Gentle Hands

(ooc: July 16th. Open only to hero medics.)

Angel was humming softly to herself as she entered the MASH. The whole situation regarding Stitch and the other Experiments had been weighing heavily on her, and she felt safe thinking that she could use a break. Try as she might she couldn't think of a great solution that would bring Stitch and the others back to their calm states, so she had left it temporarily in Jumba's hands. For the time being, the pink-furred little girl was keen on trying to help the other medics again.

She came to a stop as she moved off to the side of the MASH and began to look around. Angel appeared to be the only medic present at the moment. Not even Ray appeared to have been there. Angel frowned a little at this notion. Where was everyone, and what were they doing? No matter. I'll just have to see if I can do anything by myself for right now. Angel decided. As she looked around, she found her attention drawn to where their supplies were kept. How long had it been since anyone had done any sort of inventory check?

Angel sighed softly and shook her head. "Medic work never done." she murmured. Right then she would have liked to have any of the other medics join her. It would make made keeping track of things that much easier for her.

Almost as if she had heard Angel's thoughts, about wishing there were other medics present, Tiana entered the tent. She smiled down at the pink trog when she noticed her in a friendly manner, and began to sort through a box of medicines to organise them for when they were next needed.

"Hey, how are you, Angel?" she asked her, glancing briefly back at her to ask the question before returning her eyes to the medicine box. "The last time we saw each other was in Agrabah, wasn't it? With the clash between the armies?" She sighed as her mind drew back to it, which led her to think of the now on-the-run Aladdin. He had apparently flown away on his magic carpet following some trouble with Jafar's sister, Nasira.

Angel looked over at Tiana and smiled a little as her friend greeted her. It had been a while since she had really had the opportunity to interact with her, and so this seemed like as good a time as any. "Ih. Angel okitaga." Angel replied. She really was glad that she had gotten away from the attack on Agrabah with all of her in tact. Sure she had suffered a few injuries and a nasty headache from trying to break out of the capsule Gantu had briefly held her in, but it had been worth it. She'd left Gantu with some wounds to remember her by and had made herself more of a threat in the process. At least that was how it seemed to Angel. She didn't really want to comment on that much, though. Tiana and she were both okay, and that was what ultimately mattered.

"Tiana okay? Naga seen you much." Angel said after a moment as she came over to help Tiana organize. It seemed strange to her that the young woman had been so distant in recent times. What was even going on with her remained a mystery to the little alien. Usually Angel didn't like to pry in personal matters, but this time she really did want to know if her friend was okay.

"That's good," she said, holding up a small bottle to her face and squinting at the smudged label to try and distinguish the little glass container's contents. In response to the pink trog's question, Tiana sighed quietly. "Yeah, I'm alright...I just miss home. Back when I ran my restaurant with Naveen...and I don't even know if Mama's alright!" She replaced the bottle and looked down at Angel with a melancholy expression. "And seeing my friends get injured day by day...it's just all getting to me." She decided against mentioning that her mind was also occupied by the case of Aladdin.

Angel nodded a little as she listened to Tiana, and by the time the young woman had finished her ears had drooped a bit. She understood how it felt having friends being injured and worrying about them. Stitch being a General had Angel worried enough as it was, but with him acting the way he was things seemed to be worse. "Meega... understand. Angel naga like friends hurting." Angel said. It was the difficulty she faced being part medic. Sure she put herself in the line of fire from time to time, but her biggest concern was seeing Stitch or another of her fellow Experiments injured. The same applied to Lilo, Jumba, and even Pleakley. Angel didn't want to see any of them hurt anymore.

"We do good, ih? Keep them safe?" she asked. Angel felt like they were the protectors of sorts, especially because they kept everyone from dying when they could. They hadn't been very good at doing that recently, but it was good enough for her. We might as well keep them safe. They wouldn't be able to do what they do in battle without knowing that we're here to patch them up. she thought.

Tiana chuckled briefly. "Yeah, we do good. Dunno what everyone would do without us, hey?" She re-organised a few more bottles before leaving the box alone. "You just sometimes wish you could protect them all the time, don't you?" she said, rolling up a trail of bandage that had come loose from its tight coil. "You just worry that...one day they'll be there, and they won't be the next."

[I'm sorry, my muse for this thread is terrible atm.]

(ooc: No worries. I'm hoping some other medics start jumping in soon. )

Angel nodded solemnly in response to the question. She didn't really need to explain that she wished she could do more to keep Stitch safe. After all, he was her boojiboo. She probably would have gotten hurt ten times over if she could keep him safe, but that wouldn't happen all the time. Angel knew that for a fact. "Meega wish it easier. Wish Stitch, Naveen... everyone stay safe." she said. It was one of those times where Angel wished her English was better, but knew it wouldn't get much better than that. She began to wrap up a roll of bandages like Tiana had before putting the roll back in the box as neatly as she could. It definitely would have been easier if the other medics would join them.

