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an enigma wrapped in a shyness burrito ([personal profile] bumbles) wrote in [community profile] exsilium2013-10-28 12:29 pm

joint video post: announcing free first aid kits and clinic stuff! by Donny, Steph, Ella and Flora

( THE SETTING: the setting isn't exciting. I mean, it's the clinic and it looks extremely clean and well organised, but that's probably more a relief to any observers than exciting. Donny is himself, dressed in his scrubs, sleeves of the long shirt he wears underneath rolled up so that the tattoos and metal bands around his forearms are visible. He'd look sort of badass if he didn't also look a little bit green.

Fortunately he is surrounded by attractive people and first aid kits! YEAH. AWESOME. Ella is on his right, Flora as his left, although they're positioned on one side of the camera. Almost like they are keeping room for something. )

Um, h-hey. I'm-- I'm Donny, I um, I help in the-- the c-clinic? With-- supplies, and coordinating uh, stuff. ( There's a long pause, and he glances to Flora, fumbling with his words for a second before he can put something together. ) Um, just-- we just wanted to announce that we have um, m-made first aid k-kits for all the Transports. I think-- some of you p-picked them up at the m-meeting

( he's making a conscious effort not to fidget, but he looks so uncomfortable, and there's a reason he doesn't... do video posts. This time he's chewing his lip, glancing at Ella for a second before his gaze drops and his fingers curl towards his palms. )

If you haven't g-got one yet, if you c-could um, please come by the c-clinic. It'd b-be-- be good to get um, everyone checked off the list b-before the day n-new Transports arrive. And-- yep.

( Oh what's that? Donny seems to look horrified for a second, before Stephanie steps on camera, holding a first aid kit and modelling its contents the way you might see a car or a fridge or another fantastic prize modelled on a quiz show. Stephanie, please.

She even has a suitable 'game show model' smile, though it turns into a sheepish grin about a third of the way into her little demonstration.

With that ruined, she steps up so she's closer to the camera, putting an arm around Donny's shoulders as she addresses their audience. Donny would like the ground to swallow him up and it shows. ]


Sorry, they dared me to do it. [No they didn't.] Hey, everyone, I'm Steph, and I'm here to help you learn how to use these handy little things, if you'd like. Well, there are a few other people who can teach you as well, but I'm the cutest.

[Donny is looking horrified still (THIS IS A SERIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT), but Steph is all smiles.]

Anyway, most of this stuff is pretty simple, but if you'd like to learn your way around basic first aid, there are some classes you can sign up for, either by replying here, or coming down to the clinic whenever you're free. [a beat, to let that sink in, then:] That's it from me, have a good one, guys.

[And with a little salute, and a pat to Donny's arm, she moves off screen. There's sort of... trepidation and concern in how he looks to the others, now, waiting for them to chip in. ]

Ella is trying to smile next to Donny. She’s been slightly under the weather -a lot, actually- but hearing him make an effort and kind off flail at it does wonders for her mood. Maybe she’s a bit of a bad friend. Sighing, she takes a step forth as she holds a kit up. ]

It’s free, of course, and we will replenish it whenever you need. It has a bunch of useful stuff, both for treating whatever little nuisance you might have and prevent something serious to get even more serious before you can get help.
[ A beat. ] And of course, you should totally come to the Infirmary if you really need to. Having a kit will solve some problems, but here’s where we make sure you get better.

[ She glances at Flora. While Ella can talk for hours, this is a joint effort, so she’ll bite her tongue. For now. ] [She appreciates the self-restraint, Ella. Donny looks at her and she flashes him a warm and encouraging smile. She’s really proud of him for doing this and taking initiative. When Stephanie makes her display, Flora tries to look stern, at least for Donny’s sake, but it’s clear she’s trying very hard not to laugh. She manages it. Somehow. Barely. Boy, does she ever love working here, sometimes. By the time it’s her turn to speak, though, she smoothly takes her cue and is quite composed, if still smiling.]

If for some reason you’re unable to pick up a kit, arrangements can be made to have them delivered to you. We’re here to help, so just let us know, and we’ll do our best to accommodate you.


( Thanks, ladies. BUT BEFORE THEY WRAP THIS UP, Donny kind of shakes himself out of his state of I HATE PUBLIC SPEAKING to add, )

We're-- we're t-trying to uh, make sure we have all our b-bases covered for um, Transports that aren't human. C-cause-- I guess m-most of our knowledge and equipment is human... human f-focused. And-- yeah, any help p-preparing would be great. We have some other staff who aren't human, if you'd uh, f-feel-- feel m-more comfortable talking to them. Galadriel and-- there's also blood d-donations and-- Yeah. You c-can um, always ask us for m-more details and stuff. Thank you.

