IC INBOX (EL NYSA)

[valcurie]

 

Mercy here. If you need me, just say! No need to ask for special sausages, I'll gladly watch over you."

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text - j.watson,

[enarms]

Hi Angela, it's John. I've been in touch with Alan Foster, he says he's comfortable with labwork and suggests Simwe Institute as a location. I haven't been but we can take a look, and he's certainly efficient, I trust his judgement. Let me know what you think.

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[valcurie]

If he has a solid background in chemistry and you trust his character, that's enough for me for the time being. I would like to take a look at the Institution! Normally I would leave the location up to the digression of the project head, but I would like to see what this Institution is about and look into its reputation. Make sure its funding and access do not come with political strings attached.

( Someone is a bit wary of those these days. A few minutes later she adds: )

How do you feel about magic also being researched there?

[enarms]

If anything, I think it might be useful. Especially if they'll allow us some insight.

[valcurie]

Would you be interested in learning any?

[enarms]

Somebody else asked me that recently. I didn't think it was possible.

[ what happens when your magic knowledge comes from fairytales & snippets of pop cultural phenomenon HP ]

Theoretically I suppose so

[valcurie]

Now, this is a very serious question, so I want you to consider your answer carefully.

Would that make you a wizard, a sorcerer, or something else?

[enarms]

[ hahaha oh my god ]

I'd be a warlock thank you very much

[valcurie]

With an evil old grimoire and ominous black robes?

[enarms]

And a staff with a raven to sit on it

[valcurie]

Oh, a familiar to caw at you, 'nevermore'?

I would be a witch. But I wouldn't have a raven. I'd have a cute little owl to perch on my shoulder and coo.

[enarms]

You're not really one for striking fear into the hearts, eh?

[valcurie]

It makes you wonder, doesn't it?

I might just have an apple with your name written all over it.

( it's always the nice ones!! )

[enarms]

Oh I see. Here we are thinking you're part of the effort to bring about medical progress when in reality you're waiting in the wings to slip something nasty into the space brand painkillers. Positively dastardly.

[valcurie]

Now, now, John! You won't be sharing a lady's secret, will you? I hope I won't have to compel you to serve me. I'd rather just ask nicely. There's no reason witches and warlocks can't be friends.

( she is so lucky he has a slightly weird sense of humour. )

[enarms]

I'd like to see you try, Ziegler.

[ listen he's MORE than happy to indulge in this moment of unexpected fun, amen for mercy being a delight ]

Fortunately for you, I'm always down for a nefarious plot.

[valcurie]

My charm isn't enough? Well. Let's just say, I know how to make an offer you can't refuse.

But that's what I like to hear, colleague. We'll get these children to take their medicine whether they like it or not. I don't want to hear, 'I forgot to take it for a few days, so I took it all at once!' ever again. Also, I want to compel someone to make Swiss chocolate. A lady does have her needs.

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[winddaughter]

[Her voice is very quiet--it's impressive the sound carries at all.] Ah, hello... I'm sorry if this is... sudden. It's just, I saw a comment you sent to someone on the network... about how you were a doctor? I haven't really seen any of the locals doctors. I....

[This is harder than she thought it might be. She usually only uses text for that reason, but she kept deleting everything she wanted to send.]

I don't know if anyone can really help me here. I guess it's... kind of a chronic problem... [She trails off, suddenly regretting that she did this at all.]

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[valcurie]

( Hearing the hesitation and the waning confidence the potential break-off, Mercy's first reaction is to rush quickly and tell her to please, wait, tell me what it is you need so that I may help you.. But she's a professional and she's dealt with patients like this before. No need to cause stress when there is already uncertainty.

So, when she speaks, it's with a calm and level tone, meant more to steady than to ease or soothe. She'd used a name if she were given one. )

Hello there. I am a doctor, and a real one at that! I am very glad that you came to me instead one of these quacks plying their barbaric version of medical aid.

