video | un: Mercy

[valcurie]

Hello there! ( the image that appears is of a smiling blonde woman, healthy and bright looking, dressed now in pristine weight to present herself, projecting poise and elegance and friendly invitation to hear her out. her German Swiss accent is quite strong, though, so hopefully no-one is overly attached to their w's. ) I hope everyone is doing well this evening. I am coming onto the network to reach out to anyone I might not have been able to yet. My name is Angela Ziegler, and I am a doctor from Earth. Human, as you can see. ( a light, pleasant laugh and an even more pleasant smile ) You may also know me as Mercy. It's my agent name from when I was in service to a global peacekeeping organisation known as Overwatch.

I'm from the 21st century, so the treatment that I can offer you is science based ( a slight pause here as if she's considering one last time how to phrase this ) rather than magic based, but I have a good deal of practical experience with general medicine so there's almost nothing I haven't seen or dealt with. My expertise is in applied biotics, and I also have experience with gene therapy, prosthetics, and cybernetics, if there is anyone here who may need more specialised care. My qualifications also include emergency and trauma response so, if you ever find yourself wounded and in need of immediate attention, please do not hesitate to contact me. Think of me as personal 999 for refugees!

If you do come to me for any kind of care, I promise to do the best I can help you, while upholding all the oaths I've taken as a doctor to do no harm and to protect my patients. I'm not charging anything at this time.

And, if you'd like to humour me and help me to understand our group a bit better, I have a set of questions: do you believe you have a soul? What makes you think you do or don't have one? And is such a belief common where you're from? ( she doesn't mention religion, because it isn't strictly speaking a religious idea. she's known plenty of atheists and nay-theists who thought there was something beyond intelligence that made people paramount to other species. whether they called this unique internal animating light a soul or not, it didn't really matter. )

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[valcurie]

I don't believe in souls, personally.

( why's he tired? from having to live with himself? Mercy's not going to look too hard into it because its's really not pertinent now, and it's not like she could really help him with that struggle anyway. it's a lot easier for her not to find herself involved unless it's something right before here eyes. )

But for the sake of argument, I would say, yes. Because your soul isn't your will or your actions, correct? If you genuinely wanted to make amends, and did, I don't see why you couldn't earn yourself redemption.

[kimaris]

[ It's complicated. That's really all there is to it. He's much more dead inside now, but at the same time, he has so much more to live for.

Then again, all of his reasoning here has been about someone else. Gaelio's becoming okay with his own soul, his humanity. It's not perfect, there are ways to improve, and there are parts of it that have been blown away and are likely unrecoverable.

Still, he's more interested in the fate of a different soul. One that he's failed to save. One that happens to be here. He's not going to correct her on it, because he'd rather keep the anonymity. ]

I don't believe in it more than as a state of mind. But the idea of one's humanity has been on my mind for the past couple of years. Even then, that should be the same.

[valcurie]

( of course, she only has what she's presented with from him. and she's not really making many assumptions about him. she's just been inclined not to. perhaps because, for whatever reason, there doesn't seem to be much he's giving her to judge. he seems like a reserved, contained kind of person.

now that she thinks on it for a few seconds, it's rather striking. though, she doesn't dwell on it, she considers instead the different philosophical parameters. )

I understand what you mean though as said before, I would keep them defined separately.

I am not, however, the authority on things like that. I can heal bodies, but I cannot fix minds. That delicate work is beyond me. But it is good that you consider such things. I think being aware of them makes you more inclined to make better decisions.

[kimaris]

[ She's definitely right about that, though it's a recently acquired addition to his personality. ]

Is that right? [ He wonders, sometimes. Less that he regrets things, and more that he's curious about where he could have made a better choice, or if it were possible at all. ] Then I have a similar question for you. Do you believe in fate?

[valcurie]

( oddly enough, though it's a rather solemn and sombre serious subject, she just smiles softly and shakes her head. there's no deeper meaning to suss out of her gentle response to being posed such a question. )

No, I don't. It such a strange concept, do you't you think, when reality really is just a bunch of random chance? But, if I am wrong and there is a such thing as fate, then it doesn't matter anyway. I just didn't waste my time trying to change something I couldn't.

[kimaris]

It is.

[ Sometimes he wonders, though. It's likely due to his circumstance—no matter what, his life seems to be tied around someone else's. ]

Thank you for humouring me. I should admit that there's one more thing I'd like to ask you. As a doctor, instead.

[valcurie]

Of course. Fair is fair. ( since she had unabashedly asked for the same favour! she then smiles as she nods, glowing a bit. )

Please, go ahead and ask whatever is on your mind. I will do my best to give you my professional opinion.

[kimaris]

[ Gaelio briefly wonders how private this entire thing is, but discards the concern. If someone was interested, he'd hear about it, but he can't imagine that he is. ]

I have a medical condition that is being taken care of somehow. I'm not an expert, but even I know it shouldn't be possible. I can't believe that will last forever.

[valcurie]

I see.

( there's a subtle shift in her expression and demeanour, and she straightens up just so. she's thoroughly a professional now. )

Would you like to schedule a consultation with me? We could go over your medical history in case your condition needs treatment again. We can also look into potential cures.

[kimaris]

[ A cure isn't a laughable subject, but a weird one. He's not really interested in being fixed. It is what it is. ]

You wouldn't need to go that far. But I could use a consultation, even for my own ease of mind.

[valcurie]

( she shakes her head: this is just her doing her job. finding a cure for what was thought incurable has been just one of her many accomplishments. )

Well, we'll cross that bridge when we get it to. For now, just let me know a good time for you. My schedule is quite open at the moment.

[kimaris]

Then will [ He's giving her a date and time here!! ] work?

[valcurie]

Yes, that's fine.

Would you like me to pay you a home visit, or would you prefer a bit more privacy? I've been meeting people up on Thesa.

[kimaris]

Thesa will suit me fine.