The Second Life of a Sinner

"... I always wanted to be a doctor before I died, just like Dr. Stiles. But then I was given another chance..." // Independent AU blog for Emilio Juarez from Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2. Please read the guidelines and bio before interacting!// Current M!A: None.

[pemptiamartolos]

Sinner's Remembrance | RP with devilshealingtouch

[devilshealingtouch]

  "Delphi was run by a zombie," she confirmed. "But happily, his body was destroyed. I think it was incinerated. I don’t think a zombie could come back from that, Bliss or no. You know, that really should have tipped me off in the first place not to join, when they talked about his suspended animation." Seriously, who would want to be a zombie? No one in their right mind.

She listened quietly to Emilio’s description of his life in the slums, trying to keep from grimacing at the dirty river. She couldn’t help but make a bit of a face- that really must have not been good for their health. He had had such a rough life already and then Delphi had to abduct him. They really knew how to choose them. 

"It’s very good to hear your life’s gotten better, and if you ever run into trouble come to me. I’ll do my best to help you." It was a very, very small way to atone for what she did, but it currently was the only thing she could do, really. It made her feel useless, but that was the simple truth, unfortunately.

[pemptiamartolos]

"Guess so..." He sighed, realising that it hadn't really been much of a choice for her, certainly from what she had told him. Nobody else was willing to take her on, but now she'd made a decent life for herself after Delphi, just like he had. Oh, he could have gone into detail there, with many of the people living there dying of cholera or dysentry but just hearing about it was enough to put anyone of their lunch. Perhaps the only good thing about being held by Delphi was that he didn't have to worry about any other infections besides GUILT. "I'll try... I dunno if it's anything you could sort, but okay." He still didn't completely trust her yet, but the teen's kinder nature could see that she was indeed trying. But enough of the crap in the past. "So... I dunno what you've already been told but apparently I'm supposed to be working with you as part of my internship?"

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[pemptiamartolos]

Sinner's Remembrance | RP with devilshealingtouch

[devilshealingtouch]

  She would try to keep the grisly details away, but… Delphi was grisly and disgusting at its core. Everyone had seen a picture of him. But few had met him in the rotting flesh. He kept to his own area on the ship. “He was emaciated and had long, messy white hair. He had blue eyes before they were sealed shut like his mouth, but some said they were red. It looked as if he was rotting, even with him sustained in a state of suspended animation. He had all these wires and tubes stuck in him. He was, basically, disgusting-looking. And no, most were driven by circumstance or forced.” Hopefully that was a description of Adam that wouldn’t squick him out too much. 

As a surgeon, she had only seen him when he had been sedated or shut up. Sometimes she walked by his tank if she was in the area. His screams had blended with the others when they were woken, and she couldn’t tell them apart. It was funny… Naomi knew all their names, and not their screams. “You need to remember, I was only there, most of the time, when you were already drugged up. I think I only heard you say a handful of words. …What were the slums like?” She was interested, even though she shouldn’t be. It would be fascinating to learn about his life pre-Delphi.

"The nurses would do panels on you or just take regular blood samples. They’d check your condition five times a day to make sure you hadn’t deteriorated or that you weren’t coming out of the coma." She had heard that was standard procedure and seen bits and pieces of it. "You’d have better luck asking one of the former nurses if you could find one."

[pemptiamartolos]

And before Emilio even processed the details, he chuckled. "So what you're saying is that Delphi was basically run by a zombie." It seemed like an avid enough description, and if Adam was running the place in what was basically living death, then yeah, a zombie seemed legitimate enough. Though her next question did prompt him to raise a brow. "In Rio? Not great... I mean, my family basically lived up to their knees in muck and we had to scavenge for food, even stel on occasion. Getting water was just scooping filth from what was a stinking river running right through the slums, but we had no real choice. Even at four, I was basically having to help my parents make enough money to try and buy some food, but it was never enough." He sighed heavily. "After Mom and Dad... died, I was forced to join the underground fight rings just to try and earn enough money for myself. It was a hard life, but I'd have rather spent my time there than in that fishtank." Biting his lip, he closed his eyes. "But... at least after I got out, I managed to make a semi-decent life. I have clean water and enough money to buy food."

[pemptiamartolos]

Sinner's Remembrance | RP with devilshealingtouch

[devilshealingtouch]

  Naomi brusquely waved the apology away- like she hadn’t heard those two words over and over. Really, she should be repeating the same words to Emilio and begging his forgiveness. If he wanted to know anything about Delphi, he’d get his answers as well as she could give them. She didn’t expect this curiosity and thought it a bit morbid.

