when you were putting the lab back did you see where my gloves went? i'll probably have to just get new ones
( she'd been in during the day when he hadn't been in there, having slowly started broaching it with kyle, little moments that she'd grown to trying to re-sort out her section and what she'd kept there. what was still good, anyway. it's the first day since the flooding that she'd been up to it )
You'd have to parse through everything we salvaged and tell me.
My guess is you're better off buying a new pair. Everything we didn't throw out, we decontaminated within an inch of its life. [It wasn't pretty, even if the lab's functional again, and looking much better this many months after the earthquake.]
maybe i know they're safe it's just the one thing i'm extra careful about i've had gloves before that i thought were safe and ended up not being safe so i prefer my own stock
['Yikes', as the kids in the city would say. That's the last thing any of Haven's staff needs happening to them in a dire moment.]
I take your point.
Where did you buy from to get the ones you have? If you tell Kyle, I'm certain he'd be willing to stock extra pairs for the future, or keep a few in the robot for emergencies.
I doubt this is the last time we see something happening in the city like the earthquake. [So being prepared is paramount.]
We lost a great deal. Not simply general supplies, but several pieces of testing equipment didn't survive the deluge, and then the decontamination process. [Which he thinks she ought to know, but he also hasn't seen her in the lab in some time, which must be why she doesn't.]
May I ask why? The dangers of mould and loose wiring were corrected months ago.
It took a month to alleviate health hazards to living doctors, nurses, and technicians, but replacing equipment and operations to their previous state is ongoing. I suspect the financial pressures of replacing equipment with an entirely new set has been something of a hurdle. [He has complete faith that Kyle's on top of it, but having run a clinic himself in London, he knows scrounging up funds for an unexpected emergency expense isn't always easy.]
i was in the lab when the water started coming in i was terrified and getting from that floor of the hospital took some time the fear stayed with me and i already had bad mental connections with the lab from home but i've got tricks to help and i'm in a better place to try and ease in
He isn't entirely pleased with himself for not asking about this earlier, but finding out now is helpful. There's no doubt in his mind that Kyle must know, too. From what he's seen around the hospital and randomly on the network, the two seem to have a closer relationship.
No wonder she's still listed as on duty at the lab, but hasn't been in it.]
I had no idea; I was on the top floor of Haven at the time of the quake.
[What she says about herself is true, but he doubts his direct approach all along has helped much. He doesn't relish the opportunity to talk about his feelings or the more difficult challenges the city throws at him, either, but there's been no path forward for him that hasn't forced the issue in the end.
Time and time again, Amelia's earliest words about the city keep ringing true: living here is messy.]
I appreciate the heads-up. I did wonder if you'd decided to give up lab work completely.
You're missed - the technicians don't stay long enough to be good sounding boards.
give me a "consult" it's one of my tricks i came up with with my last lab partner here before you it'll give me a push to come in until i'm settled but the freedom to leave after if it's too much some days once i'm in i can settle for a while some days just that moment but i haven't left you
[There've been more than a few instances where he's automatically turned to look over his shoulder to get her opinion on something, so he knows consult opportunities will be plentiful. It's a good idea.]
Easily done.
Give me a pair of gloves you prefer, and I'll have them waiting for you in a clean spot come next week.
Of course. It has been some time since our last walk.
If you're taking any evening or night shifts this week, there's a new food and drink cart that's set up near the hospital. There might be worth in seeing what a pan-dimensional city considers good street food. [Not exactly his thing, but something he can imagine enough people who have to eat might be intrigued by.]
[With any luck it won't be dosed, but he'll do a little casing of the vendor beforehand to make sure.]
Likewise. Looking forward to it.
Speaking of the upper floors, how have you been finding working with the robot? I haven't been able to check in with her as much as I'd like.
[ooc: The robot's sentient, and programmed to help with lifting big loads/patients, going into rooms with highly contagious patients, processing pharmacy orders, delivering needed supplies around the hospital, and other more basic nursing tasks. Quentin B. designed it, and he had experience working in a nursing home, so its programming is based on that. It probably had some awkward bedside moments in its earlier months as patients and the doctors were getting used to it, and as the robot was learning and getting more socially sophisticated.]
