Resurgam First Care Operation Room

"She'll suffocate if we don't get suturing-!" Maria yelled. They were lucky to get her to survive that cardiac arrest.

The surgeon reached the heart. He put down the scalpel and yelled over the agitated paramedic. "Hand me the syringe with the anti-body..!"

Maria reacted to the surgeon's order. "This has to work.." She handed over the syringe. This was their only hope. Their one chance to save someone they have yet to know completely.

CR-SO1 had no time to waste. "...!" A change in the vitals proved its reaction. "It's working."

Maria didn't jump to any conclusions- the kid still had to suture. "Hurry up- she might go into cardiac arrest again. And it won't be pretty."

"Forceps and sutures!" He ignored Maria's rambling.

"What about the scalpel?" Maria grabbed the silver forceps and the needle for sutures.

"No! If we make an incision-"

The paramedic handed the requested tools to the surgeon. "You better be right about this!"

"I won't be able to suture enough in time- get me the syringe by the medical cabinets-"

Maria took the gray-colored syringe from the counter. She recognized it from the previous heart surgery with the kid- the one on Naomi. This would become another heart-stopping operation. "Kid- You're planning on- Will it work?" Alicia was still dying, asking why he didn't mentioned this earlier would serve little purpose.

"..." The surgeon took the syringe he prepared himself and injected it.

"If this does work- she'll be a young adult with like a 50-year old heart!" The paramedic has not yet noticed the surgeon was working while she was putting up a miniature lecture. "It would feel like she would die young- the same as Rosalia!"

CR-SO1 paid no attention. He was frantically suturing- the vitals wouldn't stop dropping.

"Kid...don't let this happen...Dammit! I have to ask her so much!"

That phrase was the only line the surgeon heard. "!...Maria. I've finished. Closing up."

"! O-oh...Boy that was fast...I didn't say anything stupid...did I?" The paramedic mumbled to herself.

"Not at all. It was a dangerous operation...you did well."

"Really. Now you had in the corner all worrying if the sky was gonna fall..!" Maria accused. She knew the one to praise was the kid. "You did it..."

"(...heh...)" CR-SO1 made a slight smirk. "...Maybe I did..." He knew it was originally his decision to use the heart-stopping technique. And to not tell anyone before the operation. "..." Something else troubled him.

The paramedic snapped out of her emotional self. This was serious. "So...what'll happen to her..? A teen with a short life..?"

The endoscopic surgeon stepped into the room. "I can't be so sure."

"Tomoe-!"

"This virus caused all the other organs to... regenerate." The only part of Alicia that didn't get younger was her heart.

"Then...a new beginning.." Tomoe felt a miracle just occurred...but for Alicia...would this be a curse?

"Nah, forget it. She'll still live- that should make her happy enough." The paramedic turned and left the O.R. with a tiny smile.

Room 241

The diagnostician was scanning the room. It seemed like a nice,messy office- what was even better was that RONI was not installed in it. He spotted the girl raising her eyelids. "Finally."

Alicia's vision was still blurry- but who cannot recognize that burly green hair? "What are you..."

"Explaining is not my thing. Good news or bad news?" Gabriel sat on the stool next to a bookshelf loaded with ancient medical data.

"Bad news first."

Gabriel let out a abnormal long sigh. "You've been here for 3 days since the operation." He gave a serious glare, too bad Alicia was still recovering her eyesight, it wasn't happy. "You do know how sick I am from Tomoe asking me to run up here?" Truth was, the diagnostician's office was just down the hallway. He must have missed his scheduled caffeine dose.

The girl gave an awkward look. Doctors should be used to running around, like Maria- not that she expected the laid-back diagnostician to understand that. "(Humph...) The 'good' news?"

"Good news? You're alive- the end." Gabriel stood up. "And if you haven't noticed-"

Alicia looked at herself- now that her vision has returned. "I've grown older...(I'm around...25?)" She still looked as if she was in her young, fresh days. Alicia gave no other comment. In her mind this would result in others calling her 'kid,' and... She couldn't remember. There was something else. What was it?

Her depressed expression caught Gabriel's eye. "What? Tired? What me to diagnose what's wrong? (At a price.)"

"Nothing."

"Pfft. Whatever- I'm gone."

"Ah- Wait-!"

"? Now-"

"Did Dr. Sartre stay here for three days?"

"? The kid..? Uh..Yeah, I think he did."

"..." Again, she had to inconvenience the surgeon.

"Oh- I want payment- You know? For babysitting you? (Though this place isn't that bad.)"

"You..." Alicia had no idea this guy was the greedy type.

"Come on..." Gabriel knew he wasn't supposed to charge the girl.

The laptop in the doctor's hand rumbled. "Doctor Cunningham, there is a emergency."

The diagnostician almost jumped and dropped his new computer. "Huh? I though you were off!"

"I'm allowed to automatically turn on with Chief Patel's authorization."

"Eshe-!...What's the emergency?"

"There has been an incident- Ambulances are headed this way."

Alicia got out of bed and headed for the window. "Another robbery?"

"...Don't tell me you wanna come?" The master of deduction immediately knew what was running through the girl's head.

"...But..I-"

"For the last time...We're Resurgam- I'm sure we can handle this without your help."

"Doctor Cunningham?"

"What? I'm in a middle of a-"

"This is important."

"...Interrupting as always...What do you have to say?"

"I've counted the number of ambulances arriving."

Gabrielwas slightly taken by surprise. Another action without even asking. "You did..?"

"There are approximately 25 headed for Resurgam; approximate umber of casualties...50."

That was lost among the two's ears. Especially the diagnostician's. "Huh-?"

"That's worse than than last time!" Alicia's opportunity has risen. "You have to-"

"But three days! You're starving aren't you?" Gabriel continued to argue.

Alicia walked to the door. "Well- I won't take long."

At that, the diagnostician gave up. He was just stalling. Of course she would have to face Esha next.