['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.]
Understandable. It's an unorthodox addition for any hospital. Does your discomfort come down to the design [He'd say it's on the old-fashioned-looking side for a modern robot. Quentin did say he could make a synthetic flesh for it, but there hasn't been time to put in another commission with how much attention the rebuilding has called for.] or something else?
I've found it adept at its programmed tasks, but at times it still asks patients sensitive questions in a very... direct manner. [He's not sure how to fix that, either, other than catching Madame Cur13 at the moment and correcting her there and then. He's done it here and there, and it's been an experience each time.]
unfamiliarity? though the design probably doesn't help it's taken me a while to get used to/be okay with other 'not normal' things so this is just new and it's pretty weird. personally
The purpose behind its commission was to staff the hospital with someone who could never be spontaneously sent away by LIES.
Quentin said he could make a synthetic skin of some sort for it, to make it appear human. I haven't requested a prototype yet, because I can't decide if that would be more, or less uncanny for patients once they found out it was a machine. What do you think?
Ideally, I'd say. We never know whether a patient will be comfortable being seen to by something other than a human. [It's why he's upfront about being a vampire. If someone's prejudiced against him, it'd feel dishonest to surprise them with that information after the fact.]
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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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I've found it adept at its programmed tasks, but at times it still asks patients sensitive questions in a very... direct manner. [He's not sure how to fix that, either, other than catching Madame Cur13 at the moment and correcting her there and then. He's done it here and there, and it's been an experience each time.]
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though the design probably doesn't help
it's taken me a while to get used to/be okay with other 'not normal' things
so this is just new
and it's pretty weird. personally
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Fair enough.
The purpose behind its commission was to staff the hospital with someone who could never be spontaneously sent away by LIES.
Quentin said he could make a synthetic skin of some sort for it, to make it appear human. I haven't requested a prototype yet, because I can't decide if that would be more, or less uncanny for patients once they found out it was a machine. What do you think?
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especially when it's not visible
and you probably end up meeting more not human people than you think
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