DAY 177, sometime after strange's announcement

[dontpokethat]

[Really, Ginko probably should have started looking into examining those poisoned by the Prince (which is to say practically everyone) sooner. With things as hectic as they've been, the threat of new injuries had pushed that thought aside. Now, though...

Ginko's voice crackles through the radio, clearly tired but brisk and professional (or as close as Ginko gets to sounding professional) nonetheless.]

I want everyone who was kidnapped by the Prince to come by the medical tent to be examined. If you can't for one reason or another, let me know and I can come to you.

For that matter, I would appreciate the chance to run some tests on everyone who ate the food, in case we've still got poison in our systems.

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[dontpokethat]

[Sure enough, the syringe Ginko pulls from his bag is small and clean. He waits patiently for Tyki to sit down, then walks over with the syringe and a piece of gauze, which he hands to Tyki.]

Hold this; I'll be taking blood from the inside of your elbow, so make sure I can reach that.

[prazerbutterfly]

[He's eyeing something that looks like a syringe before he pops the buttons on his sleeve and rolls it up to the top of his arm. The scar that runs across his arm is now showing and he doesn't seem to mind.

But inside of his elbow?! There are a lot of things running through his mind right now on how that works. Still, he takes the gauze with a small frown and deactivates his power enough to allow Ginko to touch him otherwise that needle will go right through him.]

I don't mind this right now but I draw the line at leeches if that happens later.

[dontpokethat]

[Ginko makes sure Tyki's arm is turned so his palm is facing up, and follows the blood vessels on the underside of his wrist up to the right place. He leans over to his bag again to get a cotton ball and a small bottle of disinfectant, and gives a quiet snort as he cleans the skin.]

Don't worry about that, we don't use leeches here.

[He's pretty quick about drawing the blood, and as soon as he's done he sets the syringe aside.] And that's that for the blood. Just hold the gauze on there and press it down for a while.

[prazerbutterfly]

Good because I'd have to ask you to leave. [He's trying not to tense when he's drawing blood because he's expecting a lot more to happen than what is happening. At the simple process he does as instructed and holds the gauze where it was left with his fingers.

Just look at him eyeing the syringe again because normally things went into the body with that and not out. Okay, he might be a little confused.] I was under the impression you were going to draw my blood...

But you're keeping it? [He expected a knife and being bled into a bowl or bucket.]

[dontpokethat]

...Yeah? I'm taking a sample, not just bleeding you for the hell of it. [He places a cap over the syringe before tucking it into a pocket of his bag.] I need to examine your blood later to see if the poison has affected it.

[prazerbutterfly]

I'm sure I'm missing something vital, Mister Ginko, but alright. [At least he's off his guard now and not as tense even if he doesn't entirely understand. He watches with renewed curiosity as it is capped and stored for later.]

[dontpokethat]

Well, depending on how the poison works, it might affect the makeup of your blood; particles of the poison itself might even be visible under a microscope. Those could be analyzed in turn to figure out more about how the poison works and how to cure it.

[As he speaks, he takes a small knife and jar from his bag. Time for a stone sample, next.]

[prazerbutterfly]

I'm not going to lie and tell you some of that went over my head but I understand a little more now. For a minute I was starting to consider foul things about you, Mister Ginko.

[He's a little more trusting and curious at least even when he takes out a knife and a jar.] Don't tell me you need skin too.

[dontpokethat]

[Ginko snorts.] Yeah, don't worry about that; I'm not some weird hoarding blood for no reason.

[He shakes his head at that, though it's an understandable assumption.] Actually, if you don't mind, I'd like to get a sample of the stone growing on you.

[prazerbutterfly]

You realize all I have is your word on that.

[He's teasing because he can given the way he's so mellow. Yet Ginko makes him pause and he looks up at him with a casual expression. He almost wants to say no but he signs reluctantly and starts unbuttoning his shirt from top to bottom. It's peeled off revealing all of his thick and angrily raised scars which are worse on the front than his back. It almost looks like he's been run through with something massive cleanly from one side to the other. He'll fold his shirt neatly and put it aside.] I kind of mind but do what you need to.