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Zeran: *smiles* Thank you. *he’ll head back to the waiting area with Thomas. Sure enough, Darnell is out of surgery. He was given a mild anesthetic, so he was “aware” during surgery, without being in any pain. So he’s awake, if groggy, when Zeran and Thomas are let in.* Hey. How’re you feeling?

Darnell: *weak, groggy grin* Plowed over by a bullet train.

Thomas: *crosses quickly to him, taking up a hand - by his expression and actions, it's clear that they're not just agent and manager, Darnell is a dear friend* Barrett, are you /trying/ to top Blackpool for medical needs?

Darnell: *coughs a soft laugh* Hey . . . no Alister this time, at least. Just a bunch of wannabes. And no explosions this time either, for once. That counts for something, right?

Thomas: *wry grin* Something like that. You take it easy, mate. I'll deal with the reports and talking to Her Majesty.

Darnell: *nods and squeezes Thomas's hand* Thanks, Thomas. *looks at Zeran…and then gets a bit of a frown on his face, glancing between the two men*

Thomas: *nods, knowing what's going through Darnell's mind* Yes, we've talked. I know who he is.

Darnell: *glances at Zeran - is that okay?*

Zeran: *nods and gives Darnell a smile.* We’ve been worried about you. It’s good to see you awake. You’ll be back in your feet soon, no doubt.

Darnell: *rueful grin* Down twice in under a week. Has to be a record even for me.

Thomas: Let's not for the charm, shall we?

Darnell: *nods - to Zeran* The others . . . are they okay? And the women we rescued?

Zeran: *had removed Darnell’s patch, just so there was no chance of a doctor finding it. He /does/ still show signs of torture after all.* They’re safe. They’re here, actually, not that they'd know us if we saw them.

Darnell: *nods* Best it stays that way. They'll be all right?

Zeran: They should be fine. We’ll keep track of them until this is over just to be sure. ...And we still need to retrieve Laura. *the last said softly.*

Darnell: *sad frown, nods - to Thomas* There were four women. Unfortunately, one of them died before we could rescue them. They'd all been badly beaten.

Thomas: *frowns* As soon as her identity is known, her family will be notified. *to Zeran* I have enough intel on this group now that I believe I can get a raid authorized to take care of the rest of the group. And recover the young woman's body.

Zeran: I’ve more to give you too. Their notes on the contraptions they were making.

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Thomas: *brows /shoot/ up again at that* That so?
Darnell: Ah! Yup, I want to see those, Zeran. Thomas, there were built contraptions too that I'm told were destroyed. I haven't had a chance to talk to the team members who did that. Shadow and I were concentrating on finding the captives.
Thomas: *nods, addressing both of them* I'll want anything you can give me. Barrett, when you can, talk to your teammates and get some drawings done for me if you can.
Darnell: *nods - his journals with all his drawings and photos are vital parts of his reports*

Zeran: I’ll make sure you get a detailed write up of what was seen and destroyed. I’ll have all the notes we took sent to you along with photos of the devices as well. I’ll make sure to include an estimated headcount from what we saw.

Thomas: Thank you, Zeran. As soon as I have that, and the testimonies of the rescued women, my department will move to finish the job.

Zeran: *nods* My team are getting things together now. Radar will send via the secure link established with you before.

Thomas: I'll look forward to that. *checks his phone, frowns a bit, and sighs* I need to get back to work. Darnell, you take it easy and concentrate on healing. Do whatever the doctors tell you.
Darnell: *grins* Yes, Dad.
Thomas: *lightly cuffs his arm* Brother! I'm not /that/ much older than you, rascal. I'll make sure the doctors have my contact information in case they need anything. I'll send some agents over to hang out in the hospital too, in case those cultists are scanning shooting victims and put two and two together.

Zeran: *won’t say it, but that actually puts him at ease. His team is trying to pull together what Thomas needs to take down the organization. Which means he’a the only one watching out for Darnell. While he holds nonillusions that Thomas’s agenta would promptly arrest him if they figured out who he is, he knows they’ll keep an eye out for trouble.* Take care of yourself, Officer Blackwell. *offers his hand.* And thank you. *for trusting him.*

Thomas: *takes the hand in both of his* Thank /you/. You've saved my agent's life twice now. Take care of yourself as well. And take care of him. I'm not only entrusting you with the queen's Master Detective but with a good friend of mine. I'll let my officers know you're here, so if anything does go down, they'll know whose side you're on.

Zeran: *nods* I’ll take good care of him, I promise. *will let Thomas go, then sit by Darnell...* He’s a good man.

Darnell: *nods* He really is. He's been my anchor here in England. He's gotten me out of more messes than I can count. *wry grin* Not /all/ of them of my own making.

Zeran: *wry grin.* I’ve yet to see you in trouble of your own making, Detective.

Darnell: *grin turns rueful* I may arrive to a location on a case, but everything after that is on me. And I've done a /lot/ of damage and been in the eye of the storm for a lot of /strange/ events that locals usually wind up noticing. "He's at it again" is a common rally among the officers who have to clean up my messes.

Zero: While you cannot help the perceptions of others, do /not/ take the blame for he things caused by evil men.

Darnell: ……. *nods* As with the Ghosts, it's awful work but necessary work, and /someone/ has to do it.

Zeran: *gives Darnell an appreciative smile and his arm a gentle squeeze, a silent thanks.*

Darnell: *covers his hand with a quick squeeze back, then slips off to sleep - his body's been through A LOT in the past few days, and he wasn't quite fully recovered before this*