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[dogbane]

Morning, Tranquility. This is William Tsang. I'll be taking over as Chief Medical Officer down here in Medbay for the timebeing, in absence of 1) Peter Petrelli, may his time back in his homeworld be characterized by frequent adventure and beautiful companions irresistably drawn to his ample brown-eyed lust for both, and 2) a specified succession procedure. Hopefully with this change we will see an end to the last of our technological cockups for a bit.

I'm familiar with our equipment and our staff and our weird plagues. I will be referring out appropriately.

Recon Filter | or you're Seraphim Dias | 80% Encryption

Hey. Hello, recon. [William's face flickers into view, medbay in the background. The camera wobbles because he's putting the comm device down after thumb-typing fastidiously in what he felt would be the least time-consuming format for the PSA's audience. He looks normal/slightly hungover.] I'll keep it short.

I been hearing about symptoms experienced by some of us who we's went into the corridors under Commander Shepard. Unlike the syndrome we experienced this past cycle, no two set of symptoms seem alike. Some is emotional, others physical, or behavioral. The degree of impairment is likewise variable. For some of us, they seem to come in and out, possibly coinciding with stress or situational factors. I've yet to confirm everybody's suffering some shit, obviously-- but if you are, know you ain't alone.

If anybody's got a fix, I'm sure we'd all appreciate to know about it. If you'd like to discuss, I'll be in the medbay. I'd also like to run some tests, if you're amenable. No bonesaws, promise. Cheers. [His hand thumps the lens once before the disconnect.]

Comments

[dogbane]

Not at all. that's a fair question. I'm a healer. I accelerate the recovery of an individual's injuries, though its limited by physical contact.

It's very nice to make your acquaintance Ms Bennet. I don't actually think we've properly met in person before, though I've probably seen your naked or dying person at some point these past few jumps and interpolated disasters. Have you got plant related powers or anything of the like?

[pushfall]

Meaning you need to touch them in order to heal them? That's probably an obvious question. I just think it's interesting, stuff like that.

It's nice to make your acquaintance, too. Less nakedly. Sadly (sadly?) I don't have any plant related powers or anything like that. On a list of superpowers, I'm not sure that's one I'd actually say would be cool, but at least it would be kind of... I don't know. Benign, I guess. I know they can be more trouble than they're worth sometimes.

[dogbane]

That's right. I have to touch them and keep on touching them til its done or close enough. It is pretty interesting stuff actually-- weve got healers up here dont need to touch. Some of them use wands and potions and that sort of thing.

What kind of power have you got then? Glow in the dark? no I wouldve noticed that. Pyrokinesis?

[pushfall]

I don't think the vehicle for healing and helping people like that matters much. As long as you're still able to get to the destination, you know? The medical field does seem like an obvious choice.

[ Insert HUGE CRIPPLING moment of chewing her fingernails down to stubs and wondering whether or not she should say anything at all. It's going to get out sooner or later, though, she keeps getting cut in half and tossing herself right in front of manticores and freight trains. Plus, hey, this is what she wanted. And this guy is a healer! Maybe he'll understand. Right? Okay. ]

I heal. Not other people just. Me. Glow in the dark would be pretty cool, but then my dream of being a cat burglar could never happen. You're so open about your ability. Have you always been able to heal other people?

[dogbane]

I might not have been so open for it were it not for various circumstances leading up, before I came to the Tranquility. If I didn't have what I can do, Idve wound up in the nick, probably dead or my guts out somewhere. The legal system favored people who had something worth exploiting basically. I think I could heal myself for a few years, but it all came to a head right at the end. there was a marked biological upheaval. It's hard to explain.

[Open, she says. It makes him feel nearly guilty, all the things he's told no one at all.]

Healing yourself, though. That's pretty fuckin great. Especially in a place like this, unless you was planning to off yourself anytime soon.

[pushfall]

No suicidal plans on my part, no. It comes in handy. There have been times when being able to do anything other than something that can be classified under a normal tab seems like it's more trouble than it's worth. Exploitation sounds pretty familiar, at least the fear of it, in a number of ways. I try not to bring it up or talk about it or even acknowledge it at all. Before I came here, I made the decision that I wanted to be more open about it, but when you've spent so much time trying to hide it or being afraid of what might happen if someone finds out. It's easier said than done. It's cool that you can talk about it.

[dogbane]

It would be almost refreshingly mundane, if this ship or the inhabitants wanted something so mundane as to peel my spine open and figure out how our abilities work so that they might protect themselves from ordinary human limitations. I know that sounds gross and all. but I feel that way with the manticores and nanite infections and all. welcome to the wrong side of the secrets.

[pushfall]

That doesn't sound gross, but to be fair, I do have a pretty strong stomach. And the grass is always greener, etc., etc.

For the record that was supposed to be sarcastic.

[dogbane]

DULY NOTED.

Have you got any interest in your uncle's work?

[pushfall]

Phew.

Sometimes I think that I do. Sometimes I think that I'm just riding whatever coattail sounds the most interesting at the time. Did you know they have a whole major in college dedicated to being undeclared and it lasts for like two years? That was my ish. I've never really been able to figure it out.

[dogbane]

We still have that when I come from. well in the states.

in china and england you don't so much get to choose but they like you to like what you do. would you consider coming around to give some medical shit a go? weve got a trainee, although I think

she's mostly exhausting herself by folding laundry and mopping around indefinitely



I should probably offer more here between lethal crises and shit

[pushfall]

To be fair on you, there's not much between lethal crises and shit to go on. I wouldn't mind coming around and trying it out. But I've got to warn you, a mop is a real danger in my hands. I don't know anything about medicine, either. Except that people put it in their bodies when they're sick and it's supposed to make them not sick anymore.

[dogbane]

You don't have to be prescribing to help the rest of us poor fuckers off the cusp of death most times. Learning the difference between a gash and a piece of shorn off rebar protruding from a blokes leg is really important for example. Itd be great to have you in to go through all that

[pushfall]

And that kind of stuff doesn't make me want to pass out. I figure that's a plus. When should I come around?

[dogbane]

Anytime you like. thinking about putting together a more formal training next cycle though so as to appear not to be fucking around all the time. so if you'd rather wait for that, good too

[pushfall]

I'll definitely keep that in mind, thank you. I have some other ideas that I'd like to kind of follow up on, too. So I might be getting in touch with you after the next jump at some point anyway.

Sorry, that sounds cryptic. I swear it's nothing bad.

[dogbane]

Sure, no problem. hospitals and doctors offices arent where id be if the money werent so fucking sweet.

[pushfall]

At least you're honest about that.

[dogbane]

u no :)

cheers