The medic wandered into the small room in the abandoned warehouse that she had chosen. She had makeshift soundproofed the room with old discarded mattresses, and she chosen an area that was mostly to devoid life save a few beggars that would never talk. Her expression was one of complete ease and confidence. In the center of the room tied to a wooden chair was the man she abducted. As long stringy black hair was disheveled, his thin frame looking almost emaciated the way it stretched across the chair. His skin was pale, and his clothes of low quality. With just a few touchups, he could easily appear to either be a common worker on the edge of poverty, or a beggar. His long nose and thin lips made him look older than he was, and as his sunken eyes slowly peeled open, The beady gaze was confused and unsteady and first, then angry.
"You can't keep me here shinobi. I have rights," his raspy voice taunted ferociously. Shuu smiled serenely.
"That's cute, you think I'm working with the government in this country,"</COLOR><i></i> she taunted back, exposing her belt buckle. The sigil of Mist Village flashed back proudly. A tiny glimmer of fear appeared in his empty eyes.
"What does Mizu no Kuni want with me?" Shuu laughed.
"I don't work for them anymore either, I just wanted to show you I wasn't from Sand. I work on my own for whoever pays me for my services. And right now I'm being paid to find out about your bosses."<i></i> He cackled madly.
"They teach us to withstand torture, besides you're going to kill me anyway." Shuu grinned, meandered up to him, and without any preamble reached down and bent his pinky finger so far back it snapped like a dry twig. He screamed, howling at the top of his lungs as he immediately began to cry. Shuu leaned into his ear mid-sob.
"Sure...but how much? I know how to heal. I can realistically keep you alive as long as I want, breaking and re-mending you as much as I need until you tell me what I want to know. Do you want a quick, merciful death...or do you want to die a slow, agonizing death filled with nothing but pain and insanity?"<i></i>
Five minutes and twenty fingerbone breaks later she left the building, satisfied. Within was the corpse of the cell leader, his neck snapped. He had told her that though their operations were varied, the leaders of the movement were within Sunagakure's own walls. The faction was planning something big, and might be attacking Suna as part of that demonstration of force. His contact was a Sunaan street urchin known to him only as Gohan, but that he long suspected Gohan. was more than he seemed. Nicknamed such because Rice was everywhere and so was he, Shuu had a feeling she was getting close. But for now, back to report her findings and collect her fee, then progress to the next stage she was to be hired for.
WC: 511
~*~
Shuu glanced at her clock, smirking when she realized what time it was. Moving to Exam Room Four, she glanced at the three huge cats currently patiently awaiting whomever was to come oversee them. As Shuu arrived she entered fearlessly--where no one else had dared go in, and even set up a gurney hallway block with rumors that they could open doors--she looked to the three laid-back felines. The Lyrons Maximus, Zero, and Integer were all quite content, Maximus laying down with Zero laying her head on his torso, and Integer just generally sniffing around and getting used to the place. Shuu grinned at this.
<COLOR color="purple">"Thank you for volunteering...Interger, is it?" Sousuke's mission brief had detailed which was which, and Shuu was fine with that. "Hop up on the exam table." She patted the table and Integer just looked at her like the medic was insane. Shuu smirked. These beasts were highly intelligent, and respected strength. It's why they now followed Sousuke so faithfully. Without flinching she released her Devastating Aura jutsu, causing the beasts to are her as a major threat. They flattened their ears and began to growl quietly, at which point Shuu patted the table again.
"Now." Interger obeyed, and in response Shuu dropped the aura, making the room way less tense and allowing the felines to calm. They were not stupid, they knew instantly that I'd they did what Shuu said she would not be a threat. That was all it took to coerce cooperation from the gigantic metal felines.
As Integer hopped up Shuu began her examination, corroborating with all three where necessary. The first thing she noticed was that the skin of the Lyrons was actual a metal matrix composite. In this case a hard bone-like substance was woven into a metal matrix to form their outer layer. The metal was of a composition she'd never seen before, though it seemed very chemically similar to both cobalt and tungsten carbide. This new material, one she was for now nicknaming 'Sousukanium', seemed very resilient and was high-strength and low-wear at the same time, making it very durable. This skin alone probably gave them boosted physical strength. The fact that it was weaved into a metal matrix composite with part of the Lyron's own organic makeup, however, meant that it was lighter than a solid coating of pure metal, and much softer and more flexible. However, because of it they needed to be larger and denser to withstand the heavier weight of the metal matrix composite, which accounted for their greater size. Their natural healing added to their physical resilience, making these creatures truly difficult to kill. A blessing if they're friend, a curse if they're foe.
As far as their internal physiology was considered, they were remarkably similar to their smaller feline cousins, though a much larger brain with noticeably engorged deductive reasoning centers and memory centers made it clear that they were actually highly intelligent. As for their general health, Integer actually seemed to have a mild respiratory infection, and Maximus was still suffering a few minor injuries, but nothing that wasn't healing in a textbook fashion. Zero was in perfect condition.
