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[Mitera Nikkou]

Para A was finding it hard to think of a way to convince Neko to give up a sample of her blood. Well, not that she knew his real intentions... Either way, he needed to find a way to get a sample before they reached their destination. Fortunately, a little lightbulb clicked on over his head.

"Young lady." He said solemnly, the inside of the ambulance becoming dark and gloomy as he placed his hands on Neko's shoulders. "I hate to say this in front of your friend, but I'm afraid that if he doesn't receive at least some blood now... He won't make it to the help that he really needs."

"But... I don't feel like I'm dying..." Tetsuo spoke up, dispelling the dark and gloomy atmosphere.

"Quiet, you!" Para A said, shaking a fist at him. Then, turning around, now with sadness expressed on his face, he told Neko: "See? The poor boy is already delirious from a lack of oxygen to his brain. Won't you give him the hope that he needs, so he can reach proper treatment?"

Tetsuo just stared at the paramedic, looking at him as if he were a pink elephant. The expression, however, could be mistaken as a wince due to pain.

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Neko blinks again. "But, blood rejection can cause a painful, horrific demise as his own body tries to fight against the invading organisms!"

[Mitera Nikkou]

"That's right!" He began to speak passionately as he clenched his fists and puckered his lips, looking up despite having his eyes closed. "He needs to keep fighting! If his body's occupied with fighting, he'll be able to fight to stay alive long enough for real help!"

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Neko's face begins to twitch, and she squints one eye, twisting her nose in confusion. "Uh...but, doesn't making the body fight ITSELF tend to be...bad. A hut divided against itself blows up, or something like that?"

[Mitera Nikkou]

"But this isn't a house." He said matter-of-factly, nodding sagely. "This is a boy's life. His body needs to stay active until we reach the hospital. Do not worry: as a paramedic, I know that the hospital will be able to handle it. Didn't you know that this is a new technique so patients don't die on arrival? Yeah, they even have supplies and equipment set up in their own rooms for such situations."

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Neko smiles and bounds towards ParaA. "REALLY! Howsit work!?" She seems to have forgotten Tetsuo, especially since she comes perilously close to either stepping on him, or disrupting one of the tubes and stuff, or at least monitoring thingies, that are used to make sure he's okay.

[Mitera Nikkou]

"Oh, it's very simple. But, since we need to act fast, I'll have to make a real example, okay?" He goes into one of the cabinets and retrieves a hypodermic needle, finding one of those capsules for collecting blood. "If you could hold out your arm, please?"

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Neko hold out her arm, and ignores that little voice in her head telling her this was a bad idea. Oh, wait, she didn't actually HAVE one of those, so it saves her a lot of trouble.

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Neko waits for the pain of a needle to hit her.

[Mitera Nikkou]

Even though Para A wasn't a real paramedic, he still knew he needed alcohol to clean things up. Finding a bottle of isopropyl, he dumped a good bit onto the pit of Neko's elbow before sticking the needle within the same area. The blood wasn't flowing up into the container as fast as he would have imagined, though. Was he forgetting something? Well, he didn't need much blood, anyway...

It was over in little more than a minute, and he had less than a pint of blood in his possession. Overjoyed by his success, he held the container up to his face and gawked at it with googley eyes, forgetting that neko was expecting him to then give the blood to Tetsuo.

Meanwhile, Tetsuo was too overwhelmed by the completely alien experience that he was having to say anything. Here merely watched, wondered, and hoped that he could return to his sanctuary soon (that being his bedroom).

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Neko hums the Zelda 'you got an item' theme, for some reason that is unknown even to her. Then she waits expectantly. "Um...when does Tetsuo get the blood?"

[Mitera Nikkou]

Para A froze in place, suddenly realizing that his brilliant plan wasn't so brilliant after all. He almost whimpered as he looked back and forth, between the container of blood and Tetsuo. He had what he needed in his grasp... But, now that he didn't need Neko anymore, he didn't want her to become suspicious and ruin everything. However, if he injected the boy with the blood, then he'd have to take the boy back to the hideout instead of the hospital, because they couldn't drop off his goods where he couldn't reap his bounty.

Where had his perfect plan gone wrong!?

It was with drooping tears from his eyes that he did the necessary (but unprofessional) steps before injecting the blood into Tetsuo. As the blood drained out of the container, he banged on the back of the inside of the ambulance with his free hand, signaling something to the driver, Para B.

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ParaB hears the banging, and moves to go to the hideout. Why, oh why did he aid this guy? Was it the pay? Was it the prestige? No, because there was none of either.

He simply had a friend, who he helped. It was like the old saying. A good friend would bail you out of jail. Your best friend would be sitting in the cell next to you, going "THAT WAS FREAKING AWESOME!".

Plus, a bit more material, and he'd be able to sell this to a freaking cable network, and become a millionaire!

[Mitera Nikkou]

Despite Tetsuo being a recluse, he did have enough sense to know that something just wasn't right.

"Um..." He began, still a bit overwhelmed by his situation and the events that led up to it. "I'm confused..."

"Oh, no!" Para A exclaimed melodramatically, putting the back of his hand to his forehead. "He has reached the stage where he becomes delusional! His condition is still worsening!"

Tetsuo opened his mouth to say something, but really didn't know what to say.

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ParaB continues driving, and is extremely grateful that he is recording this.

Meanwhile, Neko thinks for a second. "Tetsuo, I believe those are some of the first words you've said to me. Don't worry, you're just going to the hospital to cure some nasty wounded bones."