[Delta Green] Operas and Avatars: Tapeworm

[Gomez]

Turning around, Jonathan looks at Marcus and Dr. Montague. "Marcus, have you seen tatoos like this before? Could they be gang related?"

OOC: The only time Marcus has seen tattoos like this is from the two perps at Dr. Hardiman's home. They don't look like any gang related tattos that you know of.

 

[Committed Hero]

"That's not gang ink as far as I've seen. I remember the owner of the nightclub saying they looked Samoan, and that's as good of a description as I can provide too."

 

[Gomez]

With help of the staff, Dr. Anderson prepares the two bodies for autopsy. It has been a few years but Jonathan is confident that he can do them properly. Marcus stands back and lets the doctor do his work though he is a little nervous. Marcus has seen plenty of dead bodies but this is something new.

Jonathan begins the autopsy on the first man. He appears to be malnourished and has several track marks on his arms. He has several body piercing and tattoos. When he opens the man's abdomen and checks his intestines, Jonathan just about jumps out of his skin when he feels something large wiggle inside the man's digestive track.

 

[Hrothgar]

Jonathan stops moving and pauses in his dictation, his mind slowly comprehending what he has just felt. Realization slowly setting in, Jonathan croaks for the recorder, "A small movement is detected in the victim's intestinal cavity. Mayhap a parasite similar to the John Doe reported earlier. I am going to open up the lower intestines to get a look at it..."

OOC: Is there a basin or tub nearby? If there is a parasite, Jonathan would think to remove it and deposit in a secure (deep) reservoir.

"I think we have a live one here, Marcus." Jonathan reaches for a pair of heavy forceps. Holding the forceps in his left hand and a scalpel in his right, Jonathan probes the man's intestines, seeking to gently clamp the parasite while cutting away any intervening viscera with the scalpel.

 

[Gomez]

Dr. Anderson tries to excise the worm from the intestine. As he clamps the forceps around the worm it starts to try and slither away. It is strong and Dr. Anderson tries his best to pull the parasite out of the corpse's gut. Finally cutting it free, the worm which is a full meter long wriggles like a snake and it's tail wraps around Jonathan's wrist. The worm's head and round fang filled maw gaps like a fish out of water.

 

[Committed Hero]

"Uhh, Doc, I'll admit my survival mechanisms are primitive, but do you want me to do something other than try to kill it?"

Marcus looks for a fire extinguisher to hose the creature down. That will get its attention.

 

[Hrothgar]

Jonathan is lost in his fascination of this new parasite. The alien creature is a grim reminder to Jonathan of dark things yet undiscovered in this world. Marcus' words bring him out of his dark reverie. "Uh...yes, Marcus. Damn, this thing is strong. Any chance you could unwind it from my arm so we can drop it into the speciman chamber?"

OOC: Based on Dr. Hardiman's files, Jonathan would have had some sort of container to house a potential parasite. Problem is, I don't suspect Jonathan thought he would find such a lively critter!

As Jonathan holds the parsite and waits for Marcus, Jonathan continues his dictation. "The speciman is approximately 1 meter in length and able to constrict - much like an eel or snake. Feeding is apparantly done through a small orifice filled with small, jagged teeth. The parasite must partially account for the deceased's malnurished frame. While wrapped around my arm, I cannot discern any reproductive organs..."

 

[Gomez]

One of the lab assistants gets a large plastic container with a lid. "Is this ok?" she says.

 

[Hrothgar]

"Yes, yes. Thank you. OK, someone want to unwrap this thing from my arm and hold its end? Let's drop it into the container on the count of three. And, uh, someone want to be quick that cover?"

 

[Committed Hero]

"I'll do the unwrapping, but if this creature does something weird I will scream like a little girl. I'm just warning you."