Would you be able to describe your condition a bit? I probably can't give you a diagnosis without a proper consultation, but I may be able to determine if it's something I'm qualified to help you with. And even if I'm not, I will do my best to get you the help you need.

[winddaughter]

[This might be the hardest thing she's ever had to do. She wishes Dominic was here, not just for support. He might be able to talk about this in ways she couldn't. She may want to dream that the problem would go away, but she doesn't have that confidence. And if it hits her again, she doesn't know what she would do, other than to perhaps call Jane.

She was there the last time Anemone's head had been too much to handle.]

...It's hard to explain. I don't... know a lot about it myself. [And the details behind most of it are unlikely to leave her lips.] I get severe, debilitating headaches. Back home my nose would bleed but... that hasn't happened here, yet.

[There's a long pause, like she's fighting with herself to decide if the last bit is important or not.]

And I... zone out. Sometimes for awhile. I lose track.

...Nothing has been too bad here but I... worry. If it happens, I don't have anyone. They gave me injections at home [which had awful side effects, but the pain went away] but I don't know what it was made out of.

[valcurie]

All right, well first of all, if you ever need immediate attention, you can certainly contact me anytime. I have a lot of experience with emergency response.

( After that a pause as she considers. No nosebleeds yet? So that may or may not be a symptom she can take as a clue. For the moment she needs a bit more information. )

Have you ever noticed a pattern to the times when you lose time like this?

And if possible, is there anything else you can tell me about these injections? Do you know why there given to you? Was it to help your headaches?

[winddaughter]

O-Okay... [That's reassuring. She doesn't want to be a bother to anyone, terrified or not.

Her responses are consistently slow. She's both out of her depth and has far too many trust issues to count--especially with doctors.]

I haven't. It's only happened once since we arrived on the Station; I was... with someone. He didn't make it seem like it was for very long. I don't know if anything triggered it though.

[And then she clams up. She understands the basic concept of a doctor, sure. They can't help you if you don't tell them everything. But--but...

She doesn't want anyone to know.]

They made the pain go away. Sharpened my focus, gave me a clear head.

[valcurie]

( slow going it can be. she has the patience and self-restraint it takes to deal with the more nervous patients from decades of doing her job. it's important for a professional to not get ahead of herself. )

All right, so you don't know yet.

( she's stating it just in case there might be any more information she chooses to add. )

So it was some kind of medicine? If on'y they'd brought our medical records. ( a pause as she considers. ) If they were medicine, it's hard to say if I can do anything that might be able to help, but I can offer some treatment that should at least reduce your physical ailments. Are you familiar with biotics?

[winddaughter]

That's what they called it, anyway.

[Part of her is glad she doesn't have her medical records. Makes her wonder what a clusterfuck they were though.]

Honestly, I'll take whatever I can get. I'm not sure anyone can really help me, so... [It doesn't help that she was always under observation instead of constantly talking to someone about this stuff.] I'm not sure what those are.

[valcurie]

Well, if they thought it was making you better.

( but she doesn't say anything more about that now. she's seen what qualifies for medicine here, and knows what qualified as medicine in her own world not so very long ago, so there are plenty of reasons for her to doubt it had some gnarly side-effects. though if she's suffering withdrawals or symptoms of something extreme like leukemia, Mercy can't say now. )

Well, regardless, I will certainly do my best, and I will work with you so we can get you the care you need, all right? It might be a bit of process given the current circumstances but we will find a solution. As for biotics, it's a type of treatment evolved from nanobiotics. While the treatment is active, little harmless microorganisms will enter your body and try to fix any damage your cells may have suffered, and help those cells repair themselves and regenerate tissues. This can cure a lot of issues, but I don't know yet if it will cure your condition. You won't feel any pain during the process, though it can itch at times.

[winddaughter]

...

[She's not so sure she likes the sound of this.]

Can that help anyone? There's a lot of different species here. [Like some goat man. That's definitely who she's wondering about. Not at all about herself.] How do they understand what's damaged?