by Philosopher » Tue Mar 18, 2014 5:48 am
I grimace as the unmistakable sound of a gun being cocked echoed through the door, and although I wasn't much of an arsenal expert I knew that whatever she (that soft tenor was hard to misplace) was carrying was damn big. Wetting my dry lips, chapped from the anxiety, I steel my bravery (or foolishness) with a breath and announce myself with a muuter of "I'm coming inside," before pulling lightly on the door knob again. This time I swing the door wide open at a reasonably slow rate so as to not spook the woman inside, and also making sure to keep both of my hands visible and noticeably empty of any weapons.
No way I was going in unarmed though, as my presentation should have also attracted the girl's sight to the two daggers on my person; one attacked to a holster I'd sewn onto my vest, and the other hanging from my leather belt. The message sent was "I may come in peace, however I won't hesitate to defend myself."
As I come into the wash I wince at the girl's condition; even though the semen the undead had unloaded on and in her body had mostly dried now and caked itself on her skin, the unnaturally white gunk was evidence of the abuse my patient had undergone before I could reach her, flaring up my sense of guilt. I am certain a slight flash of pity must have passed by my features for a few moments before they hardened; this time as I began to evaluate the young adult's condition.
Whoever the girl before me was, she had undergone severe sexual abuse. Her genitals were still bruised from the forceful penetration, what I could pick out from between the splatters of dry seed, and her tush was also changing color from harsh grabbing. Her lips were also chaffing, the woman had been forced to receive oral as well, but apart from that I couldn't pick out any other injuries apart from scraped knees (she must have been forced to the ground) and other cuts and abrasions from picking her way through rubble.
My healing instincts finally pushed through my caution and I didn't take as much care with my movements as I dropped to a knee so I could get a better reach to the packs on my belt. "I am Kroiyan," I intone even as I begin to unload one of my special herbal remedies and a pack of gauze, along with the few cans of beans and a small bottle of water I'd found earlier this day, my tone relaxed and confident from experience. "I am an Inyanga, a healer. I was looking for survivors when I spotted your... assailants and tracked you down to this house. I have some spare supplies, you are welcome to use them," I make a point of sliding the bottle of water and the cans of food over to her, well out of my reach; I wasn't going inside the bathroom and stuck by the doorframe, so as to not disturb the woman's personal bubble. Should I do so I doubt she'd hesitate to shoot me down with that large sniper of hers. I make a point of waiting a moment, utterly still, waiting for the rape victim to pick up the rations I'd tossed her before continuing. "I am sorry to see that your welcome to this city did not go as well as you'd hoped. The undead walkers here... they have changed, as you have no doubt experienceded. Instead of mauling they now focus entirely on breeding, passing their virus through sexual fluids." I still maintain my clinical tone; not out of spite or distain for the girl's fate but to make her calm, to instill confidence that I know what I am doing. As I continue I then make a point of reaching down to a small wrapped bag full of what appears to be orange spice, presenting it as clearly as I can in the dim light before I also toss it to the woman. "You will require medicine to counteract the infection. I am trained in the Art of Herbalism, and this is one of a few special packets I have developed. It will act more effectively than the usual antibiotics pill, about thrice as effective."