video, un: j.watson

[enarms]

Hi all. John Watson.

I'm with the original batch of refugees and there's a lot of you I haven't met - a lot I probably never will. [ at this point, with everything so permanently Wild, why not be blase about being Batch Number 1? ] As a doctor, I'd like to reassure and remind you that if the medical methods on offer here make you uncomfortable, there are alternatives. There are plenty of medical professionals from various backgrounds among us, so I encourage you to ask around if you need to. Don't feel like the Sanctuary's your only option - although from what I understand a lot of us do work there now, so it's also a safe place to go even if you are wary.

On that note, I'm putting together a list— yeah, I know we all hate the L word, don't panic —of people who are either medically trained or capable of healing magic. If you fit into that, anywhere from an ability to deliver first aid to, I don't know-- magical liposuction. [ this is a thing he regrets saying as soon as it's said, the immediate frown of "??? why the fuck" appears on his face literally immediately before being smoothed forcibly away ] Get in touch. I'll need to know a few basics. Skillset, medical background, level of expertise, whether or not you're comfortable to be contacted by fellow refugees, whether or not you're comfortable to be contacted to help in an emergency. You don't need to fire it all at me in one go unless you want to, we'll have a chat. Feel free to reply privately, that's fine. Replying doesn't immediately put you on a public database, I won't be handing out your name to anybody without your permission. Thanks.

[ aaaaand with a brief pause to consider if there's anything else to add, a small hand-lift of a wave to the camera when he decides there isn't, it's John out ]


( ooc: please input your medically trained/magical healer/therapist/etc character's info into this spreadsheet if you're interested in having your character contacted for medical shenanigans! It's fine to respond to the spreadsheet without replying to this post, but ICly your character will have needed to make themselves known to John somehow to end up on this list, so we can handwave it (default, no contact necessary) or you can get in touch to work out the details! )

Comments

[enarms]

You can have the information I'm given permission to make public, and you can have the list of people who have signed on to issue first response care. But any confidential information stays confidential, so no, you can't be privy to the whole list.

[cacoethical]

ok 😒😒😒 thank you anyway i suppose

what if i really dont like doctors though???? no offence youre an otherwise excellent person who happens to be a doctor its diffefent

[enarms]

[ oh ]

In that case I can give you recommendations for non-doctor led healthcare. Depending on what the problem is, I've got telepaths, therapists, magical healers, etc.

[ hello my name is John Watson welcome to my non stop doctor & non-doctor doctor shop ]

[cacoethical]

oh no i mean im not sure id want someone getting metaphysical with my squidgy bits either that happens often enough as it is and its never very pleasant

no its just much easier to know what to say or not to say to someone if i know theyre a doctor in advace

and what sort

particularly that bit actually

[enarms]

Oh. You want to avoid them.

I don't think you need to worry about people that way anymore.

[cacoethical]

well not exactly im sure some of them are perfectly nice people!!!!!! on the other hand though yes i suppose thats more or less what im aiming for

and for what its worth while youre probably right dont you also think all of this is just slightly odd???????

[enarms]

Slightly? I'd say it's more than bloody slightly odd. But I'd also say at this point I don't think it's secretly going to all have been orchestrated by one of the doctors

[cacoethical]

no probably not but youve all got the expertise needed to get in on the bits i like least is all im saying

well im saying that and im also saying that in my experience this sort of thing always involves ulterior motives of some sort

[enarms]

[ hm. ]

I'm not going to let any doctor types or anyone else go poking around where they're not invited. If I think there's anyone you need to worry about on this list, or anywhere, I'll let you know.

[cacoethical]

well okay thank you i suppose

not that what you do or dont allow people to do has much influence over what they actually do ive found

still its good of you to try

[enarms]

What I'm saying is if you have any trouble let me know.

[ is that what you were saying, John? at what point did you say this ]

[cacoethical]

[IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE THAT WAS WHAT YOU WERE SAYING, JOHN.]

oh okay it didnt sound like that but i suppose it didnt sound entirely not like that either so again thank you

anyway how are you??????

[A completely unrelated question. Completely.]

[enarms]

[ moving on let's never speak of this again ]

Yeah fine thanks. [ uhm?? ] You?

[ what is this conversation were now having ]

[cacoethical]

im fine as ever!!!! 😊😊😊😊

[Literally always fine. Literally never not fine.]

im just wondering if youre fine too which youve just said you are so that answers that question

[enarms]

That's good.

[ I wish I knew how to properly communicate with All This ]

Are you sure

[cacoethical]

sure that youre fine?????? no not really but i was trying not to pry

[enarms]

What's brought this up? I'm fine

[cacoethical]

you just seem awfully busy already i mean i hardly ever see you not that im entitled to that exactly its just that we live together technically

also 'magical liposuction'??????? clearly the invention of a troubled mind

[JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE SAFE.]

1/2

[enarms]

[ FOR FUCK'S SAKE ]

Slip of the tongue

[enarms]

Yeah sorry there's just a lot to do and a 40 hour work week on top of it. Speaking of, if you want to move somewhere less

like ours

I'm making enough that we can upgrade

[ d-d-distraction tactics ]

[cacoethical]

what youre inviting me to move in with you???? voluntarily????? me????????????? are you sure youre okay???????????????

[enarms]

Combination of factors: I prefer not to live alone, I can't be bothered to get to know a new person if I don't have to, you're a person I get along with fine and you've been a decent housemate. See?
Sound reasoning, perfectly fine.

[cacoethical]

to be honest im not entirely sure how to respond to that 😮😮😮😮 i mean sure!!! yes!!!! definitely!!! that seems entirely well-reasoned and yes sure perfectly sound but nobodys ever asked me before

[enarms]

Oh [ Dirk Gently: somewhat heartbreaking human ] Well, take some time to think about it. Don't feel obliged. If you did want to try living with someone you actually see semi-regularly, I won't be offended

[cacoethical]

no!!!! no or rather yes id be delighted to im just i mean are you sure????? i feel as though one of us has missed something really essential here like are you joking???? for starters???? maybe i missed that?????