[d20 Modern] Gangs of Texas [PG-17] IC

[Velenne]

Ben Taub Hospital - Outside the building that houses the Virology Lab
Texas Medical Center

Whoa. It was weird hearing T say 'I'll make reservations'. He'd have to get used to the big guy being a grown-up these days and not a 18-year-old high school senior playing the bully's bully.

"Sounds great. Hey...it's good to hear from you again bro."

 

[Jemal]

Ben Taub Hospital - Outside the building that houses the Virology Lab
Texas Medical Center

Walking over to Carlos, Mike waved to him "Hey, what's up? You look like a man with a problem."

 

[Velenne]

Ben Taub Hospital - Outside the building that houses the Virology Lab
Texas Medical Center

Carlos returns a wave and a sincere smile. Trapping the phone between his ear and shoulder, he covers the mouthpiece and extends a hand. He speaks softly,

"Mike! Hey man. Ya, you could say that. More than my fair share of problems, actually. Just a sec-"

 

[Krizzel]

Johnson's Neighborhood Garage
Fifth Ward

"Well, you sound busy Munguia and I gotta get work finished up so we can eat. I'll see you then, so keep yourself outta trouble." T-Bull clicked off his cell and slipped it back into the pocket of his overalls before walking out into the garage.

"Hey guys - just check over the Ford and then you can get home. Get some sleep for those damned tests, huh?"

 

[Keia]

Johnson's Neighborhood Garage
Fifth Ward
3:45pm+


"Can't quite do that, T-Bull," Malcolm said with a sigh. "Remember how my day started bad . . . you know, with finding the stuff in Jeffrey's room. . . ."

Malcolm waited for the inevitable 'yeah?'

". . . Well, it got worse from there," Malcolm finished. "We got someplace we can talk? Then, Lamar and I will tell you . . . the rest of the story."

 

[Velenne]

Ben Taub Hospital - Outside the building that houses the Virology Lab
Texas Medical Center

The young doctor snorts. Trouble is finding me today. He clicks his cell shut and regards Mike Mathews.

"You ever get the feeling you're just a little bug on the highway of life, just trying to get to the other side without turning into windshield art?" Carlos just sighs, then looks up and grins.

 

[Jemal]

Ben Taub Hospital - Outside the building that houses the Virology Lab
Texas Medical Center

Mike chuckled at Carlos' question. "I like to think of myself as the bird flying above the rest. What's got you feeling so down, man?"

 

[Keia]

Johnson's Neighborhood Garage
Fifth Ward
3:45pm+

Malcolm got a drink from the jug of water in the frig of the lunch room, pulled up a chair and started telling the tale. He proceeded to take him through the lunch of that day, what Lamar saw (with Lamar adding info along the way), the discussion with the principal and the big mess at the police station.

“ . . . so then the detective says, between packs of cigarettes, that he’s gonna take us out of the city to keep us safe and that our families would be okay if nobody knew our names. ‘Course just before that he said that the walls had ears and there were bad cops in the precinct and whatever, so it’s not like they weren’t gonna find out anyway. So I need to keep my family safe and I know we talked about my mom coming over to your house for the night until we had a chat with Jeffrey tonight and see what he knows . . . but I see you’ve got dinner plans,” Malcolm finished.

“So, how was your day?” Malcolm asked with some sarcasm.

 

[Velenne]

Ben Taub Hospital - Outside the building that houses the Virology Lab
Texas Medical Center

"I doubt you'll believe me -I barely believe it myself- but what the hell. You remember what I told you about the mosquitos? Well, it's true. Now someone's trying to cover it up. I don't know who, but they've been all over town raiding labs. And they just got finished here. And like a jackass I tried to get in the way and stop them. Me, the cripple in the sling? Please. You know the fire alarm? That was me. Fat lot of good it did too. I'll probably lose my job," he grins as another realization occurs to him, " And to top it all off, Amy's not only still mad at me, but now she thinks I'm a lunatic. Oh, and I've still got a hole in my shoulder. F*ckin' bang up day."

He starts in spite of himself. Carlos rarely curses. His father broke him of that early on, and his Tia reinforced it by stressing that intelligent people were above using such words. The young doctor just shakes his head and looks at Mike's reaction.

 

[Jemal]

IC: Mike looks at Carlos and an idea occurs to him. "HEY Carlos, if you're not busy right now I think you should come with me. I've got something to show you."

OOC:
hmm... bug collection, everybody wants it.
Mosquitos spreading disease, people trying to cover it up.
hmm... I may be WAY off base here, but i don't think that's a coincedence.