"Well, if you want to know about my coworkers… Some were there because they had nowhere else to go. Some had their arms twisted. Some believed in Delphi’s drivel, and some just wanted to get back at the world or torture people." That covered the major groups, she thought. Most believed in Delphi. Then there were the people who had no options or were coerced. The psychos were few in number. As for if she met the ‘venerable’ Adam…

"I never met Adam… I’m glad for that. Professor Blackwell was good at his work, but I had the feeling he was hesitant about it. My assistant wasn’t merciful. And you…" How had he acted? She fell silent for a long moment, trying to think of how to answer. "You were… Quiet, for the most part. Sometimes I’d look over at you and not realize you were out of the induced coma until you opened your eyes. You were serious and sad. You weren’t like the few who cried, begged, and fought every time they woke up."

[pemptiamartolos]

Oh, he was curious, but there were so many things he wanted to ask... far too much of a gap was in his memory of the whole incident. His eyes lowered as she told him about the people she had worked with. It seemed like many were not given a choice... much like him, if he was honest. "So... most of them weren't given much choice? And you never met Adam?" What would the depraved leader have been like? Somehow Emilio pictured a crazed megalomaniac with a frothing mouth. So the other man was Professor Blackwell? Hmm... and who was her assistant? "I was...?" Perhaps all the screaming had been in his head, certainly his own screams. The pain had been unbearable at times, sometimes to the point where had held back his own tears. "Well... I remember that I was one of the older ones they brought in..." His eyes closed as his hands clutched at his stomach, the memories causing a very real pain in his abdominal area. "... and that... well, I was an orphan by the time they got to me. Never thought... I'd miss the slums of Rio." He shook his head, sniffling a little. "Did they... ever do anything else... other than surgery?" He bit his lip, almost dreading the answer as he rubbed his shoulder, sighing softly. "They always seemed to want more... things I didn't even understand."

[pemptiamartolos]

Sinner's Remembrance | RP with devilshealingtouch

[devilshealingtouch]

  She had been told of the young man’s internship, but not much. All she was told was that it was where Derek used to work and she meant to call him but found she didn’t have the time. He was probably taking out diseases or something anyways. The poor guy probably only had off time at lunch or when he was about to sleep… 

She gave Emilio a sharp look that told him he was prying a bit too much, but he deserved to know if it put him at ease. Normally Naomi never, ever told anyone if she could avoid it or if she liked them. Often her reputation preceded her and they knew most of it. She appeared to deliberate a moment before taking a long, deep breath. Then she told him her tale in as easy a way as she could think of. 

"I used to be a surgeon in my home country and I loved it. Being able to save a patient or improve their quality of life is one of the best feelings in the world. I used the Healing Touch and I lost my license to operate because of the witchcraft they thought it was. I left Japan after my parents made it clear they hated the Healing Touch. Then I traveled the world and took on medical work where I could, but they figured out who I was eventually. I didn’t have much money left by the time the Delphi agent came to propose my joining and I missed operating, so… I accepted."

[pemptiamartolos]

The look she shot at him made Emilio pale slightly but he swallowed, nodding in response to what she had said. So she had tried everything else to get back into surgery after being forced to leave her home, then out of desperation she took a shady job... and it was this simple bact that brought some sympathy from the teen. "I'm... sorry." It was all he could say, but then he seemed to want to know more. Not about her, about her employers. "Well... okay, maybe I asked too much there, but... what were the other Delphi workers like? The only people I remember are you... a man anmed Black-something and Adam. I know that Adam spouted crap, but did you ever meet him at all? And... what was I like... back then? Besides... drugged out of my head." Why did he want to know more about that place? Perhaps it was his want to know what happened, or perhaps something else, but she seemed to know, so it seemed wise to ask her...

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[pemptiamartolos]

Sinner's Remembrance | RP with devilshealingtouch

[devilshealingtouch]

  Even if all her secrets had been spelled out for him and in detail she still wouldn’t blame him for being so suspicious. In fact, she would have thought it odd if he wasn’t suspicious of the person that helped carry out Delphi’s will and his torture. At least Emilio seemed to be getting a tiny bit warmer towards her… Unless it was her imagination. The task he put her to made her smile a small smile.

"That’s an easy task, you get to see me when I’m actually allowed to speak to patients and be kind to them." Yeah, she could definitely do that. It was a good task: She could work and show him that she wasn’t just some Delphi drone who loathed the Sinners and condoned their GUILT. She steadfastly ignored the comment about him seeing her- no, Nozomi- in his dreams at times.

He probably had heard the name with how crazy Delphi was for their leader and humanity’s ‘savior’, talking about him almost constantly. Well, their fervor over his new world hadn’t carried them far once Caduceus had come along and infiltrated the ship with help, had it? His organization, his empire, had crumbled all thanks to a skilled surgeon and nurse. Cracks had been showing as the better organization counteracted and treated each parasite. “It’s the biggest load of crap,” she replied simply.

