Re: Facility, Codename: Last Resort
"Regeneration or not, I'm sure exsanguination will be a problem," Melissa said, still paying more attention to Ava than Michael. With a quick, sheepish glance, she adds, "Sir," before going back to the injured woman. Melissa looked at the strange woman's face. Still conscious, seemingly not feeling pain, and simply staring straight ahead, Ava unnerved Melissa. "Don't worry Ava, you're going to be fine," Melissa says, attempting to comfort the woman, but wondering if she even needs to.
Finally, with all the visible wounds patched up and Ava's life signs steadily increasing, Melissa sat back and looked at her. Remembering how Six had talked to the woman, Melissa tries the same thing. "Uh... Command... re-prioritize energy to... healing..." Her face scrunches up as she thinks about how to word what she wants Ava to do. "Leave enough for self defense. Restrict mobility to self defense purposes. When self repairs are complete... proceed on default orders."
Once finished with Ava, Melissa turns to Michael and installs the bio-neural jack, then runs a hand over his arm and leg. "Well, the good news is there isn't any arterial damage," she says. "You aren't in much danger of bleeding out, yet." Her hand slows as it runs over the tendrils, and she pauses, lost in thought. Finally, she snaps back to reality and continued, "Bad news is your arm and leg are shot until I can get you into a med-tank." The med-tanks are large, fluid filled tanks, that use robotics and nanotechnology to perform precision surgery and tissue repair on a scale that no normal human can match. They could completely repair Michael's bones, muscles, and other tissues, but he would be unconscious for several hours.
Melissa is quiet for a moment, then gestures to the tendrils and says, "If it weren't for these, you probably would've been killed out there, along with Ava. Does it matter if they are a blessing or a curse if it means the difference between life and death? We've got more important matters to worry about." She looks at him for a second, then looks away, and blurts out, "I'm sorry, Sir. That was out of line."