"...Where others? It too quiet." Angel finally said. It just felt odd with it being the pair of them present. She'd gotten used to listening to the faint fluttering of Ray's wings as she helped around the MASH, but even that was absent right then. Maybe the little firefly was waiting for the right moment to join them? Or was there something else keeping the others busy?

"Sorry...sorry." Eilonwy said quietly as she came into the medic tent. "I competely lost track of time, did i miss anything?" her blonde hair was a bit messy and it had been because of training with Silver that she had lost track of time. She was sure that the other medics weren't mad but she still felt a bit more embarrassed for being late

Tiana paused wrapping up her roll of bandages after Angel said that it was too quiet. Complete silence filled the tent as she stood motionless. It was too quiet, and she didn't know why, but it unnerved her a little. Which is why she was relieved when Elionwy came stumbling in apologising hurriedly for being late.

Smiling at the young blonde haired medic, Tiana shook her head to answer her question. "No, you haven't missed much. Just tidying up a bit, right Angel?"

Maid Marian walked in quietly. Truth be told, she was a little embarrassed to even call herself a healer. She had hardly been much help, feeling her medical knowledge was years behind most of the other healers. It had been obvious ever since she had got here. She was hoping to quietly familiarize herself with the medicines available, only to be shocked, when she saw others here.

"O-oh. Hello." She swallowed. Normally confident, she was hoping she could have been more help to Robin. "Um." She bit her lip. "So, what are you all doing here?" Hopefully they were friendly.

"Relaxation my dear!" The voice came from behind her as one of the older medics came in. Older, but still fresh to the army. This army at least. He gave a grim smile to himself as he was reminded of the last war to shake the Pridelands. He shook his head. Never mind that.

"After all, we barely get de time to do so, we usually do it in here. Just to be safe."

(Bleh post is blah..)

And just like that, three more of their allies had entered the tent. Angel was relieved by this fact, of course. It meant that it wouldn't be so quiet and that they wouldn't have to worry about where everyone was. Well, almost everyone. Ray still wasn't accounted for, but Angel trusted the little firefly to show up in a timely fashion. Angel motioned to the box of supplies she and Tiana had been organizing in response to the question of what was going on. "We keeping supplies or... org... neat." Angel said, deciding in the end to go with a simpler word than organize since she still wasn't quite well versed enough in English to get it out. It seemed as though she and Tiana had done a good job of that, though, so there wasn't much of a need to ask the others for help.

"We finished, meega think. So now we relax, ih?" Angel asked. It seemed logical enough to her. After all, they generally worked very hard and could use a break. What was the worst that could possibly occur as a result of all of them taking a bit of a break?

The old baboon smiled. This one was sweet. These 'alien experiment' were no more monsters than they were animals. They were just like animals, forming groups to survive. Ohana was not a new aspect for him, it was just a different name. Upendi. Love, but it didn't refer to love for just one person, it was for all types of love. Family, friends. It was Upendi that kept this one working hard. It was obvious to him that she was doing this to make sure that her family was always able to have medical attention. He grinned. That's what he looked for in this spirit-forsaken war.

He nodded. "Relaxation is key. We need to calm down and make sure that we have rest or we won't be able to help the others when the time comes."

He grinned and sat on the stool, just watching over the others for a few moments. He was an old monkey with no children to spoil as his grandchildren. So, all his patients became his children and grandchildren. Even if they were adults. He gave a small smile.

Tiana nodded. She could do with some relaxation - she knew that if she didn't, she'd work too much and stress herself out worrying about things. She wondered briefly if she should make something to drink for everyone. She happened to know that Rafiki often made fruit concoctions, and turned to speak to him. "Rafiki, do you know where I could get some good fruit? I think it'd be nice for us all to have a drink."

Maid Marian nodded somerly. Truthfully, she was a little tense to just relax. She already felt like she lounged a lot... like a burden to the group. She walked over to the pink creature. She had never been properly introduced, but she had been able to pick up that this female creature was known as Angel. Angel looked like nothing akin to the figures Marian remembered from churches, but she did seem to know a lot about medicine for whatever reason.

"S-so, how did you precisely organize these materials?" Marian curtsied politely in her approach. "Is it by name or function? Do different remedies cure different ailments?" She knew that the air was to try to relax, but she though a few questions were harmless.