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i'll probably have to just get new ones
( she'd been in during the day when he hadn't been in there, having slowly started broaching it with kyle, little moments that she'd grown to trying to re-sort out her section and what she'd kept there. what was still good, anyway. it's the first day since the flooding that she'd been up to it )
text; @C. Saville
My guess is you're better off buying a new pair. Everything we didn't throw out, we decontaminated within an inch of its life. [It wasn't pretty, even if the lab's functional again, and looking much better this many months after the earthquake.]
Re: text; @C. Saville
i've got some in the er i just didn't want to split them
i'll keep more with me until i can get more
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i know they're safe
it's just the one thing i'm extra careful about
i've had gloves before that i thought were safe and ended up not being safe
so i prefer my own stock
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Not safe? What do you mean?
Is this something that happened with gloves that Haven stocks?
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i'd grabbed some gloves quickly to go to a patient
had an allergic reaction to them
one of my worst ones
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I take your point.
Where did you buy from to get the ones you have? If you tell Kyle, I'm certain he'd be willing to stock extra pairs for the future, or keep a few in the robot for emergencies.
I doubt this is the last time we see something happening in the city like the earthquake. [So being prepared is paramount.]
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it's how i have stock in the er
i guess i'm now seeing how far that stock stretches and how much we lost
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Have you been to the lab since the flood?
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ten minutes here or there to ease in and find some things
slow process
how long did it take to get it operational again?
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It took a month to alleviate health hazards to living doctors, nurses, and technicians, but replacing equipment and operations to their previous state is ongoing. I suspect the financial pressures of replacing equipment with an entirely new set has been something of a hurdle. [He has complete faith that Kyle's on top of it, but having run a clinic himself in London, he knows scrounging up funds for an unexpected emergency expense isn't always easy.]
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i was terrified and getting from that floor of the hospital took some time
the fear stayed with me
and i already had bad mental connections with the lab from home
but i've got tricks to help and i'm in a better place to try and ease in
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He isn't entirely pleased with himself for not asking about this earlier, but finding out now is helpful. There's no doubt in his mind that Kyle must know, too. From what he's seen around the hospital and randomly on the network, the two seem to have a closer relationship.
No wonder she's still listed as on duty at the lab, but hasn't been in it.]
I had no idea; I was on the top floor of Haven at the time of the quake.
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i'm learning to
and someone in the lab probably should know
i'm glad you missed the worst of it
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Time and time again, Amelia's earliest words about the city keep ringing true: living here is messy.]
I appreciate the heads-up. I did wonder if you'd decided to give up lab work completely.
You're missed - the technicians don't stay long enough to be good sounding boards.
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it's one of my tricks i came up with with my last lab partner
here before you
it'll give me a push to come in until i'm settled but the freedom to leave after if it's too much
some days once i'm in i can settle for a while
some days just that moment
but i haven't left you
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Easily done.
Give me a pair of gloves you prefer, and I'll have them waiting for you in a clean spot come next week.
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thanks
and i'm always around the hospital even if not in the lab
or for coffee
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If you're taking any evening or night shifts this week, there's a new food and drink cart that's set up near the hospital. There might be worth in seeing what a pan-dimensional city considers good street food. [Not exactly his thing, but something he can imagine enough people who have to eat might be intrigued by.]
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i'm in good enough hands to risk the street food
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Likewise. Looking forward to it.
Speaking of the upper floors, how have you been finding working with the robot? I haven't been able to check in with her as much as I'd like.
[ooc: The robot's sentient, and programmed to help with lifting big loads/patients, going into rooms with highly contagious patients, processing pharmacy orders, delivering needed supplies around the hospital, and other more basic nursing tasks. Quentin B. designed it, and he had experience working in a nursing home, so its programming is based on that. It probably had some awkward bedside moments in its earlier months as patients and the doctors were getting used to it, and as the robot was learning and getting more socially sophisticated.]
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never had a robot around before
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