[Days 197 → 200] Goodnight song, played so wrong... [OPEN]

[bastionpc]

Who: Quarantined survivors who came back from the  Radio Tower mission, anyone who wants to risk visiting them.
Open: Open
When: Day 197 → Day 200
Where: The Hospital, in the wing that Colin sectioned off
What: So that Radio Tower mission didn't exactly go according to plan, did it? Despite Rin's efforts to cleanse everyone with her flames, Colin has insisted on Quarantine and has shoved everyone involved in to the hospital to wait it out and hope that no symptoms show up. Boredom, Pokemon egg hatching and other such shenanigans ensue.
Format: any
Warnings: The designated Patient Zeros are involved in this, and will beginning showing symptoms starting Day 200, kicking off the second part of the Sickness Within plot.

[Basically what it says at the top. Individual threads for the different days are set up below, so thread around as you see fit!]

NOTE: This comment has information about the disease that can be used during this event.

Comments

[notduchess]

[ Get Seimei to ask one of the birds if it would mind vomiting. Wait, no too late for that already. ]

The kid - Haruka - he said he had a heart condition. He didn't really seem to know if it was a disease thing, but he said you guys worked with him. So you ought to know.

[ Duke, that doesn't explain your sheet and handful of pens. ]

[freedom_engineer]

[Colin pauses, and looks at Duke curiously.]

It sounds like there's a complete thought there, I just know it.

[doctor_dragoon]

[Yukio looks up from the datapad he's been using, settling it in his lap.

They're listening, Duke~]

[notduchess]

I haven't done anything with diseases, I focused on offensive combat formula rather than defensive or healing, but if he has damage, I can heal it. Don't know if anyone has mentioned it yet, hi, I'm from a world with magic, I can heal a little-

[ Duke shakes out the sheet then seems to notice the whiteboard. Excuse the fascinated look, Duke is from a world with chalkboards.

Right, the knight was talking. ]

So even if his heart problem is a disease, I can undo some of the damage, even if I can't cure the disease. I guess I could shard up some books, but then I would have to study and research and find some way to make sure I'm doing it right, and it would take a lot longer to make sure it is safe.

Also, how do I use this? [ The whiteboard stuck to the wall.

.. the most the knight has said at once, isn't it- ]

[freedom_engineer]

Magical healing has a lot of potential... If you've got some further ideas on that, it would be good to explore them to a logical conclusion.

Yukio, did you see the markers for that board anywhere?

[He gives Yukio a glance. If Duke wants to do a project like this to pass the time, he is definitely NOT going to turn him down. They all need to keep busy to pass the time...]

[doctor_dragoon]

[Yukio nudges his glasses further up his nose with his thumb, looking thoughtful.]

From what we've been able to tell, Haruka-san's condition is caused by a birth defect. He received some kind of corrective surgery before arriving here, but unfortunately we don't really have any way of knowing what kind or how successful it was just yet.

I don't really have any experience with magical healing and its limits, but I can't see any harm in trying if you think there's a chance your abilities could help.

[Give him a second to root around in the drawer of the desk he's sitting at- ah, there we go. Here, have a black marker.]

[notduchess]

I remember that, from talking to him. Congenital I think he called it?

[ Glorious. The sheet is forgotten over one shoulder and the pens that had been gathered are left at the desk. Duke will take that white board marker, uncap it, and test it on a corner of the white board. ]

Aren't they supposed to tell... Well, if not conscious, poses problems...

[ Excuse Duke while the knight fills the whiteboard with what looks like a really big math formula. Some of the numbers look off, like sevens and nines seem a bit close, and fives are missing a bit of shape, but its still recognizably numbers of the hindu-arabic system (aka, the one almost everyone on earth uses in math)... ]

I only know a couple of healing formula, but this one is my strongest. As I said, disease, can't do anything about. Or poison, or illness, or any other sort of ailment. Bruises, cuts, abrasions, broken bones, torn muscles, it really depends on what this finds...

[ Oops the knight has almost filled this whiteboard. It might be because the writing is larger than usual, because writing on whiteboards, or larger than usual because Duke is using a second number system.

.... well there's clear wall space, right...? ]

[freedom_engineer]

... It's a good thing I'm not a neat freak, or that would probably bother me.

[Colin watches Duke work, tracking and recording the formula while it's being written. He doesn't understand it, but some mages would probably appreciate it.]

The problem is that as he grew, his heart's basically grown into the damage. It's a lot harder to repair now.

[doctor_dragoon]

[It would definitely bother Yukio if it were his whiteboard, but thankfully it isn't. He looks over the formula as Duke writes, obviously a bit puzzled. He's no slouch when it comes to math, but something like this is beyond him.]

Even if this can't help Haruka-san, if it can do what you say it can, it could be incredibly helpful to other residents. People are always coming back from the Skyway with injuries...

[notduchess]

Harder means I put more aer into it. Magic here isn't weighed by that, I won't have any problems with increasing the amount I put into it.

