[Chibi MitchellTF]

Genno gets a hospital gown that thankfully simply slips on. As he enters, the doctor follows. When he gets the gown on, Black Jack nods to him, and motions for him to sit down on an operating table. While he does so, Black Jack cleans up, etc. When he finishes cleaning up, he puts on surgical gloves. He also pulls out a face mask for Genno.

"Now, I am going to prepare an anasthetic. Do you have anything requests before I put this mask on you. It will taste and smell horrible, right before you fall unconscious."

Pinoko smiles to Elise. "Want me to bring a friend for you to talk to before I go in and help my husband?"

[Mistress Guendolen]

"Well, I suppose if you want to you can, but really, I don't want to trouble you." No doubt that'll cost extra, though I'm certainly not about to voice that thought. "I don't want to be an inconvenience, and can keep myself busy. Waiting rooms typically have magazines and things, right?"

[Chibi MitchellTF]

She smiles at Elise. "If you and the mage guy want, you can hang out in my room for a bit. Just don't go into the Doctor's room. We aren't really an official waiting room, due to the way the Doctor takes patients."

She gives Elise and Xiao instructions to her room upstairs, then heads in to help Doctor Black Jack.

[Mistress Guendolen]

"All right, then. Thank you." Given that standing aimlessly outside wasn't really an attractive option at this point, Elise decided to take the girl up on her offer of use of the room. She glanced at Xiao. "Are you coming, or do you intend to go along your way, now?"

[Xiao]

"It would probably be better if I checked on that other girl first, but I don't plan on returning here afterwords." Xiao said in response.

[Mistress Guendolen]

"All right. I would very much like to know how Neko fared. And I would also like to repay you in some way for all the help you offered today. This would have been much harder without your unexpected assistance. For that, I thank you more than I can say. Here." She hastily scribbled her address onto a bit of paper and held it out to him. "If you could at least update me on Neko, I would appreciate it. And if you need a favor or anything, just ask. Things would likely have gone much more badly, if not for your intervention."

OOC: Say, I've been wondering- would Daniel have made any attempt to disguise his voice while in "Xiao" mode? If not, then it might ring a bell of sounding vaguely familiar, even though a direct connection between the two won't be made at this point in time.

[Xiao]

((Yes, he is using a lower voice than when he claims to be Daniel, and while Daniel his voice sounds scratchier and dry, unless no one was around then it would lose it's dryness.))

Xiao accepted the paper and put it in a pocket on the inside of his robe, "You don't need to thank me, but I will update you in some way how she is." He slid his staff in between his legs ((Avoiding sexual inuendos)) and pushed off, hovering a few feet above the ground, "Perhaps we'll meet again, but hopefully under better circumstances." He turned and gegan to fly towards the area that he remembered seeing Neko land.

[Mistress Guendolen]

"I hope so too! Tell Neko to be careful for me!" Elise waved to him as she flew away. What a strange individual. But maybe someday we will meet again.... Who knows? With that, she wandered back inside and followed Pinoko's directions to the room she had appointed, to wait for Genno to come out of the surgery room.