[center][h1][color=82ca9d]Claire McManus[/color][/h1]
[b]Location:[/b] Ryan's
[b]Interacting With:[/b] Tas Via Text; [@HushedWhispers] [@Turnaround Amy] [@Universorum] [@Xtreme] [@lopsided] [@Aewin] [@rougeLily] in person
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	Claire sat there, she had been so thrown off by what had happened between her and Didi she really didn’t take notice at first to what Nat said. Then it slowly started to set in as Dom and Feliks spoke and then Dom excused himself. Claire looked over to Feliks for a moment, with this half [i]wouldn’t you like to know[/i] and half [i]I am about to go Mount St. Helens on someone’s ass[/i] look on her features. Was Nat serious in inviting this dipshit into the group as if nothing had happened? Okay, well that really wasn’t bothering Claire so much. As far as Claire was concerned it was over and done with; she could care less but the way Nat was going about this was just wrong.

	In Claire’s mind you didn’t spring something like this on your friends. This was just passive aggressive bullshit putting everyone on the spot like this for some little jerk like Eddie. So what if he had a bad childhood. A lot of the group had. Claire sat back in her chair thinking for a moment, trying not to pull a typical Claire but the Irish Rose wasn’t exactly known for tact and when the thought that [color=ed1c24][b]Tas had told Claire that Eddie had not once thanked her for saving his ass that is when the shit hit the fan.[/b][/color]

	[color=82ca9d]“You all can welcome this dipfuck with open arms all you want but I can’t. Sorry, trust and respect have to be earned and he has done anything but that. All he has shown is that one, he has issues beyond the rest of us and that is saying something with this group. Two, as far as I am concerned he doesn’t owe anyone an apology but Nat, so it is all good there but seriously, speak for yourself. Don’t have Momma Nat do it for you. That is just cowardly. Three, like hell I will welcome this dork if he can’t even tell Tas thank you,”[/color] Claire spat as she looked over towards Eddie.

	[color=82ca9d]“I know you haven’t thanked her and I know she has been by every night to see you since this all went down. So you have a long way to go before you will have a place in this group. Sure the other might say it’s all fine and dandy but they ain’t doing it for you, they are doing it for Nat. Cause you know, you do shit like that for friends. You stand up for them. You don’t pour beer on them and then go oh poor me and get a soft heart like Nat to be all momma bear for you,”[/color] Claire said as she stood up as Dom came back in and the waitress brought the fish tacos over. 

	[color=82ca9d]“And Nat, seriously? Springing him on everyone like this. It is a good thing surprises don’t send anyone into shock, you could have killed someone. Next time you want to have everyone sit down and talk shit out, let us know upfront. Let everyone have the choice of if they are ready or not,”[/color] Claire said as she narrowed her eyes, tossing a twenty on the table to pay for the food she wasn’t going to eat before turning on her heels and storming off. She wasn’t about to give any of them a chance to say anything. She had said her piece and the group knew her well enough to know if anyone did she would end up putting them on their rearends. Claire had a temper that was for sure but sad fact of the matter was, she had a point; several of them. Granted her delivery could have been a little bit better, more thought out but Claire wasn’t a thinker she acted on her emotions. If she lost a friend for speaking the truth so be it. She would rather be hated for saying it like it was than loved for sugarcoating it.

[center][h1][color=a187be]Natasha Brinne[/color][/h1]
[b]Location:[/b] UCSF Medical Center
[b]Interacting With:[/b] In Person - [@SgtEasy], [@Denny]; Via Text - [@HushedWhispers] [@Turnaround Amy] [@Universorum] [@Xtreme] [@lopsided] [@Aewin] [@rougeLily]
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	Tas stood there with her arms crossed over her chest, what Jeje said got through to her but it didn’t tame her anger with him right then. She was livid. It was only a week ago that she had kept the cops from arresting her friends because of the brawl and had to save that POS Eddie. Now Echo was hurt and she had just told both Mr. White and Jeje to make sure she stayed calm only for them to start a verbal bashing of each other right in front of her. She wasn’t Dr. Brinne right then, she was Tas and she was ticked.

