back to school, back to school

[suddenlycaptain]

CHARACTERS: Carolyn Fry, Simon Tam, and YOU
LOCATION: Medbay!
WARNINGS: Who even knows with the people on this ship. Everything. Let's just go with everything.
SUMMARY: Space training! Learn why health is important! Doctors! "The story so far!" I am bad at setting up logs like this!
NOTES: FREE-FOR-ALL, go nuts.

[ Two hours after Carolyn's post is when the training starts, with Simon and Carolyn covering their respective subjects with as much patience as possible. Questions and discussions are welcome, as is mingling both before and after. Share what you know, learn what you don't know, remember that space and/or the ship could kill you, and meet people! ]

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carolyn fry

[suddenlycaptain]

[ Carolyn does her best to make herself as accessible as she can before and after the training session, just as she does her best to answer questions and not lose her temper at anyone she feels is wasting time. If you'd like to ask questions about the Tranquility, feel free to ask at any time she pauses to check during her part of the presentation. You can also ask her questions or just approach for a chat when she's not busy and is moving through the crowd or standing off to the side and keeping an eye on things. Still, she hardly knows it all; while Simon presents his information, Carolyn can be seen looking thoughtful, overheard asking a few questions, or contributing in the discussions as well. ]

hello

[prince]

[ it's absolutely merlin's fault he's here — in full mail, mind, because he'd heard the word training and his mind had jumped to the obvious conclusion. for that reason he's disappointed in the amount of talking that is going on, though he'll concede that when the content isn't impenetrable, it's interesting enough. ]

You certainly seem to know a lot about all this.

oh my god they have the same haircut

[suddenlycaptain]

[ She had told Merlin to bring people along, and with all she's heard about Arthur, she has wanted to meet him just to... see what he's like in person, she supposes. Either way, she doesn't know that this is Arthur. She just knows that someone who... clearly doesn't know anything about space... is talking to her. ]

Space is more or less my life.

[prince]

Isn't that a little dull? I mean, from what I can tell it's quite empty.

[ empty and dangerous, but this has been all about making it less dangerous, so perhaps that's a little dull too. ]

Anyway. I wanted to ask you about space radiation.

[suddenlycaptain]

It can be. The excitement is usually something dangerous -- pirates, mercs, cults.

[ But she shrugs. ] I love flying. I like seeing the planets and stations we dock at.

[ Of course, then Arthur says "space radiation" and Carolyn looks remarkably like someone's just kicked her in the stomach. ]

Simon covered that.

[prince]

Er, yes. Yes, the physician was — quite thorough.

[ how he managed to not fall asleep, he's still not sure. force of will, he supposes, learnt from listening to geoffrey of monmouth talking the histories in long council meetings. ]

It's just, my manservant is a bit of an idiot, and apparently more superstitious than I gave him credit for, and he brings it up a lot.

all your burning medical questions.

[doc_pompous]

Simon's clearly not quite used to addressing so many people, but he goes through the motions as best he can, covering the following topics:

1) Myths and misconceptions of space radiation. Spoiler alert: it is not slowly killing you don't worry.

2) Basic wound care and why antiseptic is important and why we don't use leeches anymore.

3) An overview of how to use the automated medical equipment.

4) A gentle reminder that if something is wrong, to see a doctor.

Afterwards, he makes himself available for questions. If you ever wanted to ask a medical professional about space radiation, now is your chance.

[prince]

What do you mean your don't use leeches.

[ are you sure you're really a doctor, simon tam? because you're getting all the side-eye. between this and the lack of concern for space radiation, arthur's wondering where you got your credentials. ]

[ he crosses his arms. ]

How else are you meant to cure bad blood?

[doc_pompous]

[oh boy here we go]

Bad blood is...well, it's an outdated concept. There really isn't good blood, or bad blood, just...bad things in blood.

[How exactly does one explain microscopic bacteria and viruses to the Ren Faire...]

And we don't need leeches to get rid of that, we have medicine instead.

[prince]

Wouldn't a combination of leeches and medicine be a better insurance?

[doc_pompous]

[There comes a time every now and again where Simon has to step back and ask himself

"is this real life".

