video | un: c.fraser

[nineteenfortyfive]

[Here is one disgruntled English lady. You might have seen various shades of this annoyance after the pods plummeted to the earth, checking for injuries (maybe on you, personally), or more recently at the Sanctuary collecting blood. Apparently, the latter is why she's deemed it necessary to post.]

Thought I'd drop a quick word, given some of my experiences since we've all come together.

Now, I understand we all come from various worlds and times, with vastly differentiating forms of medicine, but I'm sure it's safe to say that bloodletting is not the preffered sort of medicine people want here. I don't care if someone here handed you a knife, of if that's what you're used to doing. That is not how you collect blood. You use a needle, and hopefully it's held by someone that knows how to find a vein. If you'd like to learn, I'd be happy to teach you.

Secondly? Your blood, assuming you're... human, or what the biologically average human is, is going to be used by anyone who needs it, rich or poor. The blood of a king is not going to make a beggar on the street suddenly somehow contend for a throne that doesn't even bloody exist in this world.

[There's a pause in which she almost calls a certain someone named Richard out, but she's a better woman than that. Just barely.

There's a flicker of a forced smile.]

Thank you.

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video, un: j.watson

[enarms]

[ EVERYONE RAISE A GLASS FOR CLAIRE FRASER ]

Oh, God. You had fun at the blood bank too, then.

[ CRINGING in solidarity... but also so as not to be too visibly pleased that she's giving the masses a dressing down... ]

[nineteenfortyfive]

Oh, do tell.

[Look at that sweet smile. Except she's not smiling. She just looks annoyed.]

video, un: ironborn

[reek]

[ THIS JUST IN: JOHN WATSON IS NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH BLOODBANK PROBLEMS. Theon was one of the Ye Olde trouble makers, but he's laughing now, mostly due to the second topic at hand. ]

Who was the fool that was convinced of that? Was his name Robb Stark?

[ He highly doubts it; that isn't Robb behavior, but it would give him something to hold over Robb's head if it were. ]

[nineteenfortyfive]

[No, she just plucked a knife out of the king of the north's hand like he was a child grabbing a cookie before supper.]

I shouldn't name names.

[That doesn't sound very convincing, Claire.]

voice, un: carter

[revlon]

[ She's out on patrol at the outskirts of town, Claire. You get what amounts to a phonecall. Lightly, ]

Everything all right?

[nineteenfortyfive]

Fine, fine. Everything's fine. Just the usual. [Half the time she's in some state of annoyance. Nothing too new, is it?]

While I've got you here--you didn't leave some sort of egg on the nightstand, did you? I almost knocked the thing to the floor this morning.

video; un: ROCKET

[beatupgrass]

[yeah yeah blah blah blood bank blah blah another medical person (INSTANT DISTRUST)... Okay, but the bit about the blood of a king is fucking hilarious. As evidenced by this video of a raccoon laughing his head off.]

Are you serious?! Did someone really say that? What kind of idiots do we have in this place?

[nineteenfortyfive]

[She's seen a lot of strange things in her time here, and she swore she saw a raccoon perhaps talking, walking upright with ease, but it was a stressful time. She brushed it off as her mind playing tricks on her except here it is. Talking. Laughing. Don't mind her going a bit pale.]

Oh. Um. Yes.

[??????]

voice, un: endsoftheearth

[earthy]

[Well, color him curious.]

What's the problem with a knife? A small cut can't be much worse than a small... puncture?

[Curious and clueless.]

[nineteenfortyfive]

A cut, even a small one, opens yourself to infection. A small puncture is far easier to keep clean, and heals faster.

[Quick and dirty of it, anyway.]

That, and a needle is much more controlled. Should I make an error with that, it's just a prick to the skin. With a blade? I could sever an artery, make someone bleed to death.

text, un: Yousoro★

[ayes]

I kinda think Id almost prefer the knife...
maybe its dumb but its way less scary than a needle (⌯˃̶᷄ ﹏ ˂̶᷄⌯)

[nineteenfortyfive]

[She switches over to text after deciding she has no idea what those squigglies are.]

How so?

video | un:edmund

[exonerated]

A king said that, I take it.

[ he's trying not to laugh it's not working ]

[nineteenfortyfive]

I suppose he was. Not important enough of a title to remember.

[She's just being a brat.]

un: real_life_actual_king

[tummyflowers]

Oh. Oh. So it's going to be like that, is it? How very mature of you. I was going to let this all drop, but I'm just going to come out and say it.

This was the worst customer service I have experienced. Ever. And that's coming from a guy living in the Middle Ages, so horrible customer service is already expected. Zero stars. Zero stars out of a thousand stars, just to make it absolutely clear how low the score would be.

[nineteenfortyfive]

I am entirely certain you're the only person to believe as such. I have wonderful bedside manner. So, I wonder where the problem is?

[Him! It's him. Certainly not Claire needing some sort of enemy everywhere she goes.]

video | un: zevran

[agradecido]

[WOW. Wow. w o w man that is. A lot to unpack.

The thought of some unknown someone taking someone else's blood for Maker knows what use still sets his hair on end but he's not about to pop out with that information just off the bat like that, anyway.

Almost as an aside: ] You would not think so, to hear kings tell of it.

[And then, slightly louder.] I admit, those of us who are more used to Lysa's sort of healing think very little of being bled, whether leeches or otherwise. But you have me curious: what is all of that blood they've bought for?

[nineteenfortyfive]

[Blood they've bought. Blunt way to but it, but not wrong.]

It's for whoever happens to need it. I hear we have some people with unique... conditions. But, generally, if someone is injured or ill and loses blood, they can be given some that's been donated.

video | un: manbun

[song_of_ice]

[An entitled king? Who else could it be?]

You have been talking to Richard.

[nineteenfortyfive]

You've had the pleasure, then?

video; un: lady

[unprays]

A king who doesn't want to help the people is not much of a king.

[ a statement, rather than judgement, though her tone is much like it regardless — she has known many kings, good and bad ones. the good ones always cared for their people, their well-being. ]

We are very lucky to have your expertise, Claire. I was there, too... the knives did not look very safe.

[nineteenfortyfive]

I don't know if the man I met would be able to help himself out of a box, so in this case it may be best.

[That second part has her making a face. She doesn't like the idea of Sansa and knives.]

The next time you're at the clinic for anything, please, come find me.

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[cacoethical]

1. what if youre not 'biologically average' like what if your blood isnt normal???? hypothetically????????

2. what are your opinions on waterfowl??????? ducks specifically

[nineteenfortyfive]

1. Then I would suggest not donating. There are other ways to help if you're so inclined.

2. I don't have much opinion other than ducklings are cute.

video — un: direwolf

[northborn]

[ The most sheepish scruffing of a beard, awkward knuckles, more of a mess than a king in any direction. ]

I had hoped my prior apologies might have softened the impression I gave you, but it appears there really is only one — and I've ruined it, haven't I.

[nineteenfortyfive]

[Oh, no. Claire laughs softly, because Robb is not the one she had in mind when making this post. But he does look apologetic enough for every "noble" person in this place.]

You're not the worst offender, not by far. I wasn't even thinking of you when I said that, but I do appreciate that you're fretting about my impression of you.