( 01 ) the facts and the figures they overwhelm and stifle everything that you thought you knew

[steeled]

[ so, tara's going to skip over how insane all this is, and how she's almost sure everyone and everything around her is a product of being drugged or knocked unconscious via blunt force trauma one time too many. it's-- not useful for one, and depressing for another.

trying to push down how utterly impossible this all is means the expression she turns to the network is her best approximation of the professional, slightly detached pleasantness needed at work. it's not perfect, but it is the best she can gather together over shredded nerves. ]

Does anyone have any acetaminophen-based painkillers? I know we have a medbay, but on the off-chance there's something more familiar I thought I'd ask.

[ and 'are these space drugs safe for fetuses' isn't a question she's necessarily going to leave up to hope and a prayer; it's also not one she'd like to ask out loud. and then, without warning: ]

...again? [ her smile breaks there, frustration and panic looming as she reaches up with slightly unsteady hands to brush at the thin line of blood trailing down and pooling on her upper lip. ] Fuck. [ that's muttered under her breath as she hunts for a towel. her frustration tempers a little as she composes herself, but space is clearly not her favorite thus far. ] And if someone could tell me that's going to stop soon, I'd appreciate it.

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[voice]

[doc_pompous]

We have acetaminophen-based painkillers in the medbay, yes.

[Nosebleeds, though.]

Again? Has that been happening often?

[voice]

[steeled]

You're sure? I'm not questioning your qualifications, I just need to be sure it's the same profile.

[ and a moment later. ]

You mean it's not part of this? They told me feeling sick was normal, I just assumed the light bleeding was part of it.

yolo.

[wolfchild]

What's ace–myphen?

[ she tried. ]

yeeeeeees come to me at this rate jax and tara are going to fight the starks for arya someday

[steeled]

Acetaminophen. [ more slowly this time, but not so exaggeratedly it's a 'talking to children, animals and idiots' tone of voice. ] It's a non-narcotic... less strong-- class of pain pill.

Video

[chickenselects]

Are we talking familiar as in 'better' or 'I know it doesn't work, I want it anyway'. [Because by this point he's figured out that not everyone on this ship is familiar with modern medicine.] Genuine curiosity - I've never heard of the stuff before.

Video

[steeled]

I have an allergy-- it's the safest choice. [ for allergy read: baby but same difference right? of course right. ]

permavideo thing

[allbloodyhail]

Par for the good ship Tranquil, really. Though you may want to get that looked at.

[ spike hasn't really fed since he's been on this damn ship or he might be suffering right on with you, tara. there there. ]

fuck subject lines and their tyranny tbqh

[steeled]

It's not that bad-- the air in space is probably just drier.

[ she even kind of sounds like she believes it herself, this time. a+ gold star effort. ]

video;

[tumbleweeds]

The last time everyone bled, we had a plague.

[ helping!!!!! ]

video;

[steeled]

You had a plague.

[ you can't just tell people you had a plague, karen, GOD. ]

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[tarheel]

[ deadpan: ] With the nosebleed, are you experiencing any side effects like—oh, I dunno. Fever, hallucinations, mind-reading, spontaneous combustion, that kind of thing?

[ chapel you are not that kind of doctor

stop that ]

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[steeled]

[ GIVE HER A MINUTE CHAPEL

you won't like her instinctive 'are you fucking serious' response ]

No, just the bleeding. Are you?

[northerner]

I should beg your pardon, for my sister has interrupted one of your conversations.

[steeled]

She's yours, then?

[ tara approves js. ]

[kutte]

Making friends?

[ says the dude trolling the network for shits and giggles. ]

this is a sad gold star of a push button lock right here

[steeled]

Oh, ha ha. Jesus Christ Jax, this place.

[ it's fucking nuts. ]

They had a plague.

voice

[humanistic]

You're--

[wow trigger warning for blood next time please, ma'am!]

The, uh, painkillers, they're not for headaches, are they?

[Because headaches + nosebleeds is a pretty suspicious combination, right? And he'd have just skipped on by this one and avoided looking at/thinking about blood--but if this is going to be some sort of epidemic, or if there's a lady that's spouting blood everywhere--it's sort of the thing that ought to be known about.]

voice

[steeled]

Just general aches and pains.

[ so yes, partially. also god don't be so sensitive mitchell, typical vampire. ]

Why? --let me guess. Yet another thing I'll have to worry about? [ wry, not quite bitchy. ]

voice »

[hypospray]

[ we don't talk about bloody noises even if there's sniffles.

there's that sort of sniffle you do when you want to not deal with the blood though. bones is so not in the mood and at least it's better than ear which was fun as hell to wake up to. ]

And was there something preventing you from asking us all in person? [ he's js. ]

How many times have you had those since the jump?

voice »

[steeled]

A few. It's not as dramatic as all that.

[ la la la skipping that first question don't mind her. ]

late forever

[thatsaflaregun]

[DESMOND IS NOT OKAY WITH NOSEBLEEDS AT ALL. He hasn't gotten any yet and this is the first time he's seen it, but that doesn't mean anything.]

How long has that been happening, sistah?

forever on time in my heart

[steeled]

...the nose? [ enjoy this one des. ] Just since... here.

pretending this isn't a million years later.....

[slipperysoul]

[ have some sympathy. not that it looks like she really wants it.... ]

They should probably go away soon? Side effects from the jump drive don't seem to last that long.

you're always on time to me bb

[steeled]

That's what I'm thinking.

[ no she's not, but it sounds good. ]

Thank you, though. For not asking if I'm experiencing 'psychic side effects'.

[ chapel. ]

VIDEOforever

[askedtobe]

The medbay's really not as bad as it seems.

[ .... weeelll. let's rethink that. ] You get used to it, at least.

SAME sup bb

[steeled]

I'd better.

[ a beat, and then with a little grimace because that sounds awful without context: ]

—I'm a doctor. A surgeon.