[pemptiamartolos]

Sure, Emilio hadn't exactly been one to give her a warm recpetion, considering what she had done, but perhaps it would eventually be possible to separate the good Naomi Kimishima from the twisted Nozomi Weaver. "Which... makes a change. More so while I've been doing my internship." He wasn't sure if she'd been told of the internship he'd been doing at Hope Hospital, but it wouldn't suprise him -- after all, hadn't the Director of Caduceus Europe said he'd be working with her? Well, at least she'd seen that what Delphi was doing was wrong. Though now he had to wonder... if she was such a kind person, why would she work with an organisation as depraved as Delphi? Or would that be prying into a far darker past...? "... Hey... would it be wrong if I asked... why you joined them?" The teen felt as if he was prying, but perhaps his need to know the truth was stronger than he thought. Even if he didn't get an answer... well, at least he'd tried, huh?

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[pemptiamartolos]

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Sinner's Remembrance | RP with devilshealingtouch

[devilshealingtouch]

  "You have to understand, I was only a surgeon. I wasn’t in charge of your treatment, and doubtless, if I attempted to cure you, I’d have been dealt with harshly." She kind of liked living. All she could do to help Emilio was work as quickly and efficiently as she could and try not to cause too much damage. Even if he was unconscious most of the time, it felt wrong to cause him any undue pain or damage.

She quietly nudged her chair toward him, the wheels quietly rumbling against the tile floor. It stopped half a foot short of him. It was easy to tell that she wasn’t all that good at comforting people already. “…If there’s anything I can do to help you, just tell me.” It was only right after having to be part of the organization that ruined his life.

Naomi sharply shook her head at that, mouth pressed into a thin line. “None of you were bad kids and none of you ever deserved what happened. The only person I would wish that on would be Adam and anyone who genuinely enjoyed their work.” Such a viewpoint was understandable, but horrible to hear. It was almost heartbreaking.

[pemptiamartolos]

So her hands had been tied. It seemed to make a little more sense now, and if he'd known more of her, such as the utterly ridiculous reason she'd been deported from Japan for, then perhaps he would have been more forthcoming than he allowed himself to be now. Emilio had little reason to trust her, certainly at the moment, and it would take a while before some sort of bridge could be built. Though he did seem more inclined before, she seemed genuine enough. "... I don't really know what you can do, if I'm honest..." Teeth tugged at his bottom lip, trying to think of anything she could do, then he perked up a little. "You could always... just prove to me that you're not the crazy doctor I keep seeing in my dreams on occasion..." It was a bit bizarre, but it could be a start, right? His gaze lowered a little but he gave a nod. "I-I guess..." Prior but vague memories had brought the tears to his eyes and one ended up falling down his cheek, though he carefully wiped it away. "Adam... think I heard the name. Said he was gonna... make a new world or something. So all that was him trying to make the new world?" A humourless chuckle. "What a load of crap."

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[pemptiamartolos]

Sinner's Remembrance | RP with devilshealingtouch

[devilshealingtouch]

  She finally put the papers down on the desk and faced him again. Her eyes didn’t meet Emilio’s. She looked down and to the right, looking more at the young man’s right shoulder. She wasn’t worthy of meeting his eyes after being part of the organization that ruined his life.

The silver-haired surgeon silently weathered the sudden outburst, standing completely still. He had every right to be mad- he was spirited away and poked and prodded daily, all for the purpose of helping to force humanity back to a worse age. It was completely natural for him to act like this, maybe even healthy if he worked off steam.

"I’m sorry you contracted post-Pempty." She had seen some of the surgery tapes on the post-GUILT afflictions. "…You weren’t my guinea pig, you were theirs. You were just a patient of mine.” Calling him a patient was stretching it. In reality he was a piece of meat incubating a disease. 

[pemptiamartolos]

He couldn't even look her in the eye at first, but the tension came back when she spoke. "Just a patient...? If so... then why was I always so sick? Why was I kept in a state that I only ever woke up from when it was time for more surgery..." His arms wrapped around his abdomen a little, wincing from an imagined pain he had felt, but perhaps that pain was drawn from his memories. "... I... I could've... had a life... if only I'd not..." He shook his head again. "They said it was a blood test, and then all that happened!" Struggling to hold back tears, Emilio stepped back, reaching up to tug at the cloak he was wearing. "... It was bad enough... losing my parents..." No, he'd said too much. What if the mad doctor who had cut him open was still in there? "... But... it doesn't... matter... anymore. Maybe... that was... how... it was... supposed to be. Because... I was a bad kid..." Now his trembling was more from upset than from anger.

