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EVENT 007.1

WHO: Daisy Johnson, Caroline Forbes, Hope Mikaelson, Klaus Mikaelson, Gabriel Reyes, Jack Morrison, Cassius and Doctor Grey.
WHERE: ?
WHEN: February 18th – February 20th
WHAT: After asking Cassius to remove their neural implants, Cassius makes good on his deal.
NOTES OR WARNINGS: Body horror, psychological horror, physical trauma, mental trauma, surgery, loss of autonomy, coercion, and needles.

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> EVENT 007.1

Cassius sends out a location pin on the morning of February 18th, different for everyone who requested it. A black hover car with tinted windows pulls up to each, no driver at the helm, and sits expectedly until they let themselves in. In one car is Daisy, in another Caroline, Hope and Klaus, and lastly Gabriel and Jack. Any questions spoken aloud will not be answered, and the car will begin to hover before turning down the next available corner. The locks click, and suddenly it becomes difficult to stay awake. Limbs become heavy, and eyelids slowly begin to fall. For those that struggle to see their last waking moment before they drift off into slumber, they'll notice that the self-driving car has been circling the last mile over, and over, and over again.

When they awaken, there is an antiseptic smell in the air: fluorescent lights glare overhead in a facility that looks like it was made for an entirely different kind of experimental function. What the facility was used for previously isn't apparent, but its current purpose has been reimagined. If they look down at their arm, there is an IV feeding into it. They'll have the sense that they haven't been operated on, not yet. The source of the IV itself leads somewhere unknown. If they go to remove the IV, they'll hear a bark of caution from a speaker. "Tsk tsk! I wouldn't do that if I were you. Gassing you—it was so sloppy. But I'm prepared, oh yes I am, to do what must be done."

After a few more silent minutes, a projection pops up for all of the captive Displaced. "Hello, hello, hello! Welcome to my facility my fine patients. I'm Johann Grey, and you can call me Doctor Grey. First off, let's allow gratitude be given where it's due! Thank you for being so willing to invite my fine friend Cassius into your lives—and thus, me by association. The last specimen I had were … less experienced—less durable. Less familiar with what they've been given. But from what I understand, you have been around for a while. Let's see what we discover together, shall we?"

If there is room for alarm, Johann doesn't grant them much chance to respond to it. Whether they have the IV in their arm or they've removed it and have all but asked to be gassed once again, they'll slowly begin to feel the same wave of fatigue hit them.

As for anyone left behind or hopeful they may be able to trace the paths of the lost Displaced, they'll come up empty handed. El's unable to access the security feed once the hover limos set off for their final destinations, making zer blind to Cassius' actions. Any trackers (such as Daisy's engagement ring) can be traced to a location: a limo rental lot, where the limo has been parked and left for several hours.

DAISY
CAROLINE
HOPE & KLAUS
GABRIEL
JACK

> OOC NOTES

Hello and welcome to the Brain Surgery Club! If anything from our write ups doesn't suit what you'd like, please contact us on your thread on the Permissions Post so that we can make any necessary revisions. We want this to be fun for you. Some of your requests will be worked into the thread later on, but if you would like to have it there from the start, let us know.

All characters will be told that due to the number of surgeries, there will be a three day period before they're allowed to go free. Some of the reasons cited will be "need for care and recovery" and "the number of people going under the needle in contrast to the number of personnel involved." If anyone does any research before they get drugged, this will check out!

If someone sends a message to their currently missing friend, it will just show up as an unread message during this time (if they have those notifications turned on). They'll be synced up with their usual network presence afterward (unless they request a different outcome, such as a new identity).

We're assuming that all characters will want to have a neural implant reimplanted at the end of this process as they will otherwise be disconnected from the world, and our hope is to have them released on time for the Arrival Log! If your character is happy to sit locked up in a room cut off from the world, they may be able to be rescued from their unfortunate situation once some of the others are released back into the "wild."

Anyone who has their characters try to chase this lead will find that Cassius and Doctor Grey prepared for such a likelihood. Any trackers placed on them will be left in the limo to be found, with no other signs or residue of their presence.

As a final note: we give blanket permission for harming or killing Doctor Grey! There will be opportunities for that within these threads.

> NAVIGATION

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When Daisy awakens, it's been 24 hours since she first was knocked out. A medi-unit top opens up, allowing her to get out. Her hair is gone, shaved completely off, removing any hairgrowth that she managed since her first arrival (or return from home). There are several glass canisters with a note beside them (on honest-to-god real paper), promising their safety. The room is entirely different from where she fell asleep the day prior. It's more comfortable, with a rug and a lamp giving off a warm light, as well as paintings that have been attached to the walls.

It's also still clearly within the same facility. Underneath all these shallow trappings, the white walls and bare facility remains. If anything, these collections of welcoming goods are there to mock her.