	[color=a187be]“Yeah, that is what I do. I keep people alive, no matter how I feel. I have to shove it down and lock it away to do what is best for Echo. Don’t you think when I saw her I wanted to cry? To freeze? To scream? Damn right I did but I couldn’t. If Echo saw me worried, saw me as anything but cool as ice Dr. Brinne it would have made things worse for her,”[/color] Tas started as her hands went this way and that; adding to the point she was trying to make.

	[color=a187be]“I told you both to keep her calm, I was gone all of ten minutes if that and this happens? It is one thing for a father to lose it but you Jeje? You don’t get that luxury. You are supposed to be her strength when she is hurt and damn it, if you can’t do that then you need to stay the hell away until she is stronger. You two could have killed her with her arguing! She has a tear in her lungs, deep breaths, hyperventilating like that could make it to where I have to crack her chest open and operate and then there are still no guarantees. I swear to everything that is holy and unholy, if that happens because of you two what happened to Eddie will look like a dream compared to what I do to the both of you,”[/color] Tas spat. She was livid and it showed but even with as angry as she was, she kept her voice quiet so that Echo could not hear her through the closed door. Granted that may have just made Tas seem that much more scary than if she had been screaming at the top of her lungs.

	[color=a187be]“You need help and yes I will help you. I was going to say either I help you or someone else does or I was going to just have you tossed into the psych ward until you got help. Now, you plaster on a happy face, you go in there, you tell Echo goodbye for now and that you will see her tomorrow. You are to go home, calm down and get me everything about your medical history ever. If you don’t have a psych file I want you to write down every last little thing that is wrong with you. You hear me? Cause I swear, you do anything to hurt that woman in there you’ll see a side of me that will give you nightmares,”[/color] Tas said; her last few words were a little too calm. Taking a deep breath she motioned for the door to Echos room. She had meant what she said and honestly she had had it with everything right then. Then her phone went off. It was from Claire.

	[center][color=82ca9d][b]To: Dr. Sis[/b]
You won’t believe this shit… Nat brought Eddie to lunch as a surprise! Wants us to welcome him into the fold! WTF![/color][/center]

	Tas nearly chucked her phone across the hallway as she read the message. What was Nat thinking? Tas only hoped she hadn’t surprised Dom with Eddie and had at least given him ample warning, something like that could send him into a panic attack or right into cardiac arrest. The last thing any of them needed was another friend in the hospital and Tas wasn’t sure how many more [i]episodes[/i] Dom could take.

	Leaning back against the wall Tas shook her head and sent a text instead of calling Nat to explain what was up. She was not talking to anyone else right then.

	[center][color=a187be][b]To: The Scooby Gang[/b]
	Brace yourself… Echo was in a car wreck, she is okay right now. You all may visit but only for ten minutes at a time, one at a time until 8 this evening. No overnight visitors. Those that cannot make it today may come by starting at 11 AM tomorrow. She needs a lot of rest and to remain calm – NO SURPRISES! DO NOT BRING EDDIE![/color][/center]

	Hitting send Tas slipped her phone back into her pocket and rubbed her temples. Maybe she should take the job in Chicago… This was all too much and with everything else she had going on, could she really keep this pace up and not crack? Then again, could she really turn tail and leave Dom with his condition and Sam with their budding relationship? 

	[color=a187be]“I can’t keep this shit up….”[/color] Tas muttered under her breath. Shaking off the anger and the worry she plastered the Dr. Brinne facade back into place and took a deep breath before she pushed the door to Echo's room open and went over to Sam, hugging him tight. At that point she really didn't care of Echo or Jeje figured out they were dating. She needed his strength and was just grateful he was there to be the shoulder she needed right then.

	[color=a187be]"Thank you for everything,"[/color] she said softly as she looked up at him.