Shae
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Tell me, Death, where is your power to hold me in the grave?
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Post by Shae on Aug 11, 2005 6:23:16 GMT
The ghost had been just slipping through the ceiling, and hurried as soon as she heard Kasey's pained cries. Three weeks early, well, that wasn't too bad. But damn it, she only had a very faint idea about midwifery.
"How long between contractions, Kasey?" She said, before she had even got her feet onto eye level, and was already hurrying towards the bed.
O-Kay. What did she know about births? Anything that would help? Anything at all?
"Tea. Morgan, can you make Kasey a tea if I tell you what to put in it?" She hadn't been formally introduced to Morgan, but had seen her talking to Kasey a lot, and when things were quiet around the Hospital Wing, things echoed.
"Raspberry leaf is relaxing during labour; willow bark, as a painkiller; and be sure not to put in more than one shred of datura, then some linden flowers to cover the taste. That will be good."
Panic would get at everyone today, but some it would hit harder than others.
The dead girl spoke more softly to the future father.
"Mister King? There's a chair right here for you to hold your wife's hand, and don't worry, people have been giving birth long before your time. Kasey, if you need to scream, do. Don't hold back. Concentrate on the contractions. You've delivered children before, you know who this works, just think. And I suggest you both do the breathing together, Mister King here is becoming a pregnant father."
It was an accurate term, as metaphores went, and speaking in a calm, cool, controlled voice often helped in situations like this.
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Post by zdk on Aug 11, 2005 6:28:59 GMT
Zeion nodded he went over and grabbed the nearest chair and sat beside her breathing along with Kasey Zeion looked bega to breathe along with Kasey he was still in a painic in his mind..He couldn't calm that his body was the only thing calm he could keep in contorl. "Come on Kasey..I know you can do this..trust me on this..."Zeion Truned to Shea and said."Anything we should remove before we do anything else?"
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Post by K~Bear on Aug 11, 2005 6:34:44 GMT
ooc: And I suggest you both do the breathing together, Mister King here is becoming a pregnant father." [/i][/quote] XD pregnant farther, I like. bic: Kasey looked to Shae as she emerged from the celing "They are about one minute aparrrrrrrrrrrr!" Kasey screamed as another contraction pulsed through her body, she had let go of Morgan's hand and was holding Zeion's hand, she was probabley crushing it but she was to oblivious to notice, she tried to keep her breathing steady as the pain subsided again for another short moment.
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Shae
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Tell me, Death, where is your power to hold me in the grave?
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Post by Shae on Aug 11, 2005 6:39:42 GMT
"Help her into a paper dress, have a bucket ready for the placenta, sponges for sweat, and don't leave her bloody lying down! She needs all the help she can get, and gravity will be a help." She had no idea where that came from.
The girl had never seen a birth in her life, but then, there were things she had forgotten about her life that she could remember now she was dead.
She had seen a child being delivered before, just before she left the gypsie caravan.
Now even she was beginning to crack.
Where was Kasey's tea? And why the hell couldn't she have one? There were some definate downsides to being dead, like the severe lack of soothing drinks.
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Post by zdk on Aug 11, 2005 6:45:00 GMT
"Settle Shea...I'm trying my best here...."Zeion turned to Morgan and said."Where is the stuff? We need it fast here." Zeion said trying to keep in tempo with Kasey then he said."Shea..sorry but I'm stuck here."He said wanting to help.
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Elorra
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Post by Elorra on Aug 11, 2005 6:49:25 GMT
Rushing towards the hospital wing as fast as she could, Elorra doged people as she closed in on the Wing.
She didn't know what it was, but she had a feeling that Kasey needed her at that moment.
Opening the the doors Elorra spotted Kasey, Zeion and Shae. Walking over to the bed Elorra smiled "And when were you planing on telling me that you coloured your hair missy?" laughed Elorra, completely aware of the situation at hand.