( Oh God can they turn off the feed now please turn off the feed-- thank God, Flora bounds forward and turns off the device. )


( OOC: Responses will come from Donny and various other clinic folks!
You also don't have to play out your character receiving a first aid kit! These losers will try to make sure every transport has one ASAP, delivering if they must. THEY WILL HUNT YOU DOWN TO GIVE YOU YOUR FIRST AID KIT. But, you know. Politely. )
crocodilesmiles: (☇ curious glance over shoulder)

[personal profile] crocodilesmiles 2013-10-28 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
( She's still working on notes of some sort, looking up when she thinks she hears a knock. )

Door's open!

( She calls out. )

Come in!
crocodilesmiles: (☇ smile looking down so unconvinced)

[personal profile] crocodilesmiles 2013-10-28 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
( No, but her problem is still self limiting, and that's not what she wanted him here for. )

Hey! Thanks for coming by. I just... so you guys are trying to deal with blood stuff, right? For all species, I'm guessing?

( She waits for some kind of confirmation from him. )

That's something I can help with. In a weird way, but -- yeah.
crocodilesmiles: (☇ smiling while mildly confused)

[personal profile] crocodilesmiles 2013-10-28 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
Mind closing the door?

( She's not overtly secretive; how she asks is even playful. )

I promise, I won't bite!
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[personal profile] crocodilesmiles 2013-10-28 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
( Nonetheless, Collette laughs, settling back in her chair and folding her hands into her lap. )

Yeah, definitely! People's mouths are germy. They're only good for like, kissing, when you know where they've been! Anyway --( that aside... ) -- it's just that I can sort of help with the alien biology thing. Like, needing exact matches? If I acquire someone, then I can turn into them, physically, down to their DNA, bone marrow, size, optimal weight, you name it. Which seems like it'd be a good thing for donations like you're thinking, though anything I do would have to be done in under two hours. Even if it's unsafe for me -- it's necessary.
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[personal profile] crocodilesmiles 2013-10-28 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
( She won't object to handouts of lubrication and condoms Donny, it's not that she needs them right now or anything but hey there's being forever prepared! She does remember people's reactions, though. Sometime later, she'll use this to tease you Donny, all out of love.

To his statement on times, she shakes her head. )


No, that's not what I mean. And it doesn't work with morphing like it does with people usually. As long as I morph back to me, then to something else, you could take as much blood from me in a morph in a day as you can manage in under two hours. There is no relapse time or whatever -- my blood count in morph will always be at the healthy level it's supposed to be for that person.
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[personal profile] crocodilesmiles 2013-10-28 04:56 am (UTC)(link)
( S E X U A L E X P L O R A T I O N

I mean what nothing like that nothing at all!!! )


Mmm, it's a time limit. Morphing's not something you're born with, it's given. If I'm in a morph for more than two hours, I'm stuck. Forever.
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[personal profile] crocodilesmiles 2013-10-28 05:23 am (UTC)(link)
We just need to ask them, 'cause it's not just their species. It's them.

,small>( Which is why she cocks her head to the side. )

What do you mean, how do I make stuff work for non-human species?
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[personal profile] crocodilesmiles 2013-10-28 05:37 am (UTC)(link)
( She smiles, finally getting what he means. )

You dont know everything, of course, but even people have some baseline instincts, you know? Those come with the morph. I keep saying acquire, and that's what I mean. I acquire a morph. It's like pokemon, but for genetics. I'm becoming a temporary clone of people or animal's I've touched.

( If she's intended to acquire them. Given that she's a handsy person, she doesn't want people getting the wrong idea -- she only has two human morphs, and both were given with permission (Caesar's being a sort of backward exception, since he'd acquired himself while being her). )

There's a lot of stuff that's automatic, that way.
crocodilesmiles: (☇ serious regard and concentration)

[personal profile] crocodilesmiles 2013-10-30 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
( She shrugs a shoulder. )

I'm an old pro at them anyway. If it can help...? There's one rule, though. People have to be told what it means up front, and not to tell around. If they want me to sign something, to I don't know, say I won't be them except in the case of medical emergency, that's fine, but they have to know, and they have to say they won't tell everyone else. Anyone else.

( She doesn't want people getting the wrong idea around her. )
crocodilesmiles: (☇ ask them dubiously)

[personal profile] crocodilesmiles 2013-10-30 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
I don't know Kirian well... but I'd like him, over Saul, if that's okay.

( She thinks Saul does good work, but it's always unnerved her how Steph went to him and let him know about her condition before ever asking Collette.

For some things, she needs them to be on her terms. It's never felt right with either of them when it came down to health affecting... anything. )


That makes it a secret between you and me and maybe Kirian, then just the donor-recipients. Since they'd kind of be both!

( It's taken Exsilium to teach her about these sorts of secrets. It's hard to determine what's worth keeping close and what isn't... or it had been. It's getting more complicated every day. )
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[personal profile] crocodilesmiles 2013-11-01 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
Just you, please. Even in the Clinic, just you, and maybe Ashraf. I know him, and I think I can trust you.

( She hopes, since she delivers that with a smile. )

Secrets are way more complicated than I ever really wanted to be.
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[personal profile] crocodilesmiles 2013-11-03 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
You're being responsible. Plus, you talked through all of that, even when it's hard for you. That's something admirable, I think!

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