2020-03-21 The Hamptons

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## Log

> **Janothar**@Nicholas (Ian Smit) finally get a text from Prudence, letting him know that Grandma is out of the hospital...she's not better, but the family has pulled her out. They took her to the house in the Hamptons, bought the equipment they needed and hired a full time nurse to make sure she stays stable. Grant's taken the lead on all of this, and Prudence is on her way out there.**Nicholas (Ian Smit)**On my way out
> Nicholas drives out to the old Smit family house and property**Janothar**When he gets there, everyone's cars are there. All the kids are there, in fact, every living member of the family seems to be there...he wasn't expecting seeing everyone together like this at such a serious moment to bring it up, but memories of losing his father and grandfather just come back up. He even sees some cars he doesn't know...maybe cousins? The family is taking this damn seriously.**Nicholas (Ian Smit)**"Well, this is serious"
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> Parks and heads in greeting people as he goes looking for Grant, Prudence or his mother for updates.**Janothar**Grant is definitely in charge. Ian's mother is in bad shape, but just emotionally. People are looking like this is a funeral, even though Diana hasn't died. Prudence walks up to him "Grandma is in her bed upstairs...you can stop by, but Grandpa isn't doing well, and seems to want to be alone."**Nicholas (Ian Smit)**"Thanks. I need to at least stop in."
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> He heads upstairs and knocks softly waiting quietly before entering.**Janothar**There's no answer to the knock, and when he gets in, his grandmother is in the bed, connected to a machine that's making sure she doesn't shut down or starve during the coma (though not currently hooked up to a respirator, she seems to be breathing on her own). There's a nurse in the room, keeping an eye on the equipment, and Grandpa Klaus sitting next to her, holding her hand, looking like his world has been shattered.**Nicholas (Ian Smit)**As he waits he closes his eyes, centering himself and opens his mind to the wider world casting Mind Empowerment
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> (Mind 1 Rote, what's the difficulty on that again?)**Janothar**Difficulty is 4**Nicholas (Ian Smit)**/r 4d10\>\&61;4 f1**SidekickBOT**@Nicholas (Ian Smit): 4d10\>\&61;4 f1 \&61; (10 5 7 6, 4 successes) \&61; 4**Janothar**When Nicholas opens himself up to the auras of the people around him, his grandfather has a vivid, but silver tone to it. The nurse, has a light pink...and his grandmother's is missing entirely.**Nicholas (Ian Smit)**Right, what are the implications there, she's obviously at least in body alive, is that just how anyone in a coma appears or what can this indicate?**Janothar**Oh, no, most people in comas are faded, but he's never heard of an aura being missing before in someone who is still alive**Nicholas (Ian Smit)**He walks in and puts his hand on his grandfather's shoulder, just trying to be a steady presence
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> "Opa, we'll figure this out," he says quietly "I'll do everything I can."
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> He stays in the room for about 10 minutes, not saying anything else unless something is said and then squeezes his grandfathers shoulder, kisses his grandma on the forehead and then walks out with purpose.**Janothar**He just shakes his head, he doesn't really think there's anything they can do...the only consolation he has right now is that it's clearly not COVID.**Nicholas (Ian Smit)**Walking back downstairs he waves Prudence over and walks to Grant and gets the three of them a little more isolated.
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> "This might not be just a simple disease Grant, there's a possibility from our side of the fence. Prudence, she has no aura right now, everyone else in here is all over the spectrum, but she has nothing what so ever. I'm going to head back in to dig into this...there's something going on."**Janothar**Prudence looks shocked "None at all? Are you sure?"
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> Grant seems a little skeptical "I hope you're right, then it mgiht be somethign we can fix...but she's 81. It could be anything."**Nicholas (Ian Smit)**"It could be, and I have no real talent or learning when it comes to how living forces work but can do some surface things with seeing emotions. Even with someone sleeping or in a coma you would have something there. I'm not sure what's going on but I'm intending to try to find out. "**Janothar**Grant still seems skeptical, but Prudence nods "I'll hit the library to see if I can find anything that looks like this...let me know if you come up with anything. If there's a chance..."**Nicholas (Ian Smit)**"For someone who's done so much for the world, time for it to pay back. I'm going to head back into the City, let me know if anything changes."**Janothar**Grant nods "Of course, I wouldn't leave you out. If things get worse...well, you'll want to be here."**Nicholas (Ian Smit)**"Absolutely. This could and likely is completely mundane but might be it is possible that it isn't I'm not going to be sitting idle."**Janothar**He nods at that, "In that case...good luck. I hope you're right."**Nicholas (Ian Smit)**He says hi and bye to his mother on the way out, "I'll be back, something is going on, we're looking into it. "
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> He then heads back into the City.