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Post by K~Bear on Aug 11, 2005 6:51:31 GMT
Kasey looked at Zeion and gritted her teeth "Help me up Zeion!"she managed to get out before more pain pulsed through her body. She was sure her screams were ringing out around the castle casuing people to wonder what in the world was going on, but the nurses only concern was to get this baby out an fast. Kasey looked up as Elorra appeared beside her bed, beeing her usualy comedic self when normally people would think laughter was thoughtless.
"I was planning on it" she replied to the Faeire, "But then someone decided they were more important, ahhhh!" she said giving her friend a weak smile as she reached out for Zeion to help her.
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Post by zdk on Aug 11, 2005 6:51:53 GMT
"Not now....Elorra...We need your help too...."Zeion said then repeted what Shea said."Paper robes...And a tea with.....Shea what was the stuff agian?"He said he lost the idea just then. Trying to keep up with Kasey with the breathing. When Kasey spke to him he did with his one free arm he began to pick her up.
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Shae
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Post by Shae on Aug 11, 2005 6:53:00 GMT
"You're helping best by being with Kasey. Morgan, if you're in shock too, I'll get the tea." The ghost said.
She headed to a cupboard above the sink where everyone made their tea, and fetched a couple of extra ingredients from the medicine cupboard that weren't in the tea one, like the datura.
Probably in time for the next contraction, the phantom had a cup of hot tea floating out gently to Kasey. It was really a good thing that the girl was dead and couldn't hold it, otherwise more than half the contents would have spilled.
"Drink this Kasey." She said, forcing herself to stay calm, and keep her voice soft.
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Post by zdk on Aug 11, 2005 6:55:32 GMT
Zeion did what Shea had told him..He stayed by Kasey this was the best he could do with only one arm free. He knew there had to be ore he could do. Yet being there for Kasey seemed enough.
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Post by K~Bear on Aug 11, 2005 6:58:57 GMT
Kasey took the tea and drank some, it tasted really good and she could feel it slowly calming her "Maybe we should give Zeion some" she said with a small smile "He looks worse than me". The contractions were begining to get closer now and she could feel the baby coming.
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Elorra
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Post by Elorra on Aug 11, 2005 6:59:56 GMT
"Calm down Zei, I was planing to help and not just stand by" said Elorra turning around and walking to the store capboard where she had seen countless of spare PJ's and paper dress's.
Returning with a paper dress, and levitating some screens behind her, Elorra looked at the others "She can at least have some form of privacy" said Elorra and then looking at Zeion "Do you want to or should we?" Elorra asked nodding her head towards Shae and holding up the paper dress.
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Shae
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Post by Shae on Aug 11, 2005 7:01:45 GMT
"You." She said.
The contractions were getting closer together.
It was almost time to push, surely?
The tea would help.
Calm Down.
The ghost took a moment to breath with the mother and father, gathering her thoughts, before she caught sight of Ellora.
"Could you get a clean blanket from that cupboard," she said indicating. "Then be ready to wrap the baby when it comes?" She asked.
"Morgan." she said, moving to the young woman. "Morgan, snap out of it, get a dish of warm water, and have it ready beside Kasey. This is moving almost too fast."
The ghost herself went in search of clamping and cutting implements to separate the child from the placenta, and the mother.
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Post by zdk on Aug 11, 2005 7:04:15 GMT
Zeion Sat there next to Kasey he didn't know what he was to do...His first time actlluy witnessing a birth. He couldn't help but be panicing. HE was calm on the outside inside though everythign was insane heart pounding histhought racing about the life they were about to have.
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Elorra
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Post by Elorra on Aug 11, 2005 7:05:24 GMT
Elorra gave a nod and went back to the store cupboard and grabbed a handfull of towels, after all you could never have too many.
Walking back to where Kasey was Elorra smiled at her friend "Got any names planned?" Elorra asked trying to keep her friend calm by keeping her talk normally.
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