This is one of those times. This is real life.]

Well, we...don't have leeches on board, for one. On the other, losing blood is actually bad for you.

[prince]

What? Are you sure you're a doctor?

[ because seriously. ]

I'm not talking about blood-loss through an injury, obviously. But surely, a bleeding from the right point at the body, performed by a proper physician, just until there's a feeling of faintness...

[ he looks almost pleading, like he's trying to give simon a chance to redeem himself and say oh, yes, actually, that sort of bleeding is absolutely great for you. ]

[suddenlycaptain]

[ Once everyone has finished and she and Simon are left behind, Carolyn heads over. Her hair's a little more frazzled than it was at the start, but at least she hasn't ripped any of it out. ]

Come through okay?

[doc_pompous]

[Here is the biggest sigh of relief you ever did see. Or hear. Or both.]

I think so. It's a lot of information to get out there.

[suddenlycaptain]

[ Both. Definitely both. ]

Yeah, it is. You did good, though.

[doc_pompous]

[He sort of checks to see if anyone is still milling about before he lets his shoulders sag and leans back on one of the counter tops.]

Thanks. If you need me to do a follow up--

[suddenlycaptain]

I'll let you know ahead of time.

[ And maybe bring him a drink. ]

[glom]

[ While Simon goes through the questions (however odd they are- she doesn't know why people are even talking about leeches...) Emily stays near the back, doing her best to blend in even though she's very obviously uncomfortable in medical. She's seen him around, on the occasions she's lurked outside of medical, trying to get the nerve up to actually go inside and ask for help- but she hasn't, and so she hasn't actually spoken to him.

Until now- when the questions seem to have died down and people are milling out of medical or moving away from Simon. Emily approaches only when she's fairly sure no one is paying him attention any longer. ]

So, the automatic medical... things- are they only for cats who've gotten the broderick, or do they do other things too?

[doc_pompous]

Sorry, what?

[The slang misses him entirely and he tilts his head slightly to the side, trying to parse the question.]

I, uh...they're programmed so that the Medbay can operate on a skeleton crew. You need someone with clearance to access the more complex functions, but--what kind of injury do you mean?

[glom]

Okay, so one of you officials needs to be present- makes sense. But I mean, [ Oh boy, here we go. Seventeen year old subterfuge, hold onto your socks! ] Say a broad needs a- uh, to get her appendix out, or something- that happens frequently enough, right? Do you put her in there and let it do it's thing, or do you pull out the coats and do it the old fashioned way?

[doc_pompous]

I've uh, I've only performed emergency surgery here, and we do that ourselves because split-second, life-or-death decisions sort of require...the old fashioned way.

[Hey, it's a fair enough question. He shrugs.]

For something relatively simple like an appendectomy? You could program the system to perform the surgery without human assistance. I think I'd leave the decison up to the patient, though.

[glom]

[ The process of cutting into someone and removing an organ- even a useless one- is considered simple? Your pompous side is showing Mister Tam! ]

So what's considered complicated?

open }

[killarevolution]

[Here's Haymitch again, sitting in on the discussion AND HE BROUGHT A GUEST. Thanks to his efforts, Katniss is also present (although likely none too happy to be somewhere that reminds her of the Training Center.

She'll get over it.

Like always, he's at the back of the room, listening but otherwise being his surly gruff self.... And mostly guarding the door in case Katniss tries to sneak off.]

godddd haymitch you're the worst

[nock]

[ Haymitch is his usual self, and so is Katniss -- meaning that, since she's currently surrounded by people and yes, in the ship's very own training center where they'll learn to survive this arena, she's wearing an expression that speaks very clearly of what she's thinking. namely that there are few places on the tranquility she wouldn't rather be than here.

she won't attempt to leave, aware of that Haymitch won't allow her to (she knows him too well to think that) but neither is she going to be actively participating in this space training, no matter how useful it could be. it's also quite possible that the only reason she agreed to come was that Carolyn's responsible for it, though she won't admit as much. ]

[killarevolution]

You might actually learn something from all this. [He's noticed her complete disinterest and when he speaks, he doesn't actually look at her, all eyes on Carolyn.]