There is a door: sliding, ready to open. However, since she doesn't have a neural implant, it won't answer to her. It won't even budge.

A voice—that same amused voice—calls to her through an intercom hidden somewhere in the room. "Ms. Johnson, I hope you like the arrangement. I thought that … well, since you won't be going anywhere for some time, you ought to have a chance to make yourself at home. Do you have anything you prefer to eat? I can even get you a good cut of steak if you want. It's really very hard to get a good cut of steak anymore." A dramatic pause follows. "Oh, forget it. Just call and I'll hear you. One of us will. Probably. I've got my hands full right now—you understand, don't you?"

Then, the next question seems to come rather oddly: "Do you like to read?"

Due to the lack of need for a medi-unit, Caroline wakes up on a bed. The room itself is sterile and plain. There is a toilet, a sink, as well as just enough lighting. Like anyone else, the room has a door—but with no neural implant, she won't be able to open it. It's cut from a sturdy metal and won't even budge with the strongest suggestion.

The other thing Caroline will realize is that she's hungry and borderline desiccated: along with filled with a sense of … anger. Longing. Vengeance. If she draws closer to the mirror that hangs over the sink, she'll find that in addition to all of her hair being shaved off, her typical blue-green eyes glow with a golden hue. Whatever's been done to her is akin to the Ripper Compound that makes vampires into Augustine vampires. While neither Caroline nor Johann know about the origins of that in her world, the change to her thirst is quite uncanny.

Soon, the door will open, with Johann stepping inside. It closes behind him. "Well then—this is quite the change." Leaning forward with his hands clasped behind his back, he grins in greeting. "How are you feeling?"

He is seemingly unafraid.

Klaus will awaken to find his neural implant gone, along with the opportunity to find himself strapped into a chair. The air in the room will be cool and chill, especially over his head, recently shaved to allow for the removal of the neural implant. The straps tighten after a moment, and the chair turns, allowing him to look into another room. If Klaus attempts to struggle, he'll find himself completely paralyzed, and much like Caroline, he's at the point of desiccation. Any strength he might have has been removed from him, and it seems that a great deal of his blood was purposefully drained from his body. Whatever is in his system to paralyze him, it's a constant, ready flow.

Perhaps it's a kindness, then, that he's allowed to speak. Only that. If he chooses to, because he may not want to.

As for that other room, Hope is lying on a medical bed strapped in, and it's apparent that she's lost a great deal of blood, as well. Her condition isn't as dire—desiccating someone still alive would be particularly bad—but Johann can be seen carrying several bags of her blood into another room for storage. If Klaus is able to make it out, Johann flashes him a toothy, unnerving smile.

When he returns, he takes a needle and jams it into Hope's neck to wake her up. The substance wakes her with a sudden rush like adrenaline, but disallows for any muscle movement. "Cassius spotted a reaction between you two on his surveillance. I want to see how that works. Call it a healthy curiosity on my part." Both Hope and Klaus will be able to hear Johann speak. Then, rather than the two of them, he seems to be talking to someone else. "Cassius, log this fine gentleman's vitals. Make sure to get everything."

Hope won't be able to move, but she will be awake. Klaus will have the fortune (?) of being able to watch everything.

Step one? Time to shave her head. Johann wanted to give Klaus the whole show.

A light flashes in Gabriel's eyes when he begins to awaken. He's still on the same surgical bed as before, face down so that he doesn't reopen the surgical wound on the back of his head. His head is cleanly shaven. He'll undoubtedly feel … drained and foggy as most patients from brain surgery of this type are placed into a medi-unit to heal up. But not Gabe.

No, it's time for Gabe to have a conversation.

Johann sets aside the light, moving a cart closer so that Gabe can see two neural implants on a cart before him. One is the one recently removed from his head, while the other is different, with a few markings on it that denote that it belongs to the UNA.

"I have an offer for you, Mr. Reyes. I do consider it a fine one."

Whether it's by design or not (it's definitely by design), Jack begins to stir in the middle of his surgery. There is a buzz of sound and chaos, but he won't feel any pain. He'll simply be awake while Johann takes care to remove the neural implant. He works alone and without any assistance, humming (is that Yesterday by the Beatles?) to himself all the while. On occasion there's a cheerful voice that says "Cassius, a log of the vitals please" or "my, my, isn't that interesting? Cassius, get a picture." Of course, there's a catch to this: Jack won't be able to see this. Any bright light in the room will be out, offering him only his other senses.

After a series of sounds and a stilling in movement, Johann draws a rolling chair over and sits in front of Jack, who's lying face down on the surgical bed. He reaches out, patting Jack's cheek in a condescending manner.

"Messed up a bit there, hm hm hm? Well, you don't need to see to hear me. … You do hear me, don't you? Just a nod will do."

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