[pemptiamartolos]

Sinner's Remembrance | RP with devilshealingtouch

[devilshealingtouch]

  The tension could be cut with a scalpel. After a moment she busied herself with tidying up the papers, checking them over and over and tapping them against the desk to line up their edges. She couldn’t face him. after she defected, she hoped she’d never have to look another Sinner in the eyes and face what she did.

She thought that part of her life was over.

"Most of Delphi wouldn’t be happy about it, but there’s always a few exceptions to the organization." This internship was already off to a wonderful start. Their luck was just the worst today. He got paired with the woman who cut him open on some occasions, and she was stuck with a former Sinner. "Have you been doing okay since you were freed? No ill effects?" Naomi sounded almost worried about Emilio.

[pemptiamartolos]

Emilio was very hesitant as he took a step forward, trying to sift through the vague memories to try and get a name... he knew her face, but why not her name? Had those years in stupor scrambled his memories that badly? But the moment she mentioned Delphi, a sudden, unexplained burst of anger filled him, making him grit his teeth. "Delphi... exceptions... those people..." His entire body trembled while he tried to contain the outburst. Just the mere mention of Delphi was enough to set him off... "They took away my life! Everything I had... everything I could have had..." Though her concern, which was a rather genuine concern, did help to calm him somewhat. "... Other than contracting Post-Pempti three years later? Um... no?" He didn't really fancy discussing the complicated circumstances after that. "But... why do you care? You worked for them... for Delphi. I was just your guinea pig..."

[pemptiamartolos]

Sinner's Remembrance | RP with devilshealingtouch

[devilshealingtouch]

  Naomi figured herself too busy for interns, but Caduceus Europe had insisted. If they were skilled, the two wouldn’t have a problem. If they were clumsy or didn’t follow directions well, their partnership wouldn’t be all that smooth. She was dreading seeing what bumbling new person she’d have to work with and guide, but then, she knew almost nothing about working with interns. All she had heard were a few scattered complaints from other doctors about interns that had made a few small mistakes. The others were too hard on them. She didn’t turn as the door entered, signing off on a few papers.

"Yes, good afternoon. Did you have a safe trip?" Did he know her? That was a weird question. The surgeon finally straightened and turned around to get a good look at Emilio, what little color there was in her face slowly draining as she stared at him.

"…Yes, you do. It’s nice to see you whole and healthy, Emilio."

[pemptiamartolos]

The memories began to return to him, memories of a bubbling chamber, tubes and wires connected to his body and only being referred to as 'the Sinner', or 'the Pempti Sinner' if he was lucky, though he couldn't quite place her yet... Healthy? Well, he was... apart from the fact he had already died and was resurrected, but she didn't have to know that, right? There was a long silence before he spoke, more memories flooding back to him. The pain... the convulsions... the way the doctors manhandled him... and her face. But her name... her name eluded him. "I guess so," he finally said, looking down for a few moments. Why couldn't he think of her name? She certainly wasn't Dr. Kimishima then... but he was so baffled, "well, I guess you're glad to see I'm okay."

[daughteroftachibana]

  "O-Oh, are you embarrassed? Don’t be…" she covered up immediately, she was quite liberal about things.

[pemptiamartolos]

"I-I mean... th-that isn't, well, appropriate!" He ducked his head, allowing his hair to fall in front of his reddened cheeks. "Y-you know..."

[pemptiamartolos]

Sinner's Remembrance | RP with devilshealingtouch

As part of his internship with Hope Hospital, Mary Fulton had recommended for Emilio Juarez to visit Caduceus Europe to see some more cutting-edge medical technology and to also let him see some more of the world. For most of his life, the teen had gone from the slums, to a laboratory... and though he had been resurrected following an untimely demise, he had been determined to save lives. The plane had just landed and Emilio was taken to the building, greeted by the Director of Caduceus Europe. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Juarez. All I want to ensure for you is the best in medical knowledge." "Thank you, sir..." Emilio remained polite despite his nerves. The Director then gave him a little tour of the main areas of the building before he opened a door to one of the offices, leading him inside. "Now, as part of your training, I've recommended that you work with Dr. Kimishima. She's one of the greatest surgeons I have ever seen..." With those words, the Director left Emilio in the room. Cautiously the teen stepped forward, looking around. "Hello...?" A little further in, he caught sight of a vaguely familiar head of silver hair and he tensed up, swallowing. "... Hey... don't I... know you?"

[daughteroftachibana]

She unbuttoned her blouse, "Sorry, it's so hot right now." she noticed how tense he was, "That's a very good reason for becoming a doctor, however…"

[pemptiamartolos]

"O-Oh--!" His cheeks went very red and he turned his head to the side. "I-I know but you don't have to, y-you know..." And now he was that embarrassed he'd lost his train of thought.