[ Excuse Duke, there's a bit of coughing into an elbow and continuing to scribble. Its totally marker fumes, right? ]

Times when that three a day is handy - there's a mechanic I can tack on just for increasing spell power.

Maybe I'll have to put some shards into books... Guardian Field isn't that good for healing, and its the only thing that I can make hit more than one person.... Healing Circle would be better, and if I can figure out how to make it, Nurse best yet...

[freedom_engineer]

[Colin listens to Duke, giving him a discreet scan to check his temperature and vitals. Yeah, that cough is not at all welcome in quarantine, you.]

You've treated war injuries, from the sound of it... Have you studied medical magic, though?

[doctor_dragoon]

[Yukio can't check anyone's vitals by just looking at them, but that cough certainly catches his attention, and he tosses a wary look in Colin's direction.

Should we be worried, bro?]

[notduchess]

That's what this is. Unless you're talking how to do anything with illnesses - that sort, no. I mean, if its something like poison, and that's hurting you, I can heal the hurt... but you're still poisoned. If that's what you're asking.

[ Totally fine? Totally. Just a fever that Duke is ignoring like a smart person, and that cough. Speaking of that cough- ]

... These things smell funny..

[freedom_engineer]

I see. Okay.

Duke, put down the marker.

How long has your temperature been elevated?

[Colin's eyes narrow, regarding Duke plainly. They've been here three days, nothing new could have been introduced in that time, which means Duke was exposed to something before they got here. And given that nobody else was sick, that doesn't leave them with a lot of possibilities...]

[doctor_dragoon]

[Sorry, Duke, but your formula isn't interesting anymore. Colin's mention of an elevated temperature has Yukio setting his datapad down and giving Duke a look that's nothing but scrutiny.

Hope you have a good answer, buddy.]

[notduchess]

[ Good answer, what is a good answer. Duke is still caught up in playing with the formula for the moment, looking it over because how to alter this- ]

I thought the hospital was a bit cooler recently but-

.. Around the time I came in. [ That's why Duke was carrying the sheet over a shoulder, rather than in a wad. Why Duke is still carrying that sheet, actually.

And here the knight's brain catches up with the situation. Delicately putting that marker down. ]

[freedom_engineer]

...

[Colin looks to Yukio.]

Let it never be said that paranoia doesn't have its advantages.

Duke, we're going to need to examine you. ... I'm sorry, this probably won't be pleasant. At the very least, we're going to need a blood sample.

[doctor_dragoon]

[Sigh.

Yukio's up and out of his seat before Duke can respond, setting about gathering supplies they'll need for an examination. Hmm, are there syringes in here? Yes, they should be around somewhere- ah, there they are.]

We'll make it as simple as possible.

[notduchess]

... If you need blood, you need an arm, right?

[ Duke isn't used to the idea of needing blood for anything, but is fairly used to the idea of "do what the doctor / healer says to do".

Doesn't stop the "Ah, crap" sort of expression though, as the knight rolls up a sleeve. ]

[freedom_engineer]

A good vein is all we need, yes. Fortunately, my eye lets me get a lot of other vital information, so we won't have to be as invasive.

Blood, however... Yeah, that's something else entirely.

[Colin sighs.]

Yukio, can you draw the blood? I need to prep some experimental and observational equipment.

[He's also never drawn blood before. But... you don't say that in front of a patient.]

[doctor_dragoon]

Of course.

[Luckily for Duke, Yukio's a pro at drawing blood. He's got everything he needs ready to go fairly quickly, motioning for Duke to sit in a nearby chair once he's ready.]

Have a seat, please. You've never had blood taken for medical reasons before?

[Because while Yukio is just as serious about this plague and quarantine situation as Colin, his bedside manner is still intact.]

[notduchess]

Not that I can think of. We pretty much rely on magic.

[ And here's Duke taking that seat. Have fun with a really pale arm, at least it makes finding a vein easier.... ]

It just made sense. Neck would be uncomfortable, and thigh is harder to get at. [ Those are messiest when cut, after all. ]

[freedom_engineer]

Don't worry about it too much, Duke. We've been doing this for a while. It may sting a little bit, but it's all routine and safe.

[He's busily setting up the equipment to study blood tests. Sadly, they don't have a proper phlebotomy lab, so... yeah, barracks science is a go.]

It's just a quick poke with a needle, right?

[doctor_dragoon]

[To work, then. Yukio moves through the process smoothly, tying a rubber tourniquet around Duke's upper arm and raising the vein with a few light taps. A quick swab of disinfectant later he's got his syringe at the ready.]

Keep your arm held out straight and still and we'll be finished pretty quickly. Any pain should be minimal, if you feel anything at all.

[He's pretty confident in his skills here, so there'll be no digging around to find the right spot. Once he's got the needle inserted it'll only be a matter of thirty seconds or so before he draws it out again and presses a small gauze pad to the puncture.]

[notduchess]

[ Huh. ]

Watching it was weirder than feeling it.

[ Want Duke to hold that gauze in place Yukio, so you can go and do doctory things? ]