She prescribed some medicine for the infection--one that Sousuke would probably have to administer himself orally--and finished up. All things considered, they would be excellent research subjects. Not lab animals, but things to be studied and learned from. She made a note to ask for access to them in the future to study them. They responded well to her strength, and wouldn't give her much trouble since she was kind and gentle to them, and even offered them treats at the end of their individual exams. Now to call Sousuke and get him to retrieve the giant animals before the rest of the hospital staff transitioned into freaking out.
WC: 638
"You can't keep me here shinobi. I have rights," his raspy voice taunted ferociously. Shuu smiled serenely.
"That's cute, you think I'm working with the government in this country,"</COLOR><i></i> she taunted back, exposing her belt buckle. The sigil of Mist Village flashed back proudly. A tiny glimmer of fear appeared in his empty eyes.
"What does Mizu no Kuni want with me?" Shuu laughed.
"I don't work for them anymore either, I just wanted to show you I wasn't from Sand. I work on my own for whoever pays me for my services. And right now I'm being paid to find out about your bosses."<i></i> He cackled madly.
"They teach us to withstand torture, besides you're going to kill me anyway." Shuu grinned, meandered up to him, and without any preamble reached down and bent his pinky finger so far back it snapped like a dry twig. He screamed, howling at the top of his lungs as he immediately began to cry. Shuu leaned into his ear mid-sob.
"Sure...but how much? I know how to heal. I can realistically keep you alive as long as I want, breaking and re-mending you as much as I need until you tell me what I want to know. Do you want a quick, merciful death...or do you want to die a slow, agonizing death filled with nothing but pain and insanity?"<i></i>
Five minutes and twenty fingerbone breaks later she left the building, satisfied. Within was the corpse of the cell leader, his neck snapped. He had told her that though their operations were varied, the leaders of the movement were within Sunagakure's own walls. The faction was planning something big, and might be attacking Suna as part of that demonstration of force. His contact was a Sunaan street urchin known to him only as Gohan, but that he long suspected Gohan. was more than he seemed. Nicknamed such because Rice was everywhere and so was he, Shuu had a feeling she was getting close. But for now, back to report her findings and collect her fee, then progress to the next stage she was to be hired for.
WC: 511
~*~
Shuu glanced at her clock, smirking when she realized what time it was. Moving to Exam Room Four, she glanced at the three huge cats currently patiently awaiting whomever was to come oversee them. As Shuu arrived she entered fearlessly--where no one else had dared go in, and even set up a gurney hallway block with rumors that they could open doors--she looked to the three laid-back felines. The Lyrons Maximus, Zero, and Integer were all quite content, Maximus laying down with Zero laying her head on his torso, and Integer just generally sniffing around and getting used to the place. Shuu grinned at this.
<COLOR color="purple">"Thank you for volunteering...Interger, is it?" Sousuke's mission brief had detailed which was which, and Shuu was fine with that. "Hop up on the exam table." She patted the table and Integer just looked at her like the medic was insane. Shuu smirked. These beasts were highly intelligent, and respected strength. It's why they now followed Sousuke so faithfully. Without flinching she released her Devastating Aura jutsu, causing the beasts to are her as a major threat. They flattened their ears and began to growl quietly, at which point Shuu patted the table again.
"Now." Interger obeyed, and in response Shuu dropped the aura, making the room way less tense and allowing the felines to calm. They were not stupid, they knew instantly that I'd they did what Shuu said she would not be a threat. That was all it took to coerce cooperation from the gigantic metal felines.
As Integer hopped up Shuu began her examination, corroborating with all three where necessary. The first thing she noticed was that the skin of the Lyrons was actual a metal matrix composite. In this case a hard bone-like substance was woven into a metal matrix to form their outer layer. The metal was of a composition she'd never seen before, though it seemed very chemically similar to both cobalt and tungsten carbide. This new material, one she was for now nicknaming 'Sousukanium', seemed very resilient and was high-strength and low-wear at the same time, making it very durable. This skin alone probably gave them boosted physical strength. The fact that it was weaved into a metal matrix composite with part of the Lyron's own organic makeup, however, meant that it was lighter than a solid coating of pure metal, and much softer and more flexible. However, because of it they needed to be larger and denser to withstand the heavier weight of the metal matrix composite, which accounted for their greater size. Their natural healing added to their physical resilience, making these creatures truly difficult to kill. A blessing if they're friend, a curse if they're foe.
As far as their internal physiology was considered, they were remarkably similar to their smaller feline cousins, though a much larger brain with noticeably engorged deductive reasoning centers and memory centers made it clear that they were actually highly intelligent. As for their general health, Integer actually seemed to have a mild respiratory infection, and Maximus was still suffering a few minor injuries, but nothing that wasn't healing in a textbook fashion. Zero was in perfect condition.
She prescribed some medicine for the infection--one that Sousuke would probably have to administer himself orally--and finished up. All things considered, they would be excellent research subjects. Not lab animals, but things to be studied and learned from. She made a note to ask for access to them in the future to study them. They responded well to her strength, and wouldn't give her much trouble since she was kind and gentle to them, and even offered them treats at the end of their individual exams. Now to call Sousuke and get him to retrieve the giant animals before the rest of the hospital staff transitioned into freaking out.
WC: 638