[Worm]

The nurse and her observer took the sample from Ashi as if she were some wild animal. They took all precautions and stood further back from her than they did the other three. Even though the only one likely to hurt any of them would be Drishe. The blood spilled into the vial like molasses, a nice, slow drip. The nurse's hands shook softly as she held it patiently. When the vial was only half full, she pulled it away, mostly out of impatience. She flicked the vial as Nurse Lane carefully applied a bandage to Ashi's arm. Though it seemed to have healed almost instantly.

Both of them gave the room a once over and awkward smiles before leaving. Of course they left just in time to hear Josef's ignorant comments. "Do you think he's got something wrong with his head?" The motherly nurse said to the nervous one. Drishe fell back onto her cot, staring at the plasterboard ceilings. She wondered how long this building would last.

"Do you think we'll be okay up here?" Drishe mentioned from the calm of her cot, for once showing some concern.

"Hey! We managed to get through a huge hive of vampires, all while me and Josef were chained up in a basement." He looked over to Josef's area, wondering if he remembered the soft moments they had. Though they were far and few between, they were meaningful to Rin. "If we can survive that hell, and destroy all those motherfuckers, then I'm sure we'll do fine up here. Besides, they didn't say that the mutants eat people or anything." He scoffed, also looking up at the ceiling.

"I mean... They took my sands. They- and they didn't think twice. They didn't chain me up or try to burn me..." While this should've been a good thing, this was entirely too strange for Drishe. She was used to being stigmatized, taken advantage of, and misunderstood due to her race. She was sure that Ashi had faced similar adversities if even just in the Supernatural Black Market.

"Well, welcome to acceptance. You're not the weird one anymore Drishe. Now they've got something new to look out for. Feel nice? Well its even nicer for us hunters." He let out a long sigh as he stretched his arms above his head.

"Are you still a hunter?" Her eyebrows raised. And before she could get a response, the big red headed woman re entered.

"Okay, Rin and Josef. Come with me. You ladies, hang out in here. Lane will check on you shortly." She had a clipboard in her hands which she flipped through on mentioning the boys. However, this was just due to a nervous habit and she was not actually reading anything from the clipboard. After all, it just had blank questionnaires on it. As the boys stood and followed, she led them out of the room into the hallway. There was a line of plastic school chairs which she asked them to take a seat in. Then she handed each of them a clipboard with a few pages each. Rin quickly thumbed through.

First Name:
Last Name:
Birthday:
City of Birth:
Reason for Admittance: Initial Check-in

The only thing filled in was the reason for admittance. Rin proceeded to answer the basic questions. The back page was filled with health questions. Such as genetic problems and any past health problems, including mental.

"The first page is so we can get you an ID card, which should help you around the wastelands..." She stumbled, remembering that there were no defined city lines anymore. "The second page is so we know if we need to add any emergency prompting on your ID. And when you're done, take it up to Miss Carla at the front desk there. She'll get your cards started. Then you'll be free to go tonight." She smiled, a twinkle in her eye.

"And what about our friends?" Rin bit his lip, quickly filling things in. Arin, Tabla, 4/12/86, New York City He proceeded to check N/A on all of the health questions. He wasn't sure about his genetics, nor was he sure if there was anything seriously wrong with him. He hadn't seen a doctor since he was a kid, and this would probably be close to the last time. He knew how to pull out bullets and safely seal wounds, he knew how to put bones back in place, and he knew the basics like inducing vomiting and CPR. He never felt it necessary to see a doctor. Maybe that was because he found them slimy and evil.

"They will be observed for a while. After all, we can't really run any ah- human tests on the purple one's blood. And the other just needs to prove that she is safe for humans to be around. Some of those fangs I hear are pretty feral..." Though she had no previous experience with vampires, the rumors travel far.