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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: (☇ 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. )
crocodilesmiles: (☇ grin like you're not sure you should)

[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.
crocodilesmiles: (☇ ask a question with eyebrows quirked)

[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!
crocodilesmiles: (☇ a half grin of curious questions)

[personal profile] crocodilesmiles 2013-11-03 03:16 pm (UTC)(link)
( Secret solidarity! Though a complicated one, like her feelings on vigilantes, all formed and tested here in this world, not at home. She smiles, brief and almost shy, because this is a question she asks without thinking: )

Does that mean you have superheroes where you're from?
crocodilesmiles: (☇ serious regard and concentration)

[personal profile] crocodilesmiles 2013-11-03 03:32 pm (UTC)(link)
( She nods, slowly, considering those she's met. )

I think some vigilantes end up doing that, too. To make it make sense why they keep doing what they're doing, even if it eats up all of their life along the way.

( All their identity, at least. )
crocodilesmiles: (☇ smile in a way not all heartfelt)

[personal profile] crocodilesmiles 2013-11-03 03:57 pm (UTC)(link)
That's why we've all got friends, though! To help us keep things in perspective.

( She nods; she's been that person for others, continues to be now, just as they are for her. )

Though this place is different than the kinds of fighting vigilantes do... at least from what I understand. Probably from superheroes, too, you know? I don't think either are meant to mess around with all of a world's history. Usually that's what the bad guys do.
crocodilesmiles: (☇ consider with lips pursed)

[personal profile] crocodilesmiles 2013-11-03 04:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah! Exactly that. I think that parts important. 'Cause otherwise, hiding away from the people you're fighting with, that's a big lack of trust. How's everyone supposed to trust each other if we won't even state who we are?
crocodilesmiles: (☇ smile and duck down your head)

[personal profile] crocodilesmiles 2013-11-03 04:43 pm (UTC)(link)
( She tries real hard, but any secret to what she could do was traded away by Marco without so much as a how-to-do, and she hasn't tried to keep it hidden so much as limited in what people knew about it. Collette doesn't want people to pull away.

It's her biggest concern, feeling isolated among people who used to be friends. )


That is a little silly, though! When you think about it. You're you, no matter if you're this you, or the person you say you are when you're fighting. That part of you isn't all made up. It still has to come from you! But...

( She bites down on her lower lip for a moment. )

But it's easier, sometimes, to think that all of you isn't as easy to swallow as the better parts of you are, presented in a way people might like. I used to think like that a lot, you know? People here have been beating me out of it.

( She shares with a grin and a wink. )